Thanks for this easy and step by step tutorial.My PSP 3000 can be downloaded by now!

hi criselle, the CFW enabler will say its corrupted because I think you haven’t successfully installed Chickhen R2.
Restore you Default Settings. Go to Settings > System Settings > Restore Default Settings.
Repeat step 3(except for the downloading and copying of files,if you had done it before).
Always check your system version after this step so that it reads “5.03 ChickHEN R2″.
Then your ready to install CFW Enabler.

Happy PSP-ing!

Hello Silva,

Instead of copying the whole ChickHEN folder into your PICTURE folder,copy the files from the ChickHEN folder (4 gif files ChickHENa-d and slim.tiff) directly into the PICTURE folder,do not put it in the ChickHEN folder anymore.
Restore you Default Settings. Go to Settings > System Settings > Restore Default Settings.
Repeat step 3(except for the downloading and copying of files,if you had done it before).
Always check your system version after this step so that it reads “5.03 ChickHEN R2″.
Then your ready to install CFW Enabler.

Note:installing of ChickHEN normally takes me 2 times to successfully install it.

Hello Ricardo,

Hmmm.what I do here if it does not restart and shutdown completely,I restore the default settings and turn all the UMD options off(UMD auto restart,UMD caching) then open the PHOTOS folder again.Kindly try this.

you need to have another memory stick I had the same problem I tried like 10 times on my 8 gb memory stick but when i traied it on my 2 gb memory stick it worked from the first time

ok, this is weird, i know, but i finally got it to work. i followed all the above instructions, but what i did to get it to work was as soon as you load the photos off the memory stick, scroll down to the “slim” photo, and then i kept flipping back and forth from this photo to the photo directory. it seemed to work, i dunno. anyways, yay!

Hello James,

Download links updated.

is there any way of the psp bricking during these steps?

Hi…nanage to get 5.03 ChickHEN R2, but when i try to open CFWEnabler 3.60 its say that data is corrupted. Plz help. Thanks

Hello Dee,

In able to play newer games(tekken 6,etc) you must install Custom Firmware 5.03 GEN-B instead of CFWEnabler 3.60 .

Here’s what you will do:

1.Download Custom Firmware 5.03 GEN-B at http://uploading.com/files/4a16c5e6/5.03%2BGEN-B.zip/
2.Delete the current CFW Enabler 3.60 in your PSP (PSP > GAME) if it is still in it.
3.Extract the 5.03 GEN-B files to your computer.
4.Copy the 5.03GEN-B folder (the extracted file) in your PSP (PSP > GAME).
5.Disconnect the PSP from the Computer
6.Run the 5.03 GEN-B Updater in Game > Memory Stick
7.Follow the process in updating,last command will be to press X.PSP will reboot.
8.Check your System Information ,5.03 GEN-B(Full)
9.Try to see if the newer games is working now

Note: If you will load the 5.03 GEN-B for another time (for example, your PSP battery has drained or has forced shutdown),hold the “L” button when running again the updater,ok?

Thank you so much, that worked perfectly

hey, im trying to download the Custom Firmware 5.03 GEN-B from the given link but it says the download has expired?

thanks that worked.

Hahaha~~ I am blind! Seems like this can play ISO and CSO… okay… I’m going to try it, and I’ll let you know if I succeed ^^;

Thanks again…

Oh man… I need to stop doing this. I checked the tutorial again, and missed the clearly stated step that said I needed to put the ISO file in the root directory… Sorry for spamming so much ^^;;;

Thanks for all your help~~ I was able to put games onto my psp and run them perfectly~~!

I had some trouble earlier, as I shut down the psp in an attempt to run ChickHEN and GEN B again (so that I could teach my sister when I gave it to her) real quick. I just couldn’t get ChickHEN to run again, no matter how many times I tried! I just couldn’t figure it out.

But then I saw a video on Youtube, and the person in the video went into the ChickHEN images, and immediately scrolled down to the last image - the tiff. After letting all the images load, when it got to the tiff, it immediately flashed green and rebooted. I tried this method, and on my second try, it worked! I was sooooo pleased! This is such an easy method, and just when I thought I could not get ChickHEN to boot, I did it~

Anyways, just posting this to let you know, and hopefully help someone else who is having trouble booting up ChickHEN.

Dear admin,

I installed ChickHen R2 and then CFWEnabler 3.60 Successfully, so the system version is 5.03 MHU, also I put the .iso files in ISO folder and I can see them from GAME menu of psp, but when I select a game, after 5 seconds psp turns off and the software version reset to 5.03. I have tried it several times, but the response is the same.

