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How to install Games on PSP Custom Firmware

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You can install games on PSP in two ways.

First and recommended way is to buy original UMDs and insert into your PSP and enjoy your game on PSP.

The other way is to hack PSP by installing custom firmware on PSP, download games from the internet, put them into your PSP memory stick and then play games on PSP. The downloaded PSP games are in ISO/CSO format.

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How to Play Games ISO / CSO on PSP

Lets learn how to install ISO /CSO files on PSP.

Step 1 – Install Custom Firmware on PSP

First of all you need to install custom firmware on your PSP:

PSP 2000, 1000: Install Custom Firmware on PSP
PSP 3000, 2000 TA-088v3: Install Custom Firmware 5.03 GE-C

Step 2 – Download PSP Games (ISO/CSO)

Once you’ve installed the custom firmware on your PSP now download your desired PSP Game (ISO/CSO). Google is your best friend. If the downloaded PSP game is a compressed .zip or.rar file then make sure to extract iso/cso using WinRAR.

Step 3 – Copy ISO / CSO on PSP

Connect your PSP to your computer via data cable. On your PSP, go to Settings > USB Connection.
Your PSP memory stick will appear as a removable device on your computer.
Open the memory stick and go to ISO folder. If there’s no ISO named folder then create one and make sure you name it in Caps (ISO not iso).
Now copy the downloaded PSP Game ISO / CSO file into ISO folder.
Disconnect your PSP from your computer.

Step 4 – Configurations

Turn your PSP completely OFF by holding down the power button for 7 seconds.
Hold down the R button and turn your PSP ON to boot into Recovery Mode.
Go to Configuration and make the following changes:
- Game folder hombrew (currently: 5.xx Kernel)
- UMD Mode (Currently: M33 driver -NO UMD-)
Go back to Main Menu then Advance > Advance Configuration.
- Enable Plain modules in UMD/ISO
- Disable “Execute BOOT.BIN in UMD/ISO”
Go back to main menu and select Exit. Your PSP will Reboot and turn back ON.

Step 5 – Play the Game on PSP

From the PSP home Menu, go to:

Game > Memory Stick

and play your desired PSP game (ISO/CSO) on Custom firmware.

Have fun!

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Posted in: PSP Hacks on December 12, 2009

Tags: Install ISO/CSO, psp 1000, psp 2000, psp 3000, PSP Games, psp guide, psp tutorial

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Immi 12 December 2009 at 7:20 pm #

Where can i download PSP Games ISO files? Is this possible to convert my UMD disk into ISO or CSO file?

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Kishore 13 December 2009 at 7:20 am #

thanks a lot…….. ur awesome……..!!!!!!!!

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zillian 13 December 2009 at 6:06 pm #

successfully installed games on my PSP..
thanks for the detailed guides for PSP. Please also write on installing themes. thanks

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aduldulao 15 December 2009 at 11:07 am #

will this firmware update to 5.03 make it possible for me to take my original game and back it up on my comp? what program should I use? Is it call UMD Dumper?

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- trickYguY 15 December 2009 at 12:35 pm #
  
  Please wait.. Just to respond to your question, I’m writing on how to check your PSP Motherboard Model.. It matters a lot for PSP Slim if you want to install custom firmware to know your motherboard.
  Then I will be writing on how to create ISO from UMD
  
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Janis 15 December 2009 at 7:33 pm #

thanks

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Aniya 15 December 2009 at 7:40 pm #

very nice guide to install games on psp.

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Paul 17 December 2009 at 3:43 pm #

i use your guide to install games on my 2 PSPs, it works smoothly.

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Amli 24 December 2009 at 7:46 am #

wuhooooo!
now i’m running iso games on PSP..
thanks for the detailed instructions

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Asius 28 December 2009 at 5:13 pm #

Very useful PSP article.

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Robert 5 January 2010 at 5:36 am #

i installed iso games on PSP through you instructions.

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Hitman 5 January 2010 at 10:51 pm #

couldnt run cso game even after following the instructions. it says corrupt data

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- Jam 6 January 2010 at 5:58 am #
  
  Make sure you have copied the CSO / ISO file in ISO folder that you have created in Step-3 and perform the Step-4 correctly.
  
