3.71 m33 help needed

silverdale · 30th October 2009, 07:27

my lads just dug out his PSP so he can play FIFA 10 but it wont play it.its got really old FW 3.71. m33 .
i've read abit on a few forums but im unsure if i need to upgrade in stages or one big leap to the latest one.
can anyone help please ?.

JTH · 30th October 2009, 15:18

fook me thats old
and a few people have problems getting away from that firmware without a pandora as it keeps failing to update .
anyway i suggest u do

this
then this
then this
then this
then this

or make a pandora lol

silverdale · 1st November 2009, 15:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by JTH

fook me thats old
and a few people have problems getting away from that firmware without a pandora as it keeps failing to update .
anyway i suggest u do

this
then this
then this
then this
then this

or make a pandora lol

thanks for that JTH ,i managed to upgrade my youngest sons PSP so then i decided to do my eldest lads PSP thinking this is a peice of piss !.
I did the 1st upgrade stage but for some reason its locked it up on reboot and i got a green power light but a blank screen.

whats the simplest method to unbrick it ?.i did notice that with the one i did manage to flash that if i hold down right trigger there's an option to make a pandoras battery , is this all i need ?.

silverdale · 1st November 2009, 17:02

well as a follow up i put the old battery in newly flashed up PSP and i downloaded "Mr dudes pandora box" and tried to make a battery.
when i got to stage 4 and it said reboot and start the "pandora creator" from the PSP i did this but i just kept getting a message saying "cannot be started".
i then read i need to set the PSP to 1.50 kernel so when i booted up the flashed PSP to recovery mode by holding the R trigger i cant find 1.50 kernel in the configeration section.

can anyone help pleae ?

JTH · 1st November 2009, 21:42

k m8 sorry was busy all day

forget mr dudes.(although its great)
the psp u have custome firmware on ,use that to make the battery as u noticed,then get psp grader 8 http://www.digitalworldz.co.uk/20054...rader-8-a.html
use xp machine.

just select drive ,tick format stick then creat pandora.
let it run .when done put in dead psp then put the battery in holding left trigger button and u will get menu,

/let us know how u get on

silverdale · 2nd November 2009, 08:03

thanks for the reply , i downloaded the prog then cleaned the stick but i dont have the offical 5.0 eboot and the download button just gives an "error please try again" message.
i then dl'ed it from psp-hacks but when i upzip it grader v008 only accepts extensions "Sony Eboot (PBP,ZIP,RAR).i renamed it to Sony eBoot.PBP but the grader prog still didnt see it .
were can i get it from ?.
it wouldnt let me download the grader from your link , i had to get it elsewere.did your link have the eboot ?.

silverdale · 2nd November 2009, 09:07

right , with alot of faffin around ,renaming and moving the eboot into C drive i got the the menu now up on the PSP screen.
install 5.00 m33
install 5.00 OFW
NAND operations
hardware info
test m33
shutdown
reboot device
do i select the 1st one ?.

JTH · 2nd November 2009, 15:17

install 5.00 m33

silverdale · 2nd November 2009, 18:57

i did that then it froze of flash 1 then turned itself off.

so after plenty of reading i ended up having to take a nand image off the working console ,,,rename it ....add it to the stick and reinstall then flash the PSP flash.Turns out the flash 1 was corrupt.
ball acke aint the word ,,,but got there in the end...now i just read in a new post there's a new flash out !! feck to that !! done for the month .thanks for the help.

Kryton · 2nd November 2009, 22:32

becareful when flashing the NAND from another console.
the NAND is only intended for the console it came from.
it can do more damage than good

if the flash 1 was corrupt you would of been better off toggling usb 1 and manualy deleting it via the pc

30th October 2009, 07:27	#1 (permalink)
silverdale Senior Member +++ Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 458 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	3.71 m33 help needed my lads just dug out his PSP so he can play FIFA 10 but it wont play it.its got really old FW 3.71. m33 . i've read abit on a few forums but im unsure if i need to upgrade in stages or one big leap to the latest one. can anyone help please ?. __________________ follow me !!! , we'll head for those tree's !!! .

