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hiphoplsr
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13. July 2007 @ 09:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok, so ive searched for ever and ever for an answer, but i cant find one... I've had 2.71 se-c since it was released, and everything worked perfectly fine, until like 3 weeks ago. i run iso's and cso's all the time, homebrew, whatever.... everything was good. every once in a while it would crash, give me the red screen, and id restart. but then one day, i got the red screen. i turned off the psp, and turned it back on... the power light comes on, screen stays black... about 3-5 minutes later, green light goes off. i have a brick in my hands. ive tried a bajillion times to get into the recovery mode by holding R, but to no avail. I dont know if this is because i dont have a recovery folder on my MS, but i figured it would still get into the menu..... tell me if im wrong.

if that is the problem, ill go buy a memory card reader and be done with it today. otherwise, i need everyone's help. its not like i dont know what im doing, im just getting desperate.
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gangsta00
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13. July 2007 @ 09:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
have u got msn? if so tell me it so i can help you faster ok?
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13. July 2007 @ 10:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by gangsta00:
have u got msn? if so tell me it so i can help you faster ok?
Make sure he PM's it. It's against the rules to post emails/im's.
hiphoplsr
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13. July 2007 @ 11:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok... gangsta... i PM'd you with my specifics.
hiphoplsr
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13. July 2007 @ 11:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
this dude is retarted.... "wanna send me ur psp so i can unbrick it?" eat my wang, UK boy
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13. July 2007 @ 13:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Never mind that gangsta dude...

Anyway, if you cannot get to recovery menu, that's pretty much it. I've never used 2.71se, so I don't know if anything is different.

PSP's are getting a price drop together with the lauch of slim version. I guess you can wait to get another one pretty cheap. $129

#1: 2.81 -> 3.03 -> 3.11 DoH (no more :D)
#2: 1.00 -> 1.5 -> 3.03oe-c
#3: Ceramic white 1.5 -> 3.03oe-c -> 3.40oe
Whatever happens, happens...
hiphoplsr
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13. July 2007 @ 13:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hrm... thats what i was afraid of. its not like im a noob to the modding/hacking scene, i have absolutely NO problem ordering a 70 dollar modchip and installing it... its just that originally i got my psp used, so i have no warranty. but it sucks bcz i have almost 30 umd's, multiple 2gb memory sticks, carrying cases, everything. i love my psp...... i was just hoping that since i softmodded it originally i could softmod out.... but to no avail. if anyone has any ideas that i could even possibly try ( i dont care if i have to open the case), gimmie a holler!

thanks for even reading this parp
mike
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13. July 2007 @ 13:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
In that case, I'd say go for a motherboard replacement. I did one together with a bud of mine. While time consuming, it is do-able. We bought a 1.5 one from ebay for $40 with shipping.

Here's a nice guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/370436

On youtube there are also tons of video, give it a search.

#1: 2.81 -> 3.03 -> 3.11 DoH (no more :D)
#2: 1.00 -> 1.5 -> 3.03oe-c
#3: Ceramic white 1.5 -> 3.03oe-c -> 3.40oe
Whatever happens, happens...
hiphoplsr
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13. July 2007 @ 13:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thats not a bad idea... i wish i could get one from a trusted retailer rather than off of ebay... i really dont trust ebay, but i guess it might be my only choice. i hit up a couple of google searches....

http://www.xboxrepairguide.com/psp-motherboard-v27-p-960.html

that was the only place i really found that had mainboards for the psp... they have another model that's like 30$ more.... and i dont know the difference at first glance... but im also considering putting on a new faceplate and buttons while im at it, i'll just call it an "upgrade"

i might go the ebay route if i can find a reputable seller...

any and all help is appreciated
hiphoplsr
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13. July 2007 @ 13:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i was also thinking of this other unit....

http://www.foundmy.com/oscom/product_inf...413587a332c9a91

is this legit? has anyone ever used one of these before?
5h4d0wXXX
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13. July 2007 @ 13:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
download the recovery and put it into the game folder.
go into kernel mode on ur psp on start up...(hold r then turn on psp and keep holding it)
and select run program at ..../game/recovery
and it will put u back down to one unbricked.
this only work on custom firmwares
hiphoplsr
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13. July 2007 @ 14:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by 5h4d0wXXX:
download the recovery and put it into the game folder.
go into kernel mode on ur psp on start up...(hold r then turn on psp and keep holding it)
and select run program at ..../game/recovery
and it will put u back down to one unbricked.
this only work on custom firmwares
apparently you havent read my first post.... plz read it, and then blackvamps posts...
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13. July 2007 @ 14:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
@hiphoplsr

That site www.foundmy.com is a scam. Check out the resellerratings.com for their site. Heres some quotes from the reviews...

