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Guide to running ChickHEN R2 on your PSP-3000 / TA88v3





Finally we have Homebrew on the PSP-3000 or TA88v3 thanks to Davee and Team Typhoon. Here we bring you a small tutorial / guide on how to best set up 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 :

  • A PSP-3000 or PSP-2000 with firmware 5.03 (This is imperative, you won’t get to ever load with out it!)
  • The lastest release.
  • And a lot of patience

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 .

Now download the release from here. Open the 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/). 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 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 loads in 2-3 goes after doing this.

Now go into Photo / Memory Stick and . 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  will load up….But if you see flashing colors, your PSP will reboot into your homebrew ready!

With 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 . As tested by us:

PSP-3000 Running Metal Slug GBA

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

Street Fighter II running on PSP-3000 thanks to

Trouble shooting:

  • Q: I can’t get to boot, It always freezes.
  • A: Keep trying, make sure your PSP has firmware 5.03
  • Q: How to I keep loaded?
  • A: Don’t shut down your PSP, use standby to keep loaded.
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    pandora problem - QJ.net
    June 20, 2009 at 7:35 pm

    [...] AM Today You can't go to sevice mode.The only way to hack these kind of forums is by: Following this guide, and when you finish follow this Good luck! [Reply] Up User [...]

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    PUDONG
    June 20, 2009 at 8:10 pm

    can anyone help me i have psp 3000 ver.5.02 i am trying to put chickhenr2 but the problem is always shuting down i try many times but always ends like that…do i need to upgrade to 5.03 before installing chickhen..r2 plzzz help me?

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    gypsysons
    June 20, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    is it possible to hack your psp using a mac?

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    skor78
    June 21, 2009 at 1:38 am

    Sorry guys, it’s still not working for me…
    i’ve inserted 3 jpg wallpapers on chicken folder, turned of umd cache & auto-start, and also tried characther set in us and Multilingual Latin 1, it ONLY works if i format the memory stick and copy files again. and it doesn’t work with the black thingy trick..
    I have a psp 3004 europe, any help? thanx!

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      Silvestris
      July 3, 2009 at 11:36 am

      I tried it by having more than 3 additional JPEG Images in the same folder,
      and by restoring the default settings over and over. Just dont touch any button when you enter the folder with the pictures, it should work eventually.

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    khalid
    June 21, 2009 at 1:46 am

    kinggucci, thanks man, tried it twice with your method, the second try, i got the green flash immediately, rather than times after times it off, and on. thanks! your method works for me.

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    jeroune
    June 21, 2009 at 9:43 am

    ei. after ive done this. am i now run an iso/cso games??

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    PSP CHICK
    June 21, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    How to run PSX games using 3.50CFWE? Can someone please explain? I tried a couple of times by just putting the psx games into the Game folder. I am seing it in the XMB but when I try to run it I get an error message. Please help.

    Thanks in Advance for you assistance

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    th3no
    June 22, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    can any one give me how it work i try many times why chiken r2 can start how can i make it plz help me i try many times more than 100 but still can any one plz help me

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    j3r2x
    June 23, 2009 at 4:51 am

    mine too, had to change CharacterSet to Multilingual Latin 1 and i followed instruction carefully and now i got it right. Thank you guys…

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    debo2372
    June 24, 2009 at 3:55 pm

    THANK YOU!!!

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    wanderful
    June 27, 2009 at 12:08 am

    I’ve pretty much tried all the different methods posted on here, but I’m still not getting anything. The thing is that when I first connect my PSP 3001 the one that comes in the Ratchet and Clank package, I don’t have a PSP/PHOTO to put the file in. Rather I have, MP_ROOT, MUSIC, PICTURE, PSP, and VIDEO. So I tried putting the files into the PICTURE folder, and started loading the thumbnails. Usually it freezes and after a few seconds it shuts down on its own. Occasionally I get a black screen just as all the thumbnails have loaded, and eventually that shuts down as well. So if anyone can offer me some help, that would be greatly appreciated.

