PSPGEN have released Custom Firmware 5.03GEN-A for HEN!! What does this mean? Well its something many of us have been waiting for since the PSP-3000 was released. Full blown Custom Firmware is now possible on your PSP-3000 / PSP-2000 TA088v3. Thanks to GENyUS and PSPGen.com. Just watch the video above as proof this works.
How to Install,
Pre installation: Make sure you have a PSP-3000 or PSP-2000 with Firmware 5.03 – You need this for ChickHEN R2 to work.
- Download ChickHEN R2 by Davee & Team Typhoon
- Download 5.03 GEN-A Custom Firmware.
- Install ChickHEN and run/load ChickHEN R2
- Follow these steps below
01. Connect your PSP to the computer in USB Mode when you have loaded ChickHEN R2.
02. Unzip 5.03GEN-A_for_HEN.zip on your desktop by example
03. double-click on LAUNCH-ME.exe (GUI)
04.PSP Model : choose options PSP-2000 or PSP-3000 (depends of your PSP)
05.Mode : Choose option FULL
06. PSP Install : Choose option YES
07. Push START.
08.the files are copied on your PSP.
09. Disconnect the PSP from USB.
10. Launch the main EBOOT.PBP / Loader using ChickHEN R2 (only R2! NOT R1!).
11. When the app load, press L or R to flash the firmware in your flash. YOU ONLY NEED MAKE IT ONE TIME!
12. Press () to reboot in the custom firmware.
Having trouble running ChickHEN R2? Please see this guide.
Features:
# COMPATIBILITY PSP-3000 and PSP-2000 v3
o Reading of plays PS1
o Reading of the backups of plays PSP
o GEN VSH FINELY available
o Recovery in VSH available (some bugs remains to be regulated – to see further)
o Access to the PSN
Known Bugs:
The RECOVERY MODE of the 5.02GEN-A was patché to turn on the PSP-3000. It makes it possible to modify the majority of the usual options. Note that we some problems with this recovery in VSH and will undoubtedly have to be awaited a patch encounters correction so that it is functional at 100%. Note that SMALL GEN VSH functions, him, very well.
Here menus and their equivalents:
* Togle USB = OK
* configuration ok
o Sony skip: do not go (useless thus not engraves)
o Hide corrupt let us icons = walk not and activeSkip Sony logo
o range folder HB ok
o autorun EBOOT ok
o fake area ok
o use vsh finely ok
o XMB USB Device ok
o Charge device with usb ok
o Use M33 network update ok
o use version TXT ok
o hide MAC ok* use range ok categories
* Reboot in official firmware > nonfunctional
* Run program At = Finely advanced
* advanced = CPU SPEED
* CPU SPEED = Plugins
* plugins = registry hack
* registry hack = suspends device
* device = reboot in official firmware suspends
* Reset system = quitPut besides that all functions and we will try to correct this as fast as possible.
Source: PSPGen
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August 31, 2009 at 3:02 pm
have not used my PSP3002 for 6 months. checked out this today and installed works like a charm. Finally can play my old PS1 games like Abe’s Oddyssey – freaking awsome. thanks to the guys that have worked hard on this. can now use my PSP for the reason I bought it!
August 31, 2009 at 6:01 pm
when i open the lounch me for gen A some message pops up saying error terminate help
August 31, 2009 at 11:06 pm
stupid question my cousin got a psp 3000 with 5.50 OFW can i use my pandora to downgrade the psp to 5.00 OFW then install 5.03 OFW to later use this Chicken HEN R2 to put 5.03GEN
September 1, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Hi. I have a PSP 2004 Slim&Lite. With the last update its ofw is now 5.03 . How can i change the ofw to cfw? I’ve tried CFW enabler and this Gen-A for a HEN too. Although it says “done with success”, when i press circle -after it says that and i pressed “R” once- it just shuts down. And after that, when i boot the PSP it’s still 5.03 ofw. Can someone please help me!!!
October 1, 2009 at 8:24 am
Same with me help us
November 3, 2009 at 4:03 am
I’ve the same problem. I flashed the custom firmware by pressing “R” (it says “done with success”) and next when I pressed “O” my PSP hangs for a while and turns off. I tried do this a number of times. Please help us!
November 8, 2009 at 8:03 am
I have the same problem too, does not work for 5 times.. until i’ve download the “5.03 GEN-A Custom Firmware for HEN” from another place, then it works in my 1st try..
