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Double whammy: new PSP CFW 5.00 M33-6 from Dark AleX released

Posted Jan 20, 2009 at 2:25AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Hacks & Exploits, Homebrew Applications Tags: Custom Firmware, Dark AleX, ISO, memory stick, psp exploits, psp hacks, Sony

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It hasn't been 24 hours yet since the latest PSP official firmware 5.03 rolled out from Sony, and already Dark AleX has released the latest custom firmware update. It's actually a double whammy, with him creating M33-5 and updating that to the latest M33-6 just a few moments later!

This update is a try to fix memory stick low speed since 3.80.

Instructions: Copy UPDATE folder /PSP/GAME/ and run.

If you come from a version prior to 5.00 M33, put sony update as 500.PBP in same folder, or let the program download it for you using a wifi connection.

Changes in 5.00 M33-5:

A setting has been added to recovery, that, when enabled it may increase memory stick reading speed. (only on the psp, not in the pc). By default it is disabled. If you installed 3.71 fatmsmod, do not use this setting, as its perfomance with 3.71 driver has not been tested. Instead, reinstall 5.00 m33-4 using dc8 and update to 5.00 m33-5

Changes in 5.00 M33-6:

Fixed a bug that made unbootable psp without memory stick or with a bad one.

The included file fat_comparison.html contains a comparison of perfomance between the 5.00 fat driver, the 3.71 one, and the 5.00 one with the speed up hack during the read of an iso. The test was done on the game Valkyrie Profile in cso format in march33 mode. Other games, modes and applications different than iso reading showed similar results.

Many thanks to the tipsters! Dragonsla, dargx001, Psyko, devile, and Fadil!

Download: CFW 5.00 M33-6

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I was checking the update for no reason after 5.03 got released and i updated to m33-5 and now i saw the article and m33-6 is already out, either there are no updates for a while or theres a huge load of them one after another all at once.

This is why you gotta love the hacking and homebrew community.

# umm... — yoshi314 2009-01-20 05:29

sorry for being an idiot, but what does "bad memory stick" exactly stand for in that sentence :

"Fixed a bug that made unbootable psp without memory stick or with a bad one." ?

i have a few sony fakes (unfortunately) and i didn't have issues for a brief time with 5.00-5.

the thing i like about m33 cfw is that the author tries to come up with something extra every time, just like the memory stick driver hack in this release. that's pretty cool.

# Pandora Battery — kamanashi 2009-01-20 05:53

You can always use Pandora and Magic Mem Stick to go too a earlier custom firmware. That also makes it so if you brick, you can fix it.

# awesome — killa-91 2009-01-20 06:04

wooohooo!!, dark alex roxxxxxxx!

# lol — WiiRolled 2009-01-20 06:32

It's 'oui' not 'wii' lol

# Looking good so far — mikal_rokz 2009-01-20 06:36

basic plugins are working well. joysens is working, hold is working, CXMB is NOT, ultimate vsh menu is working, havnt yet tested cfe of cw cheat. testing irshell now

# irshell 4.7 with 4.8 update works — mikal_rokz 2009-01-20 06:49

100% as far as I can tell

# HELP!! — kamranh1 2009-01-20 07:35

I bricked my silver slim psp 5.00 m33-4 by using hellcats recovery flasher 1.50 and someone from sony is coming to fix it what do I DO!!!!!!

Contact me at kamran360@live.com

Help greatly apprieciated

# "CXMB not working" — ihool 2009-01-20 07:38

are you sure it's not? i got mine to work

overall everything seems ok just as you said :)

# re: HELP — John_Koller 2009-01-20 07:39

HAHA! youre dead. we here at sony will track you down using the specifications you have provided, its only a matter of time!

# ok john... — mikal_rokz 2009-01-20 07:46

uhh you haven't got pandora? try restarting without memory card, might be an incompatible plugin.

# correct my earlier post — mikal_rokz 2009-01-20 08:10

cxmb does work. i was using themes converted for 5.02 Gen-A...

