How to Install Custom Firmware (CFW) on PSP 1000(PHAT) & 2000(Slim)

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In this PSP tutorial, you will learn how to install custom firmware of your PSP 100x (Phat) and PSP 200x(Slim) using TIFF exploit – ChickHEN.

IMPORTANT: This will NOT work with PSP-3000s [TA-090v2] or new PSP-2000s [TA-088v3]

Update 1: How to Check PSP Motherboard Model

Update 2: Follow the link Below to install CFW on PSP-3000s or new PSP-2000s [TA-088v3]:

Install Custom Firmware 5.03 GEN-C

Rest of the users please continue. Before starting please make sure you fulfill the following requirements:

  • Firmware: 5.03 or below
  • Have a Memory Stick
  • Battery charged to more than 76%

Required Material

Create a folder on your desktop and name it CFW. Download the files linked below and extract them into CFW folder.

Now your CFW folder will look like this:

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How to Install Custom Firmware (CFW) on PSP

Step 1 – Update PSP Firmware to 5.03

Skip this step if your PSP is already on Firmware 5.03.

If your PSP firmware version is below 5.03 you need to update it to firmware 5.03 first.

Connect your PSP to computer via USB. Your PSP memory stick will appear in your computer.

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Open the Memory Stick drive from your computer and copy EBOOT.PBP from PSP_Firmware_503 folder to the following directory on your memory card:

/PSP/GAME/UPDATE/

(Create the directory if not available. Make sure you name folders in CAPS)

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Now Press the O button of your PSP to disconnect it from USB. Now go to Game > Memory Stick on your PSP. There you will find the PSP firmware version 5.03. Press the X on PSP button to execute it. It will install firmware 5.03 on your PSP.

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Step 2 – chickHEN R2

Assuming that your PSP is on Firmware 5.03, now is the time to load chickHEN R2. Reconnect your PSP to your computer via USB.

Copy h.bin file from ChickHENR2 folder to the root of your PSP. (ms0:/)

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For Phat (PSP 100x)

Go to PHAT folder in chickHEN R2 folder and copy eggsploit.tiff file to the following directory on your PSP:

/PSP/PHOTO/FAT

(Create the directory if not available. Make sure you name folders in CAPS)

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For Slim (PSP 200x)

Open the SLIM folder from ChickHENR2 and Copy folder ChickHEN to the memory stick under:

/PSP/PHOTO/

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Step 3 – Hellcat’s Recovery Flasher

Copy RECOVERY folder from Hellcat’s Recovery Flasher folder to the following directory on your PSP memory Stick:

/PSP/GAME/

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Step 4 – Load chickHEN R2

Now it’s time to unplug your PSP from the computer and load ChickHEN R2.

From your PSP, Go over to Photo > Memory Stick and click on the FAT folder (if you have a Phat) or ChickHEN folder (if you have a Slim). The screen should blank out then flash green, showing that ChickHEN has loaded. The PSP will then reboot automatically.

If it just hangup and shutdown PSP then your got to retry until it automatically reboot your PSP. It may take a few tries to work, in fact it took me 7 tries to get it to work. Here are few tips to get it working:

  • Make sure there is no UMD in the drive
  • The USB cable is unplugged
  • Restore default settings under System Settings may help

Phat (PSP 2000)

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Slim (PSP 1000)

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Step 5 – Load Hellcat’s CFW Recovery Flasher

Assuming that ChickHEN has successfully loaded.

Now on your PSP scroll over to Game > Memory Stick and load Hellcat’s Recovery Flasher. When it loads, choose I agree to the notice informing you that the program touches internal flash.

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A brown screen menu will appear. Scroll down to Install M33 CFW and press X button. Then you will be asked if you want to reset your settings. Choose the first option (reset).

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Then it will start install Custom Firmware on your PSP. When all done, press the X button and turn ON your PSP manually.

Go to Settings > System Settings > System Information and see what:

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Congratz! You have successfully installed Custom Firmware (CFW) on your PSP. Input your desired settings again and enjoy 5.00 M33 on your PSP.

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Comments:

  1. Zxcr6 9 October 2009 at 11:26 am #

    Really good guide for PSP custom firmware, Thanks.

  2. gonzo 12 October 2009 at 1:16 pm #

    Worked like a charm..Now I have CFW 5.00 M33 on my PSP

  3. hack 16 October 2009 at 10:11 am #

    Is there any other way to hack psp?

