[GUIDE]{ANY PSP}Pandora Universal Unbricker and 3.80 M33 Installer

[Bobtentpeg]

Changes in version 4
- Installer now checks if user has a custom theme installed, and ask him to disable it before running the program.

- the PSN DRM file in flash2 (act.dat) is now backuped during ms creation and restored in the unbrick.

- flash2 is now formatted too.

- Now installs 3.80 M33-5 instead of 3.71 M33-3.


Making The Pandoras Battery and Memory Stick
If you already have one, skip this step and preceed to the next part
Secondly
Obtain the following
1. A bricked PSP
2. A nonbricked PSP that can run homebrew; 256+mb MS PRO DUO. non PRO will not work
3. A battery
4. Download this : http://dl.qj.net/dl.php?fid=14414


unrar it with winrar
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move the "Pandorasbox Setup.exe" into C:/
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Start it
press Install.
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Now find the folder that you extracted originally and double click the "Shortcut to Pandora's Box.exe"
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Click Pandora's Battery REquirements; make sure you meet them
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press OK
Click on Pandora's Box Easier-Installer For Pandora's Battery
You should get a Command Window
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press 1 then enter

***Note***
If you ant to save the files on yur Memory Stick, do so now.
***NOTE***
Now enter your PSPs drive letter. Just the letter no : or :/. Im my case its G
Now insert the memory stick you wish to use as the Pandora's MAgic MS
Press 1 then Enter
Press Y then Enter
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***CAUTION***
This WILL erase your memory stick, and all files will be lost. dont say i didnt warn you
***CAUTION***
AFter you press Y you should see the following SCreen
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press 1 then Enter if you do, if not, retry
Exit USB
Remove then replace your MS
RE-enter USB mode
Press 1 then Enter
Wiat
You should get the following screen
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if so, press 1 then Enter, if not, restart at beginning
Now put the battery you wish to use as your Pandora's Magic Battery in your PSP.
press 1 then enter
Exit USB
Go to Game on your memory stick and launch "Pandora's Battery Creator"
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After program has loaded press triangle
Press 1 then Enter
It should say dumping, then done and exit.
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REstart "Pandora's Battery Creator"
Press X
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Should say done and exit
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Press 1 then Enter
now start "Pandoras Battery Firm. Installer
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press X
It will display the following screen then exit
RE-enter USB mode
Press 1 the Enter
You should se the following screen
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Press 1 then Enter 2 times
Press Y then Enter
Should See Following Screen
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Press 1 the Enter***
Your done with this step, move on to the next***


Modifying The Memory Stick files to work as an Universal Unbricker and 3.80 M33 Installer
Download the 3.80 , 3.40, and 1.50 eboots 3.80 Here (http://dl.qj.net/dl.php?fid=15413) 3.40 here(Rename to 340.PBP) (http://dl.qj.net/dl.php?fid=13547) and 150 Here(rename to 150.PBP (http://dl.qj.net/dl.php?fid=163)
Place it on the root of your MS.
Download this (http://www.divshare.com/download/3556864-f45)
Extract it and place the despertar_cementerio in PSP/GAME
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Run the program
(- If you have a PTF custom theme set, disable it before running the program)
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(if you get the Needs firmwre 271 or higher message, go into recovery mode and turn GAME FOLDER KERNEL to 3.XX)
Press X
Wait
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Now you have the Battery and Memory Stick needed to unbrick a PSP.[/size][/color]

Unbricking/Installing 3.80 M33
Put the Battery and MS in the PSP you wish to unbrick/install 380 M33
- Press X to install 3.80M33.

- Press O to install original 3.80

- Press [] to dump nand to nand-dump.bin. When done, psp will auto shutdown.

- Press L+R+HOME+start to restore nand from nand-dump.bin

[dgbbad]

i did this...and now my slim wont turn on at all. no recovery mode, no nuthing. i tried running it again...but it didnt help.

[LiK SHoT]

go into recovery under advanced settings and format your flashes ;)

[Bobtentpeg]

dgbbad try hitting the screen button

[koolyoe]

This is weird I followed every step and the battery works on the psp that is already able to run homebrew apps, which is on 3.03 oe-c yea i know i need to upgrade

anyways i shut off psp and tes it out with my slim thats 3.71 atm, neways it lights up the screen but no options to install the firmware.

