HAHA, skipped 4.00 and went onto 4.01 right away

GOOD JOB DARK ALEX!!!

Alex U have done a great job by dominating sony. can u please give divx or xvid codecs

BTW, if anyone is wondering, a 4.01 M33 specific 1.5 kernel add-on is coming within the next couple days (possibly tonight).

Hey, does the new recovery supports unicode and right to left text? (for foreign languages)

Right to left text shouldn't be a problem but I'm not sure if Unicode is supported. Best to just try it.

I don't wanna upgrade yet.

but what I mean in RTL text is:

In English, we write from LTR, in some other languages, we write from RTL.

Is that what you also mean?

Yeah I know what you mean. It shouldn't be a problem, Unicode support is the only thing I am unsure on.

ok thanks.

Can you explain me how the translator works?

(Like, opening a source file and editing, or it's a text file etc...)

Because I really don't wanna download this untill:

1. My favorite CXMB theme will be on 4.01

2. I'll insure all my homebrews from 3.90 will work with the 4.01 kernel (alot of NID changes as i've heard)

3. That's pretty much all:D

It's just a standard text file that you'll need to edit. Each line corresponds to one of the recovery menu items.

2 questions:

1- Does the fatmsmod work with this CFW? (Or did Sony fixed it?)

2-Does the popsloader work?

Using the patched fatmsmod PRX hasn't been tested, though it probably wouldn't work. As for popsloader, a new version is in the works.

oki doki.I'll wait for a new fatmsmod :p

Thanks

HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP

I just got my first psp and i updated to firmware 4.01 and when i try to install custom firmware 4.01 M33 (i put it in the right directory just like instructed) i get an error that says THE GAME COULD NOT BE STARTED. (80020148)

What am i doing wrong?

you need to have Custom Firmware to install 4.01 M33

mravec, you need a homebrew compatible psp to be able to upgrade to custom firmware. you need to use pandora's battery to upgrade to 3.90 m33 and from there upgrade to 4.01 m33.

does anyone have a good guide how to use pandora batery?

Today's my daughter's birthday so that alone makes today a beautiful day,but to get a new custom firmware makes it even better! Thanks as always Alexander..you're really not just an Illusion..

Now I'm curious. Do you know anything about this, x3?

Thanks DA for the update, now leaves with this question. what is the "improvements" in video playback?

Furthermore can't wait for the patches as well.

As always when update arrives DAX's servers can't stand the pressure :)

Thanx Exo for mirroring the files, and for all you do to PSP community.

HOME PAGE for me ;)

I've tested a few 3.xx kernel homebrews and they seem to work so far :)

OK, I will update as soon as Large Original CXMB is released for 4.01 M33.

BTW, some1 tried Lua Player HM version 7 on this?

can i upgrade from 3.95GEN

Yes you can upgrade from 3.95 GEN. Someone already reported success in upgrading over at the FAQ forum.

@fearevil19: I don't know, most likely just for testing the region settings. He probably forgot to remove them.

For me the hide pic0.png and pic1.png option in the recovery menu wont change to enabled. When i press X on it, it doesnt change and the selection just goes to the back option.

Has anyone else had this problem?

DaX is the best.

May you live a long life on this CFW forthcoming earth XD

It seems the MS driver in 4.01 is much faster than 3.90.

I can scroll through 200+ pics lightning fast also switching pictures with R-trigger displays them much faster.

ill wait till it a new version of popsloader comes out.. =)

Mravec000 says:

HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP

I just got my first psp and i updated to firmware 4.01 and when i try to install custom firmware 4.01 M33 (i put it in the right directory just like instructed) i get an error that says THE GAME COULD NOT BE STARTED. (80020148)

What am i doing wrong?

-yeah i have the same problem as you .

oscare says:

mravec, you need a homebrew compatible psp to be able to upgrade to custom firmware. you need to use pandora's battery to upgrade to 3.90 m33 and from there upgrade to 4.01 m33

- so i really need a pandora's battery too ? or else it's GG ? to upgrade ?

damn . i fell for the updating thing .

now it's causing me loads of problems .

stupid sony .

someone pls reply meeeee . asap .

now i cant use my psp at all .

totaly bullshyt .

