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GAFF · 03-03-2009, 07:56 PM

Hi people,

I'm new here and my head is spinning with the amount of informations, which to be honest I'm lost with.

I have a PSP1004 with a PSP-110 Li-ion Battery, firmware version 2.80.

A collegue mentioned about being able to store Games on your Memory Stick, and said a Battery Mod is required to do first so I went to youtube, seen the video and started opening the battery, then I found it was different, and hence the reason I ended up here.

I have probably posted in the wrong section, but I think that my query could go in a number of different sections, Pandora Battery, Homebrew etc. I think half the problem is I don't really know what I'm looking for and hence the confusion.

Could somebody please point me in the directions of an Idiots guide to all of this?

- I figure there's a number of ways to Mod PSP, Pandora Battery & Homebrew....are there others?
- Whats the difference between them all?
- Pandora Battery - Is mod reversable? And what would be the main reasons you would want to reverse it ? (I seen references to having a Spare Battery and something about CFW).
- Homebrew - I don't really understand this, are these like homemade games?

Any help would be appreciated.

nick48 · 03-03-2009, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by GAFF

- I figure there's a number of ways to Mod PSP, Pandora Battery & Homebrew....are there others? - Yes, if you know a person with a modded PSP then he could make a pandora's battery easily for you, many youtube videos show how if not you must order online or build one yourself, once again many youtube videos
- Whats the difference between them all?-Explained above
- Pandora Battery - Is mod reversable? And what would be the main reasons you would want to reverse it ? (I seen references to having a Spare Battery and something about CFW). - Mod is reversible if you do a soft mod which is with a modded PSP
- Homebrew - I don't really understand this, are these like homemade games? - Exactly what it is

BTW Welcome to QJ.

GAFF · 03-03-2009, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nick48

BTW Welcome to QJ.

Hi There,

Thanks for the tips and the welcome.

tbh I don't know anyone with a modded PSP so hence the reason to find out about it.

You mentioned Youtube videos (I think half my problem is knowing what is the correct video and thing to do), is there different mods for different batteries? Is there any tutorials on here about it?
If I do mod the battery do I HAVE to get an unmodded one or what happens if I don't?
Is it possible to do a soft mod without a Modded PSP?

Sorry for all the questions, but I'm really lost

**virx216** · 03-03-2009, 08:23 PM

With your psp at v2.80 you could easily downgrade it to 1.50 via software Here's A Guide and then on v1.5 you can run most if not all homebrew, update to the latest custom firmware, make your batteries into pandora ones and back if you need to... anything really

nick48 · 03-03-2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by GAFF

Hi There,

Thanks for the tips and the welcome.

tbh I don't know anyone with a modded PSP so hence the reason to find out about it.

You mentioned Youtube videos (I think half my problem is knowing what is the correct video and thing to do), is there different mods for different batteries?
If I do mod the battery do I HAVE to get an unmodded one or what happens if I don't?
Is it possible to do a soft mod without a Modded PSP?

Sorry for all the questions, but I'm really lost

Happy to help.
Well it is recommended to have two batteries before doing any type of mod to your battery. This is just if it messes up or anything. You mentioned you have a 110 Li-ion Battery, I'm guessing this isn't a Sony official. If not then it is recommended to get a official 1800mAh battery due to safety reasons.

Once you hard mod your battery, you may still use it as a normal battery as long as you remove the magic memory stick files.

There are only 2 type of hard modding. One for the PSP Slim and one for the PSP you have.

This video can help you make your very own Pandora's battery.

This video can help you make a magic memory stick.

This is update you to 3.90 m33. Once installed perfectly go to the network update and it will update you to the most current CFW which is 5.00 m33-6. (Make sure m33 update is on in recovery mode, to get there shut off PSP and hold down R when turning it on)

Best of luck. Any other questions please do ask.

EDIT: If you do decide to go down to 1.50 and stay there. To play those games you *ripped* yourself. You are going to want to download an...
Actually if you go to 1.50 PM me and I will explain. (Forum Policies)

GAFF · 03-03-2009, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by virx216

make your batteries into pandora ones and back if you need to

from the youtube vids I've seen the Pandora battery involves breaking a chip leg, how would you plan on making it into a Pandora one and BACK?

**virx216** · 03-03-2009, 08:58 PM

Instead of opening the battery (and Hard-Modding it), use a psp homebrew program (to Soft-Mod it) such as Hellcat's Recovery Flasher or pspTool to convert the battery serial # to 0xffffffff (making it a pandora battery), it can then be normalized again with the same software by setting the serial back to some random number.

nick48 · 03-03-2009, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by virx216

Instead of opening the battery (and Hard-Modding it), use a psp homebrew program (to Soft-Mod it) such as Hellcat's Recovery Flasher or pspTool to convert the battery serial # to 0xffffffff (making it a pandora battery), it can then be normalized again with the same software by setting the serial back to some random number.

