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A windows build of Insight providing both Playstation Portable and arm-elf debuggers has been provided. This has been built from the current CVS HEAD.

The arm-elf debugger appears to allow debugging of thumb code again although there are still some problems. Problem reports are welcomed via the devkitARM mailing list. This package is provided as a 7zip self-extracting archive. Work is proceeding on Visualboy Advance 1.8.0 and an SDL build suitable for use with Insight will be provided in due course. ...

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Some Virus scanners are erroneously reporting DSBrick Trojan in Nintendo DS homebrew.

It has recently come to our attention that some Virus Scanners are flagging all DS applications built with devkitARM as the DSBrick trojan. This is due to the signature they use being insufficient to determine the difference between standard homebrew applications and malicious code. All applications built with devkitARM share the same startup code so obviously some virus
scanners are detecting this rather than any malicious code.

If you are using a virus scanner which flags most, if not all, of the provided examples as a Trojan please (1) Report the false positive to the company which provides your scanner and, (2) Use the contact form to tell us which scanners are giving false positives. ...

Dateno1 has posted news that NK has released a new version of Waffle which seems to be a Visual Novel Game.

Download Here --> http://gp2x-emulation.dcemu.co.uk/waffle.shtml ...

Divineo China have posted news that the MK2 and MK3 are both in stock at Divineo China, heres the full details on both:

MK2 (MagicKey 2)



The MagicKey 2 (MK2) by NeoFlash Team is a development and backup tool for Nintendo DS (and GBA/SP). Instead of relying on cartridges like the Neo Flash 512, it uses the memory from an SD or MMC card (not included) that you plug in through the MK2 adapter.

Because of the cheap price of SD and MMC memory, and the large capacity available (up 32GB!) the possibilities are endles!
PassKey is included!

1. Boot from ANY Flash cart.

2. Included 8Kb high-speed inner buffer, can use command to read/write it.

3. Included 2M SRAM for NDS game save (100% hardware save, support EEPROM and Serial Flash directly ), and can compress the game save then backup to 16M menu flash later ( SMS function ).

4. Included 16M Flash for menu, can store the MK2 / MK3 boot menu program, and can backup/restore the NDS SMS file.br>
5.Supports SD and MMC card directly, maximum memory size up to 16Gb ~ 32Gb.

6. Included Li-Ion battery, lifetime over 5 years, can keep the game save data around 3~7 days, for temporary use only, must backup the save data to menu flash later for a long time safe backup.

7. Battery voltage display, can show NDS working voltage and MK2 / MK3 Li-Ion battery voltage.

8. Supports software reset, it'll help to make the multi-files loader.

9. Supports memory bank swap, very easy to use offset to swap the memory bank.

10. Supports power saving mode, some hardware module can enter sleeping mode when it doesn't run, and can use command to call them wake up.

MK3 (MagicKey 3) inc. 256M Flash



The MagicKey 3 (MK3) by NeoFlash Team is a development & backup tool for Nintendo DS (and GBA/SP). Instead of relying on cartridges like the Neo Flash 256, it uses the memory from an SD or MMC card (not included) that you plug in through the MK3 adapter. Because of the cheap price of SD and MMC memory, and the large capacity available (up 32GB!) the possibilities are endles!

This MK3 version includes 256M of flash mem on board for extra features.
PassKey is included!

1. Boot from ANY Flash cart.

2. Included 8Kb high-speed inner buffer, can use command to read/write it.

3. Included 2M SRAM for NDS game save (100% hardware save, support EEPROM and Serial Flash directly ), and can compress the game save then backup to 16M menu flash later ( SMS function ).

4. Included 16M Flash for menu, can store the MK2 / MK3 boot menu program, and can backup / restore the NDS SMS file.

5. Supports SD and MMC card directly, maximum memory size up to 16Gb ~ 32Gb.

6. Included Li-Ion battery, lifetime over 5 years, can keep the game save data around 3~7 days, for temporary using only, must backup the save data to menu flash later for a long time safe backup.

7. Battery voltage display, can show NDS working voltage and MK2 / MK3 Li-Ion battery voltage.

8. Supports software reset, it'll help to make the multi-files loader.

9. Supports memory bank swap, very easy to use offset to swap the memory bank.

10. Supports power saving mode, some hardware module can enter sleeping mode when it doesn't run, and can use command to call them wake up.

11. Included 256M Flash, for run PD rom and APP rom through MK3 and not need SD/MMC support.

12. Included 128M Zip RAM, for decompress the data and run directly, also can use for a huge size high-speed working buffer, for example the Linux / EMU / PDA, play movies, emulators etc...

Both MK2 and MK3 can be got at Divineo China . ...

