The Super PSP Thread

photonman said:
*sighs*

My CW firmware psp is still bricked (my own stupidity) and I managed to get hold of a 2.01 psp to attempt to make a pandora battery.

Thinking the best way would be to downgrade from 2.01 to 1.5 and then from 1.5 up to CW...?

This the right way or am I being moronic?
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Here you go bud 2.0/2.01 Downgrader
 
BTW photonman, how did you brick your PSP again? Are you not able to access it via the recovery menu? And what CFW were you using on it?
 
I was using 3.52m33-4 , I saw online you could change the themes and what not and clever me went a head with 3.53m33-4 compatible themes and it worked okayish first time around but then i tried again to change it to a apple theme I think and from what I remember you would have to boot into recovery mode and then toggle on usb and overwrite certain files...

I did that and when I rebooted the psp, it goes on but the screen remains black and then after a bit the green light goes off... So I can't boot into recovery mode either :(
 
Eish! That's teh suck. Rather stick to the custom themes that you can set via the PSP XMB :P
 
SlickNick said:
Eish! That's teh suck. Rather stick to the custom themes that you can set via the PSP XMB :P
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*nods* I've learnt my lesson now with that, sucks not having a fully functional psp. Hopefully I can get this 2.01 down to 1.5 and then to CW so I can get the other up and running

Thanks for you help dude, it's much appreciated :D
 
I've ordered a 1gig PSP pro duo stick from the east, but it looks like it will take a while to arrive.

Can I use my 4gig stick and PSP battery (bought a spare) to create the Pandora stick / battery. Anybody in Cape Town Northern Suburbs with a 3.5+ mod bios where I can create the Pandora stick / battery?
 
Yes you can downgrade. All you need is the Pandora battery and Magic Memory stick. And a homebrew enabled PSP. So check with someone you know.

I'm in the process of upgrading a Slim PSP with 3.71 OFW. It all seems easy enough.
 
Ok, the Pandora works like a charm!

Go Here for the best darn tutorial on the net. I went through 3 other Pandora thingies, and this one worked without any problems. Just read every step, and watch the video.

Brilliant! Now my sisters bo has a CFW Slim PSP running 3.71 M33-2.
 
This is for the people that don't want to waste too much bandwidth.

Source

Get the file from the Megaupload site, as Rapidshare is crap. The size of the file is 25.4MB. The last step to up the CFW to 3.71 M33-3 is optional. You can leave it at M33-2.

How to put 3.70-m33-3 on ANY PSP (Fat or Slim)
By: Juliandil

The 3.71m33/3.71m33-2/3.71m33-3 Will work on ANY FAT AND SLIM PSP, DESPITE WHAT VERSION IT IS, OR WHERE ITS FROM.


<----------------IF THIS HELPS U ADD KARMA :D

Ive used this Method on:
Fat PSPs: 7
Slim PSPs: 2

Updates:
Oct 26th: Tutorial Posted
Nov 1st: Video Added
Nov 9th:Installation of 3.71-3 added
Nov 19th: Fixed Broken Link
Nov 22nd: Added my PSP Mod count
Nov 29th: Fixed the Tutorial, wasn't being displayed due to BBCode(Thanks terracuk)

IMPORTANT:
*READ ALL OF THIS TUTORIAL AND WATCH VIDEO BEFORE COMMENCING*
HERE IS THE VIDEO OF THIS TUTORIAL, USE IT WITH THIS TEXT TUTORIAL!

*****Note*****
THE PANDORA MEMORYSTICK MAKER DOES NO WORK WITH WINDOWS VISTA CORRECTLY SOMETIMES. TRY TO USE AN XP PC :D


YouTube Link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNvEeCcb2pE


*READ ALL OF THIS TUTORIAL BEFORE COMMENCING*

DISCLAIMER:
I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGETHIS GUIDE MIGHT DO TO YOUR PSP, BATTERY, MEMORY STICK, PC OR YOUR CAT.
THIS GUIDE WAS TESTED TO BE PERFECTLY WORKING ON THE EQUIPMENT STATED IN THE GUIDE.
I ALSO TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INCORRECT INFORMATION THAT MIGHT BE IN THIS GUIDE.
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO COPY THIS GUIDE WHILE INCLUDING THIS DISCLAIMER AND PROPER CREDITS.
IN OTHER WORDS, USE THIS GUIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK, BUT, ENJOY

Things you will need:
-Organized Clean Work Space( its easier to work around)
-USB Cord
-Psp Fat homebrew enabled/custom firmware running
-Memory card pro duo(no less than 512mb, i used a 1 gig)
-Psp Fat Battery( I recommend that your battery is FULLY CHARGED)
-Wall Charger

*DO NOT USE A PSP SLIM BATTERY TO MAKE A PANDORA'S BATTERY. ITLL DIE!"

