Hacking How To Softmod (Hack) Your PSP

[The_Dragons_Mast]

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

It is written in the first post:

If you are not already on Official Firmware 6.20...

1. Download 6.20 official firmware (for PSP 100X/200X/300X) or (for PSP Go).
2. Copy the UPDATE folder to /PSP/GAME/.
3. Launch the 6.20 update on your PSP, and tell it to update.

 

[MadHouse38]

Althrough 6.60 pro b10 is the best. *my opinion*

 

[Rokku]

Okay, I'm having a problem.

PSP: Model 2001
Current Official Firmware: 6.39

It won't let me install the 6.20 PRO firmware, do I need to use some kind of downgrader to downgrade past 6.20 and then install 6.20 PRO?

 

[insidexdeath]

You don't have to install 6.20 PRO. Just install 6.39 PRO and use CIPL Flasher to have a permanent CFW.

 

[s4mid4re]

^ it's not certain if he has a fully hackable 2000, so I'm not sure if he'll be able to use the cipl flasher.

Yeah, you'll have to downgrade it first. Seeing it's a psp 2000, you won't have to worry whether your psp can be downgraded to 6.20 or not (it 100% will). If you want 6.20, go ahead and downgrade to 6.20 ofw, then install 6.20 pro.

 

[insidexdeath]

^ it's not certain if he has a fully hackable 2000, so I'm not sure if he'll be able to use the cipl flasher.

Yeah, you'll have to downgrade it first. Seeing it's a psp 2000, you won't have to worry whether your psp can be downgraded to 6.20 or not (it 100% will). If you want 6.20, go ahead and downgrade to 6.20 ofw, then install 6.20 pro.

Actually 2001 are known to be fully hackable, kthx.

 

[Rokku]

What's a CIPL Flasher?

 

[s4mid4re]

^ it's not certain if he has a fully hackable 2000, so I'm not sure if he'll be able to use the cipl flasher.

Yeah, you'll have to downgrade it first. Seeing it's a psp 2000, you won't have to worry whether your psp can be downgraded to 6.20 or not (it 100% will). If you want 6.20, go ahead and downgrade to 6.20 ofw, then install 6.20 pro.

Actually 2001 are known to be fully hackable, kthx.

Take a look at this (from xist's guide):

As you see, there are various psp 2000 motherboards, and a certain one (TA-088v3) can't use pandora nor is it fully hackable. Without knowledge on which motherboard your 2k has, it isn't the smartest thing to use the cipl flasher, which only works on fully hackable psps. It may result in a brick, and without pandora, you won't be able to recover.

The cipl flasher enables permanency on 6.39 and 6.60 firmwares, but only on fully hackable psps. There's realy no reason to not use 6.20 + perma, when you have a psp 2k. It's by far, the safest method of hacking any psp motherboard/model with permanency.

 

[Rokku]

Well when I ran the downgrader, it said I had an 02G.

Where do I get the cipl flasher?

 

[s4mid4re]

Well when I ran the downgrader, it said I had an 02G.

Where do I get the cipl flasher?

Rather than the gen of it, you should look at the motherboard it has. The fully unhackable psp 2k also is 02G. I'm sure there are some homebrews (like pspident) to identify the motherboard. But I highly recommend you just downgrade if you already have the downgrader.

 

[Rokku]

Yeah, I already downgraded it to 6.20, but I'm still not sure which version of PRO to upgrade to.

I don't want to brick the thing...

 

[s4mid4re]

Great then, you can just install 6.20 pro-b10 + the perma patch (it's all on the first post of this guide) and you're good to go.

 

[Rokku]

Great then, you can just install 6.20 pro-b10 + the perma patch (it's all on the first post of this guide) and you're good to go.

Thanks, it worked!

Now I can play emulators and have a grand old time!

 

[torsk]

Hi guys,
i am trying to mod (620PRO-B10.fix) my 1004 psp, but something goes wrong:
-update successfully to 6.20
-formatted memory stick
-put PROUPDATE, 620PRO_Permanent, Fastrecovery folders in PSP\GAME
-put ISO folder in memory stick root
-run PROUPDATE (something happen here really fast)
run Pro permanent Bootloader: file corrupt.
i have tried unsuccessfully with another memory stick.
Where i am wrong?

Thanks in advance
Gian

 

[Rydian]

What does the system info currently say for the PSP?

 

[torsk]

What does the system info currently say for the PSP?

system software version 6.20
nickname P632
mac adress 00:02:C7....

 

[Rydian]

Run the PROUPDATE file, what does it tell you?

 

[torsk]

Run the PROUPDATE file, what does it tell you?

When i launch the PROUPDATE i see the hack in action for a very little time, than PSP restarts..
Uploaded short video to see hack in action
http://videobam.com/IbOtV

 

[Godson777]

This is really helpful! Thanks for posting this!

 

[s4mid4re]

Run the PROUPDATE file, what does it tell you?

When i launch the PROUPDATE i see the hack in action for a very little time, than PSP restarts..
Uploaded short video to see hack in action
http://videobam.com/IbOtV

I think I found your problem:

So basically, you were accidentally exiting the installer, meaning that you weren't installing the hack. Make sure you press 'X' to install. After that, some text will appear under it and launch back into the XMB. To ensure you have hacked successfully, try pressing select (the VSH menu should come up). Also check Settings > System Settings > System info to see if it says 6.20 PRO-B10.