Before we begin, there are a few pointers I would like to give.
DO NOT SCREW WITH YOUR FLASH'S, MORE THAN LIKELY THERE IS A PLUGIN FOR THAT! I WILL GIVE YOU MOST OF THE STUFF YOU WILL HAVE TO DO WITH YOUR
FLASH'S, DON'T DO ANYMORE UNLESS ITS UNDER GOOD JUDGEMENT BY YOU!
WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK YOUR PSP, PLEASE READ ALL WARNING
THIS GUIDE IS FOR PSP'S WITH A HACKABLE MOTHER BOARD. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE, PLEASE LEAVE I DON'T WANT YOU TO BLAME ME FOR BRICKING YOU.
DO NOT QUOTE THE ENTIRE GUIDE IN YOUR REPLY, I WILL IGNORE IT AND ASK SOMEONE TO REMOVE IT!
DO NOT MESS WITH FLASH 0,1,2,3, UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
WE ARE PERMANATELY MODIFYING YOUR PSP, THERE IS A SLIM CHANCE YOU MAY BRICK PLEASE READ THIS AND UNDERSTAND THIS ONE LINE!
THERE IS A SIGNED VERSION OF Hellcats Recovery Flasher, I HAVE NOT TESTED IT AND I HAVE NO REASON TO, I MAY LATER. IF YOU FIND THIS VERSION, BE
PREPARED FOR THE WORST!
I HAVE TESTED THIS THE WAY I INSTRUCT YOU TO FOUR TIMES. I DID NOT BRICK ON ANY PROCESS!
What you need
A PSP
A USB cable
A cable to charge your PSP
An internet connection to download needed files.
A little bit of patience
(Optional) A pandora's battery, a spare PSP to make a pandoras, or a spare battery. If you have a spare battery, there is a option in Hellcat's Recovery Flasher to make one. Make it
before you start, and if all goes well, you can turn it back into a normal battery.
What Hellcat's recovery flasher can do for you!
Hellcat's Recovery Flasher does more than the name says.
It can install anyone of these CFW's:
It can backup your NAND
It can make a pandora battery
It can restore your NAND dump
It can install OFW
Applying the CFW
We are upgrading allllllll the way up to 6.39 to use TN HEN and then launch Hellcats with that. If you already have a way of launching homebrew, please skip.
Step One:
Format your memory stick, back everything up first.
Step Two:
Download 6.39 Update, and put it on your memory stick
Step Three:
Run the update, by going to Game, and clicking 6.39 Update, and let if finish itself up.
Step Four:
Format your memory card and then place this Mod Pack onto it.
Step Five:
Run TN Hombrew Enabler to get started.
Optional: Check if your PSP is modable
If you have a psp 1000, it is moddable and you can skip this step. If you have a PSP 2000, better to check now.
Step One:
In the pack above, I included PSPident. Run it.
Step Two:
Let it do its magic, and check the motherboard model, its around the middle of the screen. If you have a TA-088v3 and up motherboard, STOP HERE!!!! YOU WILL BRICK IF YOU
CONTINUE!!! I TOLD YOU, DONT COME CRYING TO ME WHEN YOU BRICK!! YOUR BRICK WILL BE UNFIXABLE!!! (although my boots do need a good cleanin)
Step Six:
Now, launch Hellcats Recovery Flasher found in the Games section of your PSP.
Step Seven:
Read all warning, you MAY/WILL brick if you screw around with the program.
Step Eight:
Make sure the target Firmware at the top says 5.00! If not, click X to cycle through the available ones.
Optional, appying other CFW's that hellcats supports
To come at a later date, sorry.
Step Nine:
Click on "Install CFW (of version selected above)" and then tell it to "reset (format) settings as well"
If you don't reset your setting, you will get a BSOD later, simply click the circle to reset them.
Step Ten:
Let it do its magic, and then click X when it tells you to to shut down your console.
Step Eleven:
Power it back on. If you didn't reset your setting, you will get a BSOD now, simply click the circle to reset them.
Step Twelve:
Go through the initial setup, and when you are done with that, your psp should be running 5.00 m33-6!
Good Apps to have
Prometheus
This app allows you to play ISO's and CSO's off of your XMB. Quite simple to install.
Step One:
Download The installer and place it in the GAME folder on your PSP.
Step Two:
Run the Prometheus that shows up on the XMB
Step Three:
Click X when it says to.
Step Four:
Click X when it is done installing.
