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Goodbye Dark_AleX?!
greg | July 2, 2007
Sadly, the following was posted earlier on dark-alex.org…
I’ve decided to cease OE development, and leave PSP scene.
The reasons are various.
One of them is the time it consumes, which i’m losing from other things.
The other is related to my security. I didn’t like Sony menaces to PS3 hackers.
I think it is better to leave now rather than end paying the consequences.
Seems a bit strange after we just saw the recent announcement of custom firmware 3.51 OE…
If this is indeed fact, then goodbye ol’ chum, thanks for the ground breaking achievements & all your hard work, sincerely. And if this is not true, perhaps the result of some crude joke, then disregard.
- source: dark-alex.org
!?
Nooooooo! It can’t be true!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! I HATE U SONY U WILL BURN IN HELL FOR THIS SONY YOU WILL!!!!!!!!!!!!
I HOPE SOME 1 CAN KEEP THIS UP FOR US PLZ ANY!???!
I have reason to believe Dark Alex was paid to do so by sony….
sony would bust him the minute they found out who DA was. like they would pay DA for all the money he wiped out off of sony
DUDE WHAT THE FUCK
TRADER
YOU SUCK ASS YOU WILL REGRET THIS MAN.
Oh, shut up. DA isn’t a traitor, he’s saving us in the long run. Just appreciate him for the tremendous amount of work he’s done for us.
And learn to spell, dammit.
so how the hell is a traitor?
what did you ever do for him?
and how is he going to regret from this?
what are you going to do about that?
ANSWER IS NOTHING.
Be grateful, because if it wasn’t for him you wouldn’t have had anything to play with.
And learn how to spell.
Siptang
I swear, you must be a dumbass
who do u think u are mate i don’t see u making CF dumb loser DA is the best!!! just thank him for what he has done
You will be missed
You have failed. Please die.
And so the final sign of the apocalypse has arrived.
see, this is why we have more than 1 firmware hacker
Thanks for giving me a reason to buy a psp. Your work has made the psp #1.
THANKS
Goodbye Dark_AleX?!
The king DA is dead… Long live the king!
This is a sad day for the psp hacking scene. And to think I was about to found a church in his honour :(
DAMN NO PLZE DARK ALEX, DONT LEAVE US!!! *weeps*
OH MY GOD…i guess its hello IE firmware..
IE?
I REALLY hope not. IE’s one of the worst cf’s ever!
oh fuck
It seems so…
pspgen.com has reported it as well…his work will be greatly missed…
NON NON Merde!!! a plus!
thanks alot Dark Alex!!! you are cool as hell!! :D
I wanted the 3.50 OE so bad. I hope he hands down his talent to someone else so the cfw continues
Damn it. Will anyone esle be able to pick up where DA left off? Or is it that impossible for someone to do the same work? Thanx for all the hard work DA.
yeh… makes me wonder if he’ll leave a how to guide. though doubt most, if any, of us will understand it as we try to print it out and attempt to shove in into the psp’s mem card slot or other openings…
No. 3.40 OE is already at it’s best for running homebrew program.
If you want more latest features, buy another PSP and use the official firmware.
If god created you, be thankful to god.
If Sony created PSP, be thankful to Sony.
End of discussion.
official firmware? no.
………….wow, this sux.
O well; Fantastic work of wat you’ve done for so long. gone miss you & your hard work, but you got to do wat you got to do.
Have a nice life and live free forever!!!! =)
i guess it is time, to wipe the dust off my DS lite. Ive had good times with my PSP. Thanks to Dark Alex
:( this makes me sad
good luck in life though Dark_Alex
lol yea time 2 break out the ds but hey thnx dark alex we will miss you :(
Its a very sad day for PSP Homebrew :( Dark_AleX made the PSP a more worth while machine in comparason to the DS lite, looks like $ony might’ve won the battle but will it win the war?
Take care DA. We’ve enjoyed your work. Hrrmmm. I hope Sony wasn’t any “influence” behind this.
He is saying: The other (reason) is related to my security. I didn’t like Sony menaces to PS3 hackers.
What happend to those hackers?
Those hackers were bought out..one of them managed to create a program that would load a BluRay iso..it didnt run it but it booted it. They bought all of his code and told him to step down.
I believe this is the same case here. After sony came across the 3.50 downgrader..they had enough and basically killed homebrew at its source…D_A…without CF im afraid the psp is now dead..unless someone, somehow finds out how to make another CF.
I think he gave up on it..perhaps it was impossible to do it with this version, perhaps the flash can no longer hold all of this new information..I dunno guys, im just throwing out theories on D_A’s stepping down. But thankz in the long run man, you have worked miricals on the psp. Your basically the PSP Jesus. haha
CUSTUM FIRMWARE WILL STILL BE MADE BUT NOT BY D_A. AND HOMEBREW WILL NEVER DIE!!!
