Just the Green Light

[texasmame]

So, I get a "working" PSP 2.80 from eBay for my wife and daughter. Of course, I get it and it's not working.

Upon turning it on, I get the green power light but it won't read UMD or the the memory stick and the screen stays blank. My other one is fine, running 3.40 o-e but this one is hosed.

Is this a "brick" that I've heard so much about or is there another problem here. I thought bricks would still boot but you got the multi-language error screen.

If it is indeed bricked, any way to unbrick with out the platinum chip? I was hoping that it you could at least read the memory stick, that you could use the recover option from the "blue right trigger reboot" menu, but I can't even get to that. . .

TIA!

[Triv1um]

Yes you have a brick right there my friend.

So sorry.

[parkermauney]

You need to bomb that ***hole that sold it to you. You can probably get a refund.

[texasmame]

Well, well then! No way to undo this without the Platinum chip, eh? Perhaps just a new motherboard?

[Triv1um]

Nope, you need a modchip to fix it.

[texasmame]

K. Thx.

My first eBay rip-off. How cute.

[splodger15]

You wanna go knocking on the guys door who sold it to you.

[pt9087]

Give me the guys name who sold it to you! i will kick his ass!

[texasmame]

You wanna go knocking on the guys door who sold it to you.

Well, a plane ticket from Dallas to NYC would make that cost prohibitive.

[parkermauney]

Send an e-knock!

What's his ebay user id?