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    napalmdeath
    June 28, 2009 at 7:19 pm

    ive followed the instructions you guys have posted, but i still can’t run chicken r2. my psp just crashes every freakin’ time. btw, my psp has already been converted many times by a local store hacker, so i know it works on my psp 3000. the thing is, i wanna learn this trick on my own so i won’t have to travel back to the store every time my 4-year old son turns the unit off and erases the firmware and the games (which he does every other day!). kindly help me out, guys. thanks.

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    ARFarokhiSCSA2009
    July 2, 2009 at 8:11 pm

    Hello Everyone. I’m New Here. I’m not replying to any of you. I’m just giving my ultimate tutorial on how to load chicken for those who have at least on UMD. Sorry for those who don’t. Because on my PSP 2004 Piano black this method worked x of x. WORKING 100% and I Bet on It. Here it is:
    I. Make sure you’re on sony 5.03 & you have chickhen mod pics on your memory.
    II. Turn UMD Auto-Start On & UMD Cache to off.
    III. Insert Your UMD and run the game. wait for game to run and exit the game (using Home Button).
    IV. Simply go to photo category on your PSP and click on Chickhen and there you go! your PSP is Homebrew enabled.
    V. If you can not make it work using my method don’t blame me. Because i have one PSP and no one else of my kinsfolk have one to try this on it too. Simply reply to me that you didn’t succeed. But I like to notice that i used this method approximately 15 times and it worked all 15 times. BYE!

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    ARFarokhiSCSA2009
    July 2, 2009 at 8:21 pm

    Oh! I forgot to say. If you’re suspicious of 15 times, then I should say I love downgrading, and upgrading again. So when I found this way, i was just too happy, (because I was trying to load it using any other methods for 2 hours and got nothing), and tested it for several times and it worked all times. And 3 days later to make sure that it’s totally working I did this several times again. Hey!!! remember to turn UMD cache off definitely or you may get some freezes until loading it. TURN UMD CACHE OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Silvestris
    July 3, 2009 at 11:25 am

    How to easily get ChickHEN started after your PSP 3000 shut down:
    Make sure to have all the required files for ChickHEN in a folder, and h.bin in the root of the memory stick. In the folder with the images and the .tiff file, you should have some small jpeg files in there as well. a minimum of 3.
    Restore default settings.
    On the initial setup, scroll to the right until you have to press X.
    Then, go to system settings, and disable UMD Cache & Autostart options.
    Now go to the folder in which you pasted the images. It should work. If not, retry from step [Restore...]

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    SAVINO
    July 3, 2009 at 6:11 pm

    hey.. i m using psp 3004 i have updated vesion 5.03 n i have loaded the chickhen r2 evn bt wenever i double click on lauch me.exe 9gui) the files didnt get loaded to my psp…plzzz ne help mee….

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    ARFarokhiSCSA2009
    July 8, 2009 at 12:46 pm

    Sorry Guys!!!! Pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase forgive me if you were bothered using my tutorial. I totally forgot to say you must format your memory card & restore default settings. If you want complete pack for downgrading (Including ChickHEN files & Recovery flasher for quickly downgrading) download this pack. It’s my own work!!! if not & you have the files (& A UMD) here is the complete guide:

    I. Note That This Version Is Only For 2000 & 3000 (Slim & Lite, Brite) PSPs Running At Sony’s Official

    Firmware 5.03 (Only).

    II. Find Some Memory That You Do Not Want It’s Data (At Least 80MB of Free Space Is Needed) And Put It

    In Your PSP. It Is Good If You Can Buy A 128MB Memory Stick For A Little Bucks Only For This Type of

    Downgraders. Because .::Davee And Team Typhoon::. Are Releasing ChickHEN For Some Firmwares

    Continuously . Anyaway, Go To .::System Settings::. On Your PSP And Click On .::Format Memory Stick::.

