Using The Universal Unbricker To Unbrick / Downgrade / Restore Any PSP To 5.00 M33-4

[xol2000]

Yeah, I am pretty much planning to fork out alot to get it fixed (2 battery + 1 mem stick). The problem now is to find someone with a psp with homebrew firmware that is willing to borrow to someone that just bricked his own psp ... lol

BTW, I would like to know if this method support 8gb stick. Since I have seen various Pandora posts and some said only support to 4gb.

[Acerthief]

yup. only 4GB works. in fact there are problems with 8GB on custom firmware too (you can only use the first 4GB).
128mb is enough for the whole thing.
I'd recommend SanDisk memory sticks BTW. :D

There is a way, go to noobz.eu (http://noobz.eu) forums, and there's a thread where people post that are willing to make the battery and memory stick for you, maybe with a little fee but hey, it's better than nothing eh? XD

[jemer99]

Hi All,
I have tried searching for this and I couldn't find it. :confused1:

I was wondering, if I buy a new slim psp tomorrow, do I just follow this guide from step 1 or do I need to do something else in addition to this to get to 2.71 M33? Is there a "I just bought it, now what?" guide. (Can I use the battery that comes with slim? Do I need to know someone with another psp to make files for me?)

Sorry, I am a major noob, but I am very interested in this.

I really want to be able to cut out the load times and play some homebrew.

Your help is greatly appreciated.
-John

[xol2000]

Thanks Acerthief, for all your help.

I have managed to get my hand on a v1.5 and is slowing working my way to fix my little brick.

[bru]

x3sphere Thanks once again.
I had so much fun using your previous pandora battery unbricker guide I wanted to give your new universal unbricker guide a go, much easier, straight to 3.71m33-2, more +rep to you.

Also, thought I had a permanent pandora battery but cory149's Pandora Battery Tool 0.2 -> Convert to normal mode (0x12345678) worked perfectly to restore back to normal and then back to pandora etc. etc....

I'm worried, this all seems to be getting easier.

Many thanks to all contributers to EXOPHASE for sharing the knowledge.

[heath conder]

is there any way that someone can email me the msipl.bin i dont know any one that i can get this from. thanks any way.





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[Acerthief]

is there any way that someone can email me the msipl.bin i dont know any one that i can get this from.

no we can't it's illegal.

[nevster]

hiya, excellent guide on making the ms and battery, just wondering tho, my mate saw me sort my bricked psp out and wants me to do his semi bricked one, hes not sure what fw hes on but he knoes its an ofw not custom, will it still work ok? and will it go straight to 3.71 m33?
thanks

[Acerthief]

any firmware is fine, and yes it will go straight to 3.71M33-2.:D

[Shoms]

One question:
i have a 3.71 m33-2 slim psp and i also have a 3.6v 2200 mAh fat battery (made in china) that i just recently bought seperately... my question is, can i convert this fat battery into a pandora with my CFW slim psp and use it to unbrick another slim psp?

EDIT: ok i searched through this whole thread and found the answer to my question in page 17 (answer: yes you can convert the fat battery into a pandora with a CFW slim)! Thanks guys, and props to x3sphere and Acerthief on the time devoted to answering all the questions posted in this thread!!!! we love u =).

[RETHINK_THAT]

Uhmmm...I guess I really suck with "cmd". I tried all sorts of combinations and even though you guys made your tutorials idiot proof, I slipped through the cracks. I extracted the files and I even made a pandora folder on C so that I could just imitate what you guys had for the memory stick part but when I type what you guys did it says it cannot specify whether or not it is an internal or external command, and then the other error message was saying system cannot find the path specified. So, what do I do, because I want to learn all this stuff (it's all way cool). I can't take the AP Computer Sciences Class until next year though. Back on topic...if somebody could explain to me how to accomplish the step after typing in "cmd" that would be great! It says direct to the file, but I have absolutely no clue how to direct through this stuff like that. It's not user friendly :( (the start run thing, not the guide).

EDIT: Some more stuff: how is doing stuff on my C:\ gonna format the memory stick?

[hotlink]

Tested.. its work.

[x3sphere]

Uhmmm...I guess I really suck with "cmd". I tried all sorts of combinations and even though you guys made your tutorials idiot proof, I slipped through the cracks. I extracted the files and I even made a pandora folder on C so that I could just imitate what you guys had for the memory stick part but when I type what you guys did it says it cannot specify whether or not it is an internal or external command, and then the other error message was saying system cannot find the path specified. So, what do I do, because I want to learn all this stuff (it's all way cool). I can't take the AP Computer Sciences Class until next year though. Back on topic...if somebody could explain to me how to accomplish the step after typing in "cmd" that would be great! It says direct to the file, but I have absolutely no clue how to direct through this stuff like that. It's not user friendly :( (the start run thing, not the guide).

EDIT: Some more stuff: how is doing stuff on my C:\ gonna format the memory stick?

Is your PSP connected to the computer via USB? In order for me to help you I need to know exactly what you're typing in at the DOS prompt.

[donsammy]

i did both MS and Bat, i dont have another MS yet, could i format the magic MS for my PSP, and then make anotherone with the old Jig Bat???
it would be just format and thats it???

[x3sphere]

i did both MS and Bat, i dont have another MS yet, could i format the magic MS for my PSP, and then make anotherone with the old Jig Bat???
it would be just format and thats it???

You don't need to format the magic memory stick if you want to keep using it normally. Is that what you're asking?

[donsammy]

You don't need to format the magic memory stick if you want to keep using it normally. Is that what you're asking?

just one to upload my emulators back and start playing.

if there is no need to format, would i be able to downgrade again wih magic MS and Bat???

[x3sphere]

just one to upload my emulators back and start playing.

if there is no need to format, would i be able to downgrade again wih magic MS and Bat???

Yes. After transferring your emulators to the stick you can still use it to downgrade without any problem.

[donsammy]

Yes. After transferring your emulators to the stick you can still use it to downgrade without any problem.

THANXXXXX X3

apretiate all youre help.

[RETHINK_THAT]

Ok, so here are the specifics:
1. I am connected with a USB, I have an 1800mAh battery in and the original Sony 1 gig Pro Duo Memory Sick. The drive is labeled as K:\ and there is nothing on the memory card and it has just been formatted.

2. I go to Start>Run> and I type cmd and hit enter. Here is where the pandora folder is:
C:\pandora and then it continues C:\pandora\mspformat (all of the extracted files are under C:\pandora). Now, when cmd opens right away the directory shows up as:
C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>So I type: C:\>cd pandora and I hit enter. The following shows up:
Check the attatchment because it is a picture of exactly what I did, if it doesn't work just tell me, cause I think I would type it wrong.

[x3sphere]

Ok, so here are the specifics:
1. I am connected with a USB, I have an 1800mAh battery in and the original Sony 1 gig Pro Duo Memory Sick. The drive is labeled as K:\ and there is nothing on the memory card and it has just been formatted.

2. I go to Start>Run> and I type cmd and hit enter. Here is where the pandora folder is:
C:\pandora and then it continues C:\pandora\mspformat (all of the extracted files are under C:\pandora). Now, when cmd opens right away the directory shows up as:
C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>So I type: C:\>cd pandora and I hit enter. The following shows up:
Check the attatchment because it is a picture of exactly what I did, if it doesn't work just tell me, cause I think I would type it wrong.

C:\>cd pandora

Just type cd pandora

No need to type the C:\> stuff. That's why its not working.

But since you are currently in the HP_Administrator folder, you will first need to type "cd .." without the quotes 2 times to get back to C:\

[RETHINK_THAT]

Alright, it's where I need to be so I'm gonna start following the guide. Thanks for dealing with my idiocy. Your answer was so short...thanks.

[RETHINK_THAT]

Hahaha! Seriously, you people are INGENIOUS! I wish I had this when I updated my PSP. It took like 2 minutes to do the other PSP! If only I could keep the battery and memory stick! That would make me feel a lot safer. So, two things: how do I get back to the menu in order to convert it back to a normal battery (and memory stick)? I would think that for the memory stick I could just format it on the PSP, but I don't want to do anything stupid...Thanks a lot everybody for your help! Man, I feel so accomplished right now. Props to whoever made it to where you can just automatically install 3.71 M22-2! That's way convenient! So do I need to add the 1.5 Kernel or is 3.71 M33-2 without flaw (or doesn't need anything added)? THANKS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[x3sphere]

Hahaha! Seriously, you people are INGENIOUS! I wish I had this when I updated my PSP. It took like 2 minutes to do the other PSP! If only I could keep the battery and memory stick! That would make me feel a lot safer. So, two things: how do I get back to the menu in order to convert it back to a normal battery (and memory stick)? I would think that for the memory stick I could just format it on the PSP, but I don't want to do anything stupid...Thanks a lot everybody for your help! Man, I feel so accomplished right now. Props to whoever made it to where you can just automatically install 3.71 M22-2! That's way convenient! So do I need to add the 1.5 Kernel or is 3.71 M33-2 without flaw (or doesn't need anything added)? THANKS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

You don't need to apply the 1.5 kernel patch, but it will increase compatibility with older homebrew. Most homebrew nowadays is written for both the 1.5 and 3.X kernel.

To restore the battery back to its previous state, insert the memory stick you used to create the battery with and boot up the OS Battery application again. An option that reads "Flash battery eeprom" will appear.

As for the memory stick, you can still use it normally without formatting, but if you want to free up space, then yes it's ok to format it.

[nevster]

hi i know ive already asked if this can be run on ofw psp but how about a psp running ofw 3.72?

[x3sphere]

hi i know ive already asked if this can be run on ofw psp but how about a psp running ofw 3.72?
Do you mean using the magic memory stick and battery on firmware 3.72? Yes, that works, it'll recover back to 3.71 M33-2 as normal.