  4. DSF 16 October 2009 at 2:26 pm #

    I am newbie and tried 1st time, thanks for the help to install custom firmware

  5. Rayan 17 October 2009 at 2:31 pm #

    working smoothly on my psp. thanks

  6. Hijazi 18 October 2009 at 6:08 pm #

    thanks for this PSP article

  7. harry 27 October 2009 at 2:48 pm #

    just to say to people, it took me 10 goes!, if it doesnt work at first keep trying!!! love x

  8. cool 30 October 2009 at 7:06 am #

    Thanks for help to install custom firmware

  9. uhh... 5 November 2009 at 11:50 pm #

    how does it go to 5.00 m33 if we started with 5.03? :o

    im trying to do this on my psp 1000

    • trickYguY 7 November 2009 at 3:01 pm #

      Good Q :p
      yeah you updates ur firmware to 5.03..
      but the one living inside Recover flasher is 5.00 M33-6 which is CFW. and is installed in the end..
      that’s why you get 5.00 M33-6

  10. niceblokedave 6 November 2009 at 4:32 am #

    Looks like a great easy guide !! just 1 question though before i try it :-) . On the PSP phat if the psp is powered off after the install is finished will you have to install again ? . I have read on the PSP 3000 you can only put it in standby to avoid this happening but not clear on the phat

    • trickYguY 7 November 2009 at 2:57 pm #

      it happens with partially unlockable PSPs like 3000
      PHAT is completely hackable so there’s nothing to worry abt :)

      • niceblokedave 8 November 2009 at 12:48 pm #

        Just wanted to say THX !! . I have been looking around the internet for a couple of weeks for a guide on installing custom firmware and was picking up bits and pieces but nothing i could string together clearly from start to finish that i was convinced would work( pandora battery or not, which custom firmware etc). Your guide worked a treat and i’m now on 5.03 m33-6 !! . Happy happy happy . Thx once again for your clear guide and links to software . Top job ;-)

        • trickYguY 9 November 2009 at 3:18 pm #

          Stay tuned for more upcomings for PSP

          • christophe 31 January 2010 at 6:28 am #

            Hello i’ve got chickhen installed and then the cfw 5.00 M33-6, everything worked !!! But when i tried to play homebrew games (iso) my psp says (this game can not be started these data are damaged) what can i do about it? I can’t find a sollution.

          • timi 20 September 2010 at 11:27 am #

            hey you can use the “m33 vsh menu” or push the “SELECT button” then you can see the “UMD ISO MODE”‘S deafault VALUE is “NORMAL” change it in “M33 DRIVER” by pushing the (>) button,.,. i hope it will help you a lot.,,. THANKS,.,.

      • niceblokedave 8 November 2009 at 12:59 pm #

        oops . Meant 5.00 m33-6 of course

  11. lisod 6 November 2009 at 9:58 am #

    Thanks for the PSP guide

  12. Bala 11 November 2009 at 11:06 pm #

    HI,
    I was using firmware 5.00 M33. Recently i upgraded it to 6.00. Now the problem is, I cannot play ISO file from M:\ISO\.
    Whether i can degrade it back to 5.00 M33 or any other software has to be installed to play ISO files in version 6.00 itself?
    Please someone help me to solve it out.

  13. Anders 16 November 2009 at 4:48 pm #

    You guys are a great inspiration! Keep up the great work.

  14. Kk 16 November 2009 at 11:06 pm #

    Thanks trickYguY for the help! just want to know after installing the custom firmware there are new files created like egghunt.bin and old ones h.bin and recovery should we keep the files or delete them? and having trouble loading games it says ‘game could not be started (80020321)’(final fantasy Dissidia) is this because I need to upgrade to a different version of this firmware? the ISO folder is on the root of my memory stick. Thanks

    • trickYguY 17 November 2009 at 6:08 am #

      @Kk

      Try this
      1. Hold the power button for 4 seconds to Turn off the PSP
      2. Turn on PSP while holding the R trigger to enter into the recovery mode
      3. Open Configuration settings and locate UMD Mode setting
      4. Keep press X button until you get this option UMD Mode (currently: m33 driver – no UMD -)
      5. Go Back and Exit from recovery mode

      • Kk 17 November 2009 at 11:47 am #

        Thanks for the fast reply. Its all working fine now also I didn’t have a UMD inside before but when its inside it works too^^ and I have notice that some games don’t work because it’s a bad file lucky I got afew different versions of the same game haha. I still haven’t deleted any of the h.bin, egghunt.bin files just incase something goes wrong hope this doesn’t affect the firmware??

        • trickYguY 17 November 2009 at 3:30 pm #

          @Kk

          Great, Yes you can delete now h.bin and egghunt.bin files

  15. Liamsell 29 November 2009 at 10:07 am #

    will this work on all psp 2000?, or only the select few which are hackable? ive been trying to get the tiff exploit to work. no luck so far after about 20 tries

    • trickYguY 30 November 2009 at 2:16 pm #

      This will NOT work with PSP-3000s [TA-090v2] or new PSP-2000s [TA-088v3]

  16. champ 8 December 2009 at 4:50 am #

    great tutorial. confirmed working on psp phat (1000 series). can now play homebrew and iso games :) thanks!

  17. aduldulao 14 December 2009 at 1:11 pm #

    thank you so much for the guide..this is the easiest guide I have found on the net and it is clear and detial..thank you again. a few questions for you sinc ei am PSP virgin…lol. My PSP is psp2001 slim (silver body). It has the version 4.02U on it. So can this be done. what do you suggest I do first?if it bricks can I fix it? Is what you listed on here an emulator too? Confused with all this…lol…basically what you have us doing is what? Sorry for being so dumb about this…
    tony

    I have ISOs and CSOs on my comp.