    And Select YES To Format Your Memory Stick. **This Step Is Mandatory To Do**

    III. Plug Your PSP To PC. Run .::Setup.exe::. & Specify The Path To Your PSP Root. Then Click Install.

    IV. Turn On PSP® With Memory Stick™ Inserted.

    V. In This Step Proud UMD Owners Are Relaxed. If You Have A UMD Put It In Your PSP Drive. UMD owners

    Will Not Have Any Issue Loading The ChickHEN In The Next Step. But Those Who Do Not Have, If Possible,

    Should Borrow One From Their Friends. Otherwise They May Have Some Problems Running ChickHEN & They

    May Have To Do The Next Steps Several Times To Get It Working.

    VI. Go To .::System Settings::. & Click On .::Restore Default Settings::. Then Select YES & Press x To

    Restart Your PSP With The UMD In The Drive.

    VII. Wait For PSP To Restart & Press Right Several Times To Configure The System. Then The PSP Will

    Automatically Run The UMD Game. Immediately After The Game Is Boot Press .::Home::. And Exit The Game.

    Those Who Don’t Have A UMD, After Configuring The System Should Directly Go To .::Photo::. Category And

    Open ChikHEN Mod Folder.

    VIII. Quickly Go To .::Photo::. Category & Open ChikHEN Mod Folder.

    IX. In Step VIII, Like I Said Those Who Don’t Have A UMD May Exprience Some Issues Like Their PSP

    Getting Frozen. They Should Turn Off PSP & Try Again. I Advise Them To Don’t Get Chilled & Do So Until

    Seeing Some Strange Images On The PSP & The Power Light Flashing Green. The PSP Restarts & Now You Can

    Enjoy A Homebrew Enabled PSP. UMD Owners Will Get It The First Time.

    X. Your PSP Is Homebrew Enabled Until You Totally Shut It Down. So If You Want Your PSP To Stay

    Homebrew Enabled, Don’t Turn It Off & Simply Put It In Sleep Mode.

    XI. If You Want Downgrade Or Upgrade To M33 Custom Firmware, I’ve Embedded A Tool To Do So. Go To

    .::Game::. Category On Your PSP. From Your Memory Stick Run .::HC Recovery Flasher::. Tool.

    XII. Trying This On PSPs Not Listed Above May Result In Bricking of Your PSP.

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    ARFarokhiSCSA2009
    July 8, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    I’ll Post The RapidShare link 30 minutes later. Complete guide is included in this archive. If you want Load ChickHEN x of x (All Tries) Download this package and follow the guide. Note that if you have a umd U will get it the first time. if not you may have to do it several times. But I assure you if you have a umd you will get it at first try.

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    Tobias
    July 12, 2009 at 5:56 pm

    hello

    first of all i have to say im not good at this but i´m realy want a snes and nes emulator for my psp and that is a psp 3004 exactly
    i have followed the guide BUT i have big problems with how to install the 5.03 version in to my psp i have the update on my memory card but when i try to update game/psp update ver 5.03 it says i already have the latest version and there is no need to uptdate…please help me i have struggle with this all day

    greetings Tobias

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    Tall_man16
    July 13, 2009 at 9:18 pm

    I downloaded the PSP filmware 5.03, created the folder on da PSP/ GAME and called it UPDATE but my PSP keep saying Corrupted File or File Damage or something. I need help. My PSP is at 5.51 filmware. Also if someone could help me with da Chickhen, i would really appreciate it. Plz Comment back. Im new here.

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    ARFarokhiSCSA2009
    July 13, 2009 at 10:17 pm

    Sorry dude! you can’t downgrade from 5.51 right now. You should wait for hackers to find some exploit on this firmware and make it possible to downgrade. You’re on your mischance days that you have a 3004 PSP, ’cause if it was a 1000 or 2000 vTA088-v2 or lower you could solve your problem with pandora. But now you can’t (I think so).

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    skillett
    July 16, 2009 at 7:58 pm

    hey ok so im trying to install Firmware 5.03 installed on my psp 3001 XPB series. The System Software that is running is version 5.01. I did everything the tutorial said about Firmware 5.03 but when i go to game it says the file is currupt. Can someone please help me?