# awsome! — GLO13AL_T3RROR 2009-01-20 08:20

thanks.....DAX. looking forward for future updates.!!!!!!!

# Helpful.. — EngineRunner 2009-01-20 08:20

So it's Bricked with just a green light and black screen? Sony can't find out how you did it. Just say when you were Updating it with the new Update "5.03", you dropped ure PSP and now it wouldn't turn on.

# Thanks... — Lathspell 2009-01-20 08:29

Thanks a lot Dark_AleX, keep on with your hard work in the psp scene!!!

# Without pandora — agent001 2009-01-20 08:44

Use Hellcat's Recovery Flasher

http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t+143300

Just drop the 5.00 EBOOT.PBP into "RECOVERY"

Then drop "RECOVERY" into PSP\GAME on the memstick...

Then you can update...

# It's awesome that Dark_Alex is still active, making cfw's but.. — m3rox 2009-01-20 10:26

Still no reason to update from 3.71 m33-4?

# Great Job! — mocherz 2009-01-20 10:30

If I knew you, I would buy you some beer. thanks a lot!

# faster than fatmod — sosrandom 2009-01-20 10:47

What reasons are there to stick with it? It loads quicker than 3.71 fatmod was on 5.0 m33-4

# Dax 2747452 - Sony 0 — blackthorn 2009-01-20 10:55

As usual, Dax is the man. Well done!

# Update problem — blocka 2009-01-20 12:35

So is it just me or anytone else haveing a problem installing the update through network update. Im using Gen A full cfw. Will it not work because its gen A or does it not really matter.

# Are you serious? — FreePlay 2009-01-20 12:37

...

# nitePR — Metal Jody 2009-01-20 13:23

i got asked if nitePR rev.k works on M33-6. i checked. it works fine! there, now ya'll know.

# wow... — ajnauron 2009-01-20 13:39

best update in ages, and definitely my favorite bar none.

# giving away your email... — DJ PON-3 2009-01-20 14:23

giving away your email is a great way to get spammed because now it's public.

# Fast... — toomyzoom 2009-01-20 17:11

It's faster than fatmsmod371.prx. Two psps, game backup cso of Higurashi Daybreak, one fat 5.00m33-4 with fatmsmod371.prx, one slim 5.00m33-6, without fatmsmod371.prx, and speed up ms access enabled, same characters and scene --> sorry, don't know how to write it, the slim loads faster than one second.

# u nub — AssassinWarrior 2009-01-20 17:33

read the article damnit.

# 5.02? — b2dub2 2009-01-20 17:34

If you're 5.02 GEN A, then you would need to downgrade to 5.00m33-6 5.02-->5.00 is a downgrade. Use pandora or hellcats recovery flasher, dude!

# Maybe I'm wrong — toomyzoom 2009-01-20 17:41

My experiment: CSO: Higurashi Daybreak

- Fat 5.00m33-4: fatmsmod371.prx and slim 5.00m33-6: without fatmsmod371.prx, speed up ms access enabled: Fat loads faster than 3 seconds.

- Fat 5.00m33-4: fatmsmod371.prx and slim 5.00m33-6: with fatmsmod371.prx, speed up ms access enabled: Slim loads faster than 1 second.

# ... yes — sosrandom 2009-01-20 18:25

yes, download the update then look at fat_comparison.html then try it for yourself

# Bricked — blocka 2009-01-20 19:12

So i tried downgrading from 5.02 Gen a using hellcat recovery and now its bricked. I just get a black screen with a green light. Is there any way to fix this. Before it happened i changed the setting to make battery pandora battery did that mess it up? Please if there is any fix help me.

# first timer — psychoz69 2009-01-20 19:31

i have a phat psp with sony's firmware 4.05 and i just want to know what do i need to do to install and use this firmware, cuz i've been around and its kinda confusing what you have to do and i don't wanna mess it up so can somebody point me to a place where it has a dummies version of install this firmware for 1st timers, thx.

