GEN-A has landed: CFW 5.03GEN-A for HEN now available!

Posted Jun 5, 2009 at 6:13PM by Mabie A. Listed in: Homebrew Applications, Homebrew Development Tags: Custom Firmware, PS1, PSP-3000, Sony, XMB

Okay guys! This is it! Get those PSP 3000s of your fired up, cos Custom Firmware 5.03 HENA-A for HEN is now available, as promised. "Entirely compatible with the OFW 5.03" and fully workable for both the Slim and 3K - "without exception" - it's time to enjoy the joys of homebrew.

Features:

COMPATIBILITY PSP-3000 and PSP-2000 v3
Reading of plays PS1
Reading of the backups of plays PSP
GEN VSH FINELY available
Recovery in VSH available (some bugs remains to be regulated - to see further)
Access to the PSN
Etc

Known Bugs:

(translated by Babel)

The RECOVERY MODE of the 5.02GEN-A was patchÃ© 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
- Sony skip: do not go (useless thus not engraves)
- Hide corrupt let us icons = walk not and activeSkip Sony logo
- range folder HB ok
- autorun EBOOT ok
- fake area ok
- use vsh finely ok
- XMB USB Device ok
- Charge device with usb ok
- Use M33 network update ok
- use version TXT ok
- 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 = quit

Put besides that all functions and we will try to correct this as fast as possible.

The README further notes that:

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.

If you shutdown the machine or the psp crash, you will need use again ChickHEN R2 to load the main app and press O to reboot in the custom firmware, but if you dont shutdown the machine you are in the custom firmware forever.

For everything you need to know on CFW 5.03HEN-A, just go here.

Make sure to read the README, okay?

Download: CFW 5.03GEN-A for HEN
Download: ChickHEN Homebrew Enabler R2

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Comments

# First — straitjacket525 2009-06-05 13:59

yes cant wait Dl now

# >>>>> — huggs 2009-06-05 14:21

Well it looks like its time for me to finally buy a 3000

# wait — straitjacket525 2009-06-05 14:25

does it only support 3000? and 2000v3? cuz i have a 2000 and after i flash the files and hit O my psp just crashes wtf?

# ? — xerofdv 2009-06-05 14:39

well did you have 5.03 ofw?

# Yeah — straitjacket525 2009-06-05 14:48

5.03 ofw then i load up chickhen r2 i went to the loader and flashed the files then i went to load and it acted like it was going to and just crashed then i tried to boot my cfwenabler 2.51 and it wont work anymore

# HOREE SHET!! — slither2009 2009-06-05 14:49

THIS ACTUALLY WORKS!!!!

I have a PSP-3000 God of War edition.

The installation was surprisingly simple. You probably only need to copy the eboot to your game folder and skip opening the Launch-Me.exe

I had no probs and now I'm playing my backed up games....HORRAY!!!!

Thanks to the team who made this possible!

# hmm — ShadowDemon1892 2009-06-05 14:59

i dont have a psp-3000 i have a 2000 so i was wondering how this works. do you actually install cfw on it permanantly or do u have to run the cfw on hen everytime u turn it on?

# hmmm.. — slither2009 2009-06-05 15:05

I've noticed that some iso games don't detect the memory stick. They claim there isn't enough space free even though there is like 2GB available on the stick.

I wonder if the HEN can load ciso images too???

# How does this startup? — slither2009 2009-06-05 15:11

If you hard reboot your pc or if your battery is flat etc... you need to launch the Chicken HEN R2 then launch the Installer-Loader and press O to reboot in 5.03 HEN GENA-A Full mode.

Just in case anyone was wondering.

# hmmm... — ov3rkill 2009-06-05 15:14

i believe this will answer your question

"If you shutdown the machine or the psp crash, you will need use again ChickHEN R2 to load the main app and press O to reboot in the custom firmware, but if you dont shutdown the machine you are in the custom firmware forever. "

# OMG — straitjacket525 2009-06-05 15:16

it still wont frikkin load what shuld i do please help

# Ciso not working — slither2009 2009-06-05 15:16

I can confirm that CISO files are not detected :( only ISO .

