Hacking How To Softmod (Hack) Your PSP

[The Frenchman]

The same ISO file worked fine on my old M33 FWs, I encountered countless bugs with new FWs and recent games, like MGS PW, but it's all I could get withouth having to patch games and all...

I upgraded to 6.60PRO anyway, everything seems nice.

 

[Rei]

Can I use Hellcat's Recovery Flasher to install 6.60 OFW directly?

 

[xist]

No. It was introduced well, well before 6.xx was even thought of. It'll only do 5.00 OFW which is what you need to overcome M33's OFW lock-out.

 

[shadowdorothy]

I just tried running Hellcats flasher and got a message saying data is corrupted. I re-downloaded the data and tried again and got the same message.
I have a psp 2001 if that information helps.

 

[Rydian]

Try copying everything off your memory stick, formatting it with the PSP, then putting clean copies of hellcat's and the 500.PBP back on.

Also in the PSP, highlight the memory stick and press triangle, go to the properties, and see what it says for MagicGate.

 

[rianj]

Hey sorry if this has been covered... but I installed the 6.20 permanent on my 3000. What do I need to do with an iso to play it? I'm new to this and can't seem to find that info anywhere :/

 

[Another World]

psp iso/cso files go in the "iso" folder in root.

-another world

 

[rianj]

There wasn't an iso folder, so i created one but still dont see the game on the psp... should it show up under the "games" tab?

 

[Rydian]

Yes. Are you sure you're putting the ISO folder in the root? Not the /PSP/ folder.

 

[xist]

Pretty much that. Homebrew/PSX games go in the GAME folder, generally in their own containing folders.

 

[Rydian]

Damnit Xist you're making me want to make charts again...

 

[shadowdorothy]

Try copying everything off your memory stick, formatting it with the PSP, then putting clean copies of hellcat's and the 500.PBP back on.

Also in the PSP, highlight the memory stick and press triangle, go to the properties, and see what it says for MagicGate.

Alright. I did as you said, but still get the error. My memory card is magic gate supported. I can run the CIPL flasher with no issues. I started that one with no problems, but decided not to mess around with it until I could get hellcats to work. What do you suggest I do?

 

[Rydian]

Wait, what firmware is the PSP currently on?

 

[shadowdorothy]

Wait, what firmware is the PSP currently on?

6.60. I'm attempting to downgrade to preform a clean install. If I can just bypass that step it would be great.

 

[Rydian]

You followed the wrong instructions... the ones you followed start with "If you are currently on an older custom firmware (such a 5.x or 3.x)".

The ones you want to follow are in the "Downgrading a 6.60 PSP to 6.20" spoiler.

 

[shadowdorothy]

You followed the wrong instructions... the ones you followed start with "If you are currently on an older custom firmware (such a 5.x or 3.x)".

The ones you want to follow are in the "Downgrading a 6.60 PSP to 6.20" spoiler.

I figured it out. And I did not have to downgrade. I'm going to write an idiots guide on how to do this for non technical people.

 

[Rydian]

You followed the wrong instructions... the ones you followed start with "If you are currently on an older custom firmware (such a 5.x or 3.x)".

The ones you want to follow are in the "Downgrading a 6.60 PSP to 6.20" spoiler.

I figured it out. And I did not have to downgrade. I'm going to write an idiots guide on how to do this for non technical people.

You figured it out how? What, installing the 6.60 version of PRO? That's in the first post, too.

If "non-technical people" means "people who don't read the whole guide", then you're going to have trouble.

 

[shadowdorothy]

You followed the wrong instructions... the ones you followed start with "If you are currently on an older custom firmware (such a 5.x or 3.x)".

The ones you want to follow are in the "Downgrading a 6.60 PSP to 6.20" spoiler.

I figured it out. And I did not have to downgrade. I'm going to write an idiots guide on how to do this for non technical people.

You figured it out how? What, installing the 6.60 version of PRO? That's in the first post, too.

If "non-technical people" means "people who don't read the whole guide", then you're going to have trouble.

No. I mean I figured out how to get pro version installed without downgrading and then upgrading again. I did read the guide, but for the life of me I could not get the firmware to downgrade. And I know I started with 5.2 firmware. I just found another way of doing it that involved no downgrading what so ever.

 

[Rydian]

No. I mean I figured out how to get pro version installed without downgrading and then upgrading again. I did read the guide, but for the life of me I could not get the firmware to downgrade. And I know I started with 5.2 firmware. I just found another way of doing it that involved no downgrading what so ever.

The downgrade from older firmwares is only needed for hacked firmwares.

I'm not aware of any 5.2 hack. The only 5.x hacks that were widespread were based on 5.00, 5.03, and 5.50.

If you were on a clean firmware then you could jump right into the hack instructions, which first involved upgrading properly.

Again, all the instructions you needed were in the first post.

 

[qfox]

There wasn't an iso folder, so i created one but still dont see the game on the psp... should it show up under the "games" tab?

greetings... just want to ask if psp-3000 6.60 can be permanently softmod? since in the first post it mentioned that "(OPTIONAL) To test or install the 6.60 permanent patch, run the CIPL Flasher on your PSP. Again, remember that this only works on the PSP 1000 and earlier 2000 models."