Posted Jun 28, 2008 at 06:58AM by Gino D. Listed in: Hacks & Exploits, Homebrew Development Tags: Dark AleX, Custom Firmware, SDK, Team M33
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PSP CFW 4.10 M33 Dark AleX - Image 1


It's finally here! Dark Alex and the rest of Team M33 have been popping in and out lately with their messages about creating a new custom firmware. While their previous release had CFW 3.90, the release of the official 4.01 FW prompted them to follow suit with one of their very own.

In comes CFW 4.01 M33 with the following changes:
  • Bug fix: vshmenu didn't let change camera mode due to camera_plugin using select button. Fixed, now vsh menu will not be loaded when using the camera.
  • Recovery can now be translated, See how below. Translation to spanish is autoincluded.
  • Updated the M33 SDK with a new function and sample, and released the psp-packer tool to compress prx's and PBP's in the ~PSP format.
  • The folder of 4.01 and highre homebrew will be GAME4XX so it won't need change on update.
Make sure you take a look at the readme for installation procedures and other notes form Dark AleX and Team M33. The team also notes that the 1.50 kernel add-on will be released in a few hours, so make sure you check back on that. In the mean time, update your CFW!

Thanks to hellfire and MahSixFo for the tip!

Download: PSP CFW 4.01 M33



*UPDATE* PSP CFW 4.01 M33-2 has now also been released - check it out here. Likewise, the 1.50 kernel add-on is also available - click here for the kernel.

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   by MahSixFo - 2008-06-28
 » Oh Yeah..

Saweet..


   Re: MahSixFo - 2008-06-28
 » By The Way

You Said

"In comes CFW 4.10 M33 with the following changes"

Shouldn't It Be 4.01 M33

   Re: Act II - 2008-06-28
 » yeah

noticed it too but too lazy to add another comment

   Re: Gino D. (QJ. NET Staff) - 2008-06-28
 » ;-)

whoops.. Thanks for spotting! A little slip of the finger... It's edited now.

   Re: Nine_Masquerade - 2008-06-28
 » The Legend

pwns Sony again!

   Re: demologik - 2008-06-28
 » IDEA

how about we take the new search feature and relink it to run PSPTube?

   Re: majorbb100 - 2008-06-28
 » @ demologik

go right ahead. You can use the XMB eboot launcher plugin. Then You can chnage the words from Google search to PSPTube using Rcoeditor. Easy as that.

   Re: Foolmonkey - 2008-06-28
 » stupid

that would be a huge waste of time. you're really gonna whine because it takes 2 clicks of the down button to launch psptube? pathetic

   Re: majorbb100 - 2008-06-28
 » @ Foolmonkey

it looks cool to have it in the XMB

   Re: Nathanias - 2008-06-28
 » lol, he should rewire the search icon instead to something like

QJ.NET's search engine :D

   Re: trigger - 2008-06-28
 » @Nathanias: Qj.net search engine

comment of the week right there! LOL hahaahahaha!

why not, right? if dax would be kind enough, sure, i wouldn't mind! ^_^
   by Act II - 2008-06-28
 » finally

this is awesome


   Re: Nine_Masquerade - 2008-06-28
 » In-Game-Xmb

This is just an idea and I don't have the programming skills to do it, so don't flame me about this.
After seeing how irShell allowed people to access a sort of in-game shell that actually worked very nicely allowing people to listen to music during games and such, I think In-Game Xmb might be a possibility for PSP. I realize this is very far-fetched and I have know idea how (code wise) it would be done, but considering the extra ram of the slim, Utopia coming out, and built in In-XMB Recovery on the horizon, I think this would be a great new goal for D_A with his new Custom Firmwares.
Once again, Just an Idea.
   by holo3x3 - 2008-06-28
 » nice

thank you team M33


   Re: houaruto - 2008-06-29
 » 1.5 add on

I thought they were gonna discontinue the 1.5 add-on

   Re: trigger - 2008-06-29
 » add on

for the phat?
   by mariojas - 2008-06-28
 » Sweet

Can't wait to install it because my damn battery is at 15%


   Re: samosa - 2008-06-28
 » You can bypass it

Just hold L+triangle in the beginning of the update. It'll bypass the battery check.
   by smartdude - 2008-06-28
 » CFW update via internal update feature?

