Pandora Battery - Unbrick & Downgrade any PSP!

[The EX]

well, my only problem is, does this screw up your memory stick, i read on this tread that someone couldnt use their 512, well i only have my 2 gig high speed, and i dont wanna screw it up, but i have 3 bricked psps that ive gotten from people. but i dont have a working one either. sooooo this is gonna kinda suck. haha a friend of mine has a homebrew capable psp, but i cant get ahold of him. i hope i can still get this working,

--i have 4 psp batteries. the whole extra battery isnt a problem, the only thing im worried about is the memory stick

can someone answer this?

You can revert the Mem Stick back to it's normal state at any time by simply deleting the files, and formatting the PSP. Yes, your Memory Stick will work.

[penileartery]

awesome, ill have 3 psp's today that work, but i need cash....hmmm. gamestop here we come!! haha

[Squidman]

hmm, i got thinking, now i'm not bricked [nor have i before, lol] buuut, we use the official 1.50 update, what if we used a 3.52M33 update instead of the 1.50, the 3.52M33 update isn't kxploited, for it's just a common 1.00 eboot as the $ony updates are. so any ideas? i mean they do have to use a homebrew capable PSP, so making the update isn't really an issue

so if it's someone stuck on 3.52 they can use a friends PSP and go straight to 3.52M33 if this is even plausable

[Qmark]

so if it's someone stuck on 3.52 they can use a friends PSP and go straight to 3.52M33 if this is even plausableThe 3.52M33 package includes a patch which enables non-kxploited eboots to run on 1.50.

[Squidman]

ya, but i meen the actual update, not the update creator.....cause it's a separate single eboot

[xg917]

u can only downgrade to 1.50 then from there u can update to any custom firmware

[Squidman]

hokay, i guess i just wanted to skip a step :p

[Musoka_Eimin]

BRILLIANT WORK!!!! Thank you!

[burrito]

For everyone needing help, use this tutorial: http://f6y.ath.cx/pspdev/PandoraGuide.html

[urherenow]

dang, people... I thought I answered all the questions that have been posted again on pg25 and after.

you can always fix a memory stick if it messes up, just not with a psp. Use a memory card reader and format it with your PC. Your psp will recognise it after that.

FOL... are you using an A/C adapter to get into service mode or are you using a USB thing with a power plug on it. The USB thing won't work. What I did, is use another battery to boot into the XMB, then swapped it with my pandora's battery (while the PSP is still powered on and plugged in) and reflashed the pandora's battery. Then, I did a complete power down, swapped batteries again and turned it on. After that I could swap out again (now using the former pandora) and it works perfectly normal.

[dvdhl89]

Yay!! Now I just unbricked my bricked psp!!:D This is just marvaleous! THANKS to you Team C+D!!:thumbup:

[dgbbad]

WOOT, FIGURED OUT HOW TO FIX MESSED UP MEMORY STICK!!! as i said earlier my 512 memory stick got screwed up while trying to do this. neither of my psps would read it...acted as if there was no memory stick in there...soo...i decided 2 screw around...and wat do you know? toggle usb in recovery mode somehow was able to read the stick and my computer was able to format it. so if you ever screw up and your memory stick stops workin right. just go into recovery mode and turn on the usb mode and format away!! thx to urherenow for his comment about memory card readers....that made me think to do this. :)

[AvengedSevenfold Fan]

um...am i the only one who relizes it says that you cant load flashers? therefore you are stuck at a half 1.5?

[HellsPlumber]

Can we install OE after unbricking or are we stuck with "a half 1.5"?

[xg917]

look at my history. its full 1.50 on your psp after its downgraded/unbricked. yes you can load flashers and updates and stuff so dont wory about it.

[Ci5tm Konfliqt]

The people behind this project and just this scene in general never cease to amaze me !

Well done.

[PSP-1412]

quick faqs
1.yes the psp is full 1.50 after u insert the normal battery so update to cfw at will

2.yes you can revert both mem stick and battery back to normal

3.no you dnt need a bricked psp for this any will do
and when i say any i mean any(bricked or not)

4.stop asking if it work they put hard work into this for who knows how long so why release somthing that might not work(think about it)

5.also this was to be held back intill the psp slim release but it was released by a a member or security breach it is unknown how but it was being sold on the black market and for the kindness of the hearts they released this to save people from paying......to much money

6.Donate

[Shrygue]

Oh my God...I have just tested out the Pandora Batter unbricker application and it is absoloutely ACE! It revived one of my PSPs that got bricked by that program cIntro a long time ago. Now I have 3 working units again! Great work team C+D!

[LilSwish722]

This is incredible. It's the ultimate downgrader.

[HellsPlumber]

I cant get this to work.
The exe things dont seem to do anything when i click them.
"-Remove the Memory Stick and disable the USB connection.
- Run "installer" through the firmware on the PSP."
How if i removed the mem stick?

Execute "msipl" application on the PC with the msipl.bin to write
the IPL to memory stick.

There is no msipl

Any help?

[zabuza_101]

i have 2 psps 1 is downgraded and the other is 3.50 so i decided to downgrade it.after completeing the whole pandoras battery thing i decided to try it out on my psp
and i am now at 1.5 or half 1.5 as others like to call it.Some say you cannot upgrade to any other firmwires but i have using the psp upgrader/downgrader made by Bob Joe.First i upgraded to 2.80 then back to 1.5 and finally 3.52 M33 i just thought i should post for others to know take it or leave it

[PSP-1412]

you have to run them threw cmd just type in the path such as C:\Users\user\Desktop\msinst.exe j

type your drive letter where the j is i used it as an example also just right click the file to find correct location inside the properties

[xg917]

i have 2 psps 1 is downgraded and the other is 3.50 so i decided to downgrade it.after completeing the whole pandoras battery thing i decided to try it out on my psp
and i am now at 1.5 or half 1.5 as others like to call it.Some say you cannot upgrade to any other firmwires but i have using the psp upgrader/downgrader made by Bob Joe.First i upgraded to 2.80 then back to 1.5 and finally 3.52 M33 i just thought i should post for others to know take it or leave it

yea umm. its not half 1.50. its full 1.50, idk where people are getting that idea from, you didnt need to update then downgrade again. i went straight to OE at 1.50

[jerrt]

yea umm. its not half 1.50. its full 1.50, idk where people are getting that idea from, you didnt need to update then downgrade again. i went straight to OE at 1.50

yeah, they aren't very clear on this fact. but what would be the point if you couldn't upgrade? i mean the unbricking part would be good, but a half usable psp isn't much better than a bricked psp. that is my logic anyways, so i'm sure you can just upgrade.

[GrizzlY_lbc]

Question sorry if this has been said before many times. but can i use this to downgrade from a 3.50 firmware psp to 1.5

[masamune]

For those of you on vista still having trouble as I was, you need to run the command prompt as an administrator (right-click, then click run as administrator)

Note: do not click the msinst.exe right-click the a shortcut to the command prompt and run as admin... once opened cd over to where ever you have the msinst.exe (more than likely the desktop) and then execute

It took me forever to figure that out... I noticed I still got the error even when the psp was disconnected, then realized that vista wasn't allowing me to access the psp though command prompt... I hope helps someone, lol :p

-=Double Post=-


Question sorry if this has been said before many times. but can i use this to downgrade from a 3.50 firmware psp to 1.5

Some people said that they had, not really sure... but I don't see why it wouldn't work, it has a downgrade to 1.5 option when you get the menu working

[GrizzlY_lbc]

Thak you man im just goin to do it i got 4 psp's why not..

