Gaming Slim and CFW problems--please help!

[macgamer]

Alright, I've read through a dozen guides, but am completely lost. Here's my situation:

1. Slim PSP w/ 3.71 Sony FW
2. PSP Fat Battery that I hard moded
--I don't know if I did it correctly though. I cannot power up the PSP when I put the battery in, however, if I connect the PSP to AC power and then remove AC power the battery seems to power the PSP (green light stays on). Yet I cannot power down without taking out the battery.
3. 4GB Sandisk Ultra II MS
4. a "drag and drop" Magic Memory Stick file set
--I have a mac and cannot make the MMS on my own

So my issue is that whenever I power up the PSP (through AC power) it does nothing. The orange power light comes on (it's green when I disconnect AC), but nothing ever happens.

Is this a problem with the battery or the MS or something else?

Thanks!

 

[Dermy]

The psp should auto boot when you place the battery in it. I would check if you disconnected the pin in the battery all the way.

Edit: Then again I softmodded my battery. I don't know if it should autoboot like a softmodded one. They should both work the same way.

 

[RyuKakashi]

Hold L when booting with the battery.

 

[macgamer]

Yep, I was sure to remove the pin completely.

The battery doesn't auto-boot--does this mean I did the hardmod incorrectly?

And Ryukakashi I have held the L button (and not) when placing the battery in and when connected to AC, but nothing different happens.

 

[RyuKakashi]

My battery didn't auto boot, but that might have been because I hardmodded the slim battery.

I assume you already tried holding L and booting the PSP without the AC in. Or rather you can't because it won't boot without the AC.

I don't think it's a problem with the memory stick, but I can't really help you with a phat battery. Sorry.

 

[macgamer]

Yeah, I'm definitely more worried about the battery.

My only concern about the memory stick is that it is drag and drop and not created with one of those programs.

 

[RyuKakashi]

You can be safer by running vmware or virtual pc. Or have a friend make it with one of the programs. I just remembered that the MMC has to be made with the PSP.

 

[macgamer]

Yeah, I'll try to find a friend who'll let me use their PC. Does it have to be any special version of Windows? What's the name of the best program to use?

EDIT: Oh and does anyone know if a 4GB Sandisk Ultra is an okay card or do I need a smaller one?

 

[arctic_flame]

You've hardmodded it wrong, I'm afraid.

 

[Bob Evil]

Don't use Vista to make a Magic Stick ... Magic Sticks made using Vista tend not to work properly.

 

[Shiny]

Yeah, I'll try to find a friend who'll let me use their PC. Does it have to be any special version of Windows? What's the name of the best program to use?

EDIT: Oh and does anyone know if a 4GB Sandisk Ultra is an okay card or do I need a smaller one?

I suggest using the Easy Installer because I have personally used it and it works perfectly. It's very user friendly and gives clear on-screen instructions. Just follow the guide and it should all work out fine (: I know that it works with Windows XP, but I've read that it may have trouble formatting properly under Vista.

And about the memory stick: It should be fine; that's the same type that I used.

Just so you know: just dragging and dropping the files won't work because the PSP will expect certain files to properly aligned in the memory stick for it to recognize it as 'genuine'.

 

[RyuKakashi]

There have been reports that 4gb causes issues, so to be safe use something else.

 

[macgamer]

You've hardmodded it wrong, I'm afraid.

Can anyone else confirm this? Thanks.

EDIT: Good news! I charged the battery and it now autoboots! Shouldn't be much of an issue now if I can get the memory stick to work.

Would anyone who has CFW'd their slim mind linking to a good, easy to follow tutorial? I just want something simple so that I don't have to impose on my friend for very long while I try to follow a badly written tutorial.

 

[RyuKakashi]

http://www.pspmod.com/forums/psp-hardware-...tery-guide.html

I believe this is the one I used.

 

[BakuFunn]

here man,
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=681...t=0&start=0
great tut