Download the Infinity installer from Davee’s website, as well as the 6.31 and 6.61 OFW from the relevant links below based on your hardware: PSP Go We will be using Davee’s 6.61 Infinity to enable a permanent CFW hack on our machine. OK this is a bit more involved than Method 1, but it is the only method available to owners of the PSP-3000, Go, and the PSP-2000 with a TA-088v3 motherboard. Easy! You can now delete the CIPL_Flasher folder from your memory card. Now you can turn your PSP off whenever you want and the CFW will still be intact next time you power it back on again.
Otherwise, you’re good to go with this method.Ĭopy the CIPL_Flasher folder from the CFW download into your PSPGAME folder and run the application. If you are unlucky and have the TA-088v3 then this method will not work! You will have to use method 2. It will tell you which motherboard revision you have. If you have a PSP-2000 please first download PSPIdent, extract the PSPIdent folder to your PSPGAME directory, and run it. If you have a PSP Street then this you are out of luck for now, you have to stick with the temporary CFW and the FastRecovery app. If you have a PSP-3000 or Go, then go to Method 2. If you have a PSP-1000 or 2000, then go to Method 1 (and then check if you need to use Method 2). But if you want a permanent hack that doesn’t require the FastRecovery app, then read on.
Simply copy the FastRecovery folder into your PSPGAME directory and run that application every time you boot up your PSP from a fully powered down state to reinstate the CFW – it doesn’t take long and most people will be happy with this solution (it’s also the only solution open to owners of the E1000 hardware revision). It’s worth pointing out that you can stop here if you like. You can delete the PROUPDATE folder from your memory card now. Your PSP is now running the temporary CFW which lasts until a power off (sleep mode doesn’t count as powering off). You’ll now see a ProUpdate application in your PSP, run it and allow it to complete the installation. Regardless of which hardware revision you have, go ahead and copy the PROUPDATE into the PSPGAME directory on your memory card. If you are now running OFW 6.60 then download this CFW folder, if you were already on OFW 6.61 then download this folder instead. Run the 6.60 updater from your PSP and let it do its work. Download OFW 6.60 here and extract it onto the root of your memory card, choose to merge the folders if necessary and you should end up with an EBOOT.PBP file under PSPGAMEUPDATE.
The latest OFW from Sony is 6.61 (as of March 2016), but we will update only to 6.60 as (apparently) the CFW for 6.60 has better compatibility with homebrew applications and themes. This will wipe it clean, change it to the correct file system, and set up the default folder directories. If you have a new memory card, please format it first by putting it into your PSP, then choose Format Memory Card from the System Settings menu. If you’re on a version older than 6.60 then you must perform this update, otherwise skip this step. I’ll run through both methods in this tutorial.įirst check which version of the official firmware (OFW) your PSP is currently running by going into your Settings menu, then System Settings / System Information.
The permanent patch takes two forms: either the cIPL flasher that comes with the CFW, or the Infinity 6.61 patch (which is bit more involved but provides the same functionality). In a nutshell, every single PSP ever made can run some form of the latest CFW, and all but the E1000 (Street) model support a permanent form of the CFW that persists even when the console is completely shut down or has its battery removed.
Clicking the picture will take you to an excellent resource listing all the different motherboard revisions and what CFW they are compatible with. There have been several iterations of the PSP hardware over the years, and there are some differences in what kind of CFW you can get running on each.