[Guide] How to manually install custom firmware v5.00m33-6

[Gandalf]

Try downloading the update again and make sure that you have the 5.00 official update renamed 500.pbp in the update folder. Also re download the 5.00 official update. If you have a wireless connection go to Network Update and do it there, since 3.80m33 Dark Alex changed the network update to go to his server to get updates instead of Sony to make updating easier.

[KonaruHack]

Originally Posted by Gandalf

Try downloading the update again and make sure that you have the 5.00 official update renamed 500.pbp in the update folder. Also re download the 5.00 official update. If you have a wireless connection go to Network Update and do it there, since 3.80m33 Dark Alex changed the network update to go to his server to get updates instead of Sony to make updating easier.

I have already done all this, it download on wifi from the cfw not the ofw, and I have retried many times...I dont know what to do...

Also, please dont suggest anything with the recovery menu, as for some weird reason, my psp dosent have one...

[Gandalf]

Pandora battery and magic memory stick are your only option then, if you don't have a recovery menu then you have a bad install of the cfw.

[khent08]

i have the 5.03 HEN firmware, can i use this update? using the same method or i have to go back to version 5.00? i dont like the HEN cuz i have to refrain it from turning off the psp..

[Gandalf]

You would have to use Hellcats Recovery flasher to do it thru 5.03 HEN. That is only possible if your PSP is capable of running a completely flashed cfw. If it is a new slim or a PSP3000 it will brick if you attempt to flash a cfw on it so be careful there is no way to unbrick!!