September 4, 2009 at 6:36 am
i alreadyn downloaded my ofw 5.53 is there anyway i can downgrade it to 5.03 need help pls
September 4, 2009 at 7:42 am
You cannot downgrade from 5.53 if you r on a psp 3000, however i believe you can downgrade from 5.53 if you r on a psp 2000 or lower. I may be wrong but you should try searching on google or you tube.
September 4, 2009 at 9:55 am
i get all the way to installing the cfw and then try to reboot into it with O and every time it says process failed, cant load module, then reboots back into chickhen. ive reinstalled 3 times why does it keep failing when im so close?
September 19, 2009 at 10:20 am
please someone help me because every time i run the launch-me.exe an error appears and stop running it.. pls i really nid your help tnx!
September 19, 2009 at 10:22 am
help plz everytime i run the launch-me.exe i always get this error saying “The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click on OK to terminate the application.” help me pls.. really nid to run this thing tnx!
October 7, 2009 at 8:07 am
i got a solution for that
XD
September 22, 2009 at 1:02 am
Hi guys , for god sake i need help … i ve read like 600 comments , seriously not fast reading , but read all words and procedure etc etc. My problem is (i know this as been asked manytimes but nothing have fixed my problem) I cant get chicken R2 to work. The psp (psp 3001 ratchet & clank edition) just crashes after i go in pictures and press X on chicken folder in photo then i wait , i know you guys said that it might need few tries , i ve done it 43 time (no kidding) in a row and still the dam psp just cras it doesnt reboot. i tryed everything put the files in pictures , h.bin in root , put the files in ms/psp/photo , delete the files , redownload the .rar done it with UMD , whitout UMD , with wlan on/off , i did reset settings to factory default everything , every solution ive found within those 600 comments talking about that , ive done it , but still it doesnt work …. Whats wrong for god sake ! ill give 10$ to the guy who give me the solution , no kidding tru paypal ill send you 10freakin bucks. i Worked on that for 10 hours in 2 days and NOTHING. So please help me it would be much appreciate.
October 12, 2009 at 4:37 pm
I’ve got a PSP 2000 Ta88v3. When I need to load ChickenR2, I don’t wait until all the eggs (the pictures) are shown on the PSP, because my PSP will reboot itself. The approach I use (and works for me) goes like this:
When your PSP is powered on, turn it off.
Wait 5 seconds and power the PSP on
Go as fast as you can to pictures
Go as fast as you can to the bottom of the pictures
When you’ve done it fast enough, R2 will load.
If not, the PSP will shut down after aprox. 10 seconds.
Then try again, following the above steps.
It always works for me within three tries.
Good luck!
November 1, 2009 at 9:49 pm
what you need to to is make sure that you are in ofw 5.03. if so, plug psp into charger, wait for a moment go to photos, chickhen folder, start to scroll down slowly, dont press x just down to scroll slowly, once you get the hang of it it will work everytime, but the trick is plug psp up to charger and give it a minute for battery to start taking charge. doesnt matter if battery is dead or fully charged. try it.
November 5, 2009 at 3:27 pm
listen to the assmunch, make sure you are in 5.03 if yes then restore factory settings even if that’s where they are at already. when done shut off umd auto start and umd cache. once done go to pictures, wait for the egg to appear in the icon press x. just wait dont scroll down dont do anything. it may not work right away, if it dont, just keep opening up pictures, you dont have to restore settings every time. also keep any and all pictures off of your psp.
November 5, 2009 at 3:44 pm
almost forgot, you have to have the h.bin file on the root of your memory stick as well.
September 27, 2009 at 6:37 pm
I am running Linux and was wondering if there is a way to load CFW 5.03 on my PSP.
September 27, 2009 at 9:20 pm
I have some questions and I need some answers…
I got a PSP 2000 slim in version 5.03 m33 Custom Firmware
I use chicken(with vista pictures in it. Not the eggs) and CFWLoader 3.01
I am just wondering if I upgraded my PSP in version 5.50 gen A or B… Can I still use my CFWLoader 3.01?
or I need to find another solution to fix it?? If the error “there are no games” shows up…
I want this upgrade because I want to play bloody roar 2 on my PSP (ps1 ISO)
September 28, 2009 at 10:50 pm
I am not sure if you can because, i think you can crack the psp 2000. I dont know how to do it. you would have to keep looking, try google or you tube. I have psp 3000. I use ChickHenR2 (with the eggs) and I am using gen-a(full) and I can play all my PS1 isos.
October 1, 2009 at 8:21 am
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October 1, 2009 at 8:28 am
[...] R2 on your PSP-3000 or PSP-2000 TA088v3 + and also read up about installing CFW 5.03 GEN-A here: http://pspslimhacks.com/503gen-a-custom-firmware-released/ Similar Posts Yoshihiro’s 5.55 & 6.00 Game Decrypter V2 [...]