# provide more info — slither2009 2009-06-05 15:21

More info...

PSP Ver :

What you did :

What is Wrong exactly?:

etc...

# this is what happens — straitjacket525 2009-06-05 15:28

PSP: 2000

motherboard: TA-85v1

OFW:5.03

i load up chickhen r2 and go to the intaller and flash the files succesfully but then when i press O to reboot into the custom firmware my psp crashes it happens everytime i even tried to load my cfwenabler 2.51 and it wont work anymore either

# Hellz Yeah — Scudreloaded 2009-06-05 15:32

I get to use homebrew without having to go through that homebrew enabler anymore. Lolz i didnt even have to do that too much. Can anyone confirm if you can use plugins with this?

Get to play some of my backed up IsO's now LoLz

Great day for Psp's everywhere. I might hack my friends now

# Great work creators! — prime 2009-06-05 15:43

Awesome work by the whole team behind this!

I only wish they held onto this until the PSP Go comes out. Sony will obviously patch the firmware for it to defeat this.

# @liveslither200 9 — andrew_4935 2009-06-05 15:48

its cso not ciso

and so what cso dont work just uncompress back to iso

# umm.. — 1ofamillion 2009-06-05 15:48

do you mean .cso?

# why it doesnt work? — o0oKEVINo0o 2009-06-05 15:50

i have a psp slim 2000 TA-o88v3 black,and i do all the things i have to do but it crashes when i press O for reboot.

# i know how you feel — straitjacket525 2009-06-05 15:59

it has been doing the exact same thing to me

# ... — FreePlay 2009-06-05 16:10

For those of you who can't get it to work on your 2000... you *DID* tell it to use the 2000 files when you ran the Windows GUI, right?

# well... — o0oKEVINo0o 2009-06-05 16:11

ill wait,ill keep using CFW enabler,its almost the same

# i dont see why your bothering — Aces In The Palm 2009-06-05 16:12

get 3xx pandora creator

get rains ultralite MMS maker

then install 5.00m33-4 permanently

too easy

# i did — straitjacket525 2009-06-05 16:12

idk about the other guy

# yes — o0oKEVINo0o 2009-06-05 16:14

yes i did

# P.S. — Aces In The Palm 2009-06-05 16:14

you'll need to get chickHEN r2 running before you use pandora installer

# Actually — FreePlay 2009-06-05 16:19

CSO does work.

# exactly — slither2009 2009-06-05 16:33

cheers

# Mind sharing how? — slither2009 2009-06-05 16:36

I have my games backed up in the cso format but when I place them in MS:/ISO/game.cso the my psp3000 doesn't detect it.

Should I be changing an option in the VSH menu?

# YWSSSS — skeez 2009-06-05 16:37

WORKS PERFECTLY!!!!

MERCI! HAHA

# Games Freezing? — slither2009 2009-06-05 16:44

Just been playing Prince of Persia ISO and it froze after second save point....

Anyone else experiencing similar issues?

# Real Custom Firmware — segaloco 2009-06-05 17:03

Seriously, CFW Loader, GEN-A, why is everyone so afraid to make a real custom firmware, ya know, one that stays after a hard reset. These stupid ChichHEN reliant custom firmwares are annoying, because the main reason I want a custom firmware is so that I don't have to deal with the 100 or more times I have to retry the ChichHEN exploit just to actually run it again. This is really becoming a pain. For now I will just fix up my 1000, but I really want a get a new one to replace it, this is falling apart.

# STFU — thexile 2009-06-05 17:07

If you are so good, develop it yourself then.

# The problem is: — akadewboy 2009-06-05 17:23

They aren't AFRAID to make one, it's just they can't yet. They haven't figured out how to hack the pre-IPL and IPL in the TA-88v3 and PSP3000. There's a new encryption in those models that hasn't been cracked yet.

