Confirmed: creating a PSP slim Pandora's battery possible

Posted Oct 27, 2007 at 1:54AM by QJ Staff Listed in: Hacks & Exploits, Videos Tags: Hellcat

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Thanks to a timely tip from bobtentpeg, we've just gotten video evidence of some people turning their PSP Slim's battery into a Pandora battery. The two videos from Xibit1987 and oorganic show off the means by which anyone can use Hellcat's Pandora Maker kernel 3.xx with the Slim battery to create a Pandora battery of their own.

According to what we've been able to find, Xibit1987 essentially began the process by taking a chance with Hellcat's Pandora Making application. You see, Hellcat himself stated that the app shouldn't be used with the PSP Slim battery. Despite this, Xibit (and then oorganic) decided to try it out, following the same basic instructions as the Pandora-making for PSP Phat batteries, and it managed to work.

In any event, here are the two videos for you. You can check them out for more information on how they did it, with Xibit's (the first video) having some audio directions thrown into the mix. Enjoy!

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Comments

# DR — Torch 2007-10-26 20:38

DarkRayne was gonna release a "Tutorial" for this?

# Intriguing — Testrun9 2007-10-26 20:51

So, if I'm not mistaken doesn't this mean that the PSP slim is now capable of emulating full 1.5 firmware via the pandoras bootmenu extender?

# furthermore — Testrun9 2007-10-26 20:59

If that is true that would mean people waiting to by the slim until it has 1.5 homebrew capability can wait no longer.... Sony's not going to like this, after all the work that they put in to prevent homebrew, they just can't seem to beat the homebrew scene :)

# You... — FreePlay 2007-10-26 21:08

are COMPLETELY mistaken. This has nothing to do with 1.50.

# Two things — FreePlay 2007-10-26 21:14

He never shows the battery. Thus:

1. It could very well be a fat battery with half the case removed

2. It could be hard-modded. This is already known to work.

The PSP starts off turned on. This is a hint that the battery has already been modified...

# ehh — FreePlay 2007-10-26 21:17

maybe he does show it.

remind me not to post when drunk/sleep deprived.

also, isn't the EEPROM on the slim's battery read-only?

# worked — dogga12345 2007-10-26 21:46

worked for me no probs .

# work great — jge968 2007-10-26 22:47

work great with my PSP Slim Battery.... this has been out for quite sometime... but no one tried it on their slim....

and we have the nerves to try it....

www.pinoypsp.com jefferson

# Do you think i'm cheating? — xi-bit 2007-10-26 22:56

Try take a lokk at the original post

http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t+85842

# agreed — iamback(unregistered) 2007-10-26 23:19

I hate to say it, but no. See, the thing is that the Slim can already run pandora, so if that was the case, the fat battery would've sufficed. But don't lose heart. I'm pretty sure it'll work.

# lol — iamback(unregistered) 2007-10-26 23:27

Wait, so all along we simply had to run a tool that was already out?....

Ha ha... Talk about "right under our noses!"

But yeah, I'm guessing dark rayne had his own program for making this kit, and he didn't realize that this'd work.

It's unfortunate that xibit released this info (don't get me wrong; thanks xibit for this info, but I'm just saying it's bad for DarkRayne) because everyone's gonna cry out "You suck DR, because

a. you copied hellcat's program which makes you a copycat! noob!!!

b. "we already have a program! We don't need you!"

However, I hope this makes those of you who yelled at Dark Rayne, calling him a scammer, stfu.

Also, I'm still a bit of a coward (lol), so I don't want to try it until I see widespread acceptance, so just wanted to ask: if we convert a slim into pandora, is there an option for un-pandoraing it?

Or will it be a permanent pandora. I know how fats work, I'm just scared of messing with slim batteries.

Finally, here's why I think it works: the kernel of 3.xx was made to work with slims. After all, just like the slim screen won't play nice with 1.50, maybe the slim battery's eeprom isn't designed by sony to work with 1.50 (you know, I think they used 3.60 to make their own JigKicks/eeprom modifiers). Sure, I sound nooby, but it's the only explanation right now that works.

I hope Dark Rayne releases his projects soon.

# also — iamback(unregistered) 2007-10-26 23:35

try out this guy (only if you don't find a homebrew compatible PSP):

http://stores.ebay.com/psp-unbricker

Tell him "Youarepwned" sent you. However, DON'T mention this new update. The guy still thinks that Slim batteries are unhackable

Well, then again, this story IS only 3 hours old, so who knows....

But yeah, don't tell him. Let's see if he figures it out on his own

Ha ha. I'm smarter than him for once!

# Excuses? — Knutselmaaster 2007-10-26 23:37

So all the Dark Rayne flamers:

If youre real men (women) you post your excuses!

# oh yeah, — iamback(unregistered) 2007-10-26 23:42

about that comment above... it's a bit ambiguous. I meant to say, "But don't lose heart. I'm sure eventually, given enough review by our hackers, firmware 1.50, or at least just the kernel, will work on the slim". I didn't mean that RIGHT NOW 1.50 would work...

Also, it's interesting how I mentioned a few days ago that if "NJ, strmnrmn and DarkRayne release their respective apps, it'd be a great week." Sure enough, NJ released his emus, strnrmn has mentioned releasing his app, and here's half of what darkrayne was going to offer.... So, let's see if I can push my luck :P...

"Next week would be great if we can get a 1.50 kernel add on for the slim! It'd also be great if we have a full featured version of Dax's TV output! It'd also be great if... um... we get whatever we really want to get ;P !"

