Install PSP Custom Firmware 5.00 M33 Prometheus add-on
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July 26, 2010 •
With 5.03 GEN-C and 5.50 GEN-D3 getting their own respective Prometheus (5.50 GEN Prometheus and 5.03 GEN Prometheus) plugins that will allow them to play games that require Sony’s 6.20 OFW and above, can the M33 guys who still stick to Dark Alex’s legacy custom firmware get some love? Apparently yes as Red Squirrel has released a 5.00 M33 Prometheus plugin for all you folks that stick to this stable yet admittedly outdated firmware.
Who was it that said that the M33 firmware is dead?
This release will install on all hackable PSPs that has 5.00 M33 firmware (and it’s subsequent patches up to 5.00 M33-6).
Important: This only for hackable PSPs. Not sure? read: Is my PSP hackable?
Update: The Prometheus-3 add-on is now available.
Important: If you have firmware above 5.00 (5.03 or 5.50 in example) you need to downgrade your PSP to 5.00 M33.
Requirements:
- A PSP with custom firmware 5.00 M33 installed (preferably 5.00 M33-6). If your firmware version is below this, please update to 5.00 M33.
- PSP battery that’s at least 78% full
- Download: M33_Prometheus.zip
- Disable ALL plugins.
- Back up your save files (so that if they get corrupted, you still have backups)
How to install 5.00 M33 Prometheus add-on
- Connect your PSP to your computer
- Extract the m33_prometheus.zip to your PC
- Copy the M33-Prometheus Installer folder to X:/PSP/GAME/ on your PSP’s memory stick. (Where X is the drive that your PC recognizes your memory stick)
- On your XMB, go to Game > Memory Stick, hold the L trigger and press X to start 5.00 M33 Prometheus Updater
- Continue to install the official 5.00 M33 Prometheus CFW when prompted
- After all process is complete, press X again. Your PSP revert to the XMB screen.
- Congratulations, you’ve just installed M33 Prometheus add on on your 5.00 M33.
Important: This release is currently M33 Prometheus v2. Stay updated by subscribing to our feeds.
Update: The Prometheus-3 add-on is now available.
After installing 5.00 M33 Prometheus, How about some Free PSP Games?
Troubleshooting
In case of problems you can go back to 5.00 M33 by simply running the installer for 5.00 M33 again.
You can post problems you’ve encountered here.
Developer Notes:
What’s it?
It’s a simple PSP homebrew that installs the MOD Prometheus in your CF 5.00M33-6.
It does all the necessary to enable the MOD Prometheus in your CF such as writing prometheus_lite.prx in Flash0, Prometheus_key.txt in Flash1 and Stargate.prx in SEPLUGINS folder and adding the Stargate.prx plugin string in your GAME.txt
From v2.0 it has also a function to write all files in your Flashs, in this way you won’t loose a place in GAME.txt!Notes:
-If you use the KHBBS plugin remember to disable it before to use this program, otherwise it can’t write files in flashs correctly.
-Be carefull to use the “All in Flashs installation”, because (if something goes wrong!) it could bring your PSP in a semibrick status!
-The program adds the Stargate.prx plugin string in first position in your GAME.txt (if it exists!). So other plugins (if present) will be saved from second position (you won’t loose them!).
-When you uninstall the MOD prometheus with the specific function of this program the GAME.txt file will be completely deleted. So you will loose all plugins enabled in GAME.
-The program does not recognize the CF version, for this reason it works in any Custom Firmware: be sure to use it ONLY in CF 5.00M33-6!
Credits:
Red Squirrel for the Prometheus add-on
To the Prometheus plugins and MODs coders.
To Dark_Alex for his CF and VLF libraries.
Hello! Thanks for this add, but a heard that this plugin has a problem with the saves, that some will apear as corrupted. What’s this all about?
Sometimes, when upgrading your firmware, the savefiles get corrupted which is why it’s adamant that you create a backup before upgrading.
Hi,
i’m not an expert in this kind of thing, and i bought my PSP already hacked.
My firmware is 5.00 M33-6 (checked via Settings>System Information)
for the motherboard version (checked via PSPIdent 0.4) is TA-085
is it safe for me to use the prometheus installer?
Thanks,
Ben
yes,it’s safe
hi i have psp 3006 with firmware 6.20 and i want to hack it.is there any solutions please help
There’s someone working on a 6.20 CFW at the moment, I would suggest waiting for more news on that before installing any further updates.
Hey
how can i disable the plugins???
You can disable them via the recovery menu
I am having trouble getting Prometheus to install on my psp. I am using 5.00 m33-6 and I grabbed the correct Prometheus for it, but it keeps giving me this error, ” 5.00 m33-6 needed”. Any help? Thanks
What’s your PSP model?
