PSP Custom Firmware v3.51 M33

[Chameleon]

A group of russian hackers have released a new PSP custom firmware based on the new 3.51 firmware.

DCEMU Can Confirm it Working :)

Digg this news (http://digg.com/gaming_news/PSP_Custom_Firmware_v3_51_M33)

Here are the features :

- All functions of v3.51 firmware retained - PS1 support, high video resolution, MP3 visualizer, internet navigation, PS3 connection etc
- Launch Official UMDS which require v3.51 firmware
- Direct launching of homebrews and demonstrations
- Direct launching of PS1 images
- Ability to alter the CPU speed of the PSP
- Recovery mode
- Multi-region
- Bugfixes
- Customize all your icons etc

Heres the release notes:

PSP 3.51 M33 Installation

1 - If your PSP is in firmware 1.50, copy the folders kxploitpatcher and kxploitpatcher% which are in the "1.50only" folder to ms0:/PSP/GAME/ and run the patcher first.

2 - if you already have firmware SE/OE, copy the folder M33CREATOR to ms0:/PSP/GAME150 if you have 1.50 copy to ms0:/PSP/GAME

3 - Download the firmware update 3.51 and rename to 351.PBP and copy into the ms0:/PSP/GAME/M33CREATOR/ or for 1.50 users to ms0:/PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/

4 - Download the firmware update 1.50 and rename to 150.PBP and copy into the "ms0:/PSP/GAME/M33CREATOR/" or "ms0:/PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/"

5 - on your PSP, run the "3.51 M33 CREATOR". Once finished, the PSP will return to the XMB, and a new program, the "3.51 M33UPDATE" appears!

6 -now run "3.51 M33UPDATE".

7 - Once finishes, press on X to shutt off. Restart manually.
-M33 Team

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[Video_freak]

Nice! Hope for the future of PSP and the PSP Lite & Slim is here. Thanks a bunch guys.

[wraggster]

very interesting news

[jinqui242]

Worked 100% here! Photo attached.

[Chameleon]

to let everybody know it does work on TA-082 motherboards :)

[Sonicboy 101]

Great news. They could be onto something here.

[tvrstl]

oh, does this change the original looks from sony Btw??

just saw the mac adress were down at the PSP, not up??

[theketchupman]

video install here :
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2jawr_351-m33-install :)

[splodger15]

hmm I am not to sure on this I will wait a while

[tvrstl]

Lovely, does it support the pops of Dax??

[Chameleon]

yes, everything so far has been tested to work homebrew, pops, everything!!!!!! :)


100% no-umd compatability has not been added as a feature because of level of difficulty of not having an example to follow brought out by Sony ( :( )

[burrito]

This is great news :)

[wraggster]

i may even update my homebrew PSP now :)

[tvrstl]

Lovely:)

I'm So Happy!!

Yay!!:D

anyway, this also has the no umd feature:P

whatever, I'm about to update now:D

[wraggster]

can people post any pics of this baby in action

[RV2006]

I'ma gonna get this!!

[theketchupman]

http://downloads.pspgen.com/Firmwares/3.51M33/screen1.bmp
http://downloads.pspgen.com/Firmwares/3.51M33/screen2.bmp
http://downloads.pspgen.com/Firmwares/3.51M33/DSC00014.JPG

source : PSPGen (http://pspgen.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4406&mode=&order=0&thold=0)

[Sonicboy 101]

http://downloads.pspgen.com/Firmwares/3.51M33/screen1.bmp
http://downloads.pspgen.com/Firmwares/3.51M33/screen2.bmp
http://downloads.pspgen.com/Firmwares/3.51M33/DSC00014.JPG

source : PSPGen (http://pspgen.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4406&mode=&order=0&thold=0)

Heh, time to wipe the dust from my PSP! :thumbup:

[jinqui242]

Ketchup, how do you get such purty pictures (the first two)? ;)

[Camelot]

I looks like dax gave his source out to these guys, because this looks exactly like an OE.

[Anonymous D]

looks good, nice to know someone isd pickiung this c/fw thing up again. but doe it hae all te freatures like oe? as said above is pops compat with it?

[tophead420]

Anyone noticed any better compatibility for pops? Does FF8 work better?

And how are these new features
- Direct launching of homebrews and demonstrations
- Direct launching of PS1 images
- Ability to alter the CPU speed of the PSP
- Recovery mode
- Multi-region

[Khorney]

those features have only been in DAX's FW's, but DAX didnt make this, so they are infact new features on top 3.51 m33, as it hasn't been released before, even if it is based on the OE's

[Cokemusic]

RUSSIAN HACKERS FTW !!

It's best they refer to themselves as russian hackers to avoid any $ony attention.

I'm not gonna upgrade until I see some more people that have tried the firmware because my PSP is brand new @ 3.40 OE A but i'm sure it's a solid release.

Homebrew on the PSP is a long way away from dead.

[tvrstl]

it seems like writing all the filez takes a lot of time, like before installing, but hellz yah, gonna try it out:P

[tophead420]

those features have only been in DAX's FW's, but DAX didnt make this, so they are infact new features on top 3.51 m33, as it hasn't been released before, even if it is based on the OE's
Lmao still they aren't really new

[blackrave]

The news of the week, or even month, if you ask me. It's great that someone finally picked up the thread and created the custom firmware we've been waiting for. Amazing work! :)

[mikebeaver]

well, it looks good and any atempt at creating new, good custom firmwareis fine by me.

Although I doubt DAX gave his source away, I just think you will find they reverse engineered his fw and followed in his footsteps.

Nice work Team M33 Russians :):):)

[AuroEdge]

This is very interesting news indeed. Hopefully we'll be seeing more from this M33 group; wouldn't mind a more complete custom firmware. Good job.

[tvrstl]

about customizing, is that a possible thing to do:P?

[mat_dizzy]

Does it support cso files? And also, could someone post more images of this promising firmware? I really think this could go somewhere, but im gonna wait a while until more feedback is posted

[Chameleon]

What im curious about is if their is a 1.50 recovery option to fall back on

Yes csos, isos work perfectly just like previos C-FWs

[tvrstl]

What im curious about is if their is a 1.50 recovery option to fall back on

Yes csos, isos work perfectly just like previos C-FWs

you could use the old one I think, it's in the recovery menu. should I try it out?

I'll rep afterwards,

answer: recover to 1.50, just as with Oe:D

[mat_dizzy]

Cheers Chameleon! So this has all equal features of the previous oe firmware with more official features? And do all the features work as well, maybe someone can post compatibility! Does pops work aswell as 3.40oe and does iso/cso work as well as before, and also homebrew compatibilites etc!

[Veskgar]

Allright! This is some very promising news and I will be keeping a close eye on developments from this team and this custom firmware. It may not yet have all the bells and whistles that Dark_AleX's OE gave us, but it is a welcome step forward in the absence of DAX.

I don't believe SONY changed anything regarding their POPS emulator in 3.51 so people asking about improved compatibility/performance needn't bother.



It's best they refer to themselves as russian hackers to avoid any $ony attention.

It may also be good if they are based in Russia as Russia is pretty stubborn when it comes to foreign pressure. Be it from governments or a corporation like SONY. Basically I don't think Russia would allow SONY to go after anyone for something that most people feel is trivial and not to be taken seriously.... PSP HOMEBREW!

[JasonSantucci]

Just installed it and ran some emulators, iso/cso's and PS1 games. Everything runs fine. Also the recovery menu is exactly the same as the OE firmwares, but has a black background with white fonts, which go red when you select them.

[JasonSantucci]

I don't believe SONY changed anything regarding their POPS emulator in 3.51 so people asking about improved compatibility/performance needn't bother.

They have changed something, because now in Final Fantasy VII you get the battle swirl when encountering an enemy. OK it's only a small thing, but they may have also worked on other bits for the emulator in general.

