Who Recommends Updating to the Latest M33 v5.0 Firmware

**TTownEP** · October 21st, 2008, 00:22

I wanted to update because I could use the TV shows I had bought from the PSN store on my PSP. It was not allowed in 4.01 so upgrading to 5.00 lets me watch my shows on the go. The PS Store is really handy, and muuuuuch faster than the crappy little PSP website where the demos and stuff were before.

**greed626** · October 21st, 2008, 00:30

Well lets face it. 3.90m33-3 has the most programs, themes, ps1 games, etc, tested and working on it. 5.00m33 has very few themes from it being brand new. not to mention the PS Store is only good if your looking for a new game to buy. A demo here or there is not some highlight of a firmware

i'd only ever upgrade if a time machine upgrade had 3.90m33 as a option

**seksmeup** · October 21st, 2008, 00:35

I would rather run 5.00 on TM or something.. The lack of customization, not to mention the new scrambled prx offsets can be a pain to tackle. Editing themes isn't as simple as before, and for some people.. seems like PSN is banning accounts who are logged in via CFW. The incompatability is also a pretty big issue. I will upgrade once they get something like Flash 9 or divx/xvid support.

**GibsonSGKing** · October 21st, 2008, 01:22

Originally Posted by seksmeup

I would rather run 5.00 on TM or something.. The lack of customization, not to mention the new scrambled prx offsets can be a pain to tackle. Editing themes isn't as simple as before, and for some people.. seems like PSN is banning accounts who are logged in via CFW. The incompatability is also a pretty big issue. I will upgrade once they get something like Flash 9 or divx/xvid support.

which sony never will because theyre too cheap to get the license for it -_-

**Mr. Shizzy** · October 21st, 2008, 01:44

If anyone is having trouble with PS1 Games on 5.00 m33, then check this out for a fix:

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/sho...d.php?t=167654

**wolfpack** · October 21st, 2008, 02:25

doesnt 4.01 have a save issue where cannot load previous saves to some psp games from the previous firmwire?

....correct me if im wrong, i know one of the firmwires had that issue

**zelion** · October 21st, 2008, 02:37

I noticed that the POPS has changed a bit in 5.00. Dragon Warrior 7 will not show text boxes or menu screens anymore for some odd reason.

Originally Posted by Mr. Shizzy

If anyone is having trouble with PS1 Games on 5.00 m33, then check this out for a fix:

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/sho...d.php?t=167654

I tried the fix, it may just be for the save icons or whatever. DW7 Still has no menus/text. Oh well, I can just downgrade back to 4.01

**Buddy4point0** · October 21st, 2008, 02:40

I would definitely recommend updating.
When you do, be sure to install the POPs fix. I also installed the 1.5 kernal but I'd say it's rather pointless and only getting less important as more and more homebrew are fully supporting later firmware versions.
With the POPs fix everything seams to be working fine again. At least all the games I've tried work perfectly fine and it's an easy fix.

If you use custom themes, they'll be messed up at the moment. I just installed the plugin to let my use the PSP 2000 backgrounds on my PSP 1000, with that and the new waves my PSP looks really nice, even with the default theme.

RemoteJoy lite still completely works with this firmware, as does almost every plugin I've tried. The only ones that didn't work have already come out with 5.00 m33 versions so if you're worried about that, relax, you'll be ok.

Overall, I would definitely recommend updating to 5.00 m33, just make sure you keep up to date with anything new that comes out for it, such as the pops fix and the savestate fix. I can't wait to see what DAX throws at us for 5.00 m33-2!

Download Links to extra files:
POPs Fix
SaveStates Fix
1.5 Kernal Addon