Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-C Released for PSP Brewers

Posted by psp2468 October - 19 - 2009 - Monday

It’s here! The third installment of the GEN custom firmware series for the PSP have been released. And as we anticipate, it allows users to play 5.51 + requiring games (5.55 & 6.00) on their PSPs with firmware 5.50GEN-C withhout the need to patch the game.

Here are all the details released on the PSPGEN website (home of the GENyUS dev team):

Take note of these details:

This CFW is for PSP-1000 and PSP-2000 v1 and v2 ONLY
The 5.03HEN-A will be updated shortly with the same opportunities

Changelog:

Abilitiy to 5.51 + requiring games without patching (ISO or UMD)
Ability to run protected games like Soul Calibur or FMA example (UMD or ISO)
Ablity to to launch PSN demos requiring 5.51 + without having to patch them as AMS.
Connection via PSN MEDIAGO without having to install complicated utility (option in beta yet)
Possibility to use the XGEN Updater to install the official firmware 6.10 (For use only if you have a Pandora XGEN handy to be able to return later in Custom firmware.

Known Bugs:

IRShell can no longer launch ISO patch but the patch will be released in a few minutes
Video playback 480×272 raises concerns but a fix is being studied.
The option to accelerate the reading of MS is being ported to 5.50GEN.

Click to download: 5.50GEN-C Installer (487)

Installation (from Readme.txt file included in the download):

..:::XGEN UPDATER V2 and XGEN PANDORA V2:::..

This tool let you installing the 5.50 GEN-C Full directly without any patch
and on any psp so PSP fat and psp slim TA-79 > TA-88V2 from any custom firmware or kernel exploit .
for the firmware 5.50 put your 5.50 updater on root of your memory stick renamed 550.PBP .
you can use it to restore any official firmware too on slim and fat upto 6.10!!!!
you can use it to install install any TT’s firmware on fat psp upto 6.10!! you’ll need to put your eboot.pbp
on roots of your memory stick like that X:/EBOOT.PBP .
you can also converter your old DC8 magic memorystick in shiny 5.50GEN B-2.
just select in the XGEN option Install XGEN pandora and restart your psp dont forget
to put the 5.50 eboot.pbp updater on root of your ms renamed in 550.pbp.

ADDED ON XGEN Updater:
Now you have the flash install 5.50 GEN C.

ADDED ON XGEN Pandora:
Now you have the flash install 5.50 GEN C

to bypass the battery check please connect your AC cord.

Yoshihiro PSP XGEN UPDATER FOR PSPGEN CFW 5.50GEN-C V1
use it at your own risk .
For the latest GEN CFW release visit http://www.pspgen.com