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN D_A QUIT MAKING EASY DOWNGRADERS?? NOOBZ TAKE OVER AND MAKE 2 VERY GREAT DOWNDATERS. AND TO ALL THAT HATE ON D_A SAYIN’ YOU GOT A TA-082 OR TA-086 AND HIS FIRMWARE CORRUPTED IT, YOU LIE LIKE A BITCH!!! YOU HAD TO PATCH IT IN ORDER TO DOWNGRADE TO 1.50
thanks alex u truely are a genius at work u not only made it possible for the pros to use ur firmware but have tought people all over the world the way of the homebrew.i think the psp scene is starting to die maybe its time to move onto my xbox 360 as the best ideas for psp firmware and hombrew came from u ******** ur a LEGEND big up !!!!!!!!!! AND THREE CHEERS FOR THE MAIN MAN
U will leave a big mark in all ur psp hacker followers!
U have achieved great tasks in the psp world every single time sony tried to shut u up with a new firmware,this being said,us the decendents of Dark Alex will never give up and always be gratefull for ur work if this is true that u need to leave.Even though u have to go ,me: L@tinfury will keep hacking every single PSP i get in my hands in ur name and thanking Sony for the creation of a masterpiece called PSP which in my personal opinion neve thought theyd be owned by U and by consequence us.Thanks Again and Enjoy Freedom….WE wish u the BEST cause u are the best….
L@tinfury from Puerto Rico….
Damn. Dark_AleX you are a legendary hero of PSP.
Now can you please release 3.51 OE then you can gtfo.
to :)
If I’m DAX people like you will be main reason for me to leave the scene. Ignorants are boring after a while.
There was a line of code in the 3.51 firmware that sony directed towards D_A He will not say what the message said but it must have been bad to scare him like this.
maybe they were threatening to take legal actions
ok, heres what happend sony has made a deal to Dark_alex they are now hiring DA to work for them on the condition he does not do anymore hacking
ARE you lying?
that’s bullshit cause sony will bust him the instant they know who he is
Hmm, DA was dedicated to the psp scene for a long time.. All I can think is that sony have either, 1) Paid him off with a nice tidy sum ! or
2) they have hired him in which case his work would then be illegal due to contractual reasons (sharing Sony info) if the 2nd is the case I bet he has demanded a FAT pay cheque!
Anyway, what ever DA has decided to do, good luck to him, although, very gutted that 3.51 OE didnt make it as there was quite a major update in it for all future games… OUCH !!
How can one decompile a EBOOT file to search for this “message”?
A hex editor may work, if you’re able to dump the firmware files from a .psar file.
well this is shocking, But I would like to thank Dark_Alex for his contributions, and I hope that he passes on his research to the community so someone else may pick up where he left off.
but… it is strange how he announced that he was going to release 3.51 OE then next day turns out he is leaving. Whats odd is there was no source release or anything.
I am really hoping that some jellious noob hacked his site and wrote that. If not well… thanks for your contributions so far D_A.
If we are lucky team noobz or the team working on the 1.5 variations will pick up where he left off. Or this could turn out to be some horrable misconception. all we can do is wait and see.
Well this is a sad day in PSP hacking history. You will be missed, perhaps above all others. But all good things must come to the end.
Thank you for all of your amazing work!
This event would have come someday. It did. I seriously shed a tear when i read the news.
Yeah we really should memorate this memorable day. *Psst. Grant a public holiday on it’s anniversary or something ;P*
Goodbye D_A!
Dark _Alex should tell us here if its true or not, unless its just a cover up.
I can honestly say that DAX has brought me so many more fun filled hours that regular firmware could not do. I PRAY TO GOD U RECONSIDER DAX. WE LOVE YOU
You pray to God for him to put his life in jeopardy so you can have more fun? See, this is sick right there. Pray for him to be happy, enjoy his life and be safe. Man doesn’t need to die for something like a PSP, or end up in a lockup. It will be silly. I hope he will be ok.
Wow NoiseReducer, you always snap back at people and tell them how it is. I like it! A true realist.
Hey NoiseReducer, I’ve never used any Custom Firmwares before, but there’s no need to call someone sick for showing their immediate raw, unrefined thoughts about all of this. Confuzion just needs some time to chill out and realize that DAX wasn’t the type of person that would take risks. So many protests have happened in America’s past, going against a higher power of some sort in order to help others of their own kind, some ending up in unfortunate bloodshed. But they showed what they believed in, even when someone more powerful was trying to rid the world of that rebel.
sorry i wasnt aware his life was in jeopardy, and i dont even believe in god… relax.
