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Custom Firmware 3.90 M33-2 Released
greg | February 13, 2008
Sony, what’cha gonna do when Dark_AleX runs wild with custom firmware updates on you? For those who haven’t spotted this via Network Update, here is 3.90 M33-2.
3.90 M33-2 changes:
- Improvements in plugins loading code:
- Fixed some problems with problematic cards due to file system not mounted.
- Now plugins should read the faster.
- Problem fixed with lines with spaces at the end.
- Added the rest of regions to the recovery option fake region.
- (PSP SLIM): Added patches in nand ipl to allow Booster multiiplloader and TimeMachine iplloader to boot from nand.
- Note: only 3.90 M33-2 and higher can be booted from nand in slim with those ipl loaders, not official Sony firmwares or previous versions of M33.
Changes in updater:
- The 3.90 eboot downloading code is now more stable, no more freezes after selecting AP
- Memory stick write in the 3.90 downloading code is delayed the maximum possible for faster operation (the system prefers big chunks of data written at once).
Download:
CFW 3.90 M33
CFW 3.90 M33-2 Update
- source: dark-alex.org
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“patches in nand ipl to allow Booster multiiplloader”?
English please? :)
That’s funny because Dax is Spanish XD
your the man DA keep it up :)
go DA! go!
does this update has the support for 8gig MS?
I haven’t updated to m33-2 and my 8 gig stick is working with 3.90 m33…..
thanks for the update not much changed for us phat users but keep up the good work =]
this update allowed slim users with Pandora batteries to use it as a normal one and boot to the xmb as well. (sweet)
Niice. Thanks DAX
So the big question is, how well does 3.90 M33 WORK?
Kool thanks DA and Team M33
i having problems with 3.90 m33-2 everytime i am going to use skype my psp freezes help please!!!!!!!!
None of my ISOs/CSOs work anymore with this update, how do you downgrade back to 3.90m33?!
YES!!! I just updated and installed the multiboot!! My PSP turns on normal now with a pandora battery!!!
I can help. Get a phone!!!!
This guy is so good it’s actually hard to believe :)
If only Sony (or any major company really) was as concerned with tweaking their product as DA/M33…
IMA DONATE RIGHT NOW!! THANK U DAX
time machine? thats not done yet… dose that mean its coming very soon?
# Now plugins should read the faster. ????
typo
or am I just having a bad day?
lol!
sorry what is nand and ipl?? is it flash0? is dis FW can be used in all homebrew??? my FW 3.80 m33-5
i hope that there is also a bugfix in loading savedata files on games such as tekken, sega rally, bomberman, etc.
oh yea
so whos fault was tht?
cuz there r sum savd data tht dont wrk
thanks dax your the best!
Does popsloader work with 3.90 M33-2?
yes popsloader works, i was just playing resident evil before. However, i did realize that when using the browser the home button loses functionality, i have to reboot inorder to get back to the XMB .. any ideas?
try hitting circle ’til it says it will close the browser and choose yes.
Does this include the 1.50 kernel fix?
thanks Satch!
thanks
my psp shuts down randomly on 3.90 m33 i think its a bug, but it shuts down randomly . and when i turn it on it comes bak to the xmb .
does this update fix this problem????
all these other people have the same problem http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=89077
Thanks again Boss! You Rule. (applause)
why i can’t update via network???? i activated it alr…. it keep saying “your psp already had the newest ver… blah blah blah… and no update is needed”
anyone have the same prob??
oh wait i fixed it. i went to the m33 recovery menu and i ran the eboot and everythign got wiped out form da memory stick lucky i had backup lol .
any way it doesnt switch off randomly anymore.
when i try to update to 390 m33-2 i get error a the game could not be started or load pleae help
try switching the kernel to 390
Ouh, great, I had a brick on the update, I downloaded the update files from network update und run the updat, had 79% of bat. the settup finished, and it needed to restart, and then it bricked, just a black screen. I can get in the recovery.. My friend had a brick too from thins update.. I use slim, is there any way to unbrick without pandora?
the only way to unbrick that i know of is to use a pandora battery and the app desperato-cemetaro..something like that..the newest version can be found at dark-alex.org ..if you dont have a battery there is no chance of getting your psp unbricked..the app i mentioned above has to be run on a cfw and u must have 1.50, 3.40 and 3.80 official firmwares…it works..i just used to it go from an official to a custom on a slim in no time at all..hope this helps out..
so how did u get the pandora to load on slim, mines not doing it… what do i need???
I have 3.80 official. Why can’t I update to 3.90 CFW? It doesn’t load. I get an error.
you have to be already on another custom firmware to update to 3.90 M33-2. google pandora battery
I updated to 3.90 M33 – 2. My right shoulder button sticks allot and if using a game and select home button it will not let me choose either yes or no and I have to take the battery out to get back to the main screen. And if does re boot it boots into recovery mode its self. And if you go into a menu to enter your name i.e. Nickname in the system menu it seems to stick on going right and nothing stops it unless you come back out of the menu. I have had OE 3.03 to 3.52 M33 to 3.71 M33 with no problems before. Only since moving to 3.90 M33. Any suggestions. I have no idea what to do in recovery mode, or no clue about cpu speeds and such like. I do not have kernel installed as I dont use homebrew, does this make a difference playing back up ISO’s and I did not install the flash 0 as I am unsure what this is for as it says backup and didnt thought I needed this and I never seemed to have needed to install this before.
