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Another Custom Firmware — 3.73 HX-1 Released!
greg | December 13, 2007
Feeling saucy? Want to live life on the bleeding edge of custom firmwares? Then HellDashX’s 3.73 HX-1 is for you.
3.73 HX-1 is based on the latest Sony 3.73 kernel. You will have access to the newest official PSP features and changes, as well the “custom” factor enabling homebrew, 3rd party modules, and a ton of other fascinating things.
3.73 HX-1 changes:
- All changes & features in 3.73
- Vshctrl- Fix the corrupt icon which was show in Game
- A new IPL for the Slim & Fat
You must be running an existing custom firmware version prior to installation.
Download: Custom Firmware 3.73 HX-1
- source: pspgen
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What’s the point of this one, if 3.80 will be released and hacked soon…
Anyway props to HX, keep up the good work.
Thats like saying “What’s the point in 3.80? 3.81 will be releaced soon”. Fool…
thats not true, its totally different. but i didnt think HX would follow through with his promise to bring out a custom firmware. my bad.
Even I never did apreciate dumb childish comments like “1st comment! yay”, yours is even more goofy sir.
i know this may seem like a stupid request, but what about a m-33 vs HX comparison chart? this would clear up a thousand questions in the forums.
yes i agree! think this should be done everytime something new is released!
i noticed in the M33-4 update it replaces 5 or 6 files in flash… what were these… no 1 knows coz they dont tell us!
yo thts soo true. hx seems to be a firmware and i just love when a custom firmware comes out, but i do agree m33 & hx-1 should be compared couse i have 3.52m33-4 and idk which is better…
yea because im still with 3.71 M33 and i dont know if I should update to this one
I will stick with 3.71 M33-4 and wait for 3.80 M33.
ya i dont know which one better and i have 3.52 m33-4 and dont know how to update to 3.71 m33 so ima hopin that the 3.80 m33 will be able to get upgraded from any m33 but hx-1 is like an official fw theres no point i have its file on my psp but havent upgraded to it yet
can you f*** it?
…
can u suck it
does it come with a bottle opener? if not, why bother?
oh fuck it!
good job HX but m33 is whats right for m3
Once 3.80 is out, we’ll see if M33(D_A) really quit the CF development.
considering M33-4 was released the other day… i dont think he has quit!
he didnt quit he said he wasnt gonna update his cfw till something HUGE in the code changes (like 3.80)
wot bot cfw 9.0 ???
good job m33
lol fail.
OK HellDashX’s custom firmware maynot be quite up the legendary Dax’s standard yet and it may well be Dax anyways, but if its not DAX and Dax does decide to quit the seen then it looks like this Helldashx guy or team are going to be the saviour of CFW.
So tread carefully when dis’ing him/her/them
hahaha
u sed dis
will this work if im on 3.52 m33 4 all it said was you must be on a cfw
very much agreeable.
common dude, respect what HellDashX’s doing for custom firmware, don’t try to blame her…. what people can do is comment…can you peple making what HellDashX’s do ? i don’t think you are not…..
with all my respect i say big thnks to you HellDashX’s ….. man like you what make psp like right now……
Like it! Keep doing the good work HellDashX
good job HX-1
the fw3.73 hx-1 is buge
3.73 = Rubbish
then anyone can make it into magic memory stick?
3.72 HX-2 stuffed up my PSP Slim royally … I had to use Despertar Cementerio 3 to get back to 3.71 M33-2.
I wonder if it’s wise of me to try HX again …
maybe your just stupid
What about kernel 1.5 support? does it have it or not? if not, then i’m staying away from it untill it does.
hmmmm i wish dax didnt leave =’(
there is no reason to upgrade since 3.80 firmware is out .
no 3.80 firmware is not out. it will be avaliable on the 18
i aint gonna upgrade to this last time i did i corupted all my fucking saves. fuck sony fuck em all
LOOK helldash is just as good as dark alex there is really no difference between him and dark alex by the way its better to have compation and really the only difference is the new popsloader multi disc. but thats about it
you have clearly not been around for very long when it comes to Dark Alex
i was thinking that while i read his comment, then i saw yours. kudos. not to NO ONE IMPORTANT to zephroelectro
im still going to stay on my 3.52 m33-4, ive yet to be convinced to upgrade any further, nor is there anything actually useful in these HX releases that I can’t already do. btw this isn’t a flame comment against HX, I just truely haven’t found reasons to upgrade. And also, whatever isn’t supported or reccommended by the IRC, i definately do not touch.
Bugs or the chance of corruption/bricking = No go ;)
i ran into 2 games that didnt load on 3.40 oe so i bit the bullet DL UPMS and went up to 3.71m33 2 now all my games load (simpsons + SWBF RS) my first non DAX CFW. not bad, but i like my custom gameboots, and font, themes, icons and such. i hope this NEW CFW allows my customizations.
