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[ajcastillo]

thank you guys very much im gonna do that right now, ill be back telling my story, thank you very much

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

Argh! Damn it! I was on 5.00m336 and tried to update to GenA 5.50...

When I ran the update

I got a black screen with 'just a moment...I have to work'

Then the psp turned off...and that was that...haven't been able to turn it back on and get to the XMB yet...

PM, help please?

 

[Deft Beck]

I'm on 5.00 M33-6; I can't get on the PSN even with the version.txt trick and DA's plugin.

EDIT:
Media Go works.

 

[UncleScr00ge]

Yes, we know. No one can anymore.

 

[Abubakr]

And yes, we need a new CFW update.

We sure do. :lol

 

[overthehill99]

Okay the POPSLoader thing is not working with MGS, so I'm thinking about going up to 5.50 GEN-B. What do I lose if I go up to this? I really only use my CFW to run my UMD game (converted to ISO) off the memory stick, playing official PSN PSone games, and downloading stuff off the store. Can I still do all those things? What am I losing?

 

[ajcastillo]

Okay the POPSLoader thing is not working with MGS

What you cannot play MGS 1 of PS1 in PSP with 5.00 M33-6 WTF really holly molly im so f... up, OMG and as right now i updated my psp to 5.00 M33-6 crap, can any one confirm this please.

 

[Xater]

Press select from the XMB to bring up the VSH Menu. Select the Recovery option. From Recovery you will see an option to enable/disable plugins.

Ok guys thnaks for the help. By you responses I guess it had to be the plugins but I just couldn't find them. They were down like 3 menu pints or something but now the Demo finally booted up.

 

[JCX]

is there a solution for firmware 5.50 yet? My brother has been bugging me about it.

 

[EnergizerFellow]

Argh! Damn it! I was on 5.00m336 and tried to update to GenA 5.50...

When I ran the update

I got a black screen with 'just a moment...I have to work'

Then the psp turned off...and that was that...haven't been able to turn it back on and get to the XMB yet...

PM, help please?

You disabled your plugins first and you are flashing from a real-deal Memory Stick... right?

To get your PSP back, it's time for some Pandora and Magic Memory Stick love for you. Google is your friend. I assume you've at least tried removing the battery for a good 30 seconds and tried powering it back up, right?

I'm on 5.00 M33-6; I can't get on the PSN even with the version.txt trick and DA's plugin.

EDIT:
Media Go works.

Everybody needs to be up to 5.50 GEN-B at this point.

Okay the POPSLoader thing is not working with MGS, so I'm thinking about going up to 5.50 GEN-B. What do I lose if I go up to this? I really only use my CFW to run my UMD game (converted to ISO) off the memory stick, playing official PSN PSone games, and downloading stuff off the store. Can I still do all those things? What am I losing?

You aren't losing anything at all by going to the GEN firmwares, which is currently at 5.50 GEN-B as of this writing. Why people have a hardon for Dark Alex's M33 stuff I have no idea. Life moves on.

Download links of goodness:
http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1745
http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1764

The built-in POPSloader should work for just about everything out there. I wouldn't even bother loading the additional drivers until you've tested all your existing software under the built-in 5.50 GEN loader. If something actually is broken, try this: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1752

Since you're already on 5.00 M33, first disable all your existing plugins from the Recovery Menu, remove all themes, restore default settings, hard reboot, then run the 5.50 GEN-A installer.

 

[overthehill99]

Y
You aren't losing anything at all by going to the GEN firmwares, which is currently at 5.50 GEN-B as of this writing. Why people have a hardon for Dark Alex's M33 stuff I have no idea. Life moves on.

Download links of goodness:
http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1745
http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1764

The built-in POPSloader should work for just about everything out there. I wouldn't even bother loading the additional drivers until you've tested all your existing software under the built-in 5.50 GEN loader. If something actually is broken, try this: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1752

Since you're already on 5.00 M33, first disable all your existing plugins from the Recovery Menu, remove all themes, restore default settings, hard reboot, then run the 5.50 GEN-A installer.

Thanks a lot. I'm charging my system right now, because it needs to be at 78% to update, and then I'm going to run GEN-A, then GEN-B and I should be fine for my trip.