  18. leonmayank 16 December 2009 at 12:24 am #

    if some of the isos n csos r not working in ur custom firmware it is because the game requires greater firmware…but i hav a software which decrypts the iso/cso file n rebuild it according to ur firmware..i wanted to play fifa 2010 but it wasnt working on my 3.90 m33-3…but i decrypted the iso file n rebuilded it…n yipee its working…if anyone need this software let me kno..i will be glad to help!!
    chao!!

    • AK 16 July 2010 at 7:49 am #

      Ya i need that software for fifa 2010 mine is actually 5.03 Gen a full hope it’ll work on that

  19. So.. 16 December 2009 at 4:23 am #

    How do i know if my PSP2k is [TA-088v3] , And If it it, and i did this process will it damage my PSP?

    • trickYguY 16 December 2009 at 4:30 pm #

      Follow this guide to the installation of ChickHen but do NOT perform the custom restore via hellcat..
      Install PSPIdent on PSP.. it will tell you the motherboard model..
      A guide on how to check motherboard is coming soon

  20. kuku 20 December 2009 at 7:27 pm #

    it was pretty good but i cant seem to open it it says curupppted data

    • trickYguY 24 December 2009 at 2:19 pm #

      corrupted data???

  21. TON 25 December 2009 at 6:53 am #

    is it okay to delete the egghunt.bin and h.bin files after installation? thanks. :)

    • trickYguY 26 December 2009 at 10:21 am #

      Yes..

  22. antiq 26 December 2009 at 11:34 pm #

    thanks man
    successfully installed custom firmware on PSP 2000

  23. REAPERS 27 December 2009 at 3:16 am #

    hello again!

    maybe i’m not lucky to have PSP-2000s [TA-088v3], the flasher won’t work. any suggestions to make this model play ISO games?

    thanks

    • trickYguY 27 December 2009 at 4:29 am #

      Just published a new guide to install CFW on partially hackable PSP (3000, 2000 TA-88v3).. check out the PSP hacks category

  24. mh2538 27 December 2009 at 3:49 am #

    Hi
    i have a psp2000 slim i did all step to lunch hellcat. but when i run hellcat it prompt me “Recovery flasher detected a not cfw capable psp model. Unfortunately, due to added/fixed security measures by sony this ,pdel of PSP is NOT capable of having a CFW flashed toit. ….
    Theredore, all flash writing functions will be DISABLED!”
    now wht can i do ?

  25. :DD 29 December 2009 at 4:29 am #

    Hey. I downloaded the PSPtm Update Ver 5.03 but when i press o it says The game could not be started (DADADADA).

    Help ;_;

    • trickYguY 30 December 2009 at 4:12 am #

      Did you install custom firmware after installing official firmware ver. 5.03?

      • :DD 30 December 2009 at 5:48 am #

        Nope. o.o My systems says SYSTEM SOFTWARE 3.52 M33-2

        • :DD 30 December 2009 at 5:49 am #

          Actually I dunno if i installed the official one. ._.

  26. :DD 30 December 2009 at 7:24 am #

    Another question.

    My System Software is 3.52 M33-2. The thing is i can play The Sims Castaway, a CSO file but i cant play Naruto Akatsuki, the one that i downloaded from bit torrent. I changed it to a CSO but still. It says game could not be started (80020321)

    Help ):

    • :DD 30 December 2009 at 7:38 am #

      Sorry its (80020148)

  27. Mobius 30 December 2009 at 10:22 am #

    if i dont reply, i feel like an asshole
    best guide on the planet : D

  28. heinz_04 31 December 2009 at 8:10 pm #

    i can’t run chickhenr2 on my psp phat what seems to be the problem?

  29. clark 1 January 2010 at 8:04 pm #

    i have a really big problem.. i cant upgrade my software to 5.03. my current version is 3.02 EO-B. whenever i click the update in memory stick it says.. the game could not be started (DADADADA).. by the way i have psp 1002… thanks in advance

  30. jayke21 3 January 2010 at 4:33 pm #

    i have done all the steps… but when i am in the hellcat’s and i choose install m33 and choose reset there is an error.

    flsh 2 wasnt assigned
    error opening 500.pBP

    please tell me what to do

  31. Darkkewlz 4 January 2010 at 8:21 am #

    Please Help.
    everything seems to work great up to the Reboot to Accept Terms screen..
    i run the Eggsploit image a million times till it works. then i go to the games folder and run the Hellcats recovery flaser, The PSP reboots to the accept terms screen, but is frozen there. i cant move the “X” to accept, or do anything else.
    i restart and the screen comes right back. I have to remove the battery and start the whole process over again, only to get the same resulsts.
    HELP.
    its a fully compatable PSP PHATy. and i checked the motherboard model info with the supplied tools from this site.
    all should be ok.
    thanks for your help

  32. tm77rad 4 January 2010 at 8:07 pm #

    i do all this things and the games give me error… and i want to do again,to see if i do it good and now i cant install CHICKEN…first time i did it but now i don’t can. i cant with that program and i cant manualy :( please somebody help me… sorry my bad english

  33. Hitman 5 January 2010 at 9:44 pm #

    thnks for the guide. hey can we delete the recovery n chicken files copied on the memory stick

  34. Hitman 9 January 2010 at 1:00 am #

    if we want to use a new memory stick on a psp that has cfw on it can we just bsimply format it from the system settings to make it work like the old one

  35. johno 22 January 2010 at 5:03 am #

    this isnt working… i tried like 50 times and it just doesnt work …. i have a psp phat and im having trouble … CAN ANYONE HELP ME PLEASE!!.. sorry for caps but im in desparte need :D thanks alot

  36. Cory 28 January 2010 at 1:22 am #

    Will the ChickHENR2 + Recovery work on any filmware (My psp is a 1002 with 4.05 filmware) Will it work?, This is because i have not got a battery for the install of the 5.03 filmware. Thanks.