[jak66]

They have changed something, because now in Final Fantasy VII you get the battle swirl when encountering an enemy. OK it's only a small thing, but they may have also worked on other bits for the emulator in general.

that was fixed in 3.40 :o


can you use all rcos from 3.40 on this? cant be bothered to sort through which of my rcos are custom, so was gonna just replace the whole lot

[jaws365]

KILLER! I LOVE RUSSIA!!!

Any info on seplugin compatibility?

[acn010]

so so so so so so so so.. is it great?????????????
i dont want to put anything yet on my psp........ so is it comppatible with everything?????

[tvrstl]

what does it not have that Oe has??

only thing I could see changed, is the firmware name, and that the mac adress were down instead of up at the info screen,

this is just nice:D finally PSP homebrew has moved a step forward, (newest Fw, Here we go!!!:D)

[mikebeaver]

I hav also noticed that if you try and go to \usb mode under the XMB it will crash, maybe this is just on mine, but I cant see how.

Custom Icons are still working with CXMB.prx and I have already changed my waves and 1-12.bmp, it seems that after install there is 1.06 MB of free space on Flash 0m so maybe a few feaqtures will be missing, further investigation is needed.

MIke..

[JasonSantucci]

that was fixed in 3.40 :o

Really? I didn't even notice it when I played it on 3.40oe the other day :p . Ah well, thanks for the info :)

[JasonSantucci]

I hav also noticed that if you try and go to \usb mode under the XMB it will crash, maybe this is just on mine, but I cant see how.

USB mode in XMB fine for me.

[tvrstl]

Usb works here also, but it loads longer than before; i get to read "pleas wait" before it starts the Usb mode.

[burrito]

I hope that the source code is released.

[Chameleon]

YYYYYYEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!


I just upgraded and all topmenus are compatible with 3.40 OE versions!!!

[acn010]

so is it worth it????

[JasonSantucci]

so is it worth it????

Well, there's nothing missing from all the other custom firmwares, so why not ;)

[Chameleon]

all plugins work, pops works, isos/csos work, my psp still works... hell yes its worth it :)

everything ive tested works and it is well worth it, I was very sceptical like the rest of you, but now that its out of the way, I am soooooo glad I did it

[acn010]

sweet ^-^
im on it right away
can it be loaded directly fom 3.40oe or i have to go back to 1.50????

[mikebeaver]

OK, after a little more investigation I have found the following.....
1: CXMB.PRX will allow you to have the same functionality as before i.e custom icons, gameboots, sounds etc BUT if you use this prx you WILL NOT be able to use USB from the XMB, if you dissable CXMB.PRX then the usb works fine.

2: You can still flash all of yout topmenu's etc to FLash 0 and they work fine( well, all the ones I have tried so far)

3: you have 1.06 mb of free space after install, so more than a normal OE install, which is good :)

[burrito]

Does it have improved no-umd? Did they hack the sony iso loader?

[tvrstl]

sweet ^-^
im on it right away
can it be loaded directly fom 3.40oe or i have to go back to 1.50????

yeah, do it from game150, and you should be fine, (remember, just be patient, flashing the update to the memstick may take a lot of time)

[burrito]

OK, after a little more investigation I have found the following.....
1: CXMB.PRX will allow you to have the same functionality as before i.e custom icons, gameboots, sounds etc BUT if you use this prx you WILL NOT be able to use USB from the XMB, if you dissable CXMB.PRX then the usb works fine.

Where did you get cxmb.prx? Is it in the flash if you install 3.51 M33?

[jefdizon]

Well it took me almost a year before i made the leap to 3.40OE from 1.50. I'll give this one a week before i take the plunge to the latest "Glasnost" edition ;) . Cheers comrades! Nice Work!! :thumbup:

[Chameleon]

Yeah it takes about 3 minutes for the 3.51 kernel, and yes I installed it from 3.40OE so youll be fine acn010

No-UMD hasnt been hacked yet :(

[Lodis]

I looks like dax gave his source out to these guys, because this looks exactly like an OE.

The group that released this new Custom firmware stated that they spent alot of time reverse engineering the OE Custom firmware.

[mikebeaver]

Where did you get cxmb.prx? Is it in the flash if you install 3.51 M33?

Taco: its a custom prx that allows you to run gameboots etc from memory stick instead of from the Flash 0, meaning you can hacve larger ones :)
if you run a search on dc emu you will find it, I also go tit from here.

Mike..

[burrito]

I also go tit from here.

:rofl:

[Chameleon]

I really dont see any significant difference between this and 3.40OE, but its a huge step forward

so far:

different color recovery
more flash0 space

[Lodis]

This is excellent news. I am going to try this in a few minutes on my UP Chipped Psp. I will test it thoroughly as well as downgrading back to 1.5 to make sure everything is working ok. I always had faith in the homebrew community that a 3.51 OE would be released but I never expected it to be released this soon at all. Homebrew forever!

[JasonSantucci]

I really dont see any significant difference between this and 3.40OE, but its a huge step forward

I suppose the only real advantage to this over 3.40oe is that we can play 3.51 firmware games, and perhaps the improved PS3 connectivity? But besides that i'm also the sort of person who has to have the latest hacks and things for my PSP :rofl:

[acn010]

ok great

[jak66]

wtf, whats the point in changing the clock?

besides that slight annoyance, everything fine here (no BSoD that some people get)

[burrito]

Yeah, changing the clock is retarded.

[Chameleon]

Finally I used remote play and I can use folding@home through the psp :)

Did anybody notice when you first run 3.51m33 the icons glow... they dont normally do that!!!!

[tvrstl]

I think this is definitively the best Cfw after Oe.

[Sonicboy 101]

Upgrading now.
Is it ok to still have stuff like ps1 games on it?
When I upgrade?

[Chameleon]

yeah

[gannon730]

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes i never thought i would c a nother c/f YES !!!!!!!!!!!!! cheers u random russian hackers that secretly i think is dax

[double_d]

Of course we'd see another custom firmware.
There apparently is life after Dark Alex though...
Great work, but I am yet to install this.
I'll give it a few more hours, as it's just out, and doesn't offer anything new except kernel 3.51.

[HellHitZ]

Is it just me or is anyone else not able to access the Internet Browser and the RSS stuff on this new firmware? I get a BSoD everytime I try it. Maybe this is the reason we have more flash0 space...

[Sonicboy 101]

yeah

Thanks

[Chameleon]

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6893/screenshot002np1.png

[jak66]

Is it just me or is anyone else not able to access the Internet Browser and the RSS stuff on this new firmware? I get a BSoD everytime I try it. Maybe this is the reason we have more flash0 space...

try restoring default settings, thats what people did when they had that problem on OE

[JasonSantucci]

Is it just me or is anyone else not able to access the Internet Browser and the RSS stuff on this new firmware? I get a BSoD everytime I try it. Maybe this is the reason we have more flash0 space...

It's fine for me, are you running any custom .prx?

[gannon730]

Is it just me or is anyone else not able to access the Internet Browser and the RSS stuff on this new firmware? I get a BSoD everytime I try it. Maybe this is the reason we have more flash0 space...

just go 2 settings/restore default settings
tht should do it

[tvrstl]

anyone know if Lolstation works (the custom psp menu Psx enabler thing)?

[HellHitZ]

No, no custom .prx or anything... I'll look arround see what I can do, I'll try restoring the default settings. Thanks

[specialist83]

Stupid question here but just wanna have it safe rather than to risk bricking my psp... =P

Am currently at 3.40OE-A now...so what shld i do to upgrade my PSP successfully? Read the readme file but it seems that it's written for the Official 1.50 version...

Hope to get some help and thx in advance..! And of coz cheers to our new russian frens..! =)

[tvrstl]

No, no custom .prx or anything... I'll look arround see what I can do, I'll try restoring the default settings. Thanks

try to re install from the beginning!!:D

[Chameleon]

intenet settings always become corrupt when upgrading... just restore default settings and everything will be alright.