[NeedDream]

Ok Newbie to the slims, have a phat psp already running 3.71 m33. My question is after turning my phat battery into a pandoras battery and using a magic ms to convert slim to 3.71m33... do I need to change my battery back from pandoras battery for my phat psp? And will my original battery for my slim work now in my modded slim? one more question... can any slim psp be be converted? Looking to buy a Daxter slim set.

[Acerthief]

Ok Newbie to the slims, have a phat psp already running 3.71 m33. My question is after turning my phat battery into a pandoras battery and using a magic ms to convert slim to 3.71m33... do I need to change my battery back from pandoras battery for my phat psp? And will my original battery for my slim work now in my modded slim? one more question... can any slim psp be be converted? Looking to buy a Daxter slim set.

Hm... not so "newbie" question XD.

Anyways, if you are going to use the phat PSP battery for normal gaming, then yes you'll need to convert it back.

and yes, your original slim PSP battery will work on your modded slim.

and last but no least, no the slim battery cannot be converted into a pandora. :)

[NeedDream]

Thx for the reply..., maybe not so much a Newbie, lol. Just new to the slim psp, wanna get one for my son. But I phrased my last question wrong. Can any new psp slim be modded(not the battery)? Now if I can follow the best step by step guide.

[x3sphere]

Thx for the reply..., maybe not so much a Newbie, lol. Just new to the slim psp, wanna get one for my son. But I phrased my last question wrong. Can any new psp slim be modded(not the battery)? Now if I can follow the best step by step guide.

It can be modded, you just need to follow the steps outlined in this guide to create a Pandora battery + magic mem stick.

Using the battery + mem stick will allow you to install 3.71 M33-2 on a Slim unit.

[SauceyWombat]

Someone turned my battery & MS into the Pandora version that merely downgrades a PSP to 1.5

Is there any way I can change my set up to include an upgrade to 3.71 M33? Even better would be a P.U.M.S that would enable the dual options of running either 3.52 M33 or 3.71 M33.

Or do I need to start all over? I'm a bit concerned with messing around too much with my battery. I've heard some sad stories how batteries have turned into hockey pucks through the Pandora alteration.

Sorry if my question has already been answered in this thread. I did try to read through in search of my answer. I made it up to page 8 & realized there are 28 pgs altogether. I just don't have it in me to do that much sorting & sifting.

Thanks for your help.

[x3sphere]

Someone turned my battery & MS into the Pandora version that merely downgrades a PSP to 1.5

Is there any way I can change my set up to include an upgrade to 3.71 M33? Even better would be a P.U.M.S that would enable the dual options of running either 3.52 M33 or 3.71 M33.

Or do I need to start all over? I'm a bit concerned with messing around too much with my battery. I've heard some sad stories how batteries have turned into hockey pucks through the Pandora alteration.

Sorry if my question has already been answered in this thread. I did try to read through in search of my answer. I made it up to page 8 & realized there are 28 pgs altogether. I just don't have it in me to do that much sorting & sifting.

Thanks for your help.

Only follow the first part of this guide, which details how to create the magic memory stick. There's no need to re-convert the battery.

[frosty5689]

It depends on how the eeprom is stored on that 2200 mAh battery. I had a counterfeit 1800mAh Sony Battery that had a totally diffrent way of storing eeprom and pandora tools can't even verify the serials properly let alone alter it.

[SauceyWombat]

Thanks so much x3sphere ^.^ It's good to know I can leave my Pandora's battery alone & just make a new Magic ms.

frosty5689 I had my official Sony PSP battery converted into Pan's battery. Although, now that you mention the eeprom, I think I have another question.

Here it is:
How do I back-up the eeprom from my Pandora battery onto an entirely different MS (the new one I'll make to include the 3.71 M33 upgrade)? Will backing this battery's eeprom a second time cause any damage? (I'm practically gauranteed to be called a NOOB after that last question, huh?)

[x3sphere]

Thanks so much x3sphere ^.^ It's good to know I can leave my Pandora's battery alone & just make a new Magic ms.

frosty5689 I had my official Sony PSP battery converted into Pan's battery. Although, now that you mention the eeprom, I think I have another question.

Here it is:
How do I back-up the eeprom from my Pandora battery onto an entirely different MS (the new one I'll make to include the 3.71 M33 upgrade)? Will backing this battery's eeprom a second time cause any damage? (I'm practically gauranteed to be called a NOOB after that last question, huh?)

Do you already have a backup of the eeprom on your current MS? If so you can just save it to your hard drive, and then copy it over to the new MS.

If not then follow the "Converting a Battery to Pandora" part of the guide, but only choose the backup eeprom option then exit.

[SauceyWombat]

Boy am I glad I asked abuot the eeprom. Yeah, the original Magic stick does have a copy of the eeprom. I'm soo, Sooo glad I haven't reformatted it yet :ohmy: I'll save that file on my computer before I do anything.

Is there a way to choose between 2 different custom firmwares on a single PSP? Like, maybe, go into system recovery & be able to switch between 3.52 M33 & 3.71 M33? You know, like how you can switch between 1.5 & 3.52 kernal mode?

If that is possible, then can that be set up on a Magic Memory stick.

One last question. When a Magic Memory Stick has been completely set up, is it possible to copy or back-up the MS in order to make one or more duplicate Magic Memory Sticks? It would be nice not to have to go through this all over again if my one copy gets corrupted or whatever.

I can't thank everyone enough for all the help (^.^)

[x3sphere]

Is there a way to choose between 2 different custom firmwares on a single PSP? Like, maybe, go into system recovery & be able to switch between 3.52 M33 & 3.71 M33? You know, like how you can switch between 1.5 & 3.52 kernal mode?


No one has done that but it's basically impossible on a regular PSP, as there isn't enough space on the flash memory for both 3.52 and 3.71 M33 to fit. PSP Slim units have double the flash memory so it is possible to fit both 3.52 and 3.71 M33 on them, but then again the Slim cannot run the 3.52 kernel (without modification, at least).


One last question. When a Magic Memory Stick has been completely set up, is it possible to copy or back-up the MS in order to make one or more duplicate Magic Memory Sticks? It would be nice not to have to go through this all over again if my one copy gets corrupted or whatever.

I can't thank everyone enough for all the help (^.^)

Yes you can back up all files from a magic MS. Just remember that after copying the files to a new MS, you will need to run msinst and write "msipl.bin" to the new MS as well.

[SauceyWombat]

Yes you can back up all files from a magic MS. Just remember that after copying the files to a new MS, you will need to run msinst and write "msipl.bin" to the new MS as well.
Excellent 8-) I've no idea how to ,"run msinst and write "msipl.bin" to the new MS as well" but I'll figure that out when I get to that point ;-)

Thanks for the explanation as to why 2 CF's can't be run on a phat PSP. Very interesting.

[RETHINK_THAT]

You don't need to apply the 1.5 kernel patch, but it will increase compatibility with older homebrew. Most homebrew nowadays is written for both the 1.5 and 3.X kernel.

To restore the battery back to its previous state, insert the memory stick you used to create the battery with and boot up the OS Battery application again. An option that reads "Flash battery eeprom" will appear.

As for the memory stick, you can still use it normally without formatting, but if you want to free up space, then yes it's ok to format it.


Ok, so how can I boot up with the OS battery tool? I backed up the eeprom of the battery to the magic memory stick before I converted it to the pandora battery. So, I have both the pandora battery in and the magic memory stick and when it turns on the only options are
X to install 3.71 M33
O to install original 3.71
[] to dump the nand
L+R+start+home to restore the nand dump physically (dangerous!)

Maybe I am confused as to what I need to put into the PSP...

[RETHINK_THAT]

Ok...So I solved my own problem and once again feel like an idiot. For anybody who is confused as I was, here is what you do if you want to convert your Pandora Battery back to a NORMAL Battery:
1. Do not have any battery in your PSP at all!

2. Make sure the magic memory card is in with the OS Battery Tool that you used to create the Pandora Battery in the first place with. On top of this, if you did not heed the advice and back up your battery's original eeprom to the magic memory stick, then your out of luck (as far as I know) because the application doesn't know what to restore the battery back to.

3. Plug your charger (6v I think) in to the charger slot. Turn Your PSP on and it should boot up like it would normally.

4. Go to the game section and run the OS Battery Tool, and make sure that NO BATTERY IS IN AT THIS POINT.

5. Once the application is running, put in the Pandora Battery.

6. I believe it shows up in green titled as a service battery, and then there are some options that you can scroll through with the D-Pad, one of which says something like convert to normal battery. Hit X on the one that says convert to normal, and there you have it! Your battery is back to normal and you can play your PSP like nothing has changed from the Battery point of Vew.

7. *OPTIONAL* If you no longer have a need for the magic memory stick, go through and format the memory stick, so that it will now be empty if you want the space. You might want to just keep it if you can, and if you can't, try and copy it to your PC so you can save some time if you ever need it again.

I hope this is helpful to whoever needs it (if anybody will ever need it)!

PLEASE CORRECT ANYTHING THAT IS WRONG IF YOU FIND IT!

-Thanks to x3sphere for the guidance, which helped me figure this out.

[Chafiro]

Hi there, I used the pandora to downgrade a 3.5 firmware psp and everything was done according to this guide but after it said to me that the installation was succesfull I restarted the psp with the regular battery and it starts but when the date an battery icon appear it freezes and after a few seconds it turns off by itself I can enter the recovery menu but even when I do this and exit of the menu it happens the same again, I tried several times and it´s the same result I even try to restore it to official 3.71 but it´s the same it frezees in the same part, what´s wrong with it.

[x3sphere]

Hi there, I used the pandora to downgrade a 3.5 firmware psp and everything was done according to this guide but after it said to me that the installation was succesfull I restarted the psp with the regular battery and it starts but when the date an battery icon appear it freezes and after a few seconds it turns off by itself I can enter the recovery menu but even when I do this and exit of the menu it happens the same again, I tried several times and it´s the same result I even try to restore it to official 3.71 but it´s the same it frezees in the same part, what´s wrong with it.

