Install Signed 5.03 GEN-C on your PSP
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January 21, 2011 •
Still on 5.03 and can’t get ChickHen R2 to run for you? Not to worry, with homebrew devs now able to sign their applications to run on OFW directly, PSP owners just like with 6.35 Hen using the Signed 6.35 Hen can now run Davee’s chickHen without you trying to make the TIFF hack work. With the few steps listed below, you can also install signed 5.03 HEN + 5.03 GEN-C on your PSP
Important UPDATE: If you are having trouble playing the latest PSP Games, you may want to install the Prometheus-4 module or use the ISO Tool Patching guide.
Requirements:
- A PSP-3000 or PSP-2000 with TA-088v3 motherboard.
- Signed 5.03 Hen. Download the specific file for your PSP model:
- Download: 5.03 GEN-C
- Back up your save files (so that if they get corrupted, you still have backups)
How to Install Signed 5.03 GEN-C
- Extract the 5.03 Hen files to your computer.
- Copy the resulting PSP folder directly on your memory stick or PSP Go storage
- Go to your XMB, run the 5.03 Hen. It will install then reboot to your XMB. At this point, if you check your system’s current firmware version, it should give you 5.03 Hen
- Extract the 5.03 GEN-C files to your computer.
- Copy the PSP folder to your PSP’s memory stick. (Yes, just drag the whole folder there)
- Disconnect the PSP from USB
- Run 5.03 GEN-C Updater from under Game on your PSP’s XMB
- After all process is complete, press X. Your PSP will reboot.
- Congratulations, you’ve just installed 5.03 GEN-C.
Enjoy your Free PSP Games 
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Simple right?
Important Note: If you want to play games that require 6.xx OFW and up, install 5.03 Prometheus.
Tags: 5.03 GEN-C, 5.03 Hen, Signed 5.03 Hen
is this a stable hack ???
Yes. It’s much easier than the old chickhen too.
thanks a lot……my friend would be happier if he will know about this….
is this better or runs better than the 6.35 PRO with the japanese game exploit?
Not really, it’s just for people who don’t want to upgrade from 5.03 OFW. They’ll still need the prometheus module to make some games work though.
is there a reason not update from 5.03 yet? I’m just curious about it
As of now, the only firmware you don’t want to upgrade to is 6.37, everything else is safe.
that means that 6.35 HEN can run current homebrew like gpsp or snes9x tyl?
is 6.35 recommended over 5.03?
If you want the features of 6.xx, yes. Also you may want to take a look at (6.20 TN-C) as it’s more feature packed (from Total_Noob’s update) than 6.35
oh yeah, I just read the entire post. I’ll be bothering you there 😛
dude…… i installed this signed hen to my cousin’s psp 3000…..
what if he shuts down his psp . . . the gen-c full will still be there ?…. or it will be gone…
and i have to hack it again ????
You just need to run the signed 5.03 hen again
Can you update the link?
for download
http://uploading.com/files/38f425ab/5.03%2BHen%2B2000.zip/
and
http://uploading.com/files/me13m8dd/5.03%2BHen%2B3000v4.zip/
Thanks
The links are still active.
it works! at long last 😀
does the above download the same as 5.03 kxploit? wherein psp 3000 users with ofw 5.03 can just run 503 kxploit without bothering to run chicken from the image folder?
Yes. That is exactly what it is.
does this work for all psp models?
i have got a fully hackable psp2000 (slim v1.0 / ta-085) but “technically” it isnt really mine (but my girlfriends – she got it long time ago with a mobile-contract but using it rarely) and that is why i dont want to get a permanent cfw like the 5.50 GEN.
i always used chickHEN R2 / MHUSPEED3 to get into hen-mode and just wonder if this signed 5.03 HEN is the better way do to it?