  37. heyou. 13 February 2010 at 9:52 am #

    hey. i’m done with hen something. my firmware is now 5.03 chickhen something then now when i try to use the hellcat recovery flasher then i try to install the fw 5.00 it says error

  38. anil 1 March 2010 at 12:51 pm #

    hi thanks for the post
    i am all done but got stuck at a final point while working withh hellcat
    it throws me a error in detecting fm while installing cfw
    plzzzzzzzzzzzzz help me out
    every thing else went well
    i am using psp slim 2000 ta 085v1

    • sirhc 10 March 2010 at 10:33 am #

      Had difficulty also running hellcat recovery.
      But i figured it out that it requires OFW 5.0.
      Copy EBOOT.PBP of the OFW 5.0 to MS ROOT,
      then rename the EBOOT.PBP to 500.PBP
      Run again hellcat.

      bdw, the system will reset to VERSION 5.03
      if you fail to load hellcat properly.
      If hellcat recovery fails, “Do NoT EXIT”
      choose >Launch another app from /PSP/GAME…
      and if you have PSPident, click it so that the
      system will not reset and you will not again
      run chickHEN.

      Hope this helps.

      Thanks trickYguY for the instructions.

  39. thgink 11 March 2010 at 3:32 am #

    I’m done converting my psp from OFW Version 5.03 to CFW 5.0 M33-6

    Now, there are too many files in my ms.
    File > Location
    h.bin file > ms root (ms0:/)
    eggsploit.tiff > ms root (ms0:/)
    chickHEN Folder > /psp/photo
    recovery folder > /psp/game
    etc…
    Which should i delete?
    or can i just format my ms?

    Thanks!

  40. help 27 March 2010 at 7:47 pm #

    when i open the link to ChickHENR2+Recovery.zip it says Due to a violation of our terms of use, the file has been removed from the server.where can i download ChickHENR2+Recovery.zip.

  41. help 27 March 2010 at 8:53 pm #

    when i tried to open Hellcat’s Recovery Flasher it says This game cannot be started.The data is corrupted.

    • sirhc 7 April 2010 at 11:47 pm #

      The “data is corrupted” error message appears when the chickHEN R2 is not yet properly loaded.

      Make sure that you properly followed Steps 2 – 4
      and take note when loading chickHEN R2:
      The screen should blank out then flash green, showing that ChickHEN has loaded. The PSP will then reboot automatically.

      If it just hangup and shutdown PSP, then you got to retry until it automatically reboot your PSP.

  42. GamerOne 28 March 2010 at 5:07 am #

    Hey,i need help when i will start hellcat´s recovery start there come:
    The data are defective

    sry for my english :)

  43. sean 20 April 2010 at 2:24 am #

    Hi, everytime i run the hellcat recovery it shows error. Can you help me what to do with it. my psp is 2004 slim black with 3.71 m33
    Thanks

  44. joel 26 April 2010 at 8:27 pm #

    how to downgrade psp 6.0 to 5.03?

  45. Madz 27 April 2010 at 11:08 pm #

    Hey.. I have Psp 2000 4.01 Firmware.. is it possible to hack this?! and i dont even know what model my motherboard is? so i cant put games yet. i dont want to brick my PSP.. whahh..

    Hoping for your REPLY.. thnks..

  46. GazuliGod 18 May 2010 at 4:48 am #

    After doing this im having issues on Step 5. After i agree it says
    “Install CFW (of version selected)” Instead of “Install M33 CFW (of version selected)” if i choose that i click reset on the next part and it comes up with this. Need help!

    Installing firmware – PSP model: Classic “Fat” PSP
    Updater used to extract FW: 500.PBP

    Unassigning flashes….
    flash2: wasn’t assinged – that’s OK
    flash3: wasn’t assinged – that’s OK
    Extracting special updater .PRX….

    ERROR OPENING 500.PBP! (0X80010002)
    Loading updater modules
    Error 80010002 Loading/starting nand_updater.prx
    Error 80010002 Loading/starting lfatfs_updater.prx
    Error 80010002 Loading/starting lflash_fatfmt_updater.prx

    —————————————————————-
    There have been critical errors!
    ABORTING!!! No harm has been done! Press any button….

