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PSP Custom Firmware 3.80 M33 in Development

greg | December 18, 2007

An interesting thread started by Mathieulh indicates custom firmware 3.80 M33 is in the works. Furthermore, the possibility of a 3rd generation PSP model could be under development too… Have a read:

While working on the future 3.80M33, we found a VERY interesting string in the IPL’s playload: “/kd/pspbtcnf_03g.bin”

For those who do not understand here is a bit of history:

since 2.71 and especially in 2.80, we could see a string refering to pspbtcnf_02g which suggested the support of a new hardware or at least of a new operative mode. Later with the slim release we found out that the slim’s codename was this infamous 02g (proably standing for second generation) and that it used the _02g modules as well as pspbtcnf_02g.bin. It means that they worked on slim firmware/kernel for months before the actual hardware was announced/released.

We believe it is the same with the 3rd generation hardware which they are now preparing for sure. Will it be yet another lighter (and pandora proof) psp or will it be the new psp phone? Time will tell

- source: lan.st

Thanks Dave C

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Comment by Grump
2007-12-18 18:31:40

Hooray for m33

 
Comment by Dom
2007-12-18 18:33:35

Thats great news. I can’t wait to see what other secrets this update might hold.

 
Comment by Bob
2007-12-18 18:40:31

Hmmmm….Very interesting. I was thinking of ditching my phat and buying a slim, but I’m gonna wait now because there may be a third generation PSP.

Comment by PSP
2007-12-21 10:06:56

Well, just a heads up. Even if there IS a new model, it won’t be out for quite some time. Having said that, the chance of us hacking it anytime soon after the release is “slim” (no pun intended)

 
 
Comment by Giddy Up
2007-12-18 18:41:31

3rd generation psp? HD gaming in my hand. w00t!

Comment by J
2007-12-18 18:55:17

Not possible. They won’t risk alienating the current users, the hardware will not change. Unless this is a PSP2, but if they’re running off Nintendo’s standards then we’re much too early for a completely new handheld.

I’m predicting a minor update to the 2G model. Maybe a brighter screen. Some benefit to get people buying a system with slightly different motherboard that cuts into homebrew even more.

Comment by krust
2007-12-20 01:58:32

you, sir, are a douche-fag idiot!

Comment by asdfgh
2007-12-21 18:06:05

And you, sir, are an disturbed idiot fag

 
Comment by anon
2007-12-24 00:13:55

think before you say something stupid.
but my guess is, you are just a little 14 y/o kid with some tough skeelz on your keyboard. i bet you cant even go to a public toilet and take a piss while some one is using one of the booth’s.

 
 
 
Comment by J Sin Inc.
2007-12-19 23:59:02

I doubt it for quite awhile if even found the oppurtunity to do so now as the PSP 2000 or Slim you may call it just arrived, and the complaints alone right now would almost end them for there PSP, but even later only the young and non-informantant people will go ahead a buy and yet falling to Sony again when all all could possibly be done on the so called Phat PSP

 
Comment by Easily Confused
2007-12-20 18:43:45

omg if they are making a new psp, then that means everybody that ran out and got a slim maybe should of waited!

 
 
Comment by Sephiroth
2007-12-18 18:49:03

If this is true. that it will be another, maybe much better psp…
then I have wasted my money on the slim =/

Comment by p-diddy
2007-12-18 18:52:43

Well, I have a slim and I don’t think it’s a waste at all. I love it so much I bought a phat just so I could have a CFW PSP and a “legit” one and I think they’re both great for different reasons.

If a third comes out, heck I’ll probably get it too and put the CFW on my slim (which is currently staying at official 3.71).

Comment by jake
2007-12-19 23:42:39

hey dude put ur slim on cfw now
kinda waste of time not to
kinda pointless too
why isnt it on custom firmware??

 
Comment by PSP
2007-12-21 10:15:54

I agree, seeing as the Slim has so much flash space, there’s basically no downside to getting CFW. You’re not losing any features and I’m sure you’d like to be able to run homebrew and your own ripped PSX games on it :)

 
 
 
Comment by Carl
2007-12-18 18:52:55

Told you Alex was going to release a new one.

 
Comment by Snake
2007-12-18 18:53:50

HX FIRMWARES – SUCKS
M33 FIRMWARES – ROCKS

Can’t wait for 3.80 M33…

Hey DAX, think you can make 2.10 M33 for the PS3? =)

Comment by redbrick
2007-12-19 08:07:39

Dude…I doubt you could do better. One day when DAX does actually stop…HX maybe your only hope….so quit being a dick.

Comment by eddib
2007-12-19 08:39:28

i’m sure went through some very extensive testing to conclude that HX sucks.
get a life and be greatful that people are spending their time on developing these cfws. hx might even surpise us all and xome up with a 3.80 cfw before M33 do.
respect to all developers

Comment by jaguaraxxemaster
2007-12-21 19:37:16

That’s not likely… Have you seen what HX is? It’s just hex edited M33 with little or no upside. The latest one doesn’t work with homebrew and there’s no recovery menu. No flaming or offence intended but HX firmware will not be out before M33. When there’s a slight change in code (3.81, 3.81 etc) then expect a hex edited M33 to be out by HX.

