GUIDE TO::Making Pandora's Battery (*new method*)

[sexybeast099]

nvrmnd. I got it open. I even broke the connection between the fifth pin and the circuit board, but when I put it in it turns on the power light and there's no screen display... SHIT!!! I quintuple checked everything too! I'm posting the best picture (closest in-focus) here for people to look at.


This is a Sony 3.6v 1800mAh battery and this is what it should look like according to a few different forums' moderators. People had blinding success with this method too! Help pls!

[tokyojo]

Ok guys, you must all be getting PiSS^* off with noods trying this up-date and unfortunately I fall into that catagory!
All the unbricker files are on the memory stick its just the installer part, i get this error message:
Target DRIVE is 1
Check partition sector
Cannot open device \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1
Cant read partation sector

I get this same eror using the TOTALNewbieasyInstallerPandorasmenu.

I am running Vista, I know that some peeps have problems with vista, does this look like that vista is my problem.

Vista Home premium
2gb sony MSProDuo

[jcpantola]

thank you for sharing this...

[trivium91]

i dont understand ok what light will flash the wifi and what light? and wwhy does the wifi light flash does the wifi switch need to be turned on? Will this work on a slim 3.71, what do you mean not all homebrew will work will backups of my games work, and wouldnt pulling the 5th pni restrict you from charging the battery so if you brick you need to make another pandoras battery?

[sexybeast099]

I didn't mention b4 that my PSP turns on by itself. I insert the battery and the green powerlight comes on. There is no display and I cant turn the system off either. anybody know what's going on?

[Chriscyco30]

You are on the right track sexy. All you have to do is make the memorystick now.

[sexybeast099]

Below is what I thought as of 6:23 PM on November 25, 2007. It has since been disproved and I now have a working Pandora's battery. I don't know how it works but it does...

This is for recording purposes only and it serves as an example of what happens when one does research and flames another without hearing the whole story. DO NOT LISTEN TO THE FOLLOWING!


Hey, I talked with someone who is an electrical engineer and works with hardware a lot and he did some researching. Apparently what I cut was the ground wire and I should've cut pin 3. If you cut pin 5 you cut the ground wire and effectively RUIN YOUR BATTERY!!! Do not cut pin 5! I have the resources to back up this claim.

see the screenshot HERE for more info on the different types of packages for the chip S93C56.

I've got the site it came from HERE. On page 2 in the embedded PDF you'll find the same thing as the screenshot HERE (same as above).

The chip in my battery as well as others is the "GR" package and the guide for making this is for the "G" package.

BEWARE!

[sexybeast099]

@Chriscyco30: what are you talking about? My battery drains itself in about five minutes and I have no display. The power LED comes on and I cant turn the thing off if I want to (unresponsive powerswitch). what am I supposed to do?

[Chriscyco30]

YOU NEED THE MAGIC MEMORY STICK!!! THE LIGHT IS SUPPOSED TO COME OUT WHEN YOU PUT YOUR BATTERY IN! IT ISN"T DRAINED OUT! LOOK IN THE GUIDE FOR A DOWNLOAD FOR YOUR MEMSTICK!

sorry for the caps, just to state a statement.

[sexybeast099]

Is this what everyone means by doing a "blind installation"?

--I know, I've been a little quote-happy in my posts.

[sexybeast099]

@Chriscyco30: but when I try to charge it later, it says that the battery charge is at 0%. I charge it by turning on my PSP w/o the battery in it, waiting till it finishes starting up, and finally inserting the battery. All of this is of course by plugging in the charger to the PSP.

BTW, I've already made the magic memory stick.

[sexybeast099]

On second thought, I think I'm having troubles with the partitions of the memory stick. When enter the command line and try to do the partitions according to the guide, it says that the signature on the msipl.bin is bad. what am I doing wrong? BTW, my PSP drive is K:\

Here's what is displayed:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Dave>cd C:\msinst

C:\MSinst>msinst k msipl.bin
PSP MS IPL Installer
Load IPL code msipl.bin
241664 bytes(59 block) readed

Target DRIVE is 5
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 0x000000810
ttl sector 0x001DA7F0
signature 0xAA55
Check BPB Sector
signature 77EF
Bad Signature

C:\MSinst>

[sexybeast099]

I realize what I must've done wrong. I think I took the msipl.bin from the Universal Unbricker and put it in with the partition files rather than the one that came with the Partition Mover. It's all good now, on the Memory stick side.

I WAS WRONG! Cutting the 5th pin did work and the electrical engineer contact of mine is still scratching his head. I don't know how Pandora's battery works but it does. I will delete or retract the comment made about this FAQ/guide now in an effort to save some face (hopefully).

(oh wait, I wasn't supposed to say that last part out loud...)

[sexybeast099]

When I go to make the PSP reload OFW 3.71 it bricks the system. The first time I tried it it did everything correctly. When I try installing FW 3.71 M33 using Pandora it bricks. When I try using the NAND restore, it bricks. HELP!

Also, if anyone knows where the thread is for how to just revert it back to OFW 1.5, it would greatly be appreciated if you could post it. (if you're under 15 posts, just put it in quotes and it won't throw up an error)

[Chriscyco30]

Alright first of all, do not double post! All you have to do is press the edit button. Alright first, you have the batt., and magic memstick. stick them in, go to cfw, then now, take out the battery and the memstick and have the AC adapter plugged in, now try turning it on.