While everyone’s still waiting for a Dark Alex release his version of 5.50 custom firmware, PSP GEN has managed to release their 5.50 GEN-A Custom Firmware. Do note that the earlier 5.03 GEN-A via ChickHEN hack release is for PSP-3000 / PSP-2000 TA088v3. This version of 5.50 GEN-A is for PSP-1000 / non-TA088v3 PSP-2000’s.
Important: DO NOT attempt to install this on PSP-3000 / PSP-2000 TA088v3. YOU WILL BRICK YOUR PSP IF YOU DO.
Update: If you want an easy way to upgrade to 5.50 GEN-A and it’s successive updates ( 5.50 GEN-A -> 5.50 GEN-B -> 5.50 GEN-B2 -> 5.50 GEN-D ), you may want to look at Yoshiro’s XGen Updater.
Requirements:
- PSP Phat or PSP Slim with 3.52 M33 or higher. If you don’t have custom firmware yet, READ: Convert your PSP to custom firmware.
- PSP battery that’s at least 78% full
- Download: 5.50 GEN-A | 5.50 GEN-A | 5.50 GEN-A
- Disable ALL plugins.
- Back up your save files (so that if they get corrupted, you still have backups)
How to install 5.50 GEN-A CFW on your PSP:
- Extract the 5.50 GEN-A files to your computer.
- Copy the PSP folder to your PSP’s memory stick. (Yes, just drag the whole folder there)
- Run 5.50 UPDATE from under Game on your PSP’s XMB
- After all process is complete, press X. Your PSP will reboot.
- Congratulations, you’ve just installed 5.50 GEN-A
Important Notes:
What do I get with Custom firmware 5.50GEN-A?
- All functions of the official 5.50 firmware
- The [Information Board] has been added under [PlayStation Network]
- Support for Internet security service provided by Trend Micro has been added to [Internet Browser]
- An icon for built-in Internet Search has been added to the menu bar of your browser
- Option to search for the game title on Google.
- It is now possible to see an additional level of hierarchy under [Photo] [Music] and [Video]
PS3 owners are already familiar with this feature. It displays news and updates from SCEE in the upper right corner of the screen. You can now obtain information about the games ahead of the new content available on the Playstation Store, and other news from your PSP even if you are connected to WiFi.
End Micro Web Security: use technology to block access to malicious sites that can steal personal information and confidential -
Trend Micro Kid’s Safety: You can block access to websites with inappropriate content.Instead of having to point your browser to Google then search, you can do your searches directly on your XMB.
By selecting the icon of the game and then pressing triangle and selecting running Internet Search, you get to search for sites using the name of the game.
- Launch of UMDs to ISOs to CSOs and demos require firmware 5.02 or below
- Launch homebrews
- Launch of PS1 games (converted to PSP)
- Access to Recovery mode (adjusts the processor speed of the PSP, FLASH access, use plug-ins etc.).
Hat off to PSP GEN for 5.50 GEN-A.
Post a comment if you need help or clarifications.
Tagged with: 5.50, 5.50 GEN-A, Custom Firmware
Filed Under: Playstation Portable
if it reading as corrupted when you go into the game folder
it saying corrupted data when i try to enter it
how can u tell me which 5.50 is for psp3000 and which is for psp2000 my one is 5.03 some new game i can’t play so i want to know which one i can use
Use 5.03 GEN-B
Ok if your getting corrupted and other people are getting problems ok lets see….Gen i still don’t trust ya cause one this like a blog site if you going to do this do like Dax site.Ok im done with the 14 year old jerk talk ok now let me get down with the problem like me what i did i said to Gen why do Gen need m33 for there flash? i have not here that someone flashed Gen without m33? what i think you should do if you get a bad flash like gen downgrade to 5.00m33-6 or just reflash your gen if you still have it and this for people that’s having problems I say it again if you like Gen just reflash disables everything and test it out [NOW] people that’s with m33 downgrade the old way!!!!! try on your own risk using Gen way…..ok now that it coming from vdub if you want to talk about this Gen or have your own say about it there’s my email…….as you could you see i was not trying to use gram…….
I have installed the gen d and gen d 2, but the playstation store is asking for another update. please help
All versions of 5.50 GEN-D is currently blocked by the PSN. There is currently no work around for this.
Hey..i have a PSP 1000..and ive just installed 5.50 Gen-A(Full) and everytime i try to load a game from the memory stick i get a message saying “The Game could not be started.(80020321)”..Please help.Thanks.
Hello. When i start the ge-A installer my psp just freezes to the part where it says “Starting sce updater. Wait… ” I downgraded my psp 2000 to 5.00 m33-6 from gen-b2 because I cant seem to intsall gen-d. Huhu. Pls help.
I want to update my psp cfw 5.03m33-6 to 5.50 gen A. Do I still need pandora to do that?