I pout the battery and mem stick back into the psp that is already modded and it does show up to install the firmware...

[koolyoe]

treid couple more tiems finally works Great Tutorila thankx guys

[hilalk]

do i download all three firmwares (3.80, 3.40, and 1.50)? or do i just download one firmware of my choice?
plz reply

[koolyoe]

You need to download all 3 of them.

"Download the 3.80 , 3.40, and 1.50 eboots 3.80 Here 3.40 here(Rename to 340.PBP) and 150 Here(rename to 150.PBP)
Place it on the root of your MS."

[hilalk]

I have a few questions about this:

do i put all of the updates on the root of the ms?
will i need to do any hard modding to the battery? And im not supposed to close the pandoras box program throughout the whole process right?
and is there any way that i can end up bricking the second running psp (its my friends and is running on 3.71 m33-2)
and all the files i will be needing are right on this page, right?
thnx

[Bobtentpeg]

Yes the updates go on the root unless otherwise specified
no, you dont need to hard mod, just flash an eeprom which can be unflashed aterwards
no dont close the program until there are no more command prompt windows
no you can brick the other PSP
all the files are linked from this page

[hilalk]

Yes the updates go on the root unless otherwise specified
no, you dont need to hard mod, just flash an eeprom which can be unflashed aterwards
no dont close the program until there are no more command prompt windows
no you can brick the other PSP
all the files are linked from this page
i can or i cannot brick the other psp?

[Bobtentpeg]

sorry forgot the t in cant

[cal360]

This is a brilliant tutorial and i've recommended this to a friend.

[Bobtentpeg]

thanks ;) cal

[D Only Fresh Prince]

Hello new to forums lool but i have run into trouble when creating my pandoras battery (im a semi-noob) when i have to press y to format my memory stick i keep getting write error using a 512 and tried a 2 gig (by the this is on vista) on xp i get the error message logical drive is to big or something along them lines is there anyway you can help me!!!

[Bobtentpeg]

use XP and the 512, first format it with your comp by right cliking and going to format then format through this

[C-money]

Hello world of the psp community!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[D Only Fresh Prince]

use XP and the 512, first format it with your comp by right cliking and going to format then format through this

thanks for the quick reply i did as you said and tried my other computer with XP i get the error message logical drive has more than a physical drive cannot handle:confused::(. The error message is when i try to format (pressing y). Could you please assist me agen sorry bout the hasell:D

[D Only Fresh Prince]

ok i tried it on my brothers XP computer and i got past that stage now i done everything else but when i connect the MS and Battery nothing comes up::(. is there anything i am doing wrong? can anyone help please? thanks

[D Only Fresh Prince]

use XP and the 512, first format it with your comp by right cliking and going to format then format through this

thanks for the quick reply i did as you said and tried my other computer with XP i get the error message logical drive has more than a physical drive cannot handle:confused::(. The error message is when i try to format (pressing y). Could you please assist me agen sorry bout the hasell:D

[D Only Fresh Prince]

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:okaii all sorted used my older brothers pc XP has all da updates so it worked like a charm and now i have unbriked my other psp gone to firmware 3.80 THANK YOU SO MUCH your guide was the easiest 1 i could follow and one of the only ones that made sense 10/10* on this oone great and keep the work up!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::t humbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

[Bobtentpeg]

:p you really like that emote dont you :rofl: :o

your welcome

[D Only Fresh Prince]

yes its total awsemness but for some reason i cant get my snes emulator working or psp revolutions and thats a shame as they were extremely addictive do you have n e solutions??

[Bobtentpeg]

1.5 kernel addon?

[D Only Fresh Prince]

when you say that what do you mean? How do i install this and will this also sort out my problem i have because when i turn my psp off i cant continue from where i left off i know on the older cf firmwares i could? also sometimes i have to flick up the on switch twice do you know why ? and sorry bout the so many questinos but can this work on slim psp. if you could answer that would be great!!

[D Only Fresh Prince]

dont worry about the first question i did it myself and installed and yes now them games work thanks but will this all work for the slim psp?

[scottjbanks1978]

i have got a psp slim on fw2.71 and a psp that i have downgraded from 2.71 to 1.50 is there anyway i can now get them both on homebrew?

