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isy987
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7. September 2008 @ 06:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi evr1 i got this guide how to downgrade psp to versoin 1.5 with orignal battery.... is this guide real or will it brick my psp


Lots of users downgrade their PSP to version 1.5 because they can upgrade their PSP to any version from 1.5. And if you upgrade your PSP to version 3.51, you can play any downloaded games and run any applications. Do you know that you can downgrade your PSP system to version 1.5 all by yourself by turning your PSP battery into a pandora's battery? All you need are an original PSP battery (with more than 50% charge) and a Memory Stick Pro Duo with 1GB memory or above.
I. Get ready (Reformat PSP memory stick)

Before you get started with the downgrade, you need to reformat your PSP memory stick. If you don't know how to reformat it, you can refer to the steps below:

1. Press the HOME button on the bottom left of your PSP.

2. Use the arrow keys to move to the Settings area, then move the up and down keys to go to System Settings.

3. Push the "X" button (or the "O" button, depending on which button is the "Enter" button of your PSP) and scroll to find the "Format Memory Stick" option. Push the "X" button again to select this option.

4. Your PSP will now confirm that you want to reformat the memory stick, choose Yes and your PSP will be physically formatted in a few seconds.

To do the downgrade, you also need to download an application pack. Click here to Download Pandora Battery Application Pack. After the downloading is finished, what you get will be a compressed application pack named "pandora", decompress it to the root directory of a hard disc, say Disc H. In this "pandora" folder, you can see four folders including mspformat, msinst, battery and installer, and a file named UPDATE.PBP.

Now you are ALL ready to turn your PSP battery to a Pandora's battery and use it to downgrade any PSP!
II.Turn your PSP battery into a padora's battery

Step 1: Logically reformat your PSP Connect your PSP to your computer. And your PSP will be recognized as a new hard disc, say K. Then click Start -> Run, input cmd in the popped up dialog box, and click OK to enter DOS system. Use the below commands one by one to run the mspformat file: Input "H:", and press the "Enter" Key on your keyboard. (Here H is the disc where the "panndora" folder is located) Input "cd pandora" and press the "Enter" Key on your keyboard. Input "cd mspformat" and press the "Enter" Key on your keyboard. Then input "mspformat.exe K" and press the "Enter" Key on your keyboard. (Here K is the name of the disc that your PSP is recognized on your computer.) After these commands, your PSP will be logically reformatted in a minute.

Step 2: Open the recognized PSP hard disc on your computer, create a new folder and name it "psp", open this "psp" folder, create a new folder and name it "game". Copy and paste the "installer" folder and the "battery" folder into the "game" folder. Then copy and paste the UPDATE.PBP file to the root directory of the PSP hard disc on your computer.

Step 3: On your PSP, switch to the Game option, press X or O (depending on which is the "Enter" key of your PSP). Go to "installer" and press X or O to run it.

In a few seconds, a file named "msipl.bin" will be created on the root directory of your PSP memory disc. And now, you should take out your memory disc and then put it back in, which seems to be useless but is a very necessary step.

Step 4: Connect to your PSP back to your computer. Then enter DOS system as mentioned in Step 1. Use the below commands one by one to run the mspformat file:

Input "H:", and press the "Enter" Key on your keyboard.

Input "cd pandora" and press the "Enter" Key on your keyboard.

Input "cd minst" and press the "Enter" Key on your keyboard.

Then input "msinst.exe K K:\msipl.bin " and press the "Enter" Key on your keyboard. (Here K is the name of the disc that your PSP is recognized on your computer.)

When you see a popped up message asking if you are sure, click "Yes".

Step 5: Go back to your PSP, switch to the Game option, press X or O (depending on which is the "Enter" key of your PSP). Go to "battery" and press X or O to run it, press X or O to OK every popped up message to finish running the battery application.