It happened to me when I tried to access remote play!!!

specialist83- copy 150.pbp and 351.pbp to M33CREATOR folder
* put M33CREATOR in the 150GAME folder

[Sonicboy 101]

Hmm, i'll have to see if my internet will work on this.
It didn't on OE.
Oh, and 177 people viewing this thread! Wow!

[ZeakStarwind]

Very interesting.... I never thought there would be another CF to be out. I'll see to it after work, curse this morning shift....

[HellHitZ]

Yeah, restoring the default settings did it just fine, thanks :)

[Chameleon]

Hmm, i'll have to see if my internet will work on this.
It didn't on OE.
Oh, and 177 people viewing this thread! Wow!

What type of connection do you have?

[steve520]

Sweet glad to here somebodys making LEGIT custom firmwares.

[specialist83]

Thx a lot for the speeeeedy respond bro Chameleon..! Am upgrading it now..! Cheeros..! =)

Appreciate ur help too bro tvrstl..! Hope what u've typed will help ppl as blur as me..! Haha...I'm already upgrading mine now..!

[tvrstl]

Stupid question here but just wanna have it safe rather than to risk bricking my psp... =P

Am currently at 3.40OE-A now...so what shld i do to upgrade my PSP successfully? Read the readme file but it seems that it's written for the Official 1.50 version...

Hope to get some help and thx in advance..! And of coz cheers to our new russian frens..! =)

I can make You an tutorial, but just accept me writing things wrong:



-->First off, you need an 1.50 Firmware Eboot.pbp. Rename it 150.pbp
-->Than you need an 3.51 Firmware Eboot.pbp. rename it to 351.pbp

-->Put 150.pbp and 351.pbp in the M33CREATOR folder.

-->After that, Just put the M33CREATOR in your GAME150 folder inside PSP on your PSP memorystick

--> run the 3.51 M33 CREATOR, wich will create a flasher called 3.51 M33UPDATE, Be patient on this one, takes a lot of time.

-->Than run the 3.51 M33UPDATE on your PSP, after that your PSP should be at Fw 3.51 M33

-(sidestep)->don't bother using the Kxploitpatcher, just for 1.50 PSP's, wich can only run Kxploited homebrew

[jak66]

intenet settings always become corrupt when upgrading...

mine didn't and never have done

[ressha]

if i have a 2.71 edition (official network updated through sonys website) how do i use this upgrade? the same way?

[jak66]

you would first have to downgrade to 1.50

[ENG]

I've upgraded and everything seems to be working, i hope they carry on with it rather than abandonning the project :)

[tvrstl]

if i have a 2.71 edition (official network updated through sonys website) how do i use this upgrade? the same way?

no, but there's a easy way to downgrade it though, (my favourite downgrader:P)

[Chameleon]

if i have a 2.71 edition (official network updated through sonys website) how do i use this upgrade? the same way?

downgrade to 1.5 then upgrade to this firmware

[thetoid]

This is absolutely awesome, I havnt isntalled it yet, but i will soon!! :)

[Yrkoon]

yay i might give this a shot later :D

[Psyberjock]

that was fixed in 3.40 :o


can you use all rcos from 3.40 on this? cant be bothered to sort through which of my rcos are custom, so was gonna just replace the whole lot

Uhh, I don't think I'd do that if I were you. Those are just the types of things that change between firmwares. If you've ever wondered how some people manage to brick their PSPs, I think it's cause they do stuff like this.


On a different note, here's a question that hasn't been asked yet.

Regarding the extra flash space, is the Japanese font still there or has it been dummied out like the Korean one was?

I use that font, so if it's missing I'll have to try and figure out how to get it back in there.

[Neo9786]

AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!! Life after DAX after all. But, Dax will always be remembered by everyone that owns a psp!! Thank you Amazing Russians!!

[Chameleon]

On a different note, here's a question that hasn't been asked yet.

Regarding the extra flash space, is the Japanese font still there or has it been dummied out like the Korean one was?

I use that font, so if it's missing I'll have to try and figure out how to get it back in there.

Yeah its still there, and no its not dummied

[pkmaximum]

Sweet glad to know we still have custom firmwares progressing even though Dark_Alex has left the scene =)

[Psyberjock]

Yeah its still there, and no its not dummied

Thanks for the quick reply!

I'll start installing right away then.

[Xcliber]

need some help!
I forgot to backup the Flash0 before trying to use custom rco. how do i go about restoring the originals or even recovering to a previous firmware

I still have a backup of 3.40 OE-A can that be used?

[mfz64]

Yayyy russians!!!

[mat_dizzy]

man, this is awesome, defintly worth upgrading! very quick and easy, and its so cool

[specialist83]

Done wif the installation and everything works great..!

And also, mapThis users like myself who are afraid that there'll be problems with mapThis after upgrading to this firmware...i'm glad to say tat there shldn't be any problems..! Tested n proven - at least for my set... =)

Anyway...one difference tat i've noticed is when i go into my Memory->Game Menu, there's a bit of lag while scrolling up and down my games and applications...anyone noticed tis too?

[ressha]

can someone link me to a 2.7->1.5 downgrader?

[jak66]

PSPRadio works on this on 3.51 kernal :D


Uhh, I don't think I'd do that if I were you. Those are just the types of things that change between firmwares. If you've ever wondered how some people manage to brick their PSPs, I think it's cause they do stuff like this.

In the end I didn't because i remembered that the theme i was using (WiiTree) had a VSH.prx mod, which i couldn't be bothered to redo with 3.51 vsh.prx

[Xcliber]

System freezez whenever i try to do something.
How exactly do i go about recovering to a previous firmware with the recovery menu?

can the psp be downgraded simply by running the FW1.50 update?

[JasonSantucci]

System freezez whenever i try to do something.
How exactly do i go about recovering to a previous firmware with the recovery menu?

can the psp be downgraded simply by running the FW1.50 update?

Have you tried restoring default settings? If that doesn't work, you need to put the 1.50 eboot in the GAME/ RECOVERY folder and launch it from the recover menu :cool:

[Chameleon]

Done wif the installation and everything works great..!

And also, mapThis users like myself who are afraid that there'll be problems with mapThis after upgrading to this firmware...i'm glad to say tat there shldn't be any problems..! Tested n proven - at least for my set... =)

Anyway...one difference tat i've noticed is when i go into my Memory->Game Menu, there's a bit of lag while scrolling up and down my games and applications...anyone noticed tis too?

1.I havent used mapthis.
2.thats because the cpu is set back at default 222


System freezez whenever i try to do something.
How exactly do i go about recovering to a previous firmware with the recovery menu?

can the psp be downgraded simply by running the FW1.50 update?

Just reinstall this custom firmware... but next time back up before custom theming ( thats why it keeps freezing)
you dont need to downgrade to 1.5 first


can someone link me to a 2.7->1.5 downgrader?

http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-firmware-discussion-253/t-tutorial-271-generic-downgrader-73464.html

[Xcliber]

Have you tried restoring default settings? If that doesn't work, you need to put the 1.50 eboot in the GAME/ RECOVERY folder and launch it from the recover menu :cool:

phew, UR a LIFESAVER

edit:
system froze when trying to load 1.50 eboot.pbp from the recovery folder

[gunntims0103]

Anything that isn't OE just doesn't seem safe to me. Ill just wait a while and see how things develop.

[Xcliber]

lol the recovery loaded RIN GB emulator,
but wouldn't load the 1.50 FW eboot.pbp

[Chameleon]

phew, UR a LIFESAVER

edit:
system froze when trying to load 1.50 eboot.pbp from the recovery folder

read my previous post.

[JasonSantucci]

lol the recovery loaded RIN GB emulator,
but wouldn't load the 1.50 FW eboot.pbp

How strange, do you have the 3.40 oe (or w/e c-fw you were using before) update you made? That should work. Else you could try reinstalling 3.51 m33 using the recovery folder.

