Easy Magic Memory Stick method - works on XP/VISTA.

[ilovejedd]

By the looks of it, your guide will only work if the memory stick has already been mspformat-ted so it's not really very complete. mspformat.exe is necessary to create the 256kb of space where you install msipl.bin. If you don't run it, msinst.exe x msipl.bin won't be successful.

[Death985]

Ah. Well, the mspformat doesn't work on my XP for some reason.

I'll go over to a friend's sometime.

[ilovejedd]

Death985: are you running as Administrator? That's kinda required...

[Death985]

There is only one account on XP. Yes on that.

And I'm the Administrator account on Vista.

And if I need a admin password, I'll get that software my friend made forever ago on a floppy disk. Like the virus in Office Space. Only instead of money, it gives you the pass of the computer.

[mickey79]

TotalNewBiInstaller works in Vista, no problems!

[zII Snowman IIz]

Yea works on xp

[ALpHaMoNk]

is a card ready necessary or can u use the psp itself and just use the right drive letter

[misterrussinosaka]

Originally Posted by Death985

PSP MS IPL Installer
Load IPL code C:\msm\msipl.bin
241664 bytes(59 block) readed

Target DRIVE is 5
Check partion Sector
Cannot open device \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE5
Can't read partation sector

Got this same error, then went to accessories>command prompt, but instead of clicking on it, I right-clicked and selected "Run as administrator." No more error!
...I THINK it worked. What does it look like if it worked?

Edit: CONFIRMED. I used this method and have since successfully modded two PSPs with the resulting memory stick.

[davidjr1989]

I cant seem to download for some reason can some on upload it to another web hosting site?? please.

[davidjr1989]

Shit man i still keep getting the same thing "too small reserved sector", or is it supposed to say that??? .

[dewman]

This is what I get is this correct or not



c:\msm>msinst m MSIPL.BIN
PSP MS IPL Installer
Load IPL code MSIPL.BIN
241664 bytes(59 block) readed

Target DRIVE is 10
Check partation Sector
boot status 0x80
start head 0x0B
start sec/cyl 0x0012
partation type 0x06
last head 0x3F
last sec/cyl 0xB5E0
abs sector 0x00000171
ttl sector 0x001DAE8F
signature 0xAA55
Check BPB Sector
signature AA55
Check free reserved sector:to small reserved sectors

c:\msm>


Thanks
John

[fringle]

This won't work on vista. I've tried it many times with no success. Finially my friend brought his xp machine over and got one of the guides to work. It's because when you format the mem stick as fat the allocation units are to small to take MSIPL.BIN. The only other way to make it work is to get an xp machine that will run mspformat.exe as that program does not work on vista.

[dewman]

ok got it to work This is what I did
this part on windows xp

I formated on the PSP then ran the mspformat then used this command

format X: /fs:fat

the next part the usb mode kept disconnecting on XP so moved back to Vista for the rest

xcopy /KE ms\* X:\

msinst X MSIPL.BIN

remember x is your psp in windows explorer or my computer

Then it worked

John

[misterrussinosaka]

This DOES work in Vista. Read my above post. You MUST run the command prompt program as administrator or it won't work. I did it exactly as the first post said to after opening command prompt from the accessories menu and it worked without a hitch.

[fringle]

yeah I tried that with no luck once so ever. But like I said also it worked fine on xp.