I really appreciate your help.

Hi,

I tried 5.03 GEN-B and it was successful, Thank you!

But there is a few tips that I have encountered and perhaps help someone else:

For the first time (after I bought my PSP), I installed ChickHen R2 and 5.03 GEN-A successfully. There was no problem with playing games. After several days when I was playing, it hung and I had to turn off it.

After that, I was always installing ChickHen R2 successfully (the version was 5.03 Chickhen R2) but running the 5.03 GEN-A was leading to psp turn off. I formatted my memry stick several times, but the result was the same.

Then I decided to test CFW Enabler 3.60 (after a Format of Memory stick). This time everything was OK and as I mentioned in my previous post the system version was 5.03 MHU, but selecting a game was equal to psp turn off.

Also I tesed Chickhen mod2 and CFW Enabler 3.60. The result was nothing else.

At last I tried Chickhen mod2 and 5.03 GEN-B and this time I could run my games!

I ordered a psp 3000 from dell, how do i know if it is a “brite” ?

hi, i have a psp 3002 fw 5.70.. is there a way to play ISO/CSO files in this version?…. cheers

hi, can you help where can i download the chickhen mod2, because the chickhen r2 and 5.03 GEN-B isn’t working for my psp… i followed the above instructions but after i run the 5.03 GEN-B my system software version was still 5.03 MHU…

I have custom firmware gen 5.03-c finally installed on my psp 3000. I was wodering is there any way it will stay on there when I take my battery out or do a full power down? Or do I have to flash it everytime again like I’m doing now?

Hey.

Sorry about this noobish questions admin, you since you look like a smart guy i belive you can answear me my doubts:

-I am ging to buy a psp. A 3000, SLIM. Any will be good to hack?

-After the hack that is posted here in this thread, i will be able to play any game?

Thanks a lot for your time, and congrats on the good work

/Kima

Hi! I have a psp3001 ofw 5.02, upgraded successfully to ofw 5.03. Dropped chickhena-d.gif and slim.tiff into picture folder on psp, and reset to factory default. I attempted to access pictures on psp, but only get a shutdown. I cannot get system to reboot into 5.03 HEN. I tried disabling UMD boot and cache without success. I tried scrolling through thumbs while thumbs were being loaded without success. I have everything on a 2gb SanDisk Memory Stick PRO Duo. What could I possibly be doing wrong? I am stumped.

@Admin
Thanks! I was able to get ChickenHEN working, allowing me to install FW 5.03 GEN-B successfully. What I failed to do was place the 4 ChickenHEN files into its own folder inside the PSP Photo folder (PSP->PHOTO->CHICKENHEN->files). I also flipped back and forth between the last photo and the folder it belonged to, which caused the green screen. Thank you for all your help.

I am now having problems with playing a backup of Assassins Creed. I placed the ISO in a folder named ISO under ROOT. I can access the game on the PSP->GAME->MS->Assassins Creed. However, I get an error “The game could not be started. (80020321). I will try another ISO backup tomorrow.

Thanks again for all your help and everyone on here.

@Admin
Ok, I know why I was getting the (80020321) error when I tried playing the games. You MUST have a UMD inserted. Error (80020321) is a device failure. Under this hack, you must have a UMD inserted — doesn’t matter which one, just as long as you have one in.

This has been such an invaluable blog. I appreciate what you are doing and all the input others have added.

what about if i have a psp brite with ofw 5.70 can i still do that because i just bought one

hi admin!

i really appreciate this forum since it helps a lot! however i’m such a noob at PSP 3000’s method of hacking.
i have a PSP 3000 with OFW 5.03, chickHEN R2 (enabled), CFW enabler 3.60.
then i played newer games that according to some forumers said caused the PSP to shutdown therefore they have to reload chickHEN R2 again. well i successfully done that but when I run CFWE 3.60, it initializes, but after a while it shuts down instead of rebooting and doesn’t even open the program. do you think i’m missing something like holding/pressing any button while running CFWE?

secondly, if I want to change CFW to a GEN-B, can I do it directly like formatting my mem stick and replace it with the necessary files?
or is there another proper method?

this is kinda long. i just want to be specific with my problem so it is understandable!

thanks a lot and happy new year!

can you help me in my psp 3002
to b come 5.50 gen d-3?

Hi! I have purchased psp3001 for my son with OFW 6.20 on purchase the shopkeeper had hacked the psp and loaded 40 games in the memory stick the stick was Sony Memory Stick PRO Duo 8 gb the games were able to play for three days after then he is not able to play games from the memory stick. I require your help.

