

If the firmware is permanently installed it means your PSP will boot directly in to the custom firmware when powered on, if not it means you will have to enable it again by launching a simple app. Something to note is that you can only permanently install this firmware on a PSP 1000 or a PSP 2000 that is not an 88 v3 version.

You can also add new features to your PSP via kernel mode background plugins, for example the ability to take screenshots in games. You can also convert your old PS1 games and play them your PSP. This allows you to easily carry around more than one game, and helps to save your PSPs battery as it does not need to power the UMD drive when playing games. Why would i want to install Custom Firmware on my PSP When custom firmware is on your PSP you can use emulators, homebrew applications and even backup your games to the memory stick. So you can now follow this guide if you happen to have updated to 6.61. Its of no benefit to you updating to 6.61 after all this time, however the custom firmware has now been updated to support 6.61.
