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

PSX/PSOne Fix for Custom Firmware 5.00 M33

Problems (0xFFFFFFFF) with PSX/PSOne games after installing custom firmware 5.00 M33? Dark_AleX with the quickness –

1. Download popcorn.prx (here)
2. Download a tool like PSP Filer or Xplora
3. Flash popcorn.prx to flash0:/kd using one of the above tools
4. Get down

- source: dark-alex

1.50 Kernel add-on for 5.00 M33

Dark_AleX has released his 1.50 kernel add-on for older PSP “fat” units (PSP-1000’s) that are running 5.00 M33. This update allows PSP fat users to run older 1.50 kernel homebrew.

For this update you’ll need to download firmware 1.50 which can be found here

(1.50 Kernel add-on for 5.00 M33 (PSP fat only) : Here

Opening up the PSP, and not just the packaging

Inside the PSP-3000

Japanese site PC Watch has provided a whole lot of pics of thee PSP-3000.
The site shows us the inside hardware of the PSP as well as the close-ups of the system.

PC Watch has gone all the way and has literally stripped the PSP, taking out the screen and motherboard.

Check it out here.

PspStates Experiment v2 for PSP Slim 5.00

Now to add a little icing to the cake; Dark_AleX has released PspStates for custom firmware 5.00 M33. Save everything — your exact whereabouts, your high score, the clothes on your back, the money and guns — save it all exactly as-is and return to it later. PspStates is experimental but should work with any game.

Dark_AleX notes –

This is same version as the one for 4.01 M33 but updated to do patches in 5.00 M33, that’s why version hasn’t changed yet.

Remember to discard old savestates from 4.01 before using the plugin. If you attempt to load a savestate made in 4.01 your ram would be in 4.01 M33 but the flash in 5.00 M33, and soon or later it will crash or give problems.

I strongly encourage you cast an eye over the included readme.txt before using this plug-in. Also, Demonchild’s PspStates Tutorial can be helpful.

Download:
PspStates Experiment v2 (for CFW 5.00 M33)
PspStates Experiment v2 (for CFW 4.01 M33)

- source: dark-alex

Custom Firmware 5.00 M33 Released

To Sony’s face with the belt… Dark_AleX, world-renowned PSP heavyweight, has released custom firmware 5.00 M33 into the wild. Get it while it’s hot folks…

5.00 M33 changes:

* 4.01 to 5.00
* Bug fix: when changing speed in xmb, and the psp turned the brightness to 0 automatically the speed was reset to 222 again.

Note to pspstates plugin users: this plugin won’t work in this firmware due to it being made specifically for 4.01. Running it in 5.00 M33 can cause problems, wait until an update of plugin.

Download:
Custom Firmware 5.00 M33
PSP Firmware 5.00 Update EBOOT (rename to 500.PBP)

- source: dark-alex