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[01PyTypeR#1140]

Originally Posted by Gandalf

Over 95% of all memory sticks off of eBay are fakes. What next?? Go back to post #7 on this thread and try it again.

Do I use my PSP with custom 3.90 m33-3 or can I use my psp running on 3.51 firmware?

[Gandalf]

Originally Posted by 01PyTypeR#1140

Do I use my PSP with custom 3.90 m33-3 or can I use my psp running on 3.51 firmware?

It does not matter which one you use to make the memory stick with but when you go to make the pandora battery you will have to use the 3.90m33-3 one to run the battery program.

[01PyTypeR#1140]

I'm using the 1gb SanDisk that is MagicGate Supported but Pandora CMD still cant find my memory stick. I've tried Both psp's and my pro duo card reader and it still cant find my memory stick even if I manually select drive and refresh. Any ideas?

[Gandalf]

Originally Posted by 01PyTypeR#1140

I'm using the 1gb SanDisk that is MagicGate Supported but Pandora CMD still cant find my memory stick. I've tried Both psp's and my pro duo card reader and it still cant find my memory stick even if I manually select drive and refresh. Any ideas?

That is strange, you're the first out of about 20 people that I have helped use this that this has happened to. The only time I've seen it is with my card reader that is not magic gate compatible. You can use Despertar del Cementario (DCv5) I have attached it to the post here. You will need some official firmware files. They can be found in the downloads section. Follow the read me in the dc5 rar file and rename and install the files and folder as instructed. This will have to be run on the 3.90m33-3 PSP. Computer is not needed except to copy files over. After the mem stick is made go back to post #7 and get the ospbt.rar and refer back up into the text to see how to install files and create the battery. I'm sure that you will have some problems so PM me or post back and I will get to it tomorrow as I am off for tonight.

[01PyTypeR#1140]

Before I give up on this Soft Pandora, I'm going to try My SanDisk 512mb pro duo first. Or maybe I'm doing something else wrong. When I do these steps in post 7

Copy the UPDATE.pbp file from the rar to \Program Files\Pandora_CMD\root

Copy the 371.pbp file from the rar to \Program Files\Pandora_CMD\371root

Copy the 380.pbp file from the rar to \Program Files\Pandora_CMD\380root

It asked me to overwrite the files in those folders because they already exist, so I just selected yes. Am I doing something wrong there?

[Gandalf]

Originally Posted by 01PyTypeR#1140

Before I give up on this Soft Pandora, I'm going to try My SanDisk 512mb pro duo first. Or maybe I'm doing something else wrong. When I do these steps in post 7

Copy the UPDATE.pbp file from the rar to Program FilesPandora_CMDroot

Copy the 371.pbp file from the rar to Program FilesPandora_CMD371root

Copy the 380.pbp file from the rar to Program FilesPandora_CMD380root

It asked me to overwrite the files in those folders because they already exist, so I just selected yes. Am I doing something wrong there?

That is correct but it don't have anything to do with the PSP not being detected. I know that this won't make any sense but unplug the USB cable from your COMPUTER and plug it into another USB port then connect the PSP with the magic gate supported mem stick in. This will cause the computer to re detect the PSP with the magic gate supported stick and possibly set up the PSP a little differently. Once it has been detected by a particular port the configuration stays the same, by plugging it in to another port, the computer thinks it's a different device and sets it up again. Just plugging and unplugging the device from the cord will not be the same, it has to be a different port on the computer.

[01PyTypeR#1140]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! It cant find the memory card with either MagicGate Suported stick. I tried every USB port and some. I tried removing card from PSP while in USB mode. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Why oooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Why! Oh well I need to downgrade so I guess I'll try another approach.

[oldgit9]

this also might sound stupid, but what type of usb cable are you using? is it a usb1 or usb2 cable? because if it's a usb1 that could be the problem. as the psp (and all new pc's and laptop's) are usb2.

you could try and update the usb drivers on your pc. that also could be the problem.

[01PyTypeR#1140]

I hardmod my battery into a pandora battery. Can I use it to upgrade a 3.51 or higher sony firmware directly to 3.90m33 or 3.95 custom firmware? If so can someone post a download here and a how to? Thanks in advance.

[Gandalf]

Originally Posted by 01PyTypeR#1140

I hardmod my battery into a pandora battery. Can I use it to upgrade a 3.51 or higher sony firmware directly to 3.90m33 or 3.95 custom firmware? If so can someone post a download here and a how to? Thanks in advance.

Yes you can. Try this to make the pandora memory stick. Unrar this folder to your desktop, open the folder connect your PSP via USB with memory stick in place and double click the Install DCv4.bat. A command prompt box will pop up on the screen and follow directions.

When you get finished with the memory stick, remove stick, power down PSP, re-insert the stick, hold down the up button on the D pad and insert pandora battery. Continue to hold down the up button until the pandora menu appears, usually 20 sec or less.

I have tested this on XP and Vista with no problems as it does not have to put the special format on the memory stick just the regular one.

It will install 3.80m33-5. I would not suggest 3.95 GEN, at this time since it is still unstable.