[Bobtentpeg]

...since slims can only go down to 3.60, I;m assuming you mean a slim on 371...

use the PSP on 1.5 to make pandora...

[scottjbanks1978]

yes the slims 371 the others now 150

[scottjbanks1978]

dont have a pandora for either though

[scottjbanks1978]

the psp on 1.5 can already do homebrew can it?

[scottjbanks1978]

i keep getting open error read when trying to format why is this?

[Bobtentpeg]

Seriously, no need to quadruple post. And read the guide, it says 1.5 PSPs work for this.

and I dont know why it fails, if you give me an error I might be able to help.

next time edit your original post instead of posting right after yourself

[scottjbanks1978]

just says about formating drive f, i type y (enter)

Then the following comes up

Open error (read).
you should see
drive successfully formatted, partition moved.

[Bobtentpeg]

do you have read and write permission on your disk?

[Snotick]

Great Guide. I just have a couple of questions. I have unbricked the phat psp, and I have a pandoras battery for the phat. I now need to unbrick a slim. Can I use the same pandoras battery that I already have? The battery is an 1800mah phat versions. Do I need a slim battery, or can I use this phat one in the slim to unbrick it? I am assuming that I just need to redo the Pandora's battery installer part to recreate the memory stick?
Thanks for your help.

[Bobtentpeg]

yup you can use the battery, you just need to remake your MS

[spoon_key]

My Pandora and Magic MS currently install 3.71M33-2 so is there an easy way to make the Magic MS install 3.80M33-5 without the need to go through the full process of making another Magic MS?

Do I just add the 3 PBP's to the root and then run DCv4?

The reason I ask is because I have my battteries back up eeprom on the Magic MS and dont want to delete it and as I have no idea were it is on the MS i dont want to loose it!

Thanks

[lopcrm7]

I did all of that but this part

Remove then replace your MS
RE-enter USB mode
Press 1 then Enter
Wiat
You should get the following screen

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if so, press 1 then Enter, if not, restart at beginning
Now put the battery you wish to use as your Pandora's Magic Battery in your PSP.
press 1 then enter
Exit USB


For some reason that part doesn't goes like that. It goes like this

Step three a - Copy files to The PsP

Copying files to the PsP please wait...
File not found - *
0 File(s) copied
You should see 5 files copied above
Press 1 and then enter to Continue


then it say

Step four A- Create Pandora's Battery

Please insert the Battery you wish to convert to Pandora's Battery
NOTE!! Use a spare battery! Pandora's Battery cannot load the psp normally
They can only boot recovery mode Make sure you have another battery for
normal operation
Press 1 then enter to Continue, once the battery is installed


Step four B- Create Pandora's Battery


In the PSP run Pandora's Battery Creator From Memory Stick under the Game menu
Press Triangle to create a backup to reverse the change Later
The program will exit
When it does, Enable usb, and then Press 1 and then enter to Continue


Step four C- Create Pandora's Battery

In the Psp run Pandora's Battery Creator from the Memory Stick
Press Cross to create Pandora's Battery
The Psp will display Done exiting
When it is done the Psp return to the XMB
When it does Press 1 and then enter to Continue


Step Five A- Create Pandora's Firmware


Now run Pandoras battery Firm Installer from the mempry Stick
Press Cross to create Pandora's Battery MS Firmware
The Psp will display Done with success exiting in 10 seconds
When it is done the Psp return to the XMB
When it does, Enable usb, and then Press 1 and then enter to Continue


Invalid drive specification
0file<s> copied

You should see a prompt above this line
Example 1 file<s> copied
If you see the line above press 1 then enter to Continue, Otherwise see the FAQ


you will be prompted to enter y, and press enter in the next step


Press 1 then enter to Continue
1
PSP MS IPL Installer
Loas IPL code msipl.bin
Can't open msipl.bin
You should see:
Write Ms boot code
above, If you do now have a Pandora's battery
Press1 then enter to finish



Can you please help me and let me know what i'm doing wrong here?
I would appreciate the help. Thank you for everything.

[Bobtentpeg]

My Pandora and Magic MS currently install 3.71M33-2 so is there an easy way to make the Magic MS install 3.80M33-5 without the need to go through the full process of making another Magic MS?