[Xcliber]

OK im running the 3.51 M33 Firmware creator now.
Writing 3.51 firmware... OK.

edit:
so now i just have to take the newly created EBOOT and put it in the recovery folder right?

[LilSwish722]

NO WAY!!! I haven't really seen anything worth posting to lately (which is why I've been missing) but this is defiently worth it. I'm gonna be installing this, I just hope I don't get the same problem as Xcliber.

[Chameleon]

Anything that isn't OE just doesn't seem safe to me. Ill just wait a while and see how things develop.
Ive looked at 3 different forums and lots of people saying they upgraded succesfully, and not one saying they bricked and/ or anything bad about it.



lilswish- that was nothing to do with the firmware... he didnt backup before he tried flashing custom themes






so now i just have to take the newly created EBOOT and put it in the recovery folder right?

Yes

[Xcliber]

and the error was my own fault!
I don't blame the Russians 1 bit for my own incompetence.

It worked! BTW

I'm back up to full working status.
I just miss all my custom theming

edit:
I think I'll keep teh M33 Update Eboot.pbp in my recovery folder from now on...

[burrito]

Anything that isn't OE just doesn't seem safe to me. Ill just wait a while and see how things develop.
It worked for me. :)

[Chameleon]

and the error was my own fault!
I don't blame the Russians 1 bit for my own incompetence.

It worked! BTW

I'm back up to full working status.
I just miss all my custom theming

edit:
I think I'll keep teh M33 Update Eboot.pbp in my recovery folder from now on...

go ahead and theme away, try different themes... and just dont forget to back-up first :p

[Shrygue]

So, a Russian haking group has come up with custom firmware 3.51? This is good news to hear. I'll download and try this out...

[ngin.small]

this is fantastic news! customs fimrwares are back in buisness.

[DPyro]

I'm gonna test this out now :)

[JasonSantucci]

and the error was my own fault!
I don't blame the Russians 1 bit for my own incompetence.

It worked! BTW

I'm back up to full working status.
I just miss all my custom theming

edit:
I think I'll keep teh M33 Update Eboot.pbp in my recovery folder from now on...

Glad to hear you got it working :thumbup:

[parkermauney]

I can't wait to see what cloudy says about it. XD

[Paho]

has anyone tried upgrading from 3.4oe to this?

[JasonSantucci]

has anyone tried upgrading from 3.4oe to this?

That's what I did :thumbup:

[Cokemusic]

I can't wait to see what cloudy says about it. XD

He'll struggle to find something negative about it.

but then hey , he's Cloudy , if anyone can flame custome firmware good it's him.:D

[-Xandu-]

What's so great about this CF besides 3.51 game support?

[DPyro]

Remote play from any hot spot

[Xcliber]

go ahead and theme away, try different themes... and just dont forget to back-up first :p

I wont forget this time! :D

@paho
I also upgraded from 3.40 OE

quick but probably dumb question....

y don't they just release the already made M33 Updater Eboot file instead of making you make one yourself?

[tvrstl]

and that it's a huge step, no one has made a custom firmware over dax before, and such a success!!

I think the ones who like it, should put it in their sig.

[YourStillWithMe]

Good to see this new custom firmware. I will update before I am off to work today.

Also-I will be sure to add this section to the new tuturial I am writing on here, "Everything you need to know about YOU and your PSP!!!"

[cozy]

i`m abit worried,say $ony made a custom FW(and released it under a hacking group) that f~#ked your psp when the FW ran for 50 hrs or so,everyone that updated there psp would be Bricked,just an idea.we don`t even know of these russian Hacker(i think it DA)..

how do u go back to 1.50 fw do u use the DA recory files?

[depressd]

A question...

Anyone noticed a message on the flash confirmation screen? It says...


"Setting the date when the daylight shined in the sky of the night."
March 33, 2007; 3:33:33 am... OK

Does anyone find this odd? Or am I just being paranoid?

[tvrstl]

i`m abit worried,say $ony made a custom FW(and released it under a hacking group) that f~#ked your psp when the FW ran for 50 hrs or so,everyone that updated there psp would be Bricked,just an idea.we don`t even know of these russian Hacker(i think it DA)..

I don't think its Dark~AleX, don't think he knows russian, and If it was him, I believe he would have added the No umd compability, so no, I do not think it's DaX wich is behind this!

and your thought of that with sony is just to scary (but ass we have an recovery, I don't think sony would have added that.

[Auriman1]

I'm glad someone filled up D_A's shoes :D

I'll say it works like a charm.

[Sonicboy 101]

What type of connection do you have?

Wifi.
It's weird, it works fine on my bro's 2.81.

[Paho]

i`m abit worried,say $ony made a custom FW(and released it under a hacking group) that f~#ked your psp when the FW ran for 50 hrs or so,everyone that updated there psp would be Bricked,just an idea.we don`t even know of these russian Hacker(i think it DA)..

how do u go back to 1.50 fw do u use the DA recory files?

i was about to update now, but now you scared me with your theory :S... because of that i'll wait one week before upgrading

[shalhemforesh]

Nice i was hoping i would run into somthing like this!!!

[jvabbdac]

What is news on this fw 3.51? PS1 games work better ?

[siulmagic]

hmm i cant use restore default setting i updated and put a costume theme and not i cant restore setting nor go to the web broser, i also freed some memory from my flash0 you know the replacing font thing if eny one knows how to fix this without having to remove the theme il apreciate it thx

[cozy]

i`ve just gone to 3.51M33 and back down to 1.5 no problems using DA 3.40oe-a recovery folder :)
i`m a happy bunny now......

[micster]

Awesome - I was gonna install DA's 3.40OE on my mates PSP tommorow but now I will go straight to this, After I try it of cause

[ENG]

I have installed it successfully, no bugs as far as i can tell, the camera still works too :)
One little thing people may not have noticed, the month april has a blue background instead of pink :)

[Basil Zero]

So can it do all the D_A OE firmwares can do and more or less?

[slayerdiabolus]

I smell a faked death....

[PspUser10000000]

AWWW awesome stuff. Thanks alot. Superstar man.

[zevende]

Edit: What is the offending .rco that seems to be making the PSP crash?

[Nnemo]

there is more free flash space because 3.51 eboot update is smaller.
3.40 21mb
3.51 20.5mb

[yoshinatsu]

This must be our Dark_Alex :thumbup:
We are saved!!! :thumbup:
Guys, just don't EVER mention your names. You can be our gods without a name you know!
THANK YOU!!

[HumanIce]

does this thing like.. do EVERYTHING 3.40 OE did? can I still play my resident evil 2 & 3 & survivor on PSP? can I play still on my GBA emulator & stuff? and homebrews..?

[NintendoGuy]

It's Dark-SharapovA :p

Downloaded and Working :D

[yoshinatsu]

does this thing like.. do EVERYTHING 3.40 OE did? can I still play my resident evil 2 & 3 & survivor on PSP? can I play still on my GBA emulator & stuff? and homebrews..?

Oh , yes you can!!! :D

[__CheeseCake__]

when i open it in winRAR it doesnt let me copy it to my psp.=\\

[HumanIce]

Oh , yes you can!!! :D
omg!

[Safari Al]

Very nice. hope the custom firmware continues!

[NintendoGuy]

I read that this one doesn't need convertion of PSOne's ISOs, it runs *.iso without *eboot.pbp conversion :o

[Squidman]

let me get this straight....it's 3.51, but in an OE fashion, made by Russians, themes still work, no known report of as of yet, same installation as an OE aswell, and we still get our OE functionality + 3.51 features......i think i'll try this in a bit :)

btw: i could NEVER get PSX games working on 3.40, could someone direct me tell me what to do and direct me to what i need to get them running...and if they'll work on 3.51M33?

[burrito]

I was on the lan.st irc and jas0nuk said that the Russian coders reverse engineered a Dark_AleX OE firmware, so this must be why it is nearly the same as Dark_AleX's firmwares.

