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maitekill
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19. March 2008 @ 03:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
how i do now my psp is cannot use it because evrything i do or install anything like 37.71m33 i try morethan 10 times but nothing happens..im lonely to what to do,anyone can help me please answeer this,its a pleasure to me..[img]P1000044[img]P1000045

eriko malpal
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19. March 2008 @ 08:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what fw are you on at the moment? to install 3.71 you need to have cfw 3.52m33-2,3,4



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maitekill
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20. March 2008 @ 00:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi my friend where to download that 3.52 m33


eriko malpal
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20. March 2008 @ 00:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You can't just install custom firmware that simple. what firmware are you on right now.



My PSP Life 1.00>1.50>2.70>2.71>1.50>3.52-M33>3.71M33-4>BRICKED>1.5>3.71M33-4>BRICKED>1.50>3.71M33-4>3.80M33-4>BRICKED>1.5>3.71M33-4 >3.80M33-5>3.90M33-2
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maitekill
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20. March 2008 @ 01:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it cannot open to go on menu because psp drive cannot open to view the menu like games,video..etc...u know waht i have a big mistake because i install 371 m33-4 then after that i shutdown and i turn on with hold left trigger button to congiguration i set the other settings then after that they automatic to shutdown when i turn it on they cannot open then i try to put orig.battery or pandoras battery nothing happens anything i can do and many times i format the memory stick nothing happens again,,who can solve the problem,,...

eriko malpal
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20. March 2008 @ 01:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok the problem was you went right to recovery after you installed the custom firmware. When you install custom firmware you have to press x to shutdown then start it back up and let it go to the menu. This is the point when it writes the settings to the psp. You skipped that. You have a brick. Give me some time it's late and I'll brick mine the same way and see what I can do to fix it, if anything.



My PSP Life 1.00>1.50>2.70>2.71>1.50>3.52-M33>3.71M33-4>BRICKED>1.5>3.71M33-4>BRICKED>1.50>3.71M33-4>3.80M33-4>BRICKED>1.5>3.71M33-4 >3.80M33-5>3.90M33-2
http://darksiderg.com/
If you live in London ON,Canada and need to Pandora,PM me
INVENTORY:T-79 phat untouched/T-81 phat duel nub,trigger lights/T-85 black slim sound reactive trigger lights,umd swap external speaker,clear faceplate/2 T-85 Darth Vaders-haven't decided what to do next
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20. March 2008 @ 01:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
its hard to explain,

eriko malpal

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Please remove your email. Rules.



My PSP Life 1.00>1.50>2.70>2.71>1.50>3.52-M33>3.71M33-4>BRICKED>1.5>3.71M33-4>BRICKED>1.50>3.71M33-4>3.80M33-4>BRICKED>1.5>3.71M33-4 >3.80M33-5>3.90M33-2
http://darksiderg.com/
If you live in London ON,Canada and need to Pandora,PM me
INVENTORY:T-79 phat untouched/T-81 phat duel nub,trigger lights/T-85 black slim sound reactive trigger lights,umd swap external speaker,clear faceplate/2 T-85 Darth Vaders-haven't decided what to do next
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20. March 2008 @ 02:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by maitekill:
its hard to explain,

eriko malpal
maitekill
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20. March 2008 @ 03:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
sorry for put that..now i explain to you to what happens.1,i see press x to install 371 m33.2 press o to install 371.3,press square to dump to nand.4,pres l+r+home+start..now i press x to install 371 m33 then it read the memory but they stock up and stoping in the area of,flashing 1...it cannot reads all and not finish all..i try many times to do that but nothing happens,it cannot open to menu.anykind of battery i change to pandora and original it cannot open it so what we are going to do now

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Do you have fat or slim. Check your email. The little notepad in the right hand corner of your post with email is the edit button. Please remove your email!!!