[masamune]

In fact people say they used it to downgrade 3.52 psp's, it doesn't need to be a brick you use this... but its more amazing that way :)

[cptwaggawagga]

yess.. this works out great cuz im getting a psp for 50 bucks.. and now i can fix my bricked one

great job

[blaz3d]

yea umm. its not half 1.50. its full 1.50, idk where people are getting that idea from, you didnt need to update then downgrade again. i went straight to OE at 1.50

if you read the readme its says:


NOTES AND RESTRICTIONS
- The firmware in the Memory Stick is not a full 1.50, but a minimal
subset. Therefore, not all applications (such as flashers, or
recovery apps) will load.

so some flashers may not work, but whats the harm in trying?!?! you can just unbrick again lol!

peace

[xg917]

read this again:


NOTES AND RESTRICTIONS
- The firmware in the Memory Stick is not a full 1.50, but a minimal
subset. Therefore, not all applications (such as flashers, or
recovery apps) will load.

remember that you dumped 1.50 eboot's ipl to your memory stick then wrote it to the memory stick, meaning:
the subset is used to load the Pandora Menu from the memory stick and Flash the 1.50 eboot to the PSP, meaning its flashing full 1.50 version.

[blaz3d]

thanks for that its not particularly well worded and i think thats where all the confusion is comming from

peace

[oninotsume]

Hi,

So I put this program and battery together yesterday, but when I put it inside my bricked PSP the WLAN and Memory Stick lights went on, but the screen remained blank.

I know the batter and the Memory Stick work properly because I tried them out on my homebrew enabled PSP and it successfully dropped it down to 1.50.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Oninotsume

[Labiosus]

I got a fully working PSP with firmware 2.81, can i use this program and downgrade to 1.50 and then up to a custom firmware? Without using that anoying GTA v2.0 trick? Sorry if you guys are tired in answering noob questions... I did read trough this and im just want to be sure. I got a TA-082 motherboard by the way. /greets Sam

[urherenow]

people, people... anyone who thinks that m33 won't work is trying to run it immediately after downgrading. You have to remember that when you downgrade it's 1.5 (full or not... doesn't matter) so you have to **run the kxploit patcher that came with the 3.52 m33 update package**, then the m33 update works just fine. I went directly from pandora's 1.5 to 3.52 m33.

Grizzly... no I don't think you're sorry because your question was answered just 4 posts above yours.


Labiosus : After you have a good battery and memory stick made (you can't make one with an official 2.81) you can use it on ANYTHING. Doesn't matter what firmware or hardware revision, bricked or not. It will just work.

oninotsume: All I can say is try it again on the one you used already. If it still works, then maybe your bricked one has a different problem (burned out backlight or sth). And you don't have to go through the process again either. Just see if the menu will come on. A cold reboot with a normal battery will bring it back out of the service mode so not to worry :D. As long as the memstick and wifi lights are coming on it sounds like it's trying to work, so with it on, try removing the memory stick and re-inserting it. If you can't get it to work then sorry but perhaps it's RIP for that psp.

[Labiosus]

urherenow: Thank you!! Man i get it now. hehe...
Now i need someone to help me get my battery fixed and my Pro Duo card, thats another issuie to be solved hehe. Good night.

[Sterist]

if you only have 1 psp n its bricked, how are you supposed to run the app to modify the battery? lol

im not in that situation, just curious ;)

[XpspX]

if you only have 1 psp n its bricked, how are you supposed to run the app to modify the battery? lol

im not in that situation, just curious ;)

ebay? lmao. I dunno...:|
But damn this is huge news. Its pretty amazing what this little group of guys can do.

[urherenow]

well.. at the moment it shouldn't be hard to find a retail PSP with fw 3.5 or older (so you can at least downgrade with an original Lumines disk) so you put one on a credit card, downgrade, make your pandora stick and battery, then install official 3.xx firmware back on it and then return the thing stating that you found out a newer model will be here soon so you want to wait to buy it instead. No retailer can refuse your refund within a couple of days of purchase...

[armyStrong]

people, people... anyone who thinks that m33 won't work is trying to run it immediately after downgrading. You have to remember that when you downgrade it's 1.5 (full or not... doesn't matter) so you have to **run the kxploit patcher that came with the 3.52 m33 update package**, then the m33 update works just fine. I went directly from pandora's 1.5 to 3.52 m33.

Right on...I forgot the kxploit patch the first time I tried to upgrade to 3.52m33 after the unbricking and of course it didn't work. I remembered the second time and had absolutely no problems going from the unbricked 1.5 to 3.52m33

This is truly nothing short of a man-made miracle!

[urherenow]

still costs me money though. I already had the original GTA when it came out, but I went out and bought a Lumines disk when that exploit came out, and now I just used this as an excuse to buy a stamina battery pack ( 1 guess what I did with the original battery). Sure I have 2 PSP's both with a battery but I'm more than likely going to trade 1 in to help pay for a slim PSP. With more memory... I foresee software in the not-to-distant future that will take advantage and be crippled on original PSPs :(

in fact my first hope (assuming we'll get homebrew on the slims) is that the extra ram gives the N64 emu an extra kick... and perhaps even the windows 95 one (honest... I only booted it up twice to show off).

[DeleterX]

I Couldn't believe it but i tried it and IT WORKS MY GOD i just earned 150DLR selling my old blicked PSP hahahaha THANKS Team C+D!

[GSA1508]

Guys: THIS is the best work done ever.... that is difficult to compare to the Custom firmware to play PSONE games or Daedalus.... (For me the best great advances in the homebrew scene) BUT with this, even NOOBS like me can dare to try and experiment new stuff; wihtout worries anymore!!!!!..... plus; now you have BROKE ALL barriers that SONY has put so far...:thumbup:

YOU have (probably you do, but you are too modest to admit it) NO idea what you have done; and How graetfull we are to you guys......

I could cry of happines right now.....But Im too macho for it.

THANKS A MILLION...... REALLY.

[Mr. Cookie]

C:\>msinst\msinst.exe F C:\msinst\msipl.bin
PSP MS IPL Installer
Load IPL code C:\msinst\msipl.bin
241664 bytes(59 block) readed

Target DRIVE is 1
Check partation Sector
boot status 0x80
start head 0x05
start sec/cyl 0x0004
partation type 0x0B
last head 0x0F
last sec/cyl 0xB7E0
abs sector 0x000000A3
ttl sector 0x00076F5D
signature 0xAA55
Check BPB Sector
signature AA55
Check free reserved sector:to small reserved sectors

Can anyone help me out? This is so far of what I've been getting. I have a Sandisk 256mb Pro Duo MS, 3.40 OE-A (363 Theme) PSP, and I've tried everything and I still can't get it to work for me, please someone help me out because I have no clue of what "Check free reserved sector:to small reserved sectors" means... ^^;

[ALTIMITHacker]

If I use this to create a "Pandora Battery" , can I choose to revert it back to a normal battery later?

[Ratracer_55]

Heres a Guide

http://www.psphacking101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11582

[Mr. Cookie]

If I use this to create a "Pandora Battery" , can I choose to revert it back to a normal battery later?
Yes, just start your PSP without a battery, plug it in with the AC cord to start it up, put the Pandora battery
in, run the Battery creator, and turn it back to a normal battery, turn off your PSP, turn it back on without the AC cord and it should work. ^^ I've done it several times.

[Squidman]

If I use this to create a "Pandora Battery" , can I choose to revert it back to a normal battery later?

yes, just remember to hit square in the "battery" program, that'll back up the batteries eeprom, so when your done un-bricking, you can turn on the PSP again with the charging cable, put the battery in and run the battery app again, but hit L+R to restore the eeprom and it should be fine [even if an error message comes up]

[Mr. Cookie]

Heres a Guide

http://www.psphacking101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11582

Thanks for the guide, but it didn't help... ^^; Thanks for the help though, please somebody help meee! If you do I will love you!!! XDDD (Not really, but I'll be really thankful if you do :D )

[xg917]

http://f6y.ath.cx/pspdev/PandoraGuide.html

[Nikolaos]

Great News.

[Ultima Chocochu]

Absolutely amazing
The End.

[Mr. Cookie]

http://f6y.ath.cx/pspdev/PandoraGuide.html

OMFG!! I LOVE YOU!!! **huggles** Thank you so much!!!!!! I can downgrade my friend's PSP now! ^^

[xg917]

lol, if u need any more help and dont understand part of the guide then just send me a message in msn or aim or what ever you use.

