PSP-3000 finally gets hacked
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November 19, 2008 •
It was inevitable but I’m a bit surprised that it wasn’t Dark Alex to have come out with a solution to the no homebrew on the PSP Brite.
Yes, it is NOW possible to install custom firmware on your PSP-3000. How? You just need to have a PSP-3000 with 5.03 official firmware (or ofw for short) and below. How? Proceed to install 5.03 GEN-A via ChickHEN hack.
The 5.03 GEN-A is enabled via the ChickHEN hack from Davee. Using the TIFF Exploit discovered earlier by MaTiAZ, Davee found a way to use that with his new Kernel exploit to allow homebrew on all PSP’s. That includes the previously thought unhackable TA88v3 motherboard found in PSP-3000’s and some newer PSP-2000 units. After installing the ChickHEN Homebrew Enabler, you then install 5.03 GEN-A over it.
Sounds simple? Yep. If you want a more detailed guide, read up this installation guide for 5.03 GEN-A via ChickHEN hack.
As you read above, if you have a PSP-2000 with a TA88v3 motherboard, you can have the 5.03 GEN-A custom firmware installed. If you’ve not sure what motherboard you have, check out the CFW compatibility guide.
Currently, all PSP models can now install custom firmware.
Now who needs the Lite Blue Tool tool from Datel huh? It’s a pure rip off at $29.99 which does nothing but eat your cash.
Updated: June 16, 2009
Tags: Homebrew, PSP-3000
i see psp’s dark dark future of phasing out…
I really hope this works. I really want to use the PSX2PSP Converter, so I can play PSone games on my PSP 3000.
$29 bux seems a bit steep to me tho.
I think this is Crap! I just bought the new Action Replay Cheat Device for the PSP. But I have a 3000 model so of course I find out it don’t work. 2000 sure 1000 sure but not my 3000. Stupid Sony!!!!!!
@Zappsoft and raze
yes but currently there’s no other way to put the PSP 3000 in service mode which is required to install a CFW. Just wait a few more weeks.
awtz…is there no other play to play games from memory stick???this psp 3000 makes me insane..please email me if you have news.
We have successfully hacked a psp 3000, this was after bricking 11 other psps, but it was well worth it. I know most of you people, if any are reading this, will want to know the magic behind the trick, I tell you that we will not share it for three main points:
1.- The psp 3000 is sony’s final hope to keep the psp alive. Game makers aren’t willing to put up with all the piracy around so they will definitively stop making games for the psp if the word of its hacking spreads out.
2.- There aren’t homebrews that run on psp 3000, or if there are, i don’t know about their existence, and therefore, aren’t supported by our customzised firmware. What I can do with my freshly hacked psp 3000 is playing ISOs, CSOs, because the firmware we have developed supports it.
3.- If it’s running around the internet, sony will eventually find a protection and send a firmware patching their flaw, preventing someone else to do it themeselves.
The only thing we wanted to achieve was that, playing ISOs and CSOs, the rest of the stuff is just not as important, for us.
Currently there are 7 psps 3000 that have runed our KnD (kill n destroy) which is a downgrader that can run on the psp 3000. It will take it all the way back to 1.5 OFW. then we developed the first ever choliware 1.0 which supports ISO and CSO.
Pretty cool huh?.
We don’t expect people to understand let alone accept our final deccision of keeping it a secret, but listen to this.
There is hope.
If 7 kids from Peru could take sony’s so called, unhackable psp, and hack it, WHAT’S STOPPING THE GREAT MINDS OF PSP HACKING LIKE DAX OR C+D? guys, we worshipped you, but i think this time we beated you to the punch.
On the other hand, you guys might have already done it, but like us, are holding the information back.
either way, we want to encourage the average psp player to start investigating. eventually someone foolish enough will hit it and share it.
ReptAR
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@ReptAR
I think the big guys are also sharing the same sentiments with your group seeing as the PSP-3000 is the last hope of Sony to keep devs interested in the Platform. Kudos to you and your pals.
/sarcasm
how can i get a psp 3000 software?
its been 2 weeks since i have l the psp 3000. shops here in the phil they don’t have software, yet if possible can you help me download of this installer or games for my psp 3000.
Thanks,
Oliver/Philippines
Can i hack my psp 3004 using the light blue tool and install m33 software in my psp?is it a success?After installing m33 will .CSO &.ISO games work? Is the light blue tool available in UAE
Don’t even listen to REPTAR he’s sent that same exact post to like every psp forum there is, he’s a fake, read his statement he contradicts himself like 3times!! 1.if he was a dev he would at least post a vid or a faq on it 2. he wouldn’t be indirectly slander anyone elses work 3.he would be some what known or talked about 4. he wouldn’t have to post the same exact post on like 10 different forums. 5. if you post something on that many sites and no one comments or reports new news on it, thats because it’s bullshit 6. reptAR is gay, and has VD
@lastpspdev
lels.. I think I forgot the add the /sarcasm to my comment for reptAR
i hate my PSP 3000!!!
