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title: SONY PlayStation Portable
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language: en
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layout: default
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created: 2010-01-08 08:47:41 +0100
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updated: 2010-01-11 21:39:20 +0100
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toc: false
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tags:
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- know-how
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- hacking
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- hardware
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- sony
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- playstation
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- psp
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---
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* **Model:** PSP Slim (PSP-2004)
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* **Battery:** PSP-S110
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<p><div class="noteclassic" markdown="1">
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Please note that these things only work for PSP-1xxx and PSP-2xxx with a date code (found behind battery!) of `8B` or
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less. If you have a newer PSP or a PSP-3xxx, you will most likely have a **TA-88v3** mainboard and destroy it by trying
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the things described here.
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</div></p>
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PSP-S110 Pandora Battery
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========================
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* <http://board.gulli.com/thread/865045-pandora-pandora-batterie-ohne-hombrew-psp-erstellen/12/>
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The original shipped battery of type `PSP-S110` can be made a Pandora-battery which enables developer features on the PSP.
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Opening the battery
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The housing of the battery is glued together around the side. **DO NOT TRY TO OPEN IT WITH A SCREWDRIVER** as you can
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easily produce shorts which may even make the battery explode or destroy it forever.
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The best way is to use your fingernails and a stronger guitar pick (or something else non-conducting material).
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After opening, it will look like this:
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Now carefully bend over the PCB.
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Identify target
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Identify the small 8-pin IC with the label `S93C56` near the **`IC04`** printed on the PCB - this is an EEPROM which
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holds information about the battery. We want to stop it sending that information to the PSP.
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Looking at a [data sheet](http://www.alldatasheet.com/view.jsp?sSearchword=S93C56), we will find this picture:
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Now there are 2 ways to interfere: We can disconnect the `CS` pin which indicates when a new command is about to be
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sent to the IC or we can short the `DO` (data output) pin to `Vcc` so that there will be no readable output from the IC.
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If you regularly need a Pandora battery, you can even solder a switch instead of cutting/shorting the points.
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### Disconnect CS
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* <http://www.psp-forum.com/tutorials-guides/10453-tutorial-make-pandora-battery-stick-no-cfw-psp.html>
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The CS line is used to tell the EEPROM when it has to listen for commands. By cutting this line, the EEPROM won't be
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able to work anymore and thus you will have a Pandora battery. If you do it right, then you can undo the cut with a
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normal pencil (the lead in the pencil is conductive).
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Find the line with the **`19`** printed nearby. It is the one going from the top right pin of the IC. Use a razor knife
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to cut it at this point (marked red):
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That was it! Just assemble everything back and use some adhesive tape to hold the battery together. If you put it into
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your PSP (with AC adaptor unplugged), the green *Power*-LED should automatically turn on without doing anything else.
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Congratulations. You now have a Pandora battery.
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<p><div class="notetip">
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If you want to make it a normal battery later, use a lead pencil and draw along the cut a few times. Check that the PSP
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doesn't turn on when inserting the battery. If everything works as you want, you can also glue the battery together again.
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</div></p>
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### Short DO and VCC
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* <http://www.psp-hacks.com/2007/10/22/one-wire-pandora-battery-no-software-required/>
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Magic MemoryStick
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A *Magic MemoryStick* contains a special boot-code which provides means to update the firmware of the PSP. There are
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different tools to create one:
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* [Ultimate Pandora Magic Stick](http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1326)
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* [TotalNewbi Installer](http://www.megaupload.com/?d=gvzi5ne4)
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* [PSPGrader v008](http://pspslimhacks.com/psp-grader-v008/)
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* [Rain's UltraLite MMS Maker](http://pspslimhacks.com/rains-ultralite-mms-maker-for-500-m33-4/)
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These are all mostly self-explanatory.
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After some playing around with my 120MB *MemoryStick Duo* without luck, I came to the conclusion, that you **really need
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a *Pro Duo*** for this thing to work. The limit for sticks up to 2GB is gone. You can use any stick - mine was a *8GB
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MemoryStick Pro Duo Mark 2*. Be sure to backup all files first.
