Pandora battery not working.. Help!

DonatasP · 10-27-2009, 07:01 PM

Hey guys!

I have bought a pandora battery today (Hot wire) to boot my PSP Slim into service mode and install custom firmware (or whatever is needed to run homebrew games).

I have assembled it and everything, but when i put it into my PSP.. nothing happens. It wouldn't even turn on. The green light doesn't turn on or flash, as if there was no battery inserted..

I have been reading around the internet all day today trying to get it working. I have even made my original battery into a pandora battery using tutorials, but even that just boots it to normal mode..

Anyone got any ideas on how i could get that working and install custom firmware?

Cheers guys!

samus of rico · 10-27-2009, 08:08 PM

what are your psp's

current fw?
motherboard?

MuffinlyBliss · 10-27-2009, 08:23 PM

Is it charged? It could be out of juice.

DonatasP · 10-27-2009, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by samus of rico

what are your psp's

current fw?
motherboard?

My PSP is the slim one (PSP - 2003)

my firmware is 5.51

not sure about the motherboard. how can i find out?

the hotwire battery runs on AAA batteries. the batteries it came with might be dead, so ill try to look for some new ones and see if it works.

xavis75211 · 10-27-2009, 08:57 PM

well from the looks of it you have a unhackable psp.

http://www.pspmod.com/forums/psp-mis...-hackable.html (How to: Determine whether or not your PSP is hackable)

go here for more info

MuffinlyBliss · 10-27-2009, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DonatasP

the hotwire battery runs on AAA batteries. the batteries it came with might be dead, so ill try to look for some new ones and see if it works.

The dollar tree sells AAA batteries. They're an off brand but they work.

DonatasP · 10-27-2009, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by xavis75211

well from the looks of it you have a unhackable psp.

go here for more info

Just tried it with new-ish batteries and its still the same.. weird thing is, that when i replaced one of the new batteries with an older energizer battery and when i put the pandora battery in the PSP, the green Power light flashes..

zackfair_13 · 10-28-2009, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by DonatasP

Just tried it with new-ish batteries and its still the same.. weird thing is, that when i replaced one of the new batteries with an older energizer battery and when i put the pandora battery in the PSP, the green Power light flashes..

yay. then you just need the magic memory stick if the green power light flashes when you put on the pandora. but do remember to put in the magic memory stick before the pandora

DonatasP · 10-28-2009, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by zackfair_13

yay. then you just need the magic memory stick if the green power light flashes when you put on the pandora. but do remember to put in the magic memory stick before the pandora

Woo!

I have tried to create the magic memory card but i think i have done something wrong.

Could anyone point me to a good tutorial how to create a magic memory cad without CFW?

Thanks!!

goku2778 · 10-28-2009, 10:31 AM

doesn't get any easier than using this, rains easy maker program:

Rains UltraLite MMS Maker for 5.00 M33-4, PSP Hacks - PSP Slim Hacks

DonatasP · 10-28-2009, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by goku2778

doesn't get any easier than using this, rains easy maker program:

Still nothing..

I've done everything correctly, but i just get the power light blinking and nothing else happening.

goku2778 · 10-28-2009, 10:58 AM

^^ok, are you doing as follows?:

1. insert magic memory stick
2. hold the L trigger (do not release)
3. insert pandora battery (still holding L trigger)

then a screen should pop up to install cfw 5.00m33 and other options

get back to me...

edit...i don't like the "green pwr light it blinking"...i just inserted my pandora and my pwr led stays a solid green...so something is up with that

DonatasP · 10-28-2009, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goku2778

^^ok, are you doing as follows?:

1. insert magic memory stick
2. hold the L trigger (do not release)
3. insert pandora battery (still holding L trigger)

then a screen should pop up to install cfw 5.00m33 and other options

get back to me...

Yes, i instert magic memory stick, hold L trigger and insert the pandora battery. the psp's screen doesnt even turn on. just the power light flashing.

goku2778 · 10-28-2009, 11:04 AM

ok, 1 of 2 things are happening to you...

1. your psp may be unhackable via pandora battery
2. you have a bad pandora battery (i've personally never heard of the type of pandora you have, so that really throws me off, mine looks like a normal psp battery)

EDIT...ever check out the guide the XAVIS posted up to tell what type of motherboard your psp 2003 has?? that may be your problem, i have the same guide in my sig

DonatasP · 10-28-2009, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goku2778

ok, 1 of 2 things are happening to you...

1. your psp may be unhackable via pandora battery
2. you have a bad pandora battery (i've personally never heard of the type of pandora you have, so that really throws me off, mine looks like a normal psp battery)

EDIT...ever check out the guide the XAVIS posted up to tell what type of motherboard your psp 2003 has?? that may be your problem, i have the same guide in my sig

Quote:

6)Date Code:
This codes are usually never present on japanese and american psp.
They are found just above the serial code under the battery that is it if it is present in ur psp....
I dont have a pic but if somebody has it plz give it to me....
if its 8c then u cant hack ur psp...8b can usually be hacked....and below that all are safe for u to buy!!

Mine has Date code : 8C

so there is no way to hack it then?