3.71 m33 2 is a dax cfw
dax is m33
Well even if 3.73 HX-1 doesnt have the 1.50 kernel if u have a custom firmware u should try the multi boot UMPS which lets u boot your PSP with the full 1.50 firmware, without changing the original firmware because uses the files from your MS (memory stick), google ‘ultimate pandora project’ and follow the third link, it comes in to versions fill( a cso file) and a lite version (an eboot file) the only thing is that it wont multiboot in a slim just a phat psp.Once u install the UPMS with utilities use the HELLCAT option and then -Boot to full firmware- to boot with a 1.50 firmware and then u can use all your apps and games that use the 1.50 kernel, once u r done with them just turn off (not sleep!) the psp (cold boot) and u should be back to whatever firware u had, 3.71 M33-4 or 3.73 HX-1 u know the one the is install in your psp. I have a lot of version installed using this UPMS change between them in less than a minute, so if u have a cfw and a phat psp i’m sure u will love this UPMS, try the cso file its better. Later ….
why even bother if you need a psp running cfw to install it on!what about the ones who got ofw 3.72? think about it. can you say (sucks)!!!!
and who would want to update from m33 cfw 3.71 to put on hx 3.73 anyhow.
if u got ofw 3.72, then wut the hell r u doing on this site and why the hell havent u downgraded yet??
dont whine about having to be on custom firmware i mean u really should hav it already
can u say (u suck)????
Updated to 3.73 HX-1, can not start recovery anymore…
updated to 3.73 HX-1. cannot run homebrew, psx and recovery.
goood work :D…but how about an 1.50 kernel addon??…and will thit matter if i chose to install m33 cfw someday??will this work??……peace fatman
Revised PS3 Boot Information…. good news everyone… i hope this leads to something more.. hehe..
random stupic question… if my PSP is at a 1.50fw (phat black version) could I just straight foward install this custom firmware??
u gotta be on a custom firmware
DA is still working on CFW so im gonna stick with my 3.71-4m33 when Da quits i may try HX-1, not flamming HX-1 its just there new and eed to get as good as DA, keep up the good work maybe in the feature u may even beat DA CFW
Ummmm…..????? No recovery mode, no pandora battery recovery ither? Can some one sort this out plz….. Im stuck on HX land!!!!! Need to be able to sort pandora battery to recover any firmware? Or is this not possible? Am I stuck on the final custome firmware for HX????…… I upgraded from 3.71m33-4? :(
pandora works on any psp on any firmware or custom firmware!
I haved upgraded to 3.73 HX-1 aslo. I can’t use the old configuration about seplugin–such as capture screen and cwcheat. I try to enter recovery mode to recheck my config. But I can’t enter recover screen. It’s dark and nothing happen, I try to press bright up button, but nothing. I must shutdown and re-turn on the switch. How can I use cwcheat, screen capture on this firmware HX-1? and when I push select button to enter VSH Menu (push when need to play video-game-iso.), it still show “M33 VSH MENU”.
I may use padora to back to 3.71 M33-4 for using CWCheat and screen capture.
I hope next version of HX, I can use seplugins as former :)
I can’t play PS-1 game as well. I run metal slug x.
That’s why if ain’t broke, don’t fix it! In other words, if your current cfw is working fine, why even try a new cfw that not a lot of people speak highly of? I’ll stick with my 3.71 m33-3 for now, I don’t really play a lot of multidisc psx games so I dont see the need to upgrade to m33-4.
keep up the good work HX… the psp world appretiate all cfw whether they use it or not. RESPECT……
If M33 lunch 3.80M33 CFW , can i update from this one (HX-1)?????
yes u use pandora if needs be!
DO NOT UPGRADE TO THIS! IT WON’T RUN YOUR HOMEBREW & REMOVE YOUR RECOVERY MENU! THAT’S WHAT MOST USERS WHO TRIED IT ARE REPORTING. STICK WITH DAX/M33 WORKS.
OH, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, PANDORA DOESN’T SEEM TO RECOVER IT!!!
good work on the firmware, its nice to give us some other options but try and test the thing extensively before you put it on general release. And make sure the people know about the no recovery option and the lack of homebrew option it will only sway people from using it and that i a shame keep it up guys.
I’ll stay with my 3.71M33-4 for now. Please put the recovery option in your next firmware before releasing it. It’s kinda like an insurance policy for all of us and we like the recovery option.
Ah fuck the lamer who hexes things is back.
Pointless updates FTL.
Cloudy
I think HX should Team up with M33. and btw how come HX does not make a RECOVERY MENU?
I’m still on 3.52 M33-4 the only way if i will update to another CFW if every homebrew goes great and no bugs.