The gripshift hack is out but it doesnt allow custum firmware it only supports user mode and i bought a “Lite Blue Tool battery” from datel and it DOESNT put the 3000 or 2000 in service mode its only useful for the psps that can already b hacked which you dont have to pay money forwhen u can make one ure self buy googling reversible pandora battery so personally i think we should start a petition!!!!!!!!!!!
guys..is the psp 3000 still unhackable.?
Sadly yes.
plss informed me if there are any software that can we installed in our PSP 3000 i like to play a unlimited games to. plz email me at [email protected] thnx plzz once again informed me
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Recently got the PSP3004 and the local guy says it can be hacked but heck its gonna cost exactly 1/2 of wot i paid for the PSP….. thats INR5000….
I haven’t heard of a successful hack for the psp so I’m more inclined to think it’s a scam.
Im inclined to think the same. He’s probably gonna swap mobo’s and I’ll end up with a PSP2000 🙂
hi sylve3rblade!! ian here again, in accordance to this breakthrough, will it also solve the problem with the 2001 gen.2 psp’s like what i have?
its already july 2009 hmmmm. can someone tell me if psp3000 v.4.21 hackable already???
its been a month i have my psp and i want to play unlimited games..
could someone help me..
thanks you all..
keep it up
Yep. Read the post. It’ll tell you where to go so that you can install custom firmware on your PSP 3000 😀
oliver do you already have cfw now on your psp3000???
i have same psp 3000 ofw 4.21.
and i got this last month..
i want to play game w/o umd.. please help me
please response and give some pointers…
thanks dude..
*sigh* Read the post. It’ll tell you where to go to install 5.03 GEN-A via ChickHEN hack.
halla…. bibili ako next month… ng PSP nalilito tuloy me what na bibilhin…
HELP… AS IN MALAKING HELP.. email or reply pls…
I have a PSP 3000 version 5.01 how do i hack it.
i just flashed a PSP 3000 today i put all the files and now it is ez to get ISOs into it usin chickhen
the version of my PSP 3005 is 6.10 and all software especially the “ChickHen hack” did not work. any solution to that?
e-mail me please…..([email protected])Thankyou!
Thx for u’r information. I have problem whit my psp3005 fw5.51. How can I downgrade to fw5.03, so I can run HEN R2 and Gen A,Gen B, and Gen D. If u have any information about that please replay me at [email protected]?Thank dude. 🙂
Hi..
I have bought psp 3002 fw 5.70. how to crack @ downgrade for play game on memory stick?
I hope you can help me..please
You can’t downgrade a PSP-3000.
hey i bought a psp 3000 but is v5.55 when can be downloaded?
Can anyone let me know when a hack is developed to play iso/cso files on a 3002 with fw 5.70?
we still dont know when davee team will release chickhen r3.but as far as i know they still work on it.just be patient and go buy some umd games..lol
in order to play cso/iso on a psp 3000, u nid a modifier/upgrade/downgrade? etc. so i did that chickhenr2/5.03gen-a so i can play iso/cso games but im not allowed to play umd and the battery is not allowed to be totally drained, or else the modifier would be deleted. and i would repeat the install-the-modifier process again which takes a LOT of time and could probably damage the system. is there any modifier available for psp 3000 where in i could play iso/cso/umd & the battery cud be drained?
R they working on the 7.50 cuz i want to play ff9 on psp thanks
no dude.if we are lucky davee will release chickhen r3 anytime but dont expect too much..and r3 will work on ofw 5.50 if im not mistaken.why dont you sacrificed some money on umd or psn store..
Hi sylv3rblade,
Will this work on PSP-3002, MoBo TA-090, OFW 4.20?
Thanks
Yep. 🙂
I have a psp 3004 5.70,i see some post on the other websites like pspcustomfirmware and other sites!!what is HOMEBREW anyway???and when thhis modifiers will come?? i hope they make some Gen A also for psp 3004 5.70!! Do you know how can i contact this DAVEE team??? i want to ask them some question to help us out.thanks guys!!!
Thank’s o lot. My nephew has a PSP 3002, ver 5.50 official. Upgraded to 6.35 official & installed 6.35 PRO B5. All original battery and memstick. Thanks, using your website guides i now loaded all nice games for my nephew.