Hacking Upgrading from 5.50 Prome-3

[WizardOfOdd]

Hi, I've been out of touch with the PSP scene for a while but would like to update the firmware I'm currently running (mentioned in thread title) with whatever the latest and best is.

Can anyone advise which firmware would be best to install at the moment? If I could get on the store and browse around that would be a bonus. If anyone can point me in the direction of a guide that would be really helpful.

Thanks!

 

[The_Dragons_Mast]

Just install official fw 6.20 then the latest 6.20 pro on it .You should be able to access psn.

Just follow the stickied guide here & you won't have any troubles.

 

[s4mid4re]

Just install official fw 6.20 then the latest 6.20 pro on it .You should be able to access psn.

Just follow the stickied guide here & you won't have any troubles.

Actually, since he has a fulfledged cfw, he'll need to unisntall it first.

Go down to the "If you are currently on an older CUSTOM/HACKED firmware..." spoiler and do whatever it tells you to do.

Then, go down to "Q - 6.20 Permanent or 6.60 temporary, what do I choose?" and chose which ever you want (I'd recommend 6.20 since you can chose to make it temporary or permanent) and do whatever it tells you to do.

 

[The_Dragons_Mast]

Well I read that but I had no trouble upgrading directly from 5.50 promo to 6.20 other than the ver 9.99 thing while running the updater but that was easy to fix.
Anyway I gave the link to the guide & he is free to use whatever he believes is safer & since he have a pandora compatible psp there is no worry about any permanent damage.

 

[nl255]

You should also use savegame deemer to make unencrypted copies of any savegames you want to keep as some saves of games that need a firmware higher than 5.50 will become corrupted.

 

[71r3n]

upgrade to 6.20 and use dualboot.

(((the u can boot up tcfws in several combinations.
like, tn+pro, or tn-me or pro-me.)))

sry 4 the mistake, there is no 6.20 me i wanst reading the full content at wololo.net. sry my bad.
but dualboot with tn+pro works flawless and
its the best for compatibility.
+ it has the feeling of a perm patched cfw, cause it asks u right
after a cold boot wich tcfw u wana use.
greetz 7

 

[WizardOfOdd]

Thanks for the replies all. So it's not worth installing this then? http://pspcustomfirmware.com/psp-cfw-6-60-me.htm

 

[71r3n]

u can also use this if u want.
my recommendation was just for compatibility.
but 6.60 me goes for u 2

but dont try to install this 6.60 me on a friends 2000v3-3000-go.
mfg 7

 

[s4mid4re]

Thanks for the replies all. So it's not worth installing this then? http://pspcustomfirmware.com/psp-cfw-6-60-me.htm

ME is not much of a difference from PRO. The only difference would be that there's also a 6.39 version of ME and ME has an LCFW version (for all psp models) and a CFW version (for fully hackable 1000 and 2000s). I think the CFW ones are permanent, but I don't know if the LCFW ones have perma patch.

 

[71r3n]

there is no perm patch for 6.60 lcfw(tcfw).
i googled it for about a whole day ^^
greetz 7

 

[WizardOfOdd]

Hmm, ok I'm trying to upgrade my custom firmware now, but I'm getting an error saying there's no need to upgrade, as I'm already on the latest version 9.90??

I checked a guide online, and one of the first steps was accessing the VSH menu by pressing select, and scrolling down to USB DEVICE and changing it from memory stick to Flash 0. I don't have a Flash 0 option, only a Flash 2 option, and when I select that and connect my PSP to my computer I don't get the required folders showing up (since, I guess, because I selected Flash 2 and not Flash 0). Any ideas??

Ta!

 

[The_Dragons_Mast]

Try going to the the recovery menu by pressing R while booting then go to configuration & change it from memory stick to flash 0 .

 

[s4mid4re]

Hmm, ok I'm trying to upgrade my custom firmware now, but I'm getting an error saying there's no need to upgrade, as I'm already on the latest version 9.90??

I checked a guide online, and one of the first steps was accessing the VSH menu by pressing select, and scrolling down to USB DEVICE and changing it from memory stick to Flash 0. I don't have a Flash 0 option, only a Flash 2 option, and when I select that and connect my PSP to my computer I don't get the required folders showing up (since, I guess, because I selected Flash 2 and not Flash 0). Any ideas??

Ta!

You can also go back to OFW before updating. It's easy (quoted from here):
QUOTE(Rydian @ May 23 2011, 02:32 PM) *snip

Spoiler: If you are currently on an older CUSTOM/HACKED firmware...

If you are currently on an older custom firmware (such as 5.00 M33-6) you will need to flash-install a clean original firmware before you can upgrade to 6.20 or 6.60. This is done via Hellcat's Recovery Flasher and a copy of the original firmware to flash.
[*]Download Hellcat's Recovery Flasher, and add the RECOVERY folder to your PSP's GAME folder.[*]Download Official Firmware 5.00, rename EBOOT.PBP to 500.PBP, and stick it in the root of your memory stick.[*]Run Hellcat's, and hold L+R+Select while it's loading. When it runs it may warn you if you have GAME plugins enabled, and it will disable them, simply run Hellcat's again.[*]When it loads, confirm your choice to enter advanced mode.[*]At the second (garbled) warning, Select I AGREE, now take me to the program![*]At the main menu, make sure that Target FW is on 5.00, then go down to /!\ Install clean ORIGINAL FW (DANGEROUS!!!)When the process is done you should be on a clean version of 5.00. This will ensure that you can properly upgrade to the latest firmware you want to hack.

A video of the process is located here.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Sb2XzkYis[/youtube]

*snip

 

[WizardOfOdd]

Brilliant, all sorted now perfectly. I downgraded to 5.00 official, then updated to 6.20 official, then patched that, then installed 6.60 custom firmware. I don't know if that was a bit of a long way round, but it's all sorted! Thanks a lot for the help all.