Finally we have Homebrew on the PSP-3000 or TA88v3 thanks to Davee and Team Typhoon. Here we bring you a small ChickHEN tutorial / guide on how to best set up ChickHEN in order to get it running and fast. Plus some recommend Homebrew Games and Emulators to get you started!
Here’s a quick run down of what we’re doing to need to get ChickHEN:
Firstly make sure your PSP-3000 or TA88v3 PSP-2000 has PSP Firmware 5.03 installed. Check in your PSP XMB go to Settings/ System Settings / System infomation. If you don’t have PSP 5.03 installed download it here. Create a folder called UPDATE in PSP/GAME on your memory stick and place the eboot from the archive into the folder. Run the 5.03 Firmware update from GAME / Memory stick and you will have 5.03. The firmware required to run ChickHEN.
Now download the ChickHEN R2 release from here. Open the CHickHEN R2 archive and place the folder inside Slim with gif images into your PSP memory stick location like so PSP/PHOTO (later it will be PSP/PHOTO/ChickHEN). Now place the h.bin into the root of your memory stick pro duo. Where the folders PSP, MUSIC etc are located.
Ok next step place the memory stick into the PSP. We have found this step helps ChickHEN boot with less attempts, go your PSP XMB, to settings and Restore Default Settings. Your PSP will reset, now go back into settings and turn off UMD Auto-Start and UMD Cache. We found ChickHEN loads in 2-3 goes after doing this.
Now go into Photo / Memory Stick and ChickHEN. And 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 into ChickHEN your homebrew ready!
With ChickHEN R2 loaded now starts the fun part. (P.S You can put your PSP into standby now so you don’t have to go through the whole process again)
Recommended homebrew games and emulators for ChickHEN. As tested by us:
PSP-3000 Running Metal Slug GBA
PSP Emulators like UO gPSP Kai 3.3 and Capcom Play System 1 Emulator which gives you great classic games like Street Fighter II. And homebrew games like REminiscence (Flashback) and Tyrian Open.
Street Fighter II running on PSP-3000 thanks to ChickHEN R2
Trouble shooting:
- Q: I can’t get ChickHEN to boot, It always freezes.
- A: Keep trying, make sure your PSP has firmware 5.03
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October 1, 2009 at 7:56 am
[...] run on custom firmware 5.50 GEN-A to B2. It allows you to also run 5.55 and 6.00 FW games on your ChickHEN R2 / Custom Firmware 5.03 GEN-A [...]
November 6, 2009 at 3:19 am
i hav a psp 300 also.. i put d chikHEN on exact path .. it is not restarting just shuting down d system? do my psp brick already?.
October 5, 2009 at 3:02 am
do you have a video on how to do it?pls help me
October 9, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Does it matter which motherboard you have for this one? (3000)
October 16, 2009 at 8:29 am
[...] update your ofw to 5.03. 2. Now when you are on ofw 5.03 see & download these files :- GUIDE :- Guide to running ChickHEN on your PSP-3000 / TA88v3, PSP Hacks – PSP Slim Hacks ( for users who dont know how to run chickHEN ) DOWNLOAD LINK :- ChickHEN Homebrew Enabler R2 for [...]
October 19, 2009 at 9:39 am
[...] CFW. tutorial-how-install-cfw-any-psp.html psp-3000-complete-guide-enabling-custom-firmware.html guide-to-chickhen-on-your-psp-3000-ta88v3/ __________________ chickHEN Mod2 for easy loading – Mod by moskito PSPX: Do you have any [...]
October 24, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Is PSP 3007 with custom firmware 5.50 hackable / downgradable already? Thanks.
October 24, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Is PSP 3007 with 5.50 firmware hackable / downgradable already? Thanks.
October 24, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Is PSP 3007 with firmware 5.50 hackable and downgradable already to use chickHEN? thanks.
October 24, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Is PSP 3007 with 5.50 firmware hackable / downgradable already so it can use chickHEN? thanks.
