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How to Put Custom Firmware on Psp

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PSP Custom Firmware Guide







In this guide we will talk over the differences between the major custom firmwares that are most commonly used past the PSP, in this mod time, helping you to cull the custom firmware that best suits you.
In that location are really only half dozen custom firmwares out there that are used nowadays, these include the famous v.00 M33-6, 5.03 GEN-C and five.50 GEN D-3 Final, 6.twenty/vi.39 TN, six.twenty/half-dozen.39/6.sixty PRO and vi.39/6.60 ME.
In that location are two types of custom firmware


i).

Total Custom firmware, which relies on the use of the pre-ipl exploit and flashes a custom ipl onto your PSP. This makes the CFW firmware permanent on your PSP, where information technology will always exist on CFW even after a shut downward. These types of custom firmwares are merely available for PSP 1000s and certain PSP 2000 models (Non Ta-088v3). These PSPs are termed fully hackable and allows the use of a Pandora Bombardment and Magic Memory Stick to recovery from a brick.
Examples that apply this method is 5.00 M33-6, 5.50 GEN-D3 and six.60 ME.


2).

Lite/Partial Custom Firmware, relies the use of a kernel exploit and rebooting the PSP into a Homebrew Enabled (HEN) Surround. This method is really only used on PSP 2000 with newer motherboards (Ta-088v3), PSP 3000s and the PSP Get. This is used because these new PSP models, patched the pre-ipl exploit, rendering the old method of total custom firmware not possible. These new PSPs cannot recover from a brick with a Pandora battery and Magic Memory Stick also.

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Lite custom firmwares unremarkably involves flashing new modules to flash0 on the PSP, without replacing whatever existing ones, offering most features, if not all features of a full custom firmware. The merely disadvantage to this blazon of firmware is that once you lot fully shutdown your PSP, you must reload the files to enter HEN/LCFW mode once more. Also considering they only flash additional modules, the chance of bricking is minimal.
Examples are 5.03 GEN-C, 6.xx TN and 6.20/half dozen.35 PRO

Although 6.xx TN and 6.20/6.35 PRO is strictly speaking a Homebrew Enabler (HEN), they offering more features than the usual HEN, therefore they are usually called Low-cal Custom Firmwares, where if you fully shut down your PSP, you must load the HEN once more to enter HEN mode over again.

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This Custom Firmware is a total custom firmware where it uses the pre-ipl exploit, and flashes a custom ipl to your PSP, such that the PSP will always exist in CFW even after a cold reboot.
This CFW is only available for PSP 1000s and fully hackable PSP 2000s (Non Ta-0088v3).

5.00 M33-6 is the latest and more than than likely the last CFW by the famous Dark_Alex. It contains the usual set of features of a custom firmware like native ISO loading, plugin support, recovery menu, vsh menu etc. This firmware is said to be the very stable and offers the best homebrew and plugin compatibility. Information technology offers back up for the 1.50 kernel addon increasing homebrew compatibility, which is not featured in any other CFW.But due to the lack of updates, it lacks support of new PSP titles, making them but playable by patching the ISO using the Prometheus modules/addon
by Liquidzigong.

Pros

•High plugin and homebrew compatibility
•Supports Popsloader, increasing PSX compatibility
•Support for 1.l kernal addon
•Nigh stable 5.xx full custom firmware
•ISO Video Mountain
•MS Speed Hack, improving speed of fake Retention Pro Duos

Cons

•Lack of support of new PSP titles without patching
•No native PSN access

Recovery Menu (Left) and VSH Menu (Right)​
M33-6 EBOOT (Left) and MS Speed Access (Right)​

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These firmwares are custom firmwares developed by Team GEN of PSPGEN.

v.03 GEN-C is a light custom firmware which utilises ChickHEN and flashes additional modules to add plugin and iso loading functionality to ChickHEN.

5.50 GEN-D3 is a total custom firmware bachelor

but for fully hackable PSPs, namely all PSP 1000 models and selected PSP 2000 models.

There are few advantages to these firmwares, which are said to be based off the M33 CFW. The only existent advantage equally compared to 5.00 M33-half dozen is that it supports more new PSP titles without patching , notwithstanding due to the lack of back up, it has fallen to same position as M33, where newer PSP titles must be patched for them to be playable with the utilise of Prometheus modules/addon.

Compared to M33, it is said to be less stable, buggy, offers less homebrew compatibility.

