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Roll out the red carpet; Dark_AleX back in the spotlight with two PSP updates… We got custom firmware 3.90 M33-3 and Despertar del Cementerio version 5 — the universal unbricker.

If you’re already running 3.90 M33, feel free to update via M33’s network update function.

CFW 3.90 M33-3 Update:

• March33 noumd driver compatibiilty has increased to support games like Coded Arms, Patapon, Harvest Moon Innocent Life and probably others affected by same errors.

Despertar del Cementerio v5 changes:

• Now installs 3.90 M33-3 instead of 3.80 M33-5
• Integration with timemachine in case it is installed.

Download:
Custom Firmware 3.90 M33
Custom Firmware 3.90 M33-3 Update
Despertar del Cementerio v5

- source: dark-alex.org

Not only does Dark_AleX hold the PSP championship belt of awesomeness, he probably has your girlfriend washing out her panties in his reverse engineered Maytag. Hitting hard yet again with a fresh new release — TimeMachine v0.1.

Similar to BOOSTER’s DevHook; TimeMachine loads previous official/custom firmwares off the memory stick using a Pandora battery and custom IPLs.

The timemachine is useful to run software that is not supported anymore, and also as a way of booting psp’s even if the internal firmware is destroyed. It can also be useful for developers to test their homebrew in different firmwares.

The packaged readme details the available installation options, usage, known problems and considerations; I strongly encourage you to read that over before you begin.

Find all the necessary firmwares here (official), and here (custom).

TimeMachine v0.1 currently supports the following:

• Original 1.50 — can only be loaded on the phat
• 1.50 with some 3.40 hw modules — can be loaded on both, phat and slim
• 3.40 OE — can only be loaded on phat
• 3.60 M33 — can only be loaded on slim

Other firmwares are said to be added in the future.

Download: TimeMachine v0.1

- source: dark-alex.org

Thanks for the quick emails, Fergatron and Dave C.

Update: v2 of the patch is available…

• Added to the installer the check of correct checksum of fatmsmod.prx. Use only encrypted or decrypted version of file.
• Music, videos, etc now work.

Dark_AleX has released a patch enabling the memory stick driver from 3.71 on custom firmwares 3.80/3.90 M33. Why 3.71? Its fatmsmod.prx just plain old works better.

Instructions:

• Use psardumper to grab ‘fatmsmod.prx’ from 3.71; encrypted or decrypted
• Copy /F0/kd/fatmsmod.prx to the root of your memory stick
• Copy FATMSPATCH from this package to /PSP/GAME and run it

Few things to note:

1. it’s probably a better idea that fatmsmod.prx is encrypted because it’s compressed and uses less flash space
2. fatmsmod of 3.71 usually works better because it has a better cache system, and usually reads on bigger blocks (sometimes 3.80/3.90 reads more data than needed — lazy prediction)
3. however this driver uses more kernel memory, and it’s unknown if it will have any kind of secondary effect running this module in 3.80/3.90 — use at your own risk
4. the lags in np9660 no umd mode won’t probably be solved, as that is a different problem

Download:
PSARdumper
3.71 FW EBOOT
3.71 MS Patch for 3.80/3.90 M33 v2

- source: dark-alex.org

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

Meka-leka-hai, meka-leka-cha-ni-ho — the custom firmware genie, Dark_AleX, makes it so. Enjoy 1.50 kernel-enabled homebrew on your phat PSP running custom firmware 3.90 M33.

Upgrade instructions: copy to /PSP/GAME and run.

1.50 Kernel Addon v2 changes:

• TA086: when being in 4th brightness level and recovering from sleep mode, the display was black. Fixed.
• Added support in the 1.50 kernel for memory sticks greater than 4 GB. (I finally got my 8GB card!) Before, only the first 4 GB portion was recognized by the 1.5 kernel. Now, the theoretical limit is 4GB*512 = 2 Terabytes. (”only” 1 TB, if Sony were using signed variables).