Do I just add the 3 PBP's to the root and then run DCv4?

The reason I ask is because I have my battteries back up eeprom on the Magic MS and dont want to delete it and as I have no idea were it is on the MS i dont want to loose it!

Thanks
move the eeprom to your comp
and remake the stick, thats the only way



I would appreciate the help. Thank you for everything. [/B]
did you install the program to C:/

[lopcrm7]

Yes, I put the program in my C:/.

[lopcrm7]

I mean Ihave done everything it just this part is what doesn't goes on.

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Do I have to copy it to the memory stick to my Psp or let it do by it self. Which I did it both way, and it still doesn't work.

[spoon_key]

move the eeprom to your comp
and remake the stick, thats the only way

But it says in the DC readme:-

Installation:

**
- If you have already a pandora ms, don't do this part. Otherwise,
format an ms using c+d mspformat or any other tool that allows to move
partition to ~250kb from first sector

**

As I already have an MS surely I dont need to delete anything? but just do the next steps?


**
- Copy despertar_cementerio to PSP/GAME/

- Download 1.50, 3.40 and 3.80 update eboots and copy them to ms root with
150.PBP, 340.PBP and 380.PBP names.

- If you have a PTF custom theme set, quit it before running the program.

- Use the app under a cfw with 2.x or 3.x kernel (be sure that kernel is
selected on recovery to the correct one (2.x or 3.x))

- Once finished, u will have msipl.bin on root. If you already have a pandora
ms, you don't have to do this step (ipl doesn't changes lol), otherwise,
use c+d msinst to install ipl on ms; or use dd command from unix, or any
hex-edit program to write on sector 16 on the physical drive.

- Now you can delete 340 and 150 PBP's, as they won't be used more; but 380.PBP
will be used for unbricker, so don't delete it.

- Now you have an universal pandora ms ready to go

**

Thanks for your reply

[Bobtentpeg]

Your still remaking the stick spoon.

lopcrm7, do you have your PSP connected to your cmputer when your running thi with an MS in

[spoon_key]

Your still remaking the stick spoon.

Ok i think I get it now.

I dont need to reformat the MS using mspformat and dont need to use msinst to install the ipl as these are already done.

I just need to get the PBP's and DCv4 and then run it and thats it?

If this is the case my eeprom should still be on the MS as I am not formatting?

Sorry for being so dense

Many thanks again

[Bobtentpeg]

Yes, and your eeprom should remain firmly enstaunched in its current position, but I would still back it up

[spoon_key]

Thanks for all your replies

Its much appreciated

[pspxyz]

I have followed the tutorial and run despertar cementerio, but when I reboot my 3.90m33 psp to test if pandora works, it just runs the battery normally and doesn't bring up the pandora menu that usually comes up when u put the battery in?

Fixed:
I tried the tutorial again with my official psp battery, and it worked. Which leads me to believe that pandoras battery is not compatible with my spare 3600mah battery.

[dbpwnz]

press 1 then Enter if you do, if not, retry
Exit USB
Remove then replace your MS
RE-enter USB mode
Press 1 then Enter
Wiat
You should get the following screen

Thats the step after reformatting the MS. What do u replace the MS with?

[Bobtentpeg]

remove the MS...replace the MS...
same MS...you just replace it in the PSP

[Getsu Yorokai]

Every one !!! Help! This is the first time ive ever asked. Normaly I can get it done or Figure it out myself. But this is a dire situation.:confused: It starts out with my psp going bonkers using the CF 3.8-5. So i decide to update to the CF 3.9 but it. Instead it had downloaded and installed the official firmware. OMG!!! Don, Don, Donnn!!! [close up on scared eyes shifting from side to side] So I do a bit of research and make my pandora battery hard wired of course. My only one but I can buy one later. I find a way to make the magic memory stick using my computer. I Dont use my PSP at all, Why? because I tried out the Pandora's Battery on it but nothing happend. Later I turn it on again and I get the Blue wave screen with the Loading little circle thing in the bottom right hand corner. There's nothing else on the screen. No i did not have the memory card inserted before when I tried out the battery. I thought it would automattically bring up a different screen that might of said something like Service Mode. So any who - I make the stick, remember, with out the PSP, I used the computers memory card reader. Put it in and then the battery, with out the psp being pluged in. It starts up reads the card and the same 'ol blue screen comes out. Thats it, thats all that happens. Now FYI I made the Battery my removing the pin, I carefully broke it off with a knife. the battery was drained before i did it. It seems to have worked because the PSP turns on automatically when I insert the Pan Battery. So Can any one tell me whats going on and help? Is this blue screen the screen of death? Is my battery working the way it should be? Is any one going to read this?