October 24, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Is PSP 3007 with 5.50 firmware hackable / downgradable already so it can be hacked by chickHEN? thanks.
November 1, 2009 at 8:13 pm
[...] Install chickHEN R2 and get it running. This will help: Guide to running ChickHEN R2 [...]
November 4, 2009 at 11:41 am
[...] 3. Now lets run ChickHEN to have a homebrew enabled environment. In your PSP go to photo then click the ChickHEN photo and wait. If the PSP jams, please retry. If it flashes colours and reboots you have loaded ChicKHEN. Check your system info to be sure it say’s 5.03 ChickHEN R2. If you need help getting ChickHEN to run please visit this post. [...]
November 6, 2009 at 3:20 am
i hav a psp 300 also.. i put d chikHEN on exact path .. it is not restarting just shuting down d system? do my psp brick already?. pls help me
November 7, 2009 at 9:34 am
is there already a psp emulator for playstation 1 games? or a working final fantasy 7.
I have a psp 3000 with 5.03 gen B
November 9, 2009 at 9:00 am
For all you ppl looking for a video tutorial i found a pretty straightforward one on youtube (as long as you ignore the retarded plastic bear beginning and occasional blair witch style camera work) the kid explains simply how to do it step by step
not sure if you can post links so just add this text (without the quotes) “watch?v=-KhNQ_YzP-k” in front of youtube.com
November 15, 2009 at 5:57 am
Hi everyone,
I really need your help in hacking my new PSP 3000 (japanese model).
I bought it one week ago with firmware 5.01 installed
I updated to 5.03.
I follow thoses steps for chickhen r2.
copy h.bin file into the root of the memory card (2go sony memory card pro duo)
create a folder named psp and into this another one named photo and finally copy chickhen folder for slim version in. ( root:/psp/photo/chickhen/)
I tried more than 100 times to load chickhen R2 but my psp just freeze and shutdown.
I tried this with and without a UMD inside the psp:
restore default settings (tried in japanese language and english)
put UMD auto start OFF and UMD Cache OFF
go to system information (display : System software : Version 5.03)
then go to Photos and memory stick and scroll down the picture with key down hold.
I also tried to go slowly after the preview of each egg image was loaded.
I just cannot understand why my psp want not load the cfw chickhen R2.
Anyone can help me ?
I will really appreciate your help or advice.
Many thanks
November 15, 2009 at 6:00 am
Sorry if it display twice
Hi everyone,
I really need your help in hacking my new PSP 3000 (japanese model).
I bought it one week ago with firmware 5.01 installed
I updated to 5.03.
I follow thoses steps for chickhen r2.
copy h.bin file into the root of the memory card (2go sony memory card pro duo)
create a folder named psp and into this another one named photo and finally copy chickhen folder for slim version in. ( root:/psp/photo/chickhen/)
I tried more than 100 times to load chickhen R2 but my psp just freeze and shutdown.
I tried this with and without a UMD inside the psp:
restore default settings (tried in japanese language and english)
put UMD auto start OFF and UMD Cache OFF
go to system information (display : System software : Version 5.03)
then go to Photos and memory stick and scroll down the picture with key down hold.
I also tried to go slowly after the preview of each egg image was loaded.
I just cannot understand why my psp want not load the cfw chickhen R2.
Anyone can help me ?
I will really appreciate your help or advice.
Many thanks
May 8, 2009 at 5:04 am
Hay guys would anyone think it is possible to mak a psp emulator for the psp that uses roms,If so that would get around the no ISOs issue on the HEN and 5.03 thing.
May 8, 2009 at 5:05 am
Make*
May 8, 2009 at 8:36 am
I have the Madden Blue PSP and I can’t get it to work i’ve tried about 30 times…It does work on this model right?
