Introduction

Before installing, you need to make sure your PSP is compatible.

At the time of writing this article, PRO CFW supports 5 different PSP Kernels; 6.20, 6.35, 6.39, 6.60 and 6.61. If your PSP runs a firmware, lower or equal to 6.61, your PSP should be compatible with PRO CFW. Should your PSP run a firmware, lower than your target PRO Base Kernel Version, grab and install the appropriate Update File from the mirror chart below.

Terminology

Please note, references to "Aftermarket Firmware" and "Aftermarket Module" are ambiguous terms for the Pro Custom Firmware

Installation

You have read the introduction and now know your PSP is compatible with PRO CFW. Now it's time to install the Aftermarket Firmware Modules on your system. Grab the latest binary release from the Download Page and unpack it. You will find two (or three, if you got the 6.20 / 6.39 / 6.60 / 6.61 version) folders of interest which you will use to install and operate the Aftermarket Firmware.

PROUPDATE - Application to install Aftermarket Module FastRecovery - Application to QuickStart Aftermarket Modules 620PRO_Permanent - Permanent Bootloader Installer (for 6.20 Kernel only) CIPLFlasher - Application to install a CIPL-based permanent Bootloader (for 1g and 2g-first gen units only)

Copy all of them onto your PSP inside the PSP/GAME subfolder and disconnect your PSP from your computer. Start the PROUPDATE Executable to install the Aftermarket Modules, delete it afterwards, you won't need it again unless you wish to uninstall PRO CFW again. If you are running the 6.20 Kernel Version of PRO CFW, you can (if you wish) execute the 620PRO_Permanent executable, to install a custom bootloader to automatically load and execute Aftermarket Modules for you when you turn on your PSP, afterwards, delete this executable aswell, unless you wish to uninstall the bootloader again. The same applies for 6.39 / 6.60 / 6.61 Kernel Version of PRO CFW, but using the CIPLFlasher application instead. Note: Holding L Button during installation will reset your configuration to default and rewrite all the Aftermarket Modules.

Daily Use

You have installed the PRO CFW Aftermarket Modules on your PSP as described above. Now it's time to learn how to use it efficiently.

After the installation, you will be Quick Started into the CFW environment automatically, however, in the future you will have to boot it manually every time you shutdown and restart your PSP.

Due to the PSPs security design, it's not possible for all PRO CFW versions to Quick Boot automatically every time you turn on your system.

This is only possible if your PSP is compatible with the 6.20 / 6.39 / 6.60 / 6.61 PRO CFW version and only if you installed the optional 6.20 PRO Bootloader or CIPL.

All other PRO revisions need to be Quick Started manually by executing the Fast Recovery application.

Once executed, PRO CFW will remain active until you shutdown your PSP system.

Summed up, if you restart your PSP, it will be back in OFW mode and behave just like every other normal PSP until you QuickStart it back into CFW mode.