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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

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

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

Fat users — no offense — who have upgraded to Dark_AleX’s latest custom firmware can now utilize 1.50 kernel-enabled apps & games.

• Download the 1.50 kernel add on package;
• Copy to your memory stick as you would any other 3.80 homebrew;
• Grab the Sony 1.50 update, rename to 150.PBP, and copy to the memory stick’s root directory; i.e.) X:\ ms0:\ etc…
• Run it!

To reiterate, this particular 1.50 kernel addon is strictly for fat PSP’s running 3.80 M33 or 3.80 M33-2. Enjoy!

Download:
1.50 Kernel Addon for 3.80 M33
Sony 1.50 Firmware Update

- source: dark-alex.org

An obvious thanks to everyone who emailed in… Fadil, Dave, hazirvan, eddib, and the others…

Update: Dark_AleX has quickly corrected a few issues; thus releasing 3.80 M33-2!

• Function scePowerGetClockFrequency / scePowerGetClockFrequencyInt was not resolved properly due to confusion between two nids applying to the same function. Fixed, this update is necessary for plugins and kernel homebrew reporting PSP CPU speed.
• PSX EBOOT.PBP that have an icon of 80×80 pixels will not be replaced by Dracula icon in savedata.

None of this “it’s coming soon” or he said she said nonsense… Just a straight up release from the undisputed PSP hacker who sports an “S” on his chest — Dark_AleX. Prior to installing you’ll need your PSP running CFW 3.52 M33-3 or higher. Plans for a Pandora Battery installation will be released in the future.

Installation:

• Copy the UPDATE folder into /PSP/GAME/
• Get the 3.80 Sony update below, rename to 380.PBP, and put it in same folder.
• Run it, the update will be done by Sony updater. At the end when you are asked to reboot the PSP pressing X or O, do it.

3.80 M33 Changes:

• HEN core: user mode can load now signchecked files from flash.
• recovery: flash1 format will create flash1 directories after format. This could fix some flash1 issues with the previous versions.
• Network update from dark-alex.org page. By default is enabled. You can turn it off in recovery (when off, network update will download sony updates as usual).
• Nids resolver for various kernel libraries.

Users should note: “…popsloader plugin from 3.71 will not work in 3.80 M33 due to its system dependency. A new one will be rewritten for 3.80 M33.”

Props!

Download:
Custom Firmware 3.80 M33 | 3.80 M33-2 Update
Official Sony 3.80 Firmware Update

- source: dark-alex.org