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PSP Custom Firmware Thread

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Aruarian Reflection

Chauffeur de la gdlk
I'm currently at 3.52 M33 with phat PSP. I want to play FF Crisis Core when it comes out next month so I imagine I have to update. What's the best custom firmware I should be using to stay up to date?

I hate how I have to re-learn everything since I only revisit the PSP firmware scene every 5-6 months :(
 
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speculawyer

Member
I'm in 3.90 M33-2 and using popsloader 3.8 for FFVII. I have read that I need to run it at pops 3.71 but whenever I hold "R" and select it from the menu it hard freezes unless I pick "Original from flash". I have to pull the battery out every time whenever I select any other version. Any ideas?
 
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navanman

Crown Prince of Custom Firmware
You need to use PARSDUMPER to dump the 3.71FW flash and then the POPS files from the resulting F0 folder. In the POPS files I linked to earlier it doesn't have the 3.71 POPS in it as I was using 3.71 M33 at the time.

6.8 said:
I'm 3.03 OE-B and i'm struggling to get this working. The UPMS installer won't run for me. :(
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Whats the error code? Have a UMD in your PSP?
 
U

Urban Scholar

Member
Ok I have 3.60 m33 on my PSP slim and the freaking thing can't/won't play the Patapon UMD! Thoughts and suggestions? Please and thank you in advance
 
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navanman

Crown Prince of Custom Firmware
Urban Scholar said:
Ok I have 3.60 m33 on my PSP slim and the freaking thing can't/won't play the Patapon UMD! Thoughts and suggestions? Please and thank you in advance
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You need to be on 3.71 M33 or greater. You will have to update.
 
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Peronthious

Member
eznark said:
I have no clue?
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Hold R after hard resetting your PSP (hold the power button for 10 seconds or so, then turn back on) to get to the recovery screen. From here, go to <Configuration> then down to <Game Folder Homebrew> Change this to 1.50 kernel.

Or you could just make a GAME150 folder in your /PSP folder and stick the game there.
 
Erebus

Erebus

Member
Hey I've got a fat PSP FW 3.71m33-4 and I was wondering if it's worth upgrading to the latest custom FW. Last time I checked, I've heard that there were some nasty bugs with the MS loader resulting in noticeable slowdowns during games. Is that fixed? And what about PS1 games, do they run just like before?
 
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eznark

Banned
Peronthious said:
Hold R after hard resetting your PSP (hold the power button for 10 seconds or so, then turn back on) to get to the recovery screen. From here, go to <Configuration> then down to <Game Folder Homebrew> Change this to 1.50 kernel.

Or you could just make a GAME150 folder in your /PSP folder and stick the game there.
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So make a GAME150 folder, and put the SNES emulator in there will work? Do I put the roms in there as well?

EDIT: I tried the 1.5 Kernel, same problem froze on the white Playstation screen and shut down.
 
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navanman

Crown Prince of Custom Firmware
6.8 said:
No UMD, and the error code is 80020321
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You do have some PSP games? Put this in the PSP when trying to run UPMS.

eznark said:
So make a GAME150 folder, and put the SNES emulator in there will work? Do I put the roms in there as well?

EDIT: I tried the 1.5 Kernel, same problem froze on the white Playstation screen and shut down.
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Try this version of Snes9x TYL for Slim, works fine on Phat.
 
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SleazyC

Member
Ecchi-Time7 said:
Does PSP emulate the DS yet?
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One is being worked on but it probably will never be anything besides proof of concept. Not only would the graphics engine be hard to work out but the control scheme would be even harder.
 
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Dabookerman

Member
SleazyC said:
One is being worked on but it probably will never be anything besides proof of concept. Not only would the graphics engine be hard to work out but the control scheme would be even harder.
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Ultimately would be pointless no?
 
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Pancakes R Us

Member
navanman said:
In the POPS files I linked to earlier it doesn't have the 3.71 POPS in it as I was using 3.71 M33 at the time.?
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I uploaded the 3.71 Pops files here. You can put them in your collection download, so they're all available in on place :)
 
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GreenNight

Member
So I purchased a used slim with the latest custom firmware and it came with a chinese battery pre-installed. Is there a trick to getting the battery to work? There is no battery low light on, and I had it plugged in for 2 hours and still no charge. :(
 
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Dragona Akehi

Retired
GreenNight said:
So I purchased a used slim with the latest custom firmware and it came with a chinese battery pre-installed. Is there a trick to getting the battery to work? There is no battery low light on, and I had it plugged in for 2 hours and still no charge. :(
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Just buy yourself a new battery, mang. You don't want to fuck with 3rd party electronics shit in your machine. May as well get a Stamina pack and then find a cover for it.
 
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Khalid-S

Member
I need help with installing CFW on my Slim PSP running 3.90 (official fw)

I bought a Bandora Battery but I need to make a magic stick. I used navanman's guide (TotalNewbie Installer).
I plugged in my pandora battery and what am getting is just a frozen black screen.

navanman I need your help.
 
