Posted Oct 17, 2008 at 07:12AM by Gino D. Listed in: Hacks & Exploits Tags: savedata, XMB, Dark AleX, Custom Firmware, Dracula, PSX2PSP
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Woot! Dark AleX sure caught us off guard! I haven't even fully started up my computer yet and boom: a flooded inbox of tips! Well, here we have it: Dark AleX's PSP custom firmware 5.00 M33. Here's what's new:
  • 4.01 to 5.00
  • Bug fix: when changing speed in xmb, and the psp turned the brightness to 0 automatically the speed was reseted to 222 again.
More notes from Dark AleX are included in the readme.

Bajillion thanks to J_Gat, Alexey86i, Kari, redmoon9, Dragar, pspx256, Blade_punk, Fadil, Nathanias for the tip! (Yeah, we're kinda late, huh? <--- understatement?)

Download: PSP CFW 5.00 M33 - 3
Visit: QJ.NET PSP development forum



*Update* Dark AleX did a quick hi-hello in their forums, responding to some reported problems with loading PSX games on CFW 5.00. Here's his note:

Some people have noticed an error 0xFFFFFFFF appearing launching their psx games.


The reason of this is due to some converters like psx2psp using 32 bits depth when converting the png icon, and new pops only support 24 bits format.


In future versions M33 will check if the depth is invalid, and in that case replace the icon by the dracula one, anyways this is not critical, and an update won't be released only for this.


If you want to make those psx games work in this version, reconvert them using popstation command line tool and using a 80x80 24 bits png icon. Alternativelly if you want to continue using psx2psp and you don0t mind about savedata icon being dracula one, go to options in psx2psp, and in icon0 select "Old default".


He has also since then released a bugfix for this PSX problem. For now, he won't release a new CFW version just for this update, but for those who want a quick fix, here it is.

This is a bug in M33 code that is caused sometimes with certain icons. I'm not gonna bother do an update only for this but I'll post the file that fixes this for anyone wanting to fix it manually replacing the file.


This also fixes document.dat not working.


Download: CFW 5.00 M33 PSX bugfix



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   by vannk - 2008-10-17
 » heck yes!!!

man this rocks


   Re: tacopalypse - 2008-10-17
 » .

this man rocks

   Re: isti - 2008-10-17
 » lol

rocks this man

   Re: 93pauott - 2008-10-17
 » .

man rocks this

   Re: spicyhamster - 2008-10-17
 » rofl

this rocks man

   Re: vannk - 2008-10-17
 » ...

man... This rocks!!! and so does DAX

   Re: ginious - 2008-10-17
 » haha

rocks man this

   Re: Nyutan - 2008-10-17
 » *Anagram*

S.H. cork's mantis

   Re: dPoet - 2008-10-18
 » couldn't help myself...

skcor nam siht

   Re: st4r5cr34m - 2008-10-18
 » ¡¡¡s%u01DD%u028E %u029E%u0254%u01DD%u0265

s%u029E%u0254o%u0279 s%u0131%u0265%u0287 u%u0250%u026F

   Re: failtorespond - 2008-10-19
 » binary?

01101101011000010110111000100000011101000110100001101001011100110010000001110010
011011110110001101101011

   Re: Binary - 2008-10-20
 » lol

skcor siht nam
   by Dragar - 2008-10-17
 » BOOH YEAH!

Bit late. But it freaking owns :D


   Re: Gino D. (QJ. NET Staff) - 2008-10-17
 » yeah... sorry 'bout that

I just got in, so... yeah! Thanks again for your tip Dragar! DAX is just amazing! Let the 'brew flow! ^_^V

   Re: JaXeRiR - 2008-10-17
 » Heh

I also submitted a news tip you about this, but instead got 3 emails from 'MAILER-DAEMON@garibaldi.swishmail.com' with a lot of techical babble. What's up with that? :D

Anyway, Dark-Alex is on fire!

