Hold+ v3.41 — Battery Power Saver Plug-in *Updated*

Changelog v3.41
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Improved faulty Hold switch protection, as there were still some chances of a faulty Hold switch causing problems.

Download: Here

PSP Firmware 5.02 Released

Sony has officially released it — PSP Firmware 5.02.

The good news: Dark_AleX’s latest version of PSARDumper is able to successfully dump and decrypt it.

The bad news: well, there is none really… It’s unlikely we’ll see custom firmware 5.02 M33 from this; the changes are nothing too significant. Maybe a patch for 5.00 M33 is in order? We’ll see…

Download:
PSP (Official) Firmware 5.02
PSARDumper

PSARDumper with Support for Dumping & Decrypting PSP-3000 Modules

Moving forward at Sony-sonic speed is Dark_AleX who has now successfully decrypted those modules specific to the PSP-3000.

Do note: this program is NOT for the PSP-3000 itself; it’s intended to run on the PSP Fat (1000) or Slim (2000). The decrypted modules are for research and educational purposes.

Download:
PSARDumper (w/ 5.01 support & PSP-3000 module decryption)
Official PSP Firmware Updates

- source: dark-alex

About new D@tel Battery

You might have seen a new Battery that has come into the market, as always with a price and with a good advertising program...

Well, this post is just to answer some mails that i've recieved.

1. To have a LED indicator ON, doesn't means that you can install cfw or hack anything. Remember 088v3 mobos? Right.
2. It's spreading like a timebomb that it can be hacked and so on. Well, what any user can see is an interesting campaign to promote an article that is not yet released. It would be interesting to see.. how about an old "hello world" like on Noobz time, instead of a "buy today" call?
3. Just to remember all this things up, LED indicator ON and nothing on screen means directly what Dark_AleX explained here about the preIPL.

Would be an interesting step, indeed, in case that the protection on 3k would be sort of a signal encryption or a change of protocol instead of just a change of the battery pin communication system; so, until more proofs come into play, i would not definetly go in a rush to buy it xD.

Source: Alek's Blog

PSP Firmware 5.02 Coming Soon

This update improves system software stability during use of some features, including the PlayStation Store

- source: blog.us.playstation.com

PSP-3000 Hacked? By Datel?!

Hrm… Well, as far as I know, there’s no official confirmation from anyone just yet… But according to *cough* Datel, they’ve created what would seem to be a Pandora-like battery for both the PSP-2000 and the thought to be unhacked 3000 — alas, Datel’s Lite Blue Tool Service Mode Battery.

It’s said the battery will offer the ability to toggle between normal and service mode; as well, the Lite Blue Tool features a LED power gauge indicator for your convenience. Of course in service mode you’re given the advantage of direct access to the PSP’s flash leaving the device fully hackable — downgrade, install a custom firmware, do whatever desired…

The Lite Blue Tool will be available November 28th retailing for $29.99 across North America and $19.99 in the UK.

Now the question is: speculation or realer than Real Deal Holyfield? I’d say it’s likely but we’ll know for sure in the coming days…

Quoting Datel — *cough* –

Although there were early indications that the PSP3000 had embedded Service Mode capability, it was clear that silicon level investigation would be required to understand the new mechanism.

Once the target IC had been identified, our engineers then de-capsulated the device and prepared it for hi-resolution SEM imaging.

The engineers then used circuit extraction to reveal the additional service mode only encryption functions which were not present on earlier generation PSPs. In order to be compatible with these encryption functions, Datel created an advanced IC controller which will be put straight into use in their newest service mode battery technology.