[HellHitZ]

Edit: What is the offending .rco that seems to be making the PSP crash?

The system_plugin_fg.rco (which I believe replaces the battery icon) crashes my PSP, everything else I've tried works fine. When I use this .rco my PSP crashes for example if I try to access the Memory Stick in the photo menu. Can anyone else confirm this?

[sPod]

so im tryin to figure this out. is there any downside from updating my PSP Firmware from 3.40 OE-A to this new firmware? what are the differences?

[zevende]

The system_plugin_fg.rco (which I believe replaces the battery icon) crashes my PSP, everything else I've tried works fine. When I use this .rco my PSP crashes for example if I try to access the Memory Stick in the photo menu. Can anyone else confirm this?
Yes! That seems to do it for me too.

[DPyro]

Has anyone else tested the remote play feature? It seems it won't let me changed the 'communication settings'.

[Jonesey]

btw: i could NEVER get PSX games working on 3.40, could someone direct me tell me what to do and direct me to what i need to get them running...and if they'll work on 3.51M33?

Well THIS (http://dl.qj.net/Simple-Popstation-GUI-v2.21-Beta-PSP-Tools-Utilities-(on-PC)/pg/12/fid/12220/catid/192) hasn't failed me yet! :thumbup:

[Jonesey]

Oh and can some good Samaritan please help a new boy out?

I've followed the installation notes to the letter, but when the 3.51 M33 FIRMWARE CREATOR gets to the Writing 3.51 firmware... part the PSP just seems to hang there with the mem.card light flashing on and off constantly.

Is there an easy installer for this upgrade? Or perhaps even a clear guide? :eek: :confused:

[JasonSantucci]

Oh and can some good Samaritan please help a new boy out?

I've followed the installation notes to the letter, but when the 3.51 M33 FIRMWARE CREATOR gets to the Writing 3.51 firmware... part the PSP just seems to hang there with the mem.card light flashing on and off constantly.

Is there an easy installer for this upgrade? Or perhaps even a clear guide? :eek: :confused:

It just takes a while mate :thumbup:

[Chameleon]

Has anyone else tested the remote play feature? It seems it won't let me changed the 'communication settings'.

you have to restore default system settings first

[mike_jmg]

Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Ye ah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah !,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,Yeah!,

OMFG! new custom firmware (i haven't installed yet but YAAAAYY!!!!)

There is life after DAX (by the way thank you dax)
AND MANYMANYMANYMANY THANKS TO TEAM M33!!! you made my day

I can make fun of Becus again LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!! XD

No way I'll get rid of my fat ass PSP, ($ony you can put your new slim psp up your a**)

Next thing to do Update to CF 3.51 M33

[DPyro]

you have to restore default system settings first

I've done that already

[califrag]

A question...

Anyone noticed a message on the flash confirmation screen? It says...


"Setting the date when the daylight shined in the sky of the night."
March 33, 2007; 3:33:33 am... OK

Does anyone find this odd? Or am I just being paranoid?


3/33/2007 3:33:33 am

3/33 = 4/2 (3/31 + 2)

4/2/2007 - Sony releases Firmware v3.30
(ooOO more 3's)
4/2/2007 - Team C+D decrypts new Firmware v3.30

Maybe it was this day that the daylight shined in the sky of the night? who knows...

Dark_Alexander_I_of_Russia,
Thank you for bringing new daylight to the darkness of night that had fallen over the PSP v1 scene.

[NintendoGuy]

"Easy"Link: http://rapidshare.com/files/42881005/Installer_3.51-M33_by_Victor_.exe.html

Here:
- 150.PBP (original EBOOT FW 1.50);
- 315.PBP (original EBOOT FW 3.51);
- EBOOT.PBP (EBOOT M33).

Instructions:
1 - Format the MS
2 - Conect the PSP to PC and select the Driver and click Install
3 - Check if the archives: (EBOOT.PBP/150.PBP/351.PBP) was coppied to the folder (MS:\PSP\GAME150\M33CREATOR).
4 - On the PSP run the "3.51 M33 CREATOR".
5 - Now run the 3.51 M33 UPDATE
6 - When it's over press X and turn your PSP on Again
7 - All done, your PSP is Fw 3.51-M33.

:D

[Cloudhunter]

I can't wait to see what cloudy says about it. XD


He'll struggle to find something negative about it.

but then hey , he's Cloudy , if anyone can flame custome firmware good it's him.:D

Hahahaha... You guys made me laugh :p

But Cokemusic is right; although I can't pass judgement about it until I talk to the people on IRC.

However, I am VERY impressed! This is FAR from a cheap addon.

Cloudy

[SpacemanSpiff]

Direct launching of PS1 images

Soooo... has anyone figured out how to do this?

[Chameleon]

3/33/2007 3:33:33 am

3/33 = 4/2 (3/31 + 2)

4/2/2007 - Sony releases Firmware v3.30
(ooOO more 3's)
4/2/2007 - Team C+D decrypts new Firmware v3.30

Maybe it was this day that the daylight shined in the sky of the night? who knows...

Dark_Alexander_I_of_Russia,
Thank you for bringing new daylight to the darkness of night that had fallen over the PSP v1 scene.

Mine said a totally different time!!!( maybe its the time that the actual installation occurs)

$n!pR- their is no reason it shouldnt work... mine is just fine

[califrag]

well.. then time to find out what mine says.. attempting upgrade now!
WOW THAT WAS QUICK!
I got the same time March 33, 2007; 3:33:33 am

Everything so far working 99%

I have tested:
Internet Browser
Camera
Homebrew (oZone)
Games (UMD)
Games (Backup of tested UMD)
PSX Games (EBOOT.PBP)

Not one BSoD yet!

NOT WORKING
Some WiFi Homebrew (Quake2)


EDIT:

Ok not everything is working!
Some WiFi homebrew are not working. I was able to get PSPVnC and PSPRadio to connect to my network and work perfectly fine, but Quake2 I have not been able to get to work. I keep getting a "The game could not be started 80020148" error.

You have to have the latest version of PSPRadio

[siulmagic]

nvm my post i fix it by reflashing 3.51 m33 and instead of replacing the sytem-plugin_fg.rco i left the default one and my theme now works like a charm so theres that seems the battery icon dosent work on 3.51 m33

[Jonesey]

NintendoGuy - will that installer work if I'm upgrading from the D_Alex's 3.40 OE-A firmware?

(The "Writing 3.51 firmware... prompt has been running for 20 minutes now...)

[Camelot]

nvm my post i fix it by reflashing 3.51 m33 and instead of replacing the sytem-plugin_fg.rco i left the default one and my theme now works like a charm so theres that seems the battery icon dosent work on 3.51 m33

So 3.40 themes work on this? If so then im going to update right now.

[DarthPaul]

Oh yeah!!! Homebrew lives on!
But I'm not gonna upgrade until somebody confirms to me one thing... Backups works?[iso/cso] :D

PS: Lol 132 users viewing this thread.

[Squidman]

Well THIS (http://dl.qj.net/Simple-Popstation-GUI-v2.21-Beta-PSP-Tools-Utilities-(on-PC)/pg/12/fid/12220/catid/192) hasn't failed me yet! :thumbup:

it failed me :( my PSP keeps reading it as "Corrupted Data, cannot run" [3.40 OE PSP]

also, asked before, is it worth it to upgrade?

[DPyro]

$n!pR- their is no reason it shouldnt work... mine is just fine

Did you change any settings? The only thing I've done is copy over my theme from 3.40 which seems to be working fine...it's only the remote play. It works, but when you change the settings it doesn't save them (stays at setting 4).

[mike_jmg]

Oh yeah!!! Homebrew lives on!
But I'm not gonna upgrade until somebody confirms to me one thing... Backups works?[iso/cso] :D

PS: Lol 132 users viewing this thread.