October 3, 2009 at 1:57 pm
i have one question: when i press start with the LAUNCH-ME.exe then the files come on my desktop (there is the .exe also) not on my psp so now i don’t know where to put the files on my psp.
thx for all help
October 5, 2009 at 2:34 pm
[...] ChickHEN is on, and i think i'm using a valid installer, i got it from 5.03 GEN-A Custom Firmware released! 5.03GEN-A Custom Firmware for PSP-3000's, PSP Hacks – PSP Slim … [...]
October 10, 2009 at 9:33 am
Ok – I have the same problem as most with PSP 200x (I have 2001). I do everything and it goes fine but when I’m at last step where I have to reboot with () (I suppose it’s O (ring, circle etc.)). So I press L or R and () afterwards. PSP is going to reboot in CFW but the screen just turns black and after ~20 seconds it turns off. When I switch it on I have to done all ChickHEN and Loader stuff again but everything’s the same neither I press L or R or () only. I formatted memory stick and tried to start everything from the very beginning. I even resetted all settings.
So I started again but still the same – just blackness after pushing ().
Maybe it’s fault of that I flashed it dozen times when it just turned off?
Maybe I should check PSP 3000 box not 2000? Or that could mess up the PSP entirely?
Btw. – I have PSP-2000 TA088v3.
P.S. I know this has been asked dozen times but – where I have to put ISOs after flashing?
P.P.S. Thank you all guys for great help and sorry for my stupidity and bad english.
November 1, 2009 at 8:44 pm
I have the same problem I fixed my previous one but now after I flash the custom firmware and then I press to reboot it just turns off and then when I turn it back on its back to OFW 5.03. WTF is the matter with this thing lol. Sorry for the language but this is my lik 350925325 time using custom firmware and I never had this much trouble. Help please ?
November 5, 2009 at 3:33 pm
do everything you just said and let the psp hang. when you turn it back on get chickhen going and put the GEN-B update in the game folder on you psp. run the program and you now have gen-b. it’s the samething as gen-a. tho your not gonna play ps1 games on it. 2000’s seem to have problems doing that too
November 5, 2009 at 3:35 pm
oh ya, about iso’s plug in the usb, open the folder to view the files. once there create a new folder and call it ISO all in caps. that is where you put your iso’s. cso’s work in there too
November 1, 2009 at 4:58 pm
How come when i load chickhen, then load the custom firmware, when it reboots it just goes back to OFW 5.03, it does that every single time…anyone know why?
November 1, 2009 at 8:31 pm
[...] in the Homebrew Enabled Environment aka HEN, run 5.03 GEN-A then the GEN-B update. [...]
November 1, 2009 at 9:37 pm
works for me
thanks =d
November 1, 2009 at 9:53 pm
so far so good. but is it just me or does the xmb seem to be in turbo charge mode. games and apps i try seem to be normal. any good job team gen.
November 2, 2009 at 1:57 pm
WARNING GEN-A FULL IST CORRUPTED ON THIS SITE DOWNLOAD IT ELSEWHERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 8, 2009 at 8:05 am
Thank you..
November 2, 2009 at 6:51 pm
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November 8, 2009 at 3:19 pm
“When you installed the custom firmware in your flash you can remove the “files” folder in the MS ROOT.
For your own safety, is better that you rename or erase the prx called “flasher.prx” in the MAIN APP folder to
avoid wrong flash times.”
When I remove all this and shutdown the psp fully and ran chickhen then the installer loader it says that the files folder wasn’t found then It aborts.
So should I keep this files or remove it? BTW I am on 5.03 Gen-B (full).
November 8, 2009 at 3:23 pm
“When you installed the custom firmware in your flash you can remove the “files” folder in the MS ROOT.
For your own safety, is better that you rename or erase the prx called “flasher.prx” in the MAIN APP folder to
avoid wrong flash times.”
When I remove all this and shutdown the psp fully and ran chickhen then the installer loader it says that the files folder wasn’t found then It aborts.
So should I keep this files or remove it? BTW im on 5.03 gen b now,
November 8, 2009 at 3:26 pm
“When you installed the custom firmware in your flash you can remove the “files” folder in the MS ROOT.
For your own safety, is better that you rename or erase the prx called “flasher.prx” in the MAIN APP folder to
avoid wrong flash times.”
When I remove all this and shutdown the psp fully and ran chickhen then the installer loader it says that the files folder wasn’t found then It aborts.