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    skillett
    July 16, 2009 at 8:01 pm

    So i have a PSP 3001 XPB. The system software that is currently running is Version 5.01. Im trying to install Firmware 5.03 and i did everything the tutorial said. But when I go to game and go to the memory stick it says the file is currupted. Can someone please help me

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    papajones
    July 22, 2009 at 12:21 am

    if i (ofw) 5.51 can i still hack my psp?

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    c0rey08
    July 28, 2009 at 11:00 am

    hey guys . .. for all those who keep trying to run chickHen r2 on their psp .. make sure that your psp has a OFW of 5.03 because it’s needed . . . a little trick i fugured out this one was . . this . . i’ve tried all of the trick written here in comments . . but all of those took ages for me to run CHr2 . . this one thing i’ve figured out was . . try changing you theme set to classic . . like the theme set of all psp 2000. . try changing it . . and your long time waiting for CHr2 to run is now done . . . hope it helps . . cause im in this situation too .. but when i figured it out . . its runs .. 4/5 try . . promise . . cause i try it once . . and it run. . . with ease . . . thnks . . . plss let me know if it helps . . thnks . . . .

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    bobby
    July 29, 2009 at 10:02 am

    ummmm where is the photo folder i cant find it…

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    bobby
    July 29, 2009 at 10:08 am

    i don’t get the photo folder thing part..

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    Playstation hackable
    August 2, 2009 at 8:06 am

    put the EBOOT.PBP in a folder then put the folder in the GAME folder on your memory stick

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    mddl fngr
    August 4, 2009 at 12:19 am

    i have a problem i know i know people are tired of us whiners but i keep getting a black screen then it make s a *click* sound shuts off. a few times the screen froze from half black to half the theme. can i any1 tell me what im doing wrong ? i followed the steps and nothing…

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    mddl fngr
    August 4, 2009 at 12:22 am

    help! i just keep getting a black screen then a *click* and it shuts off. i tryed it about 15 times now and nothing. two time it got half black and half blue theme. am i doiing it right or what?

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    [...] your PSP. It has opened the door for many other CFW. For more information, check this out: Guide to running ChickHEN on your PSP-3000 / TA88v3, PSP Hacks – PSP Slim Hacks NOTE: This link applies to all PSPs. Just make sure you get the Slim/Phat folder that corresponds [...]

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    [...] you get it installed, come back and let us know and we will go to the next step. use this guide: Guide to running ChickHEN on your PSP-3000 / TA88v3, PSP Hacks – PSP Slim Hacks dont worry about chickHEN harming your psp. it cannot brick your psp. __________________ d-_-b [...]

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    PSP-HackABOUT
    August 16, 2009 at 8:27 am

    hey i dont have a game folder on my psp memorystick i just made 1.. but i cant see the 5.03 eboot! how can i install it? i have psp 3000.. i want to hack it… pls help me.. email me @ freewill.corp@yahoo.com

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    [...] Then you have to run ChickHen R2 exploit to enable your psp to run homebrew. Guide to running ChickHEN on your PSP-3000 / TA88v3, PSP Hacks – PSP Slim Hacks After you get this done, you have to run CFWenabler. Custom Firmware Enabler 3.60 Released / [...]

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    paris7bboy
    August 21, 2009 at 9:49 pm

    this might be a dumb question, but i can’t find where to actually start the EBOOT.PBP file. i got CHICKHEN R2 in my psp, but now im stuck. I don’t know where to find that EBOOT file..? anyone help?

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    paris7bboy
    August 21, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    i got CHICKHEN R2 on my psp 3000. But im stuck now. it says to use the Chickhen to load the EBOOT file…? but i don’t know how to use chickhen and i don’t know where the EBOOT file is..? any help?