 

[ajcastillo]

Everybody needs to be up to 5.50 GEN-B at this point.

You aren't losing anything at all by going to the GEN firmwares, which is currently at 5.50 GEN-B as of this writing. Why people have a hardon for Dark Alex's M33 stuff I have no idea. Life moves on.

Download links of goodness:
http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1745
http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1764

The built-in POPSloader should work for just about everything out there. I wouldn't even bother loading the additional drivers until you've tested all your existing software under the built-in 5.50 GEN loader. If something actually is broken, try this: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1752

Since you're already on 5.00 M33, first disable all your existing plugins from the Recovery Menu, remove all themes, restore default settings, hard reboot, then run the 5.50 GEN-A installer.

Ok so you really recommend me to update to 5.50 GEN-B, ok so i only download from the links you gave me, format my memory stick, put default settings in my fat psp and then what?.... sorry for being such a noob.

 

[overthehill99]

I am officially running 5.50 GEN-B. MGS works perfect,all my ripped UMD's work perfect and now the Playstation Store works perfect. Thanks a lot.

 

[ajcastillo]

I am officially running 5.50 GEN-B. MGS works perfect,all my ripped UMD's work perfect and now the Playstation Store works perfect. Thanks a lot.

Yeah dude me too i am officially 5.50 GEN-B (Full) Fat PSP user, one question though where can i get the 1.5 kernel addon so i can use homebre apps, sorry for being a pain oh and another is there any way to put ctf or cxmb in this CFW 5.50 GEN-B if so can you tell me how.

 

[EGM92]

Any word on any M33 developments? It's been a really long time since there was an update.

 

[EnergizerFellow]

where can i get the 1.5 kernel addon so i can use homebre apps

There isn't one at the moment.

Virtually any application updated in the last year (or two) should work just fine under 5.50 GEN. If multiple build options are available, look for a build that states 'slim', 'lite', and/or >=4.xx kernel support. Only the really old stuff still uses 1.50 at this point.

For starters, here is a copy of gpSP (GBA emulator) that works under 5.50:
http://dl.qj.net/UO-gpsp-kai-3.4-test-2-build-69-PSP-Emulators/pg/12/fid/27199/catid/122

Or MVSPSP (Neo Geo emulator):
http://dl.qj.net/MVSPSP-v2.3.1-for-PSP-slim-PSP-Emulators/pg/12/fid/14987/catid/126

iR Shell 5.0:
http://www.irshell.org

Bottom line: update your shit.

sorry for bein a pain [...] can you tell me how please pretty please sorry again for being a pain.

Spell check and some proper formatting will go a long way, along with laying off the crack pipe.

is there any way to put ctf or cxmb in this CFW 5.50 GEN-B

http://dl.qj.net/CXMB-for-5.50Gen-PSP-Homebrew-Applications/pg/12/fid/27300/catid/151
http://dl.qj.net/CTFTool-GUI-for-5.50-PSP-Homebrew-Applications/pg/12/fid/27359/catid/151

Any word on any M33 developments? It's been a really long time since there was an update.

The update is that will probably never be any more updates.

 

[EGM92]

The update is that will probably never be any more updates.

Why's that?

 

[Phreak47]

Everybody needs to be up to 5.50 GEN-B at this point.


You aren't losing anything at all by going to the GEN firmwares, which is currently at 5.50 GEN-B as of this writing. Why people have a hardon for Dark Alex's M33 stuff I have no idea. Life moves on.

True. There was a good reason to stick with M33, as Dark-Alex is basically the originator and the rest are imitators... but I finally switched to 5.50 GEN-B myself the other day. Got tired of not having things functional.

There is ONE small thing we do lose though... and that is the memory stick speed hack that M33 has. Shaves a second or two off of load times here and there. Otherwise, you are right. Even the same popsloader plugin works, and all my emulators still work.

The only other consideration is losing LEDA and its ability to load old 1.5 homebrew. Most people using this stuff are just lazy though.. there are newer versions of just about anything that run in updated kernel modes. Really no need for that old stuff anymore.