May 8, 2009 at 2:31 pm
it does… you just have to try harder… i got mine working in umm let’s see, 30-34th try, gone mad when i restarted my fckn psp… just try it till it works trust me you’ll never regret it lol
May 9, 2009 at 12:41 am
Will the N64 emulator work with this
June 7, 2009 at 7:05 am
[IMPORTANT READ!] IF YOUR STUGGLING WITH CHICKHEN AND IS TAKING YOU FOREVER TO GET THAT FLASHING GREEN SCREEN THEN YOUR FRUSTRATIONS ARE OVER.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ADD ANY 3 JPEG IMAGES TO YOUR CHICKHEN FOLDER WHERE THE OTHER TIFF. IMAGES ARE.
X:/PSP/PHOTO/CHICKHEN +THE 3JPEG IMAGES.
THEN YOU EXIT OUT USB AND GO TO PHOTO/MEMORY STICK/ CLICK ON CHICKHEN WITH THE 8 IMAGES
NOW IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART…… ONCE YOU CLICK ON CHICKHEN DONT PRESS ANYTHING UNTIL YOU SEE THE BLACK” /\ OPTIONS” BOX
ONCE YOU SEE THAT BOX POP UP, IMMEDIATELY HOLD THE ARROW (DOWN) ALL THE WAY WITHOUT LETTING GO OF IT,,,, !!!!BOOM!!!! YOU NOW GET THE GREEEN SCREEN
WORKS 8/10 TIMES FOR ME IT WORKS ALL THE TIME..
HOPE THIS HELPED SOMEONE CUZ IT SURE HELPED ME….
ANY ?’S JUST LET ME KNOW
June 7, 2009 at 7:10 am
IF YOUR STUGGLING WITH CHICKHEN AND IS TAKING YOU FOREVER TO GET THAT FLASHING GREEN SCREEN THEN YOUR FRUSTRATIONS ARE OVER.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ADD ANY 3 JPEG IMAGES TO YOUR CHICKHEN FOLDER WHERE THE OTHER TIFF. IMAGES ARE.
X:/PSP/PHOTO/CHICKHEN +THE 3JPEG IMAGES.
THEN YOU EXIT OUT USB AND GO TO PHOTO/MEMORY STICK/ CLICK ON CHICKHEN WITH THE 8 IMAGES
NOW IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART…… ONCE YOU CLICK ON CHICKHEN DONT PRESS ANYTHING UNTIL YOU SEE THE BLACK” /\ OPTIONS” BOX
ONCE YOU SEE THAT BOX POP UP, IMMEDIATELY HOLD THE ARROW (DOWN) ALL THE WAY WITHOUT LETTING GO OF IT,,,, !!!!BOOM!!!! YOU NOW GET THE GREEEN SCREEN
WORKS 8/10 TIMES FOR ME IT WORKS ALL THE TIME..
HOPE THIS HELPED SOMEONE CUZ IT SURE HELPED ME….
ANY ?’S
June 7, 2009 at 7:11 am
[IMPORTANT READ!] IF YOUR STUGGLING WITH CHICKHEN AND IS TAKING YOU FOREVER TO GET THAT FLASHING GREEN SCREEN THEN YOUR FRUSTRATIONS ARE OVER.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ADD ANY 3 JPEG IMAGES TO YOUR CHICKHEN FOLDER WHERE THE OTHER TIFF. IMAGES ARE.
X:/PSP/PHOTO/CHICKHEN +THE 3JPEG IMAGES.
THEN YOU EXIT OUT USB AND GO TO PHOTO/MEMORY STICK/ CLICK ON CHICKHEN WITH THE 8 IMAGES
NOW IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART…… ONCE YOU CLICK ON CHICKHEN DONT PRESS ANYTHING UNTIL YOU SEE THE BLACK” /\ OPTIONS” BOX
ONCE YOU SEE THAT BOX POP UP, IMMEDIATELY HOLD THE ARROW (DOWN) ALL THE WAY WITHOUT LETTING GO OF IT,,,, !!!!BOOM!!!! YOU NOW GET THE GREEEN SCREEN
WORKS 8/10 TIMES FOR ME IT WORKS ALL THE TIME..
HOPE THIS HELPED SOMEONE CUZ IT SURE HELPED ME….