I highly doubt It'd make a difference if you bought a new psp and made the 3.80(yes the new slimline models coming off the shelves are now embedded with 3.80 instead of 3.60). 3.80 OFW or 4.01 OFW doesn't make a difference. They both require a Pandora battery and a "magic" stick to install CFW. However, if you didn't even care enough to read and simply updated your firmware using network update while you're on a CFW that's lower than 3.80 M33, then I have nothing to say except "Sorry dude, you ownt yourself".

Actually, they ship with 3.90 as of four days ago when I bought mine. Nonetheless, 4.01 m33-2 is out now. Use the network update. 8)

Well first of all, I don`t know much about psp modding or pandoras battery or anything like that. My friend modded my PSP for me a couple of years ago and just showed me how to get all of the "newly bought" games and emus etc working. Anyways, I "bought" a new game yesterday and it required a firmware update to work. I checked my current firmware, which was if I remember correctly 3.40. So noob as I am I tried to download and install the official firmware, which didn`t quite succeed. (I got the error message which has been refered quite many times in this thread) So... I did some random info gatherhing and came to the result that I need this 4.01 m33 thing firmware for my psp. I downloaded, installed it (Don`t think that I screwed something during that process. I may be a noob with psp`s but I am quite eduiqate with computers and I have done a lot of similar processes. Besides this is something a monkey could do if it wanted...) Anyhow back to the subject.. When I went to my PSP menu and selected the 4.01 m33 firmware and started the installation so to speak. My PSP`s screen went black and in the screen text strated appearing with the same font as in recovery mode btw. And the text says:

Unpacking... done

Please wait...

Now it has been there the whole night and I afraid that if I turn the psp off it will at least explode or something (that was not meant to be taken seriously)

So all that I`m askin is some help guys?

is there anyway to undo the process frosty.

zz.

once the version is updated it's updated?

...

http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=6832

i got it and it was not in folder form please tell me wat to do

Well I know I'm gonna regret asking this question, seeing as how people who were smart enough at the time not to upgrade their firmware think they are high and mighty, but I'll ask anyways.

I wanted to mod my brothers PSP, and I saw that he upgraded to the 3.95 OFW. I want to get a custom firmware, but frankly I'm just too damned poor to afford an extra battery and memory card, so I want to know can you upgrade 3.95 OFW to 4.01 M33? If not, are there any alternatives to pandora's battery for someone who has bills to pay and can't spend money on a 40 dollar memory card and battery?

You will still need a CFW PSP if you want to convert your own battery (soft-mod).

Hardmod not recommended.

Go to qj and search for an "newbie installer". That's what you need for the stick.

Be sure to use XP, not vista.

Well I did what you said, which by the way, thanks for your help, and it came up with a thing 'too many results' but it showed some, and the first result was 'Homebrew Installer Maker'. I'm just wondering if that's what I'm looking for.

despertar del cementerio v6 with 4.01 m33-2 addon implemented would be really nice at this point :D

The game cuold not be started (80020148 ) :sneaky2: . What is problem? I have Sysem Software: Version 3.95 firmware. My msn is yankee22mc@feelthebeat.in can someone help me....

{{{READ FIRST BEFORE COMPLAIN}}

it said ain the first topic...it need CFW means COSTUM FIRMWARE not A FIRMWARE is FIX not custom so you may downgrade that to CFW 3.90 m33 to update in 4.02m33 ok..:smile:

:LOL:

is it better than 3.90 m33-3??

and is this really works>>i dont want to semi break my psp^^,

woooOOOooOooo SooOOoo nICe...

my XMB is FAST also the cso and ISO files so fast to load...

and finally the when i connected to a computer its going faster to transfer files than my 3.90m33 CFw hahah...thanks so much...so nice pROMISE more powers guyzz..

i did everything and i go to update and it goes to an error help?