 
 
 
Comment by Chemeco
2007-12-19 11:00:58

DAX, 2.10 M33 please!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by ...
2007-12-19 15:13:46

wtf. why?

Comment by DSpider
2007-12-19 18:58:04

He’s talking about the PS3… -_-

Comment by dave
2007-12-21 11:52:31

YEA the ps3 ( ps3..3rd gereration?? ) maybe there testing features on the ps3 such as watching videos while on the web browser of the psp. i mean… ive called sony a few different times and asked them if they are gonna make a higher flash player and they said yea we got a lot of complants…. plus they only added one vidual player in the music section in the latest update right now 3.80, they might be taking ps3 visual players and coppying it to the psp…. u never no…

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Comment by krust
2007-12-20 02:00:32

hey, DUMBASS. HX firmwares ARE M33 fws. its the same exact fucking code, moron

 
Comment by lol
2007-12-21 18:11:09

…and an another gay that hates HX when he hasn’t tried it yet.
Let me tell you something.
HX is almost the same as M33, but with minor improvements. So STFU bitch!

Comment by loololeeloolal
2007-12-25 12:14:09

Man, you’re a dumbass! M33 is so much better than HX but I still support HX as redbrick said.

 
 
 
Comment by bmac18
2007-12-18 18:54:20

m33 strikes again!!! congrats sony…..once again ur DAX’s bitch.

 
Comment by Olympiakos7
2007-12-18 19:13:16

This is great news!!!

 
Comment by M33 User
2007-12-18 19:26:02

People that have been talkin bad about hx stop because they are making good firmwares also. people still forget that DAX was once a rookie and did we down him for every error. Hx must be good if he is able to make new firmwares fast like dax. This is why void team never made their firmware

 
Comment by xarek
2007-12-18 19:36:25

It could possibly just be a hardware revision to block pandora. Remember how there was two PSP phats? The TA-086 and the TA-082 motherboards.

TA-082 was considered to be un-hackable back in those days, but now, its nothing.

Comment by MysterySword
2007-12-18 19:40:45

Yeah. Lol, I have a TA-082

Comment by your momma
2007-12-18 20:37:55

same here! haha

Comment by ...
2007-12-19 15:15:32

lol. me too

 
 
Comment by DSpider
2007-12-19 19:00:21

Woo fucking w00t… WHO GIVES A SHIT WHAT YOU HAVE ??? You can have both herpeez AND aids for all I care.

Comment by jake
2007-12-19 23:45:25

amen
lmao

Comment by krust
2007-12-20 02:03:07

fuck both you douche fags. go suck eachothers cock, if thats what it take for you to stop posting stupid comments

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Comment by M33 User
2007-12-18 19:37:48

yeah that’s true

 
Comment by M33 User
2007-12-18 19:40:23

That’s why there will be a slim with a 1.50 kernal

Comment by MysterySword
2007-12-18 19:43:41

Actually, the 1.50 Kernel is almost useless now. All the major Homebrew works on the 3.71 Kernel, anyway…

 
 
Comment by cyrus
2007-12-18 19:45:24

maybe its a new motherboard to prevent pandora…

Comment by krust
2007-12-20 02:04:23

unlikely. all the PSP Phat motherboard revisions ALL used the same code

 
 
Comment by M33 User
2007-12-18 19:46:49

Yeah but I like old school games so psp + All homebrew on slim=happy psp

 
Comment by ScorpionPhilipp
2007-12-18 20:07:08

That’s very interesting! Thanks!!D :D

 
Comment by |
2007-12-18 20:09:33

i hope its a new psp or “3rd generation” cause i wouldnt like the idea that there was something the pandoras battery couldnt do.

 
Comment by M33 User
2007-12-18 20:09:53

lol

 
Comment by M33 User
2007-12-18 20:10:45

same here u need pandora

 
Comment by soulr3aper
2007-12-18 20:15:19

i just find it funny that when dax “left” everyone was sayin how much of an @ss hole… and how he was now a spy for sony… now every1 is kissing his ass again. owell… keep up da good work dax, cuz without u, there would b no psp

 
Comment by M33 User
2007-12-18 20:18:33

I thought that too everyone treated m33 like hx and DAX was in Team M33

 
Comment by vinch24
2007-12-18 20:42:02

man this is awesome! i cant wait until 3.80m33 is ready! :D

 
Comment by jacob
2007-12-18 20:48:46

these guys take to fucken long

Comment by redbrick
2007-12-19 08:13:30

…took you long enough to get to this post….sheesh…you’re a dipshit.

 
Comment by Anymous
2007-12-19 12:48:40

you.. are a homosexual. that is all.

