Release: CFW Pro C

June 10, 2012 in CFW Pro, PSP, release by wololo | 41 comments

Some of you might think this is old news, having seen Pro CFW C released a long time ago on other websites. This is not. Yesterday, Pro CFW C “fix 3″ was added to the official list of downloads on their google code page. This is in my opinion the first really stable release of Pro CFW C, and this is why I am updating our download page only today.

The beta versions had a few issues, including a bug in the CIPL flasher which could cause bricks. Thankfully, this issue of course only happened on hackable motherboards which could be fixed with Pandora batteries. This is now fixed with this release, and I personally verified it on my PSP 1000.

The major improvement of Pro C over Pro B is the possibility to access the Prometheus online system, a free gaming service that allows you to play adhoc games online. In other words, your PSP believes you are in the same room as your friends, and allows you to play adhoc games over the internet. We discuss here why this is a great solution compared to alternatives such as adhoc party or xlink kai.

If you are new to the world of Custom Firmwares on the PSP, or interested but worried about the installation process, do give it a try. The times have changed: installing Pro CFW is risk free (the default installation process is designed to be less risky than installing an official firmware, by not touching any critical files), and is a two-steps operation. An up-to-date and noob-friendly tutorial on how to install it can be found on my cfw for dummies guide.

Pro CFW gives you access to hundreds of homebrews and emulators, plugin support, recovery utilities to repair your psp, additional Ram on most models of PSP, integrated iso supports, and today access to a free online gaming service, that supports more games than the official Sony solution. In simpler words, there is no good reason to stay on Official Firmware today on a PSP.

Downloads

Download Pro CFW C here, or check the installation tutorial with all the necessary links

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Yoti on June 10, 2012 at 1:56 pm

Really? :3

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Omar on June 10, 2012 at 2:27 pm

Fix 4 was released 19 hours ago.

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1. Steven on June 10, 2012 at 3:18 pm
  
  that fix4 you’re talking about is only for 6.39 since it has the wrong CIPL flasher
  
  *) Fixed several memory unlocking problems like the VSH exit crash (broken homescreen).
  *) Added high memory forcing support for SEN NPDRM EBOOTs (most useful in combination with Prometheus Online – http://www.prometheus.uk.to).
  *) Relinked the PSP online manual to the PRO CFW server.
  *) Fixed CIPL Section Brick
  
  6.39 PRO-C fix3 contained the wrong CIPL installer. “fix4 contains the right one.”
  
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Lenny on June 10, 2012 at 7:30 pm

If you have a psp-1000, is there any advantages of this update over the pro b-10 cfw, considering that 1000′s cannot use the Prometheus online system anyway?

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1. StepS on June 10, 2012 at 8:31 pm
  
  stability of some games loading has been improved
  
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JackleJoe on June 10, 2012 at 10:49 pm

Amen, Wololo!

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Draggy on June 11, 2012 at 1:55 am

Great news. I’ll check it out tomorrow, I hope the Prometheus system will work for me.

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Machado on June 11, 2012 at 5:07 pm

I have a psp 1004 and i have installed a cfw pro c but don’t work my favorite homebrew : mame4all ! Have you a solution? Sorry for my english

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Peleep on June 12, 2012 at 8:39 am

Is it safe to go straight to this 6.60 Pro-C and CIPL flash from 6.60 Pro-B10 on a PSP phat 1000 with CIPL Flash completed?

thanks!

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1. wololo on June 12, 2012 at 9:24 am
  
  Yes
  
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BaDocha on June 12, 2012 at 6:28 pm

does this have a permanent mode like pro-b or you have to boot it everytime you shutdown your psp?

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Kiyoshi on June 13, 2012 at 5:46 am

is it now safe to launch 6.60 PRO-C fix 3′s CIPL flasher? cuz mine was bricked when I Installed PRO-C fix 2′s CIPL,,, thanks :]

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1. Cy on July 16, 2012 at 12:36 am
  
  Hey I bricked mine how did you unblock yours I need help. I used the CIPL on 6.60 and it’s bricked how do I unbrick?
  
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  1. wololo on July 16, 2012 at 12:54 am
    
    Get a pandora battery and a jigstick
    
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    1. Cy on July 17, 2012 at 8:53 pm
      
      Will it work 100% to unbrick? Please reply
      
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Kiyoshi on June 13, 2012 at 5:50 am

is it now safe to launch 6.60 PRO-C fix 3′s CIPL flasher? cuz mine was bricked when I Installed PRO-C fix 2′s CIPL, thanks :]

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1. wololo on June 13, 2012 at 6:19 am
  
  Yes, did you read the article?
  
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  1. Kiyoshi on June 14, 2012 at 4:26 pm
    
    yes I did I’m just scared to try it
    
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M3rror on June 13, 2012 at 7:07 am

I got a problem, and this probably should be posted in the PRO C forum so I can get help faster, but I’m trying to go from 6.60 ME 1.6 -> PRO C but the update crashes at the gameboot screen. I know a work-a-round I can do (pop in the ole pandora’s battery, downgrade, then upgrade to 6.60 OFW), but due to it being late and me wanting to take a easier/lazier route, is there any other way?