[Bobtentpeg]

You havnt made the memory stick correctly

and your PSP is on 390 M33, the 390 M33 installer is a modded version of the official 390 installer from sony

[Getsu Yorokai]

Thanks for the fast reply!!! I'm Possitive it is on the official software. This I know for sure. You see the problem started with the m33 3.8-5 firmware started to act up. I could get in to the CF config screen by holding R but when I tried to enter the Configurations sub-menu it would just turn off. Not restart but turn off. Every thing had apparently reseted etself. I couldnt play hombrew or anything a CF helps u do. So the automatic download for the upgrade to the next CF was also off. it downloaded the official firmwar. After I had checked the system setting. It didnt have m33 included in its version name. Not only that but I couldnt access the CF config screen. And for the memory stick I fallowed the on screen instructions. I Tried many different ways to make the magic stick but theres always a problem when im fallowing instructions I cant do the remove from PSP parts because I cant use my PSP. so its from a card reader. I cant download the file 14749_TOTALNewbieasyInstallerPandorasmenu.rar from QJ is there a mirror? or did they update the file and its called something else. I even did it manually and it didnt work. So please tell me what im doing wrong.

[dbpwnz]

So u rename 2 of the cfw to 340.PBP and 150.PBP but not the 3.8?

[Getsu Yorokai]

Sorry I didnt understand that last message. But some new developments have arrrived. Im in the library and found some one with a psp. they lent it to me. I downgraded it to 1.5. It had 2.82 OF. I make another pandora battery, just making sure mine worked. They both work the same. So I assume my hardmod was successfull. I return the other one to normal. I make the magic stick. put in the battery but nothing happens. The green light turns on but thats it. no light comes on for reading the memory card. So today im going to try and make the Magic stick using another computer that has win xp because mine has vista. either way ive tried many different ways in making the memory stick and nothing ever happens. Hopefully this will help. Any comments or thoughts will be highly appreciated. Keep in mind I have done every thing correct. I fallowed the instructions and tutorials to the "T". So can it be something else? ;) Thank u all who are helping!!! :D


Thans bob, You were correct. And for future people who need help.

* If your screen has the waves and the wait circle in the bottom right corner - its bricked. *

* If you Make your Pandora battery without a homebrew psp - when you put it in if nothing happens on your PSP exept the green power light comes on. Then you made it right. There is nothing wrong with it. *

* I had no success in creating a Magic memory card without, 1-another psp, and 2-a computer with windows xp. So if you have vista, good luck with that!!!! *


Again thanks you two for helping I got lucky and found another psp with CF. And it turned out the only thing I needed was a computer with WIN XP!!! But for those poor people with only a bricked PSP and a computer running WIN Vista ....... someone should make a tutorial for them specifically in mind. With tons of pictures. Some one who really knows what they are doing 100%, Like I dont know, Team C+D. Go team!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Never Mind Every body!!!! It didnt work!!! I can get to the CF menu but not the xmb, whats up with that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi its me again can you help me out. It doesnt seem to wanna work, everything loads but when i turn it on it doesnt have an xmb, but i can acess m33 CF menu, even in the blue screen with the waves but no icons i can press select and have the VSH menu come out
Whats going on?!?!?

[dbpwnz]

So i tried making the battery with my friend's psp currently running 3.90M33, but when i try to load it, it says "game could not load (80020148)". No idea how to fix it, please help me! ive been waiting for this for a long time. Btw im using his battery, and its a PHAT psp

[Getsu Yorokai]

Whell tell us what steps you took. WHat files your using?? Me i used a phat battery but I modded it internally. (Hard Wired) But I still cant get it the entire thing to work. The battery works but the stick is a little funky see my problem written previously.

