Have I bricked my PSP???

[Adge]

Well, I did something wrong with XMB's and stuff. So I went in and formatted my memory stick and then restored default settings. Now it turns on, shows a black screen for a moment then turns off again. Also, when i tried recovery mode, it shows it for a second then turns off again.

Is there a way to fix this (even if it does mean buy a new memory stick)?

[sacko_ax]

i take it you were messing with flash0, if you were i take it you didnt backup the folder.. If you cannot get into recovery mode, you will need to use pandoras battery

is it a black screen with a green power light for several seconds?

[Adge]

Yes exactly. Oh, and i did backup my flash0. and i managed to get it going again. but the problem now is that it won't use USB so i can't put iso's and music and stuff back on it. any ideas?

[sacko_ax]

how did you get it working again if you didnt have a usb? Add your solution to help others.. Its more likely your pc's problem, otherwise relfash your psp, this might help but not sure.

[Adge]

OK, well one; I didn't reflash. two; i have a mac. three; i help r for recov mode for longer than usual and kept pressing the down button. recove mode stayed. then i found flash1 worked. so then, out of desperation, i tried flash0. it came up on my mac. and now it's staying.
Sorry if this doesn't help anyone. but recov mode rules!

[Adge]

Great, and now my problem's even worse. I can't use normal USB mode so I can't put ISO's back on and also, it won't read the memory stick so I can't use music, videos etc.
PLEASE HELP!

[Nknave]

sounds like after you gotten things fixed, your memory stick is not doing so well.

Try another memory stick and see if it all works fine.