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This was emailed to me no more than 10 minutes ago — Team C+D’s 3.30 PSAR Dumper, responsible for dumping & decrypting Sony’s latest 3.30 firmware!

You know the usual routine by now: Sony releases a new firmware strengthening security, shortly thereafter it’s decrypted by a talented team of hackers, and perhaps — just maybe — a custom firmware revision will follow. Until then, keep checkin’ back — same Dashhacks time, same Dashhacks channel!

Thanks Mario!

Download:
3.30 PSAR Dumper
3.30 Firmware Update
PBP Unpacker (to unpack 3.30’s DATA.PSAR)

I bet you’re constantly refreshing StrmnNrmn’s blog in hopes Daedalus R10 will suddenly appear; I know because I’ve been doing the same thing. Well, my last refresh shows R10 is near — the count down begins!

StrmnNrmn’s latest indicates Daedalus R10 will be released in the coming days, dig this…

Although R10 will be a smaller update than R9, there are some great improvements (most of which I’ve already talked about):

• An approximate 10-15% speedup
• Frameskip, framerate limiting and stick deadzone tuning
• Various small bugfixes

I’m hoping to have everything ready by Sunday afternoon at the latest.

Ooooooh yeah!

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Update: As requested from myself, and a few others, XsavioR aims to please with Ms Master 2.02f — you can now specify a different installation path! Hooray!

2.02f changes:

• added ability to change install dir
• made it so msbind icon doesn’t reconfigure every time

Update: “Ms Master 2.02e” is now available with support to backup / restore your “seplugins” folder only; in case you hose your plugins by whatever means, why wait for the whole MS to backup, right? ;)

2.02e changes:

• Backup seplugins folder (right click menu)
• Restore seplugins option (gui)

It’s always best practice to format the memory stick (MS) prior to flashing a new [custom] firmware to your PSP. It’s even wiser to create regular backups to ensure no data loss or corruption. So why not keep yourself disciplined with XsavioR’s newly introduced “MS Master” application. It’s very easy, and actually quite useful.

Ms Master 2.02d Compact provides a sophisticated backup / restore method which supports the following:

• backup ms
• restore ms
• bind ms to one of 3 backups
• template dumping for redundant backups
• backup Gamesaves
• restore Gamesaves
• utils folder for easy backup / restore
• mycomputer right click options
• dump Ms to Template dir
• restore MS from Template dir

You must accept the default installation directory, otherwise paths won’t register properly; but that’s minor.

To install: Run Msmaster2.0.exe then Desktop.exe. Connect your PSP, run “Bind MS” from the Desktop, follow the instructions, and disconnect / reconnect your PSP thereafter. The rest should be straight forward; run “Ms Master” from the desktop or right click the PSP removable drive from “My Computer.”

Download: Ms Master 2.02f Compact

- source: eXophase Forums

Firmware 3.30 has been available for a few hours via Network Update; now here are the official changes from PlayStation.com. Feel free to also fetch the update EBOOT below.

Be warned, upgrading will render your PSP incompatible with homebrew.

Game:

• Support for PLAYSTATION®Network titles has been expanded.

Network:

• Support for thumbnail images of items has been added under [RSS Channel].

Video:

• Support for thumbnail images of videos that are stored in the “VIDEO” folder of Memory Stick Duo™ media has been added.
• The following types of files can now be played in the “VIDEO” folder.
  • MPEG-4/H.264 AVC Main Profile (AVC CABAC) video files of the following sizes: 720 X 480, 352 X 480, or 480 X 272
  • Depending on the data type, some files cannot be played.

Settings:

• [Use Wireless Hotspot] has been added as a feature under [Network Settings].

Download: PSP FW Update 3.30

Wanna be the next Picasso? Start by bringing out your artistic side with NIGathan’s NPaint, now at version 1.0. Included are many enhancements since the previous release you saw earlier in the month. And you never know; perhaps one day your creation will sell for a couple million. ;)

NPaint v1.0 changes:

• fully functional menu with new, load, credits, exit, options, and instructions functions. new starts drawing a new image. load loads your saved image and allows you to add on to it. instructions shows all of the controls. credits shows the credits(scroll from bottom). exit will exit back to the XMB. and options goes to a new menu titled options which has the ability to change CPU speed between 222mhz and 333mhz, ability to change music volume (needs work), ability to change sfx volume (needs work).
• brush automatically stops from going off the screen.
• fixed bug when pressing down too many times to load template causing it to crash. now it will loop back
  to the first template.
• added an animated intro screen
• new music (by re_animate).
• new eboot images and sound (sound be re_animate).
• changed a few controls see controls sections or instructions in the game.