 

[EnergizerFellow]

True. There was a good reason to stick with M33, as Dark-Alex is basically the originator and the rest are imitators... but I finally switched to 5.50 GEN-B myself the other day. Got tired of not having things functional.

I think 'got tired' is the appropriate point from Dark Alex's point of view. You can only keep projects like M33 going on for so long before you get burnt out on them, especially if you aren't getting paid for it professionally.

At least the new GEN firmwares from GENyUS seem to be solid code that has been pretty heavily debugged.

The only other consideration is losing LEDA and its ability to load old 1.5 homebrew. Most people using this stuff are just lazy though.. there are newer versions of just about anything that run in updated kernel modes. Really no need for that old stuff anymore.

Pretty much, yep. Plus, what is it with people wanting all these customized themes and ten billion plugins? I don't really get it.

 

[Fongul]

What is the way to go back to the Official Firmware from 5.00 M33-6. I have three PSPs with 5.00 M33-6 on it (one is my wifes of course), so I figured I can at least have one with the 'official' firmware just in case there is something I really want to play off PSN in the future.

 

[mattiewheels]

does network update still work with the GEN side of things, or is that one thing i'd lose if i went with that one?

 

[NaviLink]

Quick question. In the OP, we can read this :

5.00 M33-6 is available, folks.

As always, you can find it at Dark-Alex's website (www.dark-alex.org or http://www.dark-alex.org/forum/viewt...hp?f=44&t=8158), or, if you're sporting a relatively modern CFW (3.80 M33 or higher), you can simply use the M33 Network Update. Unless you disabled the M33 Network Update in your Recovery Console, in which case, you'll just download the newest official firmware and screw yourself over...

What happens exactly if you do that mistake ? Is the PSP bricked, or is it just because the PSP will be running on a an official firmware ? I can't find a straight answer to this.

 

[EnergizerFellow]

What is the way to go back to the Official Firmware from 5.00 M33-6. I have three PSPs with 5.00 M33-6 on it (one is my wifes of course), so I figured I can at least have one with the 'official' firmware just in case there is something I really want to play off PSN in the future.

Assuming you're going up in version, just run the official Sony updater eboot like you would normally (after first disabling plugins, themes, and restoring defaults, obviously).

If you're wanting to downgrade to an older official firmware, you will need to use Hellcat Recovery Flasher.

Do note that Sony 5.03 is the newest firmware with an official exploit and custom firmware installer (as of this writing). There is a proof of concept save game exploit for 5.50, but no official tools yet.

does network update still work with the GEN side of things, or is that one thing i'd lose if i went with that one?

Yes, but I would just stop by the official PSP GEN site from time to time.

http://www.pspgen.com/

What happens exactly if you do that mistake ? Is the PSP bricked, or is it just because the PSP will be running on a an official firmware ? I can't find a straight answer to this.

You will be updated to the latest official Sony firmware. If you have an older PSP you can use Pandora, but if you're on a TA-088v3/TA-090 you're fucked (stuck in the official Sony firmware).

 

[Mejilan]

LEDA I don't care about, the the MS speed hack thing would be nice.
But I'm not leaving 5.00 M33-6 until a new version of Bubbletune's Game Categories plugin hits. I can't live without that anymore.

 

[Nachkebia]

I still don`t understand if psp-3000 has been propely custom firmwared......

 

[Mejilan]

It has not.
Later 2000s and 3000s running 5.03 can have a form of CFW temporarily loaded, with much of the functionality intact. It gets wiped upon power down and the process needs to be redone with each reboot, however.

 

[Anony]

if i remember correctly
the person who discovered/made the 3000/later 2000 hack specifically did it in a way that you cannot write into the flash memory of the psp

 

[Nachkebia]

It has not.
Later 2000s and 3000s running 5.03 can have a form of CFW temporarily loaded, with much of the functionality intact. It gets wiped upon power down and the process needs to be redone with each reboot, however.

Thanks, for psp 2000 is the way to go

 

[AssassiN]

I updated to 5.50 GEN A then checked the options for the auto updater were correct and used that and it's installed the official 5.51 firmware on my slim.....am i screwed or can i still use a Pandora?