He mentioned he does not know anyone with a CFW enabled PSP.

GAFF · 03-03-2009, 09:08 PM

nick - I checked out that Pandora vid, but my circuitry is o the side rather than the top of the battery. IIRC the IC no. is the same.

Quote:

Originally Posted by virx216

Instead of opening the battery (and Hard-Modding it), use a psp homebrew program (to Soft-Mod it) such as Hellcat's Recovery Flasher or pspTool to convert the battery serial # to 0xffffffff (making it a pandora battery), it can then be normalized again with the same software by setting the serial back to some random number.

That just went way over my head. Is that software expensive?

**virx216** · 03-03-2009, 09:08 PM

Homebrew is free software, those programs can be found at http://dl.qj.net

Quote:

Originally Posted by nick48

He mentioned he does not know anyone with a CFW enabled PSP.

If he can get the 2.8 downgrade working he can run the homebrew on 1.5

nick48 · 03-03-2009, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by virx216

If he can get the 2.8 downgrade working he can run homebrew on 1.5

Okay, its late at night and I am not thinking as I should.

GAFF-That is probably because of the different batteries. What virx said is your best bet, you can downgrade to 1.50. Download pspTool and turn your battery into a pandora and you can always revert back.

**virx216** · 03-03-2009, 09:23 PM

Just go to the guide I posted Here's the link again, if the 2.80 spoiler boxes don't open, try refreshing the page.

Once you have downgraded the firmware version from 2.80 to 1.50 I would actually recommend Hellcat's Recovery Flasher for updating your psp to custom firmware and/or making Pandora batteries

GAFF · 03-03-2009, 09:43 PM

In the guide is says to download 1.5 Update Eboot, I did and it mentions version for North America, I'm actually in ireland, does it matter?
-=Double Post Merge =-
Just noticed that the 2.80 Downgrade File ain't a complete Zip file

**virx216** · 03-03-2009, 09:47 PM

It doesn't matter, the updates are region free

Hmm It downloaded and extracted fine for me, try it again?

GAFF · 03-03-2009, 10:07 PM

A photo of a hen comes up and thats it ? Noticed the Antivirus software picking up the hen file

**virx216** · 03-03-2009, 10:12 PM

your antivirus probably deleted the loader.tif image which needs to be there with the hen.gif...
disable the antivirus and copy the file it should be fine

I downgraded my psp to 1.5 and updated to 2.8 to test and see if all this works, I pressed start on the memorystick under the photo icon and HEN worked right away with no freezes, the blue screen showed that hen was enabled and I was able to launch the UPDATE x.yz after the psp restarted..... I hope it is as easy for you...

GAFF · 03-03-2009, 10:27 PM

I got the 2 files by disabling the Anti Virus, but it seems to constantly hang now when going to view photos

**virx216** · 03-03-2009, 10:30 PM

Yes it does that, try pressing start on the HEN_280 folder in PHOTO.

GAFF · 03-03-2009, 10:32 PM

Seems to either hang or power itself off

**virx216** · 03-03-2009, 10:36 PM

I know, in the guide it says

Quote:

2. Go to the Photo Menu on the psp and enter the HEN_280 folder
If the psp freezes restart and try agin

I remember when the tif exploits first came out, many people also verified they did not work 100% of the time, but they do work, just keep trying it should go through eventually...

GAFF · 03-03-2009, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by virx216

I know, in the guide it says

I remember when the tif exploits first came out, many people also verify they do not work 100% of the time, but they do work, just keep trying it should go through eventually...sorry about all this...

I've tried a few times now, if I hit slideshow at hen menu screen goes black and is powered off. If I do see hen on screen it just hangs......will I just keep doing it?
-=Double Post Merge =-
How do you know if its running the program as opposed to being hung?

**virx216** · 03-03-2009, 10:42 PM

This stuff is from a couple years ago but if I remember right make sure that the hen.gif is newer on the memorystick than the loader.tif (or vice-versa)
cut/paste the image to your pc desktop and then back onto the memorystick and try launching again

the screen will go black and then it will flash all red or all blue and then it will reset itself back to xmb

GAFF · 03-03-2009, 10:50 PM

So what way are you "supposed" to go into photo folder?

Photo X, right arrow, right arrow?

**virx216** · 03-03-2009, 10:53 PM

I go Photo, X, Start
works 4 out of 10 times for me tonight so far

GAFF · 03-03-2009, 10:55 PM

How long does screen stay black for before going red?

Mine seems to go black and power off
-=Double Post Merge =-
Right I got the blue screen, I think I tried slideshow.