# retard — Foolmonkey 2009-06-05 17:28

If they attempt to make a real custom firmware they would probably brick their psp rendering it useless since the havent even cracked the psp-3000 files yet and there is no pandora. If there WAS a pandora for the TA-088v3 and 3000 then none of this would be necessary in the first place! Cuz then we could put cfw on ANY PSP regardless of firmware or model. So basically... STFU!

# Had to restart... — slither2009 2009-06-05 17:37

It literally crashed during the game and I was forced to hard restart the psp.

This could be an issue.

U don't want to have to load chickHEN and GEN-A everytime this happens...

# every dikk who tell this is fake about this CFW — L0NG 2009-06-05 18:18

All of you f-u-c-k off homosexual end s-h-i-t travestits

and nobody remember about posts of that b-i-t-c-h-es!!!

# it's official. — Katagi 2009-06-05 18:24

Works on psp-3000 series but not the psp-2000 with the unhackable motherboards

# Can I use it? — dennis96411 2009-06-05 19:18

Can people with custom firmware upgrade to this?

# Please read for those who get blank screen after installer — STFU_Blackthorn 2009-06-05 20:15

hi guys for thoses of you who get nothing or the black screen after using the installer all you need to do is download the chicken r2 attached to this page and replace the h.bin file on root of your memory card, you will notice its 2kb bigger file then ...... IT WORKS hope this helps you all

# Problem with Installation! — RD274 2009-06-05 22:16

I cant get it to install to my Memory Stick !

I'm not a noob, Ive followed the read-me "WORD" to "WORD"!! But the installer refuses to install it to the Memory Stick! Instead the files get copied to the same folder as the extracted zip!

The reason most probably is coz my PSP is registered as Removable Disk (M:) !!

CAN ANYONE MANUALLY POINT OUT WHERE TO DUMP THE FILES?

Thanks in advance!

# Installation problem — mitchd61 2009-06-05 22:37

I initially had the same problem. When you run "launch-me" to do the install, enter your PSP Unit Drive without a colon. (ie: M not M:). Worked for me.

# ty — RD274 2009-06-05 22:55

It worked. How silly! All I had to do was make it a simple M ! I tried 'M:\', 'M:' ... but didnt try a simple M !

# PSP FAT — Nille007 2009-06-05 23:18

uhm, I have a PSP fat, like 1000 and uhm i now have 5.02GEN-A(Full) installed, but how can I upgrade to 5.03GEN-A? Just download and install?

# PSP 3004 unable to get it to CFW 5.03 — vamshi.gupta 2009-06-06 02:12

Hi I got PSP 3004 OFW 5.03 with me.

I have followed the steps exactly to install ChickHEN Revision 2, and my PSP shuts down as well.

But after rebooting still firmware shows to be OFW 5.03 any idea why.........

# oh lord... — skeez 2009-06-06 02:19

there are a BUNCH of chickHEN tips and FAQs out there, google is your friend. but... since im here...

did it freeze or looked EXTREMELY bugged then shut down? because if it freezes for some seconds that means the chickHEN exploid didn't work, so keep trying!

# IT Worked for PSP 3004 guys.... — vamshi.gupta 2009-06-06 03:27

Initially it didn't work for me, I was trying for the whole day to install Chicken Hen R2.. then went out for a walk and then came back and this time I got CFW 5.03GEN-A for HEN into my PSP 3004 by using launch... and now all the files are in place n

this time I ran Chicken Hen R2 again n wala this time it went down as it needs to with flashin color screen

MOST IMPORTANT if CHICKEN HEN R2 Works.. it comes back automatically....

n after that installation of CFW 5.03

# ... — FreePlay 2009-06-06 04:52

If you're in 5.03 GEN-A (Full), it will work. All of mine have worked.

