How to Mod Any PSP on Firmware 6.61 or Lower! - Infinity 2.0 Permanent CFW

[@MasterTurkey]

PSP is such a great handheld, even in 2020. :thumbsup

[@rajatgawande6023]

Yes awesome

[@jakethesnake4040]

Truly ahead of its time. Only now that that and the vita have stopped being supported. And the fact that we’ll most likely never get another, have I started discovering these and really really loving the idea of it. I mean, if you mod it like this, and get Roms and other old games. It’s awesome. A portable old game station that feels better than a phone

[@JesusSaves86AB]

Yup. I've probably had 20 or more. I bashed the GO on launch but it's primo for moding & retro emulation and portability. Had a few mint harder to find ones and regret selling them once they spiked in price. Just picked up a GO for old times sake.

[@silkyjohnson4519]

I just got one today and 7 games for free from my uncle. I was hoping there was a multi game disc for sell online like for the ds, but turning it into an emulator is cool too.

[@myhops]

I agree. lots of memories and quality games.

[@zechristzechariah4288]

I just bought my PSP today and realized you posted this 3 days ago. That's awesome hahaha

[@MrMario2011]

Nice!

[@chonkydog6262]

MrMario2011 After 3 months, do you recommend it? What model did you buy? What did you use it for?

[@vro7537]

Damn I just found my PSP 3001 a month ago and Ive bought 2 fuckin batteries that only last for like 30 minutes anyone know where to buy a long lasting one I dont wanna spend anymore on my PSP.

[@gerard0363]

Fellas, do u know if u DONT need to run the CIPL flasher??? (I want permanent CFW) Help me, pls

[@adaddylicious1748]

Best video on psp jailbreaking ever, timestamps and everything. Thank you.

[@MrMario2011]

That's the idea!

[@ShamanNoodles]

I had to come back to thank you for this incredibly useful setup. The fact that you put everything into one quick and easy zip file is next-level. Thank you!!!

[@MrMario2011]

You're very welcome!

[@jesusjimenezhernandez7163]

@@MrMario2011 Is it true that you can make a WWE SVR 2006 PSP custom mod and play it in the PSP, bro?

[@jaydb5872]

I did this on a PSP that had outdated cfw on it, and I'm happy to report that this truly does work, even on PSPs with older cfw's

[@archersomit2026]

I have psp 6.60 c pro and it's safe to update at 6.61 ??

[@ordinarykid21]

@@archersomit2026yes

[@iDuLicious]

Just when I tell my girlfriend her PSP-3000 can't be modified like my 2000. Looks like I'll be adding another project to do during this quarantine! Big thanks MrMario!!!!

[@MrMario2011]

Have fun!

[@mihaitzqbogdanudrea1304]

@@MrMario2011 can it be done using a 32MB card?

[@Nabikko]

Mihaitzq Bogdan Udrea yup even better too

[@JesusSaves86AB]

Hardly a project without any disassembly tho.

[@HyperrealisticLuigi]

@@mihaitzqbogdanudrea1304 probably not

[@Endoe.McKronic]

DUDE!! my old PSP-1000 with 5.00 m33-6 CFW, was collecting dust and the PSP emulators for my phone was horrible without touching the real buttons. I followed everything and IT WORKS BEAUTIFULLY!! BEST TUTORIAL ON KZbin!!!

[@ugxsynester9155]

The thing i love about this is that you don't need to connect the psp to the wifi since it has an connection problem on newer routers, you do need internet obviously but only for the PC or you can also mod on a android phone if you plan on using a micro SD card

[@nine_moons3073]

Or otg adapter

[@manycallmetyler397]

Outstanding tutorial! Took me, someone who is a novice when it comes to things in this category, roughly 20 minutes. Thank you so much!

[@MrMario2011]

Next time it will take you 2 minutes. 😁

[@LittleVboh]

@@MrMario2011 thank you so much. Very detailed and professional, but short and on point explanation. You'd be an outstanding professor!

[@cheatcodeagent2900]

I have been messing for 4 hours with my psp street untill I finally found this video... Thank you man, appreciate it!

[@VladStashek]

Hey MrMario! Thank you very much for helping with psp updates in 2024, you're awesome! An idea for future video: a guide to CFWs. No idea what is the difference between LME PRO and ARK and the info is nowhere to be found.

[@kingjay3301]

Know anything now??