Btw Whats the Hen test all about?

**virx216** · 03-03-2009, 11:00 PM

You got the blue screen! yay! Hen test from the guide means You can run a homebrew app! I just ran the new Daedalusx64 on it (2.80 HEN) successfully...
If you fully restart your psp you will have to reload hen to run homebrew or the X.YZ update (downgrade to 1.5)

GAFF · 03-03-2009, 11:08 PM

It did work....i.e. got blue screen.
I wasn't too sure what was meant about "If successfull you can test hen by trying a application". So I went back into the hen photo and it hung so I had to power off.
Seeing as I did get the blue screen does that mean I can continue on?

How do I : Now execute "Update X.YX"

**virx216** · 03-03-2009, 11:12 PM

Go to game on the Psp XMB to run them

GAFF · 03-03-2009, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by virx216

You got the blue screen! yay! Hen test from the guide means You can run a homebrew app! I just ran the new daedalusx64 on it (2.80 HEN) successfully...
If you fully restart your psp you will have to reload hen to run homebrew or the X.YZ update (downgrade to 1.5)

I'm not sure how to run the test. I did get the blue screen so maybe I should just go do the X.YZ update, do I just connect to the PC again?

**virx216** · 03-03-2009, 11:20 PM

Go ahead and run the update from the psp, once you downgrade to 1.5 you can only load unsigned (homebrew) eboots if they are in this 2 folder format (called kxploit) this can be remedied -temporarily- by running the nokxploit patch:
ms0:/psp/game/folder/eboot.pbp
ms0:/psp/game/folder%/eboot.pbp
so once you downgrade to 1.5 you should get hellcat's app, read the included README.TXT and update to the latest dark-alex.org m33 custom firmware for full Sony features and Homebrew compatibility

03-03-2009, 07:56 PM	#1
GAFF Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 25 Trader Feedback: 0	PSP Modding Hi people, I'm new here and my head is spinning with the amount of informations, which to be honest I'm lost with. I have a PSP1004 with a PSP-110 Li-ion Battery, firmware version 2.80. A collegue mentioned about being able to store Games on your Memory Stick, and said a Battery Mod is required to do first so I went to youtube, seen the video and started opening the battery, then I found it was different, and hence the reason I ended up here. I have probably posted in the wrong section, but I think that my query could go in a number of different sections, Pandora Battery, Homebrew etc. I think half the problem is I don't really know what I'm looking for and hence the confusion. Could somebody please point me in the directions of an Idiots guide to all of this? - I figure there's a number of ways to Mod PSP, Pandora Battery & Homebrew....are there others? - Whats the difference between them all? - Pandora Battery - Is mod reversable? And what would be the main reasons you would want to reverse it ? (I seen references to having a Spare Battery and something about CFW). - Homebrew - I don't really understand this, are these like homemade games? Any help would be appreciated.

03-03-2009, 08:23 PM	#4
virx216 Join Date: Dec 2005 Real First Name: Eric Location: Oregon Posts: 564 Trader Feedback: 0	With your psp at v2.80 you could easily downgrade it to 1.50 via software Here's A Guide and then on v1.5 you can run most if not all homebrew, update to the latest custom firmware, make your batteries into pandora ones and back if you need to... anything really __________________ ~Eric~

03-03-2009, 08:58 PM	#7
virx216 Join Date: Dec 2005 Real First Name: Eric Location: Oregon Posts: 564 Trader Feedback: 0	Instead of opening the battery (and Hard-Modding it), use a psp homebrew program (to Soft-Mod it) such as Hellcat's Recovery Flasher or pspTool to convert the battery serial # to 0xffffffff (making it a pandora battery), it can then be normalized again with the same software by setting the serial back to some random number. __________________ ~Eric~

03-03-2009, 09:23 PM	#12
virx216 Join Date: Dec 2005 Real First Name: Eric Location: Oregon Posts: 564 Trader Feedback: 0	Just go to the guide I posted Here's the link again, if the 2.80 spoiler boxes don't open, try refreshing the page. Once you have downgraded the firmware version from 2.80 to 1.50 I would actually recommend Hellcat's Recovery Flasher for updating your psp to custom firmware and/or making Pandora batteries __________________ ~Eric~

03-03-2009, 09:43 PM	#13
GAFF Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 25 Trader Feedback: 0	In the guide is says to download 1.5 Update Eboot, I did and it mentions version for North America, I'm actually in ireland, does it matter? -=Double Post Merge =- Just noticed that the 2.80 Downgrade File ain't a complete Zip file Last edited by GAFF; 03-03-2009 at 09:47 PM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

03-03-2009, 09:47 PM	#14
virx216 Join Date: Dec 2005 Real First Name: Eric Location: Oregon Posts: 564 Trader Feedback: 0	It doesn't matter, the updates are region free Hmm It downloaded and extracted fine for me, try it again? __________________ ~Eric~ Last edited by virx216; 03-03-2009 at 09:59 PM..