30th October 2009, 15:18	#2 (permalink)
JTH Console Moderator + Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: nea doh. 2 in a row Posts: 7,656 Thanks: 171 Thanked 254 Times in 192 Posts	Re: 3.71 m33 help needed fook me thats old and a few people have problems getting away from that firmware without a pandora as it keeps failing to update . anyway i suggest u do this then this then this then this then this or make a pandora lol __________________ "Rangers FC. Do not enter unless you are ready to put yourself second - and that should be the one and only time second is good enough for you" - Walter Smith

1st November 2009, 17:02	#4 (permalink)
silverdale Senior Member +++ Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 458 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: 3.71 m33 help needed well as a follow up i put the old battery in newly flashed up PSP and i downloaded "Mr dudes pandora box" and tried to make a battery. when i got to stage 4 and it said reboot and start the "pandora creator" from the PSP i did this but i just kept getting a message saying "cannot be started". i then read i need to set the PSP to 1.50 kernel so when i booted up the flashed PSP to recovery mode by holding the R trigger i cant find 1.50 kernel in the configeration section. can anyone help pleae ? __________________ follow me !!! , we'll head for those tree's !!! .

1st November 2009, 21:42	#5 (permalink)
JTH Console Moderator + Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: nea doh. 2 in a row Posts: 7,656 Thanks: 171 Thanked 254 Times in 192 Posts	Re: 3.71 m33 help needed k m8 sorry was busy all day forget mr dudes.(although its great) the psp u have custome firmware on ,use that to make the battery as u noticed,then get psp grader 8 http://www.digitalworldz.co.uk/20054...rader-8-a.html use xp machine. just select drive ,tick format stick then creat pandora. let it run .when done put in dead psp then put the battery in holding left trigger button and u will get menu, /let us know how u get on __________________ "Rangers FC. Do not enter unless you are ready to put yourself second - and that should be the one and only time second is good enough for you" - Walter Smith

2nd November 2009, 08:03	#6 (permalink)
silverdale Senior Member +++ Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 458 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: 3.71 m33 help needed thanks for the reply , i downloaded the prog then cleaned the stick but i dont have the offical 5.0 eboot and the download button just gives an "error please try again" message. i then dl'ed it from psp-hacks but when i upzip it grader v008 only accepts extensions "Sony Eboot (PBP,ZIP,RAR).i renamed it to Sony eBoot.PBP but the grader prog still didnt see it . were can i get it from ?. it wouldnt let me download the grader from your link , i had to get it elsewere.did your link have the eboot ?. __________________ follow me !!! , we'll head for those tree's !!! . Last edited by silverdale; 2nd November 2009 at 08:46.

2nd November 2009, 09:07	#7 (permalink)
silverdale Senior Member +++ Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 458 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: 3.71 m33 help needed right , with alot of faffin around ,renaming and moving the eboot into C drive i got the the menu now up on the PSP screen. install 5.00 m33 install 5.00 OFW NAND operations hardware info test m33 shutdown reboot device do i select the 1st one ?. __________________ follow me !!! , we'll head for those tree's !!! . Last edited by silverdale; 2nd November 2009 at 09:09.

2nd November 2009, 15:17	#8 (permalink)
JTH Console Moderator + Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: nea doh. 2 in a row Posts: 7,656 Thanks: 171 Thanked 254 Times in 192 Posts	Re: 3.71 m33 help needed install 5.00 m33 __________________ "Rangers FC. Do not enter unless you are ready to put yourself second - and that should be the one and only time second is good enough for you" - Walter Smith

2nd November 2009, 18:57	#9 (permalink)
silverdale Senior Member +++ Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 458 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: 3.71 m33 help needed i did that then it froze of flash 1 then turned itself off. so after plenty of reading i ended up having to take a nand image off the working console ,,,rename it ....add it to the stick and reinstall then flash the PSP flash.Turns out the flash 1 was corrupt. ball acke aint the word ,,,but got there in the end...now i just read in a new post there's a new flash out !! feck to that !! done for the month .thanks for the help. __________________ follow me !!! , we'll head for those tree's !!! .

2nd November 2009, 22:32	#10 (permalink)
Kryton I LOVE PINK Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: At john's house with Big Al. but shhh john dont know yet! and janobi wants in too :) Posts: 1,817 Thanks: 22 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	Re: 3.71 m33 help needed becareful when flashing the NAND from another console. the NAND is only intended for the console it came from. it can do more damage than good if the flash 1 was corrupt you would of been better off toggling usb 1 and manualy deleting it via the pc __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Kryton aka Larry Last edited by Kryton; 2nd November 2009 at 23:03.

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