ANY ?’S JUST LET ME KNOW…..///////////////////……………//////////////////
June 7, 2009 at 7:12 am
//////////////////////[IMPORTANT READ!]\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
IF YOUR STUGGLING WITH CHICKHEN AND IS TAKING YOU FOREVER TO GET THAT FLASHING GREEN SCREEN THEN YOUR FRUSTRATIONS ARE OVER.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ADD ANY 3 JPEG IMAGES TO YOUR CHICKHEN FOLDER WHERE THE OTHER TIFF. IMAGES ARE.
X:/PSP/PHOTO/CHICKHEN +THE 3JPEG IMAGES.
THEN YOU EXIT OUT USB AND GO TO PHOTO/MEMORY STICK/ CLICK ON CHICKHEN WITH THE 8 IMAGES
NOW IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART…… ONCE YOU CLICK ON CHICKHEN DONT PRESS ANYTHING UNTIL YOU SEE THE BLACK” /\ OPTIONS” BOX
ONCE YOU SEE THAT BOX POP UP, IMMEDIATELY HOLD THE ARROW (DOWN) ALL THE WAY WITHOUT LETTING GO OF IT,,,, !!!!BOOM!!!! YOU NOW GET THE GREEEN SCREEN
WORKS 8/10 TIMES FOR ME IT WORKS ALL THE TIME..
HOPE THIS HELPED SOMEONE CUZ IT SURE HELPED ME….
ANY ?’S JUST LET ME KNOW
May 10, 2009 at 2:57 am
yes, it does work.
June 13, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Guys!
Those steps above are way too confusing,don’t even try to search some tutorials on youtube because thay are all retarded.
Keep searching i the web.You’ll eventually find one.
May 10, 2009 at 5:24 am
which roms did u try?
June 17, 2009 at 7:35 am
does it work on silver psp 3000 whit a 5.51 ofw i have allll emulators but it says they r all corrupted
May 19, 2009 at 2:00 pm
dosse it work on a psp 3001?
June 7, 2009 at 7:06 am
[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[IMPORTANT READ!]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
IF YOUR STUGGLING WITH CHICKHEN AND IS TAKING YOU FOREVER TO GET THAT FLASHING GREEN SCREEN THEN YOUR FRUSTRATIONS ARE OVER.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ADD ANY 3 JPEG IMAGES TO YOUR CHICKHEN FOLDER WHERE THE OTHER TIFF. IMAGES ARE.
X:/PSP/PHOTO/CHICKHEN +THE 3JPEG IMAGES.
THEN YOU EXIT OUT USB AND GO TO PHOTO/MEMORY STICK/ CLICK ON CHICKHEN WITH THE 8 IMAGES
NOW IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART…… ONCE YOU CLICK ON CHICKHEN DONT PRESS ANYTHING UNTIL YOU SEE THE BLACK” /\ OPTIONS” BOX
ONCE YOU SEE THAT BOX POP UP, IMMEDIATELY HOLD THE ARROW (DOWN) ALL THE WAY WITHOUT LETTING GO OF IT,,,, !!!!BOOM!!!! YOU NOW GET THE GREEEN SCREEN
WORKS 8/10 TIMES FOR ME IT WORKS ALL THE TIME..
HOPE THIS HELPED SOMEONE CUZ IT SURE HELPED ME….
ANY ?’S JUST LET ME KNOW
June 12, 2009 at 3:07 am
Thank you so much i tryed it before like 50 time and i tryed this once and it worked the first time. and yes this works with the psp 3001
June 19, 2009 at 6:46 am
it worked for me
June 22, 2009 at 2:34 pm
i try many times it is still don’t work what i must do?
August 12, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Hi i got a psp with firmware of 4.20. Does this work for that? And i tried your way but i cant get it.
