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I browsed through some of the previous threads but they're a little dated. I want to pick up a PSP ASAP but I also want to be able to mod it. People have saying to get a 1000 but I know that most stores only stock the 2k and the 3k. So, I am looking at the 2k but don't really know much about PSPs. Could anyone point me in the right direction or perhaps do some 1 on 1 conversation in the IRC chatroom?

sadalius is the psp guy
but
i dont think you can even mod a 3000
i think most of the 2000 you can
you may drop sadalius a "pm"
or jost ask him to have a look at this post

OK! So, I picked up a PSP 1001 with FW 5.03 for $30. It's in pretty good shape with a few minor scratches -- no big deal. I've talked with Backslash, read sadalius' posts, been to maxconsole, and even psp-hacks. There is such a plethora of guides instructing the user to use multiple programs while having to decide between hard and softmodding the battery --- it's a bit overwhelming/confusing. I only have one battery, no access to another modded PSP, and I leave on Thursday so I can't be ordering anything. I have to use what I have to achieve what I want which is to run homebrew so I don't commit suicide on a 16 hour car ride lol. I am thinking that the most logical way of doing this is to hardmod my current SONY battery and then returning it to regular battery mode once I'm done modding. Does everyone agree or am I off here? Or, should I just check if Gamestop has an extra battery and hardmod that one? I know that ONCE I do have a pandora battery I can use that and run PSPgraderv008 on my 2gb sandisk memory stick to get things rolling, correct?


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What about this method? It seems to be recommended over there at psp-hacks but others still say just do pandora? I really just want to run homebrew + emulators on the PSP.

I've never tried that method myself. I've only been the pandora route.

ive done it throught the hard mod, you just remove a pin in the battery, guide shud be lurking around here somewhere, i think theres 1 from sad, once you do that make a magic stick using new software or something and you dont need to replace the battery but make sure you have the magicx stick in which will keep your psp working as soon as you take the card out it wont work. sorry man my infos vague but there is a guide somewhere. let me see if i can find it for you

f you want to convert your battery back for normal use afterwards, I would recommend cutting the trace instead of lifting the pin... it's far easier to sketch the trace back in with a pencil to get the battery working normal again...

Here is Sadalius tut for hardmodding the battery.

I haven't used the ChickHen method either, but it's worth a try. Just make sure you have the right motherboard before you start...