03-03-2009, 10:07 PM	#15
GAFF Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 25 Trader Feedback: 0	A photo of a hen comes up and thats it ? Noticed the Antivirus software picking up the hen file

03-03-2009, 10:12 PM	#16
virx216 Join Date: Dec 2005 Real First Name: Eric Location: Oregon Posts: 564 Trader Feedback: 0	your antivirus probably deleted the loader.tif image which needs to be there with the hen.gif... disable the antivirus and copy the file it should be fine I downgraded my psp to 1.5 and updated to 2.8 to test and see if all this works, I pressed start on the memorystick under the photo icon and HEN worked right away with no freezes, the blue screen showed that hen was enabled and I was able to launch the UPDATE x.yz after the psp restarted..... I hope it is as easy for you... __________________ ~Eric~

03-03-2009, 10:27 PM	#17
GAFF Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 25 Trader Feedback: 0	I got the 2 files by disabling the Anti Virus, but it seems to constantly hang now when going to view photos

03-03-2009, 10:30 PM	#18
virx216 Join Date: Dec 2005 Real First Name: Eric Location: Oregon Posts: 564 Trader Feedback: 0	Yes it does that, try pressing start on the HEN_280 folder in PHOTO. __________________ ~Eric~

03-03-2009, 10:32 PM	#19
GAFF Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 25 Trader Feedback: 0	Seems to either hang or power itself off

03-03-2009, 10:42 PM	#22
virx216 Join Date: Dec 2005 Real First Name: Eric Location: Oregon Posts: 564 Trader Feedback: 0	This stuff is from a couple years ago but if I remember right make sure that the hen.gif is newer on the memorystick than the loader.tif (or vice-versa) cut/paste the image to your pc desktop and then back onto the memorystick and try launching again the screen will go black and then it will flash all red or all blue and then it will reset itself back to xmb __________________ ~Eric~

03-03-2009, 10:50 PM	#23
GAFF Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 25 Trader Feedback: 0	So what way are you "supposed" to go into photo folder? Photo X, right arrow, right arrow?

03-03-2009, 10:53 PM	#24
virx216 Join Date: Dec 2005 Real First Name: Eric Location: Oregon Posts: 564 Trader Feedback: 0	I go Photo, X, Start works 4 out of 10 times for me tonight so far __________________ ~Eric~

03-03-2009, 10:55 PM	#25
GAFF Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 25 Trader Feedback: 0	How long does screen stay black for before going red? Mine seems to go black and power off -=Double Post Merge =- Right I got the blue screen, I think I tried slideshow. Btw Whats the Hen test all about? Last edited by GAFF; 03-03-2009 at 10:58 PM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

03-03-2009, 11:00 PM	#26
virx216 Join Date: Dec 2005 Real First Name: Eric Location: Oregon Posts: 564 Trader Feedback: 0	You got the blue screen! yay! Hen test from the guide means You can run a homebrew app! I just ran the new Daedalusx64 on it (2.80 HEN) successfully... If you fully restart your psp you will have to reload hen to run homebrew or the X.YZ update (downgrade to 1.5) __________________ ~Eric~ Last edited by virx216; 03-04-2009 at 12:26 AM..

03-03-2009, 11:08 PM	#27
GAFF Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 25 Trader Feedback: 0	It did work....i.e. got blue screen. I wasn't too sure what was meant about "If successfull you can test hen by trying a application". So I went back into the hen photo and it hung so I had to power off. Seeing as I did get the blue screen does that mean I can continue on? How do I : Now execute "Update X.YX"

03-03-2009, 11:12 PM	#28
virx216 Join Date: Dec 2005 Real First Name: Eric Location: Oregon Posts: 564 Trader Feedback: 0	Go to game on the Psp XMB to run them __________________ ~Eric~

03-03-2009, 11:20 PM	#30
virx216 Join Date: Dec 2005 Real First Name: Eric Location: Oregon Posts: 564 Trader Feedback: 0	Go ahead and run the update from the psp, once you downgrade to 1.5 you can only load unsigned (homebrew) eboots if they are in this 2 folder format (called kxploit) this can be remedied -temporarily- by running the nokxploit patch: ms0:/psp/game/folder/eboot.pbp ms0:/psp/game/folder%/eboot.pbp so once you downgrade to 1.5 you should get hellcat's app, read the included README.TXT and update to the latest dark-alex.org m33 custom firmware for full Sony features and Homebrew compatibility __________________ ~Eric~ Last edited by virx216; 03-04-2009 at 12:35 AM..

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