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navanman

Crown Prince of Custom Firmware
Khalid-S said:
I need help with installing CFW on my Slim PSP running 3.90 (official fw)

I bought a Bandora Battery but I need to make a magic stick. I used navanman's guide (TotalNewbie Installer).
I plugged in my pandora battery and what am getting is just a frozen black screen.

navanman I need your help.
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Hmm your the 2nd person to report this on Slim PSP. Try pressing the birghtness button a few times and see does it do anything.
Does the memory card access orange light flash when you insert the Pandora Battery?
 
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Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
For what it's worth, a buddy and I tried to get the Total Newbie Installer working on a Slim and failed. We had to go with an entirely different, Slim-friendly installer. I can't remember what it was, I had to resort to Google to find it.

But if you try to Google up "Total Newbie Installer" and "Slim" you should find some forum posts that'll lead you in the right direction. That's more or less what I had to do.
 
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eznark

Banned
Khalid-S said:
I need help with installing CFW on my Slim PSP running 3.90 (official fw)

I bought a Bandora Battery but I need to make a magic stick. I used navanman's guide (TotalNewbie Installer).
I plugged in my pandora battery and what am getting is just a frozen black screen.

navanman I need your help.
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The same thing happened to me, but I just followed the instruction anyway. I pressed the square button and the memory card light flickered and it shut off after a minute or so. I turned it on, pressed the X, and the same thing happened. It worked perfectly.

Just go through the guide and it should work.
 
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Khalid-S

Member
Mejilan how can I unbrick it using the pandora battery. I googled and what I found is that I should get a screen with a text menu and press X.

But what am getting now is black screen when I plug in the pandora battery and no screen at all with a green power light on when I plug in my regular battery.

Sorry for my stupid question.
 
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Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
Well, considering that I have no idea what kind of Pandora you have... *shrugs*

Edit - However, if you have one created by the UPMS Installer, you should be able to use the tutorial navanman has posted in this thread (and was copied into the OP by me) to restore your PSP.
 
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vilmer_

Member
Is it possible to "mod" the battery that comes with the PSP slim to make it a "Pandora" without having to order the actual one? I'm in a feisty hardware-modding mood and I'd like to try something tonight instead of waiting 2 weeks to get the Pandora battery :D
 
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navanman

Crown Prince of Custom Firmware
Khalid-S said:
Mejilan how can I unbrick it using the pandora battery. I googled and what I found is that I should get a screen with a text menu and press X.

But what am getting now is black screen when I plug in the pandora battery and no screen at all with a green power light on when I plug in my regular battery.

Sorry for my stupid question.
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Are you still bricked? Did you try and turn on your PSP using AC adapter with battery removed? Does the memory card access light flash orange when you insert the Pandora Battery?
 
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mandiller

Member
vilmer_ said:
Is it possible to "mod" the battery that comes with the PSP slim to make it a "Pandora" without having to order the actual one? I'm in a feisty hardware-modding mood and I'd like to try something tonight instead of waiting 2 weeks to get the Pandora battery :D
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Yep. Visit the tutorial here and read the section under 'hardmodding a battery' slim battery.
 
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vilmer_

Member
mandiller said:
Yep. Visit the tutorial here and read the section under 'hardmodding a battery' slim battery.
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Awesome! Thanks for the link... I only have Vista installed on my 2 PC's and it seems you need XP to format the memory stick :( I'll have to look for my XP disc!
 
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bathala

Banned
vilmer_ said:
Is it possible to "mod" the battery that comes with the PSP slim to make it a "Pandora" without having to order the actual one? I'm in a feisty hardware-modding mood and I'd like to try something tonight instead of waiting 2 weeks to get the Pandora battery :D
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not that i know of. unless u get battery service tool to convert ur slim from pandora and back
 
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Khalid-S

Member
navanman said:
Are you still bricked? Did you try and turn on your PSP using AC adapter with battery removed? Does the memory card access light flash orange when you insert the Pandora Battery?
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Now it works perfectly with 3.71 M33. I just turned it on without the battery and it works.

Thanks navanman and Mejilan.
 
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Tiduz

Eurogaime
im getting the slim tomorrow, pretty nervous for dead pixels, im gonna put the screenprotector on fresh out of the box and then turn it on. if i have dead pixels im gonna flip.
 
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SonOfABeep

Banned
Does anyone know if 3.90 M33 causes any PSOne compatability changes from 3.71M33?

I'm thinking of updating for the Space Invaders Extreme demo and Wipeout Pulse Demo, but I don't want to screw up my FF8, FF7, and Suikoden 2 games I have going.
 
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vilmer_

Member
Error said:
TELL ME HOW PLEASE
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I was pointed to THIS thread, and it's absolutely perfect. Just click on "show" for the 'Guide 1: 3.71 M33 On Slim PSP Without A Fat PSP *Updated 2-21-08*' part, and follow the instructions.
 
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