Below is my next version of PSPDOTmp4 screenshot

Bug or comment or suggest to
EMAIL: [email protected]




PSPDOTmp4 is simply a PSP compatible MP4/AVC Encoder and Player - 2005

Feature the fastest AVI to PSP compatible MP4/AVC converter
(Support PSP Firmware 1.00 onward and while AVC require Firmware 2.00 onward)

Feature simply the simple build-in Video/Audio player that can play any format(Even PSP compatible MP4/AVC file)

Feature simply the simple Internet Browser




New Feature

1: Build-in Video player (Support AVI, MOV, MP4, AVC, RMVB, etc.)
Now you can watch it before you decide to encode.
PSP format MP4/AVC support
2: Full Screen Video (Video Player only)
3: Build-in Music player (ogg, aac, mp3, mp4, wma, ra, etc.)
Listen to your favourite mp3 song while encoding.
4: Add a ProgressBar to show your encoding progress status
5: No more POP-UP dos console and lagging screen
6: 5% increase in encoding speed
7: Playback PSP compatible MP4 file within the Build-in Video player
8: Fix some windows exit bugs
9: Fix some encoding bugs
10: Improve error handling
11: Simultaneous watching and encoding a video
12: Simultaneous browsing the Net and encoding a video
13: New Black and Flat GUI (Great Inprovement)
14: Right-Click anywhere with in the program to activate the short cut menu
15: Now the program can be send to the System Tray
16: Notify you when a PSP is detected
17: Build-in Simple Internet Browser ...

Get it here

NEW IN V0.8
- ogg vorbis support: original soundtracks by Kenta Cho provided for stages 1-5 and 3 ENDLESS modes
- tracker music support (s3m, xm, mod) is still in place (tracker music is provided for stages 6-10)
- custom ogg, s3m,xm,mod music support: replace existing stg00.*,stg0.*-stg9.* files in sounds directory with your favorite music (there are plenty of mp3/wav/atrac --> ogg converion tools available on the net).
- minor code optimizations.

Note, that ogg decoding requires more CPU cycles. So you may want to keep tracker music for late & action packed stages of the game to make the things run faster.
You can reset the High Scores by deleting the noiz2sa.prf...

You can still customize almost all other aspects of the gameplay or chose the "classic" settings - just read the atatched documentation.

Enjoy,

DENIS

PS: It appears that there is another port of NOIZ2SA development taking place at snv.ps2dev.org. This, more straight forward, port approach is based on the most recent versions of SDK, SDL as well as other recent PSP libraries. While it is still not as fast & polished as this version of the game, it definitely worth keeping an eye on. ...

NK sneaked in the Snes emulator a port of Onscripter for the GP2X, this is most likely useless for English speakers but download here to try -> http://gp2x-emulation.dcemu.co.uk/onscripter.shtml ...

I was messaged this news a few days back but im so forgetful and over worked i forgot to post it but heres what i was messaged:

"The creator of the only 3DO emulator FreeDO has posted this in his message boards (www.freedo.org) regarding the next release....

"--- it's nearly ready -- few minor fixes and I'm releasing bunch of versions --
PocketPC, DC, MacOsX, Win32, RedHat/SuSE/FedoraCore3 i386.

so, you should expect them by friday - monday (Nov 21st)."

Lets hope this baby does get released ...

The PSP Advance Team have released their software to the masses, heres the full information.

Due to overwhelming response from users, we have decided to release the latest version (and all future versions) of PSPAdvance as FREEWARE. In the spirit of the PSP community, we believe that everyone should have full access to all of the great features of this program. If you were one of the many who pre-ordered, you should have recieved a refund letter. If you have not recieved a refund (check your email first!), submit a ticket to our support center. We appreciate your continuted support.

"PSPAdvance is a Media Player, Content Download System and Interactive Community application for PSP. Its revolutionary application that enables users to maximize the device's potential without having to convert files or remain hostage to Sony's expensive software and restrictive firmware updates. It also operates on your PSP and interacts with the desktop application. You can download, share, manage, and play all forms of media (yes even divx and xvid movies). It is essentially WinAmp, iTunes, Kazaa, webcam chat, IRC, and a visualisations engine all in one.

The PSPAdvance team are working on putting in many new features which include real-time streaming of music and media from the internet to your PSP, more games, magazines, and content, and much more. Stay tuned, we’ll keep you informed on new releases!


Product Overview:
PSP Advance is a fully featured media player and content resource for the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP).

PSP Advance Core Offerings:
1 PSP Media Player
2 Interactive Live Web Cam Chat
3 iTunes (style) Content Resource

Media Player Application:
1 PSP Advance is a first of its kind fully featured media player exclusively built for the Sony PSP device that easily syncs with the user’s PC
2 The Media Player Application resides both on the user’s PC desktop and on the PSP device itself
3 PSP Advance is first media player application that allows for all formats of audio and video files to run without the need for converting to be compatible

Communicator:
1 PSP Advance includes an Audio/Video Instant Messenger feature that will allow the PSP Advance user community to communicate and share information
2 Features
– Audio and video communication
– Both group and private chat options
– Invitation to view content
– Simultaneous media play and IM functionality allowing for conversation on content currently being viewed by participants

Content Resource:
1 The PSP Advance website: the exclusive resource for previewing content available for the media player
2 Content Categories
– Video, Audio, Games, Photos, Skins, Wallpapers, Ring tones
– Original and licensed content

PSP Advance Features:

1 Provides Content
2 Custom Visualizations and custom skins
3 Graphic Equalizer
4 Multi-format Video Capability without conversion
o MPG1, MPG2, MPG4, DivX, Xvid, MOV (Place movies in the "x:\PSP\VIDEO" folder on the memory stick)
5 One click PC to PSP synchronization via PSP Detect Technology
6 Built in Programming for plug-in updates
7 Built in PSP games
8 Photo Sharing and Storage"

Download Here --> http://www.pspmx.com/site/downloadpage.html

Let us know what you think of it (its 16mb in size) ...