Please explain to me like I'm five (or, at least, a precocious 12 year-old) how to permanently upgrade my early PSP-2000 from the 5.00 M33-6 CFW to the latest CFW (6.61, as I understand).
Context: I installed my current CFW on a factory PSP a few years ago by ordering a Pandora Battery and Magic Memory Card from PandoraSales.com . They included printed instructions explaining step-by-step how to use these items to install the included firmware (5.00 M33-6). This has worked fine for me for playing most PS1 games and some fan-translated ISOs, but there are a lot of ISOs and Eboots that just don't work with it. I want to upgrade to the latest CFW so I can play everything, but I don't understand anything about the process, and every guide I've followed so far dead-ends me when the files they tell me to install trigger error messages.
I know there are a lot of guides already out there; that's part of the problem, since they're either obsolete, written for hackers who know the subject inside and out, or only work temporarily / under very specific circumstances. I don't work in technology or computer stuff, I'm just a gamer who knows just enough to get this far.
An ELI5 for my specific circumstances would be very much appreciated.
(I still have my Pandora Battery and Magic Memory Card, if that helps any)
Context: I installed my current CFW on a factory PSP a few years ago by ordering a Pandora Battery and Magic Memory Card from PandoraSales.com . They included printed instructions explaining step-by-step how to use these items to install the included firmware (5.00 M33-6). This has worked fine for me for playing most PS1 games and some fan-translated ISOs, but there are a lot of ISOs and Eboots that just don't work with it. I want to upgrade to the latest CFW so I can play everything, but I don't understand anything about the process, and every guide I've followed so far dead-ends me when the files they tell me to install trigger error messages.
I know there are a lot of guides already out there; that's part of the problem, since they're either obsolete, written for hackers who know the subject inside and out, or only work temporarily / under very specific circumstances. I don't work in technology or computer stuff, I'm just a gamer who knows just enough to get this far.
An ELI5 for my specific circumstances would be very much appreciated.
(I still have my Pandora Battery and Magic Memory Card, if that helps any)