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I downloaded and insalled this and it works fine. I have never visited the ps3news site but i deleted my history on both my PC and PSP to be safe. I highly disagree with what the M33 team are doing because it is very harsh, even if it is an illegal site. The most they should do is just not allow the update to install on these peoples PSPs. I also dont know what this PS3news site has done, so can someone tell me please, unless it is forbidden to talk about it ;)
Its ok to talk, but its kinda long & boring.Quote:
Originally Posted by Platt
http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=75136
Basically, they are stealing other peoples work. Hack the file & put their name on it. Read what DA saying abt it. Gluck reading it. :thumbup:
ok, now that i have dug around and waded through all the posts, i now see that bricks only occur if part of the file has be hex edited. since i get my software from here, i shouldn't have a problem, but maybe the warning on the front page should be edited to reflect this, i mean the truth is much more mature than fear.
Dude, NO ONE can take your freedom from you! Even if you locked in the cell, all tied up. You still free. Freedom is inside not outside.Quote:
Originally Posted by jerrt
The M33 team did what they did on a purpose. But they probably hit the wrong target. The whole point was to stop people from visiting certain sites. They make it over dramatic though. Scaring people all around the community.
The only thing checked is installer itself. If modified it will brick PSP. And that certain site usually modify files to get credits.
Meaning you have nothing to worry about. Just get the update from trusted source.
you are right, but the emotions of not being able to easily understand what is actually going on makes one weak kneed sometimes.Quote:
Originally Posted by heishin
as i said in my follow up, now that i have a better understanding of what is going on, i'm less worried and i'm a bit more comfortable about what they did.
i'm still convinced this needs to be added to the first thing that is seen. granted the method they choose allowed for them to only punish those that goto the *banned site*, thus not directly affecting those that wouldn't normally change the released program, but from the alerts this has raised all over the internet, they could at least make note of it in the original post.
aaahh, ok, i tried to register at pspx to download from their, and i can't really register when it doesn't send me the email, lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by BelmontSlayer
i could swear that the internet thing was a load of BS, it was just the hex edited files from the douchemongers at ps3news. [speaking of which, i only visit the site for....ps3...news, lol just cause they have a "dignified" and semi-easy to follow download section]Quote:
Originally Posted by John Vattic
Downloaded and installed, no problems. I decided to treat that warning message before you press x like I do when I pick up my pack of cigarettes, I ignored it.
oh and something that i recently read about the MD5....how would you be able to check that, i remember seeing that before updating to the 3.52M33 and in the OE series, but how do you check on a simple update such as this? [well i found how to check the CRC thing that's through winrar correct?]
Well after the dust finally settled and all the squabbling is over, I decided to update.
No problems here, update worked great. The only annoying thing I noticed so far is that if you lower the speed of VSH blow 222 or "default", you can't go right back into the menu and change it back. The EXIT option won't stay highlighted. If you load up a game and then go back to XMB or change it in recovery, it works again.
Also, not being able to put the PSP in sleep mode or power down by holding power slide up for 4 seconds is really annoying. It takes like 10 seconds to get the PSP to forcefully shut off.
I'm glad it has been cleared up that ONLY modified EBOOTs of the update will cause bricks. It is unfortunate that there are lamer sites out there that put a bad name on the scene.
Thanks M33 Team!
Okay after some investigating I have finally figured out what the problem is with not getting 333mhz in the XMB. After disabling my VSHAnalog (which switches the analog and Dpad and vice verca in the XMB) I can get 333mhz in the XMB but there still remains to be some issues. Now see I asked in my last post what the HOME button menu thing was, the reason I didn't know what it did was because while having the VSHAnalog enabled in the Recovery menu the HOME button menu wouldn't come up. The strange thing is the VSHAnalog plugin doesn't use the HOME button just the 2 volume buttons to switch between the Dpad and Analog. After disabling this I could get 333mhz but I still had small bugs, such as the mhz not staying at 333mhz (going back to 222mhz) and then freezing in the XMB. My PSP would freeze and just act funny even after disabling the plugin, so I have gotten back to 3.52 M33-2. I haven't experienced ANY of these issues with previous versions of M33 firmwares, but please someone report these bugs and hopefully we will get a M33-4 fix.
was this something that was intentionally added in the v3 update? i would hate that as i use the sleep mode quite often. any more info on this phenomenon from anyone else?Quote:
Originally Posted by Veskgar
Hmmm has anyone seen what PS3News has had to say about this? I would just go straight to their site but it is probably the most spyware abundant site I have ever visited in my life. And to think, I used to actually get news from there.
nvm all my questions i just ran it and saw the anti ps3news site thing, and updated, and it went successfully, and the vshmenu is extremely helpful/useful
Slepp mode seems fine on all my PSP's!Quote:
Originally Posted by jerrt
Well upon further experimenting, it looks like sleep mode DOES work during both GAMES and XMB which is a relief.Quote:
Originally Posted by jerrt
I'm not sure why I was having problems at first. Maybe its when the XMB is set to a low speed like 75 or 100, that's when sleep mode won't work.
The built in XMB menu is amazingly convenient. Perhaps one of the biggest annoyances has been that some games need to be played at higher CPU speeds if CiSO'd to prevent lag and going into recovery was a hassle to have to do back and forth for different games. This eliminates that.
Thanks again M33 Team!