[Avenyet]

sweetness!!! and lol there already all over ebay offering an unbrick service... robbers...

i can see most places selling out of batteries lol because they only stock a few...

but great work i knew this would be possible one day just didn;t think it would be so soon or such a simple process?

and i wonder if the person who leeked this by accident got fired?... i do hopw not because you a stupid god :D

[pspfan2006z]

Hmm, Not yet working for my PSP.

Original BrickedPSP:
Only green light turn on
No screen at all


With this Program:
1. At least the jix kix battery shown the downgrade program. (That means the LCD works :P )
2. You agree to all the warning.
3. It will downgrade using 1.50 kernel

Reboot, the "crash" 1.50 menu appears....
But all the menu button not working. Keeps staying on the "crash" menu. Reboot, turn off the battery, same thing again.

Try to "redo the" downgrade using the battery is useless, same problem.

Maybe I will need to wait for 1 - 2 weeks time, when they release v2.0 :-)

Update:
The error message is:

After writing to the flash - 100%.
Error message appears: Cannot write to System.dreg
Try multiple time, same error message.

PSP-Non-TA-082 motherboard.

[zheg_pagaza]

sticky this thread pls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[theninfort]

****ing win. Screw you Sony =D

[dootiez]

I just succeeded in downgrading Sony Official Firmware 3.50 using Team C+D's Pandora Battery Unbricker!

Thanks Team C+D!

[fnx]

Wow, this is amazing!

[urherenow]

pspfan2006z: please don't think I'm trying to insult your intelligence (face it, I don't even know you) but are you sure your buttons aren't locked? I have that problem all the time... hitting the power button and letting go too fast so it snaps all the way back too far and locks the buttons...

by crash screen you mean the blue one that tells you to press O or whatever to reset default settings?

[aznTerz]

would this work on 2.71 hend?

[MHB_1990]

this is incredible

[Mr-S]

in the readme it says ur battery stays a jigkick battery, i dont know about the memory card... we need some confirmation off people....:cool:

[bigred969]

i need help. i followed all the instruction and when i finally flash my bricked psp. i get a message/error somewhere in the middle of the process: updating registry.....can't write system.dreg. what am i doing wrong?

[aznTerz]

heyz...
i was just wondering if i would be able to make
a special battery and memory stick.... with 2.71 hend?
can some please reply me... thankz

[Tinnus]

Why don't you just try instead of waiting for the answer? ;)

[aznTerz]

lolz...
wellz i was just wondering...
coz its best if i could get an answer

[aznTerz]

sorri for the double post but.....
wen im using mspformat to format the memory stick...
it comes up with a message saying....
"Logical drive has more than physical drive. Cant Handle It."
can someone help me please?
sorri for being such a noob

[Gabba Gandalf]

WOHOOO now i will buy me a second psp with now fear of any bricks :-) thx to the developers

[pt9087]

in the readme it says ur battery stays a jigkick battery, i dont know about the memory card... we need some confirmation off people....:cool:


You can change your battery back to normal by running the battery off GAME mem stick! then choosing normal! triangle i think!


Any other questions please look at ACNs guide in PSP Help forum!

[Gizmo356]

You can restore it to normal just need to back up your eeprom.

[urherenow]

2.71... just try it. If it won't work with HEN, then just downgrade back to 1.5 silly :p

then again, not only should it work, but you should also be able to install 3.52 m33 or 3.xx OE from HEN, no? Of yourse you can make your stick & Battery from one of those.

[yangboy]

does this means it can unbrick version 3.60 on d New PSP Slim?

[Nocuddle]

does this means it can unbrick version 3.60 on d New PSP Slim?

Did u see any1 owning the Slim yet?

Dipstick.

[MBaller20]

can i use a card reader instead of using a second psp? I only have 1 psp and it's the one that is bricked.

[nakko]

Holy cow. You guys are amazing. This news made my day. I missed out on the GTA downgrader; by the time I heard about it, I couldn't find a good copy anywhere. (Within a reasonable non-Ebay scalper price!) I downgraded a bunch of friends' PSP's via the Lumines hack, since I've had that game since the day I bought my pristine 1.5 back in 2005.

To be honest with you, and this is only an opinion, we may be perfectly fine with doing this on PSP Slim's because more than likely, Sony has already started doing production runs since they're supposed to be out in five or six weeks, right? It's hard to find PSP's in stores, because I'm reasonably sure Sony has stopped G1 PSP production.

At least, I hope I'm right. I want that video-out! =)

[xg917]

can i use a card reader instead of using a second psp? I only have 1 psp and it's the one that is bricked.

i guess u can use a card reader to format the card and transfer the files to it, but u still need a psp to do the battery install and firmware install.

[burrito]

If anyone needs help, then look at this guide: http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=72132


To be honest with you, and this is only an opinion, we may be perfectly fine with doing this on PSP Slim's because more than likely, Sony has already started doing production runs since they're supposed to be out in five or six weeks, right? It's hard to find PSP's in stores, because I'm reasonably sure Sony has stopped G1 PSP production.
This was only released before the slim because the pandora files were leaked first. It says that in the readme.

[Accordion]

Only two weeks until we know if PSP-200 can be downgraded [and if 3.60 can be decrypted] It is released on 5th September in Europe.

[luxoflux]

When I finnaly downgraded i couldnt install m33's 3.52 but 3.03oe-a worked so I installed that then upped to m33's 3.52. Flawless all the way through.

[killa168]

hey i know im new here and all but this release has finally made me wanna post something....im soo thankfull bcuz of this bcuz my psp has been semi bricked for almost 8 months and now i have finally fixed it...anywyas i have found a way to turn a pandora battery back into a regular battery bcuz i couldnt wait to receive my backup from amazon so i went ahead and converted my only one and i succesfully changed it back to a regular battery....

To change a battery back to a regular battery...after downgrading u must take out the battery and connect the psp to the outlet without a bettery...the psp will turn on and when it does just go back into the pandora battery creator and chose the square option to turn it back into a regular batter..... after that it should work....if it doesnt work just go back to the battery creator again and hit square one more time...it worked for me after 2 tries...idk if anybody has discovered this but im just letting u guys know...thnx alot to all the members that helped me bring my psp back to life

[BlacknBlue13]

Thanks Team c+d, this is big, really big.

[Johnny Rash]

This gave me 7 PSPs! Gamestop here I come!

[Johnny Rash]

can i use a card reader instead of using a second psp? I only have 1 psp and it's the one that is bricked.

No. The second PSP is needed to convert the battery and write the ipl to the memory stick. You need a homebrew enabled PSP to do both of those.

[cricboy]

i love u

[baracki96]

I barely know what to say, except amazing work. It's like the justice league of psp-homebrew made created it.

[Bigboi]

I need some help. Once I format the memory stick logistically, and make ms0:/PSP and ms0:/PSP/GAME150, it says there are no games once I place the two programs in there.

[wobblycat0]

hey i got up to this stage and i encountered a problem

- Use mspformat to format the Memory Stick logically.

i did it in command prompt, i typed y , it thought about it for a few seconds and then instead of getting "Drive succesfully formatted, and partition moved." i get "open error (write)

i am in windows xp i have tried 2 differnt memory sticks (1gb sony + 4gb fake sony)

any help much apprichiated

[Qmark]

Oops. I think I just ruined my memory stick.

After countless attempts at mspformat ending with "cannot open logical drive." the idea occured to me to fdisk the stick. And now it's giving me the flashing light of death. Hooray!


Edit: hold on, I fixed my screwed MSPD. That was certainly interesting.
Still cant get mspformat to do a damn thing but "cannot open logical drive."

[psp411]

ive used it on my old original mobo(had to blow the dust off of it=P)... to tell the truth, my old 1st psp actually displays something after almost a year of dormancy. i cannot express the gratitude that i have to the people responsible for the creation of this:D :cool: THANK YOU SO F***IN MUCH!!!!!!!! :D :cool:

[Johnny Rash]

I need some help. Once I format the memory stick logistically, and make ms0:/PSP and ms0:/PSP/GAME150, it says there are no games once I place the two programs in there.

The two folders "Installer" and "Battery" have folders in them that will show up on the PSP. Place them in your GAME or GAME150 folder.

