PSP: Custom Firmware 3.30 OE-A released!

[blackrave]

Via Dark_AleX (http://dark-alex.org)

Dark_AleX has yet again released another great custom firmware for the PSP, and again supporting the latest official firmware from Sony, combined with homebrew! Read the readme for installation instructions.


Changelog:

- Updated from psp firmware 3.10 to 3.30
- Fixed a bug that could have caused inestability in 3.10 OE after recovering from sleep mode.
- Patched a protection that prevents the firmware to load higher firmware modules.


popsloader note: it won't work on 3.30 OE due to sony rearranging again the module list of pspbtcnf_pops.
(thanks sony for destroying my backwards compatibility again ¬¬ ).
I'll make a new version one of these days to support all current pops in 3.30 OE, 3.10 OE and
maybe 3.03 OE-C.


Download via attachment and comment!

NOTE: Some people seem to think that POPS doesn't work in this version. This is NOT the case. It's just the popsloader for loading 3.00-3.10 POPS that doesn't work. Dark_AleX is working on a new POPSloader.

[justcerfin]

Good job. Guess I'll be one of the first to try it out!!! Hope I don't fry my PSP :o)

[nanch]

Fairplay Alex, and early too

[tvrstl]

Damn, it's written in the Readme that 3.30 OE-A Isn't able to run elder pops, or have I read wrong??

[sorry for bad english]

[scarph]

bricked :(

[xg917]

ill update later.. scarph do u still have recovery?

[Chameleon]

I think ill wait for a release that may have built in pops, or at least a popsloader. and does anyone know if you can modify the topmenu with this release?

[DarthPaul]

Ohh yahhh!!!! Gonna download and...update? I don't know. I'll read posts before anything. Bluhh I'll update I can go back to older firmwares if I don't like as always.

[scarph]

mines installed...good stuff

[DarthPaul]

Wai wai wait. No pops...? What the hell? That means that there's no PS1 Emulation on this firmware or what?

[Ultima Chocochu]

Sweet, thanks D_A
Ima wait a while to update, and see what people say though.
XD

[dj2005]

Wai wai wait. No pops...? What the hell? That means that there's no PS1 Emulation on this firmware or what?

No popsloader, popstation works fine just not the plugin to change versions.

[stimo]

is the topmenu working ???

[pt9087]

Wow kool, yer well im gonna wait till other users give comments on this because there could be a unfound bug!

[Shrygue]

What this, 3.30 OE-A is here now? This is brilliant, I'll download and install this right now! Thanks Dark_Alex!

[Ultima Chocochu]

No popsloader, popstation works fine just not the plugin to change versions.

Does that mean older games we've made using older versions still work?

[DarthPaul]

No popsloader, popstation works fine just not the plugin to change versions.

Ohh right then. Thanks for clearing me that doubt mate. Ok so now I think I should upgrade. I will.

[splodger15]

There is not alot added to this So I am sticking at 3.10 OE at the moment

[dj2005]

Does that mean older games we've made using older versions still work?

All popsloader did was allow the user to switch between different pops versions to allow different compatibility. So yes, your older games will work unless the game itself is not compatible with 3.30 pops.

[Bruce.Lee]

I dont really feel a need to upgrade. I like my custom XMB and no games require 3.30 yet anyway.

[Ultima Chocochu]

All popsloader did was allow the user to switch between different pops versions to allow different compatibility. So yes, your older games will work unless the game itself is not compatible with 3.30 pops.

I was thinking so
Thanks for completely clearing it up for me.
XD

[osiris661]

I have 3.30 FW at the moment and want to use this new release from DA. My noob question is this, is the fact that my PSP is a TA-082 MB a problem?

[Cristyle]

The installer works! Everything's fine.

Unfortunately Resident Evil 2 still doesn't work

[DarthPaul]

Everything works well.

But Resident Evil 2 still doesn't work.

Aww man. That sucks...well I'm gonna try FF8 and Parasite Eve 2 when my battery charged.

[gunntims0103]

I hope i don't brick, i shouldn't be scared i updated to many custom firmwares before. This should be no different. Great work DAX

[sonic3d]

does anyone know if xmb is fixed in this version?
also can i update from 3.10 oe-a?
and if popsloader doesnt work can i still play ps1 games? if so how i have a few disks....

[Justise]

I have a 3.03 OE-C!
Do I have to update it to 3.10 OE before upgrate it to 3.30 OE ????
I'm Playing some games in PSXmulator right now. Will my saves get unusable after the ugrate?

PLEASE TELL ME

[stimo]

Aww man. That sucks...well I'm gonna try FF8 and Parasite Eve 2 when my battery charged.

FF8 is working....

[xcjzerox]

hey could someone make a easy installer lol

[Zombo]

Still not fixed wow that sucks :\

[krazykarl]

I have a 3.03 OE-C!
Do I have to update it to 3.10 OE before upgrate it to 3.30 OE ????
I'm Playing some games in PSXmulator right now. Will my saves get unusable after the ugrate?

PLEASE TELL ME

1. You do not have to go to 3.10oe first, you can go ahead straight to 3.30oe
2. Your saves will be perfectly safe.

[sdpenaloza21]

yup you should be fine the readme tells you how to install from 1.50 and any SE/OE version, all the installation is mostly on the flash anyways so nothing to really mess with your saves :D.

here is a picture guide for installation (use readme with though since its not english)
http://tinyurl.com/2rka89 - http://www.pspgen.com guide

[Justise]

1. You do not have to go to 3.10oe first, you can go ahead straight to 3.30oe
2. Your saves will be perfectly safe.
THNX MAN!:thumbup:

[steve520]

Damn i fell asleep and they released it i stayed up all night waiting too that sucks but cant wait to update sux about the pops loader though i can survive without playstation for a while though

[ICE]

im sticking with 3.03 OE-C until the topmenu is properly hacked.

[Dante300981]

Nice one Dark Alex!!! just updating now

cheers m8.

[jonezybaby]

the topmenu has been hacked in 3.10oe now so mebe doin it the same way will work with 3.30 oe?

[tophead420]

Wow 3.30 OE doesn't seem to be worth me updating right no. I think I'll wait a while for an update to see if it will be worth me doing it. But its nice to see it was released though it seems a bit early by looking at this release.

[dunkit2007]

mine is currently the official v3.30 from sony, can i use this? thanks

[StealthCP]

Well, just updated, out of pure upgrade desire. To be on top of things, this will be useful at the demonstartion tomorrow. I am glad to see apps like PSPRadio still run perfectly on it, though I can't wait to test out the load speed boost on POPS :P Still wonder, Sony seem to be doing a lot of improving on an Emulator they don't seem to be releasing many games for.. you would almost wonder why they're doing it :D


mine is currently the official v3.30 from sony, can i use this? thanks
Unfortunately not. Custom firmwares can only be installed from existing homebrew compatible firmwares, such as 1.5, or an older DaX firmware. Trust me, before you ever upgrade anything electronic, always make sure you read up more about it. With my 1.52 PSP I immediately went online and learnt about homebrew, then waited patiently to discover the first downgrader. Good things come to those who wait :)

[LilSwish722]

mine is currently the official v3.30 from sony, can i use this? thanks

Nope your screwed. You hafta wait until they get a downgrader for 3.30

[Ultima Chocochu]

Updated
Everythings fine and works great sooo far
And I am happy to say
Final Fantasy VII has the Battle Swirl baby!
XD
Oh and they added a Reset button to it too.

[Buddy4point0]

SWEET!!! thanks so much. ive been on 3.03 for a while. i think its finally time to upgrade. also was there ever a 3.20?

[NJisMYhome]

Does Re2 Still Freeze At The Police Station???????

[Zombo]

Does Re2 Still Freeze At The Police Station???????

I Heard that it does :( but im not sure.

[IamAbe]

Wow, great news! Thanx to all who worked on this.
I'm gonna upgrade later tonight or when ever I get around to it.

