Huzzah: Dark AleX's CFW 5.00 M33-3 now available, auto-bypass for PS Store FW check

Posted Oct 23, 2008 at 7:57AM by QJ Staff Listed in: Hacks & Exploits, Homebrew Applications, Homebrew Development Tags: Dark AleX, homebrew community, Sony

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Dark AleX makes good with his promise again. Homebrew community, we now introduce you to the latest and the greatest: CFW 5.00 M33-3! One of the biggest changes in this version finally allows you to automatically bypass the PS Store firmware check that Sony's implemented with CFW 5.01.

Here be the short an' sweet changelog:

A bug was introduced in 5.00 M33-2 that made some games and homebrew not to work
PSN version check is now automatically bypassed without need of touching any setting

Many thanks to our trusty tipsters: Alexey86i, southsidexz, Supacasey, eddib, and MahSixFo!

Download: CFW 5.00 M33-3

Via Dark AleX

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Comments

# It works! — Lucky_Bastard 2008-10-23 02:10

PSN Works! By the way PSPUPDAtes is always late.

# where then.. — bmax1 2008-10-23 02:17

would we get the news sooner?

# bollocks — 73N5H1 2008-10-23 02:20

yeah, I posted in the forums about it... guess I'm not a trusty tipster... ;)

# .. — bmax1 2008-10-23 02:27

Anybody else getting an error when trying to sign into your playstation account? After installing m33-3, I get: A connection error has occurred. (80109F01)

# THIRD! — StingBlah 2008-10-23 02:43

yea...i don't think getting the news 1 hour sooner would make someone's life. Get over it.

And dax- WHAT THE F@$%?! How do you do this?! -bows down-

# Wifi problem — _YOUR_MOM_ 2008-10-23 03:08

When I updated to 5.0 m33, my wifi wouldn't connect to my network, it just tries to connects a few times then "connection timed out". Updated to m33-3 now and still the same problem, anyone who got a solution for this?

# ...me too — Binary 2008-10-23 03:25

Just keep signing in and it will work. took me about 5 trys but worked!

# wifi problem ? — deejaydark 2008-10-23 03:54

nope..once i upgraded to 5.00M33-3 everything worked out fine.maybe if u have or want to...downgrade to 4.01M33 + upgrade manually..it might help.good luck

# m33-3 — sickofitall 2008-10-23 04:00

hellz yea. Oh BTW, don't forget to rename your game folder from 3or4 to 5.00.

# tried 20 times.. — bmax1 2008-10-23 04:00

still gives me the same error. i even tried using every possible combination of "use version.txt" or "m33 network update" even though it said we didn't have to... still no dice on the ps store.

i even used my pandora's stick to go back to 3.71 m33, then up to 5.00 m33, then to 5.00 m33-3, NO DICE

# Thanks to the main man... — Acteon 2008-10-23 04:38

DAX! Complete genius, as ever. I shall find my way over to your donations page shortly - you are, as ever, much appreciated.

# hmm — Binary 2008-10-23 04:50

now I cant.

# ... — TheLastGuitarHero 2008-10-23 06:56

You would think Sony would want people with cfw to be able to use the store so they have more easier ways/means to buy the games.

# @bmax — c74gta4smash 2008-10-23 08:51

psp-hacks.com

The site is maintained by only one guy yet, he always get's the story first. Some times months before QJ.

Go to PSP-hacks if you want your PSP news on time and without errors in the articles.

Go to Qj for more articles that go beyond the console (eg: sales, releases, games)

Qj covers more articles but PSP-hacks is PSP specific and gets the stories first (days in advance). You decide...

# Thanks DAX! — Metal Jody 2008-10-23 09:49

you're thah MAN!

# well never mind — sickofitall 2008-10-23 10:48

when I did it, nothing from that folder showed up. I just moved everything to the GAME folder, and it all works.

# PSN Download error — vigneshkum 2008-10-23 11:16

Whenever I click on Download on a theme, the PSP freezes and when I click Download on a Demo or a Game, it takes me to a blue screen of nothing(except for a 0 button for back) and it won't download. HLP!!!

# ... — FreePlay 2008-10-23 11:28

You can bet all these errors we're getting are Sony's attempts to fight off M33 by blocking us from the store.

That's the problem with a feature that's entirely under Sony's control...

# .. — JaXeRiR 2008-10-23 14:40

Yes, and at PSP-Hacks you will get news about EVERY F*CKING LUA APP that gets released.

Now nobody gives a SH*T about LUA apps, right?

# demos — xerosen23 2008-10-23 16:22

im having trouble starting any of my demos after updating. can anyone help? i just keep getting an error code and game could not be started.

# With all these errors — papajag 2008-10-23 16:25

I'm hearing M33-4 coming very soon

# gran turismo 2 freeze — silicon1138 2008-10-23 20:58

still having game freezing problem running Gran Turismo 2 after using CFW 5 m33- 3

# errors — LETHAL-ARMOR 2008-10-24 09:29

having error troubles with some homebrew, hopefully a new update will fix this...

# . — Strongbadunit2 2008-10-24 11:00

dcemu

# FIX PSN STORE NOT WORKING (ERROR CONNECTION) — southsidexz 2008-10-24 15:39

A simple solution to this...

Turn off psp completely (go into revovery mode)

1)Hold R trigger and power up psp

2) Go to settings where you'll find the "version.txt"

IT HAS TO BE DISABLE!!! OTHERWISE YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO PSN!!!!

(I figured this one out when I update my psp and wanted to go in)

I forgot to send this tip to QJ.net but hey at least I send word about 5.00 M33-3

Southsidexz!

P.S. Midnight Club 4 L.A. REMIX is a really great game

# c74gta4smash — NarooN 2008-10-26 16:17

Why are you here then? if psp-hacks is so great (which it isn't, i've been there. a rather drab site, but does have some good downloads) why not go there?

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