Let's see if that works as well. If a 1.50 add on comes out soon, you'll know who to thank.

# maby or maby not — xi-bit 2007-10-27 00:31

http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?p+738749+posted+1#post738749

now read all posts, becaus some things don't add up.

But DR personaly told me by PM at YouTube that what i was doing was exatly what he also had found out, and was going to show the PSP world... but this dosen't add up with his videos, and what he is showing there...

I'm Out Xi-Bit

# lol — Binary 2007-10-27 01:58

This is old news like back in September.

Front page is finally picking this up? ROFL!

GOD QJ IS SLOW

# Hehe — Rok 2007-10-27 02:01

I beleve you, FreePlay is just taking every chance he can get to complain.

# lol — JaXeRiR 2007-10-27 02:29

This is an old news like back in this morning.

Binary is finally commenting this up? ROLF!

GOD BINARY IS SLOW

# phat batteries — bottmint 2007-10-27 03:03

you guyz u can use a phat battery to downgrade/unbrick a slim. you can also use team c+d's battery maker on a phat to change the slim battery. i did it. the battery went in akwardly but it works. now i have an auto poweron slim battery

# stfu — bottmint 2007-10-27 03:06

dude they do the best that they can. so until you can show me that you can run a website better than them with all this crap going on STFU YOU UNGRATEFUL IDIOT

# LOL — Binary 2007-10-27 03:42

I can run a better site then this.

# actually old news since m33 3.60 came out — Binary 2007-10-27 03:45

Binary - 1 hour ago

Your too early

# mmm... — lol(unregistered) 2007-10-27 04:34

That doesn't even seem to be Freeplay. This guy is different, somehow.

# k — lol(unregistered) 2007-10-27 04:37

Binary ++ Lost by default with above statements.

# lol — Binary 2007-10-27 04:39

***** you all I can make a better site then this alteast Tips the right people.

# so what's the point of this? — stingray_shrey 2007-10-27 04:59

didn't dark-alex release an unbricker for the psp slim? What the heck is this for??

# @ lol(unregistere d) — FearEvil19 2007-10-27 05:04

yeah, i don't really believe that this is Freeplay. His comments are not like the others that he does in the other sites.

He used to be less rude. i don't mean to offend anyone.

PS:Sorry for my english

# @stingray_shrey — axelixc 2007-10-27 06:14

alex released the unbricker but he said only used with fat battery not the slim battery.

so these videos serve the point to prove that unbricking slim psp would not have to rely on fat battery anymore.

read the title of this topic. :)

# noob here — simz1987 2007-10-27 07:58

so could i use this to put the cfw on my psp slim without the fat psp if so can someone post a link to the guide in make a pandora battery and putting the cfw on

thanks

# noob here — simz1987 2007-10-27 08:00

so could i use this to put the cfw on my psp slim without the fat psp if so can someone post a link to the guide in make a pandora battery and putting the cfw on

thanks

# I'm confused — Testrun9 2007-10-27 09:51

If the pandoras battery is now for the PSP slim then why cant the same method for emulating 1.5 with the pandoras battery and bootmenu on the fat PSP not work on the slim?

I mean he's using a slim PSP and slim battery. So why did you say it has nothing to do with 1.5 and start ranting about the fat battery?

# Wheres the Guide and the files? — Sirealkiller 2007-10-27 15:01

I wan't to start on it now.

# no — iamback(unregistered) 2007-10-27 16:47

I'm pretty sure it's him. He's always been mean. It's just that snarg putting him down would often "equalize" him. However, with snarg gone, FreePlay is out to terrorize any noobs that get in his way.

# alas — iamback(unregistered) 2007-10-27 16:50

Alas, there are only 10 types of people:

those who understand binary, and those who don't.

Also, to knutselmaaster, don't forget how I started the whole rallying thing for Dark Rayne

So, if DR becomes the next Dax, I think he should officially knight me as his awesomest fan/supporter, because i was behind him when everyone else was calling him a scammer.

# Question — riker71 2007-10-27 22:50

Noob Question: after changing memory stick pro duo into magic memory stick and convert SLIM battery into a pandora jigkick battery as this seems to be showing, can that battery still be used as normal or do we still need SPARE battery. And is there any problem using 4gb Duo Pro to do this. I read that needs to be between 256mb and 2gb no more.

# . — FearEvil19 2007-10-28 00:25

lol

# idiot! — iamback(unregistered) 2007-10-28 04:11

Regarding my first post... Apparently if I had bothered to watch the movie I woulda known that batteries can be returned to normal...

# yep — xi-bit 2007-10-28 04:16

you can convert the battery back to normal. and 128 is enough!

But remember this needs CFW to run

And the original thread is on M A X C O N S O L E

# Please Help Me — Sirealkiller 2007-10-28 05:14

Wheres the guide I need to follow to correctly do this?

# Guide — riker71 2007-10-28 08:12

Look in maxconsole forum,thanks to previous info

# Can I just mod my slim PSP and play ISO like the fat one? — The Frenchman 2007-10-28 08:47

and will it be displayed with the tv outoput?

# cool — chipsas 2007-11-09 08:47

look what psp has this dude !! ;o http://www.von.lt/?ref=minedas

# ok — iamback(unregistered) 2007-11-10 05:49

You can use the same battery, but you'll need to return it to normal using the same kit. Just remove the battery, and turn the PSP on with just the power adapter. Then, after it's on, you can plug the battery in, and run the App.

Finally, your battery can be between 128MB to 4GB. As long as the 128 MB one actually says PRO.

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