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  - Hitman 9 January 2010 at 1:05 am #
    
    thnks man for answering . my folly. a last question if i want to use a new memory stick(sony 8gb). can i just format it from system settings to make the iso games run on the new mem. stick
    
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Saravan 15 January 2010 at 3:51 am #

hello,

i have finished all succesfuly and i have been blocked in “Hold down the R button and turn your PSP ON to boot into Recovery Mode.”

i didn’t managed to get this “receovery mode”

help please, thanks in advance

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- trickYguY 15 January 2010 at 12:35 pm #
  
  Make sure your PSP is turned off not in stand-by mode.
  
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Saravan 16 January 2010 at 4:33 am #

i am sure my psp is turned off, not in stand by mode. – I never get that recoery mode

I have found another way.
when i watching a video,by mistake i have pressed start, surprise, i have got a menu called GEN VAC MENU, there were lots of options(i will list it after if you need). One of the option is Recovery mode.
From there i have did the above procedure.
Now i can play iso games

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- trickYguY 16 January 2010 at 3:30 pm #
  
  Great!
  
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finish 16 January 2010 at 3:16 pm #

i am using psp 2004, system software 5.00 M33-6, but when i transfer iso game (avatar f.expl), i get message: The Game could not be started. (80020148). I have done as you wrote above, but no luck. Please help

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Milan 27 January 2010 at 1:56 am #

Hi trickYguY
U are amazing .. I recently purchased PSP-3004. With the help of ur Hacking guide I could successfully hack my PSP. It is working very fine…., Thanks for all the detailed info …..

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OhSoHorribe 31 January 2010 at 11:11 am #

Hi! I am still trying to learn how to put games on my Psp Go and I’m working with a Mac. Where do I have to create the ISO folder?

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ken 4 February 2010 at 8:15 pm #

Can you give me a link for Patapon 2 cso or iso?

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- trickYguY 4 February 2010 at 10:16 pm #
  
  Sorry we don’t have any PSP games. If you have Patapon 2 game disk than you can convert it to ISO or CSO file
  
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krrish 8 February 2010 at 4:58 am #

I M USING PSP SLIM I HAVE JUST DOWNLOADED AVATAR THE GAME ISO I FOLLOWED ALL YOUR STEPS BUT THE GAME IS NOT WORKING IT SHOWS GAME COULD NOT BE STARTED

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acah 17 February 2010 at 4:37 am #

I managed to do all the steps except step 4 which i can’t get into the recovery mood. I have turned off PSP like have been told. Please help me.

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saravan 18 February 2010 at 2:02 am #

Another way to get into recovery mode.

when i watching a video,by mistake i have pressed start, surprise, i have got a menu called GEN VAC MENU, there were lots of options(i will list it after if you need). One of the option is Recovery mode.
From there i have did the above procedure.
Now i can play iso games

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- sam.4xg 22 February 2010 at 10:19 pm #
  
  bro i have tried this while playing a video but this isnt happened … plz help how to get into recovery mode …. thanxx
  
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  - Milan 23 February 2010 at 11:40 pm #
    
    U are following the wrong method……..
    There is a chatch Go to the main menu and press a button which is located at the left side of the start button Named “Select”.
    U ll get a Menu called “GEN VAC menu” will let u to go to “Recovery Mode”.
    
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Stresshead 18 February 2010 at 5:45 am #

Hello good some one pls help my PSP is the TA-0088 V3 Got chickHERN install and also the custom fw also was all ready in start playing games but on reading this guide you have to turn off your PSP but if i do that you’ll need to reinstall CFW because after reboot your PSP will be back to Official 5.03 firmware

So is there any other way of getting into the Recovery Mode without turning it off and losing All the other info many thanks

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- Milan 19 February 2010 at 12:55 am #
  
  Hi Dude,
  U are correct u shouldn’t turn off the psp after installing the CFW.
  There is a chatch Go to the main menu and prees a button which is located at the left side of the start button Named “Select”.
  U ll get a Menu called “GEN VAC menu” will let u to go to “Recovery Mode”.
  Copy and Paste Downloaded ISO or CSO files form ur computer to the ISO folder of the PSP Memory Stick…
  Enjoy
  
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Roos 20 February 2010 at 3:46 am #

i installed games on my PSP thanks

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sam.4xg 22 February 2010 at 10:15 pm #

hey friends please help me …!

i have psp-3001 and i m not able to boot my psp …. please help me to play downloaded games in my psp …

thank u

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sam.4xg 23 February 2010 at 7:53 am #

plz help yr …. i haav copies ido file in memory card .. but psp shows that the game is currupted nd is nt able to play ….

plzz helpp ….!!!

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