[Johnny Rash]

hey i got up to this stage and i encountered a problem

- Use mspformat to format the Memory Stick logically.

i did it in command prompt, i typed y , it thought about it for a few seconds and then instead of getting "Drive succesfully formatted, and partition moved." i get "open error (write)

i am in windows xp i have tried 2 differnt memory sticks (1gb sony + 4gb fake sony)

any help much apprichiated

Are they Memory Stick PRO Duos?

pm me.

[Bigboi]

The two folders "Installer" and "Battery" have folders in them that will show up on the PSP. Place them in your GAME or GAME150 folder.

That's exactly what I did.

[Gizmo356]

You have to put the files inside the installer and battery folder to your game forlder.

[Bigboi]

I just said that's what I did. :|

[urherenow]

if you followed my guide a few pages back you would have placed them in PSP\GAME and if you were currently using OE or m33 then change PSP/GAME to use the 1.50 kernal via recovery mode.

What good will it do to have ANYTHING in game150 when the first thing you do (after making your memstick and battery) is to downgrade it to 1.50?


PSP
|
GAME
|
pandora_battery
pandora_battery%
pbfirm_install
pbfirm_install%

[urherenow]

hey i know im new here and all but this release has finally made me wanna post something....im soo thankfull bcuz of this bcuz my psp has been semi bricked for almost 8 months and now i have finally fixed it...anywyas i have found a way to turn a pandora battery back into a regular battery bcuz i couldnt wait to receive my backup from amazon so i went ahead and converted my only one and i succesfully changed it back to a regular battery....

To change a battery back to a regular battery...after downgrading u must take out the battery and connect the psp to the outlet without a bettery...the psp will turn on and when it does just go back into the pandora battery creator and chose the square option to turn it back into a regular batter..... after that it should work....if it doesnt work just go back to the battery creator again and hit square one more time...it worked for me after 2 tries...idk if anybody has discovered this but im just letting u guys know...thnx alot to all the members that helped me bring my psp back to life


Dude... read the thread before posting. That information was posted long ago by me and confirmed by several other people.

I know you thought you were just trying to help, so Thank you! Just please read a bit first :p

[urherenow]

hey i got up to this stage and i encountered a problem

- Use mspformat to format the Memory Stick logically.

i did it in command prompt, i typed y , it thought about it for a few seconds and then instead of getting "Drive succesfully formatted, and partition moved." i get "open error (write)

i am in windows xp i have tried 2 differnt memory sticks (1gb sony + 4gb fake sony)

any help much apprichiated


Did you format it with windows explorer before using the mspformat? I don't think a 1GB exists that isn't a PRO Duo so it shouldn't be that. I can only personnaly say it works with an a Sony or SanDisk 256MB or 512MB stick. also you're using USB mode in the PSP when you format it, and not a card reader, right? If your PSP is is drive x:\ then the proper command is "mspformat x"


Edit: hold on, I fixed my screwed MSPD. That was certainly interesting.
Still cant get mspformat to do a damn thing but "cannot open logical drive."

read above and post back if you are doing it correctly

luxoflux: That has also already been addressed in this thread already. 3.52 m33 isn't kxploited so to use it from 1.50 you have to first run the no-kxploit patch (included with the 3.52 m33 package) BEFORE trying to install 3.52 m33.

[ssnake]

How much time did your psp took to do the last step, wich is actually the "unbricking phase" (Extracting special prx's from pbp...)???
Cause I've got one wich is stuck in that state for about 15 minutes or so

[Vela Nova]

:( This has probably been asked already but, is there anyway that this benifits those who were dumb enough to get the official 3.52 firmware. Because I don't have many friends with a PSP, and the ones that do have 3.52.

[The EX]

Only if you have access to a homebrew capable PSP can you create the battery and memory stick.

[xg917]

How much time did your psp took to do the last step, wich is actually the "unbricking phase" (Extracting special prx's from pbp...)???
Cause I've got one wich is stuck in that state for about 15 minutes or so

try downloading the 1.50 update again and placing it over the update.pbp you have in the root of your memory stick. hope that helps

[Lolth]

Anyone have any idea if this works for a partial brick?
I got a partial brick nearly a year ago :(, bought the modchip but could never get an installer, I miss my Psp :(

[xg917]

it works on any psp :p did u even bother reading the title of the thread?

[Lolth]

Well yeah, but I heard from somebody that the mod chip might not even work on mine, due to the screwed up state its in (except for 1.5 games) , so I just wanted clarification before I tried this (though I don't have much to lose really!)

[Riou_genkaku92]

what if i brick my psp its 3.52 then try the pandoras battery thing will i still need another psp with custom firmware or the original 1.50 kernal?

[Milleniumas]

read the readme! and first 10 pages.

[Squidman]

what if i brick my psp its 3.52 then try the pandoras battery thing will i still need another psp with custom firmware or the original 1.50 kernal?

in other words:

yes

you need a PSP that can run 3rd party software to prep a battery and a memstick for use with this process

this process changes some stuff in an on board chip in the battery to make it think it's a "service mode battery" that's coming from Sony. and the other app is to extract an important file from the 1.50 update [not sure on this] and then to write said file to the memstick so when this process begins, the PSP/battery knows what to do on it's own, and all you have to do is follow instructions that the system displays.....which is read....and hit X when you need to, lol.

so idk, if your in school make a thread for all those that go to your school in your area that are in your grade that might be on this site, and they'll most likely have a PSP that can run 3rd party software and be able to help you out

good luck :thumbup:


ps
you don't need to brick the PSP first, you can just do it and it'll go hence why this is called a "Un-Bricker/Universal Downgrader"

[tallica]

This is amzing! I deleted my flash so i couldnt boot into the recovery menu then restored my psp :D Took a while to install but truly worth the time.

[bobby13]

dose your memary stick work after normaley

[bobby13]

dose your memary stick work after normaley

[bobby13]

:confused:
dose your memary stick work after normaley

[burrito]

dose your memary stick work after normaley
yes. and stop spamming.

[Shiori]

I am angry.

Why release this, (even if pressured) before sony's PSP Slim launch.

I presume Sony can now change the PSP slim batch to avoid pandora.
(presuming alot of things there)

Great. :D

- Rant over -

This is very cool. :D Ultimate release really... :D

[burrito]

I am angry.

Why release this, (even if pressured) before sony's PSP Slim launch.

I presume Sony can now change the PSP slim batch to avoid pandora.
(presuming alot of things there)

Great. :D

- Rant over -

This is very cool. :D Ultimate release really... :D
It was leaked first, and the team didn't want money to be made off of the leaks. Why didn't you just read the readme?....

[Bigboi]

I've pretty much given up. Every time I try, it gives me "Can't open msipl.bin"

[xg917]

try it on a different computer or try the auto installer.

[Qmark]

http://home.earthlink.net/~randomcrap/hate.jpg

I've all but had had it.

[Cloudhunter]

I've pretty much given up. Every time I try, it gives me "Can't open msipl.bin"

Specify the full path to the msipl.bin.

@Qmark: It could be because it's Window's 98 - I know Vista at least is incompatible.

Cloudy

[Qmark]

@Qmark: It could be because it's Window's 98 - I know Vista at least is incompatible.That will be my working theory now.
Googling "cannot open logical drive" spawns one not-pandora thread, and dozens that are. Win98 seems the commonality.

I blame the nusb20e driver, and Sony's utter lack of a proper Win98 driver.

[Cloudhunter]

That will be my working theory now.
Googling "cannot open logical drive" spawns one not-pandora thread, and dozens that are. Win98 seems the commonality.

I blame the nusb20e driver, and Sony's utter lack of a proper Win98 driver.

Actually, blame Microsoft for not making a USB mass storage driver ;)

Cloudy

[razorak]

Ack...i'm trying to downgrade a friend's psp but i keep getting a

"logical drice has more than one physical drive. Cannot handle it. " error when i try to format the ms with mspformat

it is a Sandisk memory stick pro duo, 1 GB and it has the same error when i connect it via the psp or a MS adapter then a MS reader.

Any ideas?