Are you sure it’s running 5.00 M33-6 CFW and not the pseudo cfw via chickhen?
I have a PSP1000 (straight from launch). It’s the actual 5.00 m33-6, no Chickhen
Hmm that seems odd,
Try reinstalling 5.00 m33-6 then run the installer for prometheus again.
this happenned to me too, i was placing the installer in the wrong folder, try the foleder psp/game or psp/game5xx
go you have to start from v1
or straight from m33-6 to vM33-Prometheus 3
You can go straight to Prome-3 (or even Prome-4)
on sys info it still the same 5.00m33 6
hi
i have 5.00 m33-6
and i have download prometheus-4
WHEN i open the homebrow , i get this
press R to exit
press X to install
and by presing x after some other massages, i’ll get a install ok massage
but i still see 5.00m33-6 under my system information! what should i do?
i’ve forgot to say… cuz when i open psp homebrow
it say premetheus-3 thogh i have dl pre-4
why is it like that?! :s
i have serch google for pr-4 5.00m33, but there is nothing a bout it! is it only avalable for gen-d3?
Prometheus for 5.00 M33 is here:
http://atmaxplorer.com/2010/07/install-psp-custom-firmware-5-00-m33-prometheus-add-on/
Prometheus-3
http://atmaxplorer.com/2010/11/prometheus-3-for-5-00-m33-5-03-gen-c-and-5-50-gen-d3/
Prometheus-4
http://atmaxplorer.com/2010/12/prometheus-4-for-5-00-m33-5-03-gen-c-and-5-50-gen-d3/
Soooo easy to do!!! Installed Prometheus 4 on my PSP Slim 2004. Finally i can play all the new gamez i downloaded. Keep up the good work
i have psp go..is it posible to install it wit cfw loader?waiting for your response blade..thanx..
All 6.xx Hen are compatible with the PSP Go. I myself am using 6.20 TN-D 🙂
how can i install a cfw?please give me the sigth where i can download it.and the instructions how to install it..thanx..
Install either
6.20 TN-D
or
6.35 Pro-B3
my psp has a 6.37.what cfw should i install?help me blade…
i have psp go 6.37.what cfw should i install?
kindly help me..i already install prometheus iso loader but has a error.. THE GAME IS CORRUPTED. what loader is compatible with psp go 6.37? help me plz blade..
Please check if you have Hen installed. Also, post here what your PSP’s exact firmware version
i am loading hen 6.20,extracted the patapon 2 demo but when i load the game LOADING FAILED. THE DATA IS CORRUPTED.what should i do..
Your PSP is 6.37 OFW right? You can’t use 6.20 Hen because it requires that your PSP’s to be exactly 6.20 OFW
yes my psp is 6.37.so what Hen can i use with my psp?
There is no Hen for 6.37. Only Homebrew loader: 6.37 HBL. WIth this HBL, you can run Homebrew applications but not ISO games.
what do you mean by homebrew applications? im a new user of psp thats why i dont have any knowledge about it..kindly explain further,,thanx..
Homebrew means apps that have been created by the community.
thanks a lot for the info….
Hi ,
i have problem ! when run the installer its work but the give me a error msg this is me psp screen
“5.00 prometheus-3 by [email protected]
Press X to install CFW.
Press R to exit.
PSP FAT 100 Detected …
Install…copy file (0x0001001c)! Install aborted.
Press X to exit
So whats wrong ?
Plz help
hi!. i’ve just installed the prome-4 successfully but when i started my games, it doesn’t seem to load properly and shuts down my psp. anything i have done wrong so far? i followed the step by step process anyway. it also happens when i try to re-run the prome-4.
psp 2000
5.00 m33-6
i have psp 3001 with 5.03 gen-a (full) what iso loader should i use to run iso and cso games?i cant play any iso and cso games..thanx…
What games are you trying to play? I would recommend either upgrading to 5.03 GEN-C and installing the Prometheus-4 module OR 6.35 Pro-B6.
how will i upgrade to 5.o3 gen c?i dont know how to do it..?
Just follow the instructions I linked to
i have installed the add :)…but after installin i dont get the prometheus iso loader.. plz HELP!!!!!!
This is not the prometheus iso loader. This is just the prometheus add on.
hi iam using a psp 1000 model and have 5.00m33 6 cfw. i tried installing the mod and it gave me two options classic and flash i tried flash and th new games still did not work then i tried classical and the new games still didnt work i wanted to uninstall it but now nothing loads when i try to click it on the games screen help please