If you’re one of the people dissatisfied with 5.50 GEN-A and went back to 5.00 M33 then you’ll be glad to see that 5.50 GEN-B has been released, fixed some of your bug worries and added some more features.
Important: DO NOT attempt to install this on PSP-3000 / PSP-2000 TA088v3. YOU WILL BRICK YOUR PSP IF YOU DO.
Requirements:
- PSP Phat or PSP Slim with 5.50 GEN-A. 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-B | 5.50 GEN-B
- Disable ALL plugins.
- Back up your save files (so that if they get corrupted, you still have backups)
How to install 5.50 GEN-B CFW on your PSP:
Before you get to install 5.50 GEN-B, you need to install 5.50 GEN-A so read this guide on how to install 5.50 GEN-A first then come back here.
- Extract the 5.50 GEN-B files to your computer.
- Copy the PSP folder to your PSP’s memory stick. (Yes, just drag the whole folder there)
- Disconnect the PSP from USB
- 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-B.
Important: 5.50 GEN-B2 Patch!
After installing 5.50 GEN-B, you can install the bugfix 5.50 GEN-B2. It fixes a bug that prevented the launch of an entire category whose homebrew kit despertar del cementerio.
To install just download 5.50 GEN-B2 | 5.50 GEN-B2 and use the same steps above.
Important Notes:
What do I get with Custom firmware 5.50GEN-B?
- All functions of the official 5.50 GEN-A firmware
- Bug fix: the VSH menu can now be disabled
- Pressing Select can start the recovery, bring up the VSH recovery menu, or do nothing at all (for those who wish to use Remote Play between their PSP and PS3)
- Update via Network (taken from M33)
- Pandora (converting the battery to/from the Pandora-state) and Shutdown Device options added to the VSH menu
- Flash1 format option adds a check that prevents a flash1 format if enabled
- Access [remains open] to the PlayStation Store and Remote Play continues working
Hat off to PSP GEN for 5.50 GEN-B.
Post a comment if you need help or clarifications.
Tagged with: 5.50, 5.50 GEN-B, Custom Firmware
Filed Under: Playstation Portable
yes…at last there’s a post for 5.50 gen-b!!
So with going through the instructions here it does come up with “working… blah blah blah”
then “done with success!”
but I’m still at 5.00 M33-6
I’m used to DA’s fw where you have to have the official updater as well (I can only assume it needs to be named 550.pbp and be in the game\update folder), is that not needed in this one? I have it, but the readme for 550 gen-b is 90% french.
Lil help?
no. You just need the 5.50 Eboot file. It’s written on the guide.
i think u need to be in 5.50 gen-a to update to 5.50 gen-b
ohh lol I forgot that.
Editing
Yeah, I figured it out… Lol.
finally, found it..thanks a lot mate
can anyone help me i have did what this site as told me download and unzipeped A an B gen and put them onto my memory stick and tell me i can play this game this system does reboot but it not playing games anyone tell how to get this right
Did you have custom firmware installed in the first place?
no sorry just brought it secondhand for my son to use
Since you don’t have custom firmware installed yet, start off here with my guide on how to install custom firmware
With 5.50 GEN B can I play the GI JOE game?
how do i DISABLE the plugins? when i go to the recovery menu> then to plugins> there is only option to go back? i have slim psp and CFW 3.71 m33
That simply means you don’t have any plugins to disable. You can jump to installing 5.50 GEN-A then GEN-B right away.
what is the difference between GEN-B and the firmware 5.00-M33 6??? is GEN-B a cracked software??
5.50 GEN-B is the latest custom firmware release, with it, you can play games that need firmware versions above 5.00 and PSN downloaded/bought ones. Access to PSN store is only available via THIS firmware only.
No it’s not cracked (because this is not an application).
how can i tell what motherbord i have?
i DONT have a pandora battery, or the box it came in, or remember when i got it, OR what OFW it had.
its a blue madden edition slim.
with CFW 5.00 m-33 6.
plz help as i want to play my Madden 2010!!!
Madden 2010 requires 5.50 GEN-B to play. Since you’re already on 5.00 M33, just update to 5.50 GEN-A then to GEN-B.
sir, i just deed what you said, i’ve updated my PSP from 5.00 m33-6 to 5.50GEN-A(full) then to 5.50GEN-B(full) but the same error still appears when i start Madden 10,. am i doing something wrong? help please.. thanks!. c:
sorry about that, i mean *did. hehe!. c:
im wonderin..
currently im using CFW 5.00 m-33 6, n im using custom theme..
if i change to gen a/gen b is the theme still available?
n can the other games also be played..
umm i have 5.00m33-6 ive done all the things put the folder in disabled plugins and everything but evan gen-a wont work why is that?
i have a psp 2001 can that be bricked if i put 5.50 gen-b?
I used the Shut mode on VSH Menu and now it cannot switch on again is there anyway that i can on it? It is a PSP 1000 with 5.50 GEN-B.
ok i no this is a dumb question but 5.50gen a and b are cfw right?
Yes. They’re both custom firmware (as indicated in the title of the page)
this is cfw right?
i still cant play madden 10 using 5.50GEN B.. What do i do please help
@parth – just go to your recovery menu then to advance configuration then disable everything. that’s what I did, and it works pretty fine.
Sweet!!! THANKS MAN IT WORKS PERFETLY NOW. Thanks alot Micael.
thx a lot,u dont even know how many ppl apreciate ur work,c ya
anyone here could help me?
i’m using 5.00 M33-6 then i upgrade to 5.50GEN A,the update works fine but then it ask to restart,
when i restart it the screen turns to blank.i can’t on the psp.i’m using psp slim 2006..
please help…
correction–>
anyone here could help me?
i’m using 5.00 M33-6 then i upgrade to 5.50GEN A by following the tutorial here,the update works fine but then it ask to restart,actually it didn’t restart it just turn off after i click the circle.
when i restart it the screen turns to blank.i can’t on the psp.i’m using psp slim 2006..
please help…
what do i do…
Yeah okay this is a strange issue and i don’t know if anyone else has it or not…
Everything Works on my PSP
i have a PSP PHAT Running At 5.50 GEN-B FULL
and everytime i try to save a game it being iso or cso anything
it saves the game as
CORRUPTED DATA
i even re-formated and tryed it and it didn’t work…
any help?
Is it possible to do this via chickhen?
Nope, sorry. This is for PSPs that are completely hackable only.