[dbpwnz]

Got up to the step where u copy some files into ur MS and then try to run the battery creator. I read on another post that i need the 1.5 kernel addon, but i dont know how to install and my friend isnt here to help me. I just borrowed to do it.

[Getsu Yorokai]

Search for dark alex on yahoo gatta go.

[dbpwnz]

NVM i installed the 1.5 kernel and already installed 3.80M33 on my PSP slim, ty for the tutorial and it works like charm. One thing u did miss is the renaming of the 3.80 pbp to 380.PBP Also u should prob add how to install kernel 1.5 to Phat PSPs so people dont freak out when they cant load the battery creator

[Bobtentpeg]

NVM i installed the 1.5 kernel and already installed 3.80M33 on my PSP slim, ty for the tutorial and it works like charm. One thing u did miss is the renaming of the 3.80 pbp to 380.PBP Also u should prob add how to install kernel 1.5 to Phat PSPs so people dont freak out when they cant load the battery creator
Actually it looks like a moderator edited my post. Previously I had set up the 380.PBP on a freeserver for faster downloads for all involved. But now it points it QJ

Sorry I didnt understand that last message. But some new developments have arrrived. Im in the library and found some one with a psp. they lent it to me. I downgraded it to 1.5. It had 2.82 OF. I make another pandora battery, just making sure mine worked. They both work the same. So I assume my hardmod was successfull. I return the other one to normal. I make the magic stick. put in the battery but nothing happens. The green light turns on but thats it. no light comes on for reading the memory card. So today im going to try and make the Magic stick using another computer that has win xp because mine has vista. either way ive tried many different ways in making the memory stick and nothing ever happens. Hopefully this will help. Any comments or thoughts will be highly appreciated. Keep in mind I have done every thing correct. I fallowed the instructions and tutorials to the "T". So can it be something else? ;) Thank u all who are helping!!! :D


Thans bob, You were correct. And for future people who need help.

* If your screen has the waves and the wait circle in the bottom right corner - its bricked. *

* If you Make your Pandora battery without a homebrew psp - when you put it in if nothing happens on your PSP exept the green power light comes on. Then you made it right. There is nothing wrong with it. *

* I had no success in creating a Magic memory card without, 1-another psp, and 2-a computer with windows xp. So if you have vista, good luck with that!!!! *


Again thanks you two for helping I got lucky and found another psp with CF. And it turned out the only thing I needed was a computer with WIN XP!!! But for those poor people with only a bricked PSP and a computer running WIN Vista ....... someone should make a tutorial for them specifically in mind. With tons of pictures. Some one who really knows what they are doing 100%, Like I dont know, Team C+D. Go team!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Never Mind Every body!!!! It didnt work!!! I can get to the CF menu but not the xmb, whats up with that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi its me again can you help me out. It doesnt seem to wanna work, everything loads but when i turn it on it doesnt have an xmb, but i can acess m33 CF menu, even in the blue screen with the waves but no icons i can press select and have the VSH menu come out
Whats going on?!?!?


go to advanced and format your flash1

[Drego]

Alright, almighty bob, I am in need of your assistance. Your tutorial is for the 3.80 firmware, I am assuming it also works with the 3.90 firmware?

[Bobtentpeg]

Drego once on 380 M33 you can use the network update feature to update straight to 390 M33

or you can follow this guide replacing the 380 eboot ad M33 files with the 390 eboot and M33 files

[Drego]

Drego once on 380 M33 you can use the network update feature to update straight to 390 M33

or you can follow this guide replacing the 380 eboot ad M33 files with the 390 eboot and M33 files
Ah thanks, I thought so, but I wanted to make sure...

Thanks a lot and great tutorial.

[mabaquiao]

just making sure before i proceed to the path of no return...i accidentally updated my psp series 2001 to an official firmware 3.90 because of curiousity of skype & GO!...does my psp still have a chance to become M33 version if i will follow these steps?