[Buddy4point0]

sweet. i just downloaded everything and made the dxar and stuff. all i left to do is charge my battery

[mfz64]

Is the topmenu working?

[Scet]

hey, ne1 no if ff8 fixed any crashes? ive alreayd played thru ff7 and ff9... and i wanna play thru ff8, just bought it the other day, never played it. but i heard it messes up. so is it working without random freezes or what not yet?

[O-bake]

Nice :)
The battle-swirl in FF7 returned, but the game i'm so patiantly waiting for to work, Star Wars E1, still doesn't work.

[Mc_Logical]

a billion replys as usual lol nice im genna try it to see what the new features are in 3.30, then prob go back to 3.03 OE C if it isnt worth staying at 3.30 OE and wait for updates.

[Buddy4point0]

has any1 tryed the 3.10 top menu thing yet? ill try it after my battery charges

[thavagrant]

hey, ne1 no if ff8 fixed any crashes? ive alreayd played thru ff7 and ff9... and i wanna play thru ff8, just bought it the other day, never played it. but i heard it messes up. so is it working without random freezes or what not yet?

Nah i tried it, it still crashes randomly. Too bad, wished D_A would do something about FF 8 bugs.

[240-185]

Here's a picture of FF7 when a monster launches a countdown to death on a member:

http://gilou82.free.fr/Vrac/FF7BUG.png

[weirdelf]

Aargh, can you hack the topmenu or not? Someone please answer.

[Buddy4point0]

... lol.
just play ff9 its better and i havnt found a single glitch in it

[Buddy4point0]

Aargh, can you hack the topmenu or not? Someone please answer.

my battery is charging when i get 75 i will upgrade and try.

[aries2k4]

Just installed. easy, just like all his cfw. haven´t tested anything out yet

[jurkevicz]

I'm experiencing a lot of slow-down on Tekken 3 now with this new 3.30-OEA with both settings on loading speeds. It fixes it when I enable DAX's 3.11 popsloader plugin but the speed settings on the 3.30 is gone. I'm sure this is a problem with Sony's popstation. Great release from Dark Alex! Has anyone tried the top menu hack for 3.10 yet?

[NintendoGuy]

Hey... Please...
I didn't understand very well...

What's the POPSLOADER? Is it working with this firmware? What this changes? Is it make for the compatiblity go up? And... I will have to download only PSXPSP games? Or I will can take a 'ISO' file for a PSX game?

Tnx

[hmong]

Thanks Dark_Alex! Update went well!

But, 3.30 sucks, not you man! I thought it would be able to play my PS3 AVC files at 720x480.

Oh yeah, by the way, I haven't tried if custom 3.30oe-a works with PS3 v1.60 register device-connect(F**king SONY, I know v1.60 not compatible with 3.03oe-c). Hope yall understand what I mean.

[NintendoGuy]

Ohh... I found it:
Plugin to load ANY POPS on 3.10 and next OE's. (Download (http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=482))
In DAX site... Is it new? What do it means?

[weirdelf]

my battery is charging when i get 75 i will upgrade and try.

maybe you shouldn't try because if yuo try on 3.10 oe you brick without recovery.

[Buddy4point0]

ok sweet sucsessfull upgrade.
i will try topmenu plugin now

[weirdelf]

Noooooooooooooooo

[hmong]

Oh yeah! I'm curious, and I was wondering,

Does 3.02oe-b RECOVERY folder still work with 3.30oe-a?

Thanks ahead for the people who can answer!

[Buddy4point0]

well heres the answer to all your questions,
yes the 3.10 hack topmenu plugin works on 3.30 oe,
well "sorda" ut acually freezez everytime you go to the network icon so yea it doesnt acually work. well thats that. mabey someone will fix it.

[hmong]

What happened to you weirdelf? Bricked?

[jurkevicz]

I just upgraded a while ago from a 3.10-OEA' and I had no problems.

[gunntims0103]

Im about to update i hope i don't brick........

[dragyfj123]

can you get 3.30 to 3.30oe-a?... i'm a bit confused

[eatnooM]

Here's a picture of FF7 when a monster launches a countdown to death on a member:


Damnit, I just updated for my swirly back :p

EDIT: To above post: No. As of yet, you cannot do anything with sony's 3.30 firmware that you're not supposed to.

[Cloudhunter]

Just upgraded... Custom icons for me DON'T work, and niether does the 3.10 topmenu. Only semi brick though.

@Buddy4point0: Fancy posting the topmenu you tried?

Cloudy

[eugenemcardle]

This has been the easiest update yet. Well done DA and the gang.

[eugenemcardle]

can you get 3.30 to 3.30oe-a?... i'm a bit confused

If you are on 3.30, from Sony, man you are in a jam.

[Stone Temple Pilots]

SWEET! Final Fantasy VIII still doesn't load. It doesn't even make it to the PSone logo when I rip it into an .iso and the SCE logo doesn't appear under the PSone logo when I choose .bin/cue. Nothing wrong with my discs either. 3.30 OE-A stinks...

[dragyfj123]

If you are on 3.30, from Sony, man you are in a jam.

O_o well that sucks something else...

[BrokenHaiku]

Flashed from 3.10OE A2 here, worked fine.

[hmong]

Eh yo guys! I tried Internet Browser and I get BSOD. Anyone else here getting the same?

[leonalchemist]

alright, 1st is darkAlex gonna make a downgrader for this or any version after 3.03 cause that what I have or am I gonna have to buy GTA.
I was looking 4 that game & arrr, most shop were sold out. :(

I mean it's kinda dumb if there is absolutly no proper downgrader for any version later than 2.81 cause that was a while ago.:(

Im stuck right now for like 3 month now with my boring psp with demos that i finished already and a boring golf game, well it's not so bad but 3 month with a golf game... im sure you get da picture. So ya I need to put a custom firmware in me psp...:(

Oh & important thing I need 2 know do i need internet on psp to downgrade to 1.50 with GTA cause where i live dont got no wireless net, & not even my shcool.:(

So in short, somebody tell me if someone is working on a new downgrader & previous paragraph too plz.:(

:( :( :( :( :( :( :(

[wolfpack]

anyone know if parasite eve 2 works?

[Buddy4point0]

Just upgraded... Custom icons for me DON'T work, and niether does the 3.10 topmenu. Only semi brick though.

@Buddy4point0: Fancy posting the topmenu you tried?

Cloudy

here. also remeber, if will freeze on the network menu.

[zonnikku]

alright, 1st is darkAlex gonna make a downgrader for this or any version after 3.03 cause that what I have or am I gonna have to buy GTA.
I was looking 4 that game & arrr, most shop were sold out. :(

I mean it's kinda dumb if there is absolutly no proper downgrader for any version later than 2.81 cause that was a while ago.:(

Im stuck right now for like 3 month now with my boring psp with demos that i finished already and a boring golf game, well it's not so bad but 3 month with a golf game... im sure you get da picture. So ya I need to put a custom firmware in me psp...:(

Oh & important thing I need 2 know do i need internet on psp to downgrade to 1.50 with GTA cause where i live dont got no wireless net, & not even my shcool.:(

So in short, somebody tell me if someone is working on a new downgrader & previous paragraph too plz.:(

:( :( :( :( :( :( :(

Don't buy GTA, since it will most likely have the patch on it so the downgrader won't work. I suggest renting it from a video store (since there's a pretty good chance you'll come across an unpatched GTA).

No, you don't need the Internet to downgrade a PSP.

I'm pretty sure a downgrader will come out for later firmwares someday, just be patient and wait for one to come out. It will be worth it in the end. :D

[hmong]

I Updated my other PSP to 3.30oe-a, and Internet Browser works perfect!

Should I Recover my PSP and try to upgrade again? Someone help me? Everything still runs great but BSOD everytime I try Internet.

