PSP Lock-Up - Home Button Not Working

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#1 ba777-236
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Hi all,

Am new to the PSP-world here having purchased PSP slim about a month ago. I ran into an odd problem today where the system is acting funny. I cannot use the 'Start' or 'Home' buttons at all. So this means I can't exit a game without taking out the UMD (AND the battery) and I cannot pause any game. So this makes my system pretty useless!

By not working, the Start button doesn't respond at all. And the pressing the Home button results in a blank screen (the system is still on though). Only way to get out of the blank screen is to off and on the system back again.

I ran the update for the newest firmware about 4 days ago or so, and all was running fine until now.

Any help would be appreciated!

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#2 fynne
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I'd try going to the System menu and doing a Reset to Default. If this doesn't work then all I can suggest is that if it's only a month old then you should send it into the shop.
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#3 awptimistic
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agreed
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#4 DopeyDavoid
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Wait for next update, it will be fixed when the firmware gets reflashed.
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#5 CyRu5
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I would take it back to the store for an exchange. It kind of sounds like a hardware problem with the buttons, not the firmware being improperly flashed.
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#6 ba777-236
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I'd try going to the System menu and doing a Reset to Default. If this doesn't work then all I can suggest is that if it's only a month old then you should send it into the shop.fynne

After reading this, I've tried but to no avail. It can't be anything corrupted with the memory card either as I've tried it without the Sony Stick.

I'm really stumped, but I guess I'll have to take this back to the store.

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#7 WSGRandomPerson
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Does all the other buttons work, because i had a problem with all my buttons not working then i relized i had the " Hold " switch on..it if doesn't fix, i'd sent it in.
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#8 kodai70
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I have the same problem and my hold switch is not on, matter of fact when i go to hold and then release hold, it will act as if i pressed the x button, cant find any help on sony support

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#9 mariokart64fan
Member since 2003 • 20828 Posts
2 of mine did this one was a launchpsp one was a slim white starwars launch psp for the 2000 series i just replaced tha AS OF aug 3 08 now iread about new 300 series ill be eting it 2 months apart frommy slim
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#10 WOODS-RS4
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i have had my psp slim for 2 years , but recently the home button stopped. 4 me , the sound and screen brightness buttons work