[Bobtentpeg]

Yes, but you cant run the programs on your 390 PSP

[Twilightknight]

I've got a serious problem.
I want to unbrick a PSP of a friend.
My psp is 3.90 m33-3.
I used the guide but whenever I try to run Pandora Battery Creator it just says:"Game could not be started(8002014C)"
I don't know what to do!I've changed the kernel to 1.50 but nothing happened.
Can anyone help :(?

did you install the 1.5 addon to your own firmware? since you might need it

[mod-frenzy]

I don't get what I did wrong. My pandora battery is working fine, I got my psp phat downgraded to 1.50, but when I try to load Despertar del Cementerio, I get "The game could not be started (80020001)
I have the 380, 340, 150 in the root all renamed right, I just don't know what I am doing wrong. I made my pandora battery in 3.40oe if that makes any difference.

and if it has to do with a certain addon i really dont know what it means.

Oh also I tried holding down the right trigger while the unit starts but it never boots me into a recovery mode.

please help me out

[Bobtentpeg]

1.5 doesnt have recovery...
and the version of 1.5 installed by pandora is a slimmed install so it wont run a lot of homebrew, but the 352 M33 installer works great

[mod-frenzy]

hmm, I think you mis understood me. I want to make my mem stick update to the 3.80 m33. I followed your tut and the pandora battery works great its just that I thought it would update again to the 3.8m33 cfw :-/

[Bobtentpeg]

this does...just choose the install 380 M33 option

[super naze]

I need to unbrick my friends slim psp. I have a downgraded phat 3.71 m33 and a phat pandora battery already. Everytime i get to the part in the guide that says "run the battery creator from the memory stick" it gives me the message "game cannot be started" what should i do?

[mod-frenzy]

I dont get the install 3.80m33 option
all i get is to downgrade, to back up, and to restore :/

[Bobtentpeg]

I need to unbrick my friends slim psp. I have a downgraded phat 3.71 m33 and a phat pandora battery already. Everytime i get to the part in the guide that says "run the battery creator from the memory stick" it gives me the message "game cannot be started" what should i do?
install the 1.5 kernel addon ;)


I dont get the install 3.80m33 option
all i get is to downgrade, to back up, and to restore :/
then you didnt to the second part of the guide

[super naze]

Awesome thread i got it all worked out now. Thanks for the help Bob

[titon]

hay whenever i try to mspformat my ms it says open error? so i skipped that part and tried to see if i could do it without the format, now it goes the last part of the pandoras box setup the bit were it installs the IPL and it says "check free reserved sectors: to small reserved sectors" any idea what this means. any help would be awsum

[Bobtentpeg]

First do a quick format(right click on the drive and click format) then try again.

[k1wiZ]

hi im new, i keep looking for tutorials but cant find any which dont require hardmoding the battery to make the pandoras battery. i got a slim psp 3.71 and an additional phat battery. is there a way to make the pandoras battery without hardmoding it and without a homebrewed enabled psp? or does the homebrew enabler work in this situation? i tried using the enabler and then insert a phat battery and run the pandora maker thing but i just got an error.

[Bobtentpeg]

NO, you should really read first. It must be softmodded by a homebrew compat PSP

[krayzjay]

Hi plz can sum1 help me i am trying 2 create a pandora bat ive followed the instructions 2 a T but when i get to formatting the memory stick i press (y) but nothin happens

[1800bucsown]

ok, can you help me real quick? i wanna try this but im worried and confused with all of this stuff. ok so i have a offical 3.95 fat psp, when i origionally got it it was 1.5 and i used to homebrew with the switch mem stick trick. i couldnt play a game i wanted so i upgraded. eventually i got back into homebew with an eloader on i forgot wht firmware. but then i needed to upgrade for a game so after i plyed and beat a few gba games i upgraded. now my psp is broke, it dosent play umds anymore so i wanna get back into this. can i do this if all i have is my psp, my one battery and a 128 mb mem stick duo? (im also worried because it does not say pro, but it fits right in my psp and i recall it saying pro on the case, i got my psp and mem stick 3 yrs ago idr) im worried about this cause if i brick it from what i understand il need 2 psps to unbrick it....

[Kidconvic1995]

thanx it worked Perfect

[scippi6]

ok i'm trying to make a pandora's battery and i have the magic memory stick set up. but when i try to run the "Pandora Battery Creator" it says "the game could not be started (80020148).

i've seen twice that people said i would need to get the 1.5 kernel add-on. but where do i get it and where do i put it?

i'm working with my psp slim version 3.90 m33-3 and a phat battery to make the pandora's battery for my friend's psp slim.