[Buddy4point0]

yea if it doesnt work just upgrade again. it wont hert

[Classic80s]

alright, 1st is darkAlex gonna make a downgrader for this or any version after 3.03 cause that what I have or am I gonna have to buy GTA.
I was looking 4 that game & arrr, most shop were sold out. :(

I mean it's kinda dumb if there is absolutly no proper downgrader for any version later than 2.81 cause that was a while ago.:(

Im stuck right now for like 3 month now with my boring psp with demos that i finished already and a boring golf game, well it's not so bad but 3 month with a golf game... im sure you get da picture. So ya I need to put a custom firmware in me psp...:(

Oh & important thing I need 2 know do i need internet on psp to downgrade to 1.50 with GTA cause where i live dont got no wireless net, & not even my shcool.:(

So in short, somebody tell me if someone is working on a new downgrader & previous paragraph too plz.:(

:( :( :( :( :( :( :(


You can buy gta:lcs for one, because I'm sure that's gonna be that last game you ever buy. Or you can buy all the games you're thinking about pirating. Or you can make your own downgrader. Or you can wait and start whacking off to pass time. And to answer your first question DAX among others will super hard to please your downgrading needs but it takes time nothing is guaranteed.

[Cloudhunter]

here. also remeber, if will freeze on the network menu.

Only if a UMD is in :)

Cloudy

[dj2005]

Icons with 3.30 now work perfectly (though problems may occur if a UMD is in the drive). For more info read the thread in ZiNgA BuRgA's forum.

[Buddy4point0]

sweet!! im gonna out it back on now. thanks for the updte.

[DarthPaul]

SWEET! Final Fantasy VIII still doesn't load. It doesn't even make it to the PSone logo when I rip it into an .iso and the SCE logo doesn't appear under the PSone logo when I choose .bin/cue. Nothing wrong with my discs either. 3.30 OE-A stinks...

3.30 OE does not stinks. 3.30 does.

[sonic3d]

so you can put xmbs on 3.30oe-a??? you can change the icons? is the topmenu thing fixed? please answere my question im tired of hearing does F***ing Fnck fantasy works! :mad: lol go into the other fourms and ask if FF8 works!!! Ask cfw questions here! :)

[leonalchemist]

ok to my 2 replyiers
1. i dont got a sista so i cant screw her up lol, dont got a girlfriend either yet so i cant take that 1st option, but im working on it, chicks in SA only think bout party all day & change boyfriend like every week, me just want cute & swt girl like you find in those anime :D , but unfortunatly I can hardly find any here:(
2. i think i could buy GTA cause i know its the unpatchet version (I checked), and the longer I wait the harder it will be to find that game cause it might get patched later, it hasnt been done here in South Africa so im lucky for once that game comes a bit later here
3. been waiting for 2 year or more for a 60gig HDD to come out on psp cause it was suppose to come out & hasnt yet, also heard that from a friend's friend's dad that he work in da sony company that they had a prototype of it; and waiting again for 3 month for a downgrade to come out for 3.03.
So im kinda tired of waiting so i'll try to get GTA anyway. May sound like im blaming people but im not, just really want to use me psp to its best cause im barely using it like once a week cause i get bored @ school and almost never at home cause i cant do nothing with it yet.

sry for da random talk & keep those custom firmware coming:) cause it rocks

lol yo sonic3d you wanna build a space cruiser , that kinda crazy... well i wanna build a planet so ya, we people got some nut idea nowadays

ok little update with semi random talk but still psp talk:
can you use anything else but the psp pro duo mem card cause they darn xp and the normal memory cards for cameras and phone r bout 3 to 4 time cheaper here, i got 1 gig already but i'd like to have at least 3 gig to be happy.

[dj2005]

so you can put xmbs on 3.30oe-a??? you can change the icons? is the topmenu thing fixed? please answere my question im tired of hearing does F***ing Fnck fantasy works! :mad: lol go into the other fourms and ask if FF8 works!!! Ask cfw questions here! :)

Yes icons do work. Here is the thread - Link (http://zingaburga.freehostia.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=918&page=1). You will, however, need to download a topmenu that is located around page 8 or so from gmsoke or black demon. I think if you have a UMD in the PSP you may get a random freeze. Have not seen any other complaints. I'm happily using 3.30OE with icons.

[sonic3d]

Theres like a truck load of files which one? they said the top menu didnt work for 3.30oea???:confused:

i found top .v1, .v2, .v3, .v4
and an rco editor or sothing like that...
this other dude also posted the topmenu.rco file several times....

[GrizzlY_lbc]

Question i have a 1.5 psp with emulators gb, nes snes,gen atari, daedalus and ps1p that one cant get it to work any how are they still gonna be there if i have 3.30 oe firmware?

[walliester]

Has any body seen the network settings ,in 3.30oe [Use Wireless Hot spot] has been added as a feature under [Network Settings].
well i haven't seen it, have you guys,seen it..please let me know.

[Buddy4point0]

you have to go to settings>network settings>infrastucture>hotspot setup.

[DarthPaul]

Question i have a 1.5 psp with emulators gb, nes snes,gen atari, daedalus and ps1p that one cant get it to work any how are they still gonna be there if i have 3.30 oe firmware?

Yes man they're gonna be there. By the way you won't need PS1P anymore because 3.30 OE has a PS1 Emulator integrated,and it runs full speed.

[Buddy4point0]

Yes man they're gonna be there. By the way you won't need PS1P anymore because 3.30 OE has a PS1 Emulator integrated,and it runs full speed.

yep and man do i love pops. prob the best sony feature on the psp

[DPyro]

Where is this topmenu that works for 3.30OE-A?

[Buddy4point0]

i made 1 and uploaded it. look in the submit news forum

[DarthPaul]

i made 1 and uploaded it. look in the submit news forum

Dude thanks for that topmenu I love you. Lol. You deserve a + Rep for this...I will. :)


Where is this topmenu that works for 3.30OE-A?

It's on the 9th page posted by Buddy4point0.

[IamAbe]

Eh yo guys! I tried Internet Browser and I get BSOD. Anyone else here getting the same?
i havent updated yet, but in previous oe's you need to go to 'restore factory settings' (obviously this will also clear all your setting). you could also try deleting your connection and making a new one. hope that helps.

also, in response to your sig. xbox is far from useless if you mod it. look into it for more info.

[masterzorag]

all done, custom fonts, waves, gameboots and fresh 1 mb with flash agent H1
rumors about a working topmenu...

[Apoklepz]

Great, but no pops? I'll wait a while before I update to this great one.

[DPyro]

Pops works, just cant use previous pops versions (3.03,3.10).

[Buddy4point0]

Great, but no pops? I'll wait a while before I update to this great one.

yes there is pops, just not the poploader plugin.

[CSPERFECTGT]

i have just upgraded to 3.30 oe,no problems,great work once again dark alex!

[IM back!]

im gona try and report back

[Veskgar]

This is a great release. I'm sure the many plugins that were created for earlier versions can be adapted to work with 3.30 OE in good time.

I just finished upgrading one of my PSP's with no problems at all. Got the T-Mobile Hotspot and everything else seems to be working. I will play around some more and upgrade my primary PSP and then report back with other results and findings.

I am once again beyond impressed by the great work of Dark_AleX and others who helped him with this.

[gr42178]

Cant wait to try this one out.

[DarthPaul]

Succesfully upgraded...Now to the customizing..0.0

[walliester]

Thanks a lot Buddy4point0 but i had to reset to default settings in order to see that. I try it the first time and could not see the {hot spot} but now i could. thanks again.

[shango46]

Thanks Dark_AleX for another fine release. Will try it out later.

[starogre]

to use the recovery option and stay safe, do you just put the eboot and dxar from the previous custom firmware in the recovery folder on the psp?

[Stone Temple Pilots]

To whoever that responded to my last post: I didn't actually mean that 3.30 OE stinks. I just wish PSone emu was greatly improved.