Download: NPaint v1.0

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The Acidmods crew must be one of the most talented & skilled hardware modding teams out there… You’ve all witnessed their diverse range of PSP hardware mods, and now Neubit is comin’ atcha with an inside peek to the manufacturing process of UMD door jewels.

Another very intriguing mod!

- source: acidmods.com

Extra, extra! Read all about it! This just in; the father of Anna Nicole Smith’s baby is……… Oh, who cares, Raf has released a new version of PSPRadio. That’s the real news! Enjoy streaming shoutcast over any WiFi connection, as well OGG/MP3 playback is supported from the memory stick. You know the usual PSPRadio drill, let the hefty changelog commence!

New features:

• (raf) TextUI: After a configurable amount (default 10 seconds) during playback, the visualizer goes into fullscreen.
• (raf) Core: Use PSPRadio.cfg PLUGINS:VISUALIZER_FULLSCREEN_WAIT to set the wait before going into visualizer fullscreen mode. (Set to 0 to disable).
• (raf) Core: This fullscreen config wait parameter is now configurable from the PLUGINS Options menu.
• (raf) Core: Added kiss-fft routines, and now provide frequency data to visualizer plugins if requested.
• (raf) Plugins: Added a spectrum analyzer plugin (based on finespectrum.c for XMMS).
• (raf) Core: FFT and VIS_Spectrum use vfpu for some calculations, to get a speedup. (Thanks to MrMr[iCE] for his helpful vfpu library pspmath).
• (raf) Core: Removed VBLANK message across the core and sent to UI. UIs need to do it themselves.
• (raf) TextUI3d: Updated to use a renderthread instead of vblank message — Good speed-up.
• (raf) Core/Plugins: UI Plugins have versioning now, and won’t work across versions of PSPRadio that don’t support the same interface.
• (raf) Core: Clean-up.
• (raf) CScreen: Using GU for clearing screen and background copies. This makes rendering (TextUI) MUCH faster; especially during fullscreen visualization!.

Bug fixes:

• (raf) TextUI: When switching skins all the text will disappear. Corrected.
• (raf) Choosing exit from option menu is much faster, and less prone to crashing.

Known bugs:

• (raf) Core: Static IP connections don’t work correctly. Seems the gateway is not used as it should. (Also, make sure CPU speed is 222 when establishing a WiFi connection).
• (raf) Core: Module unloading doesn’t free up all memory correctly. Even though plugins can now be loaded/unloaded, the PSP can eventually crash as it runs out of memory (after loading/unloading enough times; even though I switched back and forth between the text and 3d UIs over 20 times, and everything worked fine).

Thanks, Raf! Props.

Download: PSPRadio v1.18.1365

- source: PSPRadio Forums

ZX-81 with another release on this overcast Sunday (in Toronto), and that would be PSPCAP32 v1.1.6 — now with the ability to run Symb-OS!

Symb-OS is a free multi-tasking operating system developed for MSX and CPC supporting many apps & game… See here.

PSPCAP32 v1.1.6 changes:

• Add option to change the ram size up to 576k and PSPCap32 can now run Symb-OS!

For those who want to run Symb-OS, you have to:

• set the ram size to 576K
• load the symbos.dsk file
• enter the RUN”SYM command in the amstrad CPC emulator window (and NOT RUN”SYMBOS)

Download: PSPCAP32 v1.1.6

- source: ZX-81’s web site

If it wasn’t for ZX-81, I don’t know what I would do… Today PSPSSH v1.0.2 has been released!

PSP SSH v1.0.2 changes:

• As Matt Johnston advice me, a new random number generator has been integrated (it’s a unix like /dev/random generator). This version is now more secure, since the entropy of the random number generator is higher.
• Add option for binary id_rsa key file support, for priv/pub RSA key pair authentication. (See README for details)
• Add option to disable remote server version check
• Add option to change PSP CPU Clock
• New Danzeff keyboard layout, control keys are now available, and unused keys have been removed.
• Control keys and arrow keys support
• Improve communication speed!
• Add scroll up and scroll down feature
• A cursor is now displayed in the console window
• Bug fix and code cleaning

Just what I was hoping for — private/public RSA key pair authentication and improved communication speed. Thanks ZX!

Download:
PSPSSH v1.0.2
source code

- source: ZX-81’s web site

Timwillhack has updated his new addictive homebrew game, Hexaxis XXI; this is update #5 to be precise. Included are several visual improvements and a couple bug fixes.

Hexaxis XXI Update #5 changes:

1. Changed background
2. Added Preview Line — pressing “Start” will toggle the display
3. Added HUD Score
4. Added Multiplier HUD
5. Cleaned up a “Game Over” bug
6. Fixed a weird texture disappearing bug.
7. Played with Blending a little more and got the Wipe line to look correct as well as the score.

Download: Hexaxis XXI Update #5

- source: Darksoft.net