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Using *PSPGrader* and *Rain's UltraLite MMS Maker* didn't work in the first place (tried both with the *Format
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MemoryStick* option). The latter one gave the *["IPL failed to inject"](http://www.psp-hacks.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-232186.html)*
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error. I then used the `mspformat.exe` from the *TotalNewbi Installer* to format the USB stick. After that, using
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*Rain's* (without the *Format* option checked) finally worked and I had a *Magic MemoryStick*.
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Using the Magic MemoryStick
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To make the PSP load the custom file from the MemoryStick, you have two options:
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1. without the MemoryStick in the slot and without AC adapter plugged, put the Pandora battery into
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1. the green *Power*-LED should turn on, anything other stays off
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1. hold the <kbd>L</kbd> shoulder button while inserting the MMS
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1. now the *WIFI*- and *M*-LEDs should flicker and boot the file
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you can also do it the other way around:
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1. without AC adapter plugged and without battery inserted, put the MMS into the slot
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1. hold the <kbd>L</kbd> shoulder button while inserting the Pandora battery
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1. the green *Power*-LED should turn on and the *WLAN*- and *M*-LEDs should start to flicker
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If only the green *Power*-LED comes on with none of the other LEDs flickering, your Magic MemoryStick mostly doesn't
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work. In some rare cases you might have a PSP with the newer mainboard (TA-88v3). Find out [here](http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=183671).
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You might also try [this](http://www.qj.net/psp/homebrew-applications/dark-alex-releases-ta-088v3-identifier-find-out-if-your-psp-is-unhackable.html).
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Flashing custom firmware
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* <http://forums.gametrailers.com/thread/the-official-psp-custom-firmwa/785993?page=31>
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* <http://www.pspmod.com/forums/psp-software-guides/45253-how-install-psp-custom-firmware.html>
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* [Team GEN Forums](http://www.pspgen.com/forums/) (mostly French, but one is English)
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* [List of all CFWs incl. some background info](http://alek.dark-alex.org/pspwiki/index.php/Custom_Firmwares)
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After using the MMS and selecting the first option *Flash install 5.00M33-4*, you will have *Dark Alex*'s firmware on
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your PSP. Upgrade it to the latest version by following the steps [here](http://www.atmaxplorer.com/2008/10/psp-custom-firmware-500-m33-is-released/2/).
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Just download the *5.00 M33-5*, install it as described there then do the same with the *5.00 M33-6*.
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Now you have the choice of switching over to *Team GEN*'s firmware which should support all the latest games. To do
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this, use the *XGen Updater* as described [here](http://www.atmaxplorer.com/2009/12/install-psp-custom-firmware-5-50-gen-d3/).
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The firmware file is also available [here](http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1873). Newer versions can then be found in the
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Downloads section of [psp-hacks.com](http://www.psp-hacks.com/category/39).
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<p><div class="noteimportant" markdown="1">
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**ATTENTION!** If you have problems with corrupted savegames or UMD titles not starting, please use the [5.50GEN-D2 Quick Updater](http://dl.qj.net/psp/homebrew-applications/cfw-550gen-d2-quick-updater.html)
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to downgrade to that version until 5.50GEN-D4 is out. You might also try [these steps](http://www.pspgen.com/forums/interesting-tidbit-for-those-haveing-trouble-t192838.html)
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before doing the downgrade.
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If you don't have a backup of your saves, try [this](http://www.maxconsole.net/forums/showpost.php?s=a3670fea1205db04755ba1c6f42f65aa&p=1122026&postcount=3)
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to possibly recover them.
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</div></p>
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Backup your games
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=================
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* <http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=4440>
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* <http://www.stylemo.com/2007/11/06/how-to-create-iso-backups-of-your-psp-games/>
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After you made a backup, copy the resulting `ISO` file into a folder `ISO` on your PSP's MemoryStick. It will then
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appear in the game menu under *MemoryStick*.
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Homebrew Apps
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=============
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* [CWCheat System](http://cwcheat.consoleworld.org/index.php)
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Links
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* <http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/591203>
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* <http://www.pspmod.com/forums/psp-hardware-guides/28603-guide-using-pandoras-battery-easy-way-but-you-must-have-cfw.html>
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