Guide for DCv7 using RainMMSv1.0

[Gandalf]

Originally Posted by Gandalf

It's not the firmware that makes it unhackable it is the hardware and it depends on when you bought it and how new the stock was when you bought it. There is no way to tell with out taking it apart and that will void your warranty. If a correctly made battery and memory stick that works on another PSP will not work on the slim then it is a good indication that it is of the new variety.

At this time there is no word on whether they will be able to hack it or not. I suspect so but no word so far.

Read please. The number would be printed on the motherboard.

[decent]

ho* can i *ee my motherboard ? my *arranty ?

*arranty *ill be void

[Gandalf]

Originally Posted by decent

ho* can i *ee my motherboard ? my *arranty ?

*arranty *ill be void

When you take the PSP apart you can see the # printed on the circuit board.

warranty = guarantee

[BrettoAus]

Originally Posted by Gandalf

I need some ore info

Phat or slim??

Size and type of memory stick??

Are you using the PSP or card reader??

its a phat, with official firmware v3.51 magic gate supported sony pro duo 512mb and im using the psp with my friends PC running vista (cause i have a Mac)

[Gandalf]

Originally Posted by BrettoAus

its a phat, with official firmware v3.51 magic gate supported sony pro duo 512mb and im using the psp with my friends PC running vista (cause i have a Mac)

Try this[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] i've had better luck with this on vista. download the attached file and the instructions are in the post.

Did you check that the memory stick is magic gate supported using the PSP or is it just because it is wrote on the outside of the mem stick?

It will install 3.80m33-5 and the upgrade to 4.01m33-2 is simple.

[BrettoAus]

Originally Posted by Gandalf

Try this[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] i've had better luck with this on vista. download the attached file and the instructions are in the post.

Did you check that the memory stick is magic gate supported using the PSP or is it just because it is wrote on the outside of the mem stick?

It will install 3.80m33-5 and the upgrade to 4.01m33-2 is simple.

yeah i checked using the psp, definatly magic gate supported. thanks for the link ill give it a go.

Originally Posted by BrettoAus

yeah i checked using the psp, definatly magic gate supported. thanks for the link ill give it a go.

still no good same result blank screen green light on. puzzles me

[Gandalf]

Originally Posted by BrettoAus

yeah i checked using the psp, definatly magic gate supported. thanks for the link ill give it a go.



still no good same result blank screen green light on. puzzles me

Are you holding the correct button down before during and after you insert the pandora battery??

The only thing it can be is the memory stick, the battery is doing it's job and it's a working phat so it has to be the memory stick creation. Your only choice now that you can not make the magic memory stick is to purchase one ready made.

Vista really limits your choices in the creation programs. Both of those programs I have successfully produced the magic memory stick on Vista and can not figure out what you are doing wrong. If you can get a comp running XP there are more choices in the creation of the stick.

[decent]

Originally Posted by Gandalf

When you take the PSP apart you can see the # printed on the circuit board.

warranty = guarantee

Can you conformed that TA-88v3 can't downgrade by any method ?

[Gandalf]

Originally Posted by decent

Can you conformed that TA-88v3 can't downgrade by any method ?

At this time the TA-88v3 can not be downgraded(I don't like that term because it is misleading) by any means that are available to us. To say that does not mean that Sony does not have a way but we don't.

The TA-88v3 reads the battery but it can not accept the memory stick commands.

[BrettoAus]

Originally Posted by Gandalf

Are you holding the correct button down before during and after you insert the pandora battery??

The only thing it can be is the memory stick, the battery is doing it's job and it's a working phat so it has to be the memory stick creation. Your only choice now that you can not make the magic memory stick is to purchase one ready made.

Vista really limits your choices in the creation programs. Both of those programs I have successfully produced the magic memory stick on Vista and can not figure out what you are doing wrong. If you can get a comp running XP there are more choices in the creation of the stick.

yeah doing everything correct, just not happening.. i have purchased a ready made magic memory card so should get it tomorow and if that doesnt work. im really considering giving up haha.