Thank you Dark_AleX

Jsabs: First of all what is the error message you are receiving? If you are trying to run the update from official firmware it will not work. You need a homebrew capable PSP.

ok heres my situation.... i have a custom 3.90M33-3 before, and then theres a 3.93 FW released which i have from PSPISO link. They said that this has a functionality of a customized FW i dont encounter problem when i upgraded from 3.90 to 3.93. So what im asking now is that is it ok to jump to 4.01M33-2 right away without downgrading or converting back to 3.90M33-3? is there a similarity with 3.95GEN2 jumping directly to the 4.01 CFW??

need help pls. Thanks so much :smile:

If by 3.93 FW you mean 3.93 GEN then yes there will be no problem with upgrading straight to 4.01 M33.

hi

i think i dont have the GEN that comes along with the FW coz what i have display on my screen is only 3.93... :blushing:

this is what i downloaded befrore

Custom Firmware 3.93 - comes with in-XMB recovery

The installation(4.01M33) does not work....my psp says ''The Game Cannot Be started'' i have 100% battery and psp ver 4.01...but i cannot make it to 4.01M33.First i go to ''psp'' folder and go to ''game'' then i create the folder UPDATE after that i put in EBOOT.PBP from the file(401M33.rar) i downloaded and extracted.....then i put in the 401.PBP into the UPDATE folder that contains the EBOOT.PBP I insert my mmry stick into my psp and saw the 4.01M33(size:25MB) and i started it....it says ''The Game Cannot Be started''...

Reply and tell me what i've done wrong or what to do.......

Hi, I just bought a PSP slim and I wanted to download this firmware so I can play downloaded psp games on my psp. Anyway its firmware is 3.95. So is it possible to download this custom firmware? Please help me.

Ok I have psp phat running 3.90M33-3, I followed the updating instructions thoroughly and when the updating process begins, it stops at 92% and gives me a "technical error please contact the customer support" message. My psp freezes and when I restart it, it gets bricked.

I've tried updating several times and it's always the same.

please help

P.S:

1- when I unbrick my psp ... I install the CFW 3.90M33-3

2- I make the CFW 4.01M33 updater downloads the OFW 4.01 for me, haven't tried to download it manually and put it in the updater folder.

Maybe you have one of this problem:

1. You have corrupted IDStorage Keys.

2. You have a faulty memory stick.

3. Hardware failure.

Thanks for the reply Acerthief:

I'm pretty sure that my psp is in well shape :P (no hardware failure) and my memory stick is not faulty (btw is there a recommended space requirement to proceed with the update? cause I use a 1 GB memory stick with 160 MB free space).

Now about the IDStorage Keys, how do I know if I have corrupted ones? I know that "KeyCleaner" fixes corrupted keys (I haven't tried this app) but does it show if I have corrupted keys or not?

thnx in advance

I have two fat units here

3.52 M33-2

3.71 M33-4

Can I just upgrade to 4.01 M33 then 4.01 M33-2?

Or do I have to upgrade first to 3.80 then 3.90 then 4.01 M33 then 4.01 M33-2?

admin, since ive downloaded the newest version 4.01m33-2 my cxmb themes didnt function anymore. help on this please.thanks!

Have you downloaded the new CXMB for 4.01 M33? It can be found here... http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=7681

@fluid: You need to be running at least 3.52 M33-3 or higher to install 4.01 M33.

Hello everybody!

I've just finished installing the new firmware 4.01 M33 with the update 2 and Kernel for 4.01 and everything whent just perfectly. But when i formated my 8GB Memory Stick through the PSP i started to detect only 4GB instead of 8GB. Did this happen to anybody else? The Card is original Sony and it was working fine with the 3.90 firmware with latest update. This just happend with this firmware. Please help me. Thank you!