  47. vikky750 18 May 2010 at 11:09 am #

    great minds i realy appreciate ur support on hacking issues.thanks. Am having error code 80020148(game could not be started) which make it imposible for me to upgrade to 5.03.i tried the recoverable method but my psp-1000 does not bring anything like recoverable menu rather it will start up normally.pls help me

    • vikky750 18 May 2010 at 3:54 pm #

      am also having the same problem.mine is psp-1001.pls help us

    • trickYguY 19 May 2010 at 1:27 am #

      To solve PSP error 80020321, see comment no. 14 reply

      • vikky750 20 May 2010 at 2:30 am #

        i tried the reply 14,but it doesn’t work.the psp is more or less like a new one.any time i hold r,it will just start up normally instead of showing the recoverable menu.please help me………it is version 3.70

      • bahr22 8 January 2012 at 1:22 am #

        hey man its dont wont to work with me

        i tried so much … mayby i tried 43 time and it wont to load
        i have psp-1004 can you one help me on this

        and thaNX

        • mejo 11 January 2012 at 6:56 pm #

          send me ur mail ID

  48. gim 18 May 2010 at 1:58 pm #

    hey what the hell tell frm where i will download HELLCAT’S CFW RECOVERY FLASHER
    it was not downlaod from giver URL so plz tell me as soon as possible.
    thanKz
    Sam

  49. SaM 18 May 2010 at 2:00 pm #

    hey what the hell
    tell frm where i will download HELLCAT’S CFW RECOVERY FLASHER
    it was not downlaod from giver URL so plz tell me as soon as possible.
    thanKz

    • SaM 18 May 2010 at 2:00 pm #

      tell me…………

    • trickYguY 19 May 2010 at 1:19 am #

      Firmware file is uploaded again. We need to create ChicHenR2+recovery file again and will upload soon.

      • Sam 19 May 2010 at 6:55 pm #

        hii
        Dude plz help me my psp is bricked when i m installing a new firmware(5.50 GEN-B) on psp slim 2000 n my battery was not paradora so what can i do plz help me…
        Sam

        • Sam 19 May 2010 at 7:24 pm #

          sry it is GEN-D3

      • bahr22 8 January 2012 at 1:19 am #

        hey man its dont wont to work with me
        i have done all the step but the checkhen wont load
        i tried so much … mayby i tried 43 time and it wont to load
        i have psp-1004 can any one help on this

  50. click 20 May 2010 at 2:45 am #

    great initiative,i bought a new memory card,which i inserted immediately,all of a sudden my psp show some error codes and the psp went off.please i need your help because anytime i press the on button,it will just show a green indicator light without starting up normally.please help me…………………..am tired.I will appreciate it if u can give your phone number.thanks

    • sam 3 June 2010 at 11:42 am #

      hey it gonna be bricked..

  51. Imi k 14 June 2010 at 9:26 am #

    dear i m stil confused in Step 3 – Hellcat’s Recovery Flasher how to get there ?

  52. ronaldo523 17 June 2010 at 3:56 pm #

    hey i buyed one PSP 3000 piano black…if i add Firmware then my PSP say only corrupted data..i have 6.10 Version…and chikHEN doesnt work for me…plz help me

  53. Ren 12 July 2010 at 11:05 am #

    When I tried to install the CFW, it says there has been critical errors and then it aborts D:

    also, instead of saying Install M33 CFW, it just says install CFW >.<

    help on getting it to work? I'm pretty much noob at this, and this is the first time I'm trying this =(

    • alcon619 27 August 2010 at 12:48 pm #

      this is happening to me too… instead of saying install m33 CFW it just says install CFW…. please some body help

    • na 19 October 2011 at 5:32 pm #

      …i have the same problem, is any solution found out?

  54. madprattle 17 July 2010 at 1:24 am #

    okay, I think I know what the response to this will be but, I’ve got a fat PSP which since I’ve never really used the CFW on and needed to update to play one of the games I got recently, I decided to update it to 6.00, is there any CFW out there that work with 6.00 or am I going to have to go pandora to play ISO’s?

  55. Anom 22 July 2010 at 3:35 am #

    Thank you for this! It took me a while but I got it and it works perfectly!
    One question…
    Can you delete the Hellcat program after you updated to CFW?

  56. nick 24 July 2010 at 4:51 am #

    Is it possible to mod a psp 1000 phat with firmware 6.30?

  57. Zeeshan Ajaz 4 August 2010 at 12:10 pm #

    Dear bro,

    I have PCP-2004, by mistake i install System Ver. 6.31, no I want to install 5.03 Hack, when i im going to install 5.03 the message appers “There is no need to update” please guide easiest way how could i convert my PSP system to 5.03

    Thanks

  58. Jm 8 August 2010 at 8:11 pm #

    How come, you can check in google for chickhenr2 free software , but after clicking the icon, you cannot access without paying it… eeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww

  59. zoya 9 August 2010 at 5:32 pm #

    Hiiiiiiiiii guys i m using PSP 6.30 firmware i downloaded one CSO file i m not getting how to run game in my psp please help he

  60. spartan 11 August 2010 at 10:01 am #

    i need help have framewere 5.03 and cant install chickhenr2 restore or get custome frameware , pls pm me i have a iso version of ff10 and that would just be amasing if i could have some help

  61. BlueSapph 15 August 2010 at 8:26 pm #

    I search for a guide to install custom firmware everywhere but nothing has worked. Yours worked perfectly on my PSP 2004! THNX :)

  62. wh00py 19 August 2010 at 5:51 am #

    i’ll try this

  63. snakejesse 21 September 2010 at 3:52 am #

    Hay, what do you do if your psp software is at 6.20?