Pros

•Supports some new PSP titles without patching
•Supports Popsloader, increasing PSX compatibility

Cons

•Not very stable, containing many bugs
•Less homebrew/plugin compatibility compared to M33
•No MS speed hack, native PSN back up or 1.50 kernal addon support

Recovery Menu (Left) and VSH Carte du jour (Correct)​
5.l Prometheus Addon EBOOT (Left) and 5.50 GEN-D3 EBOOT (Right)​

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half-dozen.20 TN is a HEN/LCFW adult by Total_Noob. Information technology was the first publicly released vi.xx HEN causing the initial revival of the PSP scene in a half-dozen.xx era.

6.39 TN-A is just a ported version of 6.20 TN-Eastward for 6.39 OFW. It offers the same features and compatibility as TN-Eastward.

This HEN is purely temporary based, where no modules are flashed onto the PSP, residing only in the RAM, thus there’s zippo chance of bricking. Although it is a HEN, information technology offers many custom firmware features including custom PSX/PSN PS1 support, plugins support, vsh menu.

Also due to the programmer’due south stand against piracy, it offers no native iso loading support, but this is made upwards through exclusive features including a first-up password arrangement and a recovery card like characteristic, embedded onto the XMB, known as TN-Settings, where 1 can enable/disable plugins and change XMB/Game clock speed etc.

Unfotunately due to many haters/flamers complaining most the lack of native ISO support, TN HEN has potentially ceased whatever further developement, making TN-Eastward potentially the concluding public TN-HEN released.

Pros

•High homebrew compatibility
•Password system at outset-up
•TN-Settings, for changing configurations and enable/disable plugins on XMB
•Native PSN admission
•Completely temporary based (Zero run a risk of bricking)

Cons

•No native ISO loading support
•No Popsloader support, decreasing custom PSX compatibility

TN-Settings (Left) and TN-Settings Configurations (Right)​

TN-Settings Plugins settings (Left) and Start-Up Countersign System (Right)​

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six.twenty/6.35/6.39/six.60 PRO-B10 is a (L)CFW developed by Virtuous Flame and Coldbird , based on the kernel exploit used by Total_Noob’due south HEN and the kernel exploits used in some1’south
6.60/half dozen.39/6.38 Downgrader. This CFW is currently the but
6.xx open up source CFW.
Also due to it being open up-source, many existing PSP devs accept joined in the developement of PRO cfw, and now is actively developed with many new features being integrated eg. MS Speed Hack and ISO video mount.

This firmware flashes additional modules to the flash0 of the PSP, thus in that location is a slight chance of bricking. These firmwares, has native iso loading back up, plugin support , custom PSX support, recovery menu etc. The most promoted feature, at the moment, is its Inferno ISO Driver, which is based of the M33 driver, simply is fixed of its many bugs, therefore promoting high ISO compatibility of newer PSP titles.

There is little difference between the 6.xx and 6.35/6.39/half dozen.60 version. The but difference between the 2, is that the six.twenty version has a ‘Permanent Patch’ option. This option allows the replacement of the vshmain module, which is loaded every bit soon as the PSP boots, with another signed custom vshmain module, which loads the flashed PRO modules upon kickoff-up, creating a blazon of ‘Full’ custom firmware, in a sense that it automatically boots into CFW style even after a coldboot. This option is available for whatsoever PSP model(including the PSP GO and some PSP 3000s) that came with a default 6.twenty or less firmware.

The 6.35/6.39/6.60 version does not contain this selection, thus you must load the LCFW EBOOT to enter CFW mode after each coldboot. This pick is not available due to Sony using a new signature key for half-dozen.3X+ firmwares.

This Custom Firmware is too the starting time 6.XX CFW to support Popsloader, where developer, Virtuous Flame, adult a new
Popsloader for 6.20 PRO CFW, increasing the support/compatability for custom PSX games.

Pros

•Inferno Driver, increasing compatibility for new PSP titles.
•Native PSN access support
•Permanent Patch option for 6.20 version.
•If Permanent Patch is used, pressing select at startup will boot into Official Firmware.
•ISO Video Mountain
•MS Speed Hack
•Open up Source CFW and is in abiding developement.
•Popsloader support, increasing custom PSX support

Cons

•Flashes additional modules to flash0, therefore there is a slight chance of bricking, just it is minimal.
•Lower homebrew/plugin support compared to 5.xx firmwares.

VSH Menu (Left) and Recovery Menu (Correct)​

Permanent Patch EBOOT (Left) and Permanent Patch Installation Screen (Right)​

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6.39 ME-9.7/6.60 ME i.6 is a custom firmware developed by Neur0n.

At that place are ii versions, one being a full custom firmware which flashes a custom IPL,
only available for PSP 1000s and certain PSP 2000s (Non Ta-088v3).
The other version beingness a Calorie-free Custom Firmware, which only flashes boosted modules and is not
permament, this version supports all PSP g/2000/3000/Become models.