CAn someone help me am stuck here, ive got fat PSP with the latest software form sony on it (4.01) can someone tell me what i have to download to get it the custome firmware on it?

hi sir

still waiting for your response on my question....

what is displayed in my screen's FW is 3.93. is this the same as 3.93 GEN?

please help me on this. Thanks

Hrm.. that is most likely official firmware 3.93. Are you able to run homebrew applications on it, like you were able to in 3.90 M33? If so the 4.01 M33 will work fine.

Okay, Ive just found out where to get these m33 firmwares, and I have official fw 4.01. Can I update to 4.01 m33 and still have all the features too?

actually its my first time to run homebrew apps, what i have now is just the password protect:laugh: and the cxmb plugin for the CTF themes im using. and this works on the CFW 3.93. sorry for being such a noob and stupid as im just new in PSP modding and other stuffs lol

cheers

Yes you can install 4.01 M33 then.

@XTangible: You need a Pandora battery and magic memory stick. Read here: http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=6832

thanks so much for your help. will try this later.

oh... and one last thing. in the recovery menu of the 3.93 CFW, there are options like hide the MAC address, create pandora battery, etc. will this be removed once applied with the 4.01 FW???

cheers :thumbup:

4.01 M33 firmware does have a similar recovery menu, but it doesn't have the options you listed specifically.

if i do the pandora and magic mem stick am i just basically throwing them away? or can i convert them back? please reply!!!!!

No you can convert them back but you will need a PSP already running custom firmware in order to perform the conversion process.

Also some of the newer PSP slims are unable to change the eeprom of the battery depending on motherboard the slim has.

i think that will do for now... thanks so much for your help time and effort!!!! :thumbup:

So in other words...its a two psp process??? ...omfg... please prove me wrong.....

ola soy ruben, y tengo instalado en mi psp el Firmware 4.01 pero aora intento instalar el 4.01 M33 y me dice que no se puedo instalar. Me falta instalar algo antes? es q no tengo ni idea de que tengo que hacer, a ver si alguien me pudiera ayudar.gracias.

Thanks for the reply man. So you mean I update my 3.52 m33-2 to 3.52 m33-3 then go straight ahead to 4.01 m33 then to 4.01 m33-2 right?

No need to go to 3.70, 3.80 or 3.90?

Hi,man i need ur help..when i was doing the update my MS broke up,and the instalation stoped and the PSP turn off alone.....and when I try to turn it on he stay wiith a black scren and turn it off....what i have to do???Please help me!!!!!:crying::crying::crying:

Maybe your PSP had bricked and the only way to solve it is to use pandora. > <

ok so i upgraded my psp fhat from 3.03oc-e to 3.52m33 that went easy but now i try to go to 4.01 and it says unpacking... done. please wait...... (6hours later still the same thing) i have the 4.01m33 update in ms0:/psp/game and the 401.PBP in the update folder it's just dose seem to be loading it... whats going on?:bored:

Yeah just upgrade to 3.52 M33-3, then you'll be set to install 4.01 M33. No need to go any further than that.

@vandmike: First back up any important data and try formatting your memory stick on the PSP to see if that fixes the problem. Also try re-downloading the 401.PBP. If the problem still persists, it's likely you have a fake or faulty memory stick.

Hey I have original firmware 4.01 on psp slim and i followed the steps tht was given and when i pressed "X" on the update it said game couldn't be started error 80020148

No way you can run it if you are having Original Firmware > <

But you can use Pandora method to solve this problem. Find some friend who is using Custom Firmware and help you. :smile:

I now have the same problem as vandmike. It keeps on saying

Upacking.... done.

Please wait

for a long time now. I will try it later the methods you said, but I have a question: is setting the kernel of the game to 3.xx kernel be of any help to this problem?

hi

errrrrrrrrrrqh

I did all the methods above plus I change the kernel to 3.52. The fat psp is now 4.01 m33-2! Thanks everyone. Very helpful community.

My friend has one of the first psps (phat) and hasnt updated his ofw...can I pandorize my battery on his, and use the pandora on mine?