  64. babylipsx 29 September 2010 at 1:41 am #

    hi i wonderin i want try this tomorrow but do i have 2 buy a pandora batt first anyone please x

  65. HELLSFLAMES 6 October 2010 at 6:37 am #

    Hey Guys, Im new to CFW and need some help. Anyways, I just installed 5.0 33 CFW or whatever on my FAT PSP. It says that it worked, and when im at Home on the PSP menu if i hold select it comes up with a new menu. When I load my game (MH2 Freedom…), I don’t understand how to get to the CFW code. I heard you hold like select or D-Pad up, but thats not working. Do i need to change a setting or something to allow me to view the CFW menu while playing a game?

  66. borits 14 January 2011 at 4:06 pm #

    i encountered critical errors, it says error opening 500.PBP and errors ong loading updater modules. please help.

  67. ramar 27 January 2011 at 12:31 am #

    error opening 500.PBP what will i do?

  68. popabigpoo 1 February 2011 at 2:54 pm #

    Hay When i go to install it said error unpacking files and dosent do it i dont know why can you help?

  69. dexter 23 February 2011 at 8:17 am #

    is this ok even without pandora and mms? I FOLLOwed the instructions and i did hundred times installing the chickhen but it never reboot my psp. pls help

  70. werty 25 February 2011 at 8:00 am #

    Hello will this work on psp 1000 japanese version
    the functions are reverse i mean the accept button is O and the cancel button is X..will this work?

  71. ghebz 10 March 2011 at 7:20 pm #

    hmm….
    it’s not working at all , i try it all night long ihav PSP 2006 i download psp ident it say coruppted i download the hellcat it corrupted too what i must do >.<

  72. Rahul 22 March 2011 at 4:45 pm #

    Hey I have a psp 2004 with TA-088 v2.
    I successfully installed the official 5.03 firmware provided and also the chickHenR2.
    But when I run the hellcat recovery flasher and click ‘Install CFW(of version selected above)’ it fails.
    It says there have been fatal errors.
    HELP ME

    • Rahul 22 March 2011 at 5:15 pm #

      What it exactly says is
      Installing firmware- PSP model: PSP slim&lite
      Updater used to extract FW: 500.PBP

      Unassigning flashs…
      FATAL: Error 0×80020321 while unassigning flash0
      WARNING: Error 0×80020321 while unassigning flash1
      * Disabling settings formal, clearing registry!
      flash2: wasn’t assinged -that’s ok
      flash 3: wasn’t assinged -that’s ok
      Extracting special updater .PRX….

      ERROR UPDATING 500.PBX (0×80010002
      Loading updater modules
      Error 90010002 loading/starting nand_updater.prx
      Error 90010002 loading/starting lfatfs_updater.prx
      Error 90010002 loading/starting lflash_fatfmt_updater.prx
      ERROR reloading decrypter module! (0×80020316)

      • Deekshant 7 June 2011 at 5:39 pm #

        Hey i am also having same problem how did u solve it

      • no4141 11 July 2011 at 3:54 am #

        same problem wats up with this

  73. The_Rukshuka 2 April 2011 at 11:37 am #

    I’ve got a psp 1K with OFW 6.35. I’m having difficulties downgrading (it keeps telling me there is no need to update), is this possibly due to the fact that I have the latest OFW or am I doing the guide wrong? Keeping in mind that I’m completely new to this stuff.

  74. gabbyrabby 8 April 2011 at 11:12 pm #

    i got to a 6.37 ohh i beat all of you

  75. Amaraa 18 April 2011 at 8:04 am #

    Plz tell me where i will download HELLCAT’S CFW RECOVERY FLASHER
    downlaod URL is not working so plz tell me ?

  76. Nafiory 3 May 2011 at 12:10 am #

    I get to the part were i press the eggsploit pic, it reboots my psp, all fine an dandy.
    but when i use hellcat’s recovery flash, and get to the “reset(format) settings as well” it gives me an ERROR, what shall i do?
    plz reply

  77. CheeseDramatic 16 May 2011 at 6:19 pm #

    im having the same errors about 500.PBP, please help us tricky guy.

  78. NAMW 15 July 2011 at 10:53 am #

    links dead

  79. Hoq 20 July 2011 at 3:55 am #

    Hi. i have a psp 2000 (6.35) and i want to install farmware but i dont know which frmware i should install because there are many framware. I would like to know also haw many fail are inside in the right winrar.

