Tutorial: How to Hack PSP 3004 [Latest PSP SLIM Hacking Guide]

After a long wait I finally decided to hack my PSP 3004 with custom firmware to enable the homebrew goodness, If you have been waiting for easy beginner’s guide on how to soft mod PSP 3004, then here is a way to go, I will be providing you a easy step by step tutorial/guide to hack the PSP 3004 with custom firmware that will allow you to run homebrew applications, emulators, ISO/CSO backup of games that will increase your PSP experience manifold.

Step by step guide to hack PSP 3004

Pre requirements and getting ready

• PSP 3004 and USB data cable
• Full Charge your PSP battery
• You must have PSP firmware less than or 5.03, if you have higher firmware, then you are out of luck as there is no way to downgrade firmware as of now.
• Original Sony Pro Duo memory stick or Sandisk Pro Duo memory stick, I used Sandisk 8 GB Pro Duo

Important Note: If you don’t have original Pro Duo card for your PSP, I recommend not to use my tutorial, as chances of data corruption and reading errors while hacking might brick your PSP 3004 and currently there is no way to unbrick PSP 3004.

How to check if your Pro Duo is original:

Go to memory stick, press Triangle button on your PSP, then go to Information, press X, if MagicGate Supported, then you have the original Pro Duo card, if its MagicGate: Unknown or anything else, 100% chance is that you have a fake memory stick Pro Duo.

• Lets begin the PSP 3004 Hack : Upgrade Firmware to 5.03 (STEP 1)

First you have to upgrade your PSP firmware to 5.03, Download this 5.03 Firmware file, connect your PSP to PC in USB mode, Double click on downloaded exe file. It will copy firmware data EBOOT.PBP on your PSP, Now go to GAME -> Memory stick -> Firmware 5.03 -> Press X , this will upgrade the firmware to original 5.03 firmware in a couple of minutes.

• PSP 3004 Hacking Tutorial: Installing ChickHEN R2 (STEP 2)

Download ChickHEN R2, extract to PSP 3000 folder on desktop and double click on EZ503HenSLIMversion.exe, it will bring up this

Connect your PSP and click Install, It will copy necessary files to your PSP

Press O to disconnect from USB mode and go to PHOTO -> Memory stick->ChickHEN -> Press X -> PSP will boot in ChickHEN R2 mode, you can verify this by going to System-> System Information , it will show ChickHEN 5.03 now

• PSP SLIM Hacking Tutorial: Install 5.03GEN-a Custom Firmware (STEP 3)

Once you have ChickHEN 5.03 now you can go forward and install 5.03GEN-a, which will allow you to run ISO/CSO image backups of your PSP games on PSP 3004.

Download PSP 5.03 Custom firmware

Extract the files to PSP 3000 folder on desktop

Double click on Launch-Me.exe, Enter the letter of your PSP memory card, In mine it was E, click START.

Files will be copied on your PSP, wait 20 seconds. Disconnect from USB mode, go to Game -> Memory card -> INSTALLER LOADER -> Press L or R Trigger -> Press O to boot in custom firmware

Congrats, You have successfully hacked your PSP 3004.

Try not to restart or shut down your PSP, you will be saving a lot of trouble

Note: This hack will be gone once you restart your PSP, so keep your PSP in suspend/standby mode.