What OFW version is he running? You'll first need to install custom firmware on his PSP, then then yeah you can covert your battery to Pandora. The battery can be used on any PSP.

I have two PSPs, both at 3.52 M33-3. The first PSP I tried to update did the same thing as vandmike's, sitting there saying "Unpacking... Done. Please wait..." And it does nothing. The other PSP worked fine.

So I switched memory sticks and and it does the same thing. Both memory sticks got formatted, too. How do I go about fixing this? Apparently Fluid fixed it by renaming the kernel to 3.52. How do I do that?

In the recovery menu is an option for which kernel 3.52 (or older) cfw uses when you run stuff from GAME. You MUST set that to 3.xx or the PSP will try to run the updater as 1.50 software (which it is not). Also, in case someone didn't mention it elsewhere - turn off/remove any custom themes or plugins before trying to install custom firmware. It's okay for minor updates like 4.01 M33 to 4.01 M33-2, but it's NOT okay for major updates like 3.52 M33 or even 3.90 M33 to 4.01 M33. Having a custom theme set and then doing a major update is the leading cause of bad flash1 partitions after updating.

How do I get to the recovery menu? Kinda slipped my mind.

Hold the right trigger (shoulder button) while powering on the PSP.

Fixed, and thank you very much, Chilly Willy. I now am updated.

For those of you who are having troubles, just hold R to get to the recovery menu and change the game folder that it runs from to 3.xx.

Then update.

Hi can anyone help,

i bought a psp, it has version 4.01 but refuses to let me do anything with it,

all i want to do is play psx games, any one able to tell me how to get it running on

"PSP Custom Firmware 4.01 M33"

http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=6832

I too am having the "unpacking please wait..." error. I have reformated several times, redownloaded and readded all files several times, my memory stick is fine because I just used it to update from 3.02 to 3.52. This error occurs for me when trying to update to both 3.9 and 4.1

Any help at all would be greatly appreciated...

Alright I discovered that this is because I did not set the kernel to 3.52 in recovery mode. Now the problem is that when I try to update it says "must have firmware 3.52 M33 or higher. And that is what I have.

Hmm, which 3.52 M33 version are you on? You actually need to be running 3.52 M33-3 or higher.

Here is a link to the update: http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=3185

So I've downloaded 4.01 M33 + 4.01 official, renamed the official to 401.pbp, stuck both in the /psp/game/update folder, and ran the update, only to have the colored screen + sound come and go, then the screen go black and turn off. My memory card access light flashes a few time while the screen is off, and then nothing.

My current version is 3.52 M33, and i am a newb at PSP homebrew, but i am pretty sure i did this right. Any hints?

so what does this update do? does it support ps1 games and things like that and if i dont like it may i go back to the official sony firmwares???

Update it to 3.52m33-4 and try again.

http://exophase.com/files/psp/M33-1234.zip

If the problem still occur, maybe is your memory stick problem.

Are you using fake or original MS?

You can check it by pointing to "Memory Stick" in the XMB. Then press the Triangle button and select Information. If it shows supported, it is original.

Using Fake MS always facing lots of problem.

Custom Firmware supports lots function then the Official Firmware. However, if you want to go back to OFW, you are always welcome to do so. But you cant go back to CFW anymore unless you have pandora battery + magic stick.

From CFW > OFW = 100%

From OFW > CFW = 0% (99% with pandora, the remaining 1% due to some careless mistake or whatever XD)

so i know i skipped pages is the 1.50 kernel support up yet and is that what i have to have to keep playing homebrew? running 3.9 m33-2 right now not having probs so thinking about leaving as is nahmean

No, you don't need the 1.5 kernel for most homebrew. Older applications, yes.

hey can somebody help me?

I accidently installed it without the 401.pbp so now it just say in the system info 4.01, so can i still upgrade it to 4.01 m33?

plz somebody reply

You need a Pandora battery and magic memory stick. 4.01 M33 can only be installed on a PSP running custom firmware.

