[GUIDE] Installing CFW via ChickHen on PSP-1k, 2k, 3k(all motherboards)

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How-To Install CFW on PSP-1000,2000,3000 (Un/Hackable Mother Boards)

What do you need:

1 - PSP-1000, 2000, or 3000(hackable motherboard or non-hackable
motherboards).

2 - ChickHen R2.

3 - 5.03 firmware.

4 - 5.03GEN-A or CFE 3.60 or 5.03 GEN-B.

5 - Patience, yeah if you don't have, buy some. :-P

Upgrading to 5.03 OFW

Note If you have 5.03 firmware installed, then skip this section.

1 - Download 5.03 OFW.

2 - Create a folder called UPDATE in PSP/GAME on your memory stick.

3 - Extract the archive, and Place the EBOOT.PBP in the UPDATE folder.

4 - Run the 5.03 Firmware update from the game menu in XMB.

5 - When the updater finishes, you will have 5.03 installed. The firmware required to run ChickHEN.

Booting to ChickHen R2

For PSP 2k,3k If you want to boot ChickHEN R2 on these kind of PSPs (2k,3k). I recommend you use this modded version of ChickHen. It is guaranteed to work in the first try. P.S : the same steps apply with this one too.

1 - Download ChickHEN R2. Open the ChickHEN R2 archive. For slim users(psp-2000,3000): place the folder inside Slim with gif images into your PSP memory stick PICTURE folder (ms0:/PICTURE) (later it will be PICTURE/ChickHEN), for fat users(psp-1000): place the folder inside FAT with gif images into your PSP memory stick location PICTURE folder.

2 - Now place the h.bin into the root of your memory stick pro duo. Where the folders PSP, MUSIC etc are located.

3 - Go back into settings in your psp and turn off UMD Auto-Start and UMD Cache.

4 - Place the memory stick into the PSP, and navigate to your photos folder, and enter the ChickHen folder. Wait, you will see five egg giff images, these will start to load thumbnails. Your PSP may freeze and reset. Just keep retrying and ChickHEN R2 will load up….But if you see flashing colors, your PSP will reboot loading the ChickHen.

Now you can only play homebrew games, but for the real fun continue following the guide to install custom firmware on your psp!

WARNING If you installed the two CFWs GEN and CFE on the same PSP without installing one of them first, you won't be able to play PSX games. Except if you have a hackable mobo VIA Pandora.

How to install 5.03 GEN-A

1 - Download custom firmware 5.03GEN-A for ChickHen R2 from the download link supplied above.

2 - Connect your PSP to the computer in USB Mode.

3 - Extact the 5.03GEN-A_for_HEN.zip archive for example to your desktop.

4 - Double-click on LAUNCH-ME.exe (GUI) which can be found inside the folder extracted.

Note Now if the program didn't launch and showed an error, then continue reading this step, if not then continue to the following step. Download .Netframework 2.0, which is the minimal version that can run "LAUNCH-ME.exe". When the download finishes, install .NET framework.Then launch "LAUNCH-ME.exe (GUI)". If it still displays an error, just PM me.

5 - Choose options PSP-2000 or PSP-3000 (depends of your PSP). Mode : Choose option FULL. Set driver of your psp for example: G, H, F, etc... It depends on the usb port that the psp is connected to. Click start, the files are being copied to your psp.

6 - Disconnect the PSP from USB. Navigate to the game menu, enter your memorystick, then launch the main EBOOT.PBP.

7 - When the application loads, press L or R to flash the firmware in your flash. YOU ONLY NEED MAKE IT ONE TIME!

8 - Last but not least, press () to reboot in the custom firmware.

You are now in the world of custom firmware.

How to install 5.03 GEN-B

Remark! You should have installed 5.03 GEN-A before proceeding on updating to 5.03 GEN-B.

1 - Download 5.03 GEN-B for ChickHen R2.

2 - Extract the ZIP, and drag the "5.03GEN-B" folder to PSP/GAME folder on memory stick.

3 - Run the updater VIA XMB->Game Menu.

4 - When the process finishes, press X. The PSP will reboot.

How to make GEN-A/B permanent :

1 - Download Sedna for CFW 5.03 GEN-A/B.

2 - Extract it, and Copy the folder seplugins in the root of your Memory Stick.

3 - copy this line ms0:/seplugins/Sedna.prx 1 in the file X:/seplugins/vsh.txt, X:/seplugins/game.txt. When that is done, the CFW becomes permanent.

Note X : Is the letter of the PSP device (ms0, memory stick).

How to install CFE 3.60 MHU

Note If you are on 5.03 GEN-A, and want to install CFE 3.60 or vice versa, check the section after this one.

1 - Download Custom Firmware enabler v3.60 A.K.A 3.60 MHU A.K.A 5.00 M33-6 for unhackable PSPs VIA Pandora.

2 - Extract the archive and prepare the folder "CFWEnabler" to be copied (it is located in PSP/GAME after the archive is extracted).

3 - Connect your PSP to the computer, and copy CFWEnabler folder to PSP/GAME.

4 - Run the updater from game menu in XMB.

5 - Click on the first option and accept.

Note After the first time you install CFE, don't install it again. If your PSP crashes or shutsdown due to any reason, just launch the updater and don't press anything. It will automatically reboot your PSP to CFE.

Uninstalling GEN-A then installing CFE or vice versa:

Note You need version older than 3.60 to uninstall CFE or GEN-A. GEN-A installer doesn't have an option to uninstall CFW files in flash0, so we will use CFE 3.30 here.

1 - Download CFE 3.30.

2 - Extract the archive and prepare the folder "CFWEnabler" to be copied (it is located in PSP/GAME after the archive is extracted).

3 - Connect your PSP to the computer, copy CFWEnabler folder to PSP/GAME, and run it from XMB.

4 - Press the option to uninstall CFW files (GEN-A files or CFE files), it will uninstall both if they are present.

5 - When you finish, choose if you want to update to CFE 3.60 or GEN-A. After you finish, follow the 5.03 GEN-A section if you want to install GEN firmware, or follow the CFE 3.60 section if you install it.

Remarks! These kinds of CFW are not permanent (unless you have GEN-A/B Sedna patched). If you shutdown the psp, the psp will not load the custom firmware again. You need to reload ChickHen R2, then launch EBOOT.PBP of GEN-A and press o when you enter the menu. Because of that, I recommend just using the standby mode. When you have installed the custom firmware in your flash, you can remove the "files" folder in the MS ROOT.For your own safety, it is better to rename or erase the prx called "flasher.prx" in the MAIN APP folder to avoid wrong flashing times. If you have a fat psp, then I recommend to install 5.00m33-6 directly using a pandora battery rather than going in all of these procedures. If you don't have a Pandora battery, then use this guide for installing it VIA Hellcat's Recovery flasher on 5.03 OFW! Don't ever flash an irrelevant firmware to your psp-2000,3000 (flash0) (unhackable motherboards). This will result in a permanent brick that can't be fixed until a new exploit is found.

Credits:

• Dark_Alex for all his great work on scene since 4 years.
• Miriam for his full reverse from M33 and the 5.02GEN-A.
• Davee for his great chickHEN R2.
• PSPGEN Team & Members for help and support.
• You, for your patience and for just reading my tutorial. :-)