Is my PSP Dead? It wont start!!!

[Shrygue]

I bricked one of my PSPs (my 3rd, dodgy 2nd-hand one) downgrading from 2.71 to 1.50. I started the downdate and 20 seconds in, the memory stick light stopped and 10 seconds later the screen swiched off. I turned the PSP on again and found I landed up with a brick.

I think what happened was because I forgot to use the one with the bugfix, because that one didn't ruin my other units.

[razorak]

downgrading/updating or anything to do with modifying the flash is never 100% safe =X

[splodger15]

Although that downgrader without the bug fix is really hard to get hold of.Where did you get the downgrader from

[theguardianpsp]

my psp bricked while i was using 3.02 oe b because i used x flash and tried to change font. A blue screen poped up after i start it and says to press o but it lied to me and poped up again... my life story of broken things. hope yours works

[mikebeaver]

my psp bricked while i was using 3.02 oe b because i used x flash and tried to change font. A blue screen poped up after i start it and says to press o but it lied to me and poped up again... my life story of broken things. hope yours works

So from what i gather you are in 3.02 OE and getting a blue screen of death?
I dont want to sound condessending, but try holding the "R" button down when you turn the power on and use the recovery menu, hopefully you can access it and unbrick it.

[ultimateangling]

Thanks for all the info guys.

I used something called Dark Alex DownDater by Xtrusion which was given to me by someone who also sorted me out with some games.

Anyone out there interested in modding my bricked PSP if there is no other way of me fixing it? I dont really want to end up with a lump of plastic.

[ultimateangling]

Likely a brick, as mentioned before. What downgrader were you using and is your PSP's motherboard a Ta-082? (open the UMD drive and check the northeast corner of your PSP's innards, if there is text there, then you have TA-082) There's very little chance of this getting fixed unless you send it in to sony or buy a modchip for a non Ta-082.

Hi mate. I checked and its not a TA-082 (there is nothing written on the inside of the UMD drive)

Thanks

[ultimateangling]

Does your PSP System switch back off?

Hi Mate, it doesnt actually turn on.

[Cloudhunter]

Are you splodgers cyber stalker? You seem to have a real problem with him. How about if you don't agree with what he says then leave him alone. You are starting to make yourself look obsessed with him.

2 posts in recent times and suddenly i'm a cyber stalker? I wasn't meaning to be nasty, I just thought he should give more information as saying it is bricked doesn't really help him.

Anyway, back on topic, the only way your PSP can be fixed is if you get a modchip. Do a quick search for "Undiluted Platinum PSP" in google.

Cloudy

[pt9087]

Plug in the AC adapter, Wait about 2 minutes, turn on the psp and hold R, When a screen comes up... Run Recovery.

I have also helped someone else on msn with this same problem... it turned out that he dint have his battery in his psp. lol