There is a guide on creating a Pandora setup here: http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=3780

You'll need to use another PSP running CFW to complete the steps, though.

i already had a custom firmware before doesn't this mean i have a pandora battery and magic memory stick?

No... unless you followed one of the Pandora guides in the past and still haven't converted your battery back. If you want to check if you have a Pandora battery, boot your PSP without any memory stick inserted. If it boots to a black screen, then the battery is a Pandora.

thank you soooooo much for the help :biggrin: I'm sorry that I wasted your time :glare:

Hi guys,

thanks for all the effort! x3sphere, I can't believe how cool you stay with the noobs that don't bother to do a little research before they post. :confused1:

Yes, I have a small contribution to this forum.

First my story:

I ran 3.40 OE happily for 1,5 years now on my fat PSP and finally decided to move up to the M33 thingies as I bought the GPS receiver for the PSP which needed 3.80. :cool:

I installed the all the prerequisites to 3.52M33-4 and succesfully installed 4.01M33 thanks to you guys. Ah yes, also had the problem with the "Upacking.... done. Please wait" ... those were some scary minutes, but easily fixed by visiting the recovery and setting it to 3.xx kernel: thanks Fluid! :thumbup:

One more thing; all of this was done with a fake memory stick. Although it is not recommended, it IS possible. Yes I know; I took a risk.

Now my point/question/problem:

Before playing with the GoExplore thingy, I tested the 4.01 installation and got scared to death as I entered the settings > video settings or theme settings. It said "Internal error" and the screen to reset EVERYTHING appeared (which I remembered from downgrading to 1.50). I switched it off entirely and luckily everything was fine when I turned it on again.

Strangely enough, I can't reproduce the problem now.

I didn't have an UMD loaded at the time.

Anyone else had this fright?

cheers guys, well done! 8)

ok so i have da official 4.01 firmawre and i want to get custom firmware but i dont know exactly how, i just upgraded to 4.01 as soon as i got da psp home, but dat was before i found out about custom firmware, can anybody help

How about doing some research first on this forum? :sleep:

VERU QUIE

so if i went to cfw how can i get the ps1 working??

You just place converted PSone games in the GAME folder, then run them from the PSP's Game menu.

i.e. X:/PSP/GAME/XENOGEARS/EBOOT.PBP

A guide on how-to convert your games to PSP format can be found here: http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=2047

after trying and trying to get this upgrade to work and all it was, was as simple as switching kernel over to 3.25 m33 god haha thank you everyone.

Apologies if I am going over old ground here but would like some clarification on the process.

I have a fat PSP running Sony version 4.00, I would like to upgrade the CFW 4.01 M33, having reviewed endless you tube vids, and forums the process appears to be different for fat and slim PSP's.

The questions I have. For the fat PSP do I

Need the Padora Battery

The Magic Memory stick

Need to the 1.50 Kernel and should this be installed ahead of the cfw.

Or can I go straight the downloads and update my psp as it is without the need for above.

Once on the cfw, I do understand the process.

Wakka

Hello boys! So, i'm new at this forum. In the last week, i lookt for same cool programs for my psp. so i mean homebrews. then i find dark_alex. i loaded the 4.01 M33 and i had put the sonyupdate named with 401.pbp in the same UPDATE folder. so i opend the firmware but there was a problem: This game can't start! (80020148). and my psp is german, because i live there. So, can anybuddy hel my? the people who wants to helb my and my psp, this people must mail me at keviningwersen@hotmail.de .Because i am not often here. Bye!

so is there any thing bad that could happen on the cfw update could something go wrong like my psp breaking???

I just bought a psp and I wanted to add custom firmware. Can I skip all the way to 4.01 M33 or do I have to update my psp to every version first?

The process to install CFW is no different on a fat. If you're running 4.00 official firmware then you'll need a Pandora battery and magic memory stick.

@roro2010dude: There is always the small chance that the PSP will brick during a firmware update (as is the case with all electronics). I wouldn't worry about it, though.