[tyler77189]

if u already have psx games on 310 oe will the save files be ok when pops is ready for 330

[DarthPaul]

The scep.prx is not loading...

[Thsiscool]

OMG, i did it, i have 3.30 OE-A!!!!
So kool, i was worried my psp mite brick but u kno, i hoped, and blam, 3.30 OE-A....YAY!!!!!:thumbup:

[camcorderdoctor]

yes it worked for me too and the popsloader worked too - i am not fibbing either - holy smokes - i swear it worked - dax says it doesn't, but it did for me - hmmm

I have two memory sticks one for custom firmwares and the other for Homebrews and ps1 games - it went really smooth - for me anyway - i was excited and got brave that doesn't mean you should too - it didn't brick me so I'm happy!

oh and i did NOT lose my ps1 saves either!
also FF7 swirl into battle is present now :-)

[weirdelf]

Popsloader was a plugin released by DAX anddoes not work. Popstation is the psx emu and does work.

[hmong]

i havent updated yet, but in previous oe's you need to go to 'restore factory settings' (obviously this will also clear all your setting). you could also try deleting your connection and making a new one. hope that helps.

also, in response to your sig. xbox is far from useless if you mod it. look into it for more info.

Thanks a bunch man! Now I've got 2 fully functional 3.30oe-a! Thanks Again!

Oh yeah, XBOX is alright, but modding is not my style, but modded one's are awesome! and I'm not good @ that type of stuff if you know what i mean.

[The King]

yay finally gona update later wen theres games that recomend u to use this firmware

[ab_geee_eee]

Yay the upgrade worked!!! But i dont see much difference between this and 3.10 OE-A. And i have one question. When i use Flash Agent H1 it says im using firmware 3.03 OE-C? I want to delete the dummy files.

[ZeakStarwind]

I must say, I successfully got 3.30 OE-A up and running. Great success on another custom firmware DAX! Works like a charm. =D

EDIT: I have tested Chrono Cross and it runs fine, but only thing that makes the game worse is when you press start from the main screen and getting to the Start New Game / Load screen, you hear a AANNNNNGGG long sound and won't stop at all.
I hope there will be a POPs loader for this firmware as this is annoying! ><
EDIT 2: Nvm I found the problem. Don't use Fast Disc Load on Chrono Cross or this sound will come by. Use Normal Disc Load. it works like a charm.

[rbervoets]

thanx

[NoQuarter]

I feel terrible for my friend,he just bricked by hitting the hold button during the flash process :(
No recovery mode either.

[RV2006]

Just upgraded!
I thought I would try Misadventures of Tron Bonne,
but now it's worse than it was before!
The cutscenes lag, and I get a black screen before the boss fight (the one at the end of the tutorial)
I'm going to try it in fast loading to see if there's any change...

[Cristyle]

Eh yo guys! I tried Internet Browser and I get BSOD. Anyone else here getting the same?

Simply restore the default settings! :rolleyes:

[RV2006]

I don't know if there was any problems with the old pops, but this pops plays Um Jammer Lammy perfectly (fast load too!)

[joe77]

is this will work on TA-082 ?

[tophead420]

I finally tried this and im glad i did. Pops is way better i like some of the new options. I have custom icons that i was using on my 3.03 OE-C psp. And now FF9 doesn't lag at all which i totally like. I still hope to see another release tho with maybe a lil sumtin extra lol

[funy56]

Hi Guys,

Please help, I have installed everyting and it show to press X to shut down. I did that and when I turned on my psp, the screen was black, I think it brick!How can I recover back> HELP! This is no joke!

[hatrix]

Does anyone know how to get cwcheat to work again? It was working fine in 3.10OEA" T_T but now it is non-funcitonal (I can't bring it up in the game)

[Baboon]

I'll probably download this later today when i get home from work. :)

Can anyone confirm how good the fast loading ps1 games option is? ...is there much of a difference??

[b_simpson1999]

u can put the RECOVERY folder in SYSTEM folder and it won't show up corrept in the area where ur u put ur homebrews of course this doesn't help when u going back to 1.50 as it will brick it, if u didn't know this then i help if u did then good for you lol

[caltex]

inside tat rar there are 2 files.... can i just put into GAME folder....den run??


currently i am running on a 2.71 se-c custom firmware...can i run this update?

[ToeRag]

Thanks ...

everything seems to be working fine, upgraded from 3.10OE-A2

the only issue I have is my previously installed and ran under 3.10OE-A2 "Burnout Dominator" ISO.

just starts loading, screen goes black then about 15-20secs later power lite goes out. I have to pull the battery before it with reboot.

other than that perfect! (so far)

[funy56]

u can put the RECOVERY folder in SYSTEM folder and it won't show up corrept in the area where ur u put ur homebrews of course this doesn't help when u going back to 1.50 as it will brick it, if u didn't know this then i help if u did then good for you lol


Can you explain more, I need help. This is the second time I brick my psp and it my 2nd psp too! Where can i get the recovery folder? Thnks

[siulmagic]

eny one know if the costum waves work on 3.30oe?

[whitey75]

GTA 1 collectors edition now works with sped up loading and analog controls, good stuff! Have tried it on all previous versions to no avail.

Thanks DAX and ty Sony!

Cheers

[zoson]

Via Dark_AleX (http://dark-alex.org)

Dark_AleX has yet again released another great custom firmware for the PSP, and again supporting the latest official firmware from Sony, combined with homebrew! Read the readme for installation instructions.


Changelog:

- Updated from psp firmware 3.10 to 3.30
- Fixed a bug that could have caused inestability in 3.10 OE after recovering from sleep mode.
- Patched a protection that prevents the firmware to load higher firmware modules.


popsloader note: it won't work on 3.30 OE due to sony rearranging again the module list of pspbtcnf_pops.
(thanks sony for destroying my backwards compatibility again ¬¬ ).
I'll make a new version one of these days to support all current pops in 3.30 OE, 3.10 OE and
maybe 3.03 OE-C.


Download via attachment and comment!

NOTE: Some people seem to think that POPS doesn't work in this version. This is NOT the case. It's just the popsloader for loading 3.00-3.10 POPS that doesn't work. Dark_AleX is working on a new POPSloader.


Aside from:
- Fixed a bug that could have caused inestability in 3.10 OE after recovering from sleep mode.(I experience this pretty much every time i put my psp to sleep)
It looks like there's VERY little reason to upgrade from 3.10 to 3.3? I guess the ONLY reason would be for psp games that require 3.3?

[zoson]

Thanks ...

everything seems to be working fine, upgraded from 3.10OE-A2

the only issue I have is my previously installed and ran under 3.10OE-A2 "Burnout Dominator" ISO.

just starts loading, screen goes black then about 15-20secs later power lite goes out. I have to pull the battery before it with reboot.

other than that perfect! (so far)

Try forcing your psp to run at a higher clock in the recovery menu.

[Method Man]

u can put the RECOVERY folder in SYSTEM folder and it won't show up corrept in the area where ur u put ur homebrews of course this doesn't help when u going back to 1.50 as it will brick it, if u didn't know this then i help if u did then good for you lol

I (think i) know the problem
it is/was the same problem by mine psp with the TDU promo :D
er'thing you got to do is to go to the recovery and enable "execute BOOT.BIN in UMD/ISO" you got to disable it again if you want to play something else (like a UMD for example)

[zaiser]

Thank you

[caltex]

can this be done on custom firmware 2.71se-c??


so i extract tat 2 files from tat rar den put it under GAME folder rite??


den launch in psp?? am i right?