[@FisicoFernando]

This is what my PSP needed after its recovery from a brick! Thank you very much for the tutorial!

[@rocketsurgeon5758]

This worked on my PSP-1000, earning you a well-deserved thumbs up and subscription. _Notes_ 1. Micro SD cards larger than 64gb *will work.* I have been using 128gb chips on my PSP for over a year, formatted FAT32 with GUIformat, which has worked with music and videos on older OFW. However, when I upgraded to 6.61 all my microSD cards formatted with GUIformat were no longer recognized by the PSP! The good news is after installing the CFW, formatting the memory card with the format utility on the PSP utilizes all 128gb, and all the necessary folders were automatically created! 2. The 128 game ISO limit. Will now have to try some external sorting tools to organize games into categories to bypass this; I was going to do this anyway to get games listed alphabetically, which is such a weird hack to have to do for something so simple.

[@Irraptured]

Perfect video, the process was way simpler than I thought it'd be, even easier than homebrewing a 3ds

[@MrMario2011]

For sure.

[@Hvsky]

It’s been a while since I hacked my PSP Go. My friend recently unearthed his childhood PSP and asked me to install CFW (he’s not very tech savvy) I followed your guide step by step and BAM, PSP has new life in it. Thanks again, MrMario! Great video and step by step instructions! Can confirm, works in 2024!

[@MrMario2011]

That's awesome!

[@1pspgofan]

Just did my pspgo. Super duper straightforward, as a kid i always thought i needed to be some tech genius. SO thankful the community is keep the PSP alive

[@MrMario2011]

Woo!!

[@ronniegraham3246]

Love your tutorials mate, clear and to the point. Used a few now and you've never failed me.

[@nvramdotli]

wow, that's hell of a lot easier than 10 years ago. i remember soldering/modding my battery into a pandoras battery to boot from a so called "magic memory stick" just to downgrade the psp to version 1.50 and install a cfw afterwards.

[@nvramdotli]

@@saucyballer778 please delete your comment. this is not about illegal filesharing

[@acolytealfbrand718]

Man, you are my hero. I just bought my first ever PSP (childhood dream from 15 years back is finally accomplished) and had no idea where to start. Thank you so much for this video. I am so happy. Cant wait to play the hell out of this masterpiece of the handheld!

[@MrMario2011]

Have fun!

[@sgtmaggi]

I remember this being so much harder like 8 years ago. Thanks dude :) Just got a "new" PSP and wanted to play arond with the new homebrew thats around. This made it way easier.

[@milton9367]

I just got my PSPgo and this was by far the best tutorial I've seen! Straight to the point and make this very easy and simple! you've earned yourself a new subscriber!

[@RenMatoi]

Wait how did you put in the SD card

[@RenMatoi]

Because ive only seen an m2 slot on my psp go and can't use a micro SD without opening the console itself

[@oisuke100]

"A fully charged battery" man i wish i still had one, damn

[@aawwmm]

IIRC there are 2 decent brands for after market psp bateries. One of them is cameron sino.

[@WarpPal]

@@aawwmm Do they still sell batteries for the PSP 1000 and are they actually useful(meaning they actually hold a charge and don't completely degrade after a month)

[@zerogamer935]

I have mine had it for 5 years and I still have it

[@revisedss]

@@zerogamer935 ive had mine for 12 years an its still kicking it was first my fathers and now its mine

[@aktifkullanc9398]

@@revisedss i have brand new psp 1004 fat. opened the box but battery is swollen. can i upgrade without a battery by dc cable?

[@furyartz3414]

Thanks mate, my old psp was with the 5.55 version, now it is 6.61 and i can play every games that i want, great job!

[@patrickraphaelmarquez2901]

Thank you so much for this tutorial, my kid was so happy seeing his old psp working again with lots of games to play :) I'm not that techie but was able to follow you as everything was explained clearly.

[@calebb7012]

Been showing this guide to my jealous buddies when they asked how the hell I managed to mod something this old. Thanks again dude.

[@aureycol-hos4290]

Almost at the end of 2021 and i just softmoddded my first old psp, ive done a vita before this. Once again mr.mario never disappoints

[@KillersBF]

Dude this tutorial looks awesome, I'm aiming to buy a PSP3000 for my 18th birthday and modding it, and this tutorial is soooo clear and perfect especially for me bc I'm ND and get fog minded lol, but it wasn't hard at all to pay attention to this and the instructions are really clear! Really grateful for this and excited to mod a PSP when I get one ^__^

[@MrMario2011]

Happy early birthday! Good on you for researching before buying.