@NoobKilla: It depends on which firmware you have installed. The only requirement to install 4.01 M33 is that you are running 3.52 M33-3 or higher.

I Have An Black Fat (Brick) PSP And I Want To Get Version 4.01 M33 On My Play Station Portable :mellow: . I Have Placed All The Files And Done :smile: All The Steps Correctly, But When I Try To Install It, It Comes Up With This Error :crying: 'This game could not be started (80020148)' I Need An Answer ASAP!..

When I Get This Working I Want To Downgrade it. So I Can Download Games Off The Net And Download App. But If I Dont Get This Working Then I Have No Chance. Some1 Help Me Please.

ASAP ! :crying:

All I Want To Do Is Get This Working.

Just 4.01 m33 To Update On My PSP !

From Anndy

well right now i have ofw 3.95 can i still update?

X3Sphere, thanks for the info.

Is it normal, that the "sony" update to 4.01 M33 stops at 99%, then goes back to 84% and does it all over again? Cause that's happening to my psp right now.

hello ive i run the update my psp says :

this game cannot be startet.( 80020148 )

awesome way to go DA thx a million!!!

Can someone help me? I'm running 4.01m33-2. I have a 8gb memory stick, but if I pack more than four GB, all my data gets corrupted. Wasn't this probably supposed to be solved in 2.8?? Any suggestions?

Will a normal psp game still work if custom firmware is being used?

Yes, normal PSP games will work no problem.

Now if only someone will answer my question...

I'm running 4.01 M33-2 with a 1.5 kernel as well, but It won't read more than 4GB of my 8GB memory stick! Suggestions? PLEASE!

I have the same problem as i've read a few users had before with my psp's update failing at 92% always. This has been reported numerous times on other forums as well and im wondering if any solution has been found yet?

Instead of network updating mine through wifi I just downloaded the custom fw files and official 4.0 through the sony webpage. Cleaned my keys as well and am using a sandisc 1gig as my magicstick/ updating device. I had problems updating to 3.90 as well before and believe that I may have hardware issues because of it.

Also im using a Fat psp version 1001 with a TA-079/81 Motherboard, "not sure if that helps at all but may identify a possible problem if other users with the same hardware come across the same errors"

The only possible solution ive come across is to wait for a upms/ pandora bat to be able to upgrade straight from brick to 4.01 : /

**EDIT**

Also does the same for 3.95

Hi,

I have upgraded from 3.90 m33-3 to 4.01 m33. Now when i want to upgrade it to 4.01 m33-2, i am getting an error.

"The game could not be started (80020148)" is the error i can see.

And also i am not unable to play game. It says, "There are no games available"

Please help me.

Thanks,

Kooldude16 :confused1:

I'm no expert, but I have a few suggestions. First would be to open the recovery menu (Hold R [or is it L and R?] while booting your psp, go to the configuration settings, and make sure that the Game folder Homebrew is set as the 3.XX kernal. Second would be to make sure that the Update folder is in the ms/psp/game folder, and not the game 3.XX folder. Not sure if this will help at all... like I said, I'm no expert.

As for your games not running, I was wondering, are using an 8GB memory stick? Because I am having a problem with mine, so I post my problem again hoping for suggestions!

I'm running 4.01 M33-2 with a 1.5 add on, but It won't read more than 4GB of my 8GB memory stick! Suggestions? PLEASE!

i just got a modded PSP with firmware 3.80 M33 on it. so I decided to update via network update to get this 4.01 M33 update. as you said in the first post, if you are running on 3.80 M33 or later, you can update via network update to 4.01 M33. But after I updated, I now have firmware 4.01 (no M33...) and the games that were on my memory stick don't show up....

did my PSP get unmodded or something?? can someone please help me out, is there any way to fix this? thanks

ok. You did "unmod" your psp. You weren't supposed to do a network update from the psp menu. What you needed to do isn't important anymore, but basically, you needed to download the 4.01 m33 update app, and run it on your psp, which would then download via the network within the program. Like I said, it's not important now.