[yakumo]

Actually, blame Microsoft for not making a USB mass storage driver ;)

Cloudy

Microsoft is not responsible for making any driver.
Every manufacturer must be responsible for providing their own driver for the manufactured piece of hardware. What do you think is the Windows Driver Development Kit?

[yakumo]

By the way is hard luck for me that the programs of the pandora's battery does not work on vista. Anyway there will always be a Virtual Machine for running a copy of Windows XP.

[Cloudhunter]

Microsoft is not responsible for making any driver.
Every manufacturer must be responsible for providing their own driver for the manufactured piece of hardware. What do you think is the Windows Driver Development Kit?

Well, as USB mass storage is a standard, and not a specific driver, it is not really Sony's fault.

Cloudy

[Qmark]

Any ideas?Sandisk probably uses some fruity variant on RAID0 in its sticks. Try a Sony one.


Probably the best thing to do would be to wait for a refinement of the whole process, where it's all done from within the PSP itself and without any need to deal with DOS and the eighty-bajillion different possible PC configurations.

[burrito]

If you are having problems, then try this GUI by mrdude: http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=503426#post503426

[Qmark]

I think win98 is doing 'something' peculiar to the MS.
The layout looks strange in FDISK, and when I tried again with an XP system, the same "cannot open logical drive" showed up, and lack of administrator prividges (on a university lab PC) means I can't reformat the stick there.

I have a vague idea of what the problem is, but I have no viable workaround.

Methinks an option I'll have to look into is mailing my stick off to someone who can get the deal to work, as it looks to me like the battery half is fairly straightforward.

[ian1]

Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Much. I wanna brick ma psp now just to see it come back to life!!!

Thanks

[F9zDark]

I knew that a reverse engineering would be a possibility but being able to make this work without a special battery is just.. Insane. Excellent work!

There's no doubt in my mind that Sony simply used "refitted" batteries (those with the LCD display on them) and "reprogrammed" batteries for this purpose in many of their service centers.

It makes business sense too, since should the batteries need replacing, simply order a standard PSP battery and reprogram it.

[Shiori]

It was leaked first, and the team didn't want money to be made off of the leaks. Why didn't you just read the readme?....

"Quote under pressure."

:)

A fair reason to give sony a little info. :)

I would think they won't recal the first batch of slim 2000's.

Pandora on the new kernal anyone? :D


But to do all this from the 1.5 update file, without touching any sony heavy copyright is amazing. Amazing. Amazing. Amazing. Amazing.

[sadako]

I'd like to give a special thanks to the coders who made all this possible. I'd also like to thank those who put in the effort to post solutions to problems and new updates. Also thanks to those who created the installers to make life easier for us all.

You have made me a very happy and proud owner of a newly upgraded 3.40 OE-A psp. It was previously a nigh unbreakable and hassle-to-downgrade 2.81. I did it all within an hour, on my first try. If not for you amazing coders and posters out there, I'd never have dreamed of being to do this without purchasing either lumines or GTA, or paying of a hefty sum to modify it.

Dudes, I am grateful to tears. I hope that you guys keep up the good work and I hope to see more of your good works soon.

Thanks so much, again.

[grudge1981]

awesome... now i can help my friends change their psps over to custom firmwares.... i have a couple questions tho.... (couldnt find definate answers in all these 39 pages for some of them)

can i use 3rd party batteries for this?(i doubt this one)

can i use a sandisk pro duo stick (someone stated a problem a couple pages back)

also armystrong stated that he restored his even after his flash0 was erased, did i read that correctly

also i can just plug this into my psp and let it charge like a normal battery right?(im just gonna make one and put it up for when needed)

thanx everyone involved!

[hacksparrow]

wow i cannot beleive this dillweed...so a hacker or a shark leaked it in order to sell pandora.

i mean how retarded are you?
if it were the case to sell pandora

if you had waited when the slim comes out, you would make even more money, selfish moron

i mean, it doesn't get any worse than that

you idiot you idiot you idiot, wow you are so stupid, i would guess this is the story

a female tells her man 2 hack the prometheus project, and she sells the shit, & probably in a 3rd world country

whoever you are you need to understand both ways,
#1 you jacked us by not lettin the project go full throttle on the slim

#2 you jacked yourself by not makin more money

lordy, that has to be the story i can't see another reason for this happenin, it's always a relationship

fvck you and your money... they code, we help, AND YOU!!! you just take it all away, and for wot!?!?!? a few bucks? jesus

sorry guys i'm pretty steamed that we weren't able to wait til the slim's arrival, i just don't understand the whole thing makes very little sense in this community

[grudge1981]

well it was posted on the psp site that someone had tried pandora on a slim at one of the gameshows and it didnt work.... showed promise that it could (flashing lights i think) but didnt work

[Cloudhunter]

awesome... now i can help my friends change their psps over to custom firmwares.... i have a couple questions tho.... (couldnt find definate answers in all these 39 pages for some of them)

can i use 3rd party batteries for this?(i doubt this one)

It really depends. If the third party batteries have an EEPROM, then yes, you can use them.

I'd suggest you look at the links to compatible batteries on the Noobz.eu (www.noobz.eu) site.



can i use a sandisk pro duo stick (someone stated a problem a couple pages back)


As far as I know, it should work. Just be careful with the formatting.

There is only one way to be sure - try it ;)



also armystrong stated that he restored his even after his flash0 was erased, did i read that correctly


Well, to test this I erased my flash0 and restored - so yes, you did read it correctly ;)



also i can just plug this into my psp and let it charge like a normal battery right?(im just gonna make one and put it up for when needed)


Yup, you can :) You can even use it as a normal battery if you turn it on while the AC is connected and then put the battery in and remove the AC.

Good luck!

Cloudy

[grudge1981]

thanx man.... also on the last Q. i was referring to letting the battery itself charge back up. but its ok ill have one within the hour

[markbarkins]

This is insane. I've been out of the scene for a while. I come back and.....Truly incredible.

[SmashinGit]

I've read all 39 pages, awsome news.

[neosayuki]

Wow this is awesome but do I need a spare PSP to do this since my fully bricked psp can run USB mode or what?

[sadako]

You need another PSP running custom firmware in order to do this.

[JPJunkie]

I have unbricked my mates psp with it yay

[shard743]

- Run "installer" through the firmware on the PSP. This application
will create the firmware files on the root of the Memory Stick, as
well as msipl.bin.
- Connect the Memory Stick again via the USB connection of the PSP.
- Execute "msipl" application on the PC with the msipl.bin to write
the IPL to memory stick.
- Remove the Memory Stick and disable the USB connection.
- Execute "battery" application on the PSP to modify the battery.


Okay I just wanna get this stright.
Can I run the installer on the psp to gen. the files and ect but then before connecting it to a pc to write the IPL run the battery app on the psp to convert my battery?


And also do I have to connect the ms through a PSP?

because I have a media drive on my pc and I would be unable to get a psp to my house...
What I'm trying to do is:
My friend is going to let me use his psp, I put 3.40oe on it ages ago, and I wont be able to get on a computer because I'm going to do this at school...but would I just be able to run the installer and battery then finish the IPL code later when I'm at home?

Please help ><

~Steve

[Buddy4point0]

Okay I just wanna get this stright.
Can I run the installer on the psp to gen. the files and ect but then before connecting it to a pc to write the IPL run the battery app on the psp to convert my battery?


And also do I have to connect the ms through a PSP?

because I have a media drive on my pc and I would be unable to get a psp to my house...
What I'm trying to do is:
My friend is going to let me use his psp, I put 3.40oe on it ages ago, and I wont be able to get on a computer because I'm going to do this at school...but would I just be able to run the installer and battery then finish the IPL code later when I'm at home?

Please help ><

~Steve

you need a computer to put the data onto the memory card also theres been some nice easy installers that you clikc one button and it makes a pandora for you. i havnt used any but i would check them out

[hodgy47]

some asshole is making these and selling on ebay for £29.50, why do people have to make money from from someone else's hardwork i mean team c+d are not charging for this I hate people like that they should crawl in a hole and die. If you bought your own battery and mem stick from ebay you can make your own kit for £15 thats a saving of £10 and you are not lining some assholes pocket for something he didnt even do.

