Regardless of your PSP model you can safely run the PROUPDATE application:Īfter running the update press 'X' and the custom firmware will install, all been well your PSP will now be running custom firmware until you power it off. Inside this RAR file you will find 3x folders that you need:Ĭopy the PROUPDATE to the PSP > Game folder on the memory card: If you are on 6.61 Download the PSP 6.61 PRO-C2 custom firmware. Now Download the PSP 6.60 PRO-C2 custom firmware if you are on 6.00 Now on your PSP go to Game > Memory stick then launch the 6.60 update, follow the instructions to install the update: To update the PSP simply extract the PSP folder from the 6.60 update RAR file and move it to your PSP's memory stick.Īs you can see below the PSPGAMEUPDATE folder contains the EBOOT.PBP update. To begin Download the Official PSP 6.60 firmware and update your PSP. Updating your PSP to 6.60 (Skip this if you are on 6.61) This however only needs doing from a cold boot, if you leave the PSP in standby like most people do (you probably do this without realising) then you will not need to enable it.ġ. If the firmware is permanently installed it means your PSP will boot directly in to the custom firmware when powered on, if not it means you will have to enable it again by launching a simple app. I will cover finding out your PSP version later in this guide, all you need to know for now is that if you own a PSP you can follow this guide and get homebrew applications running on your PSP. However its very easy to re load the custom firmware on a 88V, PSP 3000, PSP Go or E1000. Something to note is that you can only permanently install this firmware on a PSP 1000 or a PSP 2000 that is not an 88 v3 version. You can also add new features to your PSP via kernel mode background plugins, for example the ability to take screenshots in games. All PS1 games are supported, not just games on the PSN. You can also convert your old PS1 games and play them your PSP. This allows you to easily carry around more than one game, and helps to save your PSP's battery as it does not need to power the UMD drive when playing games. When custom firmware is on your PSP you can use emulators, homebrew applications and even backup your games to the memory stick. Why would i want to install Custom Firmware on my PSP? So you can now follow this guide if you happen to have updated to 6.61. It's of no benefit to you updating to 6.61 after all this time, however the custom firmware has now been updated to support 6.61. Note: On the Sony released PSP firmware 6.61, some three and a half years after the last 6.60 update. The PSP Custom Firmware 6.61-Pro-C2 will work on all PSP models from the original PSP to the PSP Go and even the E1000, all you need is to be running the official 6.60 or 6.61 firmware to install and use this custom firmware.

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