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Serious PSP Issues, help needed.
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FunDuck
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15. March 2007 @ 18:51 |
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I'm not sure if there's a hardware issue but my psp has been really acting up recently... Here's a quick list of issues:
-Home button does not work, the screen brightness button functions as a home button (the 'do you want to quit the game' screen comes up when you press it) and also adjusts the screen brightness (weird I know -_-)
-Web browser doesn't work at all when you enter it it just boots you back to the XMB...
-Issues running demos and ISOs in 3.10 oe... metal gear solid wont boot for whatever reason, several demos off of pspfanboy also will not boot
-files getting corrupted on the mem stick, lots and lots of corrupted saves which is annoying to say the least
-wifi issues. Randomly disconnected during online play, downloads sometimes will freeze the psp or will fail randomly
-various other issues.
I've tried many many different firmware versions. 2.71 legit, 1.5, 2.71 se, 3.10 oe, 2.6 legit... all have similar random issues. Does anybody know how to do a complete flash format to rule out any possibility of a software issue?? I'd just like to isolate the issue.
I'm thinking my PSP needs to be junked but if anybody has any opinions or suggestions it'd be appreciated.
Thanks in Advance.
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16. March 2007 @ 06:11 |
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flash it to an official version like 2.71 and try with an original umd and see if it happens, maybe its something like faulty memory chips (just random guessing here).
Do you still have a warranty?
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psphak8o8
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18. March 2007 @ 23:21 |
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just upgrade it to 3.11(sony edition) then send it to sony and tell them that it wasnt like that before u upgraded....does thst help???
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staxx
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19. March 2007 @ 20:16 |
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You might need a new button ribbon(just a guess)...but yeah if you want to rule out the software as an issue try using hexitnows 1.50 recovery and then use his winstaller to reupgrade to custom firmware
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/460892
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FunDuck
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8. April 2007 @ 20:14 |
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Ok I tried hexitnows v1.5 recovery and then 3.10 oe install and I'm getting exactly the same issues... Time to open up my psp I think -_- Will I need any special tools to do it? And is there a guide around somewhere?
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9. April 2007 @ 01:13 |
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Can you remember what you did to it, when it was still working?
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FunDuck
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9. April 2007 @ 08:39 |
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I didn't do anything in particular that made it break. I bought the psp off of a friend and it was sketchy to start with and just got progressively worse as time when on until it was pretty much useless.
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9. April 2007 @ 08:44 |
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How much did you pay for it?
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9. April 2007 @ 11:40 |
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EDIT: already been asked :0
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10. April 2007 @ 01:01 |
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Originally posted by Thoatih12:
EDIT: already been asked :0
What you mean he double-posted or there's already a thread about this?
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10. April 2007 @ 04:43 |
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Quote:
How much did you pay for it?
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Can you remember what you did to it, when it was still working?
Those where the two same questins i was going to ask him..
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10. April 2007 @ 15:58 |
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Quote:
[quote]How much did you pay for it?
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Can you remember what you did to it, when it was still working?
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Those where the two same questins i was going to ask him..
Well now you don't have to. :P
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pspluvr
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10. April 2007 @ 16:12 |
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Almost the same thing with me here, except I don't have software issues like the game save corruption or the demo loading, but my WLAN is malfunctioning. The light stays on even when I switch it off; it doesn't flash when it's reading or anything, and it's having trouble connecting with the servers, even though it does fine obtaining the IP address in the WIFI hotspots. I've reset to default settings. It's worked once. Now I'm still having trouble with the WIFI connection, and it takes a crapload of time now to download files when I DO have a connection.
Is my mobo f'ed up? If so, I'll try to trade for another refurb'd one at GameStop.
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11. April 2007 @ 03:56 |
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Originally posted by pspluvr:
Almost the same thing with me here, except I don't have software issues like the game save corruption or the demo loading, but my WLAN is malfunctioning. The light stays on even when I switch it off; it doesn't flash when it's reading or anything, and it's having trouble connecting with the servers, even though it does fine obtaining the IP address in the WIFI hotspots. I've reset to default settings. It's worked once. Now I'm still having trouble with the WIFI connection, and it takes a crapload of time now to download files when I DO have a connection.
Is my mobo f'ed up? If so, I'll try to trade for another refurb'd one at GameStop.
EDITTED by ThisDude.
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pspluvr
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11. April 2007 @ 15:34 |
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1. If the connection was WEP, I'd have to enter the key, so I'd never be able to obtain the IP Address, so no, I always search for a connection with no security.
2. My WLAN always turned off whether in sleep mode or completely shut off, even when it was in use. Maybe that's what caused this problem; switching to sleep mode while WLAN was in use. Now the only way to turn it off is to take out the battery ONLY. Even re-inserting the battery five minutes after removing doesn't work either.
3. I mentioned that sometimes I'm able to communicate with the server, but loading up a web page is incredibly slower than it was three weeks ago.
So there it is. Did I mess up the WIFI by switching to sleep mode while the WLAN was in use?
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11. April 2007 @ 15:50 |
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Sorry, what I said before was not entirely true. (I have to get more sleep and lay down the vodka.)
The answer is: No, very unlikely. As I did it once and it was still fine.
One question was the PSP ever dropped?
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pspluvr
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11. April 2007 @ 16:00 |
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A couple of times, but nothing bad happened. That was actually two months before I started experiencing problems.
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11. April 2007 @ 16:30 |
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What about a family member/ friend? Did they drop your PSP without you realising it?
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pspluvr
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12. April 2007 @ 11:57 |
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No. We're usually careful with our high-end electronics.
I still think turning it off while WIFI was in use may have damaged it. Is that a possibility?
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12. April 2007 @ 14:34 |
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Im almost 100% positive that is not the promblem..all that will do is throw you offline..
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12. April 2007 @ 16:39 |
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You can try restoring system settings on your PSP. But a very small chance that this way will fix your problem though.
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12. April 2007 @ 17:30 |
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=OFF TOPIC=
Heyy Thisdude did you make your sig on you own??
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13. April 2007 @ 00:19 |
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yeah, my first time.
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13. April 2007 @ 05:14 |
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yeahhh looks goodd
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13. April 2007 @ 10:48 |
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I've used that sig for quite a long time now, need to change it soon.
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