*Anxiously waits for Despertal del Cementerio v8 with 3K compatiblity.. ;-)*

   Re: Nathanias - 2008-10-18
 » Who's tip was submitted first?

I think mine was, I was actually on DaX's forums when he released it. First thing I did was report to QJ lol
   by lexcavaj - 2008-10-17
 » yay!

thanks! :P

   by cenobyte - 2008-10-17
 » hell yeah

thanks!!!!

   by MahSixFo - 2008-10-17
 » :o

Hot.

   by Cactuar Knight - 2008-10-17
 » ?

Wow that didnt take long lol.
Dark Alex is teh Homebrew God!

   by ihaveabu - 2008-10-17
 » *worship

*worships shrine of DAX

now, can the 3000 be flashed??

   by DevilAlien - 2008-10-17
 » wi-fi

respect Dark Alex, that was fast! :)

i don' know why, but i can't connect to my wi-fi access point in this cfw.
that's a bug or only for me can't work ? please help me ! :)


   Re: 93pauott - 2008-10-17
 » .

i had that problem once on my phat.

go to the store you bought it in and check if they can fix it.
   by DarkXCloud - 2008-10-17
 » Woohoo! DAX

DAX you're the man! Best PSP hacker out there alive. Keep up the good work.

   by rokard111 - 2008-10-17
 » Rock on!

Dark AleX is so awesome, he just keeps throwing awesome stuff at us, ROCK ON DAX!!!


   Re: c74gta4smash - 2008-10-18
 » Problem fixed

/
   by c74gta4smash - 2008-10-17
 » YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!

Now will this play my UMD's?
I couldn't upgrade to 4.01M33 or -2 because of that.


   Re: zzk2001 - 2008-10-17
 » UMDs

c74gta4smash
UMDs do work on 4.01m33 If you where haveing problems with UMDs on 4.01 m33 then it was most likely errors that could be fixed by formatting Flash 1 or resetting MAC.

   Re: c74gta4smash - 2008-10-17
 » zzk2001

OK, I'll try it your way. Thanks.

   Re: Aces In The Palm - 2008-10-17
 » BEST BET

recover with DC v7
it has an idstorage regenerator
sounds like your umd key is dodgey
   by MitchenX - 2008-10-17
 » this is great news!

im installing and testing on my friends spare unit right now!
i've been at 3.80 cfw for so long, i'm not sure what to expect! :)
Thank you once again, DaX!


   Re: MitchenX - 2008-10-17
 » results!

all my progs still work, pico drive, nester j 1.50, bookr, uno, beautiful!!!
only thing not working right now is IRshell and thats probably my fault, my config is always messed up. :)
Dax is tha MAN!
   by DevilJin - 2008-10-17
 » THANKS!

U ROCK MAN!!!


   Re: Binary - 2008-10-20
 » like first comment...

Man rock u
   by pspman73 - 2008-10-17
 » Yay!

all i need now is 1.50 kernal

   by sergeidragunov - 2008-10-17
 » DARK ALEX IS ON FIRE!

THANK YOU DARK ALEX FOR THE CUSTOM FIRMWARE!


BIG SALUTE!!!

   by Binary - 2008-10-17
 » woohooo

got my psp ready. lets go


Turns psp on......nothing

Plugs in A/C..........Turns on

hmmmm right after I charge my battery :(

   by StingBlah - 2008-10-17
 » does this mean

that we can now load backups? is the kernal 1.50? Would our old homebrew work/!!!
AHHH! DAX I LOVE YOU!

EVERYBODY DONATE TO HIM. HE DESERVES IT.

   by kupomogli - 2008-10-17
 » only one problem I hope this fixes

Ever since I changed to 4.01m33, the custom backgrounds that I put with my ripped PSX games on Popstation don't show. I'd like for them to show up again.

   by houaruto - 2008-10-17
 » DAX I love U

throws many kisses

   by thrik - 2008-10-17
 » usbxmb incompatible

The most useful prx is not compatible with the 5.0 firmware.