 
 
Comment by jacob
2007-12-18 20:50:08

huy the hell up does it always take this long

Comment by fast
2007-12-18 20:57:06

hell ya they are alway slow

Comment by teriaki 511
2007-12-18 21:22:36

dude stfu, DaX doesnt need to make CFW, so feel lucky that he his, and besides, would you want a skillfully crafted CFW that takes a bit longer, or a speedy release-a-day thats full of holes…, keep up the good work DaX

 
Comment by Anymous
2007-12-19 12:50:55

you listen up little fucker why dont you make your own god damn firmware then and test it and if you can even get as far as bricking your own psp then mabe you can just go cut your self and cry because no one likes a jackass who bitches and takes everything for granted

 
 
 
Comment by Nocturnal
2007-12-18 20:55:01

Coo

 
Comment by pohaku
2007-12-18 21:10:32

if your complaining why dont you make your own.

 
Comment by Carl
2007-12-18 21:11:36

If it takes too long why don’t you make your own? Oh that’s right, because it would SUCK!

Alex is one FAST guy, he’ll have it completely decrypted and have written the CFW before you can even write a come-back to this!

 
Comment by vinch24
2007-12-18 21:22:10

when do u guys think it will be ready? do u think it will be ready by 9 pm?

 
Comment by jacob
2007-12-18 21:25:58

his firmware will be full of bug no matter how long he takes

Comment by redbrick
2007-12-19 08:15:42

…this coming from someone who can’t even put together a proper sentence….

you’re still a dipshit.

 
 
Comment by M33 User
2007-12-18 21:26:44

People still forget that these firmwares r free and they are at your own risk so shut it. Make your own firmware that’s better noobs. I admit that HX isn’t original but he has proved he can step in place of DAX if needed. Maybe if he came with more original stuff you would like him

 
Comment by vinch24
2007-12-18 21:37:06

thats true so if DAX leaves theres still HX. even tho he is barely starting he will get better at it.

Comment by 412
2007-12-19 12:16:12

What if HX leaves then? :’(

 
 
Comment by Carl
2007-12-18 22:07:18

No way it’ll be ready today. ;)

Full of bugs?! You are an idiot! I’ve been using DAX firmware for over 6 months and have yet to see 1 bug! Maybe you should actually use it and then talk about it. ;)

 
Comment by C_firoth
2007-12-18 22:09:50

Yeah! M33 is still in the scene great. And about that third generation PSP, I think sony will release it and make it pandora proof, like they did with the slim( FW 1.50 proof)

 
Comment by J
2007-12-18 22:12:20

Wow, so is this how fast it all happens now? When I was last on the PSP scene it took weeks to get progress. Now it’s just a few days?

I’m really blown away. DAX; you’re a fucking legend.

Truth be told if it wasn’t for his M33 I wouldn’t have bought a PSP.

Comment by P
2007-12-18 22:25:42

Same here. Only reason I bought a PSP was because of DAX’s Godly Custom Firmwares. DAX is THE PSP GOD!

Comment by J
2007-12-18 22:38:20

Dax is the PSP :p

I’m sure I read a review a long time ago, when his mysterious identity was revealed, that he was leaving the scene. What happened with that?

 
Comment by J
2007-12-18 22:40:42

WTF I meant interview. Time for bed me thinks.

 
Comment by DSpider
2007-12-19 19:02:41

All hail DAX.

*raises hand Hitler-style*

 
 
 
Comment by PimpMatt
2007-12-18 22:51:37

Yes! Can’t wait for the 3.80 M33 but I won’t rush to update after people find some bugs and DAX and his team will fix it.

Thanks for all your hard work Dark AleX and the whole group of Team M33.

Comment by PimpMatt
2007-12-18 22:57:17

M33 Means “Messier 33 (M33), a spiral galaxy also called the Triangulum Galaxy” right?

Comment by Contagioncode
2007-12-19 01:14:23

M33 stands for the date March 33rd.

Comment by PimpMatt
2007-12-19 01:21:30

oh okay

Comment by eddib
2007-12-19 08:44:53

march 33rd,
please explain

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Comment by general consumer
2007-12-19 00:40:13

i ono but that’s pretty pimp

it looks cooler than OE too XD

 
Comment by jimzo
2007-12-19 02:16:47

=D XD

woohoo! ive been waiting for custom firmware for my psp ages ago since 3.72 was out! well the ofw of 3.80 was released on tuesday.

Well i better not be downloading it straight away because some people are gonna find some bugs and yeah.

THANKS M33 and Dark_AleX!

 
Comment by pimae
2007-12-19 02:21:26

No Dark_Alex, No more psp for me. Dark Alex you have me worried when you quit the scene, i sold my psp thinking you were gone. Now that you are back i have bought a least 3 psp all downgraded except one.

 
Comment by greatergood
2007-12-19 04:23:59

YAY!!! i can hardly wait for 3.80m33, i want to be able to stream audio through the internet. and about the psp3, i read something that was funny as hell, it was about a new psp that sony was working on but it had a touch screen, im not sure where a read that but yeah, it was funny.