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DO NOT BUY FROM HERE! Why risk a bad experience like the rest of the people posting here? Ordered from here twice, first time was a preorder so I wasn't too concerned with how fast they sent the item out, arrived two months later. This last time, ordered an in stock item and a month later no change in my order status and the only response to my multiple emails was a one liner asking for my phone number that they never called. Still waiting...horrible customer service and that's assuming the product is even coming.
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These guys are charlatans! They sent me an XBox solderless adapter without the needed screw. When I tried to attach it with another screw the plastic piece cracked and is useless. After initial emails back and forth, once it became clear they owed me a replacement, they ignored any subsequent emails and never shipped a replacement. They are thieves, plain and simple.
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DO NOT GO HERE!!!Payed for order around June 25th, almost two months has passed and still have not recieved it. I have sent him lots of emails always asking what has happened to my order and have only recieved a few emails back, very very very poor customer service. In a few of his emails he had said that he was going to send it. I got one email July 14 that said he had sent it, got a tracking number off him a week later. i check the tracking number and it just says "recieved at post office" it has now been almost a month and have not recieved the product and he will not reply to my emails. Dont Do business with these guys. I now beleive that i have been scammed and ripped off.

I buy my game console parts (PSP included) from http://www.consolezombie.com/ They sell PSP motherboards for $89.99. A quote from their site about the PSP motherboards they sell...
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Fix your bricked or broken PSP with this new PSP motherboard. All boards are TI-81 or TI-79 and come with firmware version 1.5.





"Some people have no damn sense." - Nephilim, March 27 2007 @ 18:08
hiphoplsr
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15. July 2007 @ 12:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
@PeaInAPod

Thanks for the tip, dude. I felt like foundmy.com was a little shady, but it was the only site i found on short notice. I found this seller on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-PSP-OEM-Motherb...1QQcmdZViewItem

but i dont know if he's trustable. consolezombie looks a little amateur, but if it comes on good reccommendation, i might give it a shot. definately the kind of site i was looking for.

has anyone else used www.consolezombie.com?

mike
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15. July 2007 @ 16:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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but i dont know if he's trustable.
Well, I personally wouldn't buy the board since the seller fails to mention what firmware the board is running.



"Some people have no damn sense." - Nephilim, March 27 2007 @ 18:08

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hiphoplsr
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15. July 2007 @ 17:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well... how many times have you used consolezombie? more than twice? are they always pretty fast?
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15. July 2007 @ 19:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I've used them a handful of times to buy PSP parts. They were always quick with mailing my purchases out and they packaged them very well.



"Some people have no damn sense." - Nephilim, March 27 2007 @ 18:08
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16. July 2007 @ 05:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by hiphoplsr:
@PeaInAPod

Thanks for the tip, dude. I felt like foundmy.com was a little shady, but it was the only site i found on short notice. I found this seller on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-PSP-OEM-Motherb...1QQcmdZViewItem


mike
I wouldn't buy from this seller, only 17 ratings, and is shipping from vietnam. Depends where you are from, but I always try to keep my ebay purchases from within US. And if you pay with paypal, you can very easily get a refund.



#1: 2.81 -> 3.03 -> 3.11 DoH (no more :D)
#2: 1.00 -> 1.5 -> 3.03oe-c
#3: Ceramic white 1.5 -> 3.03oe-c -> 3.40oe
Whatever happens, happens...
hiphoplsr
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16. July 2007 @ 11:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
im still debating hitting up the consolezombie motherboard.... a little more than i really wanted to pay.... i mean, honestly, i could get a modchip for like 20$ cheaper and have it restore my original flash, plus then sell my psp for twice as much.....

so we'll see. anyone around here install a psp modchip before? is it really only 10 solder points?
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16. July 2007 @ 11:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What's your motherboard version? If it's not ta-79, UP is not even an option.

#1: 2.81 -> 3.03 -> 3.11 DoH (no more :D)
#2: 1.00 -> 1.5 -> 3.03oe-c
#3: Ceramic white 1.5 -> 3.03oe-c -> 3.40oe
Whatever happens, happens...
hiphoplsr
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16. July 2007 @ 12:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
@blackvamp

well when i bought my psp it was v1.5 firmware... its not ta-082 FOR SURE, but i dunno how to tell between other versions.... anyone know how? ill do a google search real quick, but i wont post if i dont find anything....
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16. July 2007 @ 12:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Then I'm pretty sure you have TA-079, you are ok.

If you wanna check, refer to this:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/454995#2747072

#1: 2.81 -> 3.03 -> 3.11 DoH (no more :D)
#2: 1.00 -> 1.5 -> 3.03oe-c
#3: Ceramic white 1.5 -> 3.03oe-c -> 3.40oe
Whatever happens, happens...
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hiphoplsr
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16. July 2007 @ 12:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah, i have absolutely no text on my mobo in the UMD door... ive had my psp almost a year and a half now... or maybe more, i dont really remember when i bought it.... but yeah everything ive read basically says that its TA-079...
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