Can we using the internal update feature if we are running CFW 3.90 M33? I remember them saying that all future M33 release will be done through the system update feature, thus negating the need to download and update off of the memory stick. Is this true?


   Re: Act II - 2008-06-28
 » i just tried

and it took forever searching for an update so i said screw it and downloaded it here

   Re: holo3x3 - 2008-06-28
 » i tryed too

mine did the same thing

   Re: JaXeRiR - 2008-06-29
 » ..

Works for me.
   by NeilR - 2008-06-28
 » 1.5 kernel

I'm surprised to see that they've got a 1.5 kernel add-on coming out. I'm not complaining because I still use it a lot; I just thought they were fazing it out.

   by Nathanias - 2008-06-28
 » Hah, it's pretty coincidental that

I was upset about not being able to use select on my Chotto shot I just got

   by don_No2 - 2008-06-28
 » thx

thank you for this great release dax!
great job as every time!

   by Ozvaldo - 2008-06-28
 » sweet

yes i'm updating now for some reason network update won't work


   Re: p0op - 2008-06-28
 » .

The servers are probably getting hit hard right now with everyone trying to do network updates all at once. Give it some time, or download from here.

   Re: NeilR - 2008-06-28
 » network update

dark-alex.org is timing out so it's likely that the resources are swamped right now. If you don't want to wait you can always download the installer and the 4.01 update eboot for manual installation.

   Re: Ozvaldo - 2008-06-28
 » .

I realized that after awhile
   by bhast2 - 2008-06-28
 » updating weeeeeeeeee

Updating now
server is down so i downloaded from here and had it download the 401.pbp for me

can't wait for the 1.50 add on


   by Ozvaldo - 2008-06-28
 » I thought.....

there was going to be no more 1.50 kernal?


   Re: majorbb100 - 2008-06-28
 » me too

i thought that there was this huge article saying team M33 official says bye bye to the 1.50 kernel. Oh well, i wanted it to stay :)
   by Musashe2 - 2008-06-28
 » In XMB recovery?

Well, i have updated to 4.01, but how
do i get the in XMB recovery up?


   Re: bhast2 - 2008-06-28
 » how to

shut off the psp and turn it on hold the R button

   Re: NeilR - 2008-06-28
 » M33-2

In a status update posting, it was stated that the in-XMB recovery and savestates would likely not make it into the initial release and that you're likely to see those everything working with M33-2 or later.
   by SkipperWarlock - 2008-06-28
 » WOOT

Thanks yet again DaX

   by Binary - 2008-06-28
 » ...

Keeps getting better and better.

   by Bastion - 2008-06-28
 » Popsloader??

Does popsloader work with it?


   Re: kevin1003 - 2008-06-28
 » yes!

popsloader is still working +)
i hope dax add 3.80/3.90 pops support in a later version

   Re: kevin1003 - 2008-06-28
 » .

4.01 pops is pretty much the same as 3.90 pops but 4.01 pops has memory card utility
   by dark420bishop - 2008-06-28
 » yaaay!!!!

1.50 kernel after all!! good news for us fat psp fans!

   by darkfroggy - 2008-06-28
 » FW.4.01 checking

snes check ok!,pspfiler check ok!,pspube check ok!,adhoc file Transer check ok!iso games check ok! Irshell check :( doesnt work !%$!^!^!$#! again? Irshell doesnt work? wth??? so still what the big thing bout this firmware ???


   Re: dark420bishop - 2008-06-28
 » irShell

IR Shell works fine, just not on 3.xx kernels.
   by coolguy5678 - 2008-06-28
 » yay for 1.50

I'm certainly happy that 1.50 kernel is still staying, and while devs need to give it up, 1.50 kernel is still needed for running old programs that haven't been updated for 3XX.

There's not much in 4.01M33 that I can really use, so I'm going to wait for savestates before giving up the custom theme I'm using (Project Glow).

   by Rabies - 2008-06-28
 » only down side

ir shell not workin (*****) hope some smart ass make a patch soon. DARK-ALEX LET SONY LOOK LIKE DUMB ASS


   Re: Ndokami - 2008-06-28
 » ir shell

put it in the normal game folder it worked for me....
   by Covet - 2008-06-28
 » ?