I had problem with the 3.72h custom not loading PSone games and a few minor glitches, never had a problem with Dax software… I will update to 3.73 though to keep up with the ‘hottest thing’. As for updating 3.71 to version 4, its like updating a GEO metro, its still a Geo no matter if you put side skirts on it. I suppose you could make it run later games as long as Sony doesnt change all the formating again. Looking forward to the Video recorder feature of 3.80… good work DAX for your update, and to this new guy, whomever he may be. 3.73 here I come…
Aah My psp slim home button does not work ever since I upgrade to HX CFW. Can any body help?
I upgraded my 3.71m33-4 slim to this cfw but after I shut it off there was no recovery or xmb. Just a black screen. I used upms that I already had created and went back to 3.71m33-4. Maybe a update needed to fix? Or just stick with dax.
At least someone else is trying…….
i just wish i hadnt formatted my memory stick AFTER loading all the POPS stuff for 3.71 m33-3. i’m kinda new so i havent got it all figured out yet. I’ll wait on this one
Between M33 and HX…. which is better..!
m33
guys i really really need help,,
my download didnt come with ne instructions and i dont want to brick my psp,,
i need instructions if someone could plz just comment the instructions on here tht would b great
by the way i have a psp slim with fimware 3.72
well you won’t need instructions because you can’t upgrade to custom firmware with you current official firmware.
you would have to downgrade your firmware by using pandora’s battery, and to use that you would have to get a psp with custom firmware to make pandora’s battery.
o ok,, thanks alot ash
Now I updated my psp with this one its very good , but if HX-1 make an update contained Recovery menu, thats all we need, good work
Has anyone tried the latest DAX popsloader releases with HellDashX’s CFWs?
Damn, I just got owned with this HX-1 firmware……Updated from 3.71m33 to this crap “Hackfack”. I thought that this CF would enable homebrews since Greg stated it on the homepage but was I wrong. Only reason I updated to this firmware cause I wanted to do remote play on the PS3 which I can do now but I lose my homebrews. I hope they bring out an update for this even though I could just downgrade using Pandora but thats a pain in the ass to do and since my PSP isn’t bricked, I wont use Pandora since its fine.
Lucky I rarely use my PSP now since PS3 is way better but I’m still a bit annoyed that I cant play Sega Megadrive games on my PSP if I’m on the go…….
Greg Said
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3.73 HX-1 is based on the latest Sony 3.73 kernel. You will have access to the newest official PSP features and changes, as well the “custom” factor enabling homebrew, 3rd party modules, and a ton of other fascinating things.
Homebrew MY ASS
You can just downgrade with pandora but i see it is a pain in a ass since it takes a while when downgrading and updating to a cfw again
well jake if you payed attention i got 3.71 m33
and as for what i said after examining the new cfw it does suck and so do you fag boy if i lived by you i would smack the taste out your mouth
and dont think i could not do it so watch your little mouth boy comprehend what you read before you open your mouth(bitch boy).
Is this guy a fake to trick hackers? just wondering since no homebrew works on it.
Its like some kind of joke -__-
Not going to update to this.
This is a translation that i got from site source of this piece of sh*t, Greg should try this before he can post things here, this site is getting sloppy lately… these anyone else has any idea of good web sites for psp, with real psp hacker that care for what they making available to the public, i guess these SONY adds that we see here says alot what is going on… Don’t get me wrong i love SONY and i love psp-hackers.com, but i don’t want them making choices for myself… freedom of choice and options is much better…
“To the view of the commentaries of certain persons, and principally, of mathieulh, HellDashX had some laughs to do itself critical because it did not give any proofs.
Here therefore that it release the 3,73 HX-1.
Important: To read:
- Notes: What one be well clear, this is not NOT a full transfers. NOT. HellDashX has certain recompilé plugins, as well as the IPL.
- Notes 2: It is only a silly version – test of the CF, without big novelties for the common one mortal. Of more, there is a bug known (that is in correction course) that is enough génant: you will NOT have access to the recovery (the PSP freezera). The installateur will apply the same configuration that before, but you not more will be able to change it (except with, for example, the Recovery IT). Of more, for the persons wishing to test, if you have bugs, want to signal it in the forum.
Novelties:
- Based on the 3,73 – vshctrl – bug in the corrupt fixed icones – IPL: new IPL, a unique IPL for the two systems (and not a for Conceited, and a for Slim). – It still remains of the prx to transfers (even if certain that were transfers were not recompilés here) but “of chases some” elite” sceners of which have has true life ”
Installation:
You must be in Custom Firmware to launch the installation (3.71+).
The recommendations: verify although your battery is at least to 78%, and that she is connected on the sector.
- Download the RTU here under: ”
SONY 4 life, psp-hacks good memory of great past.
