Hacking Hellcat's CFW Recovery Flasher (frozen)

[KevInChester]

Got a PSP 1003 which was on an older M33 firmware. So was told to use this program to be able to update to the official FW, and then to a new CFW.

It has been on this screen:

Checking updater .PBP.... checksum OK....

For a while now. Taking I've managed to fuck this up somehow, what steps should I take next?

 

[Nujui]

You didn't need to use Hellcats recovery flasher.

You could have just download 5.00 M33 6 or any of the other CFWS and install them.

 

[KevInChester]

Well live and learn with that I guess, what should I do now? Could I Pandora it back to life?

 

[Nujui]

Well live and learn with that I guess, what should I do now? Could I Pandora it back to life?

Any 1000 pandora able so yes you could. After that download whatever CFW you want to use and install it.

 

[KevInChester]

Ok, I turned it off and managed to get the recovery menu up, XMB back working again.

I was told to run a ver 6.35 update, then ChickHEN, and then prometheus. Taking it that's a bad idea.

I originally use the Hellcat Flasher as I thought I needed to to down/upgrade the firmware.

 

[Nujui]

Ok, I turned it off and managed to get the recovery menu up, XMB back working again.

I was told to run a ver 6.35 update, then ChickHEN, and then prometheus. Taking it that's a bad idea.

I originally use the Hellcat Flasher as I thought I needed to to down/upgrade the firmware.

What custom firmware you wanting to use? M33, Gen, or prometheus?

Also no, you don't need to downgrade or upgrade if you have the CFW already there. Just download the update or another CFW and install.

 

[KevInChester]

Whichever is generally considered the best, PS1 functionality would be good, but secondary to good overall support of games.

 

[Recorderdude]

Whichever is generally considered the best, PS1 functionality would be good, but secondary to good overall support of games.

Well, don't worry about PS1, you can always use POPSloader and a compatibility list.

But there's really 2 major FWs: 5.00 M33-6 and 5.50 GEN-D3.

M33-6 is a little more stable and has better homebrew compatibility.

GEN-D3 is newer so it runs more PSP games without patches but loses some compatibility with older homebrew.

It's really a matter of whether you mind patching new PSP games or not. If you mind, Use 5.50 GEN-D3 with prometheus. If not, just patch and use 5.00 M33-6.

 

[Nujui]

Whichever is generally considered the best, PS1 functionality would be good, but secondary to good overall support of games.

5.00 M33 is pretty good. You can use the Prometheus addon that lets you play the lastest games, and its good with ps1 games as well as homebrew.

It's pretty much up to you what you want. That's just what I use.

 

[KevInChester]

Thanks tons to you both, I did read the FAQs and the guides, but I get confused easily when reading swathes of text like that.

So I can just download the latest 5.00M3 and then install it. Nice one, I'll get the hang of it one day!!

 

[Nujui]

Thanks tons to you both, I did read the FAQs and the guides, but I get confused easily when reading swathes of text like that.

So I can just download the latest 5.00M3 and then install it. Nice one, I'll get the hang of it one day!!

Yup, just make sure if you want 5.00 M33 you also put the OFW 5.00 in the folder as well. It won't run without it.

 

[KevInChester]

Ok, and one last thing I have googled but they all say downgrade, when I try and install an official FW it gives me the error DADADADA which I understand to be Dark Alex's custom way of stopping you installing an official update by accident.

I take it with this method it's obselete.

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Updating now

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Installed, you have my eternal gratitude!