My PSP Life 1.00>1.50>2.70>2.71>1.50>3.52-M33>3.71M33-4>BRICKED>1.5>3.71M33-4>BRICKED>1.50>3.71M33-4>3.80M33-4>BRICKED>1.5>3.71M33-4 >3.80M33-5>3.90M33-2
http://darksiderg.com/
If you live in London ON,Canada and need to Pandora,PM me
INVENTORY:T-79 phat untouched/T-81 phat duel nub,trigger lights/T-85 black slim sound reactive trigger lights,umd swap external speaker,clear faceplate/2 T-85 Darth Vaders-haven't decided what to do next
maitekill
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20. March 2008 @ 04:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
sorry for put that..now i explain to you to what happens.1,i see press x to install 371 m33.2 press o to install 371.3,press square to dump to nand.4,pres l+r+home+start..now i press x to install 371 m33 then it read the memory but they stock up and stoping in the area of,flashing 1...it cannot reads all and not finish all..i try many times to do that but nothing happens,it cannot open to menu.anykind of battery i change to pandora and original it cannot open it so what we are going to do now



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20. March 2008 @ 05:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
heres my example...tachyon-0x00500000, baryon-0x0022B200 nand size 67108864 model:psp slim press x to install 3.71m33 press 0 to install original 3.71 press <> to dump to nand press L+R+start+home to restore and nand dump phisically,dangerous! loading updater modules...ok ...ok formatting flash0...ok formatting1....... so in that area are stop and cannot read memory stick,hang up nothing happens many times i try it but again and again i that suituation is same cannot read the memory if i change to original battery its a blank black screen and automatic shutdown i cannot go to menu on psp like,,picture,video,games,settings etc..so what we do know i have a big problem it was my big mistake..can you solve my problem please teach me how to recover

eriko malpal
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20. March 2008 @ 07:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
try this i saw someone had the same problem before and this is what he did to fix it

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This is a tutorial I am making to recover those unrecoverable bricks on psp's you get. Unrecoverable bricks are like when you use pandora battery on psp and it freezes on flash0. That means you corrupted your flash1 or messed up your nand. I am not using screen shots because I can't take screenshots when I use pandora. Lets get started!

* Credit goes to cory149 for developing this awesome app, publicly releasing it and improving it from time to time

What is Nandtool ?

- It was originally known as UPNandtool, a tool used by hardware unbrickers to flash nand data from UP chip (or homemade nand flashers) to the bricked unit's nand flash. The application underwent a lot of modifications for the last few months, the author introducing new features on every iteration and renamed the tool to NANDTool (since the tool no longer need the UP chip in order to work). This was developed for the phat model but it's present form supports both phat and slim models.

1. Download nand tool Here

2. Make sure you have Despertar del cementerio v3 or v4. There should be some tutorial in the tutorials section.

3. Make sure you have a working psp or a memory card reader.

4. Connect psp in usb mode with Magic Memory Stick or in the card reader.

5. Unzip nand tool with winrar or whatever.

6. Get the nandtool_03_beta1_nousb.elf from the zip file you downloaded.

7. Rename the nandtool_03_beta1_nousb.elf to backup.elf.

8. Overwrite the backup.elf from the kd folder in your memory stick to the one you just created.

9. Boot the psp with pandora battery and magic memory stick.

10. Pick the option where says press SQUARE to dump the nand.

11. After that a letter should a appear saying warning and all the stuff.

12. press 0.

13. go down where it says other and press x.

14. Then go where it says repartition 1flash.

15. Then press TRIANGLE and let it do it's thing.

16. It is going to reformat your flash it takes a while so don't get scared if it takes a little long on the flash1 or flash0.

17. Reboot psp with pandora battery and memory stick and hit X to install 3.71 m33 (If you are using DC3) or 3.80 m33 (if you are using DC4).

18. After it is finish you should have a working psp now with custom firmware.

19. Go to cory's tool once more by hitting SQUARE.

20. Go to Dump From Nand and let it do it's thing.

21. After that connect your memory stick from psp or memory card reader.

22. There should be a new folder called nand dump backups or something like that. back up that folder to your pc. This is just so this happens to you again you recover your psp by writing your nand again.

23. Your done! you may erase your nand backup from magic memory stick (after you backup)

Enjoy your fixed psp. If this tutorial helped please give +REP. Have Fun
hope that helps 0_<

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maitekill
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21. March 2008 @ 01:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hey dr1ver!!!!i was succes to youre guide,you know what your guide its so nice,very generous..now i know to what to do and i helped to everyone if have a problem like me,ill helped others like your helping to me..its a pleasure to me,thanks to you,all effort and time to make me happy to recover my psp,youre the best,youre the one!!!!responsible and friendly..ill never forget your name<DR1VER>..thank you very very very much.......godlbess you.tc

eriko malpal
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21. March 2008 @ 01:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks driver. I have that program but never had to use it (was actually reluctant)

@maitekill

Glad to hear you up and running again.