Try recovering to 3.71 M33, then hold R while booting up the PSP to enter recovery menu. From there, go to Advance and choose "Format flash1 and restore settings"

Someone here had a similar problem and that fixed it.

[Chafiro]

As you said that solve the problem, sorry to make the same question but before I asked I looked for a similar problem but there were so may posts that maybe I did not see it, anyway thanks, I want to be like you when I grow up. :w00t:

[DarkDove]

sorry for being a pain in the ass but I don't get the fifth step for pandora memstick. How do I exactly do it? when I pressed start, run and typed in cmd, it says:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
<C> Copy right 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:WDocuments and SettingsW(my PC account name)>

Pls. give me a helpful answer. Thank u

[x3sphere]

sorry for being a pain in the ass but I don't get the fifth step for pandora memstick. How do I exactly do it? when I pressed start, run and typed in cmd, it says:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
<C> Copy right 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:WDocuments and SettingsW(my PC account name)>

Pls. give me a helpful answer. Thank u

You need to navigate to the mspformat folder.

Without the quotes, type "cd .." to go back to a previous directory, and cd "folder_name" to enter a directory. Typing "dir" will display a list of all folders and files in the directory. Basic command line stuff.

If you're still having trouble tell me where the mspformat folder is located on your computer and I'll give you the exact commands to enter.

[DarkDove]

Wow, thanks for the REALLY quick reply and I got around the problem thanks to u. Also, if u boot up a unbricked PSP, will anything special happen? or does it just take special effect when the PSP is bricked? Also, is there a way to check if your battery and mem sticks are really unbrickers?

Again, thanks a lot

[Acerthief]

Wow, thanks for the REALLY quick reply and I got around the problem thanks to u. Also, if u boot up a unbricked PSP, will anything special happen? or does it just take special effect when the PSP is bricked? Also, is there a way to check if your battery and mem sticks are really unbrickers?

Again, thanks a lot


There will be an menu asking what you want to do. then you press the button that refers to the function and the PSP will run

to test if the battery and MS is real, just let it run and see if it really unbricked!

[DarkDove]

so u r saying that u can't open up the special function of the memstick and battery if the PSP is not bricked?

[x3sphere]

so u r saying that u can't open up the special function of the memstick and battery if the PSP is not bricked?

It doesn't matter if your PSP is bricked or not, when inserting a Pandora battery and magic memory stick your PSP will auto boot to a menu in which you can choose to install 3.71 M33-2.

[DarkDove]

OK, thanks a lot! u guys r the best at these things

[forsure]

Can someone help me pleas. I have PSP slim with its original firmware 3.71. Is there way to install 3.72 M33-2. Do i have to downgrade it with pandoras battery, but how, and to which firmware, is it 1.50 or what. :sad: Help me

Or should i just insert a Pandora battery and magic memory stick into my PSP slim will it show me a menu in which i can choose to install 3.71 M33-2. Does this work with slim PSP.

[x3sphere]

Can someone help me pleas. I have PSP slim with its original firmware 3.71. Is there way to install 3.72 M33-2. Do i have to downgrade it with pandoras battery, but how, and to which firmware, is it 1.50 or what. :sad: Help me

Or should i just insert a Pandora battery and magic memory stick into my PSP slim will it show me a menu in which i can choose to install 3.71 M33-2. Does this work with slim PSP.

Someone with custom firmware on their PSP must convert the battery and install the memory stick files for you, since you're on official 3.71.

When you have the battery and memory stick then you just insert both in the PSP and it will display a menu on the screen in which you can choose to install 3.71 M33-2.

[splinta]

Hi.

I have roughly went through this postings and trying to understand if a phat PSP with official 3.71 update can be downgraded by this process, but I can't see any sign off that.

Can someone tell me if I can now?

Thanks,
SP

[x3sphere]

Hi.

I have roughly went through this postings and trying to understand if a phat PSP with official 3.71 update can be downgraded by this process, but I can't see any sign off that.

Can someone tell me if I can now?

Thanks,
SP

Yes a PSP running official 3.71 can be downgraded by this process.

[codgedodger]

how did they even find this exploit in the psp thou the battery of all pleases

[jubuls]

i bricked my psp just 10mins ago.now when i switch my psp on only the green indicator turns on for like 1min then turns off and lcd does not show back light before that i intalled 3.7m33 and was trying to install a theme when i bricked it will this pandora stuff repair my psp? plus i just now have ravmon in my psp and computer will this process delete psp internal memory and reinstall 3.7 m33 from scratch please reply as sonn as possible

[x3sphere]

i bricked my psp just 10mins ago.now when i switch my psp on only the green indicator turns on for like 1min then turns off and lcd does not show back light before that i intalled 3.7m33 and was trying to install a theme when i bricked it will this pandora stuff repair my psp? plus i just now have ravmon in my psp and computer will this process delete psp internal memory and reinstall 3.7 m33 from scratch please reply as sonn as possible

Pandora will fix your PSP, but you will need a working PSP to convert the battery and install memory stick files.

[imuya]

erm i duno if this sounds 2pid but i've followed till step 10(i tink) whereby the mem stick's clean and i've put the despertar_cementerio folder into PSP/GAME

so i exited and went back to my psp screen, but when i select on the game options, it shows me tat i cant find any game. im sure i did nt skip any previous step at all, any kind soul to help me? thx in advance:smile:

edit: it's alrite, got it solve, thx for the great guide

[fixxer406]

is it possible to fry your batterie doing this lol


i think i bricked it or something

[Acerthief]

fry? not likely, but taking the eeprom (like the BIOS) of the battery away might lose control of the temperature.

[x3sphere]

is it possible to fry your batterie doing this lol


i think i bricked it or something

The guide won't work with Slim batteries. And if your battery isn't listed in the compatibility list there's a good chance converting it to Pandora will render it unusable. Otherwise, everything should work fine.

[DragonBandit]

What is the use for SRC.zip in the OSPBT_0.2.zip file o_O

[Acerthief]

SRC.zip is the source code of the program. Mostly likely used only by programmers or devs.
Normal users can ignore it.

[se4me]

Hi guys, Im a noob to the psp scene !
Can I create the Pandora battery on a slim? I know I cant use a slim battery but I have read somewhere that you cant use a psp slim ! this is what it said "Do not use the 'Battery Creator' on a Slim PSP, The Slim PSP doesn't modify the battery EEPROM correctly.
If you 'write' to the battery EEPROM, you will end up corrupting the EEPROM and the Battery will not work anymore."
Thanks for any advice.

[x3sphere]

Hi guys, Im a noob to the psp scene !
Can I create the Pandora battery on a slim? I know I cant use a slim battery but I have read somewhere that you cant use a psp slim ! this is what it said "Do not use the 'Battery Creator' on a Slim PSP, The Slim PSP doesn't modify the battery EEPROM correctly.
If you 'write' to the battery EEPROM, you will end up corrupting the EEPROM and the Battery will not work anymore."
Thanks for any advice.

You can use a PSP Slim to convert a regular PSP battery.

[se4me]

Thanks for the promt reply.
your guide states it will downgrade to 3.71 M33-2 I understand there is an update 3.71 M33-3 would I follow your guide then update to 3.71 M33-3 or how would I go straight to 3.71 M33-3 ?
sorry if this a stupid question ! you know us noobs ;) buying my first psp tomorrow im sure ill get to grips with this after playing around for awhile.

[x3sphere]

Thanks for the promt reply.
your guide states it will downgrade to 3.71 M33-2 I understand there is an update 3.71 M33-3 would I follow your guide then update to 3.71 M33-3 or how would I go straight to 3.71 M33-3 ?
sorry if this a stupid question ! you know us noobs ;) buying my first psp tomorrow im sure ill get to grips with this after playing around for awhile.

There's a 3.71 M33-4 update available now.

http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=4828

The update is cumulative, so you can install it directly from 3.71 M33-2.

[VooDooChilly]

Hi guys ive followed all the steps but it looks like I have had teh same problem as a few other people in that once it sll done and installed etc I restart my psp and just get a black screen with the power light on. Looking at some of the other posts it seems that formatting flash1 would solve this, however when I hold down R on bootup it doesnt go into recovery mode, How can I get this fixed???

[x3sphere]

Hi guys ive followed all the steps but it looks like I have had teh same problem as a few other people in that once it sll done and installed etc I restart my psp and just get a black screen with the power light on. Looking at some of the other posts it seems that formatting flash1 would solve this, however when I hold down R on bootup it doesnt go into recovery mode, How can I get this fixed???

on the magic memory stick, try replacing the registry folder with the one attached here. Then install 3.71 M33-2.

[S6A6T6A6N]

Can I make pandora battery on a slim? (If I only have a slim?)

[Acerthief]

The process can be on a slim, but the battery has to be a phat PSP battery in order to work.

[S6A6T6A6N]

The process can be on a slim, but the battery has to be a phat PSP battery in order to work.

I meant buying a phat psp batttery and then making it pandora with the slim... but i guess you've already answered my question... thanks. :biggrin:

[S6A6T6A6N]

Sorry for double posting... I was wondering if it was possible to continue using the pandora battery as a regular battery...
It says in the instructions that you have to:
Reboot with a non-pandora battery
What if you converted the only battery you have into pandora...? What happens then? Do I have to buy a new battery in order to reboot it?
Or can I borrow my friend's non-pandora battery to reboot it... and then continue using the pandora battery as my psp power supply?

Thanks for the help XD

[Acerthief]

Nope, you can convert it both ways.
Just remember before you convert your battery the very first time, backup your battery eeprom. :D

[S6A6T6A6N]

Nope, you can convert it both ways.
Just remember before you convert your battery the very first time, backup your battery eeprom. :D

So basically after converting to pandora.. you convert back to non-pandora then continue using it?
Is it not possible to just leave pandora as it is... and continue using it as your main battery?