October 5, 2009 at 3:03 am
do you have video on how to do ti ?pls help!tnx
October 5, 2009 at 3:20 am
do you have video on how to do ti ?pls help ive tried it for how many times
October 16, 2009 at 11:45 am
Hi kinggucci
I read your post, and I tried my psp for almost 50 times. No luck. I’m not sure what might be wrong. I have psp-2005 with firmware 5.03 and running chickhen. I formated my stick . Of course this was bught in korea. is that could make a difference. Any help will be appriciated.
November 1, 2009 at 9:42 am
I’m new to this real new I need help what’s the h.bin the eboot the the image thing
November 1, 2009 at 9:45 am
I’m new to this real new I want to know can u help me I have the psp 3000 I don’t know what’s the h. Bin eboot or the 2jpge image is
June 12, 2009 at 9:22 pm
that did the trick!
June 13, 2009 at 4:34 am
sadly its still crashing for me :\
June 13, 2009 at 9:29 pm
This worked the first time but its not working anymore…
June 15, 2009 at 5:32 pm
what is THE BLACK” /\ OPTIONS” BOX please tell me
June 13, 2009 at 5:49 pm
has anyone had it work with a japanese version psp 3000?
June 14, 2009 at 11:48 am
(((Here is a way to use ChickHen R2 with no problems…. usually works all the time, with some exceptions. I have a psp 3005, so here’s tuto for those that don’t have a psp 3001, since the 3001 is already set to english. Turn off the UMD cache like they said, and the UMD autostart. Now if your using a PSP other than the US version, so any other version than the 3001 would have their current settings of their character set language altered to whatever their countries language or their psp’s language is. Now change the character set language to the first one, which is the US (437) or something like that, just to keep it safe change also the system language to english (sorry to the other psp users that don’t know or speak english). After I did this ChickHen’s success rate increased like a charm, now I’m able to load it with ease. I just hope that this helps everyone, especially those with other psp’s from other countries other than the US.)))
June 14, 2009 at 11:50 am
READ POST #16….. I wrote the steps down for those who don’t have a psp 3001!!!
June 14, 2009 at 11:52 am
or the one above
June 14, 2009 at 4:47 pm
king gucci thats a lie brother. Tired of trying ur method.. iv had it working all week but battery died which i was out to it turned off.. when it comes to runing chickhen again it doesnt work and been tryin ur method for hours and hours and it dont work
June 14, 2009 at 11:04 pm
WELL I WISH I CAN SHOW U A VIDEO OF ME DOING IT BECAUSE I GET IT ALL THE TIME USING THAT METHOD. LIKE I SAID HAVE 8IMAGES IN UR CHICKEN FOLDER INCLUDING THE 5 EGGS.TIFF PLUS ANY OTHER 3 JPEG IMAGES
CLICK ON CHICKHEN FOLDER ON UR PSP AS SOON AS U SEE THE EGG PICTURE APPEAR
THEN WHEN U SEE THE BLACK OPTIONS BOX POP UP SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN
WITHOUT LETTING GO. U WILL GET THE GREEN SCREEN THEN JUST RUN THE CFE.
June 15, 2009 at 10:16 am
Yes, I got it running, took ages and had to change CharacterSet to Multilingual Latin 1
June 15, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Thank Youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 26, 2009 at 8:20 pm
do you know how to re-enable recovery mode for psp 3000? I can no longer get into recovery mode.
June 24, 2009 at 3:26 am
umm..
ur PSP is 3005 with what motherboard?
i wanna know cuz i also have psp 3005 with TA090 v2
can we cfw that?
June 24, 2009 at 3:28 am
helo!
um.. u have psp3005 wid what motherboard?
i wanaa know cuz i also have psp 3005 with TA-090 v2..
can it be cfw?
tnx..
July 24, 2009 at 11:28 pm
How can i play the games with a filename EBOOT.PBP to PSP-3004? Pls….Help how to run this under firmware 5.03 to PSP-3004
October 12, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Thanks for the input, I have put 5.03 and chicken hen r2 on my 3001 and managed to run a gba emulator successfully. I took probably 15 reboots to get the green screen, but now I leave it in standby mode. Other than emulators can I run anything else with this, ei; IRShell or tightvnc?