[b_simpson1999]

Thanks ...

everything seems to be working fine, upgraded from 3.10OE-A2

the only issue I have is my previously installed and ran under 3.10OE-A2 "Burnout Dominator" ISO.

just starts loading, screen goes black then about 15-20secs later power lite goes out. I have to pull the battery before it with reboot.

other than that perfect! (so far)

i've had the same problem (apart from going from 3.10OE-A2, i recoverd to 1.5 then upgraded to 3.30OE-A) and sometimes have to open and close the umd drive to get it to load but sometimes works like that and sometimes just doesn't work it just goes blank after awhile am going to check them again using USBSSS

[Kichigai Mentat]

So, I hate to sound like a noob, but I want to try and get this clarified:

POPS functions (some games improved, some games got worse)
If crashing in the Network menu occurs, resetting to Factory Settings should fix it
Standard homebrew functions
Advanced POPS settings (loading speed options, etc) function
SOME topmenus work, but not all

However, do we know what the story with video is?

Do existing "hacked" 480x272 videos still work (IE: full-res videos for 3.10 OE-A')
Do 480x272 videos in a standard (unhacked) MPEG-4 wrapper work?
Are any of the advanced video functions unlocked?

I understand that 3.30 was rather complex, and due to its large size left D_A little wiggle room, but I'm wondering if anyone has tried any of this.

[Sonicboy 101]

Damn, Just when I needed a new memory stick too...
Oh well, I can wait.
Is pops improved much?

[funkysi]

Nice one. All done in less than 5 mins....

3.10 OE-A to 3.30 OE-A

No probs with Burnout Dominator

Don't seem to have the T-Mobile HotSpot option though, perhaps coz it's a UK version and we haven't been given that little bonus.

Looks stable, and another TRIUMPH for Dark Alex and his GURU buddies.....THANK YOU ALL !!!!




:-)

Si

[F9zDark]

I have 3.30 FW at the moment and want to use this new release from DA. My noob question is this, is the fact that my PSP is a TA-082 MB a problem?

You can't use this because 3.30 doesn't allow homebrew. Sorry man, but you need to wait for a downgrader or buy a 1.5 PSP.


I am not gonna upgrade. I really like the idea of custom firmware, and Dark Alex really does deliver, but I am tired of the seemingly only concern is POPS. Sure its great, but come on give us some MPEG2, DIVX, WMV playback from the XMB. Give us some real reason to update.

[Logan1981]

Is anyone else having problems with running some games under 3.30 OE-A? Harvest Moon Innocent Life, Fight Night Round 3 and Streetfighter all crap out on me.

[Baboon]

I've updated and everything works... apart from when i try to go on to the internet it gives me the blue screen of death! :( ...How do I solve this problem???

[DPyro]

Restore default settings. BTW I got custom icons, background and sounds all working on 3.30OE-A :D

[Baboon]

Restore default settings.

edit: I'm sorted now. Thanx. :)

[Gizmo356]

He means go to system settings and then when your there press Restore Default settings.

[Tricky0]

sweet..loving this(i like the FFVII swirl back). But does this have thew t-mobile hotspot thing? i dont seem to have it on the OE wen i upgraded?
good job tho DA

[Nina]

Hello! Sorry for being noobish, but I did all this downgrade-stuff only once, more than one year ago, I missed many things and now I want to know if it's possible to update to 3.30 OE if you have normal firmware 3.11? Cause in the readme file it says "if you update from 1.50 or 3.10 OE ...".

If it doesn't work, then does still somebody know if 3.30 contains UMD-drive drivers? Cause my PSP doesn't run any UMDs anymore since I installed this stupid 3.11 version. So I could at least play my legit games... lol

[Tricky0]

Hello! Sorry for being noobish, but I did all this downgrade-stuff only once, more than one year ago, I missed many things and now I want to know if it's possible to update to 3.30 OE if you have normal firmware 3.11? Cause in the readme file it says "if you update from 1.50 or 3.10 OE ...".

If it doesn't work, then does still somebody know if 3.30 contains UMD-drive drivers? Cause my PSP doesn't run any UMDs anymore since I installed this stupid 3.11 version. So I could at least play my legit games... lol


if ur talking about the normal sony updated 3.11 then no you cannot upgrade to 3.30 oe-a. u will have to wait till there is a downgrader for 3.11

[hatrix]

So no one knows if CWcheat still works?
It's not working in mine with 3.30OE : /

[shorty_carnage]

all updated looks like nothing has changed

[drock82]

i heard resident evil 2 still locks up when you reach the station,maybe someone needs to mess with the iso speed maybe then it will get us somewhere.its good to try this with the other games-but if some games dont work than obviously it means it wasnt approved by the developers to have it emulated!!

[Sonicboy 101]

This is the beta that he was working on. He doesnt make this stuff anymore. He works for Sony now. It is BETA. IT IS NOT COMPLETE, BECAUSE HE QUIT. IT MAY BRICK YOUR PSP.

^^THIS IS CONFIRMED^^

Hey wait, weren't you the guy who said 3.30 oe was not going to be released?

[Smalldeadman]

this works fine with mine 3.10 oea' to 3.30 oea

top menu does work BUT VERRY BUGGY (not semi bricked but, not right (ie theres an icon after network) if i try to move to the right my psp will freze up and fully crash

(some of them will semi brick some wont(i edited the 3.10 roc topmenu)

there should be a link to a screen shot taken by capture


this is easily fixed by replacing the original menu from recovery menu (always backup)


and to cashboxz02 it seems afully compleat to be a beta as all ive found wrong, well nothing is wrong just old hacks dont fully work


i can run my psx emulator (in the xmb) so (i used auto popstation) southpark !!!

[funy56]

Hey guys

I posted my message few hours ago and no one seem to give advice, I have brick my psp while installing this version form 3.10OEA. Can someone help me? Is this a cruel world?

[DPyro]

Can you access recovery (hold R while booting)?

[funy56]

no, the sceen is black, is it totally screw?

[mnky]

This is the beta that he was working on. He doesnt make this stuff anymore. He works for Sony now. It is BETA. IT IS NOT COMPLETE, BECAUSE HE QUIT. IT MAY BRICK YOUR PSP.

^^THIS IS CONFIRMED^^

stop spreading false rumors you git. If you want any form of belief give a source.

[DPyro]

If you can't access recovery, then theres not much you can do.

[jurkevicz]

This is the beta that he was working on. He doesnt make this stuff anymore. He works for Sony now. It is BETA. IT IS NOT COMPLETE, BECAUSE HE QUIT. IT MAY BRICK YOUR PSP.

^^THIS IS CONFIRMED^^

Confirmed by whom? YOu? Maybe you work for sony... Big deal! This does not brick your PSP, it makes it better!:rofl: :thumbup:

[funy56]

stop spreading false rumors you git. If you want any form of belief give a source.

Hey

What your problem? I'm the one got brick, not you. Have you read page 14 or 15 which I posted? No one seem to help, that why I post again. this is my second psp and it brand new! If you don't want to help then back off. I just wanna fix it.

This is what I have done

FW3.10 OE-A > FW3.30 OE-A *BRICK*
I do all the step correctly and I press X after 100% install. I switch off the psp manually and when I turn on, it show black screen.

I got the recovery folder ( 3.02 OE-A) place the folder in PSP/GAME150/RECOVERY. Turn on psp, connect USB to PC while holding R, still black screen! Can't get into the Recovery menu

Pls help!

[xg917]

if u cant get into the recovery menu then thers nothing u can do with it

either buy a new psp.
or use warrenty if u have it
or buy a new mother board.

[funy56]

If you can't access recovery, then theres not much you can do.

Thnks, I still got warranty, this is the last thing I'm going to use it. Seem like I have to. I don't know what reson I going to give sony...

[Bluecat]

Since upgrading to 3.10 a while back, I get the blue screen of death (settings are corrupt, press circle to fix etc etc) if I try and launch the browser - anyone have any ideas?

[Gizmo356]

Go to system settings and in system settings press Restore Default Settings.

[CSPERFECTGT]

another great fw release,thanx dark alex!:thumbup:
i feel sorry for those who brick their psp...:(,
but i think that you should not complain...the responsibility of upgrading its all yours...it is written
on readme file...

