Update: And one more for the count –

Fixed a bug where if the battery was low, and the Power LED was blinking, and you turned off the Hold switch exactly at the moment before the Power LED blinked, the problem of the disappearing battery icon would occur.

The method of prevent accidental suspend has been changed back to adrahil’s SysEvent method, instead of Booster’s method which was used from v3.0, which was causing various problems as it worked by corrupting SysCon packets that contained the Power Switch On signal.

Update: Torch has released Hold+ v3.2 which fixes a couple bugs –

• Fixed a bug where after you exit a Photo or the Browser, the battery icon would keep disappearing and reappearing.
• Fixed a bug where each time you exit a Photo or the Browser, the first time you turn on Hold after that it would only go to Normal Hold mode.

Prolong your [hacked] PSP battery life by simply installing Torch’s Hold+. When the hold switch is enabled, Hold+ will take the necessary steps to ensure battery juice is preserved to the fullest. How does it work? See the download page for details.

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Update: takka has released an update to ISO Change that seemingly corrects an issue relating to the legacy OE isofs no-UMD driver. Grab ISO Change version 1.2 below.

I don’t actually have any games utilizing multiple UMDs… But it’ll no doubt serve a purpose for those who do… Introducing takka’s ISO Change — switch between emulated UMDs (or ISOs) without any complications.

How to use:

• When asked to switch the UMD
• Press ♪ (Note) + L TRIGGER + R TRIGGER to enter the menu
• Press left, right (or left trigger, right trigger) to select the disc
• X: Cancel, O: Run selected disc

ISO Change v1.1 changes:

• Menu implementation
• Support for more than 2 disc UMD games
• Thread control MacroFire (by pen @ ClassG)

Source code will be available soon. Happy Halloween!

Download: ISO Change v1.2

- source: takka.tfact.net

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Got an IPL to inject? Perhaps an IPL to dump? Maybe you need to run some diagnostic tests on that memory stick of yours… Well, here you go — Rain’s IPL & Memory Stick Tool v2.0.

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Play Super Nintendo the way it’s meant to be played… … Well, sort of… The F00 has crafted something so crafty, I’ll quote the mod master himself:

Some time ago I was contacted by a nice guy in the US. He asked me whether I would be interested in building a psp mod for his partner. She has limited use of one of her hands and as such can’t use a psp, but she can however use a SNES controller perfectly (I’ve seen it, its quite a talent). So he asked if I would be able to add a SNES controller to a PSP for her.

Well at long last here it is.

And in related news, you best ready your eBay auction paddles — the F00 is [soon] selling a collection of individually modded PSPs on eBay this week. Check the source link for updates on that.

- source: thef00.blogspot.com

Check out alien_x’s disassembled, splayed, and racked PSP… The end result: one fashionable PSP hardware development board. EBGames (or Gamestop) should setup a functioning kiosk like this. Wall mount that bad boy, man oh man… Pretty hardcore. Kudos, alien_x.

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Quoting alien_x –

Now, why is there no UMD drive? How is it controlled I hear you say?

Well the main controlling is done via a modified PS2 controller, that plugs in via the DSUB 25 pin connector, but also due to the boards plug and play nature, I could make an array of tactile switches to control it if the need arises. And for the UMD drive, I could implement it if it becomes completely necessary, but at the moment I am happy playing games from my memory stick.

I spent a lot of time on this project, and literally blood sweat and tears, so please tell me what you think.

This will be for sale in the near future as I need the funds for my new cnc machine build.

- source: qj

PSP Video Converter (PSPVC) just made its way to the big 3.0. Nick’s PSPVC is a [free] video converter, it converts various video formats, even online videos, to PSP compatible media. What else could you ask for?

PSPVC v3.0 changes:

• Improved the audio sync feature
• Improved the “Trim” function
• Added an “Audio Track” option
• Add your own “video-download” scripts (PHP / ASP etc…) Read More!
• Added support for .sub (MicroDVD) subtitles
• Added an “All Access” option to PSPVC - Access all your converted videos right from your PSP anytime, anywhere.
• Fixed an .ssa/.ass subtitles bug
• Fixed a video-preview bug causing PSPVC to crash
• PSPVC (Server) has been updated to v1.3 to match the changes in PSPVC v3.0

Download: PSPVC 3.0

- source: pspvc.nswardh.com

Poison’s CXMB is now 5.00 M33 friendly. So all those [5.00 CTF created] themes you’re browsing here can now be enabled with ease.

Take note: themes created for firmware 5.00 will only work on 5.00. Custom themes for older firmwares are not compatible.

Nothingface420’s PS3 Theme

Want to create your own theme for 5.00? Read this.

Download: CXMB v3.3 | Custom PSP Themes

- source: 2alien.info

Kick back and enjoy your Sunday evening with ZX-81’s PSP7800. It’s the classic Atari console shrunken down to mere bits and bytes fitting nicely onto your memory stick. And most enjoyably, with the latest round of changes, you can now cheat your way through Centipede ranking the highest score — in your face John Drake! Just don’t tell anyone you cheated.

PSP7800 v1.2.0 changes:

• Improve global emulation speed!
• New render modes
• Add vertical shift feature
• Finally fix issue with “Home -> Exit”
• Add documentation for settings in help menu
• The virtual keyboard is now usable in the file requester menu to choose the first letter of the game you search
• Improve file requester with virtual keyboard to choose sequentially rom files beginning with a given letter
• Text editor to write your own comments on games
• Display first comment line while browsing game files
• Cheat support
• Memory monitoring engine to find your own cheat code
• Text editor to modify the global cheat.txt file
• Zip rom files are now decompressed in memory (much faster!)
• Add option to disable auto fire in settings menu
• Add eboot music (see http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/nexus)
• Source code can now be compiled to build a linux version

Download:
PSP7800 v1.2.0 fw 1.50
PSP7800 v1.2.0 cfw 3.xx/4.xx/5.xx
PSP7800 v1.2.0 source code

- source: ZX-81’s web site

I guess “fatmsmod.prx” from firmware 3.71 is still the recommended memory stick driver of choice. And thanks to Dark_AleX, you can now enable the 3.71 driver under custom firmware 5.00 M33.

Instructions:

1. decrypt 3.71 using psardumper (square option).
2. copy fatmsmod.prx to the root of the memory stick.
3. copy FATMS371 to /PSP/GAME or /PSP/GAME5XX and run the program.

Download:
3.71 MS Patch (fatmsmod.prx) for 5.00 M33
PSP (Official) 3.71 Update
PSARDumper

- source: dark-alex

DJB releases one more for the count — PSP Pandora Deluxe v2.5. With any great custom firmware or captivating homebrew, comes great all-in-one utilities. Like I said before, this app is serious — check the download page to see what’s up.

PSP Pandora Deluxe v2.5 changes:

• Updated 5.00 M33 CFW Installer to M33-3
• Updated POPSLoader with POPS 3.80, 3.90 and 4.01.
• Updated config file creator (vsh.txt etc) for 5.00 M33-2 standards.

Download: PSP Pandora Deluxe v2.5

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