Dark AleX's new CFW 5.00 M33-4 released for PSP (Sackboy included)

Posted Dec 5, 2008 at 1:15PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Hacks & Exploits Tags: Custom Firmware, Dark AleX, Sony

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Badda-bing-badda-boom! It was announced yesterday that the new M33-4 custom firmware would be "released in a few days," and some people were expecting it to hit during the weekend. Well, here's a toast to a speedy release: CFW 5.00 M33-4 for the PSP is here!

Dark AleX even has a new banner on his site. DAX Sackboy like whoa!

Now, here's the changelog:

Speed selected for umd/iso was not properly locked in some new games that used scePower_EBD177D6 instead of scePowerSetClockFrequency to change speed.
UMD/ISO speed settings now apply to PSN games too.
Fixed libupdown.prx connecting to dark-alex.org instead of sony when npsignin_plugin checks for a new version and m33 update is enabled.
Iso file descriptor was not closed in driver deletion
Added a shutdown command to vshmenu.

Thanks to JaX3RiR, earl_grey, and papakep for the heads up!

Download: CFW 5.00 M33-4

CFW 5.00 M33-4 will have new features, to be released in a few days

Via dark-alex.org

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Comments

# yay — holo3x3 2008-12-05 08:33

thanks DAX, and nice banner

# sweet — nyr2k2 2008-12-05 08:38

Love it.

# Sweetness — PimpFriedRice 2008-12-05 08:38

It's been a great time for Playstation products this holiday season. This has to be the icing on the cake. Great work DAX!

# Nice. — JaXeRiR 2008-12-05 08:42

The "SHUTDOWN PSP" and "REBOOT PSP" features oughta save my power switch XD

# agree — majorbb100 2008-12-05 08:54

me too since my switch wont even full powerdown my psp, it only puts it into sleep mode.

# . — triac 2008-12-05 08:59

"The update will come with bug fixes, and will sport new features as well."

5 changes

4 of them are bug fixes.

So the "features" "are" the shutdown command?

Not as spectacular as I tought but, well...

# problem — NDWolfwood 2008-12-05 09:01

after i installed m33-4, my VSHmenu won't work. any thoughts?

# Trying out the network update — RocSqualie 2008-12-05 09:02

"Network Update has found a later version.

To download, insert a Memory Stick with at least 1 MB free space and press the X button" Hahaha this is the first time using the Network Update. It actually works

Thanks DA!

# Same — RocSqualie 2008-12-05 09:05

Disable all of your plugins and try them one by one. It fixed the problem here.

# @majorbb100 — 3vi1 2008-12-05 10:02

You *are* holding it down for the several seconds normally required to do the full powerdown, right?

# sony — calo 2008-12-05 10:02

do you want to know what a good idea would have been, for if sony were smart they would have put the option to turn on or off the wifi in the psp through the settings, coz the amount of people i hear breaking the wifi button is unreal. it would save a lot of people hassle in getting that repaired.

# Another idea — Covet 2008-12-05 10:17

Hows about an option to put the PSP into sleep mode from the VSHmenu?

# blah — Binary 2008-12-05 10:34

I must of have a bad battery or i not playing it as much to hold charge.

gotta wait again until it's charge! lol

# I AM DX — melty3219 2008-12-05 10:46

HAI GAIS ITS ME DAX LOOOOOOOOOLZZZZ U LEIK MEH FRMWAREZZ?ZZZ!!!!11ONE111!

# Blah — Quanghuy 2008-12-05 11:02

If you had used better grammar and didn't have the tone of well...an idiot, I may have halved believed you.

# Wotta fool — melty3219 2008-12-05 11:04

Lol who the hell is this guy trying to fool?!

# MELTY U SUX — melty3219 2008-12-05 11:06

MELTY U FOOL U R A FAIL SPAMMER STFU AND GTFO!!!

# retard — nGoc 2008-12-05 11:09

.....

# Dumb ***** — animebuster 2008-12-05 11:09

you know Your a idiot right?

# Server's Down — jbwzrd213 2008-12-05 11:20

Mine's always worked. I've updated my CFW three or four times doing a network update.

However, I can't seem to update it now. It seems to be down...

# lol — jbwzrd213 2008-12-05 11:21

Master Chief?

# . — akadewboy 2008-12-05 11:28

I'm also grateful for the shutdown feature, my power switch is in bad shape. The little protruding dots and arrow have snapped off and the switch is now completely smooth. It's a little difficult using it.

# ... — DarkXCloud 2008-12-05 11:40

This saves me too!