 

[The Faceless Master]

Quick question. In the OP, we can read this :

What happens exactly if you do that mistake ? Is the PSP bricked, or is it just because the PSP will be running on a an official firmware ? I can't find a straight answer to this.

it'll be running official firmware.

however, the default is the m33 updater.

 

[NaviLink]

You will be updated to the latest official Sony firmware. If you have an older PSP you can use Pandora, but if you're on a TA-088v3/TA-090 you're fucked (stuck in the official Sony firmware).

I've got a TA-088v2, so even if I do the update, I'll still be able to use a pandora to install a CFW. Thanks for the answer.

 

[EnergizerFellow]

LEDA I don't care about, the the MS speed hack thing would be nice.
But I'm not leaving 5.00 M33-6 until a new version of Bubbletune's Game Categories plugin hits. I can't live without that anymore.

It's also the only useful plugin of note I know of that doesn't currently work under the 5.50 GEN firmwares. It locks the OS when it's loaded under 5.50.

BTW, you really need to update and cut down the OP. It's outdated to the point that it's confusing people. Take Pandora, for instance, that's now only needed for de-bricking or downgrading from >5.03 official firmware.

I updated to 5.50 GEN A then checked the options for the auto updater were correct and used that and it's installed the official 5.51 firmware on my slim.....am i screwed or can i still use a Pandora?

You can still use Pandora, regardless of firmware version. Like I said earlier, you should just check the PSP GEN site from time to time and not use network update. Anything less than 5.50 GEN-A Update 4 will hit the official Sony site.

Download links of goodness (that I've already posted):
http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1745
http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1764

 

[Phreak47]

You know what's strange...

Anyone notice that people are saying GEN team put out their own version of the popsloader, but that they're having problems with it? Meanwhile, there's no reason to switch from DA's original 5.xx popsloader, which still works fine under GEN-B.

 

[eznark]

Does remote play work with GEN-B?

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

Whew...

I think it turns out I tried to accidentally install GENB without GENA first.

Took it to a guy with Pandora and magic mem stick and recovered fine.

Love Pandora!!

 

[EnergizerFellow]

I think it turns out I tried to accidentally install GENB without GENA first.

Took it to a guy with Pandora and magic mem stick and recovered fine.

Love Pandora!!

RTFM and all that... At least you for it fixed.

Does remote play work with GEN-B?

Yes. You should be good to go.

Anyone notice that people are saying GEN team put out their own version of the popsloader, but that they're having problems with it? Meanwhile, there's no reason to switch from DA's original 5.xx popsloader, which still works fine under GEN-B.

I think you read that wrong. People are saying the GEN popsloader works just fine with practically everything, near as I can tell, even in this very thread. The included GEN popsloader is the official one from Sony, AFAIK. You may be thinking of the ISO driver, of which you should be using the Sony NP9660.

Even if you use the popsloader tool to install multiple drivers, you are still using the official Sony binaries. If you read through the manual, you'll notice you'll have to use Psardumper to extract binaries out of the official Sony EBOOT updaters.

 

[Mejilan]

The POPSLoader plugin originally devised by Dark-Alex is most definitely not a Sony application, though you're correct in that it does use Sony-developed emulation files. PSOne games, whether they're purchased off PSN or converted unofficially, both use Sony's PSOne for PSP emulator (called POPS), but the POPSLoader plugin what allows us homebrewers to access different iterations of POPS from within the same firmware for maximum compatibility, was developed by Dark-Alex, not Sony. Without the plugin, you're limited to just using the version of POPS that gets built into your firmware (POPS 5.00 for 5.00 M33 users, POPS 5.50 for 5.50 Gen users, etc.)

I know that the 5.50 Gen team have released their own version of the POPSLoader plugin which is supposed to work better with 5.50 Gen, but this isn't the first time I hear that Dark-Alex's latest version (supporting 5.00 M33-2 through 5.50 M33-6, IIRC) works on Gen firmware just fine. I have no idea what changes the 5.50 Gen team made to POPSLoader when they released their own version.

It sounds like you're confusing POPS (the emulator) and POPSLoader (a CFW plugin).

 

[eznark]

So do I need to install 5.50 GEN-A first or can I go right to GEN-B?