[@crazybubba950]

@@MrMario2011 any tips for how to fix a blank screen after the infinity install. Im using the PRO c2 and it does the splash screen but then just stays blank instead of bringing up the terminal text. On a PSP 3000

[@connercarleton6927]

This was such an amazing tutorial. I was even able to do it on my android phone since I don't have a computer of my own

[@MrMario2011]

Woo!

[@arran2900]

Absolutely Awesome Video, managed to bring a PSP Go back to life!! Start reliving my child hood once more on a different type of PSP. Thanks for showing this very detailed explanation, managed to install it with ease.

[@MrMario2011]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BrunoSantana_Samurai]

If anyone is having issues updating to 6.61 OFW, you most likely have a PSP-300x 09g that has been changed to 04g via TA95 Downgrader. You need to use the TA95 Upgrader in order to firstly update to 6.61 OFW. I know this because it happened to me, I had forgotten that I had used the TA95 utility and was having issues updating (can't remember the error number). Hope this helps.

[@solargoldfish]

Bought my first PSP from Japan, followed your tutorial every step of the way. Worked perfectly thank you very much.

[@CAVisualProductions]

I just wanted to say thanks for this video! I bought my PSP 3000 about 10 years ago which came with games and alot of accessories. Up until now I had the PRO B2 CFW that I had to activate each time I turned it on from a cold boot (like HEN). Just now I updated to 6.61 (was on 6.60) and finally on permanent CFW. Very nice now to not have to activate the CFW each time anymore. All that's left now is to transfer my backup PS1 and UMD games to the console. Excellent!!

[@MrMario2011]

Have fun!

[@venkatakrishnan4927]

Perfectly works on PSP 3003 , quarantine spent by playing PES 2020 in my PSP with help of you thanks

[@kidyow1860]

Woah ! Can u actuallly play pes 2020 on psp?

[@citylights2765]

i appreciate you still posting psp updates and vids!

[@Fabianteama]

finally fixed up my psp today and started to mod it. I was stuck all day because I got everything mixed up and some files were corrupted. I came here to see If I was missing anything and this video helped a lot, THANK YOU.

[@dragostetuning]

I never commented on a tutorial before, but man, this is top notch explaination! Clear, right on point, with any possibility taken into consideration. Very well done sire!! ALSO: something that might help some people! First game I copied on the memory card was RockBand which made my game bubble dissapear from the card games. To solve this, you just have to create a empty folder named "GAME" in PSP folder.

[@dragostetuning]

@@Shalyn-ln9tu well, the country where I live, we have torrents sites full of them, all free of charge. But for sure you can find physical second hand

[@jaguasviva1242]

Thank you. This was way too simple and painless. I remember having to mess up a battery years ago to do this.

[@jonathansoko1085]

Right? i was so worried, but it took like 5 minutes lol

[@njstorozuk]

You're the guy that actually teaches the challenging part. Thank you greatly!!

[@MrMario2011]

Thanks!

[@SiriusCygnus]

The PSP was the first console I ever homebrewed. It was the start of one of my most favorite hobbies.

[@casesquirrel583]

It is said that people who play the PSP in 2020 are real gamerz. Tell me about it, I bought one just this week and I am playing Tomb Raider 2, Parasite Eve, and Alundra. Best thing ever!

[@MrMario2011]

So great!

[@gordon4464]

THANK YOU!!! for making this so easy to follow along with and sharing the needed files. I'm enjoying game titles I haven't been able to play in years.

[@swampysix9375]

Thanks this was super easy! It’s so nice being able to play my games without hauling around the umd

[@YBMJETT]

Best tutorial for psp modding on youtube!! Thank you!

[@pratomotommy]

This is what i'm looking for. Very informative & useful. Now my PSP 3000 is updated to latest firmware. Thanks!

[@eweeparker]

lol, I finally decided to do this and you made the update today! Awesome :) Thx dude.

[@MrMario2011]

You're welcome!

[@marie-lisecouillard7263]

This video was nothing short of amazing! I had been wanting to do it for a while, but always encountered problems, but with your video, it was a breeze! Thank you so much for that!