[Acerthief]

yup.

You can check this out HERE (http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=4981), the thread you started, with a more info from x3. :D

[S6A6T6A6N]

Oh. I see. Thanks! :laugh:

But x3sphere said:
You can boot up your PSP without a battery inserted by using the AC adapter. Once the PSP is turned on, insert in your battery and then convert it back to normal.

How do you convert it back? Do you just put the battery in and it's done?

[Acerthief]

Oh. I see. Thanks! :laugh:


How do you convert it back? Do you just put the battery in and it's done?


You'll have to go in the "pandora batt. installer again and you'll see the "convert back" option :)

[S6A6T6A6N]

Oh. Right... Thanks. Sorry for troubling you. :smile:

[Acerthief]

No problem.
this is just what Mods are suppose to XD.

[Clyde18]

This sounds like a retard question... but does it mean that it i leave out the "371.PBP" out and only have "150.PBP" and "340.PBP" means that i will be able to upgrade to 3.40 OE-A ?? Likewise if I replace the "371.PBP" with "352.PBP i will end up with a 3.52 M33 ?

Thanks for the enlightenment...

[beltran0007]

I was install 3.71 M33 using this guide but all came out ok but the thing now when i start my psp slim it freezes and thd icon from xmb dont show any idea what and doing wrong help please

[Acerthief]

Make sure if have 3.71M33-2 or later versions.

Close the PSP completely, press R to go into the "Recovery Menu", choose "Advance" -> "Format flash1 and reset settings".
You might encounter a BSoD but that doesn't matter ;)

[bohica]

Ok, I have 2 PSPs, one with cfw 3.71m33-4 and the other OE3.50. I did not downgrade the cfw unit, it was done by someone else and I am a noob and want to do the other one for my experience. Instructions seem very easy, but every time I get to the part of running the despertar_cementerio app, the screen turns black(expected) but then says at the top I need version 2.71 or higher and quits. So doing a little experimenting, it does this with despertar_cementerio in the GAME folder and GAME150 folder, but if I create a GAME371 folder it seems to work; it asks me to hit the crosshairs to start. Now I didn't see that in the instructions so I stopped and thought I would ask first before I screw up my working unit if that's possible.

- So first off, is it correct to run it from GAME371 folder?
- Second, is it correct to hit the crosshairs to start the process?

Thanks

[x3sphere]

Ok, I have 2 PSPs, one with cfw 3.71m33-4 and the other OE3.50. I did not downgrade the cfw unit, it was done by someone else and I am a noob and want to do the other one for my experience. Instructions seem very easy, but every time I get to the part of running the despertar_cementerio app, the screen turns black(expected) but then says at the top I need version 2.71 or higher and quits. So doing a little experimenting, it does this with despertar_cementerio in the GAME folder and GAME150 folder, but if I create a GAME371 folder it seems to work; it asks me to hit the crosshairs to start. Now I didn't see that in the instructions so I stopped and thought I would ask first before I screw up my working unit if that's possible.

- So first off, is it correct to run it from GAME371 folder?
- Second, is it correct to hit the crosshairs to start the process?

Thanks

It doesn't work under the Game folder because you probably set the Game folder to 1.5 kernel in the recovery menu. (which is the same as running it under GAME150).

So running it from GAME371 is fine. And yes press the crosshairs to start. The program can't mess up your PSP in any way, it just writes a few files to your memory stick.

[tigger]

on my phat 3.80 i cant make pandora
help me please i whant to play iso games

[tigger]

HELP!!!!!!
when i am trying to execute "Pandora Battery Tool 0.2" i receive a message <the game could not be started(80020148)>
please help

[x3sphere]

HELP!!!!!!
when i am trying to execute "Pandora Battery Tool 0.2" i receive a message <the game could not be started(80020148)>
please help

You can't run the Pandora battery creator on 3.80. It requires a PSP running custom firmware.

[Syraxius]

this is the most professional guide i've ever come across! it's really detailed and elaborate on the steps yet not too wordy at the same time, respects to you :D

[frisomel]

well..my psp's been bricked..help me pls..i've accidentally deleted all my originial flash0 files (but i've got backup) and overwritten all of them with custom xmb's files..now my psp won't start and even won't go to the recovery menu..help me..i don't know if this is even the right thread to post this..but pls help me..

my previous firmware was 3.71 m33-4..help me pls..is there any hope 4 my psp?..:sad:

[Cheezeball99]

well..my psp's been bricked..help me pls..i've accidentally deleted all my originial flash0 files (but i've got backup) and overwritten all of them with custom xmb's files..now my psp won't start and even won't go to the recovery menu..help me..i don't know if this is even the right thread to post this..but pls help me..

my previous firmware was 3.71 m33-4..help me pls..is there any hope 4 my psp?..:sad:

You need to either already have a pandora's battery/magic memstick made or have a friend with CFW make 'em for ya to recover from a full brick.

[moonspray]

i had a 3.80 slim psp i was trying to get back to 3.71 m33-2 and a fat bricked psp

so, after going through it all, i have made a pandoras battery with my fat one and a magic memory stick using despierto etc all using my brothers psp which does have m33-2 on it....i put it into my fat bricked psp and it came up with what it said it would "press x to install m33-2 etc" so i pressed x, and after a few seconds, the psp turned itself off, the guide said that i had to wait for the memory stick led to stop flashing which would take about 5-10 mins but it just stops, the psp turns off entirely, and when i turn it back on i get the same screen i started with, please help

EDIT: it gets to formatting flash1........ then just stops, i dont wanna try it in my slim coz i think somethings wrong
EDIT2: now it stops at formatting flash0......i did eveything to specification, what the hell is wrong?
EDIT3:now its stuck on flash1 again, HELP

when it gets stuck on flash0 it doesnt turn itself off

but when it goes to flash1 it does

[frisomel]

just a question..if i make a battery a pandora battery..will it still work as a normal/non-pandora battery?..the guide says "boot your psp with a non-pandora battery"..

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well..my psp's been bricked..help me pls..i've accidentally deleted all my originial flash0 files (but i've got backup) and overwritten all of them with custom xmb's files..now my psp won't start and even won't go to the recovery menu..help me..i don't know if this is even the right thread to post this..but pls help me..

my previous firmware was 3.71 m33-4..help me pls..is there any hope 4 my psp?..:sad:
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You need to either already have a pandora's battery/magic memstick made or have a friend with CFW make 'em for ya to recover from a full brick.what do you mean by CFW??..sorry i'm a noob with these terms..

[Acerthief]

i had a 3.80 slim psp i was trying to get back to 3.71 m33-2 and a fat bricked psp

so, after going through it all, i have made a pandoras battery with my fat one and a magic memory stick using despierto etc all using my brothers psp which does have m33-2 on it....i put it into my fat bricked psp and it came up with what it said it would "press x to install m33-2 etc" so i pressed x, and after a few seconds, the psp turned itself off, the guide said that i had to wait for the memory stick led to stop flashing which would take about 5-10 mins but it just stops, the psp turns off entirely, and when i turn it back on i get the same screen i started with, please help

EDIT: it gets to formatting flash1........ then just stops, i dont wanna try it in my slim coz i think somethings wrong
EDIT2: now it stops at formatting flash0......i did eveything to specification, what the hell is wrong?
EDIT3:now its stuck on flash1 again, HELP

when it gets stuck on flash0 it doesnt turn itself off

but when it goes to flash1 it does

There is a chance that you have a faulty/fake memory stick.
Check it on this thread HERE and see if you have one.
Unless you have SanDisk.

If it's real, then there might be a slight chance of hardware issue.

BTW, in the future when you have something new to add in the previous post, press the EDIT button on the bottom left. Thanks!
just a question..if i make a battery a pandora battery..will it still work as a normal/non-pandora battery?..the guide says "boot your psp with a non-pandora battery"..

what do you mean by CFW??..sorry i'm a noob with these terms..

CFW is short for Custom Firmware.

You can convert your battery both ways (pandora <-> normal), so after you finished the progress, take out the pandora, plug in the AC and turn it on. Afterwards you may convert your pandora back to a normal PSP.

[frisomel]

tnx acerthief..i'll just repeat based on how i understood ur answer..so after i used the pandora battery, i will boot the psp WITHOUT the pandora battery?..another question, how can i make convert the pandora battery back to a normal battery?..

[Acerthief]

tnx acerthief..i'll just repeat based on how i understood ur answer..so after i used the pandora battery, i will boot the psp WITHOUT the pandora battery?..another question, how can i make convert the pandora battery back to a normal battery?..


Using the same program you used to convert a normal to a pandora.(Unless you hardmod it)
Backup your eeprom before you convert it into service mode (pandora).

When you are going to convert back to normal, flash the eeprom back, and Ta-Da :biggrin:

[frisomel]

tnx acerthief..w8..one last question..wat does flash mean?..my misunderstanding of dat term made my psp bricked at da 1st place..haha..

[moonspray]

i downgraded my 3.78 with it so somethings wrong with the fat psp flash 1? what should i do?

i need to find a way to manually format flash1 on my fat psp because pandora is incapable for some reason

CFW means custom firmware, capable of running homebrew

[Acerthief]

tnx acerthief..w8..one last question..wat does flash mean?..my misunderstanding of dat term made my psp bricked at da 1st place..haha..

flashing basically means to install, read/write files on your internal memory, in this case changing files in flash0.



i downgraded my 3.78 with it so somethings wrong with the fat psp flash 1? what should i do?

i need to find a way to manually format flash1 on my fat psp because pandora is incapable for some reason

CFW means custom firmware, capable of running homebrew

Honestly, I have no idea mate. I'm sorry about that.
I'll leave this one to the admins or other mods.
I think i have a way to this I'm jsut not sure if it works.
Gimme a moment.