[Lodis]

I'm experiencing a lot of slow-down on Tekken 3 now with this new 3.30-OEA with both settings on loading speeds. It fixes it when I enable DAX's 3.11 popsloader plugin but the speed settings on the 3.30 is gone. I'm sure this is a problem with Sony's popstation. Great release from Dark Alex! Has anyone tried the top menu hack for 3.10 yet?

I have been playing Tekken 3 and I am not experiencing any slow down at all under 3.30 OEA.

[dthpsc]

This is just what I've been waiting for... full speed FFIX finally! Well done Dark_AleX... you're pretty much the shit.

[Deathnix]

This is great, but, has any one else lost the ability to use the GTA LCS cheat device plugin?
Crashes every time the file loads with mine =/
Fine when I turn plugin off.

[Bluecat]

Go to system settings and in system settings press Restore Default Settings.

That's got it - thanks!

[xg917]

This is great, but, has any one else lost the ability to use the GTA LCS cheat device plugin?
Crashes every time the file loads with mine =/
Fine when I turn plugin off.

it only works on 3.03 apparently.. it didnt work on 3.10 as well, thats y im staying on 3.03

[PSPegasus]

Howdy y'all.
Nice to see yet another great release Dark_Alex!
I'm planning on upgrading from a modified 3.03oe-c PSP. My flash0 is nearly full because of the top_menu plugin and backgrounds I used etc. Does that mean I have to roll it all back to the original stuff or can I just upgrade straight away?

[Deathnix]

it only works on 3.03 apparently.. it didnt work on 3.10 as well, thats y im staying on 3.03

Is that the case?
Damn =/
Wish i didnt upgrade now.
Ah well, we learn from our mistakes.
Maybe some one will sort out a working version for 3.30 eventualy.

[GrizzlY_lbc]

I did it i finaly did it.....how do i get pops to work i went from 1.5 to 3.30 oe and it feels good

WHAT THE HEY MY EMULATORS DONT WANT TO PLAY HELP ME......it says can not be started(8002014c) was sup wit tha?

[Veskgar]

I did it i finaly did it.....how do i get pops to work i went from 1.5 to 3.30 oe and it feels good

WHAT THE HEY MY EMULATORS DONT WANT TO PLAY HELP ME......it says can not be started(8002014c) was sup wit tha?

Put the homebrew/emulators you used on 1.50 in the GAME150 folder.

So PSP/GAME150/

If there is no GAME150 folder you can format your memory stick or make one yourself.

[MonkeyBoy1916]

Anyone figure out why PSX Games dont work with customizations, like which customization is it specifcally...

I have...
-Custom Waves
-Custom Opening_plugin
-Custom Gameboot
-Custom Font
-Custom Topmenu
-Custom Impose_plugin

And it freezes when a PSX game is started...

[GrizzlY_lbc]

Thank you my friend can you teach me how to pop o great master?..

[MonkeyBoy1916]

Nevermind my bug, if you have a custom opening_plugin.rco then PSX games wont boot. Took 5mins to pinpoint the customization, lol

[kwan7zero]

i apologize in advanced for my nubness... but i really have no idea if this FW works with my psp.

my psp has 3.11 firmware, so i was wondering if i could download the file and use it. and if so and if its possible, how would i install it?

thanks :)

[Veskgar]

Is anyone else having problems with running some games under 3.30 OE-A? Harvest Moon Innocent Life, Fight Night Round 3 and Streetfighter all crap out on me.

All games seem to be working great for me. I just tested Harvest Moon for a good while with not a single problem. Also, someone mentioned Burnout Dominator did not work but it works great for me.

For all those saying that not much has changed in 3.30 OE-A either don't know where to look or are too in love with custom icons or whatever from 3.03 OE-C to want to upgrade.

The complimentary T-Mobile hotspot is a definite perk for those on the move. The new Video capabilities are magnificent, and there are noticeable enhancements to some PSX games via POPS.

3.30 OE is great and it will likely only get better as more plugins become adapted to work with this latest OE release.

[Baboon]

All games seem to be working great for me. I just tested Harvest Moon for a good while with not a single problem. Also, someone mentioned Burnout Dominator did not work but it works great for me.

For all those saying that not much has changed in 3.30 OE-A either don't know where to look or are too in love with custom icons or whatever from 3.03 OE-C to want to upgrade.

The complimentary T-Mobile hotspot is a definite perk for those on the move. The new Video capabilities are magnificent, and there are noticeable enhancements to some PSX games via POPS.

3.30 OE is great and it will likely only get better as more plugins become adapted to work with this latest OE release.

Totaly agree with ya! :thumbup: This is the new kick ass firmware! :D

All of my psx games that I've tried (and I havent changed them since 3.03oec) work great, although the fast load option on pops doesnt seem to do much for me on those games? ...plus all of my PSP games run perfecto (once overclocked)! :)

Its a shame that the t-mobile hotspots are not in the UK yet, but as usual thats just the UK being behind the times compared to the rest of the world.

Thanks very much DA for pimpin out my PSP. :D

[shorty_carnage]

i apologize in advanced for my nubness... but i really have no idea if this FW works with my psp.

my psp has 3.11 firmware, so i was wondering if i could download the file and use it. and if so and if its possible, how would i install it?

thanks :)

you are pretty screwed untill they make a 3.11 downgrader which prob wont happen. my adv is take the psp back and say its faulty and they should swap it with a nice and downgradable 2.71 psp

[BloodLust8]

Installed it last night. Worx like a charm.

My main reason for the upgrade was for the better movie support. It Def has better movie support.

Only issue i had was that the topmenu.rco theme files do not work any more. Seems like they need to be updated for the new 3.3 firmware.

[Camelot]

3.30 OE-A is fully customizable. The topmenu that worked on 3.03 does not work but someone has made one that works for 3.30. If I find the link to it i will post it.

One thing I am wondering is if autoboot was fixed yet. Im guessing it isnt since no one is talking about it.

[tgm123]

cheatdevice for liberty city stories still wont work with this firmware havent tested vice city cheat device, couldnt be bothered

If we could load 3.30 pops on 3.03 oe that would be sweet

[Panini]

Fast loader option on ps1 game seems to do nothing?

[GrizzlY_lbc]

can some one help me get popstation?

[drchoihui]

Help !!!

After updating from 3.03oe-c to 3.30oe-a. I cannot use the all the function under Network (eg. Internet Explorer). Does anyone has the same problem as me?

[Chameleon]

try restoring default system settings :)

[drchoihui]

try restoring default system settings :)
After restoring to default system setting, the problem fixed. Thank you very very much!

[F9zDark]

So whats the deal with custom themes and icons? Do they work good? Is there alot of work involved in getting custom icons onto 3.30?

I ask this because I want to upgrade to 3.30 OE-A for the sake of using improved remote play, but I don't want to have to forsake my PSP theme.

[mike-piercey]

how do i put it on my psp?do i need winrar ?

[F9zDark]

how do i put it on my psp?do i need winrar ?

Well first do you have a 1.5 firmware PSP? If you don't:

-What firmware do you have?
-- If the firmware is capable of downgrade, then you will need to downgrade to 1.5 to install this.

-- If the firmware is not capable of downgrade, then you cannot install this. However, if your firmware is low enough to reach a higher, downgradable firmware, you may be in business.

Secondly, I would like to say that if you truly do not understand the readme included with this, then you should not use this. There is a chance that it can brick (ie destroy) your PSP if done incorrectly.

[dazman]

Just made my leep of faith and upgraded direct from 1.50, I have been using devhook for last year or so but wanted to play all games and emulators without restarting psp.

This is great, it does just that.

I could do with some help.

can anyone provide me with a name or link to a video convertor that will convert to the full screen of the psp.

also how do you use the PS1 software on this firmware?

[blackrave]

dazman: I recommend trying out XviD4PSP (http://www.winnydows.com/xvid4psp.html) first for video converting. It supports the latest high-resolution featured in firmware 3.30.