So should I keep this files or remove it? BTW I am on 5.03 Gen-B now.
Thanks,
November 8, 2009 at 3:28 pm
“When you installed the custom firmware in your flash you can remove the “files” folder in the MS ROOT.
For your own safety, is better that you rename or erase the prx called “flasher.prx” in the MAIN APP folder to
avoid wrong flash times.”
When I remove all this and shutdown the psp fully and ran chickhen then the installer loader it says that the files folder wasn’t found then It aborts.
So should I keep this files or remove it? BTW im on 5.03gen-b now.
November 8, 2009 at 3:47 pm
“When you installed the custom firmware in your flash you can remove the “files” folder in the MS ROOT.
For your own safety, is better that you rename or erase the prx called “flasher.prx” in the MAIN APP folder to
avoid wrong flash times.”
When I remove all this and shutdown the psp fully and ran chickhen then the installer loader it says that the files folder wasn’t found then It aborts.
So should I keep this files or remove it? BTW I am on 5.03 Gen-B now,
Thanks,
November 8, 2009 at 4:00 pm
“When you installed the custom firmware in your flash you can remove the “files” folder in the MS ROOT.
For your own safety, is better that you rename or erase the prx called “flasher.prx” in the MAIN APP folder to
avoid wrong flash times.”
When I remove all this and shutdown the psp fully and ran chickhen then the installer loader it says that the files folder wasn’t found then It aborts.
So should I keep this files or remove it? BTW I am on 5.03Gen-B now.
November 10, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Hi anyone …
I tried many times (like ten over times) trying to go i into Gen -A , after pressing O it black out and won’t restart.
When i turn on the psp it go back to 5.03 ofW. I did chickhen R2 the psp . used the complete GenA downloaded from this site. My psp is 2000 V3 . One more things is that I am using 5.03 M33 after trying to install GeN A as I want to upgrade to Gen B the cfwE 3.51 cannot be used , now i can only use CfwE 3.60 .
I have gone through many site like youtube , forums , guide not helpful .
If possible reply to this site and my mail brendan115@lycos.com.
Thx…
November 12, 2009 at 11:34 am
Sry Im just a beginner!
I ve got a psp 3004 and it s running on 5.03 gen-B (full).
Put I wanna put it on my friends psp to put he is afraid that mayby he´s psps motherboard is TA088v3.
Can I put it on a regular psp 2004 what doesnt have a TA088v3 motherboard?
Will it brick it if I put the 5.03 gen-A on a normal, psp 2004?
Sry about my english Im Estonian!
Thanks for your answer!
November 17, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Anybody else having trouble installing this on a TA088v3 PSP 2000? Whenever I try to reboot into CFW the PSP shuts itself off instead
June 7, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Before you start your ISO/CSO game, hit select and change you UMD ISO MODE to M33 Driver.
I had this problem when I first tried it but this fixed it.
June 7, 2009 at 11:10 pm
You have to go to the Vsh Menu and change umd iso mode to m33 driver or sony np9660. I use CFW enabler, but it should be the same.
June 8, 2009 at 10:38 pm
heck yea there are!!!
June 9, 2009 at 11:49 pm
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June 14, 2009 at 2:16 pm
What is a “VSH” menu? Do you need something other than chickHEN & 5.03 FULL to run ISO/CSO?
I’m so freakin confused! I’m ready to toss this thing out the window! Someone please to the entire story!
June 14, 2009 at 3:38 pm
I downloaded CFW enabler 3.30, and I’m on & poppin’!
Thanks PUMPITUP and all the othe PSPHACKERS for your input & Time You Take To Help Those Of Us Who R Clueless!
June 15, 2009 at 12:06 am
no man all you need is chicken and gen a 5.03 to run iso and cso jsut rememebr to keep em in a seperate iso foleder in your root menu so that they dotn appear as corrupted
June 16, 2009 at 1:32 am
u are such a noob. -_-
June 16, 2009 at 1:34 am
u are such a noob. -_- can u give more constructive feedback ?
June 17, 2009 at 12:19 am
Explain, I shall.
“VSH” menu is something you only can use when your PSP is hacked. You can customize certain things through it – you’ll understand when you have it. But one of the major is to enable ISO/CSO play.
Yes, you do need something other then “HenR2″ and “5.03 OFW” and that’s this “5.03 GEN-A CFW,” or the alternative, which is “CFW enabler (insert number here)” to play full ISO/CSO.
I’m ready to go into further explanation, but you’ll have to be specific on what you need me to elaborate on. And just post in this topic and I’ll check here once in a while so I can respond to you.
