Hacking PSP hacking/modding F.A.Q.

[Ultimatim]

Is there any firmware past 6.6 on psp 1000 or 2000? Im thinking of buying one and i just saw if 6.61 or above, the hack probably wouldnt work. Just wondering what the latest firmware is so far

 

[shafty710]

Is there any firmware past 6.6 on psp 1000 or 2000? Im thinking of buying one and i just saw if 6.61 or above, the hack probably wouldnt work. Just wondering what the latest firmware is so far

Latest and greatest so far is CFW Pro 6.60 C-3.

 

[Rydian]

Is there any firmware past 6.6 on psp 1000 or 2000? Im thinking of buying one and i just saw if 6.61 or above, the hack probably wouldnt work. Just wondering what the latest firmware is so far

There is none. For a while I was just updating the firmware number to account for new updates, then Sony stopped working on the PSP.

 

[Bimmel]

I got a question to ask.

fully-hackable = all 1000er and all 2000er models (can use Pandora)

semi-hackable = all 3000er = PSP model TA-088v3 and above (with TA-090 v1 being an exception) (can't use Pandora)

That is correct .. is it?

Thanks for this guide by the way. Great work!

 

[MightyJAK]

For years I had put off buying a PSP, as I knew if I got one I'd be tempted to tinker with it, but hearing all the horror stories of bricked units made me apprehensive. I finally bit the bullet and got one last week, and thanks to this FAQ and the softmod guide I was running homebrew in record time. The PSP is the 6th game system I've run homebrew on (after PS1, Dreamcast, PS2, NDS, and GBA, in that order), and I must say the PSP rivals the Dreamcast in terms of sheer simplicity. I just wish the PS3 and 3DS could be softmodded this easily.

Mucho kudos to Rydian for compiling this info, everyone who contributed info, and of course the hackers who risked life and limb (or at least, expensive hardware) to open up this system. I just have one question...

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• Q - How do I run homebrew?
  A - Homebrew will be named EBOOT.PBP and should be inside their own folder in /PSP/GAME/ like so.
  /PSP/GAME/Random Porn Game v28/EBOOT.PBP

Where do I download ↑this↑ particular homebrew?

 

[codezer0]

What would the recommended CFW's be for a PSP 3000 and a PSP go?

I've noticed that with ProC on my go, while I thankfully don't have the problems where it refuses to load any PSN/PSX games like ProC2 is wont to do, it does currently seem like it would periodically just... not receive any input from the paired SixAxis controller I have setup for it. I'm wondering if it's a bug with the firmware, or if it would be my controller? Annoyingly, that is the only one I could really spare to give it, as the others are set up for the other PS3 systems in the house.

 

[Foxi4]

What would the recommended CFW's be for a PSP 3000 and a PSP go?

I've noticed that with ProC on my go, while I thankfully don't have the problems where it refuses to load any PSN/PSX games like ProC2 is wont to do, it does currently seem like it would periodically just... not receive any input from the paired SixAxis controller I have setup for it. I'm wondering if it's a bug with the firmware, or if it would be my controller? Annoyingly, that is the only one I could really spare to give it, as the others are set up for the other PS3 systems in the house.

Nothing has changed, really - the recommended firmware is still 6.20 PRO + Perm Patch or 6.60 PRO + Fast Recovery, depending on how you roll. Make sure to charge your SIXAXIS controller fully before connecting it to the system - that's the only piece of advice I can give you.

 

[codezer0]

I couldn't help but wonder if maybe these CFW's changed anything with the drivers for that, especially those formulated for the PSP go.

 

[eyezeah]

Hey guys I recently won a used psp that has

System Software: 5.50 prome-4

and recently was given a memory stick with "660 pro-b fast recovery" on it



I'm not quite sure how to proceed as far as hacking goes since most guides say to upgrade to 6.60 official first, but the card already has cfw on it (to my surprise)

I don't want to brick this thing, what do I do first?

 

[Fumigator]

Hello , new guy here to PSP , but not to console modding, I have installed mod chips in the original Xbox and soft modded , have soft modded many Wii's , ps3 3.55 and under , Jtag and DVD rom firmware mods for 360 , have used the modded ISO's for dreamcast that let you use a 900MB GD-ROM image on a 700MB cd-rom ---- ive been around for all this stuff


So now that I have said that, I got a PSP-2001 that is already running CFW , but old CFW, 5.00m33p is it's system software , got it for $20

My Question is , what steps do I take from here to get it to the latest and best CFW ?

 

[Kizux]

Simple question: Can patched .iso files be compressed to .cso or would it mess the patch/iso?

 

[ZAFDeltaForce]

For PSP Go's running on OFW 6.20, does it matter what motherboard it has to determine whether I can install 6.20 Pro permanent on it? Or is it guaranteed to work with 6.20 Pro Permanent no matter what?

Thanks for the help

 

[ParaKefk0]

Hey guys I just bought a fairly unused PSP-1004 with current firmware 2.60 on it and I've been out of the custom firmware scene for probably at least 5 years.

Used to have an original one with 1.50 which I fully customized the xmb and ran all sorts of homebrew.

I think I had costum firmware 3.xx or something and toyed around a little bit when converting ps1 games,user created homebrew but mostly as a portable: gameboy,nes,snes,sega player.

After reading a few FAQ's here and there I read that 6.60 is the latest one that sony released and the way to customize the firmware is the easiest I've seen so far.

However,

My question is, what version is the most stable and supports the most homebrew/emulators.

My main priority is getting my 8,16 bit games back in action. PSX support and extra features are nice but I don't play that much psp games and if emulators all need to be updated and they aren't compatible with the 6.60CWE then I'd rather go to a 3.xx or a 5.xx.

Anybody got some insight?

 

[ulkoma]

Any chance we get the images updated? Thanks

 

[flame1234]

Do we really need two stickied threads about custom firmware? Unsticky please.

Where is the thread about the basics of hacking and modding (not custom firmware)?

 

[flashmanx01]

I have a pandora battery and modded my phat psp a long time ago. A friend of mine followed a youtube video and modded his 3001 with 6.60 pro b 09. He asked me to copy over my emulators to his card. I guess I accident erased his custom firmware. Cause when I gave it back they were not working. Can I modd his psp with my pandora battery? Youtube keeps telling me how to do it without one. Or should he just follow the same video he watched before? If I can use my battery to flash his can I start with cfw 6.60 pro b 10 or do i have to start from gen a or whatever i used back in the day?

 

[Scorp]

If I understand correctly, Inferno plugin is just a plugin, so it can be used in any CFW (mine is 5.00). Correct? If yes, is there any tutorial how to put that?

 

[Nemix77]

Has anyone tried Qwikrazor87's 6.61 PRO-C F3 and 6.61 PRO-C2 (PS1 PSN Fix) CFW's yet?

http://wololo.net/talk/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=41219

http://wololo.net/talk/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=41249

Both have been confirmed working on the PSP 1000 and PSP 3000 from what I've read and 6.61 PRO-C includes the unofficial fix for PS1 PSN Games.

 

[Metoroid0]

what if firmware is 5.02?

i would like to permanently hack that PSP, what if its 5.02

and behind battery said: date code 7C serial no. HC0401337

 

[daicon]

I want to get a PSPgo and I want to use 'permanent' CFW on it. Is this possible? Is it only possible with certain models of the GO? I do understand the firmware has to be below a certain version.

I know it's been asked before, so sorry.