Instructions:
1) Download Spikerosoft/MrDude's Universal Unbricker/Easy Installer :

http://rapidshare.com/files/62997201/Pandora___Universal_Downgrader_Easy_Installer.rar.html
MIRROR:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7QQOWPRR
2) Unzip, the folder to your desktop for easy access.

3) Plug your homebrew enabled/custom firmware running Fat PSP into your computer using the USB cord. *Make sure you have a memory card with nothing valuable on it, if so i reccomend backing it up, you can do this by going into usb mode on your PSP while it is plugged into your computer, opening the drive e.g " Removable drive [F]", and copy and pasting the files inside it to your desktop.*

4) Again, make sure you have a Fat PSP battery and the Memory card you don't mind being formated in the fat homebrew enabled PSP.

5) In the folder you extracted previously from the link above, start the " autorun.exe" file.

6) Follow the Steps, they are very straight forward.

7) Once done, your memory card is now a " Magic Memory Card" capable of making a Pandora's battery which we will need.

8) Restart the Psp

9) Once the psp has been booted up, Go to the Game Section in the XMB(main menu), and select memory card. Their will be 3 files. Corrupted data or a blank space , Pandora's battery, and 1.5-2.0 upgrader.

10) Select Pandora's battery, once the menu has loaded, press Triangle to backup your battery. The Program will close. Start it again and press X, which will make a Pandora's Battery.

11) Now take the memory card from the Fat Homebrew enabled psp you were just using, and insert it into the Psp (fat or slim) youd like to turn to 3.71 m33-2.

12) Next Insert the Pandora's Battery, The psp will automatically Boot. Make sure the Battery is in securely, and don't toss the psp around.

13) A menu will pop up, press X to install 3.71 m33(not -2 yet). You will see a bunch of text scrolling down your screen, this is normal, If successful it will say " Installation Complete, press X"...so press X!

ALMOST THERE!

14) The psp will then shut off.( if not turn it off) Take out the Pandoras Battery. Plug the psp into the wall charger. Now Hold R(the shoulderbutton on the topright) while turning on the psp(without the battery in)

15) If successful the recovery menu will pop up, Go to Advanced. Then select " Flash 1 and reset all settings"(located at the bottom of the list). This will install 3.71 m33-2!!!(the psp will turn off when done, or itll promt you to press X i forget :D)

16) Now turn ure psp on and Voila! The begining setup menu will appear. Fill it out and press X at the end. You now have a successfully modded psp(fatorslim) with 3.71 m33-2!

17) But were not done yet, we have to return that battery back to normal. Get the Magic memory card we made, and put it in the homebrewed psp from the begging of this Tutorial. Than plug the psp into the wall charger. Turn the psp on. Once booted to the main menu, put the Pandora's battery back in.

18) Go back to where we saw the Pandora''s Battery maker ( in the game/memory card data section) and start the Pandora's battery maker again. This time, Select return battery back to normal.( i think you press Square/Box or w.e u may call it)

19. Put the Magic Memory card in the psp you wish it to be used in, and go to settings than system settings, than Format Memory Card. It will be cleared and ready for use.

HOW TO INSTALL 3.71-3 M33 ON YOUR PSP FAT/SLIM

1) Download this File: http://www.dark-alex.org/371m33-3.zip

2) UnRAR/UnZIP the file to your desktop.

3) Drag the UPDATE folder, to PSP/GAME/ located on your PSP memory Stick

4) Exit USB mode of your PSP, Go to Game Menu, than Go to Memory Stick, and Select 3.71 M33-3.

5) Press X, it will install a few .prx's and restart your psp in 6 seconds.

6) you can remove the Update folder from your psp if you wish.

7) play your psp!.



ENJOY!

I take no credit for any of the above information. All i did was type my knowledge from here in the forums into one (hopefully) easy to understand tutorial. Much thanks goes to Spikerosoft as he helped me alot
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For those (like me) who have damaged or scratched their PSP faceplates, you can purchase a new one here.

They have the original and also in pink. So I'm told.
 
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