Yep it works for all PSP models.
i have a psp3000(3) with v4.21. Can i just follow this tutorial directly by placing the files
You need to update to 5.03 first before proceeding with the guide. Follow the procedures on how to update here then go back to this page and follow the instructions above :).
btw, i read about prometheus, whats that?\
sorry im a newb D:
btw, im just getting a memory card later today, will i have any of the folders said etc and what is xmb :s
The prometheus module allows you to play games that require 6.xx firmware:
http://atmaxplorer.com/2010/11/prometheus-3-for-5-00-m33-5-03-gen-c-and-5-50-gen-d3/
I have v5.03 and i have just followed the hen bit. when i run the kxploit from game, instead of going back to the XMB, it just shuts off my psp o.o
same thing happens to my psp, it just shuts off. i tried doing it again but still nothing happens. my system’s current firmware version is still 5.03. 🙁
Only upgraded now! LOL 😀
My PSP is a 2001 with a TA-088v3 motherboard and has been updated to 6.37 OFW. It has never had any sort of CWF installed onto it. Is there any method I can use to downgrade the firmware or otherwise make my PSP CFW compatible again?
There’s currently no way to downgrade your PSP. You can install the HBL for 6.37 but you can’t use it to run the Prometheus ISO loader (meaning you can’t run ISO games off it)
It works! Thanks a million for making my life easier.
But wait, When I check the custom firmware version, It already says 5.03 GEN-C (Full) so do I still have to load the 5.03 GEN-C updater? But my PSP is fine, thank you.
If your PSP says 5.03 GEN-C for the firmware, then you’re done 🙂
hi sir….ive tried everything….but even this one doesnt work what am i doing wrong? i updated my software to 5.03 from 5.01 and followed every tip from pressing up down l button so on and so fort and still not working…i got a psp 3001 model…..please help me
Check if your PSP does reflect 5.03 OFW.
I am running from a mac. Every time i try downloading the 5.03 firmware from my PSP it goes into reset and then powers off. When I turn it back on I still have firmware 6.20 which will not work for the proceeding steps. Do you know what I’m doing wrong?
You can’t use this to “downgrade” your PSP.
Follow these instructions instead: http://atmaxplorer.com/2011/01/install-signed-6-20-tn-c-hen-prometheus-iso-loader-on-your-psp/
Ok im really confused I’ve never installed any cfw on my psp and was wondering if I could put this on my psp 3001 with 6.37 Ofw any help if not thank you anyways.
There currently is no way to install CFW on a PSP with 6.37 or downgrade it to any OFW than can. Wait for the release of any other Hen’s, HBL.
will this work with psp 1001 with 5.03
if i have a 5.03 signed xploit,do i need to download and upgrade to 5.03?or am i just go to the step wherein im going to the step process wherein 5.03gen C??please reply..asap..thanks..
You’re already on 5.03 OFW so you don’t need to “upgrade/downgrade”. Just replace the files for 5.03 GEN-C with the signed ones.
Hi Sylv3rblade… I hope you are still providing support. I upgraded my psp 2000 from ofw 4.05 to ofw 5.03. I can’t run chicken r2, the 5.03 exploit just makes the psp turn off. I also tried using the magic stick but the screen just goes blank then the psp turns off. What can I do to get cfw working on the psp which currently has ofw 5.03.
This guide doesn’t use chickHen (the older one linked here does). Have you tried this guide yet?
I tried using the guide that says I need the chicken hen r2, but that didn’t work. So I then tried this guide which says doesn’t need the chicken hen r2, but it also didn’t work. i also tried the magic memory card with the pandora battery, but the psp goes to a gray screen then just turns off. I don’t know what else to do.
What happens when you try installing signed 5.03 GEN-C?
When I put the 5.03 hen c, I can see the ladybug and when I press the X, I get a message that says game cannot be started. The data is corrupted.
okay I tried the chicken hen r2 and this time it worked, it now has 5.03 chickhen r2 as the firmware.
Now the psp has 5.03 gen-c (full). I am following the guide that uses the chicken hen r2.
Is the next step to install prometheus-4 module for 5.03 c, or do i need to update to 5.03 d or something else?