June 17, 2009 at 7:37 pm
i installed till coustom loader 3.30 and by mistake i switched of the psp and again i started
the same process and i reached till gen 5.03 and when i open custom loader it exits automatically comes to main menu.
what to do now/////////
June 18, 2009 at 9:45 am
can u pls tell me if is it possible to re-install the chickhen on the PSP 3004.
i have installed it on the PSP3004 but when it was switched of it was not working.i tried to reinstall the sw but i m not successful yet.is there any other way to install it.
July 17, 2009 at 8:29 am
I have the 5.03 GEN-A CFW but how do i access the VSH menu???
June 17, 2009 at 7:59 pm
I don’t understand what you are saying. “REACHED till gen 5.03″???? Do you mean that you loaded GEN-A and then tried to run Custim loader??? If this is what you mean, you don’t have to run GEN-A, just ChickHen R2, to run the CFW 3.30. As a matter of fact, you should not have GEN-A at all, you should have uninstalled GEN-A before installing CFW 3.30. Otherwise you fill your Flash with junk! Anyway, I don’t even know if I am anwering your question since I don’t really understand what you have “REACHED”. Explain better, if you will.
June 19, 2009 at 2:06 pm
dude all i get is som RAR file fing when i try to download chicken…do u know what exactly i’m supposed to do with a RAR file???
June 19, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Ehhh… how about unRAR it!
June 20, 2009 at 10:58 am
aw!!!!
June 20, 2009 at 12:12 pm
May be he does not have a WinRAR?!… If that’s the case just buy or search the net to get a WinRAR Application,once you have it installed, you can now be able to extract RAR Files.
June 20, 2009 at 10:56 am
try formatting your memory card then restore youre deffault setting on your psp then do the process again
June 26, 2009 at 5:25 am
sometimes the psp takes time to reload…
I usually power down the psp, take out the batter, take out the chip, then put the battery back in and then the chip. I power up and then reload…this usually takes 2 times…but works.
June 26, 2009 at 5:26 am
Anyone can help me?
I followed the instructions and my PSP 3000 works like a charm….but somehow my psp stopped being able to enter recovery mode…select button…how can I re-enable the recovery mode?
June 21, 2009 at 1:54 pm
how do i do dat???
June 21, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Do what? Extracting the files??? after installing WinRAR on your computer, the RAR files will now be able to show the WinRAR icon, once it changes you can now extract the RAR files by right-clicking the RAR files then choose “extract here” or “extract files….”. That’s how it works.
July 6, 2009 at 2:25 am
Hi. I’m using a PSP 3000 with cfw 5.03 Gen A. I backed up my Rock Band Unplugged UMD this morning, but it didn’t work when I tryed to play the ISO. Could someone tell me how the VSH menu is layed out so I can switch my ISO driver? I can’t see, so I will need step-by-step instructions to change it.
Thanks.
July 26, 2009 at 3:46 pm
simply press select button
September 22, 2009 at 1:04 am
Hi guys , for god sake i need help … i ve read like 600 comments , seriously not fast reading , but read all words and procedure etc etc. My problem is (i know this as been asked manytimes but nothing have fixed my problem) I cant get chicken R2 to work. The psp (psp 3001 ratchet & clank edition) just crashes after i go in pictures and press X on chicken folder in photo then i wait , i know you guys said that it might need few tries , i ve done it 43 time (no kidding) in a row and still the dam psp just cras it doesnt reboot. i tryed everything put the files in pictures , h.bin in root , put the files in ms/psp/photo , delete the files , redownload the .rar done it with UMD , whitout UMD , with wlan on/off , i did reset settings to factory default everything , every solution ive found within those 600 comments talking about that , ive done it , but still it doesnt work …. Whats wrong for god sake ! ill give 10$ to the guy who give me the solution , no kidding tru paypal ill send you 10freakin bucks. i Worked on that for 10 hours in 2 days and NOTHING. So please help me it would be much appreciate. (sorry for double post firefox went crazy when i posted first so i tought it didnt worked) help plzzzzzzz
September 22, 2009 at 8:59 am
Make sure that it’s R2 not the chickhen mod. My photos are in PSP\PHOTO, you should try this or \PICTURES. Set umd cache and umd auto load to off and also usb charge. try it, if it works. if not, pm me on this username k? If still doesn’t work, try plugging the charger then do the procedures. Scroll to photos, keep clicking on the memstick, after chickhen folder opens, don’t do anything. Pm me if it works
September 22, 2009 at 9:01 am
Oh, and also use FIRMWARE 5.03