[tallica]

Wow this is awesome but do I need a spare PSP to do this since my fully bricked psp can run USB mode or what?

If you can access usb mode im guessing yu have access to recovery. If you can access the recovery menu you can just use a recovery pack for the firmware your on.

[naruto179]

If I were to downgrade my 3.50 PSP (with a motherboard of TA-082) with the Lumines exploit, upgrade to some custom firmware, created the jigkick battery and mem card, and if I did then downgrade back to 1.5 with the battery, could i upgrade, to lets say, 3.6 even though I downgraded my TA-082? Since it was said before that that motherboard couldn't be upgraded past some official firmware again? Thanks.

[Johnny Rash]

Can this be run on Linux? I've used this before on Windows XP and was successful. But I wonder if I can run this through WINE if it will work.

[jwilds73]

So the memory stick must be below 4gig and not a normal "Memory stick duo" but a pro?

Worked great I had to run to my nephews and borrow their 1gig stick and I got it to work without a problem. It's a Sandisk card also but it worked without a hitch.

[NoQuarter]

wow,thank you guy's!!
I just made my first one,and was dumping the nand on my first-gen psp (came as 1.5 now 3.40oe) and it said I had a bad sector.My question is: if I format the flash and reinstall firmware will it fix this(it's not a brick and works fine)is it a result of custom firmware?

[Johnny Rash]

Having to use this again. This time the client wants to pay me.

[jurkevicz]

I hope it gets updated soon for the PSP Slim. I bricked on 3.70 and Pandora doesn't work with the Slim/.

[robertbluemli]

I hope it gets updated soon for the PSP Slim. I bricked on 3.70 and Pandora doesn't work with the Slim/.

I'm having the same problem. Found a solution? Will it work again when 3.70 M33 is out or is it senseless to wait for that since Dark-Alex explained that it's gonna be difficult to create a CFW on 3.70/1 and I should better buy a new slim? BTW: Why can it be so difficult as we learned that the code has already been decrypted?

Yours from Switzerland

[aaronburke]

alright, i'm going to ask a total noob question, so hopefully some of y'all will go easy on me. :)

i've got a psp with 3.51. i understand that i have to change this to a custom firmware first before i can pull the pandora trick, and i had decided to go with the m33, but i can't find easy instructions or a tutorial to guide me through that step. i've read the readme but i'm not sure that i understand it completely. i'm usually pretty good with this stuff so i think i can handle it after i get m33 on there - just don't know how to get 3.51 m33 from reg 3.51?

if anyone can help, thanks, you can pm me. appreciate it.

[Qmark]

i've got a psp with 3.51. As far as I know, it is not possible at this time to do much of anything with 351.

You are going to have to find someone with an already-unlocked PSP.

[risenlord]

i knew it would work as a successful downgrade kit. but dont freak out if you jigkick then get a blackscreen when the xmb loads just press the brightness key

[aaronburke]

As far as I know, it is not possible at this time to do much of anything with 351.

You are going to have to find someone with an already-unlocked PSP.
thanks for the reply - i looked and you're right, now i see what the whole shebang is. thanks again.

[!!!GamerMan!!!]

i have a question, will this work to downgrade my fat 3.71 psp and can i format my mem stick after and use it as normal?

[oolong_black01]

awsome! will this work from mac? already know the answer to that its hard being an orange in a room full of apples..

[CaptainMorgan4]

Yeah you can return your stick and battery back to normal when done.

[123456]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY
Run "installer" through the firmware on the PSP?

[CaptainMorgan4]

*!!PLEASE someone report this bug!!*
The 4gb Sandisk Ruby Red and quite possibly all the 4gb memory sticks (need further testing) are not compatable to be made into Magic Pandora Memory Sticks.

[dotmotion]

I have a bricke PSP, but the screen remains black when I turn it on, also I have no sound, it's like if it was dead.

Is there any way to fix this? How can I mount the MS if I cant enter it to USB mode?

Tnx!

[TrUeJaY]

After unbricking ... it says sony computer entertainment and then a blue screen comes saying in many languages 'Setting information is corrupted.Press the 0 button to repair and restore default settings.'

But when i press 0 it just restarts!!

[SpooForBrains]

*!!PLEASE someone report this bug!!*
The 4gb Sandisk Ruby Red and quite possibly all the 4gb memory sticks (need further testing) are not compatable to be made into Magic Pandora Memory Sticks.

BASED ON WHAT?

[TrUeJaY]

After unbricking ... it says sony computer entertainment and then a blue screen comes saying in many languages 'Setting information is corrupted.Press the 0 button to repair and restore default settings.'

But when i press 0 it just restarts!!

[dromemax]

Team C&D have done it again,

A dream becomes a reality, we can now downgrade to any firmware version from any firmware :D

Here is the Content

We told you that we'd be releasing an unbricker for the M33 bricks. But then we got to thinking, maybe that just wouldn't be exciting enough. Would you like a super special surprise bonus? How about an unbricker for ALL PSPs? Yep, you read that right. We call it "Pandora's Battery".
There's a larger story behind this unbricker, though, and it deserves to be told. It's the culmination of years of behind-the-scenes research and development by some of the top names in PSP hacking, under the name of the Prometheus project. This group of people, from various development teams, was dedicated to developing and releasing PSP hacks and exploits, with the aim of improving the status of PSP homebrew, and making sure that it was kept alive.
For some time this project was highly successful - many releases from Noobz, C+D and others were direct results of this work. The zenith of this success was the development of this unbricker - which required some amazing technical leaps, including:
Reverse engineering of the service (unbrick) mode
Development of a technique to change an ordinary battery into a service mode trigger battery (and back)
Development of custom IPL code along with a technique to sign that code as authentic.
Even more impressive is that all of the above was achieved without any access to the official hardware or software. With careful nurturing, this unbricker and custom IPL was to become the foundation of a whole new homebrew environment. Unfortunately something happened to shatter the idyll. Somehow, the unbricker was leaked into the wider world before it was ready to be released. Whether this was deliberate, by one of the team members, or accidental via a security breach is still unclear. The fact is that this unbricker appeared on the black market, being sold for huge prices. As far as we know, it is probably very close to the same software that appears in at least some of the 'magic unbricker'/'jigkick' videos.
So, although the time was not right to release this (it would have been wise to wait at least until the PSP Slim release), our hand has been forced. In order to prevent small fortunes being made by leeches, we are giving this unbricker away for free. So - let it be known - if you have paid for an unbricker, then you have been ripped off. I suggest that you take up your grievances with the seller - it should never have been sold. And if you're unhappy about this being released before PSP Slim - then blame whoever it was that leaked or stole it.
It's unclear whether or not this is the end for the Prometheus project - hopefully not, but that is undecided so far. In case it is the end, it is worth a quick roll of honour. In alphabetical order:
Adrahil, Booster, Cswindle, Dark_AleX, Ditlew, Fanjita, Joek2100, Jim, Mathieulh, Nem, Psp250, Skylark, TyRaNiD.
And here are their respective C+D (Create and Destroy) nicknames.

Mathieulh = WiseFellow
Tyranid = bockscar
Fanjita = FullerMonty
Joek = CosmicOverSoul
Dark_Alex = Malyot
Chris = Caretaker
Adrahil = VoidPointer
nem = h1ckeyph0rce

Anyway - make sure to read the readme.txt in this release for how to use it, but in brief it works like this:
You run a program on a homebrew-enabled PSP that will convert a standard PSP battery into a jigkick battery. Note that you can't then use that battery normally - so you should use a spare one.
You run a program to generate the unbricker memory stick image, built from the v1.5 update EBOOT (note that this, and the custom IPL, means the release is completely free of Sony copyright materials).
You run some programs on a PC to install the image to your memory stick.
Now, you have a battery/memory stick pair that works just like the famous jigkick combination (but better) - just insert them into any PSP (even a brick) and the PSP will be reinstalled with the v1.5 firmware. As far as we know, this will continue to work for all future firmwares.
Enjoy! And remember - if you find this useful, please donate to the original developers - it's a lot cheaper than paying £1500 for it on the black market... Donations via paypal please via this Link:
http://paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=ig390%40msn%2ecom


[adrahil] A note about Pandora's Battery: It does not allow IDStorage restore, so don't go erasing your whole NAND without making a backup!