I wasn't able to locate the author's (DarkSidious) email. Could one of you higher ups possibly do the job?

I'm aware that 5.0 claims to have Auto-USB mode, but it is vastly inferior. It just kicks you to the USB connection screen, which disallows you to navigate through the XMB while connected to your computer.

In other words, Sony fails.


   Re: baldric - 2008-10-17
 » Auto USB

Try using Red Squirrels Alternate VSHMenu. It works with that.

   Re: thrik - 2008-10-17
 » thank you

very much.

:)
   by mystahsouljahboy1 - 2008-10-17
 » The Best

You are the Best Dark Alex. Keep it comming Dont ever quit

   by Justingraziano - 2008-10-17
 » ...

I dont mean to be a FreePlay but I just got it via network update and it said "file not found" for the 500.pbp file. Guess I'll have to download the update manually and install it.

   by badbwaix - 2008-10-17
 » Help

Can I use this upgrade on a PSP Phat?
Also, Which is the lowest FW I can directly update to this with?
Thank you


   Re: Aces In The Palm - 2008-10-17
 » sigh

yes
i believe 3.71m33 was the last you had to directly update to before you could go further
but why wouldnt you just pandora straight up to the bigguns
   by Pagamim - 2008-10-17
 » cfw

i love you too xD but hey dont take that too seriously :$

   by V0odOo - 2008-10-17
 » Utopia sources released

Utopia sources released:
http://lan.st/showthread.php?p=12294#post12294

   by satanicdoggy - 2008-10-17
 » ***** ya !!!!

o ***** ya mutha *****kaa a fresh new firmware wow


   Re: Binary - 2008-10-20
 » stero type

YAY!
   by StingBlah - 2008-10-17
 » soo with this new cfw...

can we play our backups?


   Re: majorbb100 - 2008-10-17
 » ?

of course we can you dumb *****3r
   by izzan - 2008-10-17
 » Thx DAX

The popsloader isn't working and the 1.50 kernel add on isn't out yet..hey DAX Thx for everything ~~Much Respected~~

   by jchaike - 2008-10-17
 » confirmation...

some please confirm if homebrew works with 5.00.


   Re: virx216 - 2008-10-17
 » of course

homebrew is the main purpose of dark-alex's work on m33, all the homebrew apps i use work - I don't use any old 1.5 stuff, which probably wouldn't work but none of that is really needed these days..

   Re: jchaike - 2008-10-17
 » but......

but i thought that was what the 1.50 kenel addon is (i kinda gave up on PSP a while ago, until today when 5.0 m33 came out +P)

   Re: failtorespond - 2008-10-19
 » ..

1.5 kernel is really just for the real old homebrew. i dont have 1.5 kernal because i have a slim, and i dont think there is anything i cannot run that i actually wanted or needed.
   by s*****man - 2008-10-17
 » I hope they still support the 1.5 Kernal....

I know the day will come when they won't, but I hope that day isn't today!

I like to customize my emulator eboots with pictures and start-up jingles. If anyone knows what program to do this with on 4.x eboots that doesn't corrupt it PLEASE let me know!
PSPBrew doesn't work with them :(

http://s*****man.roarvgm.com/videogame/psp/psp-homebrew/index.html


   Re: s*****man - 2008-10-17
 » damn censorship

I hate how you still can't say SP00N on here... very annoying... QJ needs to stop using Net Nanny!

   Re: spicyhamster - 2008-10-17
 » s p o o n

i lol'd

   Re: chloe - 2008-10-17
 » I'll stop the world..

..and lol with u

   Re: AbysmalTech - 2008-10-18
 » Correct me if I'm wrong

I think PSP Content Manager lets you do that.

   Re: iamback(unregistered) - 2008-10-21
 » sp00n

That's because in british english, a P00N is that whole that some people have in between their thighs, just under their stomach. I suppose QJ is supposed to make believe that all humans are like barbie dolls, i.e. just flat there.


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