3. Installation Instructions
iR Shell supports FW1.5, FW2.71 (SE-C and HenD), all OE custom firmware revisions except
3.30 OE by Dark_AleX as well as most custom firmwares by Team M33 for PSP including 3.80
M33-5. 3.51 M33-3 to 3.51 M33-7, 3.80M33-1 & 3.80M33-3 are not supported.
1. If you have any previous installation of iR Shell: Please disable the iR Shell autoboot
PRX in recovery menu and delete all files related to iR Shell from your memory stick.
(This includes the autoboot plugin in /seplugins, the iR Shell EBOOTs in the GAME
folders and the IRSHELL folder itself).
2. Begin installation by unzipping the iR Shell 3.9 installation archive to a folder on your
harddrive. Please note that this installation archive contains files relevant to all
supported custom firmwares and the complete installation takes 30MB.
3. Next, copy all folders of the extracted archive to the root directory of your memory
stick, overwriting any files already present.
4. If you would like to install additional skins, you can download the skin pack, unzip it
and also copy it to the root directory of your MS. You can also optionally copy the
Pronto Codes infrared device codes pack to the root of your memory stick if you would
like to have support for more than 2,000 infrared devices. Please note that the Pronto
Codes take up a lot of space if you install them all.
5. To enable the iR Shell autoboot plugin, power off your PSP and then power it on again
while holding R-Trigger. Then, enable the "irsautoboot.prx" plugin. This plugin is
necessary to allow switching between fw 1.5 & fw 2.x/3.x versions of iR Shell.
6. Your PSP will now autostart with iR Shell upon power-on. If you wish you bypass the
autostart mechanism at any later point then hold down TRIANGLE when turning on your
PSP. You can also hold down CIRCLE to boot straight into 1.5 EBOOT of iR Shell. Booting
into 1.5 EBOOT is not supported under PSP Slim & Lite.
7. To install iR Shell firmware patch for fw 3.80, fw 3.71 (Phat or Slim) or fw 3.60 (Slim
only), use iR Shell's 3.xx EBOOT and goto ms0:/IRSHELL/PATCH/3.80
ms0:/IRSHELL/PAT CH/3.71, or ms0:/IRSHELL/PATCH/3.60 for 3.80M33, 3.71M33 or
3.60M33 respectively. Then, launch "btcnfpatch.prx" and it'll install the irspatch.prx to
3.80/3.71/3.60 firmware. To install iR Shell firmware patch for fw 3.5x (PSP Phat only),
use iR Shell file browser in 1.5 EBOOT and goto ms0:/IRSHELL/PATCH/3.5x/btcnfpatch.
Then, launch "EBOOT.PBP" and it'll install the irspatch.prx to 3.5x firmware. To install
the iR Shell firmware patch for older OE CFWs, copy /IRSHELL/PATCH/3.02-
3.40/irspatch.prx to flash0:/kn/irspatch.prx on your PSPs by using recovery menu or
pspfiler. Then, edit the flash0:/kn/pspbtcnf_game.txt file and add the irspatch.prx to it:
$/kd/ata.prx
/kd/irspatch.prx
$/kd/umdman.prx
Once done you may delete the /IRSHELL/PATCH folder from your memory stick to make
a little bit more room for other files.
8. Optional: For 3.71 M33 only: If you wish to use the infrared feature of iR Shell you'll
need a decrypted sircs.prx from fw3.52 because Sony has removed infra-red support
under firmware 3.71. Place the sircs.prx file under ms0:/IRSHELL/SYSTEM. To make
the most of the infrared feature you should download the Pronto Hex Codes or supply
your own RDF files. Infrared will only be available under PSP Phat and not PSP Slim &
Lite.
9. Optional: If you wish you use DevHook with iR Shell then please refer to Chapter 10 of
this manual. Please note that DevHook is not compatible under fw 3.71 or fw 3.80
mode. However, you can still launch devhook under fw 1.5 mode via the 1.5 kernel
add-on. DevHook is also only compatible with PSP Phat and not PSP Slim & Lite.
10. Optional: To use POPSloader together with iR Shell please read Chapter 13.