More to come
Ultimate VSH menu
This is an extension to the VSH menu. It adds features you would otherwise have to go into the recovery menu to enable. It also has a option to skip gameboot, hide corrupt icons,
make a pandora battery, and launch to recovery menu.
Step One:
Download Ultimate VSH Menu Installer and put it in your game folder.
Step Two:
Launch the game and tell it to install.
THIS DOES NOT INSTALL TO YOUR FLASH, IT INSTALLS TO THE SEPLUGINS FOLDER!
Step Three:
You are now done, press Select to bring up your new menu and enable what you want to do. I personally like to enable skip gameboot.
Changing the version.txt to prevent accidental updates.
This is quite easy, and will prevent you from accidently updating your PSP. BUT IF YOU MESS AROUND WITH MORE THAN I TELL YOU TO, YOU WILL BRICK! I could take no
screenshots at this time, Recovery Menu does not support plugins.
How to do this with Ultimate VSH Menu
Step One:
Go to VSH menu. (Press the select button)
Step Two:
Go to USB Device and press the right directional button until it says flash 0
Step Three:
Plug in a USB cord and go to USB Connection on the XMB and click X
Step Four:
Go to Memory Stick->vsh->etc and open up version.txt
Step Five:
Either change the line that says "release:5.00" to "release:9.99" OR copy and paste this into it.
Step Six:Code:release:9.99:
build:2740,0,3,1,0:builder@vsh-build6
system:46876@release_500,0x05000010:
vsh:p6264@release_500,v46652@release_500,20081010:
target:1:WorldWide
Save the file, and exit USB connection.
Step Seven:
Go into recovery menu (Hold the Right Trigger while booting up, or go to Recovery Menu using Ultimate VSH Menu)
Step Eight:
Go to Configuration and enable "Use Version.txt"
Recovery Menu method
Step One:
Go into Recovery Menu (Hold the Right Trigger while booting up, or go to Recovery Menu using Ultimate VSH Menu)
Step Two:
Go to "XMB Usb Device" and click X until it says "Flash 0"
Step Three:
Go down to "Use version.txt" and click X so it is enabled.
Step Four:
Exit recovery menu and go to USB Connection on the XMB.
Step Five:
Go to Memory Stick->vsh->etc and open up version.txt
Step Six:
Either change the line that says "release:5.00" to "release:9.99" OR copy and paste this into it.
Step Seven:Code:release:9.99:
build:2740,0,3,1,0:builder@vsh-build6
system:46876@release_500,0x05000010:
vsh:p6264@release_500,v46652@release_500,20081010:
target:1:WorldWide
Go back into recovery menu and change the XMB USB Device back to memory stick.
Step Eight:
Reboot your console for it to take place
A few things to do in Recovery Menu
In Configuration
Enable Skip Sony Logo enabled, makes you boot up alot faster
Hide Corrupt icons enabled, why look at them ugly things
UMD Mode set to M33 Driver, allows you to play your ISO's and CSO's Don't pirate them, we wont support them or you!
Use VshMenu set to enabled if its just for you, but disable it if kids use your psp. You can do some stuff you don't want your kids to with Ultimate VSH Menu
Use Version.txt, read above.
Speed up MS access, if set to always faster loading times but it might drain your battery a little faster
Advanced
Go to advanced configuration, dont bother with this.
For playing ISO's, I heard it is best to Enable the first two, "Plain Modules in UMD/ISO" and "Execute BOOT.BIN in UMD/ISO"
If you plan on using plugins, make sure the last three are enabled.
Plugins
If you use plugins, you probably will come to this spot alot. For a plugin, you put it in the seplugins section.
If you have previous plugins, move the .prx's and leave the vsh.txt, game.txt, pops.txt in the folder that the plugin came in
Now, open the vsh.txt, game.txt, pops.txt whichever one came with your plugins, and copy the line over to your vsh.txt, game.txt, pops.txt already in seplugins.
This is what a disabled plugin in vsh.txt looks like
And an enabled oneCode:ms0:/seplugins/popsloader.prx 0
Alternativly, you can enable plugins using a plugin manager, or the plugins section of the recovery menu.Code:ms0:/seplugins/popsloader.prx 1
Registry Hacks
Click X on both "Activate WMA" and "Activate Flash Player" No need to go on the internet to enable them!
Thanks To
Dark Alex for everything PSP
WhiteShad0wX for his guide
The chinese person who made Prometheus
Total Noob
Hellcat
re4thewin
More than likely more people that i forgot.
Check out my other guide on How to install the POPSloader plugin!
I probably forgot some stuff. If i remember Ill add later.