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SixtySixHundred on June 13, 2012 at 3:44 pm

Hi Wololo,

Love your work, I’ve been around the PSP scene for a while now, and have been happy with every CFW released to date, but now I’ve gone to Pro-C but a lot of my homebrew crashes, (Emulator SNES9xTYL and does not exit correctly, among others) and some times games fail to boot, so I want to go back to Pro-B10.
My (fairly no0bish) question is, is it ok to just install Pro-B10 over Pro-C? Or will that cause a brick? I have no Pandora battery y’see, otherwise I’d have just done it.

Thanks for your time.

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1. wololo on June 13, 2012 at 3:46 pm
  
  Hi, I believe it is fine to go back from C to B10. I have done it myself when I ran into issues with the CIPL. I will ask Coldbird next time I talk to him though, if there would be side effects. Also, crashes in homebrews is clearly not intentional so I think you should report a bug on their google code page.
  
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  1. SixtySixHundred on June 13, 2012 at 3:59 pm
    
    Thanks, I will stay on Pro-C for a while to report the bugs I find with my favourite homebrew.
    Thanks for the very speedy reply.
    
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2. toBsucht on June 14, 2012 at 3:18 pm
  
  For me pro-c works as well as b! Btw i think thiere is a fix4 (CIPL flasher fixed).
  
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Br on June 15, 2012 at 10:26 am

Hello wololo,

Congratulation on your site, I always love coming arroung to see scene news.

I have a question. I have a PSP3000 which is on OFW 5.03, using gen-c. During a long time, 5.03 was considered the place to be for psp3000.

Do you recommend passing to 6.60? Which flavor of 6.60 CFW do you prefer?

Thanks,

Br

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1. wololo on June 15, 2012 at 10:50 am
  
  Yes, 6.60 is where you want to be now. I think except a minority of plugins, 6.60 does everything 5.03 did, and does it better.
  You basically want either Pro CFW B10 or pro CFW C. Some people have been reporting homebrew issues with Pro C, I haven’t used it long enough to confirm. I have been running all my psps (1000, 3000, Go) on Pro CFW B10 for months without a problem.
  Check this page for installation: http://wololo.net/cfw4dummies/
  
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  1. Br on June 18, 2012 at 8:59 pm
    
    Thanks a lot wololo
    
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dr. swag on June 19, 2012 at 4:17 am

nice

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MR.ß on June 23, 2012 at 4:11 pm

HOW TO PLAY ONLINE ON 6.20PRO-C FIX 3 VERSION?

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damilad on August 31, 2012 at 6:37 pm

mr. wololo pliz help me on how to mood pandora battery coz dis ur syt is interesting

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Manav on September 1, 2012 at 8:15 am

Is there any way to install old home brews which required old cfw’s ? Eg: irshell works on 5.50 Gen but do sent work on my 6.60 pro c fix 3 ? And also which is better pro c or pro b10 ? If its pro b10 can u tell me a way to install pro b10 on pro c permanent install without the use of Pandora battery?

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XIX on October 25, 2012 at 11:42 am

Hi,

I have a psp 3000, 6.60 Pro B-10. kernel 9g.
Can i install pro-C without going back to OFW 6.60?

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steve on October 28, 2012 at 6:46 am

i just installed 660 pro c on my psp 1001 using the wololo way.

if i go online with a game using 660 pro c will my psp be banned in anyway?

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fretslapper on December 12, 2012 at 2:01 am

Is this an lcfw? Or is it a cfw? I’m asking because I have a psp 3000 with 6.39 on it and I’m at pro-b 10. Is it safe as long as I don’t use cipl?

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1. wololo on December 12, 2012 at 4:36 am
  
  It’s both, and yes it is safe as long as you don’t use CIPL
  
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fretslapper on December 12, 2012 at 11:16 pm

ok thanks.

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steve on December 17, 2012 at 9:57 am

has the cipl flasher for 6.60pro c on a psp 1000 been fixed or will it still brick a psp 1000?

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craig on December 31, 2012 at 4:06 pm

hi, i am already running psp go on 6.2 pro b10 using fast recovery, will it be safe to update to this and if not is it safe to update to official 6.60 firmware and then do a fresh installation of pro c, many thanks if you can help

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Jesus on January 30, 2013 at 12:42 am

I have a psp 1001 and i upgrade to 6.60 pro b10 but its not detecting the iso. i even have the iso file but it don’t want to wark. what do you think i need to do???

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1. Jesus on January 30, 2013 at 12:44 am
  
  i have checked in the settings and it is running the 6.60 pro b10
  
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Mealmightyme on February 14, 2013 at 2:20 pm

i am having trouble with getting cheats for some games, like installing cwcheats and the selct button doesn’t do anything (i’ve hopped from websites to other websites to figure out the problem) i get more confused so im starting all over again with cfw.
-Are those plugins and cheats compatible with psp cfw 6.60 pro c, or do i need 6.60 pro b10 or something?
-And to make the cheats work do i just need the cfw, cwcheat and cheat codes, nothing more or nothing less?

Really grateful if help is given

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1. Mealmightyme on February 14, 2013 at 2:22 pm
  
  *i have a psp go if that information is required
  
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