 

[overthehill99]

So do I need to install 5.50 GEN-A first or can I go right to GEN-B?

Install 5.50 GEN-A first. It's required to install GEN-B.

 

[eznark]

Install 5.50 GEN-A first. It's required to install GEN-B.

And GEN-B can be installed via the network update correct? I don't want to go through a huge hassle to get remote play working, but a minor inconvenience is fine. (Just started playing Thousand Arms on my PSP so I'll be seriously unhappy if this borks PSX play)

 

[overthehill99]

And GEN-B can be installed via the network update correct? I don't want to go through a huge hassle to get remote play working, but a minor inconvenience is fine. (Just started playing Thousand Arms on my PSP so I'll be seriously unhappy if this borks PSX play)

I'm not sure. I'm pretty sure that the GEN firmwares do no support network update, so going through the network update will go to Sony's official servers.

 

[ajcastillo]

Thank you very much energizer for helping me with my doubts ok i found out what i needed to do to get all running the cxmb

 

[Phreak47]

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I think you read that wrong. People are saying the GEN popsloader works just fine with practically everything, near as I can tell, even in this very thread. The included GEN popsloader is the official one from Sony, AFAIK. You may be thinking of the ISO driver, of which you should be using the Sony NP9660.

Even if you use the popsloader tool to install multiple drivers, you are still using the official Sony binaries. If you read through the manual, you'll notice you'll have to use Psardumper to extract binaries out of the official Sony EBOOT updaters.

I probably read it wrong... I thought the GEN guys had created a new version of the plugin. Yeah I remember extracting all those files myself from the various firmware, which of course was a necessary requirement to keep the plugin itself legal.

 

[AssassiN]

And GEN-B can be installed via the network update correct? I don't want to go through a huge hassle to get remote play working, but a minor inconvenience is fine. (Just started playing Thousand Arms on my PSP so I'll be seriously unhappy if this borks PSX play)

I tried Network update from GEN A to B and it installed the offical Sony FW.....so i wouldn't try that!

 

[Shawnwhann]

Investigating custom software for my PSP 3000, I have the 5.51 official firmware. Is there an exploit for that version yet? From reviewing search results, it doesn't appear that way...

 

[Phreak47]

I tried Network update from GEN A to B and it installed the offical Sony FW.....so i wouldn't try that!

Especially since GEN-B is a tiny file that can be DL'd and copied to your PSP in a heartbeat.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Investigating custom software for my PSP 3000, I have the 5.51 official firmware. Is there an exploit for that version yet? From reviewing search results, it doesn't appear that way...

There are currently no ways to install CFW if your PSP-2000 v3 or PSP-3000 is above official firmware 5.03. I think people are working on cracking the new IPL, God knows when that will finally happen. When it does, there will be much rejoicing.

I actually have a PSP-2000 v3 w/OFW 5.03 so I do CFW using ChickHEN R2 and CFWEnabler. However now I'm trying to run Dissidia: Final Fantasy downloaded demo from PSN and it gives me the Error 80010013. I Googled and people are saying if you disable Plugins from the Advanced menu in the Recovery menu, you can make it work, but how in the hell do you access the Recovery menu using CFWEnabler? I Googled that and everyone only knows how to do it if you have PSP-1000 or PSP-2000 v1/2 where you shutdown the PSP and start it up again holding down R, which is great, except that when I shutdown my PSP it resets to the OFW. Does anyone know what I'm supposed to do? Thanks.

edit: Okay, using NP Decryptor fixes this problem for me and I can play the Dissidia demo.

 

[Dazzla]

I've been handed my cousins PSP to update, it's on 3.71, how can I go about updating it to 5.50 GEN A then B?

 

[A Human Becoming]

Weird, one of the mp3s I downloaded is in hyperspeed when I play it in IRShell, but fine in XMB. Any ideas why?

 

[A Human Becoming]

Sorry to double post, but I'm completely out of the loop regarding the latest firmware; I'm still on 5.00 M33-6. I tried looking back a few pages to find out info about the new firmware, but it looks like there are multiple ones out. It didn't seem clear to me what they offered and which was the one to use.

If I don't plan on getting any new PSP games soon, is there any real reason to update? Are there new features added?