[josho]

Hi guys. recently i backup the entire magic stick program to my computer and I decided to transfer to a smaller megabyte. And now, I am trying to help my frenz to flash everything from 3.52m33 to 3.71m33-2 by using the Pandora battery.

However, the problem that I am facing was, once after I had convert the battery to Pandora Battery, it failed to operate when I put in the batt to the PSP (of course that the magic stick program were in too), it just wun start up after all.

Previously I did it twice and there's no problem at all but now for my pal case, I am not sure why is it that the PSP green light is on but not running the program. (I am using my pal battery and not mine.)

Please advise.. thanks. :biggrin:

[x3sphere]

Hi guys. recently i backup the entire magic stick program to my computer and I decided to transfer to a smaller megabyte. And now, I am trying to help my frenz to flash everything from 3.52m33 to 3.71m33-2 by using the Pandora battery.

However, the problem that I am facing was, once after I had convert the battery to Pandora Battery, it failed to operate when I put in the batt to the PSP (of course that the magic stick program were in too), it just wun start up after all.

Previously I did it twice and there's no problem at all but now for my pal case, I am not sure why is it that the PSP green light is on but not running the program. (I am using my pal battery and not mine.)

Please advise.. thanks. :biggrin:

So wait. You transferred the files on the memory stick to a new one? Did you remember to run msinst to install the IPL? (step 11 in the guide)

[classik]

One quick question. If i have a magic memory stick, can i still use that same memory stick to run iso's off of?

[Acerthief]

One quick question. If i have a magic memory stick, can i still use that same memory stick to run iso's off of?


Sure. The only difference is the first partition of the memory stick, the rest act just like a normal one.

[classik]

thanks for the info

i got one more problem. i tried doing this on a psp slim, and when the psp starts up, it freezes as it finishes the sony logo, and then shuts off. can someone please help me

i forgot to mention, the psp was a slim 3.71 fw originally

nvm, fixed it, read some of the posts :)

[Cheezeball99]

Hey, classik, watch your double, triple and quadruple posting, d00d- there's an edit button for a reason. Posts merged.

[McLaren-Saleen F]

I already have a hardmodded pandora battery and i am almost done making the magic memory stick with this guide. I am having trouble with the last command propt. I have put the msipl.bin where it says to put it.
this is what it says
C:\pandora\msinst> then i type what it says to type(msinst "my drive" E msipl.bin
next it says PSP MS IPL Installer
then Load IPL code msipl.bin
which is all correct so far
then it says "Can't open msipl.bin"

is there anything i did wrong or any help you can give me?

[x3sphere]

I already have a hardmodded pandora battery and i am almost done making the magic memory stick with this guide. I am having trouble with the last command propt. I have put the msipl.bin where it says to put it.
this is what it says
C:\pandora\msinst> then i type what it says to type(msinst "my drive" E msipl.bin
next it says PSP MS IPL Installer
then Load IPL code msipl.bin
which is all correct so far
then it says "Can't open msipl.bin"

is there anything i did wrong or any help you can give me?

Are you positive the msipl.bin file is located in C:\pandora\msinst ?

[itsadamlikewhoa]

My friend just bought an older phat PSP and it's version 3.03.

I was going to use my PSP (with custom firmware 3.52 m33-4) to make a battery and memory stick.

Do I need to buy another PSP battery and memory stick specifically for this?

... or can I just use the current ones I have in my PSP? Then revert them back once I have the custom firmware installed on my friends v3.03 PSP.

[x3sphere]

My friend just bought an older phat PSP and it's version 3.03.

I was going to use my PSP (with custom firmware 3.52 m33-4) to make a battery and memory stick.

Do I need to buy another PSP battery and memory stick specifically for this?

... or can I just use the current ones I have in my PSP? Then revert them back once I have the custom firmware installed on my friends v3.03 PSP.

You can revert the battery after the process is completed. All this does is install some files to the memory stick, so it can still be used normally after the process is completed.

I would personally recommend getting an extra battery, just so you always have one that is already converted.

[Willentless]

You can revert the battery after the process is completed. All this does is install some files to the memory stick, so it can still be used normally after the process is completed.

I would personally recommend getting an extra battery, just so you always have one that is already converted.


Ive seen a complete method how to do all this somewhere else, pictures and all. Would this work for a version 3.71 PSP slim?

[Acerthief]

Ive seen a complete method how to do all this somewhere else, pictures and all. Would this work for a version 3.71 PSP slim?


Natch, mate.

Unless you hardmod your battery, and find the illegal contents through the web,
then softmodding the battery and making the magic memory stick is impossible with a 3.71 official PSP.

[jfish1971]

Yes you can but like the guide says make sure you backup the eeprom. You'll need a backup of the eeprom to restore it.

one query on this

i have 2 sony ms pro duo - one is a normal and the other one is to be the magic mem card

once i create a backup of the battery epprom

how do i restore battery back to original

where does the backup eeprom.bin go on the normal mem stick or the magic stick also if i start up the psp with the pandora battery i wont get the normal xmb so how can one restore battery back to normal.

thanks for help.

[d7thsign]

A working, homebrew-capable PSP running at least 3.X OE / M33

one question that really bothers me. . .

if the PSP is 1.5 not OE or M33
this tutorial wont work right??

[Acerthief]

one query on this

i have 2 sony ms pro duo - one is a normal and the other one is to be the magic mem card

once i create a backup of the battery epprom

how do i restore battery back to original

where does the backup eeprom.bin go on the normal mem stick or the magic stick also if i start up the psp with the pandora battery i wont get the normal xmb so how can one restore battery back to normal.

thanks for help.

converting battery into a pandora and back to normal uses the same program/homebrew.
Just leave the eeprom.bin on the memory stick that you backed up with.

one question that really bothers me. . .

if the PSP is 1.5 not OE or M33
this tutorial wont work right??

Yup. but if you have 1.5, just upgrade to 3.52M33 directly. :D

[d7thsign]

converting battery into a pandora and back to normal uses the same program/homebrew.
Just leave the eeprom.bin on the memory stick that you backed up with.



Yup. but if you have 1.5, just upgrade to 3.52M33 directly. :D


i like this battery thing so what i do i just uprade to 3.x OE then use this tutorial hehehe

[Acerthief]

i like this battery thing so what i do i just uprade to 3.x OE then use this tutorial hehehe

Sure lol.
I'd recommend using an extra set of memory stick and battery for this Universal Unbricker. So if you got any problems, you always can save your PSP!

[Berkjan]

Hi, i kinda got confused, i been searching the site but i couldnt find how to downgrade my psp. i have psp 1001 TA-082 Motherboard and Official sony firmware 3.30, so this Pandora Battery will help me to downgrade and load custom firmware's, like i want to install 3.71 m33 and 1.50 kernel but im scared to brick my psp ... plz help me im noob about this psp...

[Acerthief]

Hi, i kinda got confused, i been searching the site but i couldnt find how to downgrade my psp. i have psp 1001 TA-082 Motherboard and Official sony firmware 3.30, so this Pandora Battery will help me to downgrade and load custom firmware's, like i want to install 3.71 m33 and 1.50 kernel but im scared to brick my psp ... plz help me im noob about this psp...

The funny thing is, this tutorial makes a set of things that "Unbricks" a PSP. ;)

Do you have a copy of lumines? If so, upgrade to 3.50 then I'd recommend using the 3.50 Downgrade Guide (http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=2470) to 1.5,
upgrade to 3.52M33 (http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=2732), update to 3.52M33-4 (http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=3185),
Then last upgrade to 3.71M33 (http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=3662), along with the 1.5kernel (http://exophase.com/files/psp/150kernel_addon2.rar) and Update4 Patch (http://exophase.com/files/psp/m33update4.zip).

As long as you follow the guides, it's almost impossible to brick.


Because if you are going to use this guide (the universal unbricker), it needs a custom firmware PSP to install things into your memory stick.

[Berkjan]

The funny thing is, this tutorial makes a set of things that "Unbricks" a PSP. ;)

Do you have a copy of lumines? If so, upgrade to 3.50 then I'd recommend using the 3.50 Downgrade Guide (http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=2470) to 1.5,
upgrade to 3.52M33 (http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=2732), update to 3.52M33-4 (http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=3185),
Then last upgrade to 3.71M33 (http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=3662), along with the 1.5kernel (http://exophase.com/files/psp/150kernel_addon2.rar) and Update4 Patch (http://exophase.com/files/psp/m33update4.zip).

As long as you follow the guides, it's almost impossible to brick.


Because if you are going to use this guide (the universal unbricker), it needs a custom firmware PSP to install things into your memory stick.

well i dont have that lumines, so is there other way to do or its only way to do????

[MenaceInc]

well i dont have that lumines, so is there other way to do or its only way to do????

unfortunately,no,lumines is the only way to go with your psp. you could ask a friend who has custom firmware to make a pandora's battery and memory stick or you could buy a copy of lumines. should be able to get it really cheap 2nd hand. :)

[Berkjan]

unfortunately,no,lumines is the only way to go with your psp. you could ask a friend who has custom firmware to make a pandora's battery and memory stick or you could buy a copy of lumines. should be able to get it really cheap 2nd hand. :)

so i do have friend that he has 3.71 m33 so should i make a pandora's battery and magic merory stick on his psp and then put on my psp???? and will automaticly boot from the memory stick???

[x3sphere]

so i do have friend that he has 3.71 m33 so should i make a pandora's battery and magic merory stick on his psp and then put on my psp???? and will automaticly boot from the memory stick???

yes, that'll work.

[Berkjan]

yes, that'll work.

ok tnx, ill try tomorrow and let you guys know... also its possible to bring my battery back to normal right????