Im still on 3.03 OE-C and when I try to update to 3.71 M33 etc. It doesn’t work.
Any help?
You know, if you read the instructions, it requires you to first upgrade to 3.52 M33-3 or Update 4 to upgrade to 3.71 M33. Once you upgrade to 3.71 M33, You should install 3.71 M33-4. Hope this helped a bit.
who wants a 1.50 kernal add-on?? http://dl.qj.net/Firmwares/pg/12/fid/15385/catid/163
thanks alot dark moon well done
To those who haven’t noticed, this HX Update is a BETA run, so in a way, it is good to report the bugs so it can be fixed. I believe Helldash X is doing a good job in figuring out how to make Custom Firmware. Everyone has to start from Somewhere. To those who whine about everything, why don’t you guys do something instead of crying like little girls! lol
To anyone that’s stuck on this cfw I am selling my upms on ebay that I personally have used and works to downgrade slims from this fw to 3.71m33-3 or if u have a fatty, to 1.5 or 3.52m33-2 or 3.71m33-3. Item number is 150194605567.
Meant to say fatty to 3.52m33-4 not -2.
this custom firmware is a b??l s??t
plzzzzzzzz can some one give me a tutorial on how to ge tit on psp after downloading plz plz plz i an new at this so plz make a tutrial on puting it on your psp
That makes two of us.
step 1:
make sure you got a Homebrew PSP and try to run it lol :P i hate stupid people when they always say ” will this work on a official firmware or say will this work on my 3.72 or 3.73
didn’t think this would require a new thread I think it’s simple but i’m a tard sometimes. I just got a new MS and I thought it would be as simple as copying everything from the old stick to the new one after formatting the new one. Now my iso’s won’t boot on new stick, if I put in my old stick iso’s boot… any thoughts??? PLZ!
I use to use a 1GB for ISO and i switched to 4 GB Sony MS Pro Duo and it still works for ISOs and Roms and CSOs maybe its a fake card or just not working for a stupid reason
the 1.50 kernal add on doesn’t work either. Man this update really ticked me p***ed me off. They said this would enable homebrew so i downloaded it. At least remote play works with this.
this guy is a looserrrrrrrrrrr
has anyone got the 1.50 kernal add on to work?
will this work on OFW 3.72
This doesn’t work on anything. The 150.pbp add-on also doesn’t work. Even if it did work, you couldn’t access it because you are unable to get into the recovery menu to change any settings. Also, the upms doesn’t work. The only reason I downloaded this was for the promise of homebrew usability…I wanted to play a couple of games that I like a lot and also do some pdf reading…wish I could go back to 3.40…but can’t do that now either.
An update to above, and apologies to Dark Moon. This does work as does the 3.73 as does the upms if you wanted to go back to a different version. IMPORTANT to know, even for less-than-noobs like myself. Always make sure the file is named 150.PBP, not 150.PBP.PBP!!! :oops:
Hi ….. i m using my PSP’s net. My PSP is
3.73 i don’t no how to install custom firmware…,…… plz help god bless u’ll
I just installed 3.73 HX-1 and then the 1.50 addon to one of my PSP’s and I am pleasantly surprised by how well it runs, considering all the negative stuff I have read.
I do not use popsloader or any plugins on this PSP, but a heap of homebrew & emulators + backup ISO’s.
All run without an issue, just like they do on the M33 CFW’s.
The 1.50 addon also fixed the recovery menu access issue, so that is also working fine.
All up I have had no issues whatsoever and I have given it a pretty good test.
when i upgrade my psp, the recovery menu didnt appear anymore, can tell me what happen???
does 1.50 kernel of 3.73 m33 hx-1 will apear the recovery menu????????
recovery menu issue make me sucks…………
LATEST NEWS:
THE 3.80 FOR PSP IS RELEASED…………
HELP !! my PSP wont open.. while I upgrade my PSP to 3.73 HX..
I just turn off my PSP and once I open it up.. it wont open.. just BLANK SCREEN.. Please Help..
man when is the 3.80 M33 gonna cum out???
already a fortnight.
and above me… maybe u turned it off while it was installing. ur psp has a brain aka version. u were changing its brain so it could work homebrew but maybe i turned ur psp off when it was installing and its new brain was completed with the work then it got corrupted. its just like if u r saving a file to a usb drive that file will be stuffed up and corrupted/deleted. like for ps2, i was saving a game and thought it was finished, and accidentally took the memory card out. then i looked back, that save data was gone. deleted. :(
but at least i made copies of that on another memory card..
Telus.. does ur psp work? is it a fat or slim? i think ur psp mite be bricked. if its a fat i heard there are stuff called ‘PSP Unbricker’. u could google it and see.
but anyways im not good about psp homebrew…
gee this comment is so long LMAO.