Install ChickHEN R2 on PSP

In this PSP guide you’ll learn how to install ChickHenR2 on your PSP that let you hack your PSP and install custom firmware on PSP. Once you’ve installed custom firmware with the help of ChickHEN hack, you’ll be able to play iso/cso games on PSP, install themes on PSP and other fun stuff.

What is ChickHEN

ChickHEN is an loader for all Sony PSPs (1000, 2000 and 3000), developed by Davee and Team typhoon, to run homebrew apps on official PSP 5.03 firmware. The latest version of ChickHEN is ChickHenR2. Unless you stray away from the instructions, there’s no risk of bricking your PSP because everything runs on the onboard memory of the PSP.

WARNING: If you have official firmware 5.50 installed on your PSP, STOP NOW!
PSP OFW 5.50 has patched the TIFF exploit used to install chickHen hack so, you can NOT run chickHen on OFW 5.50.  If you can’t install ChickHen it means you can’t hack PSP and install custom firmware on your PSP.

ChickHenR2 Requirements

• Your PSP firmware MUST be 5.03 or lower. on higher PSP firmware, you can NOT install ChickHen.
• Download PSP firmware 5.03: Mirror1 | Mirror2
• Download ChickHenR2: Mirror1 | Mirror2

Extract all the downloaded zip files into a folder.

How to Install ChickHenR2 on PSP

You can run ChickHenR2 on all PSP models (3000, 2000, 1000). Lets install ChickHenR2 on your PSP.

Step 1 – Update your PSP OFW to 5.03

In order to install ChickHen on your PSP, you need to update your PSP firmware version to 5.03 first. you can skip step 1 if you already have OFW 5.03.

• Connect your PSP to your computer in USB Mode. Your PSP memory stick will appear in your computer.
• Open the Memory Stick drive from your computer and copy EBOOT.PBP from PSP_Firmware_503 folder to the following directory on your PSP memory card:
  /PSP/GAME/UPDATE/
  (Create the directory if not available. Make sure you name folders in CAPS)
  
• 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‘ button on PSP to execute it. It will install firmware 5.03 on your PSP.
  

Step 2 – Install ChickHENR2 on PSP

Assuming that your PSP is on Firmware 5.03, now is the time to load chickHEN R2. You can install ChickHENR2 on your PSP in two ways.

1. Manual: you put all the files to the right folder by yourself.
2. With easy installer: The little program copy all files to right folder with a single click.

you can follow any of these two ways to install ChickHEN.

IMPORTANT:

Before installing ChickHEN you should perform the steps below in order to increase the chances of running ChickHEN successfully on your PSP:

• Make sure there is no UMD in the drive
• Restore to Default Settings of PSP (Settings > System Settings > Restore Default Settings)
• Turn off UMD Auto-Start and UMD Cache (Settings > System Settings)
• Character set to US (Settings > System Settings).
• Revert theme for classic. (Settings > Theme Settings)

1. Manually installing ChickHENR2

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

   • connect your PSP to your computer via USB.
   • Copy h.bin file from ChickHENR2 folder to the root of your PSP. (ms0:/)
     
   • 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)
     
   • For both PSP 200x and 300x
     Open the SLIM folder from ChickHENR2 folder and Copy folder ChickHEN to the memory stick under:
     /PSP/PHOTO/
     
   • Disconnect PSP from computer. Turn it OFF and then back on.
   • On your PSP go to: Photo > Memory Stick
   • Go to FAT folder (if you have a 1000) or ChickHEN folder (if you have a 2000 or 3000).
     for PSP Slim/Brite (2000/3000)
     
     for PSP Phat (1000)
     
   • 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.
   • To confirm go to: Settings > System Settings > System information. System Software should be: 5.03 ChickHEN R2

2. Easy Installer to install ChickHENR2

   If you’re too lazy to install ChickHENR2 manually, you can use an easy installer to install ChickHENR2 with a single click.

   • Download the installer for your PSP Model:
     for Phat (PSP-1000): Mirror 1 | Mirror 2
     for Slim/Brite (PSP-2000/3000): Mirror 1 | Mirror 2
   • Extract the zip file and execute the program included. (don’t worry it’s not a virus)
   • Connect your PSP to your PC.
   • Hit the install button from the software.
   • If ChickHEN R2 is successfully loaded, PSP screen shows flashing colors, and it will reboot automatically into ChickHEN.
   • To confirm go to: Settings > System Settings > System information. System Software should be: 5.03 ChickHEN R2.

Now that you have successfully installed ChickHEN R2 on your PSP, it’s time to install custom firmware (PSP Hack):

• Install CFW 5.00 M33-6 (PSP 2000, 1000)
• Install CFW 5.03 GEN-C (PSP 3000, 2000 TA-088v3)
• Identify PSP Motherboard Model
• Install iso/cso games on PSP