PSP Custom Firmware v3.51 M33

**MicroNut** · July 15th, 2007, 08:28

I recovered back to 1.50
And then went up to 3.40 OE-A

There must have been a pops compatibility upgrade somewhere between 3.10 and 3.40
that made it possible to play some of the PS1 games that I couldnt using 3.02pops.
I have been using 3.10+Popsloader for a long time now and don't like flashing if I really don't have too.

Anyways I am much happier with 3.40OEA running everything I want it too.

I'll wait for 3.51 M33 to mature a bit before going back up.

**Psyberjock** · July 15th, 2007, 08:31

I understand what you're saying about 3.40 OE offering a bit more, but this has happened before in the past between OE upgrades. Sometimes ways of doing things change as Sony changes the firmware.

Unfortunately region free has NEVER worked.

**xg917** · July 15th, 2007, 08:37

Originally Posted by Psyberjock

Screw cwcheat! That's boring! I'd rather watch movies from any region that cheat at a game! Why doesn't region free work yet??

^ gonna press this point till someone notices. =D

it doesnt work because it just doesnt!!! wut other logical explanation do you want!? y dont u just dump the umd and convert the video to mp4 format and then put it on ur memory stick then watch it.

**holla2k** · July 15th, 2007, 08:40

Ok i upgraded succesfully but there are some problems. Mainly with the cxmb plugin installed. When enabled i can't go to save data ututilly or usb mode. It will freeze the psp. When i disable the plugin they work fine. I think im going to go back to 3.40oe until this new cf evolves a bit more.

Quick question. In order to go back to 3.40oe do i have to recover back to 1.5 1st?? Or can i just run the 3.40oe installer from the 3.51m33 firmware?

**califrag** · July 15th, 2007, 08:41

does the region coding only affect UMD movies or games as well?

**xg917** · July 15th, 2007, 08:44

Originally Posted by holla2k

Quick question. In order to go back to 3.40oe do i have to recover back to 1.5 1st?? Or can i just run the 3.40oe installer from the 3.51m33 firmware?

go back to 1.5 to be on the safe side..

Originally Posted by califrag

does the region coding only affect UMD movies or games as well?

just movies. any game can be played on any psp.

**Psyberjock** · July 15th, 2007, 08:44

Originally Posted by xg917

it doesnt work because it just doesnt!!! wut other logical explanation do you want!? y dont u just dump the umd and convert the video to mp4 format and then put it on ur memory stick then watch it.

Well, that doesn't really make a lot of sense does it. Imagine if you bought the new slim and light PSP only to find out that it actually weighs more than the current PSP and the video out doesn't work at all. Would you be happy that the box says otherwise and that the firmware has the options for displaying the video on a TV?

Of course not.

Now on the topic of dumping it and converting it to mp4. Why the hell would I buy a video UMD if I could just rip my dvd and watch it from my memory stick. The idea is better quality and no space taken on my memory stick. Apart from that, have you ever tried to rip a video from a UMD? I have. It's not easy (not all videos will be recognized by the ripping software) and then even after you get one to rip, there is no codec support for the UMD video stream, so there is no way to watch it, let alone try to transcode it.

I did want someone to reply, but I was hoping for something a little more thought out and positive. Still, I have to thank you for at least noticing. THANKS!

cali: Yes, only movies. Games all work.

**MicroNut** · July 15th, 2007, 08:46

Originally Posted by holla2k

Ok i upgraded succesfully but there are some problems. Mainly with the cxmb plugin installed. When enabled i can't go to save data ututilly or usb mode. It will freeze the psp. When i disable the plugin they work fine. I think im going to go back to 3.40oe until this new cf evolves a bit more.

Quick question. In order to go back to 3.40oe do i have to recover back to 1.5 1st?? Or can i just run the 3.40oe installer from the 3.51m33 firmware?

Its the battery icon that is locking your PSP "system_plugin_fg.rco"
I use CXMB too and I think thats a confirmed problem with 2.51M33.
Delete that rco and everything should work fine.

I am sure you have to recover back to 1.50 first.