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Installation:

- Skip this part if you already have a Pandora memory stick. If not, format an MS using Pandora/C+D mspformat or any other tool that allows the movement of the partition ~250kb from the first sector

- Cancel USB connection and remove the memory stick. Then re-insert the memory stick and restart the USB connection.

- Make the PSP and PSP/GAME/ directories

- Copy "despertar_cementerio" to PSP/GAME/

- Download official updates 1.50, 3.40 and 3.71, and copy them to the memory stick root, renamed to 150.PBP, 340.PBP and 371.PBP

- Run the app under the 3.XX kernel (under a custom firmware, make sure the GAME folder is set to 3.XX kernel)

- Once finished, you'll be left with msipl.bin on the memory stick root.

- Skip this part if you already have a Pandora memory stick. If not, use C+D msinst to install ipl on ms, or use the dd command in unix, or any hex editor to write msipl.bin to sector 16 on the physical drive.

- Now you can delete 340.PBP and 150.PBP, 371.PBP will be used for unbricking, so don't delete it.

- Now you have an universal Pandora memory stick ready to go, and you just need a proper battery. If you have 1.50 kernel access, use the C+D tool. Otherwise, use cory1492's tool. EITHER TOOL SHOULD ONLY BE USED ON FAT BATTERIES, AS THEY WILL CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO SLIM&LITE BATTERIES.

- The service mode fat battery and memory stick will work on any PSP to date.

Unbricking:

(Note that you won't see the unbricking menu on the slim, due to the different display drivers, so follow the below instructions carefully)

- Press X to install 3.71 M33. On the slim (blind installation), you will see the orange LED flashing, which means that 371.PBP is being written. When finished, the orange and green LEDs will flash, to show that it worked. Finally, the PSP will automatically switch off.

- On the fat, once finished, press X to shutdown. Power on manually, press O at the Blue Screen of Death, and you will be on 3.71 M33

- Press O to install original 3.71 (rest of the process is the same as the 3.71 M33 installation)

- Press [] to dump the NAND to ms0:/nand-dump.bin. Make sure you have 33mb (fat)/66mb (slim) free on your memory stick to avoid corruption.
The PSP will shut down automatically when done.

- Press L+R+HOME+start to restore NAND from ms0:/nand-dump.bin This process is very dangerous, and you should only use it as a last resort.
It is physical restore process (not a logical one), and will try to make a 100% clone of the dump. If you are working with a dump that isn't yours, you will get either a brick or a corrupt idstorage, depending on the firmware. If, your PSPs NAND has more damaged blocks than the dump being restored,
you may also end up with a brick.

Works for both PSP and PSP Slim.

Source: http://www.elotrolado.net/ & http://www.maxconsole.net/

nice found!

surely hope this isn't his last program Sad

It sure would be a great lost if he left the PSP-scene.

Changes in version 2
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It has been reported some cases of bricks in the previous version when pressing circle in the bsod,
This seems apparently to be a bug in the sony firmware code.

To fix it, this version will copy the registry of the psp that created the memory stick.

Changes in version 3
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- Coded a display driver that supports the psp slim screen in the mixed 1.50/3.40 kernel.
- The M33 instalaltion will install 3.71 M33-2, not 3.71 M33

Changes in version 4
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- Installer now checks if user has a custom theme installed, and ask him to disable it before running the program.
- the PSN DRM file in flash2 (act.dat) is now backuped during ms creation and restored in the unbrick.
- flash2 is now formatted too.
- Now installs 3.80 M33-5 instead of 3.71 M33-3.

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Installation:

- If you have already a pandora ms, don't do this part. Otherwise, format an ms using c+d mspformat or any other tool that allows to move partition to ~250kb from first sector

- Remove ms, usb and connect again usb and ms. Make PSP and PSP/GAME dirs.

- Copy despertar_cementerio to PSP/GAME/

- Download 1.50, 3.40 and 3.80 update eboots and copy them to ms root with 150.PBP, 340.PBP and 380.PBP names.

- If you have a PTF custom theme set, quit it before running the program.

- Use the app under a cfw with 2.x or 3.x kernel (be sure that kernel is selected on recovery to the correct one (2.x or 3.x))

- Once finished, u will have msipl.bin on root. If you already have a pandora ms, you don't have to do this step (ipl doesn't changes lol), otherwise, use c+d msinst to install ipl on ms; or use dd command from unix, or any hex-edit program to write on sector 16 on the physical drive.

- Now you can delete 340 and 150 PBP's, as they won't be used more; but 380.PBP will be used for unbricker, so don't delete it.

- Now you have an universal pandora ms ready to go, and you just need a proper battery. If you have 1.50 kernel access, use c+d tool. Otherwise, use corly149 tool.

Battery and ms will work on all psp and slims to this date.

Unbricking:

- Press X to install 3.80M33.

- Press O to install original 3.80

- Press [] to dump nand to nand-dump.bin. When done, psp will auto shutdown.

- Press L+R+HOME+start to restore nand from nand-dump.bin

This proccess is very dangerous, and you should *just* use it if it's your last chance to get it working.

This is a physical restore process (not a logical one), and will try to make a 100% exact clon of the dump.

If you are working with a dump that isn't yours, you will get either a brick or a corrupt idstorage, depending on the firmware.

If while you are restoring your psp have got any damaged block more than when you dumped it, you might also get a brick, depending on what block is it.

Works for both PSP and PSP Slim.

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Note: If you are gonna use the memory stick to restore a psp other than the one that created it, check if the file /registry/act.dat exists in the ms. If it exists, remove it, otherwise the restored psp may not be able to buy psn games until the user doesn't delete from flash2 the act.dat of the other psp. (act.dat files are unique for each psp).

Note that act.dat will be restored to the moment of the MS creation.
If you have bought other PSN game later, the act.dat file may have changed and if you restore the old one, you may loose the latest bought game. Backup flash2:/act.dat each time after you buy something from the PSN!

kickass release from d_a again!