Problem updating to OFW 6.60

[spark]

So I have PSP-2001 (don't have it on hand to check TA- number) that I put away for a while and didn't use. It was on CFW 5.50-M33. I picked up PSVita and wanted to get my PSP up to date so I can start some research into PSVita PSP emu (exploits, etc.) Anyway, I used hellcatz and Gen-D to get it to 5.50 OFW. Managed to boot it once on 5.50 OFW upgraded to 6.60 via network update. Once complete and it restarts PSP, green light comes on for 1 second then goes out. Doesn't boot. I am not too worried because I have hardmoded pandora (lifted the pin off the board only slightly so I can revert it to normal battery if needed, adding small dip switch would have been good idea) and can boot into 3.90-M33 or 1.50 OFW. I made this battery a while ago, haven't kept up with scene for a while. It's only 6.60 that semi-bricks the PSP. What I tried:

- Try booting 6.60 with both AC/Battery (it's not normal bat but I can convert it back as I have fat PSP with pandora as well): green LED comes on for 1 second then goes off
- Boot 5.50 OFW with both AC/Batter : same as above
- Boot 5.50 OFW with AC only : booted once but subsequent installs cause it to behave same as 6.60
- CFWs boot fine including 5.50-M33 that comes with hellcatz 1.65

Do I need to convert pandora to normal battery in order to even boot 6.60? It's not a big deal to convert it back, I can even get a spare, just trying to figure out if it's something I am doing wrong that's causing PSP to go semi-brick every time I install 6.60 update.

Any tips/help would be very much appreciated. @work right now so I'll try messing with it some more when I get home.

Thanks guys.

[The Z]

You cant boot an OFW with a PSP 2000 if the battery is pandora, its impossible!

Install the 5.00 M33-6 via Pandora/Hellcats RF, then Grab this despertar del cementerio v9 (link below) and set the DDCv9 up.
When its finished you can directly install a 6.60 CFW which is indeed bootable with a Pandora battery (if you have MMS of course).

If you really need the 6.60 OFW, revert your battery back to normal and install the 6.60 OFW via network update.


Download for the DDCv9: http://zload.net/v2/archives/file/?id=2417502

[jd20dog]

only use pandora mode to install fw or recover a brick
otherwise stay with a normal battery
you dont need service mode for anything else

[spark]

Thanks a lot for the reply/suggestions/confirmation. I suspected this was the case so I was going to revert battery to normal mode, but I'll just buy pair of normal batteries instead and keep Pandora in case I need it.

Once again, thanks for the info.

[jd20dog]

Pandora's go bad after about 6 months so remember to run it every so often by booting the system with the plug then swopping out the battery without turning it off

aww i miss my old 2000 lol good psp

[fate6]

maby you just had a bad battery <==== "has had pandora battery for 2+ years, still works like new"

[spark]

Opened up the battery and soldered pin back onto PCB. I forgot when I did the Pandora mod (probably 2-3 years ago), had small wire going to MCU as well (a bypass), removed that. Booted 5.50 OFW and upgraded to 6.60 OFW no problems. No store had PSP battery for sale (2 gamestops flat out told me "We switched to PSVita we don't do PSP anymore" lol), I couldn't wait for delivery so I "depandorized" the battery I had since I have spare pandora in my fat PSP.

Thanks for the info and tips. Most appreciated.

[jd20dog]

maby you just had a bad battery <==== "has had pandora battery for 2+ years, still works like new"

i have a box full of about 30 of them
your just lucky lol

[Disturbed0ne]

maby you just had a bad battery <==== "has had pandora battery for 2+ years, still works like new"

i have a box full of about 30 of them
your just lucky lol

If you have 30 PSP batteries that no longer work after you made them into Pandora batteries then I think you're doing something wrong... <_<