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Use mspformat to format the Memory Stick logically, how can i format memory stick use mspformat because when i open mspformat window only running for 3 sec how do i do this thing please help me

[SpooForBrains]

Use mspformat to format the Memory Stick logically, how can i format memory stick use mspformat because when i open mspformat window only running for 3 sec how do i do this thing please help me

1. You need to run it from the command line.
2. You need to know which drive your PSP is currently mounted as. (E:, F:, whatever)

Open a command prompt (this is usually achieved by going to Start > Run, typing cmd and pressing enter.

Then change directory to where the mspformat.exe is located. For example, if you saved it in a folder called pandora on your desktop, you would type

cd desktop\pandora

then run the command by typing:

mspformat.exe f

(where f is the drive letter your PSP is mounted to)

[jman420]

This is kick ass progress, we can downgrade anything now! and unbrick PSP's!

[sneddy]

how can i format my memory stick? then i can get started on downgrading my psp?

[ugly dude]

I got a a Pandora Battery and Memory Card with some changes on it. I wanted to create Despertar Cementerio 3 on it instead. So i thought the safest way for to redo the Pandora Memory Card again, so I reformatted my memory card, try to run Pandora's Battery Firm. Installer on it again and it keep giving me (8002014C). Can someone help me out and tell me what I have done wrong. Current using 3.40 OEA. Many thanks

P.S Also I still got the files (kd, registry and msipl.bin) from the original Pandora Memory Card that I created for it, can I just copy and paste back into or would it not work.

[Knups]

I don't know if anyone has done this yet ... but I wanted to be able to update straight to 3.71m33-2 (from 3.10oe-a if anyone cares) so I decided to use Pandora (DAX's new version despertar_cementerio3) but I still wanted the option of using Pandora for a full 1.5 or Pandora 1.5 unbrick/downgrader as well.

I had already made a Hellcat's 3.xx Pandora MS stick setup for a Pandora 1.5 install, so I made a copy of the kd folder and renamed it {1.5}kd and edited pspbtcnf.txt to load the full 1.5 and renamed the original folder {P1.5}kd. I also renamed the registry folder {1.5}registry and the msipl.bin to {1.5}msipl.bin.

I then installed DAX's 3.71m33-2 Pandora maker and ran it. It created a new msipl.bin and new registry and kd folders which I then renamed to {371}foldername... deleted the 150 and 340.pbps needed for that install and was done! I just rename the folders for what version I want to end up with, convert a battery, and run the unbricker 1.50, pandora 1.50, or 3.71m33-2. Quick and easy.

When I decide I want to change it, Hellcat's software is quick and easy for converting the *extra* *fat!!!!!!!* battery to pandora/nonpandora. So with IRShell or similar program you can do it all without touching a computer after the initial setup.

If anyone sees an easier way of doing this or something that is screwing up my PSP without me realizing it, please let me know.

As far as testing goes... I've ran Hellcat's without a flaw, and just ran DAX's on another PSP and everything looks good. I'll probably borrow the 1.5 again tomorrow and try moving it up to 3.71 this time. DAX's also give the option of installing the original 3.71 fw if anyone is intrested......LOL.


Side Note: For all you people who don't know or want to do command line app's to make all this stuff Hellcat's pan3.xx_rev2b is awesome and runs everything from inside any homebrew capable PSP. Get it at http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-development-forum-11/t-release-pandora-installer-for-3xx-kernels-122449.html

[Knups]

FYI: The Pandora MS can still be used as a normal MS, but will only act as a Pandora MS when a jigkic battery is but in at the same time.

[ugly dude]

Sorry for being so stupid. Can I just confirm. I got the Pandora Battery and the Despertar Cementerio memory stick. If I got a 3.71 firmware PSP, do I just put the Pandora battery and memory card in and press X to install 3.71M33 or do I need to do anything else before it?

Many thanks for your help

[aminkr]

urm... can i ask question...

this is hardware exploit rite?

so....can i downgrade my friends 3.72 phat psp with this

[casher1]

hi i tryed to create a pandora battery but got errors on psp now my psp wont boot with this battery or the power cable.
i have used some one elses battery and psp will boot.
have tryed to recover using the left+right +home+start but just flashes then go's off.
have got it to turn on now and again but then it turns off.
can any one sugest any thing for this (exsept get new battery).
was running on custom firmware 3.03
mem stic has been formated so have lost all back ups for psp.:confused:

[Saracchini]

hi i tryed to create a pandora battery but got errors on psp now my psp wont boot with this battery or the power cable.
i have used some one elses battery and psp will boot.
have tryed to recover using the left+right +home+start but just flashes then go's off.
have got it to turn on now and again but then it turns off.
can any one sugest any thing for this (exsept get new battery).
was running on custom firmware 3.03
mem stic has been formated so have lost all back ups for psp.:confused:

JUst plug your PSP in AC adapter without the battery, turn on the PSP, when XMB appears put the battery and remove the AC adapter. After this
you can revert back your Pandora battery to a one.
Your PSP aways will boot in service-mode when an Pandora Battery is inserted and withou the "Magic Memory STick" it will show an black screen.

And yes... i recomend you buy an new battery and leave the another one as Pandora. No one knows when you´ll have a brick.

[casher1]

have tryed what you sugested but power just flashes with and without battery have managed to get it to turn on but then just dies so it wont give me chance to run recovery

[Shadowblind]

Sooo....anyone wanna say how to downgrade a PSP with the Pandora Battery? :)

[andik69_4_lyf@hotmai]

just tried the pandora's battery on my psp with 3.72 firmware installed. and nothing has happened. just say's corrupt the installer files and loads the battery file but then cuts off.. also when runing the msipl" application it says block on the dos menu ... really gutted about this as just got the psp fort it wud be good to upgrade as at that time i new nothing..

would be nice if someone coule shine some lite on psp 3.72 firmware and its chance sof being reversed..


thanks in advance andi:thumbup:

[Apoklepz]

Ok, I've been asked to make a 3.71 PSP Slim "Homebrew-able"...Is this the best and fastest way to hack into it? I'd like to get it up to firmware 3.71 M33-4. I've hacked my Phat since back in the day and now hold it at Custom FW 3.71 M33-4....but I'm new to Slim hacking.

Can someone help? I have a christmas deadline here and definately don't want to mess up my friend's kid christmas gift.

Thanks!

[Shadowblind]

Ok, I've been asked to make a 3.71 PSP Slim "Homebrew-able"...Is this the best and fastest way to hack into it? I'd like to get it up to firmware 3.71 M33-4. I've hacked my Phat since back in the day and now hold it at Custom FW 3.71 M33-4....but I'm new to Slim hacking.

Can someone help? I have a christmas deadline here and definately don't want to mess up my friend's kid christmas gift.

Thanks!

Aye, just create the pandora battery and shove it into his slim and press X. Search google for Pandora GUI 1.5, or check for it at a psp hacks site ;)

[Apoklepz]

Hey old friend!!! How ya been? Thanks for the very quick & nice reply...Merry Christmas!

[Shadowblind]

Hey old friend!!! How ya been? Thanks for the very quick & nice reply...Merry Christmas!

Eh, wasting away within the confines of my own mind. Same ol' same ol', really. So the Pandora battery thing working for you? :)

[Apoklepz]

Okay, I've downloaded and used Pandora's GUI v1.5 and the Battery was Pandorized succesfully and it did make contact with my generated Magic Memory Stick....However, The Slim's FW was unchanged and a Log was generated at the Memory Stick, it reads:

M33_360_INSTALL_LOG.TXT
Install initialization... OK
Reading IPL... OK
Verifying ipl... Failed -> Not the expected IPL

So the msipl.bin file is not working for me...any guess why?