Now, your pandora's battery has been created!
III. Use the created pandora's battery to downgrade your PSP

After you turn your batter to a PSP downgrade battery (pandora's battery), you can use it to downgrade your PSP by following the instructions below:

Take out your PSP Memory Stick and battery, then put back in your PSP Memory Stick first, and put your battery back in.Turn your PSP power on, when you see three options; select the Downgrade option, your PSP will be downgraded in a very short time and it will be automatically shut down afterwards.Turn your PSP on again, and you will see a blue screen. But no worries, you can just press the O key, and your PSP system is already version 1.5!
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isy987
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7. September 2008 @ 06:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
srry here is the link to download the downgrade application,.

http://download.iskysoft.com/psp/pandora.zip
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7. September 2008 @ 18:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
In case of noe noticing, there is plenty of easier guides that is stickied. Please read them.


hyde84
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8. September 2008 @ 15:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by isy987:


Step 3: On your PSP, switch to the Game option, press X or O (depending on which is the "Enter" key of your PSP). Go to "installer" and press X or O to run it.


i was tried,but the "installer" can't be run. on the psp pop up a letter said "the game could not be started".
after that the memory card can't be read by the psp, and need to be formatted by the "system setting".
mickeydoc
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8. September 2008 @ 15:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi
Im new to this forum...and as most of them did...I too upgraded my PSP to 4.05. Same problem now.I tried the way U told me...But im sorry to say it seems it doesnt recognise the files at all... there no installer file in it and the file msipl.bin is also not created in the folder
Help me please...Im very annoyed with this downgrading stuff..
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9. September 2008 @ 00:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
To downgrade 4.05, use this

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/610313

Newer PSP cant be downgrqade with pandora from the TA-088 v3 Issues


ericjin
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15. September 2008 @ 22:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if u dant have cfw then wat u should do is get pandora battery get a 401.pbp file go search it or go and search psp slim hacks nad there u can get tutorials for everything or if have phat then go and search psp hacks :D oh yea put pbp file in root of psp then put pandora in and there u go the setup starts automaticly :D ENOY
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22. September 2008 @ 01:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hey a try to downgrade my psp from 4.05 to the 4.01 w/ the instrution that kanelita saids and it doesnt work i have the old psp and i dont have the pandora battery, please helpppppp meeeeeeee
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22. September 2008 @ 20:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by mrgooey:
To downgrade 4.05, use this

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/610313

Newer PSP cant be downgrqade with pandora from the TA-088 v3 Issues
That is because kanelita way is the old way of using pandora.


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27. September 2008 @ 22:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i followed isy987 instructions but when i get to step 3 or going to game option to go to installer and run it sais corrupted data what should i do?

gabe
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27. September 2008 @ 22:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
This is so helpless ...

The guide you are using needs a custom fimrware. None of these guides work !


logan33
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28. September 2008 @ 02:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
can anyone tell me if there is a way to play games that require
you to upgrade to 4.05 (just like that damn lego batman game?)
perhaps the time machine????

I'm not saying that I'll try,but I'll try to try
Donaldo
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28. September 2008 @ 03:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by logan33:
(just like that damn lego batman game?)

lego batman loads and plays fine on 4.01 m33-2
bowker
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28. September 2008 @ 15:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I can't get Lego Batman to work on cfw 4.01 m33-2

Do you need anything turned on or off in the recovery menu?

Thanks
Donaldo
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28. September 2008 @ 15:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i have nothing special set ... other than the standard UMD ISO Mode set to m33 driver ... but i didn't set anything special for "lego batman". .. .

could be a problem with your ISO...
bowker
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28. September 2008 @ 16:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks I have tried 2 seperate iso's both give the game could not be started

I have the same UMD setting set and nothing else really

No probs thanks or your reply
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28. September 2008 @ 19:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by logan33:
perhaps the time machine????
TM cant be used in latest fimrwares.


catchika
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29. September 2008 @ 06:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm not an expert or anything, but I just happen to notice that no one paid any attention to what mrgooey wrote.... ^_^
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16. December 2008 @ 01:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello, I have a PSP slim and was on v.4.01 and got accidentally upgraded to v.4.05... I have pandora battery with Magic memory stick but now psp won't recognized the card whatsoever...what can I do... Hopefully you can help, no one else has answered me so far...Can the downgrade still be done with the Pandora battery or what can I do ...please help...
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4. May 2009 @ 16:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by BRANCOVH:
HELLO KANELITA,

I read u post just now, and i'm in same problem of firmware 4.05 OFW and very afraid of. I'd like to try your suggestion of getting 4.05 to 4.01m33-2.

Have you ever tryed this in any PSP 4.05 OFW?. I mean, does it succeed ? does the psp play any .iso or .cso games ?

SEE YA


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maiy2lic
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4. May 2009 @ 16:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by suma08:
hey a try to downgrade my psp from 4.05 to the 4.01 w/ the instrution that kanelita saids and it doesnt work i have the old psp and i dont have the pandora battery, please helpppppp meeeeeeee


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