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Backing up flash0 and recovery mode
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babaton
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6. August 2007 @ 00:33 |
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Hi,
I've finally managed to get my psp runing custom firmware.
I went from 2.81 to 3.50 to 1.50 via lumines and finally to m33 3.51 using the easy installer.
I had a few scares along the way but it seems fine now. Anyhow, I've read about backing up the flash0 file and recovery mode.
What's the point of backing up flash0? Can I reinstall the flash0 at a later date using recovery mode if I ever brick my psp?
Thanks.
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bu22ard
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6. August 2007 @ 00:37 |
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(i would go to 3.52 M33-2 if i were you)
go into recovery mode and enable usb flash0, then backup the flasho0 somewhere. you can re-write it to flash0 if anything goes wrong, but probably using recovery to re-flash the FW is a better idea
1.52>2.0>1.5>3.40 OE-A>3.71 M33-4
3.60>4.01 M33-2
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babaton
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6. August 2007 @ 00:44 |
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ok, so i can backup the flash0 and restore it at a later date, that'll return my psp to m33 3.51 right? or you say I can reflash the firmware?
By that do you mean running the m33 update again rather than doing a flat file copy of the flash? Both methods will end with my psp back at m33 3.52 right
Sorry, lots of questions, I know but one more please.
3.52, it's a lot better than 3.51?
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6. August 2007 @ 04:41 |
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Originally posted by babaton:
ok, so i can backup the flash0 and restore it at a later date, that'll return my psp to m33 3.51 right? or you say I can reflash the firmware?
By that do you mean running the m33 update again rather than doing a flat file copy of the flash? Both methods will end with my psp back at m33 3.52 right
Sorry, lots of questions, I know but one more please.
3.52, it's a lot better than 3.51?
Download M33 3.52 first.
Install it, then download M33 3.52 Update 2.
You must have M33 3.52 already installed before trying to update it to version 2.
I've never tried and I don't know if it's safe, but if you manually flashed the flash0 and then copied to it the 3.52 M33-2 files, in theory you could have manually installed your custom Firmware. But still with the way they give you in the readme.txt. Anyone ever tried doing this?
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6. August 2007 @ 05:04 |
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manually flashing the flash0 to go to another cfw would work in theory, but you would have to do the same thing to flash1, i suppose.
I've never tried this, and probably NEVER try this because if i accidently put the wrong files somewhere i would brick probably.
Just use the proper firmware flasher in recovery, there would be less chance of bricking, (i think)
I bricked my psp again...
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6. August 2007 @ 06:41 |
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I'm having trouble getting what you mean here, but i think i get it lol. Do you mean actually changing firmwares by just swapping your flash0 over?
If so, yes, i presume it's safe, i do it (i swap 3.40 OE-A and 3.52 M33 flash0's quite often) and havn't had problems yet. Though the first time it boots, it freezes like a semi brick, but then runs fine (i presume that's because it sort of semi boots to get to Recovery, then having a whole set of new files would screw it up a bit).
PSP, all the way from 1.00 to 5.50 GEN D2 - DS Lite w/ M3DS Real (M3 Sakura v1.34)
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babaton
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6. August 2007 @ 06:53 |
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OK,I think I see.
I've read about being able to manually copy the firmware into flash0 in the case of a semi brick.
So you'd do that using recovery mode (hold down the right trigger while powering on?) and recovery mode is only available if you have a custom firmware installed right?
But if you had a semi brick and recovery mode is part of the firmware how can it work?
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6. August 2007 @ 07:09 |
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Yes, Recovery is part of the firmware, and if you delete the whole of flash0 without putting anything back again, you will have a full brick, the recovery that you boot into when you have a semi brick is a file called recovery.prx, but it may be attached to a couple more files, i'm not sure.
Usually semi bricks are down to changing themes etc. and these go no-where near recovery.prx, so you can still get to the Recovery menu even when you have a semi brick and flash the original flash0 back on the PSP (or recover to 1.50).
PSP, all the way from 1.00 to 5.50 GEN D2 - DS Lite w/ M3DS Real (M3 Sakura v1.34)
PS3 3.01 - iPod Touch 2G 16GB Jailbroken - Xbox 360 60GB - PC, Q6600, 3GB DDR2, GTX260 (216) 896MB
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6. August 2007 @ 11:29 |
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the main point of backing up flash0 is to reinstall INDIVIDUAL original sony files incase of a semi-brick
Currently on my 7th PS3 and 4th Xbox, gotta love technology.. This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 6. August 2007 @ 11:30
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6. August 2007 @ 11:35 |
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Yes, but that's only if, let's say; you installed the wrong version of a topmenu_plugin.rco. Then you only transfer that one file back over.
That's not always what people want to do.