Yep, you can update install prometheus-4, there is no 5.03 GEN-D
Do I have to leave on the memory card the h.bin file and the giff files as well as there was a file created on the main root of the memory card that is egghunt, can I format the card and erase everything, or do the files have to stay there?
Keep it there. 5.03 GEN-C still needs them if you accidentally turn off your PSP.
Thanks Sylv3rblade… I can turn off the psp and it remains with the cfw, its only when i remove the battery that the psp goes back to the ofw. Also when i install the promethus-4 module on the psp it says that the system software is 5.03 Prome-3 is that the same thing?
Nope. There’s no permanent patch for 5.03 GEN-C so you really have to re-run the installer after having your PSP power off.
Yes, prome-4 is just a patched prome-3 so it’ll work with some of the newer games like Monster Hunter Portable 3rd.
I have a PSP 3004, it has had version 5.03 firmware since i bought it.
I tried to install 5.03 hen, the psp just turns off. When i turn it on, the firmware is still 5.03.
What am I doing wrong?
Sylv3rblade… I am able to play a homebrew game as well as run the nintendo emulater but the psp won’t play any of the iso games. Is there a setting I need to change. I can see the games and it plays the song of the games in the menu, it just won’t play the game. I get a message that says “The game could not be started. (80020321). To refresh your memory, I installed chiken hen r2 then the 5.03 gen-c followed by the promethius 4 module.
Press select to enter the VSH menu, change the UMD mode to a different driver
Thanks Sylv3rblade… I changed it to m33 driver and it works great. Awsome. I bought another psp from Ebay and it is a 2000 series and it has system software 5.00 m33-4 on it, I tried downloading the 5.00 m33-5 and the 5.00 m33-6 but both files are not available anymore for download. Can you please upload those files again, or should I try to install gen d3?
You can install 5.00 M33-6 directly from this page.
can 5.03MHU be upgraded to 5.03 gen.c and onwards because some games are not supported.
Yep. Just unload 5.03 MHU and run the signed GEN-C installer
IM trying to get this to work i have the 6.39 update i tried this but all it says is the game cannot be started data is corupted i really need help. thanks if you could
You can use this to “Downgrade” your PSP. Please refer to the dummy’s guide on how to install CFW.
Hey, I am looking to crack two psp’s in the near future. First is a 3002, not sure of the motherboard, with 6.60 ofw. Is there a safe way to downgrade it so that I can crack it/is it crackable? The other will be a latest release 3002 with factory firmware, likely to be 6.00 or higher.
Any suggestions would be appreciated,
Kurir
Hi there, for 6.60, you can install the latest Pro LCFW (6.60 PRO-B9)
As for the PSP 3000 with 6.00, you can upgrade yo 6.35 OFW and install 6.35 PRO-B9.
If you need more questions: please refer to the Dummy’s guide to CFW
ok so i have a psp 3000 with 6.60 OFW.
i installed 6.6O PRO-B9 LCFW
then i tried to run the 5.03 Hen. first of all, in the XMB menu, it shows up as “503 kxploit”. not sure if thats of or not.
so i run that, and then i get a black screen, and then the psp turns off, and i have to turn it on.
when i check the sys info, it says that firmware is 6.60 again, right where i started… plz help
also, i dont need a pandora battery for this, do i?
You won’t be able to install this because you’re on a higher firmware version.
but you said to Kurir that for 6.60 you could install 6.60 PRO-B9
would i be able to downgrade to a lower firmware version to get this to work?
You can’t install 5.03 GEN-C because it requires 5.03 OFW, you’re on 6.60 OFW with 6.60 PRO-B9. To downgrade you must check if your PSP is compatible with the lower firmware version.
For more information: http://atmaxplorer.com/2008/01/dummies-guide-to-installing-custom-firmware-on-a-psp/
Hi sylv3rblade,
I installed as instructed (HEN, GEN-C, PROMETHEUS). But my cso and iso games still aren’t appearing. Do you have any idea how to fix this?