To use the PSX emulator, I recommend trying out a GUI. I use PSX2PSP (http://dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=53981).
Then just convert your dumped CDs using PSX2PSP to EBOOT format and copy over to the PSP and play. There should be a complete guide around here somewhere.

By the way, congratulations with your leap. I'm almost 100% sure you won't go back to 1.50 again of a reason like disliking it.

[dazman]

Many thanks.

I will give both a try, this firmware is the best and I only wish I'd started using it early.

Regards
Dazman


dazman: I recommend trying out XviD4PSP (http://www.winnydows.com/xvid4psp.html) first for video converting. It supports the latest high-resolution featured in firmware 3.30.

To use the PSX emulator, I recommend trying out a GUI. I use PSX2PSP (http://dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=53981).
Then just convert your dumped CDs using PSX2PSP to EBOOT format and copy over to the PSP and play. There should be a complete guide around here somewhere.

By the way, congratulations with your leap. I'm almost 100% sure you won't go back to 1.50 again of a reason like disliking it.

[evolve]

Yay to Dark_AleX :)

[gr42178]

The complimentary T-Mobile hotspot is a definite perk for those on the move.

I looked in network settings and couldnt find the T-Mobile hotspots. Am I looking in the wrong place?

[nino]

great! I can now use my PSP to control my PS3 (I hope) It couldn´t be done before, because I upgraded my PS3 to 1.60 and my PSP´s firmware was to low(FW 3.03). Sure hope it works well now. Good job Dark Alex :thumbup:

[dazman]

Can anyone help.

I am running 3.30oe-a

I love it but I am having problems playing videos.

it plays my old videos but if I convert to 480x272 all i get is unsupported file.

I have used xvid4psp, pspvideo 9 all the new verison for psp 3.30 and also renamed evry way possible and placed vids in video folder and also mp root for both avc and mpeg4, I give up.

please if someone is using this firmware and has recoded a video to work on it at 480x272 please explain in full how to do it and what software to use.

thanks
Dazman

[headbanger15]

I hate any other FW higher than 3.03 OE-C. And because why?... The VCS cheatdevice does NOT work and mostly any of my other plugins like mp3module and multiple plugins together. I'm kinda seeing why this is happening. It's because the plugins are overloading the PSPs memory and can't load up these plugins. If I'm wrong, then I don't know what's going on with this $h!^. I wish this could be fixed so I can move on to higher FWs. I don't think it matters now sinse I got the Hotspot internet to work with 3.03OE-C. I have proof of this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdd9982q2Uk

[leonalchemist]

ya I hear all the time "you ganna have to wait till there is a downgrader for this..."
well many of us been waiting for many months now
and im getting sick & n tired with not being able to downgrade.

I've been looking for gta but everytime they dont have or no stock, cause in my country they dont have patched gta yet.

So anyone can help us out here, by telling us if anyone working on downgrade yet after 3.03,
and maybe a date u think you'll be done, at least just a clue, like i am gonna have to wait a full year or longer to get downgrade or just couple more weeks

and why te flip do we have to buy a ps3, then buy ps1 games, to play them on psp when i already got 100s of games on ps1, im not ganna buy those games again seriously f*** this, sony people should make a downgrade for psp it their fault in 1st place:p

[weirdelf]

If it bothers you that much, code your own downgrader. Get Gta off eBay or somewhere

[Kichigai Mentat]

ya I hear all the time "you ganna have to wait till there is a downgrader for this..."
well many of us been waiting for many months now
and im getting sick & n tired with not being able to downgrade.

Well, if you can crack encryption cyphers, reverse engineer MIPS assembly code, then modify it, crack encrypted binaries meant to reinforce encryption, and find exploits in software developed by possibly hundreds of highly paid programmers, with the resources of a technology giant behind them, be my guest. I've got a few friends patiently waiting for a downgrader, but they know they can't do any better, so they just continue to wait.


I've been looking for gta but everytime they dont have or no stock, cause in my country they dont have patched gta yet.
That's been the story in most cases. However, if your country never had an unpatched GTA to begin with, then you'll never see one. Try importing one via eBay or from some other online resaler willing to ship internationally.


So anyone can help us out here, by telling us if anyone working on downgrade yet after 3.03, and maybe a date u think you'll be done, at least just a clue, like i am gonna have to wait a full year or longer to get downgrade or just couple more weeks
That's the problem with security hacking, you never know how long it's going to take. The latest PSP firmware is the fourteenth revision of the software (I think), and Sony's put a lot of time, money, and effort into keeping us out, so expect it to take a while. In some cases, like with some of the >2.60 firmwares, they were lazy and never changed the encryption. In some cases, they were craftier.


and why te flip do we have to buy a ps3, then buy ps1 games, to play them on psp when i already got 100s of games on ps1, im not ganna buy those games again seriously f*** this, sony people should make a downgrade for psp it their fault in 1st place:p
...what? Why should Sony make a downgrader? It's AGAINST their best interests. And what do you mean "it their fault"? It's highly likely they planned this so that they could sell more games, and promote the PLAYSTATION NETWORK STORE. Microsoft has the XBox Live Arcade, Nintendo has the Virtual Console, and Sony has the PLAYSTATION NETWORK STORE. Each of those three stores/internal emulation systems is reselling old games that people likely still own. It's entirely possible that Microsoft and/or Nintendo could develop a USB attachment that reads physical ROM cartridges, and runs them through an emulator. But then they would make less money than if they re-sold you every game. It's all about making money. To be honest, I don't begrudge them on this one. It's the fact that it's locked into the PLAYSTATION 3 (remember, if it's not capitalized, it's not official), and that they haven't released any A-list titles yet.

[leonalchemist]

right...
1st i'll never be able to make a downgrader so scratch that option, and i cant use ebay cause i dont got no bank acount i can use, then i dont see why you saying i'll never see gta in my country, the shops said they had it, and i just gone there today and told them they can sms me when they get a copy so hopefully soon
also please use proper english, im no engineer or works for sony

ya, and i know sony ain't gonna make a downgrader and of cource they did this on purpose, they just made this to proctect against piracy, but it doesn't have to be bout piracy; and the fact remain that i either get a downgrader or buy a ps3 + the ps1 games again which is not gonna happen.
Sony is my fav. company but this is rather ridiculous
ya gotta buy a ps3 to play ps1 games?!
then they make a ps1 emulator for it too but cant play ps1 games on it even if you got original

psp is all bout homebrew and memory for movies n games, dont have those then its just plain boring
1 more thing why te huh are those memory stick duo pro 3x more xp than a regular camera\cellphone mem. stick it's just 1mm smaller

and if psp doesn't have homebrews enabled, then buying a psp isn't much worth it, i paid 400$ for psp + 1 game + 1 gig, but i got bored in 2 weeks.
but if sony made a big HDD in it + homebrew enabled then i would gladly paid even more for it (ok maybe a little more), even if they sold their psp game on da net they still would get more money, also the demand for psp would go up.

well that like a dream console:p powerul processor, massive internal HDD, ps1, gba, mame, n64, even gamecube n ps2:D emulators on it, + movies, music, internet... ahhhh...hmmm... what else touch screen?:p foldable screen + screen protector:thumbup: online pc gaming:rolleyes:
psp2 anyone?:p or 3 even:eek:
??? what huh who where...:D
oh i'm i getting ahead of meself:;)

[Kichigai Mentat]

right...
1st i'll never be able to make a downgrader so scratch that option,
Then kindly stop complaining about things people are doing for free, in their free time, and giving to you for free. That's all I'm trying to say. Just be a little more appreciative.

and i cant use ebay cause i dont got no bank acount i can use then i dont see why you saying i'll never see gta in my country, the shops said they had it, and i just gone there today and told them they can sms me when they get a copy so hopefully soon
Sorry, I misread this quote:
I've been looking for gta but everytime they dont have or no stock, cause in my country they dont have patched gta yet.
I thought it said they didn't have an unpatched version.

also please use proper english, im no engineer or works for sony
Actually, I do.

ya, and i know sony ain't gonna make a downgrader and of cource they did this on purpose, they just made this to proctect against piracy, but it doesn't have to be bout piracy;
Well, I never really said the primary motivation was piracy. All I said was that in the U.S. the "borrowing" of a friend's PSX game for the purpose of making a PSP-compatible eBoot was technically piracy. Not that I care.

and the fact remain that i either get a downgrader or buy a ps3 + the ps1 games again which is not gonna happen.
Sony doesn't have to make a downgrader. They just have to unencrypt POPS eBoots. But then they'd lose sales. I agree, the requirement of the PS3 is outrageous, and hopefully Sony will be opening up the PLAYSTATION NETWORK STORE (not yelling, that's just how it's officially spelled) to other platforms. Of course, knowing them, they'll probably shun all us Mac OS X and Linux users.