My PSP Life 1.00>1.50>2.70>2.71>1.50>3.52-M33>3.71M33-4>BRICKED>1.5>3.71M33-4>BRICKED>1.50>3.71M33-4>3.80M33-4>BRICKED>1.5>3.71M33-4 >3.80M33-5>3.90M33-2
http://darksiderg.com/
If you live in London ON,Canada and need to Pandora,PM me
INVENTORY:T-79 phat untouched/T-81 phat duel nub,trigger lights/T-85 black slim sound reactive trigger lights,umd swap external speaker,clear faceplate/2 T-85 Darth Vaders-haven't decided what to do next
maitekill
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21. March 2008 @ 02:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hey rickem!einway thanks to your effort,im glad to you cos you have a time to teach me and try to answer my problem..gobless,tc......

eriko malpal
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17. July 2008 @ 02:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
IM HAVING TROUBLE STILL...

before this site, i discovered that recovery mode thingy n got access to the memory stick through my computer, and i reformatted it from there (by right-clicking my psp drive). next i tried to run a mspformat thing on the psp but it didnt work, so now im here looking for a hole new complete firmware setup i dont even know if im in the right place but ANYWHO TO THE POINT -- i got stuck at step 8 because i simply dont have a kd folder in my memory stick.
REFORMAT = LOST DATA



what i DO have: ((( '+' =folder, '-' =file )))


+ PSP
...+ game150
......+ battery
.........+ pandora_battery
............- eboot.pbp
.........+ pandora_battery%
............- eboot.pbp
......+ installer
.........+ pbfirm_install
............- eboot.pbp
.........+ pbfirm_install%
............- eboot.pbp
- update.pbp


thats the problem im trying to fix... any solutions???


Originally posted by Dr1ver:
try this i saw someone had the same problem before and this is what he did to fix it

Quote:
This is a tutorial I am making to recover those unrecoverable bricks on psp's you get. Unrecoverable bricks are like when you use pandora battery on psp and it freezes on flash0. That means you corrupted your flash1 or messed up your nand. I am not using screen shots because I can't take screenshots when I use pandora. Lets get started!

* Credit goes to cory149 for developing this awesome app, publicly releasing it and improving it from time to time

What is Nandtool ?

- It was originally known as UPNandtool, a tool used by hardware unbrickers to flash nand data from UP chip (or homemade nand flashers) to the bricked unit's nand flash. The application underwent a lot of modifications for the last few months, the author introducing new features on every iteration and renamed the tool to NANDTool (since the tool no longer need the UP chip in order to work). This was developed for the phat model but it's present form supports both phat and slim models.

1. Download nand tool Here

2. Make sure you have Despertar del cementerio v3 or v4. There should be some tutorial in the tutorials section.

3. Make sure you have a working psp or a memory card reader.

4. Connect psp in usb mode with Magic Memory Stick or in the card reader.

5. Unzip nand tool with winrar or whatever.

6. Get the nandtool_03_beta1_nousb.elf from the zip file you downloaded.

7. Rename the nandtool_03_beta1_nousb.elf to backup.elf.

8. Overwrite the backup.elf from the kd folder in your memory stick to the one you just created.

9. Boot the psp with pandora battery and magic memory stick.

10. Pick the option where says press SQUARE to dump the nand.

11. After that a letter should a appear saying warning and all the stuff.

12. press 0.

13. go down where it says other and press x.

14. Then go where it says repartition 1flash.

15. Then press TRIANGLE and let it do it's thing.

16. It is going to reformat your flash it takes a while so don't get scared if it takes a little long on the flash1 or flash0.

17. Reboot psp with pandora battery and memory stick and hit X to install 3.71 m33 (If you are using DC3) or 3.80 m33 (if you are using DC4).

18. After it is finish you should have a working psp now with custom firmware.

19. Go to cory's tool once more by hitting SQUARE.

20. Go to Dump From Nand and let it do it's thing.

21. After that connect your memory stick from psp or memory card reader.

22. There should be a new folder called nand dump backups or something like that. back up that folder to your pc. This is just so this happens to you again you recover your psp by writing your nand again.

23. Your done! you may erase your nand backup from magic memory stick (after you backup)

Enjoy your fixed psp. If this tutorial helped please give +REP. Have Fun
hope that helps 0_<

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 17. July 2008 @ 02:37

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