There are no differences between the two regarding features, only i being permanent while the other isn’t.

This CFW contains all features of a modernistic custom firmware including PSX support, native ISO loading, plugins support, vshmenu, recovery menu etc.
This CFW is slowly becoming a sucessor of M33, as it slowly begins include many features included in M33 firmware, similar the MS Speed Hack.
Information technology is a firmware that is still in information technology’s development stages, thus information technology’south degree of stability is unknown, simply it offers a characteristic, where if y’all push Domicile Buttom upon boot up, 6.39/half dozen.60 official firmware is loaded instead.

In order to install this firmware, the user’s PSP unremarkably must already be on a Homebrew Enabled Surroundings or in an existing custom firmware.

Also due to it being a custom firmware of the latest official firmware 6.60, it should offer support for the newest PSP titles.

Besides this CFW is 1 of the few 6.xx CFW to support Popsloader, where developer Neur0n developed a patch/plugin, known as
popsbridge, which utilises the existing ‘Popsloader for 6.Xx PRO‘, making it compatable on ME CFW.

Pros

•Custom firmware of the latest official firmware, thus giving all features of latest official firmware
•Native PSN access support
•Ability to enter official firmware by pressing Domicile Buttom on start-up
•Loftier ISO compatibility, with 5 ISO drivers (ME,Normal,M33,OE,NP9660)
•Plugin manager in VSH Menu
•ISO Video Mountain
•MS Speed Hack
•Popsloader back up, increasing custom PSX support/compatability

Cons

•Notwithstanding in its developement stages, thus stability in unknown
•Less homebrew/plugin back up compared to 5.20 formware, only seems to have the all-time half-dozen.xx plugin support

half dozen.39 ME EBOOT (Left) and VSH Menu (Right)​
VSH Plugins Manager (Left) and 6.39 OFW Options (Correct)​

Overall 5.xx custom firmwares offer more homebrew and plugin back up, due to the fact that well-nigh homebrew have not been updated to support 6.xx firmwares.
They also offer more custom PSX support, as popsloader is supported. But due to their lack of support , ISO compatibility has become low without patching, making these firmware slowly becoming a matter of the past.

6.xx custom firmwares are slowly condign the virtually used custom firmware at this fourth dimension. Although they offer less homebrew/plugin/PSX support, they are notwithstanding in development, and are in abiding improvement, however they practice offer loftier ISO compatibility of newer PSP titles and native PSN supprot. Too with new motherboards models actualization on new PSP 3000/PSP Get models, coming with a default 6.xx+ firmware, these 6.20 (L)CFW are available for any PSP model that came with six.60 or less firmware, making it the about compatible firmware in this modernistic age.

Wow, it sounds like the one I was making but in much more better item.

Good job!

Great guide!

Although 6.20 TN and 6.xx/6.35 PRO is strictly speaking a Homebrew Enabler (HEN), they offer more than features than the usual HEN, therefore they are usually called Light Custom Firmwares, where if y’all fully shut down your PSP, y’all must load the HEN again to enter HEN manner again.

Thank you! I’ve searched a lot if HEN would exist permanent or not, and the is the 2d answer I got, just wanted to ostend it!

whats the best FW to use for PSN access? ive been wanting to play my copy of PSP2 for awhile now


whats the best FW to use for PSN access? ive been wanting to play my copy of PSP2 for awhile now

I don’t know almost whatsoever merit or demerit you would get in accessing PSN from a hacked state, so I approximate accessing it from OFW is the ‘safest.’

half dozen.20 PRO-B5 offers a permanent patch, but installing it is optional. If you don’t, you’ll be able to access OFW when common cold-booting or when you choose the ‘reset device’ selection in the VSH card. To load the HEN back, you simply have to boot the fast recovery homebrew (which is signed to work on OFW) and you lot’ll be in Homebrew Enabled manner.

I idea half dozen.39 PRO is permenant?

vi.39 PRO tin be made permanent on non TA-088v3 motherboard 2000’s and all k’southward via the custom IPL flash. On all other models it’s temporary – they’re restricted to half-dozen.20 PRO if they desire a permanent PRO firmware, and some 3000’s don’t even take that choice (07/09G models)

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This is a swell guide. Thanks for the info. Ane quick question. With the Vita coming out and since UMD passport will not exist available in the Usa, I desire to save my UMD isos to be able to play them on Vita. I’1000 not interested in dumping something I don’t already own and really don’t want to have to purchase it once again. I take an onetime 1000 to apply for CFW and a new 3000 to play on. Which CFW volition all-time conform my needs? Thanks in advance.

thank you for updating, KevFan.

this is an impressive, intuitive and informative guide.