Daer Dark_AleX,
I am so glad to be a fan of ur great achievments in the PSP’s world. It is your wish to leave the scene and we respect it. All the best for u in your life and remember to take care of ur self.
Best wishes
SPID3R33
If its real… i smell Sony.
me too, but i dunno… if we’re lucky DA has gone underground so to speak to continue development while sony sits there and twiddles their thumbs thinking theyve done a great job, get lax on security, and DA comes back with a bang… i hope…
dark alex please don’t do this to us you scare just because sony say samething
yeah, what exactly can sony do? You didnt do anything illegal.
yeah you just show them that you alone can kick their whole asses
yeah you just show them that you alone can kick their whole asses
it’s very illegal to tamper with sony’s code and then redistribute it
He never redistributed it. Every CF I have installed required me to download 1.5 + the newest FW and the CF installer. DA did not redistribute anything.
sad.
big up Dark AleX for that u dun for us and our psps
what will happen to Dark AleX if u sony finds out who he is ??
NOTHING, he didnt do anything illegal.
Naive. What can sony do… Can you try to walk in his shoes for just a while? He is a prime target and for what? It’s just not worth any serious trouble at all - it is just an aging piece of abadonned hardware now.
wrong. he DID do something illegal. tampering with sony’s code then redistrubting it. whoever told you this was totally legal is an idiot.
Thank you for everythign you have done for us and we wish you the best of luck through yor life.
Your a legend man!!!! thanks again and byE!
Thanks for the hard work…… i wish one day you will come back again
omg he is a genius, but im sure that Mathieulh can take of from where d_a left of! (i hope)
DAX NOOOOOOO We need you. But if this is what it really comes to, we all thank u from the depths of our hearts. :’(
at least finish what u started for 3.51 OE? if u cant then farewell and goodbye. we have loved all of ur work and u will be greatly missed.
cameron
user of 3.40 OE-A
omg looks like the best games to come will be unplayable… wb devhook?
I bet SONY has one big shit eatin grin on right now. Thank you DA for all your HARD WORK, and dedication!!! BUT there are others that I am sure can help out, Don’t forget the NOOBS that just released the 3.5 downgrade. ITS NOT OVER YET SONY!!!!!
You know this is rediculous, sony should have 0 problems with custom firmwares and hombrew as a matter of fact other than piracy issues, but heck what is there to pirate all games “well most” on psp suck. I say we need to spam sony for this, mabey if we overload a few of their servers we will get a point through. I am officially going to take my bussiness to nintendo and microsoft because of this.
Nintendo has announced they are alloing 3rd party devs to make apps for the wii. So why cannot sony allow homebrew on the psp.
I can tell you why pure greed, If sony put any message in the firmware it should be thanking d_a for improving their work, what sony does to their customers is rediculous and I for one am tired of it. I hope more people decide to show sony what happens when you mess with their customers, and leave the sony scean.
We all know that the psp is all that is keeping sony alive, if we leave they will undoubtidly die. They should know better than to spit on us now in their time of need.
Thank you Dark_Alex for your work, you have to be one of the best developers to ever grace the psp with your work, and if it had not been for you the psp whould had died long ago.
Well at first they were going to release an sdk to make homebrew with untill people found out how to load iso’s.
Yeah ISOs suck the money out of game developers. It’s good to try a game and then buy. I only play with UMDs now, more demos need to be released.
You have to know that it isnt all Sony’s fault. They can’t help that they need to plug up all the holes in the frimwares. There are some really big legal issues with the custom frimware. They’re already losing enough money from the isos all over the net.
dark alex was wht i call a legend. He revolutionized psp hackin nd he will be rmebered hez got ma respect 4 lyfe
noooooooooooo dark alex dont gooooo! :( i was waiting for 3.51 oe and it looks like im not going to get it for a while. damn you sony!! have a nice life and maybe see you in heaven :)
Thanks for all your hard work man. You opened the doors for things even Sony never thought possible on that little psp, and we all owe you at least a high five! You know your shit and the things you have brought to the psp world are unsurpassed. Good luck with your future endeavors!
Yes, indeed Dark_alex is one of the best. Have contributed a lot to psp community.
Just the right timing, better to leave when good memories are still there. like Nirvana.
I believe he could sleep well now, clearing his conscience.
It’s all a matter of choice. He chose to be right this time.
So long Dark-Alex…
Well lets just hope someone else comes along with the same talent..pray for the future of the PSP!
This is truly a sad day… We will miss you Dark_AleX and the great work that you shared with us all. And if this IS because of a threat from sony, then fuck them. They cant do shit anyway…
Proud user of 3.40 OE-A
why dont you open firmware 3.51 and look at the codes? it says something about a “contract” so i would guess they are hiring DA as a sony employe