[@ChrisLad]

Great tutorial! I just modded my 12 year old PSP that I got for my 6th birthday. Found it a few weeks ago and bought a new battery, charger and memory stick. Still getting my money's worth 12 years later!

[@MrMario2011]

AMAZING.

[@Phantom.Gaming64]

This tutorial really came in handy after Sony silently disabled the ability to copy your legal digital PSP games you had purchased with your money from PS3 to PSP. Again, thank you for the helpful video. ❤

[@thebuilder3421]

Hey, im here for anyone in doubt, i did this mod to my psp street exactly like he did in video and i can confirm it works. Thank you so much MrMario2011!

[@MrMario2011]

Based

[@andreasrs69]

Why am I watching this ? I sold my PSP like 5 years ago

[@gregtay67]

Buy it again! Play during quarantine!

[@RasterYT]

Greg Tay exactly what I’ve done, can’t wait

[@C_Papi]

Buy another one, I got a 3000 for 80$

[@SapientialPogonophobic]

c.papi what I got a 1000 for 90 not including shipping

[@tomduke2584]

I just got a 1000 for 30 shipped. Snm

[@Incyn]

Really quick, easy, and straight to the point, only took 20 minutes. Thanks man, i got this psp second man going on for 8 years and never even used it, now i can use it to its fullest extent!

[@MrMario2011]

Woo!

[@scotttaylor5556]

I just got my imported Gold 3000 model delivered and I couldn't be happier now that I can not only re-mod it but also use a newer cfw than when I upgraded my 1000 model AND it actually boots into the cfw unlike my old one lol. thanks a bunch for this video.

[@HikariSempaiLovesU]

Wonderful tutorial! Thank you! Now to convince my husband to do the same to his newly purchased PSP.

[@MrMario2011]

Do it!

[@idavyregoodbarrel717]

I deeply appreciate this tutorial, you explained it in such a clear and precise way that I was able to follow! Thank you so much!

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gerard0363]

@@MrMario2011 Do you know if I DONT need to run the CIPL flasher??? If I dont do so, my CFW will be permanent? Thank for for the help, mate

[@DizzyGamerOfficial]

I wanna thank you *SO MUCH* I bought a PSP that costed 45$ back in December 2019, after years of leaving it behind, the PSP's UMD drive wasn't loading games and I thought It was dead. Now, Since I updated it to Infinity LME, Now, My PSP is a *BEAST!* Again, Thank you, MrMario!!

[@MrMario2011]

You went that long without CFW on it? Impressive! Glad you got it working!

[@kornypohpoh4107]

you are a life saver!! To all, i have been trying this on my psp 2000 and it doesn't work. but now it does it takes a lot of trial, if you are using PSP 2000, selecting LME option will cause your psp to keep stuck at black screen of death. (Hold down "Home and right button" to make it load again. Install the pro CFW then it works!

[@rkrytusa8787]

Really awesome and articulate walk through! Was able to play an ISO I've had for years with your help, so I feel like you helped me accomplish a longtime goal! Thanks a bunch man!

[@MrMario2011]

You're very welcome!

[@retrorestored]

Great tutorial dude, been a while since I did one of these. Nice to know this can be permanent on a 3000 now.

[@MrMario2011]

🙂

[@AAron2020xydfg]

Just installed LME with your guide. This was a awesome easy to follow guide. It's been ages since I've played a psp and I was very impressed playing god of war, the psp is still great

[@MrMario2011]

Still an awesome handheld!

[@jonathansoko1085]

Thanks, i just did this and it took me like 5 minutes. Idk why i was worried, i guess i was worried that i'd birck it, Usually its not that big of a deal to find another psp but due to the world we live in right now everything's expensive. But it worked, it took longer to copy over the isos than it did to mod it lol

[@teighan7829]

Thanks for this, some games can be hard to find or way to much money for the PSP, and being able to take full advantage of your console is great. Without people like you old games would be lost to time due to the publishers not caring about them, and less joy could be had from our hardware.

[@teighan7829]

Also free stuff is nice lol

[@opedromagico]

Hey MrMario! I just found my old PSP and I was about to give it to my 13y sister to play some psx and psp classics! She loved the idea, but I can't get this to work.. Will you help me out? It means a lot to me and to her. Here we go: PSP 3003 - Electric Blue I was on 6.35 CFW (not permanent) Formated the SD Card and Restored Default Settings Downgraded to 6.20 because I thought it was necessary Now when I try to update to OFW 6.6X: • Directly: "The update cannot be started. The data is corrupted. (IDXFFFFFFFF)" • Using Chronoswitch: "Checking firmware... Error, your firmware is not supported." Any ideas? EDIT: installed 6.20 OFW and called it a day.