now, for me, with a hackable 2000, i’m still left with a M33 v ME five PRO choice…

i dearest the stability of 5.00 M33 and its homebrew and plug-ins,
the custom themes are libation and with prometheus patches, just most game volition play well

6.60 PRO for new PSP features, games.. and the electric current development of online gaming happening

and 6.39 ME for a skillful stable CFW for games/homebrew/plug-in utilise..
and things like easy popsloader and booting into OFW..
progressing on to vi.60 ME equally information technology is updated further

the choices for the other two main groups – the 6.20 allowable and the non-half dozen.20 commanded..
is a whole different dilemma..
but guides like this help a corking deal.

keep upwardly the good piece of work
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PRO isn’t unstable, infact ME is the “testing” branch of the 6.x firmwares from what I’ve seen. PRO continues to be updated.

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Okay so say I desire to do this for me and two friends so we can play MH portable third (preferably prepatched) I accept OFW 6.sixty on a psp 2000, my friend has a psp 2000 and his brother has a fat psp. Merely to exist safe, could I just put the LCFW 6.60 on all 3 models? All three psps have never been modded/hacked earlier so would 6.60 PRO or ME be the best pick for this? Can all psps have the temporary cfw? I don’t listen having to boot information technology up each time I reset (I usually keep it in standby anyways) and in preparation, we are all getting new retentivity sticks for this. Any answers to this and additional tips would exist greatly appreciated!


LCFW 6.lx works on every PSP model (including the Get and E1000/Street), aye. And yes. it’s temporary by default (information technology can be fabricated permanent, but non on every model). Just stick with temp since, as you know, sleep manner is easy.

Go with PRO merely for this, and run the installer and then choose to uninstall after yous’re done with the game if you want.

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LCFW six.60 works on every PSP model (including the Go and E1000/Street), yes. And yeah. it’due south temporary by default (it tin exist made permanent, but not on every model). Just stick with temp since, as yous know, sleep mode is like shooting fish in a barrel.

Become with PRO just for this, and run the installer and and then cull to uninstall later on you’re washed with the game if you want.

Thanks so much! I’ve heard some hassle with save data, so I’m getting new retentiveness sticks (magicgate ones) and my friends need larger ones anyways. So just get PRO B-10 volition be the best bet for united states of america? Thanks again, after reading up on this, I feel much more comfortable that I won’t brick my system. This seems a lot easier than when I modded my Wii!


Yeah, it’ll be fine.

PSP modding used to be an abrasive process involving game exploits similar with the Wii, but both of them have gotten way easier lately (the wii with the post bomb thing, PSP with signed execution allowing XMB exploits to run natively).

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Aye, it’ll be fine.

PSP modding used to be an abrasive process involving game exploits like with the Wii, but both of them take gotten way easier lately (the wii with the mail bomb thing, PSP with signed execution allowing XMB exploits to run natively).

Modding the Wii was really like shooting fish in a barrel, getting the backups to work gave me some problem at start though. I really feel like I SHOULD get a new memory stick merely I was wondering how beneficial that would really be. I have an 8 gb right now, and I can clear upwards some infinite, (which I’ll demand for MH anyways) I guess I could back everything upward, my laptop has seen better days though.

hey, ive been out of the PSP scene for a long time….. long story curt, my dog destroyed my PSP phat…. came home and it was in a million pieces. i had 5.00 m33-iv(or 6?) on it and i loved it. information technology ran everything perfectly. well now im going to purchase another psp and was wondering if i should upgrade to the 2000 or 3000… and if and then i would like to know if anyone e’er establish a style to install cfw on them instead of using the HEN stuff.. id honey to just install 5.00 m33-4 on it and leave information technology at that if possible. whatever help is appreciated!!! thanks!

edit: and i read the height of this thread… but its over a yr old…


hey, ive been out of the PSP scene for a long fourth dimension….. long story short, my dog destroyed my PSP phat…. came dwelling house and it was in a million pieces. i had 5.00 m33-4(or vi?) on it and i loved it. it ran everything perfectly. well now im going to purchase another psp and was wondering if i should upgrade to the 2000 or 3000… and if so i would like to know if anyone e’er constitute a fashion to install cfw on them instead of using the HEN stuff.. id love to just install 5.00 m33-four on information technology and go out information technology at that if possible. any help is appreciated!!! thanks!

edit: and i read the top of this thread… merely its over a year old…

You want to check the stickies in the actual hacking section.
http://gbatemp.net/forums/psp-hacking-homebrew.224/


Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for. Bachelor CFW’s, main differences, pros and cons and fifty-fifty screenshots (Albeit broken right now0, perfect! Thanks again bud, please update your links to images if possible. Guide is first-class.

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