- source: maxconsole

iR Shell v4.8 Released

eleased in favour of the PSP Slim is an iR Shell update from none other than AhMan. Everything you should know is detailed directly below — new PSP Slim features and bug fixes…

Installation: download and install iR Shell 4.7 first; update to version 4.8 by overwriting the original files from the appropriate package.

iR Shell v4.8 features:

* Added support to homebrews that are built with the option PSP_LARGE_MEMORY, that is, to use the extra slim memory. When running these homebrews under iR Shell, they will have access to another 26MB slim RAM. Pls note 2MB of slim RAM is reserved for iR Shell.
* Enhance the HTML Viewer (originally developed by Dark_AleX) to use the extra slim memory. These should help to reduce “Not enough memory” message when accessing larger web contents. The HTML Viewer can be accessed via predefined homebrew #1 icon.

iR Shell v4.8 bug fixes:

* Some homebrews weren’t correctly recognized by iR Shell and application names were displayed as garbage.
* When setting np9660 mode in iR Configurator, some homebrews failed to launch.
* Launching PS1 games via popsloader wasn’t working properly.
* Copying a large file from ms0: to nethost0: will crash the system.

Download:
iR Shell v4.8 (Update)
iR Shell v4.7 (Full)
iR Shell Skin Pack
USBHostFS / NetHostFS (for Windows/Linux/Mac…)

- source: irshell.org

BakonICE v1.22: Cheat Socom Fireteam Bravo 2

BakonICE like Chazz Michael Michaels is coder NoEffex with his latest — BakonICE v1.22. This version corrects a couple bugs; as well, additional cheats have been ported over to the recent Socom FTB2 1.60 patch.
And remember: please use BakonICE honourably; i.e.) single player campaign mode and/or Ad Hoc with nearby friends.



BakonICE v1.22 changes:

* Made the Custom Menu better/more efficient (auto-slots)
* Fixed Custom Menu
* Fixed VC (Walk through walls)
* Ported the animated name - Thanks Tonic
* Ported crawl in water

Download: BakonICE v1.22
- source: google code

Homebrew Fun: TrickBrick v3

If you could buy PSP homebrew from an IT Store, and if the IT Store was still around, you’d probably find something like this — Playboy21’s TrickBrick.

The concept is simple: your friend wants his/her PSP hacked, they come to you and you’ve already downloaded TrickBrick with the intent of causing a real shit storm. You then mimic a custom firmware flash using TrickBrick and well, you know the rest… Your friend snaps and hopefully doesn’t punch you out before realizing it’s all a show.

Download: TrickBrickv3
- release / discussion thread -

PSP-3000 Inside & Out

Here it is, our first non-Apple product tear-down video, the PSP3000!! Not to be outdone by Chet, one of our game system techs, Lance, took this unit apart and put it back together, while I snapped video frames. This baby sports an extra bright screen, smudge-proof case and a built in microphone (for free PSP to PSP Skype talk and other apps). Check it out and see for yourself:

iR Shell v4.7 w/ 5.00 M33 Support Released!

Prepare to be ahmazed indeed… Just received word from the man himself, and as promised, here is iR Shell v4.7 with support for custom firmware 5.00 M33. Welcome back, AhMan.

iR Shell 4.7 feature summary:

* Support Dark_AleX latest 5.00M33-3 CFWs. Users of original 5.00M33 & M33-2 should upgrade to M33-3 to avoid incompatibility issues. The latest Popsloader 5.00 is also supported.

* An Infrared learning remote is added for PSP Phat. You no longer need to hunt pronto codes for your appliances. Just point your remote unit at the PSP and it will learn the iR code. It is available under higher firmwares and not fw 1.5 mode. Refer to the Release Note for usage details.

* The nethostfs connection handling has been redesigned to be more robust. However, iR Shell 4.7 and onwards can only connect to the new nethostfs PC server v2.1. Make sure you’ve updated the nethostfs PC server.

* Enhance UMD/ISO game compatibility via nethostfs MAX mode. Most previous failed games will probably work.

* Usbhostfs & nethostfs host redirection under XMB has returned.

* The Adhoc PC connection for nethostfs was broken since fw 3.71. This feature has been brought back for PSP Phat.

* Enhance the HTML Plugin (by Dark_AleX) to allow direct launching of flash games with extension SWF.