LOL yes, anything from previous 3.40 OE works even customied topmenus

Did you fix your psp or is it a new one?

[DarthPaul]

LOL yes, anything from previous 3.40 OE works even customied topmenus

Did you fix your psp or is it a new one?

Thanks for the confirmation!! And this is a new one!!:thumbup:
By the way THANKS Mike for helping me with my bricked PSP,and thanks to everyone else that helped me!!
Gonna install this now..

[NoQuarter]

Impressive news,hope to send this continue with the redesigned psp.

[Ultima Chocochu]

i`m abit worried,say $ony made a custom FW(and released it under a hacking group) that f~#ked your psp when the FW ran for 50 hrs or so,everyone that updated there psp would be Bricked,just an idea.we don`t even know of these russian Hacker(i think it DA)..

how do u go back to 1.50 fw do u use the DA recory files?

Pfft
If Sonya(new one XD) did that would it not be illegal?
I don't think Sonya would ever put up that big of a fight to stop it...Course it could happen


I don't think its Dark~AleX, don't think he knows russian, and If it was him, I believe he would have added the No umd compability, so no, I do not think it's DaX wich is behind this!

and your thought of that with sony is just to scary (but ass we have an recovery, I don't think sony would have added that.

Well, I am not sure it is him either
I don't think it is, but it always could be
Adding No UMD compatibility could just be something to throw everyone off.

[jvabbdac]

What is news on this fw 3.51? PS1 games work better ? RE3 still frezing

[JasonSantucci]

Where is everyone getting this idea from that it runs psp .iso's?

[mike_jmg]

I did it!, now I'm on 3.51 M33 Thank you team M33

everything seems to work fine so far

now let's get the customization started, also sig edit

[Emeriastone]

I've upgraded, and I'm glad!

I didn't say anything at the time, but when DAX left I was sure that the PSP scene would die. But we still have noobz and such, booster, 0okm--lots of greats, and now, these russian guys which is wonderful.

I think maybe the PSP Hombrew scene will live on a little while longer...

[MicroNut]

Finally made the jump from 3.10OE to 3.51OE M33
Everything seems to work ok.
Installation was fast and painless using my magic-gate supported memory stick.

The only plug-in I use is the antiupdate.
It didn't load the first time I ran it, but thats not unusual from what I was used to in 3.10OE

The ps1 game FC LAPD plays fine but it looks like the 3.51 pops emu has a dithering filter in place for this game now... at least it hasn't crashed yet...

Onward to finally being able to use custom menu's now... sweet.

[jvabbdac]

What is news on this fw 3.51? PS1 games work better ? Hey !!!! Anybody !!!???

[JasonSantucci]

What is news on this fw 3.51? PS1 games work better ? Hey !!!! Anybody !!!???

There's no difference between 3.40oe and 3.51 m33 in that respect.

[DarthPaul]

What is news on this fw 3.51? PS1 games work better ? Hey !!!! Anybody !!!???

Lol calm down. What's new? Well it has all the Official 3.51 firmware features. And everything else is just like the OE firmwares. I read in a thread back there that it looks that it has a little improvement on POPS[yeah PS1 games work]. But that could have been improved on the Official firmware..Brief: Worth it. ;)

[hellknight2008]

this is awesome

[DPyro]

I've figured it out...the OK button under communication settings is gone when I use my custom theme. Dunno why though...

[jvabbdac]

Nice ! But anybody know if RE3 work ? In 3.40OE freazing in some places !

[Squidman]

i just updated, i was a bit worried at first, but then realized and a re-working of exactly what D_A did, so i was fine after i started, lol and it worked perfectly. it's effing great, same OE feel but with a 3.51 twist

and i haven't tested the PSX yet, but i will later

Great Release if you liked the OE series, then you'll like this aswell, great new begining for CFW

[mike_jmg]

Updated Yeah!!!
I got some weird freeze with the photo folder while having custom impose plugin, but i don´t like it anyway

topmenu.rco, system_plugin_bg, custom gameboot, and 01-12.bmp working fine (It's all I need)

edited sig yeah!

[mike_jmg]

The system_plugin_fg.rco (which I believe replaces the battery icon) crashes my PSP, everything else I've tried works fine. When I use this .rco my PSP crashes for example if I try to access the Memory Stick in the photo menu. Can anyone else confirm this?

yeah confirmed, it happened to me too and exactly on the photo folder, also on settings, leave the original one and you'll be fine

I thought it was impose plugin.rco, but yeah is the one from the battery

[ish420ism]

I'm so happy I started dancing like a fool

[PSP 101]

I need some help with this new custom firmware to free flash 0 space?

[maxipower90]

is there a real point upgrading from 3.40oea, any decent must have new features

[DeleterX]

Im not goin to upgrade, it does not contain any great news anyway, GL every1.

[telnaur]

This is very good news, I'm really glad this is being developed. I may wait a release or two but I always do that with new stuff.
GREAT JOB TEAM! Lets show $ony what we can do!

[Psyberjock]

A question...

Anyone noticed a message on the flash confirmation screen? It says...


"Setting the date when the daylight shined in the sky of the night."
March 33, 2007; 3:33:33 am... OK

Does anyone find this odd? Or am I just being paranoid?

I also thought this was strange.. I quickly browsed through the hex of the files within the eboot and didn't find anything extraordinarily strange so I figure it's probably just a group pride kinda thing.


3/33/2007 3:33:33 am

3/33 = 4/2 (3/31 + 2)

4/2/2007 - Sony releases Firmware v3.30
(ooOO more 3's)
4/2/2007 - Team C+D decrypts new Firmware v3.30

Maybe it was this day that the daylight shined in the sky of the night? who knows...

Dark_Alexander_I_of_Russia,
Thank you for bringing new daylight to the darkness of night that had fallen over the PSP v1 scene.

Very interesting. You may be on to something. Maybe Team C+D are the group of Russian Hackers.


well.. then time to find out what mine says.. attempting upgrade now!
WOW THAT WAS QUICK!
I got the same time March 33, 2007; 3:33:33 am

Everything so far working 99%

I have tested:
Internet Browser
Camera
Homebrew (oZone)
Games (UMD)
Games (Backup of tested UMD)
PSX Games (EBOOT.PBP)

Not one BSoD yet!

NOT WORKING
Some WiFi Homebrew (PSPRadio, Quake2)


EDIT:

Ok not everything is working! Some WiFi homebrew are not working. I was able to get PSPVnC to connect to my network and work perfectly fine, but Quake2 and PSPRadio I have not been able to get to work. I keep getting a "The game could not be started 80020148" error. Anybody?

I can CONFIRM that WiFi homebrew is not working. I can get all of mine to load (Quake2 and PSPRadio), but they freeze or don't connect whenever I select a wifi connection. I'm not sure of ad-hoc yet, but homebrew wifi is currently NOT working.

[CaptainMorgan4]

My custom icons had to be put back in but they work fine now (platnium XMB icons to match my faceplate). Everything looks fine to me but wasn't there supposed to be an icon that previews the PS Store on 3.51, why isn't it here?

[V3N0M]

Well so far new custom firmware M33 is working very well on my PSP. One thing I noticed though when trying to back up the Flash is the 'config.se' in Flash1 reads as corrupt when trying to copy it over. I then downgraded back to 1.5 then strait to 3.51-M33 to give it a clean install. But it still seems to think that that particular file on the Flash1 is corrupt. It doesn't seem to be affecting the PSP at all and probably isn't even that big of a deal. Just figured I would report it. Hopefully this and a couple of other small bugs in this firmware will be fixed in future releases.

EDIT: Found a solution for the corrupt 'config.se' located in Flash1. Just get the 'config.se' from a back up of your old 3.40OE-A Flash1. Flash it over the corrupted 'config.se' and it will no longer be corrupt and still does nothing to effect the PSP in anyway. I guess you can do this if your anal and do not want any corrupted files on your new custom firmware 3.51-M33's Flash. :p

[dj2005]

I'm personally not going to update as I see no current reason to do so but I am very happy someone else took the place of DA.

