NOTE: It's assumed you have some clue what you're doing.  Using direct
disk access tools like this is a good way to accidentally wipe your
hard drive.  FOLLOW AT YOUR OWN RISK.


MSPFORMAT for Linux
-------------------

Insert the MS into a reader (or the PSP in USB mode) and connect it to
your Linux PC.

If your system automatically mounts the disk, unmount it.

Figure out the device name (check dmesg) -- for example, /dev/sde.

Check that the first partition starts after sector 489.  To do this, run
  fdisk -lu /dev/sde

There should be one partition with a "start" of 489 OR bigger.  If
that's what you have, continue to the next step.  If that's not what
you have, you need to fix it.  Use your partitioning software of
choice to move things so the first partition starts on or after sector
489.  For example, with fdisk, enter something like
  fdisk /dev/sde
  d               # delete the existing partition
  u		  # switch units to: sectors
  n               # new partition
  p               # primary
  1               # first partition
  489		  # first sector = 489
  <enter>         # press enter to select last sector automatically
  t               # change partition type
  c		  # change it to FAT32
  a		  # make it bootable (required for later firmware)
  1		  # first partition
  w		  # write table and quit
After changing the partition table, reformat the MS with 
  mkfs.vfat /dev/sde1

You can now mount the MS normally and copy the files to it:
  /UPDATE.PBP
  /PSP/GAME/pandora_battery/EBOOT.PBP  
  /PSP/GAME/pandora_battery%/EBOOT.PBP  
  /PSP/GAME/pbfirm_install/EBOOT.PBP  
  /PSP/GAME/pbfirm_install%/EBOOT.PBP  

Now follow the normal steps (run the firmware installer to 
create msipl.bin, and run the battery changer).


MSINST for Linux
----------------

Once you have msipl.bin, connect the MS to your Linux machine and
mount it.  Then, copy the msipl.bin file to the right spot on the MS
using:
  dd if=msipl.bin of=/dev/sde bs=512 seek=16
  sync

Unmount the MS and remove it, and you should be good to go.