Announcement

User registrations are currently disabled due to high spam traffic.

#1 20/03/07 4:32pm

der-zef-meister
Addict
From: barrow-in-furness
Registered: 21/01/07
Posts: 267

custom firmware recovery

Hiya people. My current firmware is 3.03 but i am however considering to downgrade. One of my friends has already done so and it seemed to work fine but today he told me that he had bricked his psp.

I have heard that it is possible to "unbrick" your psp but i would like to know how this is done, mainly because I am seriously considering the downgrade and would be seriously miffed if i did ruin my psp.

Also, is it possible to re-upgrade to the sony firmware if you wanted to?

thanx people.


The shadow of the wicker man is rising up again...

Offline

 

#2 20/03/07 5:05pm

soulofdarkness
Moderator
From: Tallinn
Registered: 25/08/06
Posts: 401

Re: custom firmware recovery

Custom firmwares (from 3.xx oe) have a recovery menu - to acces it, you must fully turn off your PSP (fold the power trigger up for 4-5 second), then turn on and immedietly hold the R shoulder button.

Recovery menu works even if your PSP is bricked, it has many functions, but the best one is that you can toggle USB in it. Bricking is a corruption of flash0 files, so you can download uncorruped files, and copy them int your PSP. That's how to unbrick smile

And yes, It is possible to re-upgrade to sony's firmware. It's easy to return to 1.5 from a OE (Open edition) - easier than downdraging, and then upgrade to a sony firmware.


I bite!
surprise

Offline

 

#3 20/03/07 8:40pm

der-zef-meister
Addict
From: barrow-in-furness
Registered: 21/01/07
Posts: 267

Re: custom firmware recovery

Thankyou, now could you please provide me with a link to the uncorrupted files? If you could do that for me i would love you for ever (but not in a homo-erotic way).

Danke schön.


The shadow of the wicker man is rising up again...

Offline

 

#4 20/03/07 8:49pm

soulofdarkness
Moderator
From: Tallinn
Registered: 25/08/06
Posts: 401

Re: custom firmware recovery

You could get them yourslelf - as soon as you get the custon firmware.
just open the recovery menu, select "advance", then toggle USB with flash0 (something like that). Then simply copy all of the files to your PC. Here's your backup!

And another thing. If you're not planning to use Japan languadge on your PSP, you can save a lot of free space in flash0. Open the "font" folder, delete the "jpn0.pgf", then makea copy of a font with a smallest filesize (i used "kr0.pgf"), and rename it to "jpn0.pgf".

Getting more free space is usefull for interface tuning. if you want to, I can write more 'bout that.


I bite!
surprise

Offline

 

#5 20/03/07 9:47pm

der-zef-meister
Addict
From: barrow-in-furness
Registered: 21/01/07
Posts: 267

Re: custom firmware recovery

I'm interested, but i have heard that playing about with your flash can lead to bricking. If the psp is bricked, then how does the recovery menu come up??? isn't that on the flash aswell?


The shadow of the wicker man is rising up again...

Offline

 

#6 20/03/07 11:02pm

soulofdarkness
Moderator
From: Tallinn
Registered: 25/08/06
Posts: 401

Re: custom firmware recovery

I briked my PSP 4 times today while toying with flash0 smile
Recovery worked, everything works fine


I bite!
surprise

Offline

 

#7 22/03/07 7:48pm

der-zef-meister
Addict
From: barrow-in-furness
Registered: 21/01/07
Posts: 267

Re: custom firmware recovery

good good. I've heard of something called a full brick and i know it can't be recovered from but i don't know what sort of thing gives you a full brick.

Also, the friend i mentioned earlier didn't back up his flash. Do you know where he can download some uncorrupted files?

Also, is there a tutorial that you followed to unbrick your psp? because i'm not sure where the files are meant to go etc.


The shadow of the wicker man is rising up again...

Offline

 

#8 07/05/08 7:57pm

butzdarren
Hardcore Member
From: Pennsyvainia
Registered: 13/04/08
Posts: 123
Website

Re: custom firmware recovery

.admjuptjdaktjhtxmjG.adnupjt

mjt/wd/
I AM CONFUSED ABOUT ALL THIS help


I've moved on from PSP to iPod Touch. Contact me else where...
Facebook (Darren Butz)/ E-Mail- butzdarren@gmail.com
[url=http://super-fun-stuff-inc.webs.com]My Website[/url]
[url=http://twitter.com/DarrenLinkNPark]Follow Me On Twitter![/url]

Offline

 

#9 07/05/08 9:40pm

Zuriki
Flash Dev (The Lazy One)
From: Manchester
Registered: 18/01/08
Posts: 755
Website

Re: custom firmware recovery

4 times lol xD

Having my track record I'll avoid fiddling in flash0.


[img]http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/9129/headerxt2.png[/img]
[url=http://zuriki.co.nr/project/traveller/][img]http://i28.tinypic.com/2vspafo.png[/img][/url]
[url=http://zuriki.co.nr]Zuriki - PSP Flash Games[/url]

Offline

 

#10 07/05/08 11:53pm

Doublehawk
Moderator
From: Canada, eh?
Registered: 18/07/07
Posts: 253
Website

Re: custom firmware recovery

Only bricked twice, semi bricked about 15 times, and all is well today.


My signature? Tis a silly thing to read.

Offline

 

Board footer

Powered by PunBB
© Copyright 2002–2005 Rickard Andersson