[Buddy4point0]

ive just updated and it seems to be exatly like oe, ive tried psx, homebrew, and isos, and they all work. i am very happy with this firmware and will be using future m33 firmwares

[tophead420]

Well so far new custom firmware M33 is working very well on my PSP. One thing I noticed though when trying to back up the Flash is the 'config.se' in Flash1 reads as corrupt when trying to copy it over. I then downgraded back to 1.5 then strait to 3.51-M33 to give it a clean install. But it still seems to think that that particular file on the Flash1 is corrupt. It doesn't seem to be affecting the PSP at all and probably isn't even that big of a deal. Just figured I would report it. Hopefully this and a couple of other small bugs in this firmware will be fixed in future releases.

EDIT: Found a solution for the corrupt 'config.se' located in Flash1. Just get the 'config.se' from a back up of your old 3.40OE-A Flash1. Flash it over the corrupted 'config.se' and it will no longer be corrupt and still does nothing to effect the PSP in anyway. I guess you can do this if your anal and do not want any corrupted files on your new custom firmware 3.51-M33's Flash. :p

Lol probably isn't that big a deal but it will help out the coders. They need to know if there are any bugs in there firmware. I'm not going to update just yet. I wanna see if all the new hacks are carried over to this firmware. But thanks for the heads up on that.:p

[AuroEdge]

Does M33 utilize that 9660.prx or whatever that official Sony ISO loader is named?

[siulmagic]

i upgrade cus its cool to have 3.51 =P joking but yeh i reason i upgraded is it allows to be costumized almost the as 3.40 exept for the battery icon but i can live without it all in all its prety good i might add i dont see a reason not to upgrade but thas youst me

[tophead420]

Does M33 utilize that 9660.prx or whatever that official Sony ISO loader is named?
I don't think it does.:(

[califrag]

I also thought this was strange.. I quickly browsed through the hex of the files within the eboot and didn't find anything extraordinarily strange so I figure it's probably just a group pride kinda thing.



Very interesting. You may be on to something. Maybe Team C+D are the group of Russian Hackers.



I can CONFIRM that WiFi homebrew is not working. I can get all of mine to load (Quake2 and PSPRadio), but they freeze or don't connect whenever I select a wifi connection. I'm not sure of ad-hoc yet, but homebrew wifi is currently NOT working.


no no... Please don't misinform people!!

SOME WiFi Homebrew is NOT working:

Quake2, not sure what else:
When in GAME150: loads but freezes when trying to connect.
When in GAME351: Doesn't load "Game could not be started 80020148" error.

PSPVnC works perfectly fine! It works fine in GAME351 with my GAME kernel set to 1.50
PSPRadio works perfectly fine! Same as above

You must download the latest version of PSP Radio
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pspradio/PSPRadio1.18.1377_with_extra_skins.zip?modtime=117 5525156&big_mirror=0



It just means we need to wait for the authors to update their homebrew again to be compatible or someone to release unofficial versions.

[sPod]

hey so im currious, if i flash a new theme, the battery icon will not go? i mean its no big deal, but there's alot of confusion.

[tvrstl]

online gaming with rainbow six works just fine

ass our network is password protected, I have never got the radio to work, but online gaming from Umd is fine

[V3N0M]

I don't think it does.:(

Well at the pace these Russians are going it won’t be long until they do. :D I'm looking forward to the 100% No-UMD support since my UMD drive is shot.

[Uberman]

Ok, I couldn't wait. I went ahead and jacked my 3.40OE (TA-082 mb) down to 1.5, and then followed the 3.51M33 upgrade instructions. Everything went smoothly, and I soon had an M33 3.51 release! I'm so pleased that somebody else out there has picked up where DAX was forced to leave off.

However, I had some issues when trying to enable the USB from the XMB. I did a "Restore System Settings", and still have the problem. The PSP just locks up. No biggy, my 3.40OE worked fine, so I'll just go back to that. Might be because of the TA-082 motherboard.

Very cool release, nevertheless. I look forward to improvements from M33!!

:thumbup:

[ICE]

ok all i need to know is do plugins still work?

[V3N0M]

ok all i need to know is do plugins still work?

Yes, you will notice that everything OE had is in here. This is because they reversed engineered OE firmware and then built upon it. Think of it as OE with a new look and feel to it but still has the OE foundation.

[LilSwish722]

I just updated to this...Works PERFECT and looks IDENTICAL to DaXs...I'm startin to think these "russian coders" are actually A coder...DAX

[ICE]

Yes, you will notice that everything OE had is in here. This is because they reversed engineered OE firmware and then built upon it. Think of it as OE with a new look and feel to it but still has the OE foundation.

ok thanks. thats all i needed to hear. i need my plugins because my home button doesnt work so i need a reboot hotkey lol.

[tvrstl]

Lol, got Bsod while klickin "yes" at restoring default settings:P

but as this doesn't do anything, it's just a good laugh:P

[tophead420]

Well at the pace these Russians are going it won’t be long until they do. :D I'm looking forward to the 100% No-UMD support since my UMD drive is shot.
Lol thats got got suck. Thanks god mine still works. I never use it but it does work lol:p :p

[mavsman4457]

This says it boots PS1 images. Does that mean the ISO's or does that mean the eboots?

[urherenow]

for people having trouble:
either put it in game150 or go to the recovery menu and set the /game folder as 1.50 kernel. Also you are expanding 1.50 firmware as well as 3.51 so make sure you have enough space on your memory stick!

2. It seems that loading an .iso (haven't checked other stuff yet) will freeze the system and power will turn off after a few seconds if you have both cwcheat.prx AND cwcheatpops.prx enabled at the same time. for some reason you have to make it one or the other.

3. an 8GB memory card still causes problems with stuff (like custom .prx files not showing up in the recovery menu and certain types of other homebrew from running)

using just an .iso of a ps1 game doesn't do anything. It doesn't even show up as a corrupted icon.

whenever you uprade or change custom fw ALWAYS restore default settings BEFORE you add any custom icons and what not and BEFORE you report any bugs.

[tophead420]

This says it boots PS1 images. Does that mean the ISO's or does that mean the eboots?

Lol eboots only. :p

[purple_goat]

for people having trouble:
using just an .iso of a ps1 game doesn't do anything. It doesn't even show up as a corrupted icon.
bugs.

where did you put the iso?
did you try a bin?:confused:

[MicroNut]

I am using CXMB to load custom icons fonts and boots

I am not having any problem with custom volume icons; "impose_plugin.rco"
I can access the photo's folder with out freezing

But I am having problems with custom battery icons.
If I use any; "system_plugin_fg.rco"
When I access the USB function the PSP freezes.

To test I loaded up the complete CXMB custom font, icon, boot package.
Everything in the pack seems to work fine except USB if I dont delete the "system_plugin_fg.rco"

[siulmagic]

this somewhat sad i just tried cps2 emulator tryd having a multyplayer session and the wifi wotn start it just frezze will move from game folder to see if that fixes enything, also i cant acccces my usb from the xmb seems something in my costum theme is making it frezze but no bigy i can acces usb on recovery im just letting pepople know abotut hat

[califrag]

OKAY I AM ABLE TO GET PSP RADIO WORKING ON THIS FIRMWARE!!!

I am still working on getting Quake 2 to play but this is a major breakthrough for me considering it is one of my favorite apps. Earlier I posted that I could not get PSP Radio to work but that was because I was using an OLD version. To get PSP Radio working download the latest version

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pspradio/PSPRadio1.18.1377_with_extra_skins.zip?modtime=117 5525156&big_mirror=0

install that to GAME351
VOILA!
HTH

And to all you people with problems with your USB what do you expect you are flashing files from a different firmware!

they have released the decompressed 3.51 RCO and all you need to do is wait for people to start customizing them!

http://endlessparadigm.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2906

sheesh be patient.. custom xmb on day 1... guess you get what you get right.