[SHOCK]

Installation: Converting a Battery to Pandora
do you have to take apart the battery like the other guides http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=81424 (http://http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=81424) and remove the leg of a chip?
or can i just follow exactly everything exactly on the page?
i got a slim psp with sonys 3.80

[x3sphere]

Installation: Converting a Battery to Pandora
do you have to take apart the battery like the other guides http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=81424 (http://http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=81424) and remove the leg of a chip?
or can i just follow exactly everything exactly on the page?
i got a slim psp with sonys 3.80

For this guide, no. But if you read the requirements, it says you must have a PSP running custom firmware to convert the PSP.

Since you're running official firmware, the only way would be to do the hardware mod like you linked to above or buy an already battery.

ok tnx, ill try tomorrow and let you guys know... also its possible to bring my battery back to normal right????

Yes you can convert the battery back to normal.

[Berkjan]

For this guide, no. But if you read the requirements, it says you must have a PSP running custom firmware to convert the PSP.

Since you're running official firmware, the only way would be to do the hardware mod like you linked to above or buy an already battery.



Yes you can convert the battery back to normal.

OK i didnt get it now ok i used my friends 3.71 m33 custome firmware psp to create magic merory stick and pandora's battery... and yeah it did work on my psp i followed the every step on the guide, but when i started to install 3.71m33 so many things started to say ....ok ....ok ETC,,, AT THE END WHEN THE LED OF MERORY STICK STOPED IT SAYS PRESS X TO SHUTDOWN PSP I DID PRESS IT THEN I PUT ANOTHER NON PANDORA BATTER ..... it will start to load but after saying sony logo it freezes and that's it... after like less than 1 minute its turn's of itself... PLZ help me what Shoul i DO???

[Aaerox]

This is a great guide, however this doesn't work with Dark-Alex's recently released 3.80 M33. I tested this before with 3.71 M33-4 and it worked perfectly...

When I get to this step:
3. Navigate to the Game menu on PSP and execute "Pandora Battery Tool 0.2"

I get an error saying it can't load the batser.prx...

Has anyone else tested this with 3.80M33-2?

Thanks in advance!

[x3sphere]

This is a great guide, however this doesn't work with Dark-Alex's recently released 3.80 M33. I tested this before with 3.71 M33-4 and it worked perfectly...

When I get to this step:
3. Navigate to the Game menu on PSP and execute "Pandora Battery Tool 0.2"

I get an error saying it can't load the batser.prx...

Has anyone else tested this with 3.80M33-2?

Thanks in advance!

Indeed, it doesn't work with 3.80 M33-2 yet. However, Dark_AleX plans to release a new version of the unbricker with 3.80 M33-2 support soon.

OK i didnt get it now ok i used my friends 3.71 m33 custome firmware psp to create magic merory stick and pandora's battery... and yeah it did work on my psp i followed the every step on the guide, but when i started to install 3.71m33 so many things started to say ....ok ....ok ETC,,, AT THE END WHEN THE LED OF MERORY STICK STOPED IT SAYS PRESS X TO SHUTDOWN PSP I DID PRESS IT THEN I PUT ANOTHER NON PANDORA BATTER ..... it will start to load but after saying sony logo it freezes and that's it... after like less than 1 minute its turn's of itself... PLZ help me what Shoul i DO???

Hold R while booting up your PSP, then go to Advanced -> Format flash1 and reset settings

Now exit the menu and try booting up your PSP as normal. I'm guessing you had some corrupt configuration files on the flash.

[Berkjan]

Indeed, it doesn't work with 3.80 M33-2 yet. However, Dark_AleX plans to release a new version of the unbricker with 3.80 M33-2 support soon.



Hold R while booting up your PSP, then go to Advanced -> Format flash1 and reset settings

Now exit the menu and try booting up your PSP as normal. I'm guessing you had some corrupt configuration files on the flash.

OK now its working, than you wery much x3sphere, but i have 2 question now, 1.st my version says that i have 3.71 m33-2 is that right i mean do i have custom firmware now?? 2nd 3.71 m33-2 does it have 1.5 kernel???

[x3sphere]

OK now its working, than you wery much x3sphere, but i have 2 question now, 1.st my version says that i have 3.71 m33-2 is that right i mean do i have custom firmware now?? 2nd 3.71 m33-2 does it have 1.5 kernel???

Yes that means you have 3.71 M33-2 custom firmware now. The 1.5 kernel is a separate add-on, available here:

http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=3814

Download it and copy the UPDATE folder from the archive over to PSP/GAME. Then download the 1.50 firmware update (available here (http://exophase.com/files/psp/150.PBP)) and copy it to the root of your memory stick.

If you don't know what the root is, it's what you see when you first open up the memory stick on your computer.

[Aaerox]

Indeed, it doesn't work with 3.80 M33-2 yet. However, Dark_AleX plans to release a new version of the unbricker with 3.80 M33-2 support soon.

Thanks, maybe the thread should be updated to inform other people?

[x3sphere]

Thanks, maybe the thread should be updated to inform other people?

Yes, good idea. I updated it.

[Berkjan]

Yes that means you have 3.71 M33-2 custom firmware now. The 1.5 kernel is a separate add-on, available here:

http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=3814

Download it and copy the UPDATE folder from the archive over to PSP/GAME. Then download the 1.50 firmware update (available here (http://exophase.com/files/psp/150.PBP)) and copy it to the root of your memory stick.

If you don't know what the root is, it's what you see when you first open up the memory stick on your computer.

Tnx you guys u guys the best and Dark ALex too....

[d7thsign]

is there any update for this tutorial. . .

update for 3.80 m33 - 2

instead of getting 3.71 m33 -2

[Acerthief]

is there any update for this tutorial. . .

update for 3.80 m33 - 2

instead of getting 3.71 m33 -2



Not yet.
We'll have to wait for DAX (Dark_Alex) to update the newest program.

[d7thsign]

by the way anyone tried if this guide going to work if youre in 3.80 m33???

[x3sphere]

by the way anyone tried if this guide going to work if youre in 3.80 m33???

I'm rewriting the guide with new instructions so that it works on 3.80 M33. Still though, it will install 3.71 M33-2 to your memory stick until Dark_AleX releases Despertar Cementerio v4.

Should be up later today.

[Crazy!]

I have got to step ten creating the memory stick but I have a problem. I'm not seeing the despertar application? I have copied the actual folder, should I have just copied the contents into the psp/game folder? Is there anything else I need to do?

Help?

[Acerthief]

I have got to step ten creating the memory stick but I have a problem. I'm not seeing the despertar application? I have copied the actual folder, should I have just copied the contents into the psp/game folder? Is there anything else I need to do?

Help?


Try turning off your PSP completely, take out the memory stick for a few seconds, stick and back in and turn it on. See if it works.

If not, overwrite the Del folder again.

[Crazy!]

Try turning off your PSP completely, take out the memory stick for a few seconds, stick and back in and turn it on. See if it works.

If not, overwrite the Del folder again.

Thanks Acerthief. I actually did this before your post and it has all worked a dream. Many many many thanks to all involved in this wonderous application. You are great.:biggrin:

[x3sphere]

The guide has been updated with a new program that works on all M33 custom firmwares, including 3.80 M33. Thanks roe-ur-boat for testing.

[winard]

MANY THANKS x3sphere... YOURE GUIDE WORKS GREAT... I've just upgraded my fat OFW3.4 to CFW3.71 m33-2 and add the 1.50 kernel as well as updating it. However As i have test my iso/cso games. some of my games encountered error which is:

1. cannot be started (80020148)
2. the screen goes blank

But when i try this iso/cso games to other psp slim 3.71 m33-2 the games works fine. Can you help me please? How can I solve it?

[x3sphere]

MANY THANKS x3sphere... YOURE GUIDE WORKS GREAT... I've just upgraded my fat OFW3.4 to CFW3.71 m33-2 and add the 1.50 kernel as well as updating it. However As i have test my iso/cso games. some of my games encountered error which is:

1. cannot be started (80020148)
2. the screen goes blank

But when i try this iso/cso games to other psp slim 3.71 m33-2 the games works fine. Can you help me please? How can I solve it?

Press select in the PSP main menu screen and make sure the ISO mode is set to Sony NP9660.

[winard]

MANY THANKS x3sphere... YOURE GUIDE WORKS GREAT... I've just upgraded my fat OFW3.4 to CFW3.71 m33-2 and add the 1.50 kernel as well as updating it. However As i have test my iso/cso games. some of my games encountered error which is:

1. cannot be started 80020148
2. the screen goes blank

But when i try this iso/cso games to other psp slim 3.71 m33-2 the games works fine. Can you help me please? How can I solve it? Thanks again...

[winard]

Press select in the PSP main menu screen and make sure the ISO mode is set to Sony NP9660.

THANKS FOR VERY FAST REPLY... I will inform you asap after i test my problem iso/cso games.

[winard]

Press select in the PSP main menu screen and make sure the ISO mode is set to Sony NP9660.

YOUR GREAT MAN.. THANK YOU AGAIN....
All the games the goes blank screen are now playable but the other games that have error 80020148 change into error code 80010002.
Is there any other way to fix this?

I will test this games on other psp later and I will inform you..

SORRY IF IM ON THE WRONG THREAD...

[x3sphere]

YOUR GREAT MAN.. THANK YOU AGAIN....
All the games the goes blank screen are now playable but the other games that have error 80020148 change into error code 80010002.
Is there any other way to fix this?

I will test this games on other psp later and I will inform you..

SORRY IF IM ON THE WRONG THREAD...

Hold R during PSP bootup and make sure both options in Advanced -> Advanced Configuration are disabled. If that doesn't help then the games giving a 80020148/80010002 error are probably corrupt.

[winard]

Hold R during PSP bootup and make sure both options in Advanced -> Advanced Configuration are disabled. If that doesn't help then the games giving a 80020148/80010002 error are probably corrupt.