Sony is my fav. company but this is rather ridiculous
ya gotta buy a ps3 to play ps1 games?!
To be honest, I'm not a big fan of Sony at all. The produce needlessly proprietary hardware, with overly conovulted and overpriced software. Just look at OpenMG Jukebox and SonicStage. Oh, and the fact that they seem to have some sort of major grudge against Mac OS X (despite the fact that they have collaborated with Apple, and Apple buys their batteries from them) and anything open source (IE: Linux/UNIX/BSD/etc.)

then they make a ps1 emulator for it too but cant play ps1 games on it even if you got original
Yeah, that's just silly. Again, Sony is a company, and their purpose is to produce a profit. Given that they exist in a monopolistic competitive state, In LR π=0.

psp is all bout homebrew and memory for movies n games, dont have those then its just plain boring

Actually, until the 2.71 downgrader came out, I used my PSP as a portable radio (podcasts via the RSS Network section) and as a web tablet. It was rather annoying when my school switched the campus to WPA Enterprise, and I'm hoping Sony will add support for that sometime in the future.

1 more thing why te huh are those memory stick duo pro 3x more xp than a regular camera\cellphone mem. stick it's just 1mm smaller
Huh? You mean expensive? Because when I see "xp" I think experience. It has to do with the development of flash memory technologies. As greater and greater amounts of memory is crammed into the die, the process to produce it must work on a smaller and smaller scale. Throw in the fact that they have to produce this memory with a long enough life span (flash memory can only be read and written to a limited number of times, then it finally ceases to function), and you've got some expensive R&D and fabrication processes to undergo. I remember when 2 GB of flash memory was crazy expensive. This also is partly why I dislike Sony. MSDuoPro is more expensive than competing technologies (Secure Digital/Mini/Micro, xD, etc.) because it's a proprietary technology.

and if psp doesn't have homebrews enabled, then buying a psp isn't much worth it, i paid 400$ for psp + 1 game + 1 gig, but i got bored in 2 weeks.
You apparently bought the wrong game. Loco Roco, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo, Me and My Katamari, Lumines, Daxter and [i]Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters[i] were hella fun. [i]Valkyrie Profile[i] was awesome, if you want a semi-non-linear RPG.

but if sony made a big HDD in it + homebrew enabled then i would gladly paid even more for it (ok maybe a little more), even if they sold their psp game on da net they still would get more money, also the demand for psp would go up.
I don't know if you've looked at the price for MicroDrives recently, but they're pretty expensive (on small scales, more expensive than flash memory). Throw in the fact that they suck tons of power, and are several orders of magnitude more fragile than flash memory, and you've got a crazy-fragile PSP that's priced around an iPod.

well that like a dream console:p powerul processor, massive internal HDD, ps1, gba, mame, n64, even gamecube n ps2:D emulators on it, + movies, music, internet... ahhhh...hmmm... what else touch screen?:p foldable screen + screen protector:thumbup: online pc gaming:rolleyes:
psp2 anyone?:p or 3 even:eek:

lol, you'll never see it. Plus it'd be crazy expensive, and likely illegal in most countries.

[leonalchemist]

im not complaining at other people im just saying me getting bored of waiting to downgrade.
com' on why would anyone complain to people who help you get better possibility for our psp

also for da record GTA have an unpatched versionv here, just most of da time they don't have stock, but like i said when they get some, then they'll sms me so i should be cool for now, hopefully.

"You apparently bought the wrong game. Loco Roco, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo, Me and My Katamari, Lumines, Daxter and [i]Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters[i] were hella fun. [i]Valkyrie Profile[i] was awesome, if you want a semi-non-linear RPG."

well i didn't have the choice 4 da game, it came with the psp, and i did a some fun with it, but after a month with 1 golf game then it gets boring, but i recently but metal gear ac!d 2, n its pretty fun also it was cheap so ya. but trust me i know my games, played almost every ps2 games, ps1 too, got also basically every online pc games, some in jap if not free in english like cabal, n many others, got psp, gba, atri, master system, genesis, some other old ones, gamecube, n64, sega saturn emulator, so ya i got my experience in game testing here, n i know when the games i buy are gonna work or not or what could be better in it.

also personally there are better game than those you mentioned like bleach4 + naruto even though they in jap
gurumin, very fun kinda like Zelda,
also play valkyrie profile on ps1 so dont wanna buy 4 psp, tales of ... are cool as well, disgaea, new mgs should be sick, new dbz, monsta hunter, sonic, pleny pleny more, had like a list of 110 games for psp that i wanted:p

lastly dont say me dream console aint gonna happen, its very possible even if its not soon, and illegal huh wat you talking bout, why, look at psp also got lotsa emulator on it, so thats nonsense talk, HDD in it very possible too, again look at ipods;
fragile... well im no pro at this so dunno, but someone will find something , right?...

Expensive, well ya, but even psp took me two years of pocket money savings to buy it.
but anyone would want to buy that console even if it is expensive; i mean something like this wouldnt be over $450, so if people can afford 360 or wii, then they can afford this baby too:p

[deathbringer014]

this may be way out of the topic but i just would like to know if someone out there has any plans of emulating the PS2 for the PSP..??

[leonalchemist]

umm really doubt on that one, i'm no pro but I really dont think that psp is powerful enough to emulate ps2 games.
even if you look at emulator on computer most of them requires more memory than they actually need on than on the actual console.
i've tried ps2 emulator on pc but didnt work well for me, so i doubt it for psp.
also anyone do have ps2 emulator running soothly on their pc plz send link, or info; my pc is good enough so dont say it depend on pc.:o

[shibby420182]

is there anyway to go back to 1.5 from 3.30oe cause if d.a. is done i wanna know if i can use the official again if i need to?

[Kichigai Mentat]

is there anyway to go back to 1.5 from 3.30oe cause if d.a. is done i wanna know if i can use the official again if i need to?

Yes, you can. All Open Edition firmwares can be easily reverted to 1.50 through the Recovery menu. Of course, I can't imagine why, since Sony is, to day, unable to detect whether or not you're running a custom firmware (I mean, if they could, they surely would have locked us out of the most recent UMDs).

Besides, it's highly unlikely that Sony would go after individual users of OE firmwares. It's like the RIAA: their best targets are the people PRODUCING, DISTRIBUTING and SELLING content. Every once in a while they go after some small nobody just to make themselves feared, but you can't bring a civil suit against someone you can't find.

[leonalchemist]

K, little random question.
Is it possible to upgrade psp from 3.03 to 3.50 so that i can downgrade with lumines?
Cause im getting desperate, been trying to get either GTA unpatched or Lumines for 6 month now, and every occassion slips right under my nose.

[acn010]

what ever suits you... yet again lumines is easier to find

[gmer]

doe the firmware run homebrew is Recovery menu on 3.11

[toughsht]

why cant i even find out were to download this firmware and how do i set this up so i can play games i download off the internet on it and also can i go backwards in firmware or how do i erase the firmware i have now