I am loving this firmware so far. I still have the standard XMB but will be swapping some stuff very shortly!

[Psyberjock]

no no... Please don't misinform people!!

SOME WiFi Homebrew is NOT working:

Quake2, PSPRadio, not sure what else:
When in GAME150: loads but freezes when trying to connect.
When in GAME351: Doesn't load "Game could not be started 80020148" error.

PSPVnC works perfectly fine! It will not work in GAME150 but works fine in GAME351.

It just means we need to wait for the authors to update their homebrew again to be compatible or someone to release unofficial versions.

Ah, thanks for that clarification. Sorry to stir the pot of panic.

Now for some non-misinformation:

UMD Region still does not work. Never worked in ANY version of SE or OE (they got close in the first OE), and it still doesn't work now.

There are 2 settings. This allows for 4 different configurations to be applied and be tested. Under all four my JP PSP can not play US UMD movies.

For the sake of clarity, these 4 settings are:
Fake region: On , Region free: On
Fake region: On , Region free: Off
Fake region: Off , Region free: On
Fake region: Off , Region free: Off

--End non-misinformation zone--

This seriously causes me to think that the Russian programmers are not actually reverse engineering anything. Either they have the source to OE or it's DAX. Otherwise, why wouldn't they notice that the region free system still doesn't work and either fix it or not put it back in?

Surely the methods of doing everything are not identical if this is a re-written reverse engineered c-fw. When reverse engineering something you do not end up with a nice document that is the complete source to the software. You get instructions that you can convert into some chunks of code, but then all of this has to be re-written into an actual program that functions.

So, either this has been re-written with very little regard as to what is going on within the code, or there never was a rewriting process. Someone merely changed the installer and the look of a few menus. (BTW, I love the new installer. I always wondered why the maker couldn't put the file into the flasher's folders. Thanks for that.)

Now a short letter to the coders:

Dear Russian Dudes,

Great work on the custom firmware. It rocks and so do you. You've instantly gained the admiration of thousands. Mine too, to a point. If you'd like me to admire you even more than Dark_Alex, you have but to do one thing. Please fix the region free for video UMDs. It's a non-feature that OE always added to its list of features but never actually had. If you have it, I will sing it from the mountain tops and everyone will know your prowess and grandeur.

Sincerely,
Movieless in Japan

[ALTIMITHacker]

As many are already finding out for themselves, there are many things with this custom firmware that are buggy. If you are considering using this, please note that :

1. Many Homebrew applications using network functions no longer work.

2. The battery icon cannot be changed.

3. The topmenu_plugin can not be changed for some users (Mine Can't, though I do use the JP version, Possible Explanation)

4. There is reported freezing when launching the initial setup, usb, and photo functions. This is only appearing when custom themes are applied. The original XMB works perfectly fine.

5. You are UNABLE to run both cwcheat for GAME and POPs at the same time. You will have to run one at a time.

6. Though this isn't a bug, its worth mentioning. The NO-UMD function (100%) has not yet been added, It can, but it hasn't yet.

I do appreciate the developments we have so far, however, it is important not to ignore the bugs that are obviously present.

[califrag]

heh sorry if that came out offensively psyberjock i just don't want someone to read it and say "Oh WiFi homebrew doesn't work so I will stick with 3.40 OE-A" and then nothing will ever come of it.. instead, you may get someone who says "Oh some of them work, ok I will install and try it" then they come back with feedback "This didn't work, that didn't work" etc etc. and then like me, try to find a way to get it to work :D


As many are already finding out for themselves, there are many things with this custom firmware that are buggy. If you are considering using this, please note that :

1. Many Homebrew applications using network functions no longer work.

2. The battery icon cannot be changed.

3. The topmenu_plugin can not be changed for some users (Mine Can't, though I do use the JP version, Possible Explanation)

4. There is reported freezing when launching the initial setup, usb, and photo functions. This is only appearing when custom themes are applied. The original XMB works perfectly fine.

5. You are UNABLE to run both cwcheat for GAME and POPs at the same time. You will have to run one at a time.

6. Though this isn't a bug, its worth mentioning. The NO-UMD function (100%) has not yet been added, It can, but it hasn't yet.


In other words...
1. Many network homebrew need support from the community to rally for updates that work with the latest custom firmware.

2. The decompressed RCOs have been released on day one by the great Zinga Burga and xmb theme developers are already working hard towards customizing all aspects of the xmb.

3, 4. A lot of this was due to people flashing firmware 3.40 files onto firmware 3.51. Now with the correct files these issues may be fixed.

5. Are you using the most recent cwcheat made compatible with 3.51? (Released today as well)
http://cwcheat.consoleworld.org/

6. Well 100% no-UMD has never really been 100% :D

[tvrstl]

Originaly Posted by ALTIMITHacker

1. Many Homebrew applications using network functions no longer work.

2. The battery icon cannot be changed.

I believe this is only just as with 3.03 OE, and 3.30 OE, just need's a change to work I think!

[ICE]

yea if you change the battery icon the psp will freeze if you do anything. hopefully we'll find a way around that like with topmenus before ;)

[urherenow]

where did you put the iso?
did you try a bin?:confused:

I put it in the .iso folder, of course! But I just now realized... what shows up on a UMD .iso in the xmb? Pic1 and icon0 for starters. Those aren't in a ps1 .iso lol.... so why WOULD it show up?

With the cwcheat pops and cheat both enabled it looks like just the .isos that freeze the system. Daedalus ran fine (but locked up when using the home button to get back to the xmb) and filer ran and exited just fine. Still a paint in the but, except that I haven't personally used cwcheat on a ps1 game anyway

[CaptainMorgan4]

Guys can someone answer my question! I thought there was supposed to be a preview icon for the PS Store in 3.51, where is it?

[sPod]

how can i downgrade once i have a Custom Firmware, or M33 installed?

[xg917]

ok guys. i havent updated passed 3.10 OE and i downgraded back to 3.03 OE C because the VCScheatdevice.prx and LCScheatdevice.prx didnt work on any version passed 3.03

the only way to get me to update to this version is if those cheat devices work on 3.51 M33 or if i finish the games. also does irmp3.prx work?

so yea. i am still on 3.03 OE-C and havent found a reason to update but there are a few games i want to play but i need to update for them. so now i have a reason.

[CaptainMorgan4]

Can't anyone answer my question, I can't believe nobody has noticed, wasn't there supposed to be a preview PS Store icon on 3.51?

[sPod]

i need an answer. i am stuck and cant do anything. i need to downgrade...soon. can anyone of these 56 members or the 35 guests help me? sorry to be hastey.

[urherenow]

how can i downgrade once i have a Custom Firmware, or M33 installed?

you can pretty much run ANY downgrader program then run the official 1.50 update like any other sony update. (UNLESS YOU HAVE ONE OF THOSE NEW MOTHERBOARDS then you should use the 3.50 downgrader for all motherboards, which requires an unpatched lumines umd)

or... use the recovery menu. Completely power off the psp, hold R while turning it on and select "Run program at /PSP/GAME/RECOVERY/EBOOT.PBP"

but you don't use the update file. use the eboot.pbp that comes with one of the older versions of OE (the one already in psp/game/recovery) and you need to rename the firmware (it will install any one you want) update.pbp and place it in the same folder



still testing away :p
PS1 eboots also work with both cwcheat prx's enabled so it's just .iso's that don't like it.

[tophead420]

Yes you can sPod

[CaptainMorgan4]

Then what did I hear about a preview icon for the PS Store, I don't think I just am crazy and think I heard it somewhere. I'll be back after I investigate where I heard that.

[jinqui242]

You can look at the PS Store on your PSP with Remote Play. Not quite the same thing, but it works and you can even download stuff, but the downloads still go the PS3.