5.03? You can’t install 5.50 GEN-A if you’re running your cfw on chickhen. If you try to install THIS firmware on your PSP, you’ll brick it.
question…. should i install the eggsploit first before i can update to 5.50 Gen-A?
coz when i try to update the Gen.. it gives me “The game could not be started. The data is corrupted.
pls. help thanks
err.. if you’re referring to chickhen, please check if your PSP is hackable first: http://www.atmaxplorer.com/2009/03/how-to-check-if-your-psp-can-have-cfw-installed/
You don’t want to brick your PSP don’t you?
na-hacked na ito before sa PI, then system nya is 3.71 ata, but then my son update it to 5.03. now its 5.03.. what should i do next?
Ah.. if we’re running 3.71 before then it’s a hackable PSP. Please refer to this guide so you can install custom firmware:
http://www.atmaxplorer.com/2009/07/convert-your-psp-to-custom-firmware-without-pandora-battery/
sooo frustrating! i still cant load the chickhen thingy… tried so many times…..
Just keep trying, it helps if you have an original Sony Memory stick.
can i installcustom firmware on my psp with
6.20 version
(psp 3000)
i have v 3.80 2004 and i can’t play dowloaded game like fifa10…what’s wrong?pls tell me what to do?tnx
1. You’re trying to play a recently released game on a PSP with firmware below the game’s requirement.
2. You’re trying to play an ISO/CSO file but your PSP is still on the official firmware.
The solution, upgrade your PSP to custom firmware. You can read the guide I’ve linked below:
http://www.atmaxplorer.com/2009/07/convert-your-psp-to-custom-firmware-without-pandora-battery/
Hy! can You tell mi somethinge….i have CF 5.5o gen d—and i install mame4all,that i can play donkey kong ….a instali some softwear to play psx games….and I want to play donkey kong and psp is turnoff ,now he want turn on…..i check my baterry ,but is stil is dead ….can you help me
dont tell me he is bricked ,pleaseee
I have a psp 2000 hacked by my friend and the cfw is 4.01 M33-2 and it does not play the new games such as Gran Turismo in iso and I want to play it by upgrading my firmware but will it brick? and I want to upgrade to 5.50 gen -d2 or d3 but i really don’t know the differences of the letters from A to D and what will be the best option for my psp? please help me out.
It’s possible to upgrade to any 5.50 GEN cfw directly but it’s not recommended due to the number of people experiencing “hangs” during installation (and seriously, you don’t want your PSP to hang during any CFW installation).
For clarity GEN-B, GEN-C, GEN-D is that they are patches for the original 5.50 GEN-A cfw. 5.50 GEN-D2 and 5.50 GEN-D3 are patches of GEN-D. To put it simply, they’re updates to the 5.50 GEN CFW.
If you want to upgrade your current PSP version please install 5.00 M33 first then install 5.50 GEN-D3.
HI, I have recently upgraded my 5.00 M33-4 to 5.50 gen-d (full). Fortunately the machine didn’t hang on me, and the upgrade was successful. But now my psp2000 can’t play ISO games anymore. When i run the game it will go into the start menu and then pop out again saying “game cannot be start”. Can you tell me what’s wrong and how can i fix it? thank you very much.
Please check your current firmware version to make sure that you didn’t upgrade to the official firmware by mistake.
The file i download is:
xgen-v4-gen-release-version_1256138756
Inside there is a Docs folder, a PSP folder (which got GAME -> UPDATE -> EBOOT.PBP), and a 550.PBP file in there.
I follow the instructions. Dragged the PSP and 550.PBP file to the root directory of my memory stick (covered up a apparently invisible PSP that’s in the mms). Then i ran the 5.50 program through game in the psp. Selected install custom firmware. successfully updated. System information display “5.50 GEN-D (FULL)”. Did i do anything wrong along the process or is there anything else i should pay attention to? Thanks for teh reply.
hey sylv3rblade, I just want to let you know i have resolved my problem by updating the firmware to 5.50 gen-D3 and everything works again. thanks for the reply.
Not a prob
Congrats
Enjoy your fully hacked PSP 
hey sylv3rblade,
Recently i upgraded my PSP1000 to CFW 5.00 M33-3.(without pandora!)
Can you Please tell me on how i can upgrade to CFW 5.50 Gen D?
Thank you
Read the guide linked below
http://www.atmaxplorer.com/2009/12/install-psp-custom-firmware-5-50-gen-d3/
Sir can i update 5.03 Gen-C to 5.50? thank you.
i copied the eboot.pbp file and the psp folder to the root folder of my psp but when i go under the game in my psp i cant see any thing except for the games i have…..plz plz plz plz …….help me:(:(
reply back!!
Sounds like you don’t have CFW installed yet. What’s your current firmware version?
can i install directly gen-d3 on my psp system software version 5.50?