URGENT HELP NEEDED!

[padga]

Hey guys. Am new to this forum, and thought I'd give downgrading a try. I'm sure you've seen plenty of posts like this, but cant find an explanation to what's happened during the process...

I've been trying to downgrade a 2.71 firmware, and I odnt have a TA-082 motherboard. I've been using the downgrader from dcemu that runs like a windows xp instruction box, as I'd thought it would be fool proof (first mistake). Basically, after loading the files onto the psp I tried to access the photo menu, expecting the screen to go red - it didnt. First time it flashed blue, then shut itself down. So i thought, ok, some people have to try a few times. Then I went back to the photo icon, and its froze. No buttons work apart from the screen brightness - that still changes. The time has remained the same for 10 mins now and nowt has changed. Any advice at all, or is it bricked like I think it is? Any knights in shining armour? Thanks for your time.

Oh, and one more thing - it refuses to even turn off now! But if i take the power cord in and out, the system recognises the difference as the LED changes from green to red!

[Acerthief]

Hey guys. Am new to this forum, and thought I'd give downgrading a try. I'm sure you've seen plenty of posts like this, but cant find an explanation to what's happened during the process...

I've been trying to downgrade a 2.71 firmware, and I odnt have a TA-082 motherboard. I've been using the downgrader from dcemu that runs like a windows xp instruction box, as I'd thought it would be fool proof (first mistake). Basically, after loading the files onto the psp I tried to access the photo menu, expecting the screen to go red - it didnt. First time it flashed blue, then shut itself down. So i thought, ok, some people have to try a few times. Then I went back to the photo icon, and its froze. No buttons work apart from the screen brightness - that still changes. The time has remained the same for 10 mins now and nowt has changed. Any advice at all, or is it bricked like I think it is? Any knights in shining armour? Thanks for your time.

Oh, and one more thing - it refuses to even turn off now! But if i take the power cord in and out, the system recognises the difference as the LED changes from green to red!


your firmware just froze, that's all. push the power button and hold it for about 5~10 seconds to let the psp turn off completely. then just open it. if not take out the battery, let it rest for a few minutes, then put it back on, and turn your psp on. read the GUIDE (http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=563) again. notice that you have to wait for a BLUE screen, not red. also wait for the icon to glow three times before you enter it. good luck!

[padga]

cheers mate! think i've been reading a dif guide to what was posted on here...going to give it a try again...fingers crossed

[padga]

and its froze again...the first time it did flash blue, but turned itself off...is it supposed to stay on after the blue flash?

[x3sphere]

and its froze again...the first time it did flash blue, but turned itself off...is it supposed to stay on after the blue flash?

it is supposed to return to the XMB after the blue flash. Have you tried formatting your MS before copying the files over? That seems to help a lot of people.