Hacking How To Softmod (Hack) Your PSP

[wrincus]

Hey guys, thanks very much for the handy guide, just have a few questions. If anyone could help me out I'd really appreciate it

1) I up'd to 6.60 PRO using the links provided in the first post. Ran the Pro update thing and had the black screen with the small white writing appear prompting me to hit X to run the CFW. I press X and the system resets itself back to the original PSP screen, no changes in interface or anything. Am I now running the CFW then?

easiest way to know is to press select while on the xmb, it should show the VSH menu.

edit: oh you figured it out.

you can only use the cipl for 1k and 2k models. only 6.20 is perma for the 3k.

Yeah just realized about the CIPL, guessing it's safe for deletion then? Hmm yeah I figured the temporary patch would be fine for my purposes, as far as I can figure it's simply a matter of running Fast Recovery after a shutdown to get back to CFW correct? Would using the PROupdate icon do the same, looks that way to me but I'd guess most people are just deleting it after the install?

Sorry for all the newb questions folks

 

[nryn99]

it's safe if you delete the proupdate.
i think yes it does, but it'll take a bit more time than just choosing fast recovery.

 

[wrincus]

it's safe if you delete the proupdate.
i think yes it does, but it'll take a bit more time than just choosing fast recovery.

Cool tyvm. Hmm looking now at the 6.60PRO download I'm seeing an "sdk" and "seplugins" folders. Should these have gone onto my mem stick as well? The OP said to only take the Fast Recov and ProUpdate folders so I ignored the other two. Hmm also did the uninstall and reinstall of the CFW using the ProUpdate file and still no dice on an ISO folder

Edit: I feel like I'm getting closer haha, would love to wrap this thing up before school but it doesn't look like it's in the cards.

 

[Foxi4]

The only thing B.10 has in seplugins are Recovery Menu fonts, so not necessarily.

If you still don't have the ISO folder, create one in the ROOT of the memory stick and place an ISO in it.

When you are SURE you're running CFW, it should appear in the Game menu under Memory Card.

 

[wrincus]

Well, turns out to have been a facepalm situation. Somehow instead of making the folder directly in the ROOT, I opted to go in a level deeper, thinking that the subsequent 'psp' folder was the right place for it. Feel like a dummy but hey, seems to be working fine now

Thanks again for your help again everyone. Great guide and a real helpful bunch of folks

Cheers

 

[wrincus]

One last thing, I noticed that my save file for one of my UMDs isn't loadable from the ISO of the same game I'm trying. Is this to be expected or do I have a funky ISO? Should save files from a UMD be loadable from an ISO?

 

[s4mid4re]

One last thing, I noticed that my save file for one of my UMDs isn't loadable from the ISO of the same game I'm trying. Is this to be expected or do I have a funky ISO? Should save files from a UMD be loadable from an ISO?

Maybe the region of the game and save are different? Say, you have a USA UMD game (meaning your save is also USA), while the ISO you have is an EUR version of the UMD you have.

 

[wrincus]

One last thing, I noticed that my save file for one of my UMDs isn't loadable from the ISO of the same game I'm trying. Is this to be expected or do I have a funky ISO? Should save files from a UMD be loadable from an ISO?

Maybe the region of the game and save are different? Say, you have a USA UMD game (meaning your save is also USA), while the ISO you have is an EUR version of the UMD you have.

Yup, this appears to be exactly the case, other ISOs are working fine, thanks much!

 

[dgwillia]

Alright, im going to ask a few questions (Been out of the PSP Scene for months

 

[xist]

Should i update the actual firmware of my PSP? And if so, whats the current one with the best compatability?

No need to update, although....Possibly downgrade if you're inclined.to utilise the permanent patch (6.20) Realistically the only thing you need to do is to update your PRO CFW to B10 to benefit from the most up to date feature set.

 

[dgwillia]

Oh ok, i think i'd prefer to stick with the non permanent one then. But i will update it, thanks a ton , a lot more simpler than i had hoped

 

[Sicklyboy]

So I am going to go through with this, I just want to make sure I am safe though.

I just bought a PSP 3000, shipped with stock 6.60. It is safe to use the downgrader to downgrade to 6.20 on this?

Edit - Just looked at the hacking faq again, and it looks like that's a negative. So it looks like I gotta stick with the temporary firmware then?

 

[s4mid4re]

So I am going to go through with this, I just want to make sure I am safe though.

I just bought a PSP 3000, shipped with stock 6.60. It is safe to use the downgrader to downgrade to 6.20 on this?

Edit - Just looked at the hacking faq again, and it looks like that's a negative. So it looks like I gotta stick with the temporary firmware then?

No. There's a downgrader than can downgrade the ones that have stock 6.60 to 6.20, but they're problematic and usually causes some conflict. It's much safer to use 6.60 PRO-B instead. Although it's temporary, it won't make much of a difference (~8 seconds) of difference than perma. Perma isn't required and the functionality (aside from perma) is the same.

EDIT: yes, use temporary.

 

[xist]

Conflict? Hasn't this all been resolved now....

 

[Rydian]

Conflict? Hasn't this all been resolved now....

There was inability to upgrade again after the downgrade (which isn't a good sign), and while a force upgrader was released later, it brought other issues with it, so I'm suggesting people just stay away from the idea.

 

[xist]

Was that confirmed? I only saw one person report that error (on a TA-095v2) and there didn't seem to be much discussion on the issues involved. Although i do agree that a downgrade just to use a perm LCFW is mostly pointless.

 

[Rydian]

I don't know of many people that tried it in the first place, for obvious reasons.

 

[Godson777]

Can someone help? I have a PSP that has System Firmware 3.80, I want to hack it, but I don't know how, I don't want to update it, I just want to hack it.

 

[The_Dragons_Mast]

Can someone help? I have a PSP that has System Firmware 3.80, I want to hack it, but I don't know how, I don't want to update it, I just want to hack it.

Update to 6.20,6.35,6.39 or 6.60 & instal PRO-B10 . There is no reason to not update .

 

[Godson777]

How to I update to 6.20? I'm kinda a noob with the PSP.