[watupgroupie]

Okay, I've downloaded and used Pandora's GUI v1.5 and the Battery was Pandorized succesfully and it did make contact with my generated Magic Memory Stick....However, The Slim's FW was unchanged and a Log was generated at the Memory Stick, it reads:

M33_360_INSTALL_LOG.TXT
Install initialization... OK
Reading IPL... OK
Verifying ipl... Failed -> Not the expected IPL

So the msipl.bin file is not working for me...any guess why?Check the slims firmware, i read the newer ones don't work(anyone confirm?). If that's not the problem try generating it and writing it to the ms again. Make sure to follow steps exzactly (good thing they do a check).

[ExcruciationX]

Apoklepz, how have you been?

[Apoklepz]

Been great, X thanks for asking. Working hard and enjoying the holidays with my family. Hope you're doing great as well.

I finally found DA's Despertar Cementerio App and I've succesfully updated the Slim to 3.71 M33-2...Two more updates and it's time to fill it up with Homebrew goodness!

BTW, I've heard 1.50 kernel addons are a bit sketchy running on Slim models...Has this been polished yet?

Thanks guys, Have a Happy End of the Year...and try to pay more attention to your loved ones than your "digital" loved ones. lol

[warbird]

1.5 kernel doesnt run on slims.

[watupgroupie]

1.5 kernel doesnt run on slims.
Correction it does run. Just like you think it needs to be polished up. There are many complications running it on the slim including no screen support. Dark_Alex came much closer when developing a screen plugin for his pandora battery for the slim but apparently he's still not done. Only time will tell if he can get the 1.50 kernal to work on the slim.

[Apoklepz]

So it's only compatible with 3xx compiled Eboots then. Again, Thanks for clearing that up.

[watupgroupie]

So it's only compatible with 3xx compiled Eboots then. Again, Thanks for clearing that up.
Yes it will only run with 3xx compiled eboots. Many developers are starting to make there apps or games with the 3xx kernel though so not to worry to much. It only takes developers a few more minutes to make it work on the slim so everyones doing it and even people are re-digging their old projects and making them run on the slim which is nice.

[nsa]

HELP. I have just downloaded pandora.zip and it has failed when I tried to unzip it using both WinZip and PowerArchiver.
Here is the WinZip log:
Extracting to "C:\Tmp\"
Use Path: yes Overlay Files: no
Extracting readme.txt
Extracting msinst.exe
Extracting mspformat.exe
CRC check failed
creating: C:\Tmp\battery\
creating: C:\Tmp\battery\pandora_battery%\
Extracting EBOOT.PBP
creating: C:\Tmp\battery\pandora_battery\
Extracting EBOOT.PBP
creating: C:\Tmp\installer\
creating: C:\Tmp\installer\pbfirm_install\
Extracting EBOOT.PBP
creating: C:\Tmp\installer\pbfirm_install%\
Extracting EBOOT.PBP

I can't procede without a working version of all the files. Can you help???

[dannyblake]

I also just downloaded the Pandora.zip file
and had the same error.
get the reading the mspformat.exe file
is corrupt.

[Skribblez]

This is amazing, I gotta go downgrade my friend's psp's. :P

[se917]

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[Mdusiek]

does this work with official firmware? plz help i got 3.81 official! can i downgrade? help plz

[blakey87_1]

need direct help come to www.pspslimhomebrew.com (http://www.pspslimhomebrew.com)

[cronaroth]

I just got a PSP Slim 3.72 (as in my PSP Slim came preloaded with 3.72) since my PSP Fat that was modified died completely :(. What do I need to modify it to 3.XXM33-X (X's reserved for whatever the current best CFW is).? Ive never dealt with modding a slim and I went slim since I got my fat at best buy with a warranty and it was barely still in warranty and I needed to exchange it-so I got it exchanged and I dont know what to do with this. I know a few of the rules have changed-please enlighten me.

[Candungo]

I have try this thing about 7 times and no luck.I have Sony mod battery,you know the one you crack open and d-solder pin #4,my problem is making the MS.
All lights turn ON solid colors and after 8 seconds they all turn off.
What going on guys?

[rhysdigby]

can someone help? I have a official firmware 3.8 and a Datel service mode battery ''SLIM'' and i want to downgrade but It won't. help!!

[dizzyrizz]

So I just got a PSP Slim-2001, and not knowing any better upgraded to official firmware 3.80.

Is there anything I can do to get to a custom firmware??

I have an extra battery and Memory stick I don't mind "parting with", to make a pandora battery and magic memory stick. (I've only done a few hours of reading, so know that I am relatively new to this).

I would really appreciate any guidance you can give!
Dont want to brick my new PSP my girlfriend would have my head..

[se917]

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[Sonicboy 101]

Please don't spam the forums with your useless junk.

[madmanmikeadams14107]

So I just got a PSP Slim-2001, and not knowing any better upgraded to official firmware 3.80.

Is there anything I can do to get to a custom firmware??

I have an extra battery and Memory stick I don't mind "parting with", to make a pandora battery and magic memory stick. (I've only done a few hours of reading, so know that I am relatively new to this).

I would really appreciate any guidance you can give!
Dont want to brick my new PSP my girlfriend would have my head..
im stuck in the same boat, slim 2001 3.80 version please tell me you found a way to downgrade or runiso games, please reply

[simba20061]

Hi i am a complete nooob, will this work with standard v3.80 when i mean standard its like it is out the box, i want to downgrade please help...

[rhysdigby]

i have found a way to downgrade if you want the files; add me on [email protected] i will tell you there. can't place the files here due to site restrictions.

[ribs90]

um, so whats with the post saying you DONT need another psp or spare battety?

(+[__]::)
=]

[jondoe696911]

ok it says it cant do a full nand restore, heres my question i have a psp i believe it was 3.03 oe c or something like that, well in a half hazzard attempt to change the fonts and make more space, i deleted both flash 0 and flash 1, has anyone sucessfully repaired a psp with a similar issue? if so i can have a psp by tomorrow, but i dont want to go rent one if its been proven not to work.

edit: btw its one of the phat early model psp's, never had any problems with it since this.

[jefflin]

good work,
I think it hard for many people to make a pandora battery. so i got a list of websites which sell Pandora's battery. If anybody know any more please tell me, then ill add it on to the list thanks


1)pandora battery—downgrade any version psp (http://www.gogamestuff.com/gogamestuff-topseller-skuid-a07122700ux0001-brandid-3-typeid-29-detail.html)

2)pandora battery for sony psp (http://www.sourcingmap.com/psp-pandora-battery-p-11960.html)

3)eBay.co.uk (http://search.ebay.co.uk/battery-pandora_W0QQcrlpZ1176298667Q5f51QQfcclZ1QQfclZ4QQf nuZ1QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQkeywordZbatteryQ20pandora)- battery pandora, pandora, psp, psp battery items at low prices

4)Amazon.co.uk: pandoras battery (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=blended&field-keywords=pandoras%20battery&results-process=default&dispatch=search/ref=pd_sl_aw_tops-2_blended_210682808_1&results-process=default)

[da-lat]

well... i hav a pisen battery i brought off ebay. ya it has an EEPROM function. :thumbup:

i want to soft mod it. :)


ya i kno its 3rd party...but can sum1 help and research a way to convert it to pandora battery?

:confused::confused::confused:

[Qmark]

Does anyone have the eeprom.bin from a psp-110 battery? I seem to have corrupted mine somehow.

Is this even allowed?

[Jotatz]

Thanks a lot, I really could use this! :)

[ruenazn]

hwo do u sue thsi i downlaod the file but in the file containst mroe fils what i ned to do help!!!

[lbinc]

Well, that's right.
With PSP Pandora Battery (http://www.laptopbattery-inc.co.uk/pandora-battery-for-sony-any-version-psp-p-469.html), you can unbrick & downgrade any version psp to version 1.5.
http://www.laptopbattery-inc.co.uk/images/PandoraBattery.jpg

[silverwootz]

msformat and msinst don't work

[newb_fo_life]

Gweat work guyz

[dkwan20]

Is a 64MB mem stick sufficient???

[FK122]

Knups! if youre online can u help me with my psp???? im in fukuoka and i want youre help to make my psp have a custom firmware! plz! tell me when to meet u!!!

[FK122]

Knups! dude! can u help me!??