Dark_Alex's 2.71 SE-A Firmware SOON

[BrooksyX]

Dark_Alex is about to release a 2.71 custom firmware for non-TA-082 devices called 2.71 SE (SE stands for Special Edition)

The revision A will feature:

- 1.00/1.50 Eboot support (both kernel and user mode)

- 2.71 Eboot support (both kernel and user mode)

- run on 2.71 vsh

- Ability to run devhook (both 1.50 and 2.71 versions are fully compatible)

- Ability to run any 2.71 (and below UMDs)

- 1.00/1.50 prx executable support

- support both kxploited and unpatched eboots for 1.50 kernel

- support any 2.71 homebrews codded for HEN C

- Compatibility is 100% for 2.71 homebrews and approx 99% for 1.00/1.50 homebrews

How does it work ?

Both 1.50 and 2.71 kernel are flashed into flash0
it uses 1.50 kernel to bootstrap patched 2.71 firmware

How to flash it?

You will need to use the helper that will be provided to get a complying dump into a DXAR format, once you get it done properly use the flasher to "update" to the 2.71 SE-A


Pros and cons ? :

Pros : - Full 2.71 homebrew support
- Almost full 1.50 homebrews support (some homebrews like umdemu or xflash might not work properly with it, still so far all of the 1.50 homebrews I tried worked fine)
- Recovery menu
- Full Devhook support
- Access to all 2.71 features
- Native 2.71 UMD support
- 1.50 decrypted prx executable support
- Real no-kxploit embebed (thus 1.00 unpatched eboot support)
- have access to all 2.71 kernel features using 2.71 homebrews, such as GPS support or wpa support.

Only known con: takes about 1-2 second(s) more to load the firmware at startup

UPDATE : A new con: Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Korean are going to be removed from this firmware and wont be able to be selected.

[Rocksil]

will we be able to emulate it on bosster devhook on 1.5

[BrooksyX]

I dont see why you would need to. Its a firmware replacement. Dark_Alex wouldnt release something if it had a chance to brick your psp. I cant wait for this to be released, I am going to try it for sure!

[Video_freak]

2.71 IS the new 1.5!

[BrooksyX]

2.71 IS the new 1.5!

Exactly!

[Video_freak]

The only thing I would need though is Cheatdevice support...

[D0N]

Excellent work yet again Dark_Alex! Keep it up!

[Nicko01]

so you dont think it can brick??
if it doesn't, then i might just use it.
it would give me more of a use for my new 4GB mspd

[Malksta]

Very cool..

I will have no use for it though.. :P
no 2.71's

[Video_freak]

so you dont think it can brick??
if it doesn't, then i might just use it.
it would give me more of a use for my new 4GB mspd

There IS a possibility that it could brick your PSP, considering it writes to it's internal falsh. Nothing that writes to your PSP's internal flash is 100% safe.