Original Japanese PSP 1000

Hey,

I own a PSP 1000 with the lowest possible datecode (1A). However, custom firmware has caught up with it, ruining the software side of it's authenticity.

In other words, it's running a UK NAND with X being select and O being back. Does anyone know of any tools or a guide which will restore it back as close as possible? I already have a pandora battery setup so if it involves that I'm prepared for that.

Cheers,
Sam

 

Hold R while it starts up, it's a registry hack.

 

Install OFW, the most current version.

After that choose restore default settings.

After that it will be legit and original.

From that you can install a light custom firmware and run it when you want to play homebrew.

 

If all you want to do is have it run OFW and you don't care what version, then it's as simple as what this person said.

 

Are you familiar with what a light custom firmware is ?

It's exactly the same thing as a permanent custom firmware, but it isn't installed on the flash permanently. You power cycle the console it will be back on original state.

Run the launcher from memory stick and it's hacked again.

Risk of bricking: 0
And you even get the option of running it original if you need or want.

For consoles where the boot loader is not exploitable LCFW is the only option for having up to date CFW.

 

Bricking a FAT PSP is nothing to worry about, as it can be easily recovered with just a battery and any PSP running CFW 6.60ME can convert a battery to JigKick one and back to normal.

 

AFAIK it has files installed into the flash, but the bootup config (as in, the modules list), IPL and some other modules in the flash aren't modified.

With the full version of 6.60ME, you can disable the CFW stuff (hence effectively rendering it as a OFW) by holding the HOME button while powering up your PSP.

 

Not everyone has or need to have a Pandora kit at home.

 

You can create a pandora easly, via hardware o software metod

 

I was the person who discovered that removing the battery EEPROM causes it to work like a pandora.
You come here to tell me that ? Thank you.

http://lan.st/showpost.php?p=8135&postcount=2 (08-15-2007)
Few days later some French guy posted that as his discovery on another forum. lol

 

At this point there's no need for a pandora if the psp is actually working.... install 6.60 OFW and then whatever the latest 6.60 cfw is right now.... you only need a pandora battery in case something really fucks up ( aka you mount flash0 and format )

Also I fail to see the reason to use lcfw.... if this was a 3000 or up then yea sure... otherwise? no real point.

 

Because LCFW is light enough.

I would understand people not liking LCFW for starting it up being a chore if you needed a exploit to boot but dang it's a SIGNED eboot which boots on any OFW PSP. Just click it and it's working. I have lots of exploitable PSPs and I use LCFW on all of them. Same memory stick, even.

 

But if you're talking about the 6.60 ME LCFW, don't you need to make an install into their NAND chips first? At least, I had to do that for my PSP-3005 unit.

 

It install some CFW specific modules on flash1 but doesn't touch anything critical.

 

And then in the end, it's not much better than installing a CFW since it still touches the flash. :/
But of course, it's a much safer option if the counterpart CFW is currently in a beta testing stage or is known to be unreliable/buggy.

The current state of the 6.60ME CFW seems to be quite stable, so I don't see why using a full CFW on a old PSP mainboard would be a bad idea.

Each invidual is entitled to his/her own opinions and preferences, so we'll just use whatever we want (Yes, I know of some other people who would rather use a LCFW because the odds of bricking the PSP after the installation is basically virtually zero).

 

Maybe I feel this way because I'm of the time when unbricking a PSP would require you to solder straight to the flash traces on the motherboard ... lol

 

Yeah, I know exactly what LCFW is. LCFW can be done on OFW so if he wants it to be as original as possible then OFW is the only thing that fits that criteria, regardless of any LCFW they put on afterwards. I was agreeing with what you said anyways so I don't understand?? :confused-new:

 

Correct me if I am wrong here, but isn't that still not perfect? Don't some programs still cause the 0x80020148 error to be thrown by a OFW, if signed?

 

Stay easy mate.
That does mean anithing, you can always easy do a pandora battery. Also if you can't able to read one of millions tutorial on the web you can buy a one for some $

Also psp 1000 it's nothing special than a 1001 or 1002 ecc
And a LCFW =\= CFW, i don't know why someone with full hackable psp must install a LCF that it's made for non hackable psp
Use DC8 to set psp to japan area and install a 6.60 OFW.

 

I've changed it back to Japan and installed an OFW, also got back circle as action. Is there anything else?

And the PSP was sold in Japan 3 months before the North American console came out, so it's not the same as a 1001, 1002, etc because they're different regions with different motherboards. I'm told by The Z that the wi-fi card in the original japanese PSPs are also more prone to becoming faulty, but I never use PSP wi-fi anyway (who has WEP anymore?)