The Hack Your PSP Mega-Thread

[Fd!]

Originally Posted by cmagic

i im not understanding step 4 when it tells me to Run 5.00 M33 Easy Installer.exe
- Select your PSPs drive letter

when you plug in your psp via usb, whats the assigned letter under "My Computer"

[cmagic]

Originally Posted by Fd!

when you plug in your psp via usb, whats the assigned letter under "My Computer"

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it says memory stick and displays music, picture, psp, and video

[KoukiMonster]

Originally Posted by cmagic

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it says memory stick and displays music, picture, psp, and video

[Iggyxx]

ok so i made my pandora battery and magicstick...i just wanna do do i have to keep the ac charger in everytime i wanna use the pandora battery?

and another question..now that i have a custom firmware on my other psp..can i upgrade it to say 5.50 gen a?

[theEvilOne]

Originally Posted by Iggyxx

ok so i made my pandora battery and magicstick...i just wanna do do i have to keep the ac charger in everytime i wanna use the pandora battery?

and another question..now that i have a custom firmware on my other psp..can i upgrade it to say 5.50 gen a?

1.) no

2.) yes, but IMO GEN sucks. I'd stick with 5.00 M33-6

[Iggyxx]

well yea everytime i restart it take me back to the install 4.01 m33 screen..how do i bypass this and goes to the main menu

where can i get 5.00 m33 and can i update my psp that i made custom with the pandora battery no prob?

[Scorpus]

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[moss_w960]

Originally Posted by Scorpus

Upgrade straight to Custom Firmware

Notes:
This method cannot be used if you have official firmware 1.51 and above. Custom firmwares will work though
You can use this guide to update your existing M33 firmware to the latest firmware. Just start at the section "Now to go to 4.01 M33-2"

Requirements:

- PSP running 1.00 or 1.50 official firmware, or any Custom Firmware. If you have firmware above 3.52 M33-3, skip to step 4
- Memory Stick (preferably larger than 32MB)
- A PSP battery that is charged more than 76%

Notes:
It is a good idea to backup then format your Memory Stick on the PSP before you begin

Instructions:

1)
- Download the 3.52 M33 easy installer -- HERE
- Open the .rar
- If you are on firmware 1.50, open 1.50 Installation.exe; if you are on CFW click on CFW Installation.exe
- Select your PSPs drive letter
- Click Install

2)
- Once finished, go (on your PSP) to Game > Memory Stick.
- 1.50 Step Only Run KXploit Permanent Patcher. Follow on screen instructions. Once finished, continue with the steps
- Run 3.52 M33UPDATE (from Game > Memory Stick)
- Follow the on screen instructions
- Once completed you should have 3.52 M33
- Backup first, then format your Memory Stick

3)
- Open the .rar you downloaded before (3.52_M33_Installer.rar)
- Then, inside that, open M33-1234.rar
- Plug your PSP into the computer, and copy the entire PSP folder to the Memory Stick, confirming to merge, copy, replace whatever comes up
- Once copied, go into Game > Memory Stick and run the 3.52 M33-4 Updater
- Follow the prompts. If the installer fails, set your game kernel to 3.52 in the recovery menu. To do so, turn off your PSP by holding the switch up for 3 seconds. Then bootup while holding R. Go into Configuration then set "Game Folder Homebrew" to 3.52 Kernel

4) Start here if you have firmware above 3.52 M33-4
- Download the 5.00 M33 easy installer -- HERE
- Run 5.00 M33 Easy Installer.exe
- Select your PSPs drive letter
- Click Install

5)
- On your PSP, go to Game > Memory Stick
- Run the 5.00 M33 Updater
- Follow the on screen instructions

You should now have 5.00 M33 Custom Firmware installed on your PSP. Go exploring and find some homebrew to put on it

I tried your guide but it doesn’t work. it says " this game cannot be started . the data is corrupted"
so what should i do ?

[BCman]

nice job!
+rep

[Nothingface420]

nice guide +rep

this should be stickied