Pandora Battery - Unbrick & Downgrade any PSP!

[Sonicboy 101]

This is the biggest thing that has ever happened in the PSP scene ever.

Yep, It sure is!
Stick THAT in yer pipe and smoke it, sony!

[masamune]

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

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

Target DRIVE is 4
Check partation Sector
Cannot open device \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE4
Can't read partation sector

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can anyone guess whats going wrong here?

[KaliKot]

So anybody know how to revert the battery to normal after downgrade?

P.S. anybody know where to get bricked PSPs here in the philippines?

[nofx_sk8]

On qj someone has said that it is possible to return your jigkick back to normal. I'll paste the steps from there.

- Hit the button for "change it to a normal battery"

as far as i know its possible and says - "flash" and "convert"

[emuking]

****1ng incredible, im going to go buy a brand new psp to try this $#@! out

[Malksta]

Even though how much great news this is, I would of prefered it to be released privately rather pubicly (someone should of told me this was coming out, all Bricked PSP's on eBay are now going to be way overpriced)

[sebbe]

this is crazy! just to be shure, can anyone confirm this working? and after you have converted the battery, will it work as normal? or can it just be used to unbrick?

[burrito]

HOW-TO: Restore a battery used for unbricking - unbrick without buying a spare!

If you only have one battery and want to unbrick your PSP, you can.

1) Convert your battery into a jigkick one using "Pandora's Battery Creator", but before you press X, press TRIANGLE to backup your battery's EEPROM to ms0:/eeprom.bin
2) Unbrick your PSP as normal
3) When you are done unbricking, take out the battery and the magic memory stick. Start up the PSP using the AC adaptor (do not try to use a USB charger, it will not start up)
4) Insert the magic memory stick and the magic battery
5) Run "Pandora's Battery Creator" again
6) Press L+R to restore the ms0:/eeprom.bin to your battery

NOTE: You can also restore a battery without having made a backup, by pressing SQUARE at step 6. This will generate a fake serial for your battery (0x12345678) which allows it to work normally, but there could be side-effects.

Have fun, and thanks to everyone in the Prometheus/C+D team.

Source: http://forums.maxconsole.net/showpos...46&postcount=1

Wally or a mod should move this to the first post.

[masamune]

oooo I got it

edit:
just one more question... when it writes the ipl to the ms to you see it... cause when I look in the files on my ms it doesn't show up...

heres what I got...

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

Target DRIVE is 4
Check partation Sector
boot status 0x80
start head 0x12
start sec/cyl 0x0010
partation type 0x06
last head 0x2F
last sec/cyl 0x52F0
abs sector 0x0000036F
ttl sector 0x001DE791
signature 0xAA55
Check BPB Sector
signature AA55
Check free reserved sector:OK
Write ABS Sector 0x10 to 0x1E7
Are You Sure ?[Y]y

Write MS BOOT CODE

[masamune]

holy hell it worked!! lol my brick LIVES!!

Also I think you can convert the battery back, because in the battery flasher thing it has the option to do so... as well as many others...

YAY!!!