PSP, all the way from 1.00 to 5.50 GEN D2 - DS Lite w/ M3DS Real (M3 Sakura v1.34)
PS3 3.01 - iPod Touch 2G 16GB Jailbroken - Xbox 360 60GB - PC, Q6600, 3GB DDR2, GTX260 (216) 896MB
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6. August 2007 @ 11:37 |
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im pretty sure that if u replace the whole flash0 folder it bricks the psp....
Currently on my 7th PS3 and 4th Xbox, gotta love technology..
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6. August 2007 @ 11:47 |
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Hmm... i've had over 10 bricks then O.o
PSP, all the way from 1.00 to 5.50 GEN D2 - DS Lite w/ M3DS Real (M3 Sakura v1.34)
PS3 3.01 - iPod Touch 2G 16GB Jailbroken - Xbox 360 60GB - PC, Q6600, 3GB DDR2, GTX260 (216) 896MB
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6. August 2007 @ 11:50 |
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so your saying u have replaced the WHOLE flash folder and everything has been fine?
Currently on my 7th PS3 and 4th Xbox, gotta love technology..
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6. August 2007 @ 11:51 |
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Yep =)
PSP, all the way from 1.00 to 5.50 GEN D2 - DS Lite w/ M3DS Real (M3 Sakura v1.34)
PS3 3.01 - iPod Touch 2G 16GB Jailbroken - Xbox 360 60GB - PC, Q6600, 3GB DDR2, GTX260 (216) 896MB
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6. August 2007 @ 11:54 |
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i just realised what i've got wrong here...if u replace your flash folder with the flash folder from ANOTHER psp, then it will brick
lol sorry bout that ;)
Currently on my 7th PS3 and 4th Xbox, gotta love technology..
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 6. August 2007 @ 11:55
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6. August 2007 @ 11:56 |
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Haha, no probs
PSP, all the way from 1.00 to 5.50 GEN D2 - DS Lite w/ M3DS Real (M3 Sakura v1.34)
PS3 3.01 - iPod Touch 2G 16GB Jailbroken - Xbox 360 60GB - PC, Q6600, 3GB DDR2, GTX260 (216) 896MB
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Propagand
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6. August 2007 @ 11:58 |
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Originally posted by paul91:
im pretty sure that if u replace the whole flash0 folder it bricks the psp....
That has never been confirmed because as you can see shokz has done it over 10 times and if im mistaken his psp is fine. But I read in another forum that this one kid did it and it bricked. So I think that may just be the luck of the draw.
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6. August 2007 @ 12:01 |
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i already said up there ^ that i was thinking of something else.....
Currently on my 7th PS3 and 4th Xbox, gotta love technology..
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6. August 2007 @ 12:15 |
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Currently on my 7th PS3 and 4th Xbox, gotta love technology..
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 6. August 2007 @ 12:16
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6. August 2007 @ 13:21 |
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LOL, yea, i remember that :)
I was actually pretty confused at the fact that what i do without even thinking about bricked someone else's PSP...
PSP, all the way from 1.00 to 5.50 GEN D2 - DS Lite w/ M3DS Real (M3 Sakura v1.34)
PS3 3.01 - iPod Touch 2G 16GB Jailbroken - Xbox 360 60GB - PC, Q6600, 3GB DDR2, GTX260 (216) 896MB
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babaton
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9. August 2007 @ 08:06 |
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But this is a last resort thing anyway no? So it could be handy to have a backed up complete copy of my flash on my PC.
How do you go about backing up the flash file to PC?
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Propagand
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9. August 2007 @ 08:20 |
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Heck yes its good to have a back up I semi bricked last night but was ok cuz of my back up! To back your flash0 highlight all 6 folders and copy it to some where
PSP>2.0>forgot sum>2.81>3.03>1.5>3.03oea>1.5>3.40oea>custom theme semibrick>3.40oea>3.52 M33>1.50>3.52 M33>1.50 addon 2>3.71 M33>3.71-2 M33
Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week- Jay Z
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babaton
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9. August 2007 @ 08:27 |
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Hold on, i'm getting confused here. The flash is on the chip in my psp not on the memory card right?
How do I browse to the chip itself, is that what recovery mode is for?
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9. August 2007 @ 08:53 |
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Go into Recovery -> Advanced -> Toggle USB (flash0)
The files in there are the flash files needed for the PSP to work, to back them up just copy them to somewhere on your PC.
PSP, all the way from 1.00 to 5.50 GEN D2 - DS Lite w/ M3DS Real (M3 Sakura v1.34)
PS3 3.01 - iPod Touch 2G 16GB Jailbroken - Xbox 360 60GB - PC, Q6600, 3GB DDR2, GTX260 (216) 896MB
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9. August 2007 @ 09:54 |
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Remember to COPY and paste these files......not cut and paste. I know its probably assumed that you know this, but I just wanted to clarify.
~Rich
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