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    kylewhome
    August 28, 2009 at 11:04 am

    ok so iv gotten Chickhen to work here and there some times after 2 trys sometimes after 100, but heres my problem, My psp has bean to freeze Randomly. Sometimes at the screen before you play a game the color PSP screen. some times when u scroll down to a game, where the description is, and even at the title where the time and battery life is to show up, it doesnt its just blue wavy lines movine, but nothing loads! in that case senario i have to take out the battery, and try again! iv had chickhen work after that but i want to know why my psp is freezing up randomly. also i need ideas for how to run chickhen more effectively, I have a PSP 3000 Firmwar 5.03, and a 4 gig mem stick iv downloaded, and run, enev beat games on it before, i have 14 pictures in the chickhen folder, most of whic hare flags of countries and the eggs! I do the scrolling down to the bottom to slim and it rarely works ! Help?

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    kylewhome
    August 28, 2009 at 11:08 am

    my psp freeezes i dont know why, Not at the chickhen part, i mean randomly, when it boots up, when i load a game or when i scroll down to a game, it doesnt happen all the time , but when it does i have to yank out the battery -.-, I have a psp 3000 and firmware 5.03, my chickhen folder has 14 pics which r flags and the eggs, sometimes it works sometimes it doesnt help!

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    supercrazypspkid
    August 30, 2009 at 1:06 am

    i still cant get it to work is the slim picture in the ChickHen folder suppossed to be a tiff file and do i just put the h.bin fil in th mp root folder or in the 100MNV01 or the 101ANV01 please help

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    supercrazypspkid
    August 30, 2009 at 1:17 am

    i it supposed to be a tiff image in the chickhen folder and do i put the h.bin in the mp root folder or in the 101ANV01 folder or the 100MNV01

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    supercrazypspkid
    August 30, 2009 at 1:20 am

    do i put the h.bin file in the mp root folder or the 100MNV01 or the101ANV01 in the mp root folder and is there supposed to be a tiff image in there

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    kylewhome
    August 30, 2009 at 3:29 am

    Now my PSPS wont loadat all, I dont know what happened first it started to freeze, and not all it shows is the blue screen. I have no way of reseting it, all i can do is turn it on and off… should i try and let the battery die? I took out the mem stick and tried and it stil ldoesnt work, i think its my psp what should i do, do i need a new one?

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    ajitsinghmann
    September 15, 2009 at 5:43 pm

    You need to have a UMD in the drive and make sure that going to the pictures folder is the first thing you do after you switch on your psp. I just formatted my memory stick and took out the umd and ChickHEN was’nt loading and i though formatting the memory stick was the cause. I put the UMD back, turned the system off, turned it on again, went straight to the pictures folder, pressed X which opened the ChickHEN folder and there it was. ChickHEN had successfully loaded. This works everytime for me in a single try. :)

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    Dompa12
    September 15, 2009 at 8:59 pm

    is it possible to hack a psp with ofw 5.50

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    psp 3000 hack - PSP Slim Hacks - PSP Forums
    September 16, 2009 at 1:22 pm

    [...] me to Answer That!! Now how to install chickhen and use CFWE ——-> How to install chickhen:Guide to running ChickHEN on your PSP-3000 / TA88v3, PSP Hacks – PSP Slim Hacks How to run CFWE 3.30:Custom Firmware Enabler 3.30+ Tutorial, PSP Hacks – PSP Slim Hacks [...]

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    damselphet89
    September 22, 2009 at 8:33 am

    for JAPAN made PSP3000,
    1. follow the basic steps posted above.
    2.RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS
    3.change the CHARACTERSET to MULTILINGUAL LATIN 1
    4.do the KINGGUCCI METHOD (post 61).

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    PSP Bricker
    September 22, 2009 at 6:13 pm

    THNX for any one how will respond me…
    i know that the psp 2000 with v2 motherboard can be hacked with a pandora batrey and mms
    but can i hack it usin chickhen r2 and 3.60 CFWE

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    VibrantJordan
    September 24, 2009 at 9:55 pm

    Hello. i try to downgrade and it says. “The system software of your psp system is version 5.51. There is no need to update. Help ASAP!!

    thanks

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    VibrantJordan
    September 24, 2009 at 11:29 pm

    i have a psp 3004 asia version. i try to run the 5.03 and it says “Your PSP software is 5.51, there is no need to upgrade” do i change the update foler name or what?? help please

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