Download:
iR Shell v4.7
iR Shell Skin Pack
USBHostFS / NetHostFS (for Windows/Linux/Mac…)

- source: irshell.org

CTF Manager v5.00 — now supporting Custom Firmware 5.00 M33

Red Squirrel’s CTF Manager for Windows is an all-purpose tool for creating, extracting, and installing CTF themes on the PlayStation Portable.

You’ll require a few things before getting started: common_gui.prx, paf.prx, vshmain.prx — dump those using PSARDumper with whateverfirmware EBOOT. As well, you need the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.

CTF Manager v5.00 changes:

• Possibility to create CTF themes for CF 5.00M33
• Possibility to extract file from a CF 5.00M33 CTF file

Download: CTF Manager v5.00

- source: psp-cheats.it

iR Shell for Custom Firmware 5.00 M33 — Soon…

If you have recently sacrificed AhMan’s iR Shell for Dark_AleX’s latest custom firmware; or perhaps your situation is reversed, you’ve relinquished the installation of 5.00 M33 because the dopest shell to date is really where it’s at… Well then, whatever the case, you’ll be pleased to know a new iR Shell public version is nearing release.

iR Shell 3.9 screen shot

Allow me to quote AhMan himself –

Just to let you know I’ll be releasing another iR Shell public release for 5.00M33. It will have all the SE features, including infrared remote learning. Currently, irshell.org is being re-designed and re-worked by some of the private forum members. Once the site is completed, the public release will be out.

Of course infrared learning will only be available to PSP Fat owners. Good looking out, AhMan.

gpSP mod 03/11/08 — Gameboy Advance Emulator Updated

An unofficial gpSP release has surfaced from an anonymous Chinese developer. It’s based off the work of Exophase and many others. You can find all the original documentation within.

I won’t bother attempting to translate the mess of a change log; however, I can tell you gpSP 03/11/08 works just fine under custom firmware 5.00 M33.

Now it’s time to exercise your Google skills and locate the Gameboy Advance BIOS image yourself; it’s exactly 16384 bytes large. Name the BIOS “gba_bios.bin” and copy it to the same directory as the gpSP EBOOT.

Download: gpSP mod 03/11/08

- source: dcemu

Datel profiting off the work of non-profit PSP coders

Remember Datel’s Action Replay for the PSP? Upon inspection by Dark_AleX and VoidPointer, it appears that the $40 device actually contains the IPL used in Pandora within the supplied memory stick.

Datel’ Action Replay does uses code that isn’t from itself, code that isn’t distributed to be used the way they use it anyway. The code involving this terms is, for first instance, the Pandora forged IPL block, and on second place but of course not less important, Booster’s IPL SDK.

Datel doesn’t seem to give any credit to the original Pandora developers at all.

Here’s some more interesting things to note; from Alek’s blog:

* It has been confirmed that Datel’ Action replay does interfere on the Custom Firmware code

* They use a bigger memory footprint due to the graphics involved in it, and it’s interesting also to mention that they had a pretty small database, that being compared it to cwcheat one, this first one isn’t even a database tbh.

So what do you think?
I suggest sticking to CWCheat for those who have CFW.

Via Sceners.org

Rain’s UltraLite MMS Maker v1.1 Released

Inject that, inspect that; make that, shake that — Rain’s UltraLite MMS Maker v1.1. Easily produce a Pandora-ready memory stick for whatever firmware and Dark_AleX’s Despertar del Cementerio v7 (DC7).

Rain mentions a firmware 5.00 enabled version will be available soon.


Rain’s UltraLite MMS Maker v1.1 changes:

* Added Unicode support to the backup script.
* Changed to smaller 12kb fresh rip of the TM IPL
* Added detailed error information and cleaned up error handling along with some minor bug fixes.

Download:
Official PSP Firmware Updates
Rain’s UltraLite MMS Maker for 4.01 (v1.1)
Rain’s UltraLite MMS Maker for 3.90 (v1.1)
Rain’s UltraLite MMS Maker for 3.80 (v1.1)
Rain’s UltraLite MMS Maker for 3.71 (v1.1)
Rain’s UltraLite MMS Maker for 3.60 (v1.1)
Rain’s UltraLite MMS Maker for 1.50 (v1.1)

- release/discussion thread -

Power Manager v2.0 Released

Manage the power of your PSP with pspjoke’s homebrew plug-in. Effectively control brightness levels, CPU clock speed, and I should also mention it works alongside weltall’s CWCHEAT. Follow the release / discussion thread to learn more about the CWCHEAT companion mode.