As grateful as i am for DAX and his lot making these custom firmwares, im just a wee bit disappointed with this update. We waited all this time (For 4.00 OFW, then 4.01 CFW) and there are no cool new features. I was expecting SOMETHING, seeing how Sony dropped the ball on it. I'd be happy to even hear that the Google search is gone

But ah well, at least we're getting continual updates and fixes, so that in itself is pretty awesome. Keep up that CFWing, DAX


   Re: Polansky - 2008-06-28
 » M33-2

It was said that savestate and vsh recovery would not be 100% done, and be buggy. It is supposed to be included in M33-2, most likely.

We'll surely see Despertar del Cementario v6 soon and maybe Time Machine v0.2?
   by BeardedElbow - 2008-06-28
 » I finally registered...

To celebrate this joyous occassion, I will register with qj.net and post this comment. I am schluptnut from the old qj.net

   by frostbitehunter - 2008-06-28
 » irshell and cxmb fix

this isnt bad but dax,and i know your reading this.can you get irshell and cxmb working again.thats bout the only issue i have.well cxmb i personally use more but some prefer irshell meh we need those compatibilities.thank you


   Re: Ndokami - 2008-06-28
 » irshell

it works for me try putting. irshell 3.90 in game folder not the game401 folder.....
   by frank_the_bunny - 2008-06-28
 » nice one DA :)

sticking it to sony :P

   by PspSquad - 2008-06-28
 » 1.50 Kernel Update

Didn't DAX say that he "OFFICIALLY" says bye-bye to the 1.50 kernel update?
It's great that he changed his mind!
PHAT rules!
SLIM is cool too.
Gonna update when 1.50 kernel gets released!
Will the plugins like nitePR or CXMB work still???
THX DAX! :p

   by Sinphaltimus - 2008-06-28
 » A little Disappointed

I expected to see more of GEN in the recovery console options. Such as all the shutdown and reset options, the option to have vsh or recovery in xmb and certainly the capability to make a pandora softmod battery.

I know mny new features are expected in m33-2. I just wish DAX and team wouldn't release teasers (or demos) so to speak. I wonder if it is us (the leaching homebrew fanatics) that induce premature releases being impatient addicts that we can sometimes be.

DAX, take your time, nothing beats perfection, is it worth to to say "With x amount of time of Sony releasing 4.01, hackers release a new cfw!"

I dunno, guess I'll wait for the next release...patiently this time.

Thanks guys...

   by robby69 - 2008-06-28
 » save state?

what happened to the save state feature, this looks like a good firmware and congrats to D_A but Ima wait till all the features like ctf's and irshell is done.

   by Ndokami - 2008-06-28
 » gba emu

does any one know if there is a gba emu that works on the 3.xx kernel or higher? it one i had was for 1.50


   Re: JaXeRiR - 2008-06-29
 » .

Unofficial gpSP works on 3.XX, and so does the 1.00 eboot of gpSP 0.9.
   by robby69 - 2008-06-28
 » gba emu^

its called gpsp


   Re: Ndokami - 2008-06-28
 » ok

thanks
   by ajnauron - 2008-06-28
 » Congratulations M33, but Sony, what the hell?

This is another great M33 release among many, and I think M33 is doing a fabulous job. However, I have no idea what Sony was thinking; all the search feature does is allow you to search via a special "Google PSP" interface, and save searches. You can already use google on the psp, and you can already save searches using the bookmarking tool. This new feature in my mind is totally useless and redundant. The video slowdown/speedup feature is only slightly useful at best. Come on sony, you can do better than this!

   by Metal Jody - 2008-06-28
 » some Qs

will Ir Shell be usable? will my plugins that ran on 3.90 m33 run on this one? i'll check later to see if everything works the same. it sounds like a good update!


   Re: Ndokami - 2008-06-28
 » IR Shell

ir shell is somewhat usable.... so far ir codes work.
the web browser works tho when you quit it leaves you on a black screen. you cant launch umds or any thing else for that matter. they will probably release a fix soon to make it fully compatable.
i didnt test any plugins though

   Re: asciicat - 2008-06-28
 » need 150 kernel!! AUUAUHGUAH

some plugins dont work, m33xEver doesnt....

irshell never worked for me, i was on 390, but it was just a black screen...... had to turn off

the video speed up thingy is really funny, specially on crank dat soljia boy


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