# guy with phat — andrew_4935 2009-06-06 05:33

http://dl.qj.net/index.php?pg+19+src+recovery+flasher+catid++go.x+4+go.y+15

use that to install 5.00m33-6

# ya — andrew_4935 2009-06-06 05:36

http://dl.qj.net/Custom-Firmware-5.02-GEN-A-PSP/pg/12/fid/25421/catid/114

ya but use that

# Those who can run HEN — andrew_4935 2009-06-06 05:39

use http://dl.qj.net/ChickHEN-Mod-PSP-Homebrew-Applications/pg/12/fid/27120/catid/151

# hmmm — LowsNameBrand 2009-06-06 05:46

Can Anyone Explain Why PSX games are full screen through tv out cables on a 3000 but homebrew isnt?

# Custom theme — SolidEye33 2009-06-06 06:05

Can install a custom theme on my PSP 3000?

# nope — straitjacket525 2009-06-06 06:51

doesnt work at all

# Help! — Bishan 2009-06-06 06:53

Im new to all of this, so would appreciate if anyone would point me to the right direction....

I have a PSP3006 and I have been able to run ChickHen R2 plus the CFW 5.03GEN-A

Im using a SanDisk 8GB MagicGate Pro Duo and i've tried several ISOs & CSOs but none are showing in the memory stick section of Games in the XMB like it should...

So how do i make them appear? lol forgive me for wrong terminology...im still a NOOB!

And could anyone direct me to the QJ forums that are dealing with the CFW5.03Gen-A discussions so i could talk about it in depth?

once again correct me if im wrong plz...thanks in adv!

# so — andrew_4935 2009-06-06 07:24

your putting it in x:/ISO/.iso or .cso

# thanks..! :D:D:D:D — Bishan 2009-06-06 07:50

got it to work finally thanks! This is the day of reckoning for all us PSP fans! Finally the months of frustration from buying a PSP3K are OVER! fer good! THANKS TO PSPGEN all the WAY! :D:D:D

# A little note... — Bishan 2009-06-06 08:09

yes CSOs and ISOs both are working perfectly and the directory paths are corrected to x:/ISO

in the main root! But you need to have a UMD inserted in the drive or else you get an error code and the PSP says game could not be started! Hmmm...

# Bug? Maybe!?! — Bishan 2009-06-06 08:47

I was trying to put like 4-5 games alltogether and i found out that certain ISOs or CSOs mess up other ones if you load them together! Had to delete some and reload in order to run them again so putting lotta backups together is NOT adviseable

Games I've found to mess up:

God Of War Chains of Olympus

Need For Speed Undercover

both these backups messed up my Patapon 2 and MGS:PO backups and when i tried to run them the PSP froze and i literally had to take out the battery to reset it!

just sharing my findings! cant gurantee this will happen to you too!

# 3000 — andrew_4935 2009-06-06 09:05

well i guess im finally gonna get a 3000 since my 1000 is all f***ed up

# HELP — grape12 2009-06-06 09:10

A ok i try to load the launch me and it wont load the files to my mem stick all it puts is a folder with empty nothing in it and can someone send me the installer to me send space it or whatever i need help please

# NO custom theme! — paulotex 2009-06-06 09:26

don't do it unless you want to end up with a brick!

# drive letter without : — paulotex 2009-06-06 09:28

put the drive letter of your MS without the column, like "E" intead of "E:"

# ... — maypoler 2009-06-06 09:39

the installer isnt even starting for me. i extracted all the files to my desktop, double clicked LAUNCH-ME.exe and i got an application error saying: "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click on OK to terminate the application." and of course nothing happens after. is it because im running xp or something? all the examples i saw were on vista

# Little Hint! — Bishan 2009-06-06 09:54

To those who are already playing backups, here's a lil hint if you cant play a game or it fails to load and shows an error msg!

Hit SELECT to bring up the GEN VSH MENU

Scroll down to USB ISO MODE > it should be set to Normal by default, you can try changing it to Sony NP9660 and then try to load the game that's been bugging you!