Power Manager features:

* PSP 4th brightness level is only 68, with this you can reach 99. (same as 100)
* Plug PSP into charger to unlock the full brightness of the screen. (higher then the fourth brightness of the slim)
* Plug PSP into charger for forced 333mhz CPU clock.
* Can auto-clock the CPU based on usage. (to save more power)
* Can enable/disable the MAX brightness when plugged in.
* Now works alongside CWCheat for increased power saving.
* CWCheat Companion Mode (see notes)
* Companion Mode is enabled by default, to disable see controls.

Download: Power Manager v2.0

- release/discussion thread -

RemoteJoyLite v0.18 Released: a TV out like experience over USB

Akind’s RemoteJoyLite is now at version 0.18. Once equipped your PSP will capture and deliver video frames straight to your computer monitor — all over a USB connection.



And while your hand-held remains connected to the PC, you may as well give PSPdisp a shot too. It’s a similar plug-in which extends your Windows desktop to the PSP screen. Use your PSP as an additional monitor to display whatever desired.

RemoteJoyLite v0.18 [translated] changes:

* Screensaver suppression system changed a bit.
* Add images of asynchronous transfer mode.
* Select USB connection in the XMB works a little better.

Download:
RemoteJoyLite v0.18
RemoteJoyLite v0.18 source code

- source: cgi.din.or.jp

Hold+ v3.3 Released — Save PSP Battery Power *Updated*

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.

Hold+ v3.0 - 3.1 changelog:

* Reduced CPU usage by delaying longer in main loop. Since v3.0 the main loop doesn’t do much so it needn’t run as fast as before. This *should* alleviate problems with the battery icon.
* Now its not possible to accidentally press ‘other’ buttons in hold mode while holding Select button. Ex: If you are holding Select + VolUp to increase volume, and you accidently press X, the X button will not have effect.
* Completely overhauled the plugin to work using only the SysCon functions based on Booster’s example.
* The prevention of accidental suspend was changed to Booster’s method as that is more efficient.
* In Display Off mode, pressing the Screen button to return to normal no longer causes the firmware’s internal brightness variable to become one step higher and the original screen brightness.
* Added the ability to use some of the buttons while in hold mode, by holding the Select button first.

Download: Hold+ v3.3

- source: mformature

Hold+ v3.2 Released — Save PSP Battery Power *Updated*

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.

Hold+ v3.0 - 3.1 changelog:

* Reduced CPU usage by delaying longer in main loop. Since v3.0 the main loop doesn’t do much so it needn’t run as fast as before. This *should* alleviate problems with the battery icon.
* Now its not possible to accidentally press ‘other’ buttons in hold mode while holding Select button. Ex: If you are holding Select + VolUp to increase volume, and you accidently press X, the X button will not have effect.
* Completely overhauled the plugin to work using only the SysCon functions based on Booster’s example.
* The prevention of accidental suspend was changed to Booster’s method as that is more efficient.
* In Display Off mode, pressing the Screen button to return to normal no longer causes the firmware’s internal brightness variable to become one step higher and the original screen brightness.
* Added the ability to use some of the buttons while in hold mode, by holding the Select button first.

Download: Hold+ v3.2
- source: mformature

3.71 Memory Stick Driver (fatmsmod.prx) for Custom Firmware 5.00 M33

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

CXMB for 5.00 M33 Released

Homebrew developer Poison has released an update to CXMB his cfw plugin which allows users to load custom CTF PSP themes. And all from the memory stick and not the flash memory so there’s no risk in bricking your PSP. This release add’s 5.00 M33 support, nothing else has changed.

Download : Here
Source: 2Alien.info