find a copy of sony's ofw 5.03. do not update through the psp fw updater on xmb(you'll wind up with 5.51)
then follow the ChickHEN instructions and be aware there is also a cfw enabler that can be used with chickhen.
also (i cant remeber) it may take a couple tries to enable ChickHEN because of its instability, but there is no harm to psp
take care, good luck
let us know if any other q's

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Thanks gdspsp..I've managed to find a copy of ofw 5.03. Where do I place that eboot.pbp file? Do I have to delete anything?

Edit: worked out what to do. Thanks for the help Gdspsp.

was there anything else i can help with ???

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well funny you should ask that..im still having no luck with making ChickHEN work. Ive done exactly what I should be doing but its not booting up.The tiff file and other pics are in the PHOTO folder. the h.bin file is on the root etc. I do all the things I read that you should be doing once you're in the Photo folder on the main psp menu but all it does is freeze then shut down.

edit: ok got it to work by some fluke way..went to try one of my emu I had from the GTA era and it crashed and switched off the psp. Its now gone back to 5.03 regular! arghhhh (smashes head on desk). This is why i prefered the old way (via the gta exploit) at least when the psp crashed or switched off there was no dramas.

i have read sometimes it takes a few tries to enable the ChickHEN. and of course if it crashes the system then you have to start over...

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Try downloading a newer version of the homebrew you wish to run. Some apps need to be reworked to work with newer exploits and firmwares.

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Thanks for the advice and tips...finally got it working good now. Replaced the broken snes emu that was causing the psp to crash. Now Im just uploading my fave emu's (Neogeo and Sega Master system).

Good times are here again!

Glad you got things working again

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