There are so many sites giving technical aspects of hacking your beloved PSP But still General public find it difficult to follow. So here is a proper guide..
What u will need…
1. A PSP 3000 which is never hacked
2. A Laptop or a PC running windows
3. USB connectivity cable of your PSP or a Card reader
4. Easy chickHEN installer Download it
here
5. Windows .NET Framework 3.05 Download it
here
6. 5.03 GEN A (full) installer Download it
here
Steps involved…
1. Format your PSP memory stick from PSP menu System settings > Format memory stick
2. Reset your PSP to factory settings from the system settings menu and follow the on screen instructions on yours PSP.
3. Again in system settings make two changes
a. UMD aout start change to OFF
b. UMD cache change to OFF
4. Connect your PSP to your Laptop/PC.
5. Make sure you have downloaded all the above mentioned installers
6. Make sure the .NET framework is installed in your Laptop/PC.
7. Now run the easy ChickHEN installer. It will automatically place the needed files in the right location CAUTION: the installer is only for PSP 3000). After the installation is done, disconnect your PSP.
8. In your PSP menu open photos from the memory stick.
9. A folder named ChickHEN will appear.
10. Open the folder and scroll down to the last image in the folder and WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD>
11. DONOT scroll up and down frantically. Scroll down to last image and WAIT.
12. Your PSP screen will show some colors and REBOOT or restart on its own.
13. If it only freezes and shuts down and Doesn’t REBOOT then re start from step 8.
14. Once u achieve step 12, go to System settings > system information, it will show Version 5.03 ChickHEN R2.
15. Now connect your PSP again to your Laptop/PC and run the LAUNCHE ME file in the Folder containing 5.03 GEN A installer.
16. A small window will open in that don’t do any changes in the options only in the last box type the drive in which your PSP’s memory stick is detected. That is if your memory stick is shown in G:\ in my computer window then in the LAUNCHE ME window Type G.
17. Click on start and instantly a command prompt will appear with message “done”.
18. Now disconnect your PSP and open from menu games > memory stick.
19. There will be an icon INSTALLER LAUNCHER
20. Open that and follow the on screen instructions. That is click L or R button of your PSP once and when the screen asks to press O button to REBOOT to custom firmware… then only do so.
21. The PSP will now REBOOT into custom firmware. Check it in system settings > system information> it will show Version 5.03 GEN A (full).
22. Now come to the main screen of PSP and press SELECT button.
23. A menu will appear called VSH menu.
24. In the menu option Change UMD ISO Mode: Sony NP9660 (it will be default in the beginning) by clicking the side arrow.
25. Now your PSP is READY to run ISO files
26. Connect your PSP to the laptop/ PC and place ISO files in ISO folder in the root. That is G:\ISO (G is the drive in which the windows detects your memory stick).
WARNINGS:
1. Do not mess around with the VSH menu.
2. Do not touch any thing like flash0 flash1 etc in the menu
3. Do not shutdown your PSP only put it in sleep mod.
4. Delete flasher.prx form PSP>GAME>installer folder for your own safety. Need not delete the whole folder as it will be useful later if u by mistake shutdown.
Have fun…………….