I have formatted the memory stick now it shows photo folder and there in nothing in side

Ryan, if i go to walmart or target today and buy a Miley Cyrus (cheaper, i don’t mind the color) or Gran Turismo PSP 3000 bundle, will those have firmwares that I can hack?

i’m really trying to find a way for version 5.70… been searching for days… i just wanna help my friend…

but mine, the time i bought my psp 2006, that was the day i learned about the unstable and stable ones.. semi-hacked/fully hacked in other terms.. but what i knew more was, they sell the fully hackable ones more expensive than the semi ones..

nweiz,, hope anyone passing by this forum could post some information about 5.70 which is currently unhackable…. updates!!!

peace out…

Hello Chris,

Before formatting your memory stick,backup your games, chickhen and and your 5.03 gen b so you can copy it back again after a fresh format.Of course you’ll have to repeat the process in hacking your PSP when you do this.

Took me awhile but I finally got it THANKS a million!!!!!!

Hello Ron,

You can check the firmware by navigating into Settings > System Settings > System Information .The System software is the firmware of your PSP.

How about installing Gen-B instead of Gen-C? Here’s the download link for it: http://uploading.com/files/4a16c5e6/5.03%2BGEN-B.zip/ .Delete first your Gen-C before putting Gen-B in your PSP.

Thanks Tony for the share!

Wait so I can never turn off my PSP again? I know its not bad, I just wanna know
Please answer me to:
cf_on_youtube@hotmail.com
Thanks

Sorry for the stupid question:
What will happen after doing the steps above correctly?
After that, where can I download great games for PSP 3000??
(I’m absolutely begginer with the PSP world)
Thank you

Sir pls help.. i have a psp 3000 with firmware 5.02 i tried the instructions above and it wont work on me.. it dont restart after i install the chickHen and just shutdown.. and i try a lot and it causes my screen just in red and doesn’t turn off neither restart.. what will i do? pls help..

sir,pls.help me bibili kami ng friend ko nang psp 3000 japan ano bang maganda at pwedeng ma modified.kasi sabi nila hindi daw pwdeng imodified lagyan chikenhen…pls help us…

sir,
question po ulit. kung kayo po bibili ng psp.what is the best psp 1000,2000 or 3000.ksi po may nagsasabi dont buy psp 3000.panget daw.pls help bigyan nyo po ako ng idea.thanks.

Alvin,

Itanong mo na lang dun sa mayari kung yung OFW version na ay 5.03 or below,pag mas mataas sa 5.03 ang version nya hindi pa sya nahahack,ok?Thanks!

Hello, what can i do if my psp version is higher than 5.03 ? How do i downgrade it ?

ok im a 100% noob and i have just brought myself a psp 3002 with ofw 5.03 ive been researching alot about hacking psp’s and have read a few things to do with different motherboards and not being able to hack them my question is…… will my psp 3002 with ofw 5.03 be able to do this this step by step tutorial and enable me to play downloaded games regardless of the type of motherboard in my psp?

hy admin,

any success on psp3004 with ofw 6.10 or above?

hi ive just brought a psp 3002 and have been trying this method
but i can not get it to reset, it simply turns off and wont reset not sure why i even tried going back and forth on the images no success can any one help me thanks.

One more thing Luis, is your OFW (firmware version) is 5.03 or below? If it is higher than 5.03, I’m afraid the hack won’t work for you.

Hello Jaypee,

Thanks for appreciating this article. Yes, I am a Filipino
Now, answers to your questions:
1. It is not possible to downgrade ofw 6.20 to 5.03. Just buy PSP 3000 with ofw 5.03 or below.
2. I think all PSP 3000’s has the same motherboard. The key to be able to hack it is the ofw must be 5.03 or below.
3. You don’t need any pandora battery and magic memory stick to apply this hack.
4. Same answer as #3.

Regards,
Ryan

Hello Jaypee,

Custom Firmware 5.03 GEN-B can play the latest games. Thanks for the appreciation!

Thanx for your fast reply.

actually i owned a psp 3006 (system software 5.03) recently and i bought it complete with the hacking-thing done from the shop. (the system already hacked by the shop and they sell it with a higher price. they also include games in my 8gb memory stick and i can play all the games). but my problem is that this kind of system requires me not to hold the power button too long or else the hacked system will disappear from my psp. another situation happened to me is when the game is downloading and it hang and suddenly the screen went blank and shut down, the hacked system will disappear too and so i have to ask the shopkeeper to reinstall the hacked system for me everytime these two situations happened.

so my questions are:
1) is it possible for me to hack the system by myself using chicken R2 gen-B?

2) will it causes my games to disappear from my memory stick?