This is a simple thing i picked up while watching the PSPGEN Video showing installation and then running the METAL SLUG ANTHOLOGY rip. My God Of War was giving trouble starting it in normal umd mode but works perfectly after i switched to SonyNP9660 mode!

try this if you are facing problems launching a faulty rip! hope u get what i mean! ;)

!!!!!BUT!!!!! I WOULD NOT ADVICE MESSING AROUND WITH THE REST OF THE VSH MENU OPTIONS SINCE IT NOW FULLY BUG FREE AND IT HAS ACCESS TO FLASH0 WHICH MIGHT VERY WELL BRICK UR PSP! BE WARNED!

Criticism is welcome!

# Cant they just... — segaloco 2009-06-06 09:59

If they can use the exploit to dig in and add files to the flash, can't it just as well overwrite old files. Is there something wrong with the HEN that only allows adding, not modifying or something.

# VSH NOT FULLY BUG FREE — Bishan 2009-06-06 10:06

!!!!!BUT!!!!! I WOULD NOT ADVICE MESSING AROUND WITH THE REST OF THE VSH MENU OPTIONS SINCE IT'S [[[NOT]]]] FULLY BUG FREE AND IT HAS ACCESS TO FLASH0 WHICH MIGHT VERY WELL BRICK UR PSP! BE WARNED!

# wow — sickofitall 2009-06-06 10:28

these devs are amazing. They have came so far with hacking the 3000!

# my 1000 is more f***ed up — Metal Jody 2009-06-06 10:35

it has no usb port or umd drive. but it does have the 2000's 5th brightness. 0_o it should be worth more for that feature. ^-^

# Nothing is working — grape12 2009-06-06 12:42

i tried everything i followed word for word can someone just send me a link of the loader please

# To Bishan: — 1ofamillion 2009-06-06 13:11

Press select, then go down to Umd Iso Mode..Change it to Sony NP9660..It should work.

# ^^^ — 1ofamillion 2009-06-06 13:14

I meant about without a UMD in...sorry, I forgot to add that +\

# THanks and happy birthday — ThirstyCow 2009-06-06 17:00

Thank you for this wonderful release PSPGEN, i have it perfectly working on my psp 3000 and am playing Bleach Heat the soul 5 perfectly. Also playin metal gear solid. as i am typin i am converting spyro the dragon year of the dragon, thank you so much i've waited for this day for so long. HAPPY BIRTHDAY (look forward to ur future releases)

# plzzz help... — STFU_Blackthorn 2009-06-06 20:54

how to flash this forever???when we swithch off....it gets removed..help me plz...i have psp 3004 version 5.03...

# umm.... — 1ofamillion 2009-06-07 01:23

Have you tried running it as Administrator?

# well.. — 1ofamillion 2009-06-07 01:25

It cant be permanent at the moment since writing in the flash0 would brick your psp...just put it in sleep mode and you literally have it forever :)

# ... — cory1492 2009-06-07 07:44

today's db update to my AV is detecting this as trojan-gen{other}

They just *had* to package the bloody thing in an exe.

# AHhhh! — StingBlah 2009-06-07 12:13

Hope sony doesnt patch the PSP GO for this...

# not working for me — richie_hot 2009-06-07 20:54

i brought psp 3004 3days back yesterday i tried to install cfw but could not do so after installing the files in the memory stick when i go INSTALL-LOADER it says corrupt data. first should i install cfw or chicken r2

plz tell me in a simple way so that i could enjoy the games.

# CSo — ThirstyCow 2009-06-07 21:00

Yeah my CSO works too aka bleach HTS5

# How about — psp4fun 2009-06-12 11:25

How about when you use those emulators that shuts the PSP off when you try to exit??

uh? yes we have to do all the proccess again.

and what about the new upcoming games that will need the latest official FW??

well at least it works like champ!!

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