# bricked — blocka 2009-01-20 20:01

So Im reading a little about bricked psp and it says useing a pandora battery i could recover. But my question is before I flashed I his make battery pandora in the recovery menu so do i already have a pandora battery on the back of the battery say 3.6v 1800 . BTW I get a black screen green light no recovery menu I know maybe theres a better place to ask these questions but I got in this mess because of what someone on this forum told me to do so thought maybe i could get some help from here too

# Brite CFW? — du.der.icio.us 2009-01-21 02:27

The real question is ...

When will we see CFW for the Brite?

# please read this guide — sickofitall 2009-01-21 03:43

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/676509

# - — APerson 2009-01-21 04:49

what real question? nobody asked a question to start with lololol

# curious, very curious — kamranh1 2009-01-21 07:42

how do you make a magic memory without a psp cuz ive never made one without a psp

# PERFECT — rein_317 2009-01-21 07:54

yes it works perfectly on my psp!!!

is there any update that fix my 16gb on my psp??

pls help thanks!!!

# gta vcs — Metal Jody 2009-01-21 11:21

Vice City Stories doesn't cut up anymore. like when i'm driving fast, and the game slows down so it can load up details, and the memory stick light blinks like crazy. that's all gone now. i love this update.

# LOL — UltimaXX 2009-01-21 12:59

Ultimate irony. Look at your name! xD

# lol — Dremth 2009-01-21 13:20

lol

# Set me free! — spikido 2009-01-21 17:35

I'm currently running the official version 5.02 firmware. I'm loading the UPDATE Folder into the PSP/GAMES directory, but my psp keeps telling me the data is corrupt. Do I need to preload any previous CFW?

# You need custom firmware, not official firmware — ajnauron 2009-01-21 19:20

Yes you need custom firmware. Google "Pandora's Battery" without the quotes.

# omg — itzzspencer 2009-01-22 18:34

sweet mother of god, this made a humongous performace boost. this is far the best update i have ever seen! everything loads so fast!

# PSP-3004 PB — valant_4 2009-01-23 08:06

I have a PSP-3004 PB.Can with somehow put a custom firmware into to my PSP?Can anyone help?

# PSP IS DEAD, NERDS! — firesign3394 2009-01-25 05:16

I was an avid psp user when i got one a year ago. I used it a lot and I modded it and everything. Then I ran out of home brew. All psp home brew creators ran out of ideas and now the psp sucks. You guys are all loser nerds if you still have yours. If you take your psp in public do you know what people think? "Whoa, look at that nerd playing with his little game boy." That is really embarrassing. You should seriously sell yours while people ares still dumb enough to buy them.

NERDS!!!

# PSP 3000/Brite... — 1ofamillion 2009-01-25 14:38

When do you think cfw will be put on a psp 3000 using the gripshift exploit? Do you think it ever will be? I bout for $8, so im not losing much, but i want cfw and homebrew on it :(

# oops — 1ofamillion 2009-01-25 14:40

my bad, i meant bought ^^

# Update — MMPSP 2009-01-28 20:41

Nice work keep em coming!!!

# Update Help Req — MrNoob 2009-02-03 03:40

Hello, I have not updated since the Dax 3.03 OE-C. What hoops do I go thru to get this latest update. Thanks.

# help — canuck268 2009-02-04 11:10

k im currently running 3.80 m33-5 and i want to update it to make the iso's run faster with no lag. if i update the firmware... will all my games and emulators be ruined??? please reply!!!

# can CFW 5.00 M33-6 be used with PSP 3004 — vamshi.gupta 2009-02-16 03:15

Hi I am very new to PSP.

I got PSP 3004 having OFW 5.03

I want to know can I change my PSP firmware using PSP CFW 5.00 M33-6 ???

I knw there is soft method to mod PSP ... that means I dont have to do pandora stuff with my battery... My PSP is brand new 7 days old... SO i would like to do soft method....

please guys help me with this..

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