Comment by nate
2007-12-19 05:47:34

touch screen psp?tat’s a joke,if new games support tat touch screen then phat and slim psp is gone for good

Comment by 412
2007-12-19 12:19:17

Oh, then it must be a joke.

Comment by jaguaraxxemaster
2007-12-21 19:46:00

HA! What an awesome insult!

 
 
 
 
Comment by david
2007-12-19 05:20:33

tHankS Dark_AleX!!!!!

 
Comment by esy
2007-12-19 06:21:26

perfect thanks

 
Comment by monkface
2007-12-19 07:12:13

everyone loves dark alex and his custom firmwares you know why?? cos without him piracy wouldnt happen on the psp. so thank you very much dark alex i am glad that i dont have to pay for a single game hahahahah

Comment by J
2007-12-19 09:40:52

I have about 12 UMD games and about 4 isos. Maybe I’m silly, or maybe I have a good job but I don’t mind buying the better games to show my support to the devs.

 
 
Comment by LooLoo
2007-12-19 07:32:56

Hey everybody all of you say :

We Love You Dark Alex

Thank You Dark Alex

Good Luck Dark Alex

Comment by J
2007-12-19 09:39:35

We Love You Dark Alex

Thank You Dark Alex

Good Luck Dark Alex

 
Comment by DSpider
2007-12-19 19:05:13

-_-

 
Comment by lol
2007-12-21 18:19:36

It’s So Fucking Annoying When You Write Like This, Right?

 
Comment by jaguaraxxemaster
2007-12-21 19:47:03

We love you M33

Thank you M33

Good luck M33

;)

 
 
Comment by XGOS
2007-12-19 10:01:27

Hey alright! That’s cool. More things to hack.

…I believe there is an essence that allows hackers to always prevail… eventually… for the people… lol… Good luck team M33.

 
Comment by Chemeco
2007-12-19 11:09:17

DAX your next step after the 3.80 M33 is the 2.10 M33 for PS3. Make us the best Christmas present combo ever done!

 
Comment by karlh
2007-12-19 11:34:32

excellent. will these new firmwares work on the ‘fat’ psps?

 
Comment by me, myself and I
2007-12-19 11:40:20

I hope the psp2 wich is going to come out for sure (because sony wants to outrun nintendo)has bleuray discs or something like that with high capacity than we could play san andreas or so.if 3.80M33 comes out i’ll just wait and read the comments becuz I want to be able to still downgrade and yeah I don’t know hope it has much new possibilities…
well man I really am dark alex very thankfull for all he has done… =D

Comment by 412
2007-12-19 12:21:17

Yea, i’m sure it will use bluray discs too. -.-

Comment by Tom
2007-12-21 02:51:40

I wouldnt exactly laugh at this idea… some PSP games already meet their limit of the 1.8 gigs of space the provided. What is the UMD…basicly a mini DVD. For the Next PlaySation Portible version 2 (not a remake), it makes sense for it to have a mini-Blu-Ray drive…what kind of space could we expect… i’d say 9-15 gigs easily. The Almighty X-Box 360 would even have less… what a joke that system is. Long Live Sony, Long Live PS3 and PSP 2! In the meantime, the PSP 1 is the greatest handheld ever created, even beats XBOX 1 and the Cube, nintendo handhelds could never claim anything close to beating last gen consoles. Bravo Sony!

 
 
Comment by Nieklz
2007-12-19 12:22:18

Stop being sure about things you do not have even remotely a clue about.

 
 
Comment by paddy
2007-12-19 11:55:09

i was more than happy with 340oea until i realised music.prx worked with homebrew on 352M33 so i upgraded,but i still dont understand why so many want to constantly upgrade when theres so little to upgrade to.psp rules 4 sure and DaX workin so hard to allow me to play homebru is just the best thing ever,i hope he keeps it up.

Comment by stellaartoiz
2007-12-19 13:30:38

can any 1 tell me how do i know if my psp is a phat or slim?? many thanks and were do i start to make a pandora battery and magic m.s :O)

Comment by dsf
2007-12-19 14:50:17

lol

 
Comment by thesvart
2007-12-19 17:45:28

check forum

 
Comment by Ash
2007-12-19 23:56:39

that was the best question i have ever heard

 
Comment by nate
2007-12-20 10:59:12

i think the best way to look if u have a slim or phat is to throw the psp up in the air and let it fall on the floor…if it breaks a part,then is a phat(heavier) and if it doesnt break,then is a slim(slim and lighter)

Comment by jaguaraxxemaster
2007-12-21 19:49:41

I actually lol’d at that… Touché!

 
 
Comment by PimpMatt
2007-12-21 03:31:59

lol good blonde question jk :P

ummm. if you have speakers in the front of the PSP its a Slim. if it has 32 more RAM to = 64 RAM its a slim (faster loading)

If its really feels like a toy its a slim.
well to start pandora battery and magic memory stick you will just need a homebrew PSP like M33 or OE or 1.50.

2.71 will work also with 2.71 HEN + Devhook 0.4X Laucher.

if you have a 3.51+ Official firmware your just FUCKED! no homebrew for you and stop asking because you will never get the chance.

