Slim PSP. Need your help please (Nand bad sectors)

[kim1406]

Hi
my slim 2001 psp was running 5.0mm3-6
Motherboard model: TA-085
PSP version: Slim V1.0
4G memory.

It was working fine for 2-3 months, but then , majority of the games stop working (from memory or even from UMD). They come to the loading point, then PSP goes off.
I tried formatting the memory, taking battery out,... nothing helps.
I thought , I could flash the psp with a new firmware, but when trying to update or recover using Hellcat's Recovery, I was getting this error:

PHP Code:

Unassigning flashs....
flash2: wasn't assigned - that's OK
flash3: wasn't assigned - that's OK
Extracting special updater .PRX....

ERROR OPENING 500.PBP! (0x80010002)
Loading updater modules
Error 80010002 loading/starting nand_updater.prx
Error 80010002 loading/starting lfatfs_updater.prx
Error 80010002 loading/starting lflash_fatfmt_updater.prx

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There have been critical errors!
ABORTING!! No harm has been done! Press any button.... 


I purchased a pandora battery, I used RainsUltraLiteMMS500v12 and created magic memory, tried the pandora, but during the installation, psp stop at 15% and said cannot read PBP.

I tried the option of Nand dump and gave me something like 17 bad sectors.

I hope I can fix it, it seems to me not a complete brick as I can use the pandora battery and load the m33 without any problem, using the "test m33" in the RainsUltraLiteMMS. I also saved the nand dump to my pc. looking for your advise.

please

[ultimakillz]

did you include the official firmware 5.00 update? you are supposed to download it and rename is 500.PBP and place it with hellcats recovery flasher and rain's ultralite mms maker. if so, maybe if was a bad copy.

you can download it again from here:

Official Firmware 5.00 - Direct Download

i wouldnt worry about the bad sectors. from what i was reading about them in the nand tool readme file, they are to be expected and shouldnt cause a problem until there are many of them.

[kim1406]

Originally Posted by ultimakillz

did you include the official firmware 5.00 update? you are supposed to download it and rename is 500.PBP and place it with hellcats recovery flasher and rain's ultralite mms maker. if so, maybe if was a bad copy.

you can download it again from here:

Official Firmware 5.00 - Direct Download

i wouldnt worry about the bad sectors. from what i was reading about them in the nand tool readme file, they are to be expected and shouldnt cause a problem until there are many of them.

thanks for reply, I did that and double check, but without luck. During the installation, it will stop on exactly 15% and give same error, cannot read PBP.

[dim33]

When you run the PSP in test m33 mode, do the game load and work properly?

[kim1406]

Originally Posted by dim33

When you run the PSP in test m33 mode, do the game load and work properly?

I'm not sure, I did not try to play, but the PSP works fine, and I can connect to my PC to make the MMS and other things.

[azndrag0n96]

okay i think its because you didnt rename the OFW 5.00 update to "500.PBP" or you didnt extract the .rar file. i helped a person with the similar problem and that was the solution

[kim1406]

Originally Posted by azndrag0n96

okay i think its because you didnt rename the OFW 5.00 update to "500.PBP" or you didnt extract the .rar file. i helped a person with the similar problem and that was the solution

I'm sure I did that, but still with same problem.

[skyend]

Originally Posted by kim1406

I'm sure I did that, but still with same problem.

^^ But did you put the 500.pbp file into the root of your MS ?

[kim1406]

Originally Posted by skyend

^^ But did you put the 500.pbp file into the root of your MS ?

yes I did, say the memory letter is M, then it is in M:/
direct.
but still same thing, by the way, the psp is working fine with pandora battery, I can even played those games that were not working before. but this is only if using the pandora and the mms.

[eyeyousee]

Originally Posted by kim1406

I'm sure I did that, but still with same problem.

Use RAIN's DCv8 and pandora, write back your nand dump. then flash OFW 5.00 first. then update to any version you want.

If all fails, I guess you need repartioning method!