I just need to figure out why my SVCapture plugin stopped working on XMB, GAMES, & homebrew now. Maybe I overwrote something in the seplugins folder when updating to this latest update.
dejkirkby & veskgar: thanks for the update. i'm going to update when i get home, does anyone know a good write up on playing ps1 games on the newer firmware. they talk about pops loaders, but i don't remember having to use anything special if i used ice tea to make the games from iso
Okay after some investigating I have finally figured out what the problem is with not getting 333mhz in the XMB. After disabling my VSHAnalog (which switches the analog and Dpad and vice verca in the XMB) I can get 333mhz in the XMB but there still remains to be some issues. Now see I asked in my last post what the HOME button menu thing was, the reason I didn't know what it did was because while having the VSHAnalog enabled in the Recovery menu the HOME button menu wouldn't come up. The strange thing is the VSHAnalog plugin doesn't use the HOME button just the 2 volume buttons to switch between the Dpad and Analog. After disabling this I could get 333mhz but I still had small bugs, such as the mhz not staying at 333mhz (going back to 222mhz) and then freezing in the XMB. My PSP would freeze and just act funny even after disabling the plugin, so I have gotten back to 3.52 M33-2. I haven't experienced ANY of these issues with previous versions of M33 firmwares, but please someone report these bugs and hopefully we will get a M33-4 fix.
Veskgar,I experienced similar slow power off and sleep mode in other programs when I turned the clock speed way down.I'm pretty sure that's what it was.
I'm still debating whether to update,I'm on m33-1,m33-2 and 3.4OE.
Well when I had my XMB at 333 and then it would randomly switch to 222, after that my xmb would act funny, freeze, or the power switch just wouldn't work unless I held it for like 10secs. I think M33 needs to fix all these bugs and release a new update because I think they rushed this release or something but it has bugs that's why I went back to M33-2.
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Originally Posted by CaptainMorgan4
good info thank you!
With all the plug-ins and other possibilities
The level of complexity involved in making sure everything works is high.
The more information everyone has the better,
Folks can make decisions for themselves...
Everyone should keep reporting their experiences.
hey this is cool. so i just downloaded this so how do i put it on my psp? what folder on my psp do i put it in? and whats this applecor thing im hearing about that goes with this?
Yeah I know it's disappointing to have everything working fine in M33-2 and then in the update everything just going hay wire.
Updated, and everything works fine with me. Loved the new XMB home menu.
hey this is cool. so i just downloaded this so how do i put it on my psp? what folder on my psp do i put it in? and whats this applecor thing im hearing about that goes with this?
did anyone notice on the M33 official website it says 3.52 M33-4?
Yeah.
THIS TIME U ALL BETTER MAKE SURE U WAIT & READ BEFORE UPGRADE. :thumbup:
As for yankee paranoids, a little word about the "brickers" issue. We repeat it again: THERE IS NO MALICIOUS CODE inside M33.
Some of the files of this update are protected by encryption schemes to protect ourselves from that page that annoys homebrew developers.
The keys for the decryption: the own update file. So if the file is changed, the decrypted data is not the original one, and this causes the
wrong data to be written. There is no way you can call this malicious code asthere is no explicit code to brick nothing, it is the corruption of the update what actually causes the bad decrypted data to be written.
......
CRC32:..E90A0215
MD5:.....4911E5EBACE5161471E3859148AE154E
SHA-1:..6D47B35B63924CF208F4D90DECA52BE402D569CD
Yeah what is the 3.52 M33-4 on their website? Is it a fix for all the current issues we've been experiencing? Someone please quickly explain because I've been waiting for a fix.
i updated to m33-4 just now. no probs :) i posted the update.
what site can i get M33-4 on? and could someone PLEASE explain how to put this on my
psp???
Just search the forum and you will find the linkQuote:
Originally Posted by Meganaruto6
NM, just worked out i had to set the homebrew folder to 1.50
hey guys this is my first post! ... I am currently at dark alex's 3.40 OE and I want to know how do i do about updating to 3.52 m33 -4
Do i need to install m33-1 and then the -2 file and then -3 and finally -4 ... that sounds like a hard time for me and a possible brick ... because I have only used offical sony firmware upto 2.0 and then a year later changed over to 3.40OE and no experience in between versions ... I just liked using the E-loader on the photo menu for homebrew and thats it...
Also now my UMD reader broke a month ago and id like to ask if the 3.52 will allow cso's to load in the game menu (on 3.40oe, I tryed the "No-umd" mode and the 333 cpu speed for games and just a black screen and the psp shuts off when I try to load a umd image ...
Yes I know I should not discuss iso's on this site but all I need to know is a simple yes or no as I own 8 psp umd's and really want to be able to play them again ..
Thanks and a good how to for upgrading would very be helpful .. but ill keep searching and reading myself.
derek
just update to 3.52 m33 and then apply the #4th update which includes everything in the previos versions
my psx/psp game chono cross cant work!!!
Can anyone get this 3.52 m33 loader to work on windows XP service pack2 and I have .net 2/0, and 3/0 Installed already, and its a genuine copy or XP professional with alot of the Windows updates installed.
here what I want on my psp ... I am using 3.40OE from dark alex
: Easy 3.52 M33 v2.2 Beta
and no luck when I open the program all I get is a box and looks messed up on the desktop like its freezing the computer, and I have to "alt ctrl and delete" the program off.
Also a side question- Does 3.52m33 support no-umd mode for (iso;'s) ... My umd drive is broken and I own games right now and want to play them on the psp with custom firmware but cannot when I copy them to my memory stick in the iso folder .
Thanks for any help guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
derek
I am having the exact same problem as 486dx, only that i am using 3.52 M33 and trying to get to 3.71 M33..any help would be much appreciated...
I am trying to downgrade my psp from 3.71m33 back down to 1.50. I am trying to use the DOWNGRADE3.71m33 downgrader by samhain. It says I need to copy the original 1.50 fw to the update folder and change its name to update. I cannot find the original 1.50 fw anywere. Can anyone point me in the right direction please??
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i have problem
when i choose the wallpaper image for my psp
when i turn off and turn on the psp the image is going black and is not save to my psp
can you please help me fix this problem
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