 
 
 
Comment by jacob
2007-12-19 13:51:58

what are you guys his bitch or something

 
Comment by Master Leo
2007-12-19 14:44:54

alrite a new fw 3.80M33 :):) altho as sum ppl have been saying respect all develpors i admit i dislike the HX fw but i NO that 1day were all going to reliy on itsince DAX and M33 Are Both Getting Tired OF All of these stupid requests good example is saying thingz like ‘make ps3 fw’ of it happenz that wld be cool but dont count on it anywaz cant w8 ffor this fw HX Or M33 I’ll UPdate….thanx to all developrs Herez 1 happy user of ur fw’s………

 
Comment by idontknowme
2007-12-19 15:48:31

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Comment by LanceX95
2007-12-19 15:48:38

this is just sad for sony lol, they cant even keep their firmwares from being hacked cause they have horrible coding skills apparently. and now thsi is proving the ps3 is doubtlessly going to die and sony knew it. they know CFW has brought PSP sales up along with the games being released so they are falling back to that, and hopefully they return to the PS2 as well, cause i wanna see osme new games for that too

Comment by jake
2007-12-19 23:50:54

doubtlessly isnt a word douche
omg ur so gay!!
sony didnt think the ps3 was gonna die, they never did!
and the ps3 never died to begin with, its alive and ticking
and helllll no they are not gonna return to the ps2
u and a lotta these other dorks gotta shut the hell up
smoke some weed and loosen up lmao

Comment by 776
2007-12-20 13:10:45

“ur” isn’t a word douche!

 
 
Comment by LastmanOut
2007-12-20 13:10:08

The PS3 will die if they let it, I doubt they will since they keep using the PSP more and more often to interact with the PS3. Before hand you could only remote connect to the PS3 and play some compatible games via remote, and stream some music and video, now you can also play PS1 games the same way.

How do you expect Sony to stick around if they only have a PSP system and stay on the older PS2 Hardware? I mean the PS2 is great and all but comparing it to a PS3 in terms of capabilities, and gaming video quality is a real no contest. You can’t innovate and move forward if you stay on older hardware and software, you have to move up and upgrade it or it’ll become obsolete.

If you look at the gamestop website you’ll notice that’s a bunch of new games coming out for the PS3 during the first few months of the year, so it looks like the game companies are finally moving over to the PS3 and leaving the PS2 behind. There’s still stuff coming out for the PS2 but the better stuff of course is going for the PS3.

Comment by TheKnightsWhoSayNi
2007-12-20 19:47:57

The PS3 won’t die. people are buying the PS3 because of blu-ray features. The PS3 is about $400 cheaper than a blu-ray player. So what would you do? Buy a PS3 that you can play music, play games, look at pictures, surf the internet, watch videos, and play blu-ray discs for $500, or buy just an ordinary blu-ray player for $1000?

 
 
 
Comment by paddy
2007-12-19 17:16:24

piracy is a serious issue ,i know we all know this but if we all want good games and plenty of variety and imagination there must be some kind of respect for the developer.i give the thumbs up to cfw but would like to see more software bought as well as testplay of isos.

 
Comment by thesvart
2007-12-19 17:50:13

everybody is hailing dax… is somebody givin him some money??? he sure deserves it.

Comment by DSpider
2007-12-19 19:11:01

MoneYz ar3 tHe devil’s t00l of fouL corRuptIons.

 
 
Comment by Sony Exec.
2007-12-19 19:08:39

hahah no matter what “Dark_Alex” does we will just keep making minor updates to scam you all out of enjoying your psp!

hahahaha!

 
Comment by lalo
2007-12-19 20:13:32

HX JUST NEED TO PUT MORE TIME ON HIS WORK INSTEAD OF HURRING FIRMWARE AND IT COMES WITH TO MUCH ERRORS LIKE WHEN M33 STARTED BEFORE THEN THRE WAS LIKE 3.40OE-A AND THERE WERE ALMOST NO ERRORS

 
Comment by lolzars
2007-12-19 20:29:53

yea i love psp but if dax leaves big deal its not the end of the world its just a video games for fucks sake theres more to life than psp

Comment by bazza
2007-12-20 00:58:43

like what????

Comment by I Love Pot
2007-12-20 01:52:14

Pot

 
 
 
Comment by Hilbilly
2007-12-20 00:55:46

This is awsome news to begin with. The thing that makes it so awesome is that these people are still into the hacking scene. I really want to give my appreciation to these hard-working people. I believe a donation is in favor. Jacob, if you want a firmware that will be to your own liking, make your own, if you don’t know the process of these things, I would highly suggest to stay quiet! 3rd generation I believe I will buy without a care (I got money :p) All support goes to Sony for pushing technology with many risks and DAX, HX, and M33 teams for their work and dedication to providing great assistance in delivering a lot more entertainment in our own pockets with no additional charge. One thing I am concerned though. I hope this will fix the “Internal error” that occurs everytime my psp scans for a wireless signal in “Network Settings” That is all, Hillbilly logging out!…..