3) if i carry out the hack, will it causes my psp not to function anymore?

i really need your help. thanx for your help and i hope you can understand what i write on this post and the problem i am facing.

for now i found that only your forum is the best i can find to help me. thanx again for your attention.

Thanks for the appreciation Tey! Happy PSPing!

Ok, I am planning to buy a PSP 3000 in December. If in the most unfortunate circumstance I get a model with OFW 5.50 or above, can I use the upcoming TN HEN 6.20? If so will the results be the same?

hi! me again, just wondering what 5.50 gen d-3 is… what’s the diff for 5.03 gen-b?

Hello Melissa,

In order to perform the hack in this tutorial, You just have to buy a PSP 3000 model with OFW(Original Firmware version) 5.03 or below. Follow the steps and you’re good to go

Hello Jaypee,

I had updated the tutorial to use 5.03 GEN-C to play latest games. If you’re running 5.03GEN-B and want to upgrade to GEN-C delete the 5.03GEN-B in your PSP XMB PSP>GAME then follow the instructions here on how to put and activate GEN-C.

Thanks Jaypee!

hi ryan. me again.

my psp was kinda delayed. my uncle says it’s coming this december..
just wonderin what site you’re using for iso/cso downloads? i’ve found lots of sites but i don’t think they’re trustworthy. and some of them only supports 5.50 gen d3. so can you tell us? it’ll be much appreciated!
thanks in advance!

hey i have a psp 3000 6.31ver. can you help me to hack this thanks

hi me again!
got my psp 3000! ang everything went so smoooottthhhh…. hahahahaha!
thx Ryan you really helped a lot!
im just wondering can you make a tutorial on installing CTF themes for psp’s?
cos they’re so freakin cool!
keep up the good work bud!
thanks so much!

Hello, I got a PSP 3000 recently and it was the Black Friday Bundle. The firmware it came default is 6.30, and I am well aware that I could not attempt using any current HEN to install 5.03 GEN. I heard that Total Noob is working on a HEN compatible for firmwares 6.20, and/or 6.31. Assuming that is true will the same method work with a different HEN?

Thank you very much. I really appreciate your instruction.

Hello Kowsa,

Too bad, version 5.70 still have no hack at the moment. Your PSP may brick if you try this hack.

hello jacobs,

Gen-C allows you to play the newer games in PSP so it is recommended to install Gen-C than Gen-B alright? Thanks!

hi, I have psp 3004, i do what you said on ur post, my system information is 5.03 gen-c full then i install 5.03 prometheus, then when im trying to play Naruto Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3, it still says “The game could not be started. (8002013c)” What should i do to fix it? same when i open Smackdown vs Raw 2011.. Thanks

Hello Colby,

I have no experience in installing prometheus on my PSP as I am now addicted in NES emulators right now(lol), you can find some tutorial on how to install this on youtube.

can i put mp3 and videos on my psp 3001 without affecting the chickhen 5.03 gen-c???

Silva your problem is you must have a program instalat to psp his name IS HEN and choce to model to a psp 3004 you say try this is work i have that proble to but i fixed and now im joining to the games

Great Post, cheer to you… Can you pass a good link to download games.. I have Ironman 2 An I can’t play it, can’t even see the icon.. Any advice? Thanx!

H! can you help how to downgrade my psp 3001 6.31 into 5.03? Thx!

Hello Rhian,

Unfortunately, you cannot downgrade 6.31 to 5.03. sorry

Rhian,

6.31 and 6.35 are now hackable. sorry for the late response

this is a great tutorial… very straightforward and clear

my psp 3000 has a firmware version 5.03

is there a possibility that my psp would be bricked using this method?

Thanks Johnny for the update! I’ll update the thread with your link. Yes, I think newer games today would not run on the old hack. Thanks again!

Article updated for those with PSP3000s with versions above 5.03! Thanks to Johnny and to Lawrence for the update.

Thanks Johnny, can I do it in OFV 5.02? I’m also tired of reloading the HEN and CFW everytime I restart. Please advise. Thanks!

I am up to step 4 and have downloaded and extracted the file but nothing is showing up in my game memory stick section?

my psp was already hacked then i changed the screen cos it broke,so at one point the battery lost total power.i tried rehacking it but when i opened the photo, the psp just shut down instead of rebooting. i use a psp 3001 version 5.03

psp 3002 ung skn,5.70 firmware,di pa rin ba sya pde ihack?

Hello guys,
I’ve been trying to install the chickHen R2 and my psp 3000 just shut’s it self down. I’ve tried it many times but it keeps just saying ‘Version 5.03′.

Thanks