Just an update encase it helps anyone else. While taking out the battery and placing it back in the sysytem reset and went through the motion like it was Default reset. Since then no more problems but I did install the Kernel 1.50 and 2nd update. Not sure if it was that or the reset.
Hm. Sounds like I’ll be sticking with 3.52 M33
anybody here updated through the network update on XMB? i get “a connection to the server could not be established. (80431068)” error message. and before the flaming starts yes i know i can update through the memory stick!;) just want to point it out so it can be fixed.:) im on 3.90 m33 by the way.
does 3.90 M33-2 let u play psx games and they wont freeze like 3.80 or is it just who ever uploads the games?
my popsloader isnt working when i upgraded to 3.90 m33-2, not sure why since all of u guys claim that it still works….
It works fine for me… just do this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouKz-o5YXjk
Why would u want to use the network update when u are using a cfw? that would take u back to an official release if im not mistaken..
Gweedo81 no they wont. im not sure when DA manage to hack the network update. this enabled you to update through network update to the newest CFW not OFW.
just updated from 3.90 m33 to 3.90 m33-2 through the network update so its up and working!:) i have the phat psp just to point it out! thanks again guys for all the hard work its much appriciated!
erm, music doesn’t display the song list, is it a problem?
I have a psp slim running 3.90-2 with the 3.71 memory stick driver and everything seems to be working 100%. Also, I love the fact of still being able to run Sega and Super Nintendo emulators on this firmware.
None of this could be possible without the dedicated M33 team. Thank you for thinking of other people and giving this one of a kind CFW to the world to share. Keep up the GREAT work!
i have 3.03 OE-A, how do install the latest firmware 3.90 M-33? i haven’t been in the scene for a while, so not that familiar wit these new custom firwares, thanx for ur help
you have to upgrade to >> 3.90 M33. (Release) (M33-2)
>> 3.80 M33. (Release) (M33-2) (M33-3) (M33-4) (M33-5)
>> 3.71 M33. (Release) (M33-2) (M33-3) (M33-4)
>> 3.60 M33. (Release)
>> 3.52 M33. (Release) (M33-2) (M33-3) (M33-4)
>> 3.51 M33. (Release) (Wlanfix) (M33-3) (M33-4) (M33-5) (M33-6) (M33-7)
>> 3.40 Open Edition. (Rev A)
>> 3.30 and 3.10 Open Edition Mix for UP. (Release)
>> 3.10 Open Edition. (Rev A) (Rev A’) read from botton to top
ok i just wanted to know if the fake umd region is ever going to work? and if it does how do you get it to work,,ive got a jap psp and brought an american umd and it never works,nomatter if i click fake umd region to usa
i don’t want to get a pandoras battery or mem stick, can i get 3.71 ofw to upgrade to 3.90 m33-2?
Ive got 3.52 M33-2 cfw can i upgrade straight to 3.90 M33-2
ma psp is 3.90 how do u get it 2 3.90 m33
hey i just brought a fat psp from ebay and it is of 2.81 and i upgraded to 3.90. and i am new to this custom firmware and home brew stuff so guys please help me . how can i run iso on my PSP
your out of your depth here. Check the tutorials and forum on the site. You’ll find everthing you need
my psp is at regular version 1.5 plz help a noob get to 3.90 M33-2 i am kinda lost! plz help me!
umm this thing hangs on the psp logo, and shuts off… and im at 3.71m33 =S
i updated from cfw 3.71M33 to 3.90M33-2.. and now my ISO’s dont show up.. ??? what happened :s
i have 3.90.how can i go t 3.90 M33??plz someone help.
could some explain how i go from 3.60 to a 3.90 M33-2 on a PSP slim so i can use the cheats
Lolx……
Ok. Updated from previous CFW. Quite dumb on my part as none of the old homebrew (that i used) works anymore.
Just wondering if DAX has a CFW downgrader in mind ;)
I would understand more if, you know, compatibility were not such an issue, but currently i screwed up my other psp and i really don’t feel like making and using pandora’s battery.. again.. for the 5th time…
then i have to do all that updating from 1.5… again… ._. gah….
=3 Maybe another homebrewer could concoct a program to do so
I mean… We MAKE homebrew. So how come we can’t downgrade CUSTOM (open) firmewares with our own homebrew without pandoras? xD
I have a psp 3.95 ofw. can i still get cfw 3.90 m33? or can i dump umd’s to my psp as it is?
u dump ur psp on ur face
I have using psp slim 3.95 OFW. Can i downgrate to CFW 3.90 m33 also can i dump umd’s to my psp as it is? And i have a also big problem that “I CANT ACSESS (by holding R button and the turn on) RECOVERY MODF OF MY PSP SLIM OFW 3.95.Its boot normaly. How can i acesess my psp 3.95(ofw) please help me. please…. …please…. please……
Anyone, please help me.
Where in my PSP Folder will I copy the 3.90 m33-2 ver.
Im having problems with my PSP, i cant play any games. Error occurrs all the time.
Thanks
oh yeah..fuck you BIOTCH..
WHY when i upgrade my psp to 5.00 an error will appear..it says an connection error(80431068)