 
Comment by YueRay
2007-12-20 01:58:37

I can’t wait 3.80 M33 to be released. I hope this is not just a minor update but a complete new update that has radio, tv, game preview, or online chatting.

 
Comment by Penguin
2007-12-20 03:32:50

Hey guys, i have 3.71 m33-3 (for somereason i can’t get m33-4 to work). Before someone tried to flash a theme on my psp. It didn’t go so well, i know ppl are gonna think i’m an idiot but this guy did this all the time nothing ever went wrong. When the theme went on it semi bricked it, and it took me ages to put on the original files to flash0 because i kept getting cyclic redundency check errors and the drive is full errors ( i dunno what crc is can someone explain?) and i wanted to know when this 3.80 m33 is released, will upgrading have a chance of bricking my psp. oh i should also add that first time i got my psp original files back on i started up the psp and instead of the sony splash screen i got a red one saying hello world lets take a look at it then it froze, i fixed it now and it seems to work fine except i get an internal error has occured whenever i scan for a wireless network. i just want to know will upgrading to m33 3.80 have a chance of bricking?

 
Comment by Penguin
2007-12-20 03:34:46

Sorry for posting before i said this, hillbilly had this internal erros too, no problems now it only happens if no wireless signals are in the area (i had my router off XD) silly me.

 
Comment by dadash
2007-12-20 06:09:45

hey guys wats dax, wats m33 wats cwf wats hx :(:(:( some1 help me pls i dnt know what to do with my psp its standard i really need help…if u can help pls email me @ dasheek@hotmail.com pls :(

 
Comment by Master Leo
2007-12-20 09:19:59

LMAO at that so called sont exec altho i dislike $ony that waz a funny remark hahaha

 
Comment by Master Leo
2007-12-20 09:24:37

yea i upgraded to this fw and lost my homebrew y didn’t any1 say itz OFFCIAL..LOL nah jokes i upgraded to this and downgraded VIA UPMS llol i didn’t really like this fw all itz got is sum crappy new vusualtion and under the internet menu itz got ‘radio’ lol

 
Comment by Hilbilly
2007-12-20 18:15:12

Penguin, thanx for your reply and all but, thats also what I thought too. But even though I had the psp find like 5 different signals, to get closer to one of these signals I had to scan again. Kept giving me Internal errors 24/7. It sucked major ass. I’m really hoping 3.80 fixes this to just tell me “No connections detected” or some bad news like that. Also Penguin, to get the full restoration of your psp, just downgrade to 1.50 and upgrade again (not if you’re on a slim, lol) I have the full flash backup for PSP Slim and Phat if you need ‘em. That is all, Hillbilly logging out…..

Comment by Penguin
2007-12-21 02:42:03

Yeh hillbilly, i have psp phat started as 1.52, then 2.00 then 1.50 then 35.1 m33 and so on. I think it’s fully restored, it’s just yesterday i dropped it and got 7 dead pixels lol. I have about 7 backups so ill be fine :) thanks anyway. Ill look into putting it back to 1.50 then install cfw again, is it hard?

 
 
Comment by zephroelectro
2007-12-20 21:00:30

sweet!
hmm, i wonder if M33 are the first to come across this discovery of a possible new type of psp?

 
Comment by Lee
2007-12-20 21:36:48

will this have remote play because im getting a ps3 for christmas and was windering if i should take the remote play files out of 3.72

Comment by Tom
2007-12-21 03:05:24

The one thing I am really disapointed in is the price drop…most people would say that it is a great thing, but today the PS3 still is worth 600.00 in my oppinion, not just because I purchased it at launch, but because market conditions, its features and sheer power. The Wii is a cheaper system, but it was launched at the same time, and they havent had any price cuts. People, its only ONE year old, Sony shouldnt have had to cut the price 200 dollars. The PS3 will still stand supreme in 3 years when the WII and X-360 go the way of the dodo…its powerful enough to stand against the next gens from both companies. Bring it on Nintendo and Microsoft…

Comment by Lee
2007-12-21 16:07:14

True… Completely true

 
 
 
Comment by 50 Cent
2007-12-21 12:45:34

im thinkin about the future of the CFW :’(
The 3.71 M33 is a great CFW but it have some bugs ! Almost of the time the psp freeze and shut down! And now im thinkin that the upcomming CFW will be more Buggy and will make Fully bricks to the psp.
And think if the next and last cfw will be 3.80 M33 and there will be no more CFW, and we users will not be able to play new games [iso's]

Comment by Vietro
2007-12-21 16:30:19

to: “50 cent”. Brick the psp? how? no one is releasing a CF that bricks the psp. if u dont trust DA,HX. go and update the SONY way (boring way).

Comment by PimpMatt
2007-12-21 17:14:59

idk if this is a firmware problem but when sometimes i hit my PSP it comes off. and also when i go to internet it skips the cintro and i will have to keep fixing it.

