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LooXuser · #1 (**permalink**) 02-13-2007, 10:32 AM

My PSP has some form of corruption and this got me thinking...

You guys have pretty much cracked the firmware issue but the bricked psp issue has never been solved so that people can recover them.

So here's the scenario (ok so I do have an alterior motive to repair my psp but...)...

My PSP (not ta-82) displays the XMB but its in chinese or something rather than English.

You can step through the options and judging by the icons this is a version 2.0 firmware. UMDs previews and music start when the UMD icons is displayed... HOWEVER...

Try to open sub menus and the PSP freezes. Try to launch any downgraders / devhook / UMDs etc and the boot screen freezes white with "psp" logo shown. I guess the XMB / bootstrap (if that's the correct term is corrupt)

So heres the challenge.!

Can something be writtern that can be placed on a MS so as soon as it is hilighted in PHOTO menu launches either a downgrader or upgrade to restore the XMB without going through the bootstrap? FOR SEMI BRICK AND PARTIAL CORRUPTION.

Alternatively, can some software be coded for the PC that switches on the USB (when XMB cannot) prevents the psp switching off and runs either and upgrade or downgrade? FULLY BRICKED

If no interest, any help on my particular corrupt problem would be appreciated. I've tried dark-alex downgrader 2.5 / 2.6 and 2.71 without success, whilst these auto start when the icon is displayed they still freeze at the bootstrap.

It seems remarkable that these PSP cannot be flashed remotely, there has to be a way???. A challenge indeed.

wilhel1812 · #2 (**permalink**) 02-13-2007, 11:05 AM

i'd say the problem is solved with the custom firmwares and the recoverymode. Here's a guide showing you how to recover your psp if you brick it:

djcopey · #3 (**permalink**) 02-13-2007, 01:10 PM

if it is a firmware 2.0 and if you can access the photo's in xmb try the eloader

Callapidae · #4 (**permalink**) 02-13-2007, 05:03 PM

Yeah but you have to get into USB mode in order to load the Eloader files to the PSP.

Michael M. · #5 (**permalink**) 02-13-2007, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LooXuser

Can something be writtern that can be placed on a MS so as soon as it is hilighted in PHOTO menu launches either a downgrader or upgrade to restore the XMB without going through the bootstrap? FOR SEMI BRICK AND PARTIAL CORRUPTION.

I highly doubt it.

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Originally Posted by LooXuser

Alternatively, can some software be coded for the PC that switches on the USB (when XMB cannot) prevents the psp switching off and runs either and upgrade or downgrade? FULLY BRICKED

Absolutely not.

And it's not a bootstrap, it's a gameboot. Try selecting the downgrader EBOOT, then immediately holding the SCREEN button until the screen turns off. If you're lucky, it'll skip the gameboot, and run the EBOOT even though the gameboot is corrupt.

gun335 · #6 (**permalink**) 02-14-2007, 12:37 AM

Michael M, I could be wrong, but I believe turning off the screen has nothing to do with loading the gameboot.pmf file.

dq9 · #7 (**permalink**) 02-14-2007, 12:40 AM

I wouldn't question Micheal M. He knows alot about the PSP. If you don't belive him, then try it your self.

charizard2006 · #8 (**permalink**) 02-14-2007, 04:22 AM

yea holding the screen button down until it turns off works, and its Michael M. now? prefered freeplay better lol but there ya go

FreeJ · #9 (**permalink**) 02-14-2007, 05:43 AM

mph downgader!

wilhel1812 · #10 (**permalink**) 02-14-2007, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by charizard2006

yea holding the screen button down until it turns off works, and its Michael M. now? prefered freeplay better lol but there ya go

ye... they switched to fancy admin/mod names with Name [first letter of lastname].