  80. HOTMAGMA99 24 July 2011 at 1:01 am #

    cant update :( it keeps saying…
    the system software on your psp system is version 6.39
    there is no need to update.

    please help :( :( :( :( :( :(

  81. pop 31 July 2011 at 6:28 pm #

    hi, could anyone tell me about my problem! i’ve downloaded hellcat’s CFW recovery flasher but i dont see ‘install M33 CFW’ what should i do !!! plzz help me

  82. kasunpriyankara 18 August 2011 at 8:32 am #

    hi

  83. khan9999 25 August 2011 at 10:51 pm #

    ok so my psp is 3.71 M33-2 and when i try to update it ..it shows a folder on my game thing on my psp and when i press x on it ..it works ..and when i agree all the conditions it says ”no memory card inserted” i have a 4gb memory card with 2000 mb space ..what do i do?

  84. booj0408 6 September 2011 at 11:15 pm #

    can i ask?? why there is no install m33 CFW in hellcats recovery when i run it. . .there is only install CFW

  85. tupham 10 September 2011 at 10:39 am #

    I get “error opening 500.pbp” (0×80010002) when i try to install the firmware :( . ANy ideas?

  86. Matt777 2 October 2011 at 3:40 pm #

    How do you install these games on psp 1000 if you have v6.60 software?

    • mejo 6 January 2012 at 5:32 am #

      I have the same question… plz reply

  87. Kiley 2 November 2011 at 7:13 am #

    one question. Can u still instal custom firmware if your psp 2000 is already hacked by using pandora battery?

  88. bolo 17 November 2011 at 4:45 pm #

    Does any body know where i can get ChickHENR2+Recovery.zip
    the on e given on he tutorial is not good. THX

  89. Rhyseeroo 23 November 2011 at 11:32 am #

    When i try to install the update; i make a new folder in game (update, all CAPS) place that file in folder, and when i go under Games on my PSP it says (corrupted file) and when i open back up the folder on my pc theres no file in UPDATE anymore but when i go check on my psp there is still “Corrupted Data” PLEASE HELP!!!

    P.S. the link to “ChickHENR2+Recovery.zip” is broken so this tut is pretty much useless anyway…

  90. narcorc 6 December 2011 at 2:54 am #

    hey trickyguy i have a psp slim 2000 and i can’t open the chikhen image, my psp just shuts down and i’ve tried this a lot of times and everytime its the same what can i do???

  91. skarnius1 16 December 2011 at 2:21 am #

    mhm i have 6.60 PRO-B10 if i install the chicken does games will work or i have to downgrade fw and then install CFW?

  92. kesra 18 December 2011 at 8:01 am #

    Howdy folks.

    Couple of hints.

    1) This is not the page to look at if you have a newer 2000 or if you have a 3000. Go to the other page.

    2) Yep, the Recovery link here is dead. That’s OK. Google “hellcat’s recovery flasher” to find the link for download. I got it in less than a minute.

    3) Good luck!!

    I’m still on my way to “freeing” my PSP I just bought. So far so good, it’s a used PSP-1000. Dude at the store was like “Uh, you don’t want the new one?” Nope!

  93. Markos 5 January 2012 at 5:06 am #

    Can i delete everythink after i’m done?

  94. Elizer 20 January 2012 at 8:19 pm #

    does anyone has ChichHEN R2 and Hellcat’s Recovery Flasher here?the one in this site is broke and not available already. Please give me please please!

  95. stevenhill321 31 January 2012 at 6:10 pm #

    Ok after a full weekend trying to get chickHEN R2 to load on to my PSP and Hellcat recovery 1.65 (which also didn’t work) nor the other vesions of HELLCAT, I might add, I have finally sussed out what to do. I have read so many posts and done this from scratch but each time I get to the Hellcat recovery screen it ‘errors’ on me or the program couldn’t find the correct 5.00 version and there were some other reasons it wouldn’t load but I can remember them all.

    First up, chickHEN is a b*tch to load, end of!!! It will work eventually but you have to have lots of patience and realise that there is a set procedure of a sort to get this to work. It is very much a trial an error but it is worth it in the end, I assure you.

    Anyway I have a white psp TA-082 motherboard with OFW 3.11 running on it. The only way to get 3.11 upgraded to a CFW (preferably 5.00 M33 6) was to buy a pandora battery right?
    Wrong, the battery was rubbish, didn’t fit in my machine to even charge up let alone get it to run. I had to sit there holding this thing in but after a few flashes of the battery light it stopped and did nothing. The instructions said hold L shoulder button whilst turning on the unit da da da but nothing happened. Probably defentive or incorrect software on MS or both. I dunno, but it was certainly a waste of time and money.

    Now chickHEN R2 is what I did to get this working but boy was it difficult at first. I am no way a noob but come on, if you havent had to go down this route before then aren’t we all? People who think they are the dogs and knock people who don’t know make me sick and are no credit to the gaming world. I hope to put together a comprehensive guide so people don’t have to go through what I had to to get this to work.
    Anyway, I digress. here goes with what I had to endure. I will guarantee that if you follow this guide to the letter then it will work but you have to pay attention!!!!!

    If you haven’t already got the official Sony 5.03 firmware (fw) then download it and install it. Put the eboot in a folder and rename the folder (not the eboot) to ‘UPDATE’ (in capitals) then drop the eboot inside the folder. link your PSP to your computer and put this folder called ‘UPDATE’ in the PSP/GAME folder and leave it there.