My config setup is already disabled.. YES.. The game is corrupt! i've tested it to other slim psp 3.71 m33-2 (which is upgraded by other setup).

THANK YOU AGAIN... YOURE GREAT....

[booom]

can i make a pandora battery with 3.60 slim psp?? and can i change 3.60 with 3.71 m33??

[Acerthief]

You can change from 3.60 to 3.71M33 with this.

But this guide needs a PSP with a custom firmware built-in already.

[deepman5]

I did everything you said and i put it in my psps and it installed it but when i turn my psp on the sony logo comes up then only a blue screen then it tuns off. i dont kno what to do -----------was I supposed to dump the nand?

[x3sphere]

I did everything you said and i put it in my psps and it installed it but when i turn my psp on the sony logo comes up then only a blue screen then it tuns off. i dont kno what to do -----------was I supposed to dump the nand?

Hold R during boot and go to Format flash1 and reset settings. See if that fixes it.

[x3sphere]

The guide has been updated to use D_A's Despertar del Cementerio v4, so it will auto-install 3.80 M33-5 now.

[d7thsign]

The guide has been updated to use D_A's Despertar del Cementerio v4, so it will auto-install 3.80 M33-5 now.

been waiting for this thanx so much . . .

[Vaporized]

Cool guide here, I'm now installing it (It's way too long).

Just asking,

I've wanted to update to 3.80 M33, but when I try the Original 3.80 M33 on the Dark_Alex site, It gave me an error.

So, I went to get a KeyCleaner and then found out that my Motherboard could not be determined from idStorage. After much asking, people say my keys have been corrupted/wrong, and they recommended me to this page.

So.. I still can update my M33 next time when a new version comes out right ?

Does this programs fix my corrupted keys ?

And I can still use OTHER memory cards for other games right ?

-----

Anyway, I found out that my Mac address is gone(I mean it's not on the 'System Information' page and I can't connect to other PSPs using wlan) I tried Mac address fixer but they give me another error, any help please ?

[Acerthief]

Cool guide here, I'm now installing it (It's way too long).

Just asking,

I've wanted to update to 3.80 M33, but when I try the Original 3.80 M33 on the Dark_Alex site, It gave me an error.

So, I went to get a KeyCleaner and then found out that my Motherboard could not be determined from idStorage. After much asking, people say my keys have been corrupted/wrong, and they recommended me to this page.

So.. I still can update my M33 next time when a new version comes out right ?

Does this programs fix my corrupted keys ?

And I can still use OTHER memory cards for other games right ?

-----

Anyway, I found out that my Mac address is gone(I mean it's not on the 'System Information' page and I can't connect to other PSPs using wlan) I tried Mac address fixer but they give me another error, any help please ?

With Pandora, Yes you may upgrade

The only fixable key now is key44 (Mac address), so it's impossible unless you get hold of a clean set of keys.

Sure, the memory stick doesn't matter.

[Vaporized]

Thanks, So how can I get my Mac Address back ?

The keys WILL be fixed just like a brand new PSP aye ?

[Acerthief]

Thanks, So how can I get my Mac Address back ?

The keys WILL be fixed just like a brand new PSP aye ?

I said it in another thread.
you can't just "fix" it, you'll need to overwrite some of it with a clean set.

[Vaporized]

Sorry, I'm new here.

Can I know HOW ?

[Acerthief]

Sorry, I'm new here.

Can I know HOW ?

The first thing is, you'll need to find a clean set of keys around the web (it's illegal so i can't help you on that.
Afterwards, download "IDStorage Manager v1.3"(in the development subforum), put all the keys in EXCEPT keys 0x44 0x50 ,0x100~0x106, 0x200~0x206, 0x140 in to a folder called "keys", and copy it in to the IDSM v1.3 folder.

Run IDSM v1.3 on the PSP, and choose to overwrite the keys.
Volia!

[imuya]

hi, can i check how long does it takes for step 9 to complete? i hit the R + X thingy and the screen shows me this:

Reading and checking ms0: /UPDATE.PBP

ERROR WHILE INITIALIZING: 0x8ca10002
Installing firmware to memorystick.
Hang on, this will take a while, time to get a coffee... ;-)


i'm been in this screen for like 10 mins or so.. does tat error on the first line is the main reason? anyone can help me out? thx in advance

[x3sphere]

hi, can i check how long does it takes for step 9 to complete? i hit the R + X thingy and the screen shows me this:

Reading and checking ms0: /UPDATE.PBP

ERROR WHILE INITIALIZING: 0x8ca10002
Installing firmware to memorystick.
Hang on, this will take a while, time to get a coffee... ;-)


i'm been in this screen for like 10 mins or so.. does tat error on the first line is the main reason? anyone can help me out? thx in advance

I think your UPDATE.PBP is incorrectly named. Try renaming it to just UPDATE... you probably have hide file extensions on, so it's hiding the .PBP part.

[pspknightx]

May i know that after making the magic card, how do format it back to a normal MS? As there is a partition made inside there.

Is it just format it through the PSP or from PC?

[Acerthief]

May i know that after making the magic card, how do format it back to a normal MS? As there is a partition made inside there.

Is it just format it through the PSP or from PC?


Actually, keep the things there. :D
Only the first few bytes are re-partitioned. You may still use the memory stick like normal.

[pspknightx]

What is the use of the first 250kb?

[Acerthief]

What is the use of the first 250kb?


Seriously, I have no idea. That's way out of my knowledge, for now. XD

[EeveeXIII]

I upgraded my psp from 3.80 m33-5 to 3.90 m33 but irshell wont work anymore. So is it possible to use this software to downgrade back to 3.80?

[x3sphere]

I upgraded my psp from 3.80 m33-5 to 3.90 m33 but irshell wont work anymore. So is it possible to use this software to downgrade back to 3.80?

It should work... I don't believe anyone has tested it on 3.90 M33 yet though. But there is really no reason it shouldn't work.

[EeveeXIII]

okay...i'll give it a go

[EeveeXIII]

alright....i got up to the part right after you convert your battery to pandora and have to restart to activate the service thing...but it just goes right into the xmb

[x3sphere]

alright....i got up to the part right after you convert your battery to pandora and have to restart to activate the service thing...but it just goes right into the xmb

So everything else worked fine? In that case, do you have a Slim PSP or regular? A regular PSP with the 1.5 kernel add-on installed should be able to run the original Pandora's battery creator.

Download it here, and copy the two folders inside the battery folder to GAME150: http://exophase.com/files/psp/pandora.zip

Make sure you backup your battery eeprom before converting, so you can use this program again once on 3.80 M33-5 to convert it back to normal.

[EeveeXIII]

yeah i have a regular psp with the 1.5 kernal. okay i'll try using this...do i have to reformat my psp before i begin this?

[x3sphere]

yeah i have a regular psp with the 1.5 kernal. okay i'll try using this...do i have to reformat my psp before i begin this?

No, don't. You'll need all the files that are on the stick.

[EeveeXIII]

woops...must of dozed off there...when i try to start the battery creator, it wont start saying "the game could not be started (80020148)"

[EeveeXIII]

80020148...

[x3sphere]

80020148...

Did you place it in GAME150? Afraid there's not much else you can do if that doesn't work. Hellcat will probably update his battery creator with 3.90 M33 compatibility though.

[EeveeXIII]

yeah i placed it in that folder, however to no avail. I guess I could wait until its compatible with 3.90 m33. Thanks for the help anyway

[nevster]

hiya

just tested Using The Universal Unbricker To Unbrick / Downgrade / Restore Any PSP To 3.80 M33-5 from 3.90 m33...

all works fine...

might sound silly but do you need to charge the pandora battery at all?

[Acerthief]

hiya

just tested Using The Universal Unbricker To Unbrick / Downgrade / Restore Any PSP To 3.80 M33-5 from 3.90 m33...

all works fine...

might sound silly but do you need to charge the pandora battery at all?

Sure, just charge it like a normal one, but do take the plug off after it's done,

[nevster]

excellent thanks m8

[eyeballpauluk]

hey all.

I have a PSP phat, running 3.80 m33-5.

I have went through all the steps to create a magic mem stick which seemed to go ok, I then converted the battery to a pandora's battery, but when i boot up I dont get a service menu, it just takes me to the normal xmb..

any ideas?

I have tried with the original sony battery it came with, and another battery (doesnt say the make! 3600mAh) but neither seem to work!

[eyeballpauluk]

ignore that problem, one of the batteries isnt compatible as once I set it to a pandoras battery, the serial doesnt change, and the original battery seems toowork now for some reason once i took it out and put it back in lol

[EeveeXIII]

i got the universal unbricker to work on 3.90 m33...apparently my problem was that i didn't remove the battery and reinsert it into the psp...woopsie haha Thanks X3 for all the help

[EeveeXIII]

A quick finish up question....Do i have to have 2 psp batteries...or can i restore the one i have back to its original state somehow?

[EeveeXIII]

nvm i figured it out, but thanks anyway

[dreamer3kx]

ok heres my problem.

i have a a psp fat with 3.9m33, created mem stick and pandora using the guide.Everything looks like it went through fine.

Now when I put the pandora battery and stick into my slim psp turn it on and it boots right into xmb.

Do I have to take any other steps because my fat psp has 3.90m33 installed? Im not sure what im doing wrong.

any help will be helpful,thanks.

[x3sphere]

ok heres my problem.

i have a a psp fat with 3.9m33, created mem stick and pandora using the guide.Everything looks like it went through fine.

Now when I put the pandora battery and stick into my slim psp turn it on and it boots right into xmb.

Do I have to take any other steps because my fat psp has 3.90m33 installed? Im not sure what im doing wrong.

any help will be helpful,thanks.

Are you sure your battery is compatible? If it's booting to the XMB that means the serial on your battery was not changed. Try going through the steps of converting a battery to Pandora again.