My firmware version is 5.03. Hope you could help. Thanks.
please check my reply to your comment
sir, data is corrupted, psp 3001 5.50 OFW.
You can’t install 5.03 GEN-C because your current firmware his higher than 5.03 OFW.
The only recourse is:
1. Get a Pandora Battery and downgrade.
2. Upgrade to 6.XX and install the equivalent Pro-B9 LCFW.
can you make a pandora battery from a fat psp battery? downgrade to what FW?
can you still use a pandora battery like a regular psp battery?
hi all i found this very help full , i am not familiar with psp a lot , is my boyfriends 🙂 and he had never manage to install the old chicken steps etc, still got 5.01 ver and i am tring to fix this as a present, so i have follow the above steps , but when i enter to the memory via XMB, run the 5.03 kxploit then press the x or start it shows sony logo and then it stays off , so what am i doing wrong ?
You need to upgrade to 5.03 before installing 5.03 GEN-C. Follow the guide as indicated above.
I’m afraid I am quite stuck. Sorry that I have to ask but: I have a psp-2003 with the two starting digits of the serial underneath the battery being HB. Any attempt at chickhen results in a freeze followed by my psp turning off. I’ve tried the R2 one and the signed one and both produce the same outcome. I’ve tried resetting information, changing the theme, a different memory stick and changing the character set. All while having the two UMD options set to off. Am I missing anything or is something wrong? 🙁
Are you on 5.03 OFW? The installer will not work on any other firmware.
yes, forgot to put that.
I have a PSP-1000 and a pandora battery though I am not sure whether either would be useful for my problem.
the sticker on my psp says 3001, does it work for my psp?
i have a problem here. When i used this at first it worked… but when my psp died everything is gone. and if i try using the Hen again it will just show the psp screen then black then turns of my psp. I need help
btw this was great untilthis happened :)) but yes i got it working
i’m using a t88v3, at 5.03, but everytime i load the 503-kxploit gen c , it crashes. anything i shld do?
Go to your XMB, run the 5.03 Hen. It will install then reboot to your XMB. At this point, if you check your system’s current firmware version, it should give you 5.03 Hen
help me please
where to run the 5.0.3 hen
i am kinda lost…
XMB is your PSP’s menu system.
when i go to recovery menu, i choose plugins but something else comes up. is this normal?
can i use this for psp-1006?
Yes but it really depends on your current firmware version
the ink for Gen-C doesnt work. is there another link? i downloaded the Hen for 3000 just need the Gen C. thank you
I’ll reupload but you may want to checkout other CFWs for newer firmwares since they’re more compatible with current games and homebrew apps/plugins
Hey sylv3rblade.. it’s nice stuff you got here. anyway,my psp2000 (5.03, I used to have chickhenr2 and all files relevant to that are still on the mem stick). when i use the k3xploit. the psp just turns off. any ideas?
I have few questions about this 5.03 Gen-C and I would be totally happy if you could answer my questions. And I am so sorry because I am a noob in this kind of things and I’ just interested in PSP just recently when my brother is away and he forgot to bring his PSP.
The problem is the PSP cannot reboot. Normally when the games cannot be played and it says that the data is corrupted I will go to photos and wait for the screen to go green. but yesterday I tried to put CW cheats plugin and I could not access recovery mode by pressing R button. even though i pressed several times nothing happened nor when i pressed select. That was when things went wrong. I cannot reboot it. I have tried rebooting several times in vain.
On the system information it says the version is 5.03 and I think the psp model is psp 3000. I have read lots of article but I am very confused. Please help me because I am so afraid that my brother would be so mad when seeing his psp in this messy state and now I am at my wit’s end. I really don’t know what to do.
Thank you.
Yes, that’s one of the issues with earlier CFWs for PSP-2000s and above. You’ll just need to run the installer again to load 5.03 GEN-C (or what ever current CFW you have on your PSP) to reload it.
Problem solved. Thank you for the reply and for the article 😀