Hi, one of my fren bought his psp slim and brick it on the same day without knowing it.

May i know what is the caused of it because i do not want to repeat his steps.

He bought in the morning. Test ok before back home. When back at his house, he try to turn on the psp. Power green light up for 5 to 10 sec. No display on screen and finally power lights off. I was with my fren when he bought it. No Drop, No firmware flash, and No loading of any games.
I was shock to see this.

I think i saw a post where someone is selling off a brick white psp slim in lyn too. The reason, install theme is the caused. Will it be the same reason where my fren's psp are also having the same fate?

thx

1.how bout changing the theme on 3.71 M33? there is a theme setting where noobs like me can change the theme easily.
?

2. U mean transfering theme file to Flash 1 folder > VSH > theme will also brick the slims?

I'm having one slim but scare to touch the theme setting after my frens incident. Already into 3.71 M33 ...did not manage to get my nand flash? am i still able to get it?

I'm still new in this, it would be great if there is a step by step guide and *potential risk for doing a backup of nand flash.

i used to have a fat psp before but psp slims are too new for me. If i was not mistaken, theme file are store in flash1 ? or MSPD?
If MSPD, when i wanted to change theme, it will read from MSPD and copied into flash1? (i think my fren's psp brick because of this)

yeah~ i was going to do tat.~ Thx in advance for ur precious advice~!


To be frank, i'm with my fren all the time. Starting from he bought the psp and went home with him. Did not even open the psp after sticking the hori protector. once home, just power on for the first time, and it so called bricked. Power led still on, but no display. Few seconds later, poer led went off.
Tested on the spot, everythings fine. The last thing done on that psp is changing the theme from a collection of theme (not via usb, no usb attach). Then power off and proceed to screen protector.
I would really like to know the caused. if anyone knows anything about it.
The most answered reply would be "It is impossible not to touch on the flashing or software and bricked." but it was so true. Unit is totally new.


This post has been edited by ben5173: Oct 22 2007, 04:16 PM

ya, may be. But both of us test on the spot. everything fine. i dunno whether can be repaired or not but was scared of mine.

thx for ur advise~ if anyone knows anything that related to the problems i've posted, please share it with others~

as for tot31, thx a lot~!
and u should do that psp licking look on your avatar when u r in opis~!

who knows, u may get promoted

PSP Slims can be UNbrick completely~!
Its real

Source : REMOVE

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Download the above link and place it in the Kd folder of your despertar cementerio3 memstick (You have to first create it)

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Download the above link and place it on the root of your memory stick.

Now put memstick and pandora battery in your slim.

Then press the [] it will put you in the UPNand tool for the slim
then press R to continue.
then scroll to 2.write NAND and press x
then scroll to 2.write PSP NAND and press x
when its done follow the option on the screen.
Then reboot your slim with the memstick and pandora battery and do the typical install of 3.71m33 and your good to go.Also this app will let you use a backup of another slim's nand to fixed your corrupt psp slim (thats gr8 )

Video tutorial download:

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Courtesy of psponlineinfo REMOVE


I will not responsible to any kind of damage done to your psp by following the above instructions. Sharing is caring.

Method above are not proven by me, and it was posted on some other side which are/aren't reliable. I've remove the post.

This post has been edited by ben5173: Oct 25 2007, 11:15 AM

JUST SHARING
its not the matter of balls. It is fine for me not to post anything


This post has been edited by ben5173: Oct 24 2007, 05:04 PM

risking other people's precious?
I just post sumthing that those ppl who accidentally brick can seek for help.
cut n paste warrior as if i did not stated that i copy from other sources
seems like u have problem in accepting other ppl's views.

Great for u to put up a term "cut and paste warrior" as if u r contributing sumthing better.

I will deleted the post earlier and i'm sure ur great Proven method will do lotsa help to the community!

Dun be such a j*rk. Everyone deserve to have their own view or ways of doing things. It is like u r the god, and ur answer is the best. That post was posted on 23 Nov, so i guessed it would be new to share. What a closed minded old psp fag!