[dreamer3kx]

Are you sure your battery is compatible? If it's booting to the XMB that means the serial on your battery was not changed. Try going through the steps of converting a battery to Pandora again.

yes I have the Sony PSP 1800mAh Battery Pack.

Ok i will try again and report back,thanks for the quick reply.

[dreamer3kx]

Are you sure your battery is compatible? If it's booting to the XMB that means the serial on your battery was not changed. Try going through the steps of converting a battery to Pandora again.

Tried again with no success,turn on slim and it boots to xmb.do you have to change the battery serial? The tutorial doesn't mention anything about changing the serial,it just states how to back it up and recover it.

[x3sphere]

Tried again with no success,turn on slim and it boots to xmb.do you have to change the battery serial? The tutorial doesn't mention anything about changing the serial,it just states how to back it up and recover it.

Well pressing O converts the battery to Pandora, that changes the serial. Does any error message pop up or anything?

[dreamer3kx]

Well pressing O converts the battery to Pandora, that changes the serial. Does any error message pop up or anything?

no errors at all,gives me a quick pandorized message,then I exit out.

[x3sphere]

no errors at all,gives me a quick pandorized message,then I exit out.

I don't know what else to suggest then, other than trying a new battery. Using the Slim battery won't work though as they don't fit in Phat units.

[dreamer3kx]

ok thanks ill see what I can do.
One more thing, do I need to install anything else in this step?

20.Download the 1.50, 3.40, and 3.80 update EBOOT files.

I have 3.90m33 in my fat psp so I wasnt sure,thanks again.

[x3sphere]

ok thanks ill see what I can do.
One more thing, do I need to install anything else in this step?

20.Download the 1.50, 3.40, and 3.80 update EBOOT files.

I have 3.90m33 in my fat psp so I wasnt sure,thanks again.

After you download those updates you need to run ""Despertar del Cementerio" from the Game menu. That's all.

[dreamer3kx]

I noticed when I run pandora installer my battery serial is 0x000....(multiple zero's).

Is that normal?

[x3sphere]

I noticed when I run pandora installer my battery serial is 0x000....(multiple zero's).

Is that normal?

The convert battery to normal function writes 0x00000000 to the battery. So if you tried that it could explain why the serial is multiple zeros. But an unmodified battery should have a normal serial with a bunch of different numbers.

Serial 0xFFFFFFFF means the battery is a Pandora.

[dreamer3kx]

The convert battery to normal function writes 0x00000000 to the battery. So if you tried that it could explain why the serial is multiple zeros. But an unmodified battery should have a normal serial with a bunch of different numbers.

Serial 0xFFFFFFFF means the battery is a Pandora.

ok thanks,little by little ill figure out whats wrong.

[dreamer3kx]

The convert battery to normal function writes 0x00000000 to the battery. So if you tried that it could explain why the serial is multiple zeros. But an unmodified battery should have a normal serial with a bunch of different numbers.

Serial 0xFFFFFFFF means the battery is a Pandora.

I see serials 0x000.... and my normal serial but when I pandorize the battery its not 0xffff.....

The guide is great and makes it so easy so I know something isnt compatible.

[JonC04]

Yah... x3sphere, I already had a Magic Memory Stick and Pandora, but then I just wanted to upgrade my Magic Memory Stick so it will unbrick and downgrade to 3.80 M33-5 instead of 3.71 M33. So I just need to do the Magic Memory Stick part and I'm at the part with the 1.50 firmware update and when I clicked "X" it went to another blue screen that said:

Reading and checking ms0:/UPDATE.PBP

ERROR WHILE INITIALIZING: 0x8ca10002
Installing firmware to memorystick.
Hang on, this will take a while, time to get a coffee.... ;-)

So I was wondering if the Error is any problem, and I've been at it for about 30min and it's still on the screen... do I keep waiting, or should I turn off my PSP?

[x3sphere]

Yah... x3sphere, I already had a Magic Memory Stick and Pandora, but then I just wanted to upgrade my Magic Memory Stick so it will unbrick and downgrade to 3.80 M33-5 instead of 3.71 M33. So I just need to do the Magic Memory Stick part and I'm at the part with the 1.50 firmware update and when I clicked "X" it went to another blue screen that said:

Reading and checking ms0:/UPDATE.PBP

ERROR WHILE INITIALIZING: 0x8ca10002
Installing firmware to memorystick.
Hang on, this will take a while, time to get a coffee.... ;-)

So I was wondering if the Error is any problem, and I've been at it for about 30min and it's still on the screen... do I keep waiting, or should I turn off my PSP?

That means it can't find the UPDATE.PBP. Are you sure it is named correctly? If you have hide file extensions enabled in Windows rename it to just "UPDATE" because the .PBP is there, but Windows is hiding the extension.

[pspknightx]

Can we create a Pandora Battery + Magic Stick under 3.80m33-5?
Plus, is there any application whereby we can switch our Pandora Battery back to normal under XMB ? I'd heard before someone saying that press L before booting up the PSP can switch between normal and pandora.

[dreamer3kx]

Can we create a Pandora Battery + Magic Stick under 3.80m33-5?
Plus, is there any application whereby we can switch our Pandora Battery back to normal under XMB ? I'd heard before someone saying that press L before booting up the PSP can switch between normal and pandora.

I believe you can create a Pandora+magic stick with 3.8m33,what Im wondering is if I can do it with 3.90m33???

[x3sphere]

Can we create a Pandora Battery + Magic Stick under 3.80m33-5?
Plus, is there any application whereby we can switch our Pandora Battery back to normal under XMB ? I'd heard before someone saying that press L before booting up the PSP can switch between normal and pandora.

Yes this program works under 3.80 M33-5 and 3.90 M33.

As for your other question, there is BOOSTER's multi boot loader (http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=3626). I don't know if it works on Slim units, but it allows you to use a Pandora battery as normal without converting it. There is a drawback to this though - Sleep mode does not work.

[dreamer3kx]

Yes this program works under 3.80 M33-5 and 3.90 M33.

As for your other question, there is BOOSTER's multi boot loader (http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=3626). I don't know if it works on Slim units, but it allows you to use a Pandora battery as normal without converting it. There is a drawback to this though - Sleep mode does not work.

Man I was told it wouldn't work with 3.90m33.(creating pandora/magic stick.)

[Acerthief]

Man I was told it wouldn't work with 3.90m33.(creating pandora/magic stick.)


Natch, only PSP with TA-052v2 mobo can't work.

[dreamer3kx]

Natch, only PSP with TA-052v2 mobo can't work.

How can you tell?

[x3sphere]

How can you tell?

You're converting the battery on a Phat right? Then that doesn't apply... only certain Slim units are TA-085 v2.

tbh I think something is wrong with your battery. Maybe the EEPROM is damaged and therefore the PSP is unable to write to it.

[pspknightx]

How to use the multi boot loader? I was thinking to use it under 3.80m33-5, but the 5 ipl things i dont know how to choose.

[zekemckillip]

Okay, I'm new, and I got a slimPSP for christmas, and really could careless about the crap games released for it, what interests me is the GBA/SNES/NES emulators, so doing my digging I find that I need this homebrew thing, and apparently I have to have a homebrew PSP to make a homebrew PSP, well, issue with that is pretty obvious, so not knowing anyone with a Pandora's battery, is there a harder longer more frustrating way to do this without an already cracked PSP on the Slim?

[zekemckillip]

oh, and if it matters, more specifically, it's the slimPSP that comes in the Daxter pack

[dreamer3kx]

You're converting the battery on a Phat right? Then that doesn't apply... only certain Slim units are TA-085 v2.

tbh I think something is wrong with your battery. Maybe the EEPROM is damaged and therefore the PSP is unable to write to it.

thanks for the help x3,very very much appreciated,Yea I think its the battery.

One last question(I think I said that a couple of posts above,lol).

Once I get 3.80m33 on the slim can I then go ahead and create a Pandora with the slim? Thanks again.

[x3sphere]

How to use the multi boot loader? I was thinking to use it under 3.80m33-5, but the 5 ipl things i dont know how to choose.

First double click install_psp_ms_multi_loader_ipl.cmd, then connect your PSP via USB connection with the magic memory stick inserted. It should then ask you to install the IPL to your memory stick. Press Y and hit enter.

Now look on your magic memory stick, you should have a file called ms_ipl.bin. Make a folder called "ipl" in the same directory, and copy the ms_ipl.bin to that folder. Then rename the ms_ipl.bin inside of "ipl" to 150ex.bin.

Then in the RECOVERY_LOADER folder of the multi boot loader package there should be a pspboot.bin file. Rename this file to ipl.bin and move it into the "ipl" folder you just created on the memory stick.

PSP should boot normal with a Pandora battery inserted now... and if you want to access the Pandora menu hit L during bootup.

Okay, I'm new, and I got a slimPSP for christmas, and really could careless about the crap games released for it, what interests me is the GBA/SNES/NES emulators, so doing my digging I find that I need this homebrew thing, and apparently I have to have a homebrew PSP to make a homebrew PSP, well, issue with that is pretty obvious, so not knowing anyone with a Pandora's battery, is there a harder longer more frustrating way to do this without an already cracked PSP on the Slim?

Yes, there is a way. You can hardmod the battery. BenHeck has a good tutorial on it:

http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?t=21280

As for the magic memory stick files, they are illegal to distribute. But you should be able to find them easily via Google.

thanks for the help x3,very very much appreciated,Yea I think its the battery.

One last question(I think I said that a couple of posts above,lol).

Once I get 3.80m33 on the slim can I then go ahead and create a Pandora with the slim? Thanks again.

Yes, you can create a Pandora on the Slim.

[Haad]

i have a bricked psp slim was running 3.71 m33-4 was flashin custom boot sounds on slim and bricked it now it wont turn on only the power led turns on for 5-7 sec.

now plz te