Noobs Guide to Installing Custom Firmware WITHOUT Pandora Battery! - PSP Hacks

Athen · #1 07-14-2009, 06:21 AM

HOW TO INSTALL CUSTOM FIRMWARE WITHOUT A PANDORA BATTERY!

Before we begin the Tutorial, it is important to know that this Tutorial will only be of use to YOU if you are running Firmware Versions 5.03 and Lower. Anything higher than the firmware stated could result in a Brick! This Guide is not for PSP-3000s and newer versions of the SLIM!

Installing Custom Firmware

1. Connect PSP to PC via USB
2..Download the 5.03 Update and place it in PSP\GAME\UPDATE
3. Exit USB mode and run the 5.03 update in GAME on the XMB
4. Follow the Instructions correctly and you should now be on 5.03 Firmware
(Skip these steps if on 5.03 Firmware already) Thanks kamen!
5. Connect PSP to PC via USB
6. Download ChickHEN Installer 1.0 SLIM or ChickHEN Installer 1.0 PHAT7. When the Application is finished installed run the EXE, DO NOT CHANGE THE PATH DESTINATION!

8. The Application Should look like this if everything ran well...

9. Select your Memory Stick Drive and click "Install ChickHEN"
10. You should receive a POP-UP saying "ChickHEN Installed!"
11. Exit USB and on your XMB go to PHOTO and run ChickHEN
12. It should take about a few times before it actually reboot your PSP, if it freezes there is no problem, simply keep trying!

13. If ChickHEN was successfully installed on your PSP, Connect PSP to PC via USB
14. Download Hellcat's Recovery Flasher 1.50
15. Place Hellcat's Recovery Flasher in PSP\GAME

16. Download 5.00 Firmware
17. Place the Firmware given above in the ROOT of your Memory Stick and rename it as "500.PBP"

18. Exit USB mode and go to GAME on the XMB and run Hellcat's Recovery Flasher

19. Follow the Instructions carefully!
20. You have Successfully installed Custom Firmware 5.00m33!

Some of These Photos were taken by me, others weren't!

-Athen

iamafreak · #2 07-14-2009, 07:05 AM

Nice guide...only hope that the noobs look in the tutorials section before posting for help

btw there is a similar guide in here:
http://www.psp-hacks.com/forums/f133...49/page44.html

Athen · #3 07-14-2009, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamafreak

Nice guide...only hope that the noobs look in the tutorials section before posting for help

btw there is a similar guide in here:
http://www.psp-hacks.com/forums/f133...49/page44.html

Correct, But the Softmodded method only works on 1.0 and 1.5 in that Guide, mine is all around!

wh1tef@ng · #4 07-14-2009, 07:36 AM

wat do u mean softmodded method??? his and urs are exactly for the same purpose.. meaning the same thing to do... the only thing i found is that urs is longer while scorps is shorter

Fd! · #5 07-14-2009, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Athen

Correct, But the Softmodded method only works on 1.0 and 1.5 in that Guide, mine is all around!

fail .

Traxx509 · #6 07-14-2009, 11:20 AM

Lol even though it took me like 2 hours trying to get chickHen to work lol stupid eggsploit and now I have 5.00 M33-6

kamenrider · #7 07-18-2009, 12:31 AM

Quote:

1. Connect PSP to PC via USB
2..Download the 5.03 Update and place it in PSP\GAME\UPDATE
3. Exit USB mode and run the 5.03 update in GAME on the XMB
4. Follow the Instructions correctly and you should now be on 5.03 Firmware5

You gotta typo there on 4.
Shouldnt it say, skip these steps if i'm already at 5.03?