Anyway, post will be deleted.

thx for sharing. Will keep this info as references~!

Did u turn on the USB Cable Connection under the first XMB selection?

WtH!
Do u have any problem in understanding my sentences?
First, I thought i found sumthing useful. But for myself, i do not need it. Just to share it out.
Second, I do not have intention for ppl to be a guinea pig for testing that out. (since the post mention it was tested)
Third, I was looking for method (temporary) not to brick psp slim as i was just got my hands on one.

Its not like i'm having a brick psp and do not have any guts or balls to try it out. I dun need it and i was looking for stuff to prevent and suddenly came across that new post.

U have a serious problem in expressing your thoughts using words! As for me, i appologize for posting sumthing Not USEfull to the community! So are u happy with it?

I'm not here to start a flame war but look at ur way of replying my post~! Come on, i'm new in psp.

U wanted to be the hero, so be it. I appologized and i had remove the post!~

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Added on October 25, 2007, 11:41 amyup

for me,
1. plug usb to psp, plug the other end to pc.
2. turn on psp.
3. go to psp setting and find "USB connection" on the selection
4. press X

after finish
1. press O on psp screen to turn off "USB connection"
2. unplug from pc.

*make sure ur battery is enugh during transfer.


This post has been edited by ben5173: Oct 25 2007, 11:41 AM

May i know the location of Flash0 or Flash1?
so i can prevent anything to do with it?

example scenario:
1. When i use USB to transfer songs or movie into my psp, i get to access a lots of folder which is i think is from MSPD. is Flash0/1 in there?

2. Izzit safe to use theme at the moment?

3. I have another new copy of MSPD, do i need to copy all folders from the first MSPD in order to use in my psp with CFW or it will auto re-create the folder inside?

thx

thx a lot~

now i feel safe to transfer the theme files~ =)

so u r the one who helped bernard?

but..but..~

I know it is hard for u guys to accept it, i do really saw sumthing that could not explain.

New psp slims, tested ok (can turn on, change theme, but did not try to play iso) then done, off the psp. Then put on the screen protector and later went back to packaging.

after return home, both of us shock to see the psp cant turned on? the power led is there so we guessed it is ok. But after waiting, the screen does not appear and few sec later, the power led go off automatically.

We are sure we dun mess with the firmware or anything before. It is just a 2 hour journey back to home.

i guess so. anyway, no one gonna believe that so to prevent mine from having the same fate. I stop using the custom theme function temporary.

Well..i did ask lots of ppl, all of them blame us for flashing the unit. i do not have the expertise to flash. I owned a fat psp before with the same firmware starting from the day i bought it even if there are newer version, i dun care as long as i can play games with it.

No theme for me

Actually, if i put myself on their side. I will think so too. Unless i'm the one who experience it and know sumthing it not right somewhere. I dun blame them but at least trust me for sumthing, thats when my fren went to check his psp with the shop owner. We could not do anything to proof but, we left shop at 7:45pm, from KL to PJ. and we took dinner halfway before reaching PJ. Found the psp is not working and called to shop owner at around 9pm. Yes no proof again that we are having dinner or we live in PJ. But its true, could not blame on others too.

it was just simply super unlucky, i guessed.

I personally think that he is consider very helpful. It is just that sumtimes unlucky. Try to put urself in his situation, having 99 out of 100 who brick their psp because of ignorance, definitely he would blame on us. So, i was pretty careful with mine after my fren's incident.

I've not yet tried the wifi but how do u test ur wifi whether it is working or not?

not he...almost everyone.
He treat me real well, help me with my psp and spent lots of time on my fren's psp.
But in the end, still got blame for flashing the psp, BUT he treat us so well and solved our problem, we dun even care to argue back because of his kind and helpful services.

i dun have wireless router and dun have any hotspot around my house. I will test like what u mention when i got chance.

thx