Ok I bought a psp when they were first released and I flashed it myself. Now Im thinking of getting a white psp slim and light.
Ive been reading about hacking the psp and so much has changed, theres so much firmware and now the pandora battery.
I really dont have a clue. I just want to play backups. What is my best solution. What exactly is the pandora battery, is it linked with custom firmware.
Is there any guide that discusses each way to flash a psp, what it does and whats the advantages of each one.
For the slim, you have to use the pandora battery. The Pandora battery helps you downgrade the psp. Depends if there is an addon. The addon will let you upgrade to a custom firmware directly.
To downgrade (and get a custom firmware) or unbrick your PSP, you need the Pandora's Battery. There is three ways to get the Pandora Battery. You will also need to make the Magic Memory Card.
1. Find a someone who has a Custom Firmware that is willing to let you borrow their psp. You will use their psp to softmod the battery. Meaning using software to make the Pandora. If you willing to do this, follow this guide:
2. Hardmod the battery. Meaning that you have to open that battery up, and pulling out a pin. Note that if you pull the wrong one, your battery would be messed. If you are willing to do this, follow this guide
3. The most safest way, is to buy a premade pandora battery from the internet (use google or ebay).If so, follow this guide or use the same guide on the second step. I recommend buying from DealExtreme for $10.
NOTE : TA-088 motherboards - Sony has just made new motherboards that stops the usuage of Pandora. If, you psp comes with 3.71 and up when you bought it. Please follow this GUIDE