    Now, unlink you USB from the computer and turn on your PSP. Navigate to the memory stick and you should see the update. Make sure your battery is fully charged or better still plug in your mains adapter and click on the update. The psp should start updating. DONT turn off the psp or turn it off at the mains whilst you are doing this. Be careful and basically just pay attention.

    Ok after a short while the unit should have updated. Scroll to you system settings on your PSP and it should read 5.03. To run chickHEN R2 the PSP ‘NEEDS’ to be on 5.03 official firmware, not 5.00 or anything else just 5.03. So if you haven’t already got 5.03 then go and get it and install it now.
    Once the PSP states that it is 5.03 then you are doing great. Next go to your computer, format your memory stick from the system settings. It is important that you do this.

    Next download chickHEN R2 (R2 stands for ‘revision 2′). Now when you download this it will give you a RAR file. Make sure chickHEN R2 is for the PSP PHAT and not the slim version. I think it should work anyway but just make sure that it is for the PHAT PSP.

    The difference being is that the one I downloaded had five GIFF files which looked likes egg yolks yet the other download only had one picture of a coin or something of that nature.
    Anyway unpack your download with WINRAR or whatever. You will see an exploit file which is a TIFF file and a H.bin file. Take the TIFF file (it has to be a TIFF file and not a GIFF, I say this because my download was a GIFF file that was never going to work) and put it in your PHOTO folder, If you don’t have a PHOTO folder put the tiff file in PICTURE instead.

    Next put the other white file H.BIN in the root directory (the first screen that you come to when you connect your psp to the computer) don’t put it anywhere else.
    Download HELLCAT 1.65 or 1.50 recovery program. Any is fine but the later versions do not specify the ‘install M33 on the options. Its only the old version 1.50 that says that but don’t worry as they all do the same thing. You will see what I mean later on.

    Put the HELLCAT RECOVERY folder in to your PSP/GAME directory. Next download the official 5.00 eboot for official firmware. Don’t download 5.03 or any other version just the 5.00 and make sure that it is the official version. When you have done this rename the eboot to 500 (not 500.PBP) as it is already a PBP extension and that would just make it 500.PBP.PBP which is wrong).

    This is where I was going wrong I think.I just made sure that I had this file everywhere so the PSP could not give me any excuses that it couldn’t find it, like it had been doing.So copy this 500 file and place it into the PSP/GAME/RECOVERY folder and then copy the file on it’s own just below the RECOVERY folder..Then make a folder named ‘UPDATE’ and drop the 500 file into that as well and put that folder into the RECOVERY folder and underneath the RECOVERY folder. Then put the ‘UPDATE’ folder on your root directory (just to make sure) and a loose 500 file below that also on you root directory. Remember the more places you can put it the more chance you have of it working.

    It may seem over the top and it is for sure, to put this 500 file in so many different places but I am not actually sure other than the root directory where this file is supposed to go. It should actually just go into the root directory (as all the threads suggest but so what if you have more than you need.
    OK now, go to retore default settings on your PSP and go through the instructions. The PSP will then reboot. Change your character set in your system settings to U.S and turn off UMD auto start to off. This is very important as this seems to improve the chances of ChickHEN acually loading.

    Now scoll up and down on the menu screen of the PSP. I don’t think this actually does anything but the more you try the better chance of it working. Click on the PHOTO/PICTURE on your PSP. Be very patient as this does not always work. In fact it works 3 out of 10 times but it WILL work eventually. As a tip I would just keep you battery lid off as taking this on and off will eventually drive you mad unless the PSP start up music gets there first. Work on clicking the X button immediately you see the TIFF file on the PSP.

    Eventually the screen will blink green (I think) and it will look corrupted, then the PSP will reset itself. You are now officially running chickHEN R2 and if you don’t believe me then check you system settings. Just remember to be patient and it can take ages to get this to eventually work. It is a major achievment just getting this far but you will not have to do all this again if you can get to the end and install the custom firmware, so persevere.

    .
    Carefully put the PSP battery lid back on but be careful as turning the PSP off or dropping the battery out of the PSP will reset you back to 5.03 and you will have to install chickHEN all over again and believe me you don’t want to have keep getting chickHEN to run on your PSP.

    OK, once chickHEN is running simply navigate to your memory stick and click on the HELLCAT installer, which ever version you have should be fine, just bear in mind that only the HELLCAT 1.50 version will show up the ‘install M33 cfw’ option. I was looking everywhere for this and couldn’t understand why the screenshots on the threads I was viewing on the net showed this option but my version didn’t. It’s only because the version on the net is the older 1.50 version.

    Once you in HELLCAT simply follow the instructions and enter the program. Click on install M33 custom firmware or whatever it says (it is just the top line option anyway) and make sure it directed to install 5.00 as you can pick which version you wish to install.

    Click on reset settings, which is the next option underneath and the PSP ‘should’ install the custom firmware 5.00 M33 4 on to your PSP.

    Should you decide that you want 5.00 M33 6 then just download the cfw 5.00 m33 6 off the net, place the eboot in an update folder and put this in PSP/GAME and run the update from your memory stick just like you did when you originally updated your PSP with 5.03 at the beginning of the tutorial.

    ENJOY!

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