I’m using 3.52 M33-4.

can someone tell if its a bug or some error or like a semi brick which is unharmful.

 
 
 
Comment by 50 Cent
2007-12-21 12:48:02

And then we have to BUY UMD GAMES :( AND FUCKIN use orginal firmwares!!!!!!!!!!!

 
Comment by thegreenblob
2007-12-21 14:13:27

That’s awesome. :)

Glad it’s in development, hope it comes out soon. :P

 
Comment by Tom
2007-12-21 14:36:13

Somehow I think Sony has something up their sleves…my oppinion is they have 2 firmware packages they are working on… the 3.8x/3.9x version and the whole brand new encrypted 4.00 they have probley been working on since the day Pandora worked for the slim. I fully expect 3.80 to be hacked in less then a week with such brilliant people as DAX working on it, but even he will be thrown thru a loop when the whole new 4.00 comes. A version 3 psp…probley more internal hardware then external changes. To be honest, the SLIM is better the the original, and is has very few design flaws, the weight ratio is perfect.

 
Comment by Jmills
2007-12-21 16:33:22

haha hes gonna relase it on christmas as a present to the scene

haha that would be awsome

Comment by PimpMatt
2007-12-21 17:11:35

:P lol sure will.

but it will be a great gift!

 
 
Comment by Edson
2007-12-21 16:45:19

Well in my opinon, pspbtcnf means PSP British Telecom Configuration, one of the features sony promised for the new year for the european community, during the german games conference back to september.

 
Comment by Hilbilly
2007-12-21 19:35:21

Sorry to say but I’m gonna have to go with Edson on this one. There are so many advances for the technology that the PSP holds. Phat could probably not meet the standards of next years “Entertainment Pack” that comes out in January and later on the summer. One of wich is chatting or having somewhat of a video phone conversation using the PSP Camera. I believe the program is called “GO Messenger”. If anything Sony does not need a new PSP. Slim has 66MB of Internal Flash Memory, you can practically program anything into it. Penguin, its not hard to downgrade…just don’t downgrade from CTF to CTF (it will brick your psp completely). I have a program that will launch straight from the recovery menu. if you need it, tell meh :) and I’ll send it to you somehow, lol. That is all, Hillbilly logging out….

Comment by Penguin
2007-12-21 20:47:41

Hilbilly, i might need to take a look a tthe program, although my psp runs fine i just like to be sure, is that the thing i saw in recovery menu saying run program at psp/game/recovery/eboot.pbp? anyhow, how do you think we should send it, you got a link or messenger maybe.

 
 
Comment by Contagioncode
2007-12-21 19:53:13

Im Old school. Back in the days of FW2.60, PSP2 was supposed to have Mega flash memory and no UMD. Upgrading an original “Fat Bottom Girl” to 2.0 was great fun! But to my dismay, running some Homebrew software, my girl just wasnot the same. With the use of Pandora and Key Cleaner brought her home. Restoring to Factory Defaults helps alot. Thank you DA, I Love you man.

 
Comment by Vampire_Squid
2007-12-21 22:08:47

pspbtcnf_03g.bin
Say hello to the Sony Ericson PSP Phone

 
Comment by Mehdi Ataee
2007-12-21 22:57:30

Thanks To All

 
Comment by Hilbilly
2007-12-21 23:56:50

yeah, thats just a link into the program that starts up the recovery. What it needs, is the program itself. You only need this if you “Semi-Brick the PSP” meaning, turn on= black screen=green light goes out= turn on with R pressed=recovery menu=semi-brick. Thats what it is hehe:). Anyways, yeah the program itself has to be installed in order to be runned. Just an eboot here and some firmwares here and here, launch, and done. I would send it to you via (hopefully I don’t get in trouble for this) yousendit and give you the link here. (Actually, I will get in trouble) Screw it, Messenger. That is all, Hillbilly logging out!…..

Comment by Penguin
2007-12-22 06:12:06

Ok then we’ll try messenger, mine is armored.penguin@hotmail.com please don’t random people add me and spam.

 
 
Comment by Sony CE
2007-12-22 12:39:59

haaahhhhh
we will make a new board for silm and fat and you hacks cant downgrade any ver. even your are 3.80 and we working for new ver 4.00 and cant downgrade, hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
Comment by New to This
2007-12-22 13:25:03

Okay, I’m new and just bought my PSP, and made the mistake of updating officially. So now I’m waiting for M33 for 3.8. I have a question though, is it safe to do. Does custom firmware present problems, and if you use custom firmware, can you upgrade to a sony official firmware future release if you decide you don’t like the custom. Also what all does the custom firmware do that sonys doesn’t

Comment by PimpMatt
2007-12-22 14:11:06

new custom firmware is not going to help you. other custom firmware you need either a 1.50 PSP or a other M33 or OE Firmware.