[@MrMario2011]

Maybe try to reinstall 6.20 OFW using Chronoswitch Downgrader, if successfuly then install 6.61 OFW and continue on.

[@opedromagico]

@@MrMario2011 Chronoswitch Downgrader gives me "Checking firmware... Error, your firmware is not supported." Would I need some kind of pre-downgrader thing? I can't seem to get this right >.

[@aombiezandy3136]

BRO you came in clutch I just got a psp and could not for the life of me figure out how to install all this shit. You were the only person I could find that gave me coherent instructions. You the GOAT I APPRECIATE YOU!!!!

[@MrMario2011]

Based

[@arthurfleck1537]

Hands down the best PSP CFW guide out there, thanks bro.

[@brybooooo]

Thanks man, you have one of the best guides. But I just want to know what’s the difference between pro and LME

[@cyngen05]

Great video, very informative. My only question is, what the difference between Pro and LME?

[@vriska222]

iirc pro is basically the next step in homebrew from LME

[@Fractal_blip]

Just hacked the first console waiting for the next one in the mail. I can remember watching zzk2001 videos and spending like a whole day putting cfw on my first psp in 2009, after waiting a month for the pandora battery to arrive.

[@Sasoriemo]

Man I spent a whole day trying to update my psp before realizing you included it in the zip.

[@MrMario2011]

LOL

[@Chimpur]

What are the differences between LME and Pro CFW?

[@dyllankolinen]

Just use LME it's better

[@Alex-CA]

@@dyllankolinen What makes LME superior?

[@JesusIsMuslimJustFollowHim]

@@Alex-CA it's permanent hack, ProB or ProC is just temporary

[@WarpPal]

@@JesusIsMuslimJustFollowHim Huh? I Been using PRO for a while it's permanent as far as I've used. Doesn't the L in the LME mean Light as in not permanent? Are there any other benefits of using LME besides the "permanent" state?

[@rocketsurgeon5758]

I have read that LME works better for PS1 games, but Pro may not have the annoying 128 game limit.

[@smji8874]

I know im very late to the party, but I just wanted to know the differences between LME and PRO CFWs. Is there any benefit in using one over the other?

[@dante3546]

not that im aware of , people usually talk abou either 6.60 against 6.60 , pro , infinity or lme have no compatibility issues with any plugina or vsh , bet then again i use pro c-2

[@jessragan6714]

Thanks. I just bought a PSP-2000 from someone and as soon as I fixed the screen, I went straight to installing this mod.

[@giovannicalo9755]

Bro,my little cousin broke my copy of DBZ Shin Budokai 2,now i have the powa to play it again,thank you

[@yarknorhan857]

In another tutorial, person installs pro C custom firmware first and then infinity 2.0 is there a difference?

[@Liar587]

I have a question, is there any way to upgrade my modded pro infinity 1 to infinity 2?

[@josephneale10215]

use chronoswitch to uninstall the infinity 1.0 fw github.com/DaveeFTW/chronoswitch

[@MrMario2011]

Yep, my next video covers exactly that.

[@riceboxbaby]

I'm wondering the same

[@DEMR1992]

I was about To ask that 👌👌👌👌

[@mspeter97]

@@DEMR1992 yeah, you downgrade out of infinity (just use chronoswitch to return to normal 6.61) and install Infinity 2.0

[@FreshhCutz]

MAN you are a hero. Finally a youtuber that don't lead ppl on and on point with everything lol.

[@MrMario2011]

Try to make stuff legit and easy to follow along with :)

[@FreshhCutz]

@@MrMario2011 you ain’t lying. Lol respect

[@makelife4thebetter]

Bro I have watched countless tutorials and yours is the only one that broke everything down perfectly!! Thank you so much!!!!!

[@austincole7524]

You bricked my psp thanks.

[@SociaI_]

He didn't brick anyone elses u must have done something wrong

[@imthejuggernautbitxh]

Not all heroes wear capes! Man this was great and really appreciated the mega file! I spent so much time scouring shady sites to try find what you just gave away. Awesomesauce!