My switch is a little broken but still works. Just don't want to break it even more.

# ... — DarkXCloud 2008-12-05 11:43

You're an idiot *sigh*

# the banner.. — levone 2008-12-05 11:57

that banner is not new..

its been there forever now..

# Fail idea.. — levone 2008-12-05 12:02

options to reset and power off the psp are good ideas cause they save time.

to put the psp in sleep mode, you just pudh the switch up and release real quick.

it would take more time to open the vsh menu and hit sleep then it would to just do it normally.

# lol — Foolmonkey 2008-12-05 12:11

such fail. this isn't anonymous!

# no — Foolmonkey 2008-12-05 12:16

Not a fail idea. If you want to prolong the life of your switch then it's good. Then you'd only have to use your switch to turn on your psp thus barely ever using the switch.

# - — RJ 2008-12-05 12:23

Better than nothing I guess!

# . — marcosatti1 2008-12-05 14:05

Thats what I was thinking...

# @3vi1 — majorbb100 2008-12-05 14:13

of course haha

# FAIL — FCBayernMunchen 2008-12-05 14:31

wow i can say fail and sound cool If i say epic fail i sound even cooler get a *****in life

# ... — levone 2008-12-05 16:55

take your own advice...

# ... — TheLastGuitarHero 2008-12-05 17:53

Melty. Wooow, I haven't laughed on here in a while, but you thinking that you're anonymous is hilarious. I had to print screen that one.

# .. — JaXeRiR 2008-12-05 20:05

A plugin such as the Game Categories Plugin might've caused it since it adds it's own options to the VSH Menu.

# DA orSA — soopergooman 2008-12-05 20:57

Dark_Alex has done it again or should I say Sack_Alex?

# ... — Silver-Tiger 2008-12-06 01:12

exactly...

He has been using this banner since he release of LittleBigPlanet .

# Excellent — MMPSP 2008-12-06 03:18

Nice keep em commin

# wtf? — SupaDawg 2008-12-06 15:28

How the heck are you guys breaking those switches? I'm still on a launch psp and everythink works like a charm.

# @Supadawg — majorbb100 2008-12-07 10:43

because they got knocked around in backpacks, and dropped and stuff like that.

# I'm new with these new custom firmware — beto_cva 2008-12-07 15:29

Well it's been a while ever since I sold my old fat psp around 2 years ago so now I just got a new slim 2001 psp with firmware 4.01... so my question is what do I need to do to run ISOs applications? Cuz I already downloaded a bunch of ISOs. Do I need to rund Pandora battery?

# Yes — MMPSP 2008-12-07 17:38

Yes you need pandora battery and magic memory stick.

# Battery life — MMPSP 2008-12-07 17:42

I charge my batteries always off. Never plug it in half way. Also use it all up before you charge it and have another ready to go.

# Damit!! — beto_cva 2008-12-07 18:39

well I guess Im gonna have to ask a friend if he can borrow me his battery. Anyways is this the only way of making my psp run ISOs?

# Need the battery — locobrown 2008-12-07 18:49

CFW is what allows us to virtually do anything and run ISOs as well.

# Nice Sack Boy.. — sage3k 2008-12-07 23:55

Does this mean we could possibly see a CFW for the PS3? that would be awesome!

# CFW upgrade — beto_cva 2008-12-08 06:29

So once Im able to run ISOs can I easily upgrade to another CFW without using the battery??

# and — StingBlah 2008-12-09 08:51

some English classes.

# Yes — ajnauron 2008-12-09 18:08

weird question though

# I have a problem!!! — beto_cva 2008-12-20 09:22

well I took my PSP-2001 FW4.01 with a guy who has a pandora battery and told me that for rightnow it's impossible to flash my firmware. So is this true?? or is it possible?? Please tell me cuz if not Im gonna have to return the PSP and get my refund!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

# possible — reyknow 2008-12-24 01:50

still possible, anyone correct me if im wrong, u can flash any firmware as long as its not psp-3000 ryt?

# changes from 4.01 — reyknow 2008-12-24 01:54

im running cfw 4.01 m33 on psp phat,

is it really worth upgrading to 5.0?

# lol I didnt even know till I hit the Forums at Dark-Alex — southsidexz 2008-12-26 19:26

I didnt know about the release lol. I've been out too much, been distracted that I havent had time to keep track of PSP things lol. But I'm back tho. and ready to Update that PSP FATTY and that PSP Skinny (Slim) lol. Thanks DAX, Eres el Rey de PSP!

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