A custom firmware gives you all the homebrew of 1.50 PSP which gives the 1.50 Kernel and the 3.XX Kernel. It also alows you to flash XMB Themes with big icons or HEX Edit stuff. It allows you to play UMD Backup AKA ISOs and CSOs. it also allows you to play roms like if you were to have a MOD Chip installed. and lots of other features that sony doesn’t have which i don’t feel like explaining.

if you have a higher firmware so downgrade to 1.50 and get a CFW. you will need pandora battery to downgrade firmware 3.52-3.80 firmwares. so the only way to make that is a homebrew PSP which you don’t have so your just stuck with official borring firmware for the rest of your LIFE!

Comment by PimpMatt
2007-12-22 14:13:26

Edit: To downgrade 3.51-3.80 is to only use a pandora battery. (Homebrew PSP can only make)

1.50-3.50 use HEN Downgraders.

Comment by Rolando
2007-12-22 16:35:28

a new psp is under development. my niece has a friend whose dad works in Sony. there will be a Psp 2, so i feel sorry for myself for buying the psp slim when there will be a new Psp maybe next year or so. i haven’t confirmed the release date, but i’m sure there will be a new one. Sony sucks!

 
 
Comment by New to This
2007-12-22 19:45:00

So I can’t upgrade from 3.73 to 3.80 M33?

Comment by Jmills
2007-12-23 16:06:52

no

 
 
 
 
Comment by Hilbilly
2007-12-22 22:18:32

I love anything Sony. Hurray Sony!! anyways Penguin…. kornlopez@hotmail.com tis my msn messenger thingy. all others will have their IPs scanned by yours truely. So don’t mess with my messenger, LOL. I’m actually kinda serious on that. ;) Love and Peace peeps!!!

Comment by commy
2007-12-31 03:16:00

proxy sever for the win!!

 
 
Comment by jimzo
2007-12-22 23:05:24

Btw, when is it going to be out? Almost a week now. Maybe Tuesday?

 
Comment by christian
2007-12-23 01:45:52

yeah 3.80 m33 they should make this version to be able to upgrade straight from a regular version because following all those steps that you have to have 3.71 m33 to get 3. something it sux so yeah they should :P and by the way when is it comming out?????i hope soon

 
Comment by dsxfsdfs
2007-12-24 18:58:31

you guys think its maybe bluetooth configuration file or something? the filename would mak sense..

 
Comment by Ericlym
2007-12-25 00:30:20

As i had tried on the official 3.80, i found that the both phat and slim can be downgraded by pandora battery.

 
Comment by jamp
2007-12-25 10:35:54

WOw!!if i see a psp phone with touch screen i will b happy!(and run to bangkok and buy it like i did for my slim) :P and i bet that all these nice programmers will do something for our Homebrew appz! for me psp is the best portable device fat or slim,thnx Dax,Booster ,Hex etc…

 
Comment by vinch24
2007-12-25 14:10:00

man when the fuck is it coming out!!
its taking forever!

 
Comment by buczy allmighty
2007-12-25 15:59:51

when is 3.80m33 comin out????????????

 
Comment by lee
2007-12-25 19:41:54

i am p.o because i got my ps3 today and i cant do remote play without the 3.80 m33

P.S.
Psn – lee_t413

Comment by Mavrick
2007-12-27 22:02:46

Just update to 3.80 and hope there is a downgrader later. ;p

 
 
Comment by Ericlym
2007-12-28 06:17:45

you can downgrade the 3.80 using universal_PSP_unbricker_V3 and pandora battery. The method will upgrade to 3.71m33-2.
Thank to Dax

 
Comment by loki
2007-12-28 15:31:59

does anyone know if the new sony extended life battery will work with m33 3.71-2 firmware?

 
Comment by damn you!
2007-12-29 21:17:48

fuck you all your all dicks im just developed the new custom firmware 3.80 the name is 3.80 emi and emi means edisonsmiddleinitial and i did it for three days sow hard! man dudes you wana have it just wait before psp hacks release it fuck m33, hx, dax i’m BETTER. DICKHEADS!

 
Comment by sandman
2007-12-29 21:50:31

GOOD NEWS TO ALL

the new psp 3rd generation will be out next year i’ve read in the STUFF magazine singapore edition, they called it SONY ERICSSON PSPHONE, is a slider type phone. if you slide to the left is d-pad with analog, if you slide to the right is phone key pad. NO MORE UMD, we use M2 memory card. here the like at youtube http://youtube.com/watch?v=kf1Z3vJPKPc

 
Comment by PimpMatt
2008-01-07 21:49:55

does anyone thinking how funny all the noobs with a official firmware 3.70-3.73 are waiting for 3.80 M33? lol i mean come on it does NOT work for official firmwares I don’t think sony will make the same mistake that many times!

 
Comment by Shane
2008-01-11 19:06:07

is it possible to update a psp with firmware 3.80 to 3.80 m33 without pandoras battery?

 
Comment by Ajax Message Board
2008-05-03 15:15:34

This is awesome.

 
Comment by free
2009-07-19 02:44:56

omg if they are making a new psp, then that means everybody that ran out and got a slim maybe should of waited!

 
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