Download: 1.50 Kernel Addon v2 for 3.90 M33
(for PSP Phat on CFW 3.90 M33 only)

- source: dark-alex.org

Update: And, for us fat users only, the 1.50 Kernel Add-on…

Dark_AleX with the quickness — custom firmware 3.90 M33 is here! You’ll require Sony’s official 3.90 update; fetch that below or let Dark_AleX’s M33 network updater download it for you.

3.90 M33 changes:

• 3.80 -> 3.90
• March33 NO UMD: fixed (yet another) bug related with exiting with home. (infinite semaphore wait)

M33 Updater changes:

• The degeneration check and correction of IDS keys happens too in 3.71 now.
• Added code to download 3.90 PBP from net via wifi. Note that his code is not yet 100% stable, it may crash when selecting AP. In that case, re-init the installer.
• L+triangle has been restored as method to bypass battery. If you already have 390.PBP keep those buttons pressed until you see “Veryfing 390.PBP”. If the 390.PBP is being downloaded via wifi, press those buttons at the end of download until you see the previous sentence.

Download:
CFW 3.90 M33
CFW 3.90 M33 — 1.50 Kernel Add on (Fat only)
Sony’s 3.90 FW Update

- source: dark-alex.org

Your virtual lifeguard is back on duty. Breathe life into your seemingly dead Fat or Slim PSP with Dark_AleX’s own CPR device — Despertar Cementerio. As promised — the Pandora battery method for installing custom firmware 3.80 M33.

Installation, usage, and other concerns are addressed in the readme. I strongly encourage you read that over prior to flashing. You will require the Sony 1.50, 3.40, and 3.80 update EBOOTs. Get those below. As well, if you haven’t already, create a Pandora battery and magic memory stick. Tutorials available in our forums — here, and here, even here. Thanks Demonchild.

Despertar Cementerio v4 changes:

• Installer now checks if user has a custom theme installed, and ask him to disable it before running the program.
• The PSN DRM file in flash2 (act.dat) is now backuped during ms creation and restored in the unbrick.
• Flash2 is now formatted too.
• Now installs 3.80 M33-5 instead of 3.71 M33-3.

Download:
Despertar Cementerio v4
Sony PSP Update EBOOTs

- source: dark-alex.org

Thanks for the heads up, Fadil

It’s time to update those hand helds. Dark_AleX has just released 3.80 M33-5. You know what to do. Enjoy!

3.80 M33-5 changes:

• Fixed custom CPU clock not working in games
• CPU clock has never (in any SE/OE/M33) be set at all in games that restarted using sceKernelLoadExec to use a subgame or reload themselves, after said restart happened (e.g. Castlevania). Fixed.
• Added setting to recovery to hide PIC0.PNG and PIC1.PNG in the XMB game menu. By default off, when on you will probably notice a faster browse in XMB games. This setting only applies to any kind of apps/games (pbp, iso) that load from MS, but not to UMD’s.

Download: CFW 3.80 M33-5 Update

- source: dark-alex.org

Quick! Before you load up the next PSOne game, then decide to have a little snooze, be sure you’ve installed PopsLoader v2. Dark_AleX has squashed the sleep mode bug.

Download: PopsLoader v2

- source: dark-alex.org

Update: M33-4!

• galaxy.prx was changed to a new version that is giving problems with slow memory sticks. Reverted back to previous versions. This didn’t only affect decrypted isos running in NP9660 mode.

Just when you thought Dark_AleX was gone, he’s back on. 3.80 M33-3 and compatible PopsLoader (PSX/PSOne emulator) has arrived. Need I say more?

3.80 M33-3 changelog:

• Fixed synchronization issue that plugins check code caused in PSN NP9660 original games (fixes 0×80010013 error)
• Added a couple of libs to the nids resolver.
• Added some internal changes required by incoming 3.80 popsloader plugin.

Download:
CFW 3.80 M33 | CFW 3.80 M33-3 | CFW 3.80 M33-4
3.80 M33 PopsLoader

- source: dark-alex.org

Thanks Fadil