[@user-rk8yq2sh1s]

thanks. At one point I though I have bricked my console, but in the end everything worked

[@rafaeln6200]

Did this on all 4 of my psps very awesomeeeee did my last one today smooth sailing

[@philingram4810]

Thanks mate I wasted a whole day until I found your video,my psp is back in action thanks to you, your video is clear and precise and easy to follow big thumbs up

[@johnny14794]

Wow it worked for me right away following your instructions to the T. Thank you sir! Am a proud owner of a PSP 2001. Glad I can now give a new life to this handheld. Had it taking dust in a closet and not used for a long time.

[@MrMario2011]

Great to hear!

[@Potuz26]

Thanks dude, worked perfectly! I was kind of scared at first that it wouldn't work and my PSP would screw up, and break. But nope worked PERFECTLY!

[@Slade-64]

Just bought a psp today! I’ll be experiencing it for the first time. Gonna get to modding it once I get all of the hardware I need.

[@gamecafe1465]

Bought a new PSP battery, the memory stick duo adaptor, a 64gb sd card and modded the psp through this tutorial. Thank you!

[@MrMario2011]

Based.

[@paulo2alexandre]

I have just followed the instructions and everything went smoothly! Many THANKS for sharing this precious information!!!

[@cyberdemon9306]

I just used this guide on my PSP 3000 6.39 and it worked perfectly!! thanks a lot man!!

[@GG_RAM1]

THANK YOU MAN! My PSP 2000 Bricked and i lost everything but your tutorial worked just fine! You got a sub from me :D

[@MechaWingZero]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I found a PSP Go that I bought a few years ago and now have it running great with custom firmware thanks to you!

[@anthonymoreno1700]

Thank you MrMario! Definitely best out here update out here! Everything went smooth👍

[@hermex2915]

Thank you so much! I got a PSP GO with 6.60 OFW and Pro Fast Recovery but after 2 years the PSP start to shut down randomly and bricking. After following your install instruction, now It's updated to 6.61 and there are no randomly shut down or bricking. All the games show up properly without having to use Pro Fast Recovery.

[@MrMario2011]

Gotta love that permanent CFW!

[@krazeeklown6197]

Got a couple of psp 1000's, a psp Go , 4 vitas, psTV just picked up a psp street & got a 128gb card coming. Thank you for the brilliant vids MrMario... its as much fun modding as it is playing them

[@MrMario2011]

What a collection!!!

[@krazeeklown6197]

MrMario2011 haha cheers I thought I was doing ok, until Sandeep of ‘2old4gaming’ mentioned he has 9 PSVitas 😄.... great vids thank you MrMario

[@frenzyf0k148]

Modding them is a pain in the as, not to mention it is scary asf. I fully bricked my PSP 1000, and struggled a lot to unbrick it, now Im gonna try to mod it again and Im scared ASF

[@LukeCilia]

Freaking awesome video man, having the files all pakacged was a godsend as the Wololo article doesn't have them any more and your guy was so clean and succinct, just subbed to you, thanks so much again!

[@Sampsonay]

Ik this is an older video but I just got my first PSP and was excited to see you made this tutorial for it. Gonna have fun with this!

[@MrMario2011]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@Ryl33_74]

I've tried for over 4 hours to get 1 game 😭 with the infinity that didn't work on my psp street and you saved me thank you

[@lucadelauretis5559]

Very clear and perfectly functional tutorial, no useless words :D

[@PimpinFAR]

Thank you SO much for this vid! I followed along when modding my PSPGo and had no issues whatsoever :D

[@MrMario2011]

Great to hear!

[@chrisziszyung]

2021 and I can say this vid is Legit!! Thanks!!

[@iloveliz4444]

After like 20 videos, your's was the only one that I could get it to work. You have a gift.

[@MrMario2011]

Good lord, sorry it took so many videos to get here, but glad you got it!

[@scottthewaterwarrior]

Well my PSP 2000 had decided to magically come back to life, so now I got that is running CFW too! The battery is still borked, and you actually need one to install updates, but I got the battery from the 1000 to fit in there just enough to trick it into starting the update. Thanks again for the guide and all having all the relevant files in one convenient package! Course now I have to decide whether or not I want to buy another battery for the 2000. The 1000 is more comfortable to hold, but Minecraft PSP edition levels are twice the size on the 2000 (though still tiny).