To fix it, you will need a friend with a psp running custom firmware who is willing to help you. Instructions on what to do are here http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=6832

Well... hello :P... im trying to upgrade my psp from 3.90 m33-3 to 4.01 m33... so i folow the steps you gave me, and when i put it to run and start to check de file 401.pbp, its said: "incorrect file" and the process completly stop....... so please can u tell what to do, cause im doing all well and nothing happend :sad::crying:

Thanks a lot :wink:

i gotta problem eery time i try to install it it say game cannot start

i hav a problem im new to this when i try to update it say the game could not be started (80020148)

ei hi there i downloaded that 4.01m33 but it resulted as isolated file......and it doesn't work its currupted ....its file is 4.01m33.rar

Hi i tried to do this, but it dint work. Any other methods...plz help

ok if you are stuck on it saying

please wait.....

while upgrading.

Turn it off, press the R button. Switch from 1.50 kernel and put it on 3.52 kernel or greater. then exit and redo the update and it should start ^_^. You cannot upgrade with 3.40 oe-a. So you will need to upgrade with 3.52.

And no it will not brick if you turn it off when it is hanging on please wait.... (wait at least thirty seconds)

I'm a newbie as I just got my PSP and sandisk 8gig yesterday. Where can I find a good description of what 4.01 m33 does and the step by step instructions for dummies for installing it to a virgin PSP. I've looked through the threads and they appear to be tuned more for those who have installed earlier firmware.

I reviewed Darkchild's steps and am wondering if I'm SOL as:

1. My PSP factory firmware is >3.5, and

2. Based on the map, there's nobody w/in 1000 miles (montana) that has homebrew enabled;

Any suggestions for me?

when i download 4.01 m33-2 it saves it as notepad

i dont no how to change it back

does an1 know how to change it so it will work on my psp

plz reply asap

ty

Whenever i try to download custom firmware a message on my psp comes up that says "The game could not be started (80020148)" i dont know if its because the firmware im using is 4.01 and my psp is a psp fat. please help me.

does XMB 3.7x M33 themes work for this?,

and also when i try to run snes9x TYL 8002014C error i'm running phat psp 4.01 m33-2

Thanks.

Hello, this is my situation:

-Been using Dark Alex 3.90 M33 CFW for two weeks

-Was playing some ol' PSX games on PSP (sweet) I.Q., Parasite Eve w/o issues

-Then I tryed to play FFVII, the game started OK, passing the first FMV, but then on the first battle **crash**

-Reading some forums got the info about Dark Alex 4.01 M33-2 CFW being friendly with FVII and its "issues"

-So I installed 4.01 M33-2 CFW, no problems at all.

--Till now--

-FFVII works great, but now that I want to play Parasite Eve, the game doesnt pass the PlayStation Screen.

Is someone experiencing this kind of problems too?

What type of error may be?

Can be fixed?

Is there a list of games incompatibilities about this 4.01 M33-2 CFW?

How can I keep playing the only two PSX games Im interested to play on my PSP 4.01 M33-2?

Thank you.

PD: I allready try runing 4.01 M33, same problem FFVII runs OK, PE doesnt; a mod from another forum suggest that I must add popsloader "in order to run some games" that said I put the "seplugins" folder to the root of my PSP Memory Stick with no changes. I read all the 15 pages on this thread, found some clues abut what may be the solution, still need some expert advise.

I think you are runing 4.01 OFW in your fat PSP, if thats the case, you can only use CFW thru a Pandoras Battery and Magic Stick. Give a read from the begining of the thread, most people think they can just update from an OFW to CFW.

@zEPHIROTh: Although I've not personally tested it, most likely Parasite Eve is incompatible with the 4.01 POPS. If it worked fine in 3.90 M33, then nothing is wrong with the game file.

You'll have to wait until D_A releases a 4.01 M33 compatible build of popsloader, so you can use the 3.90 POPS for this game.

Hey, I have a problem..

in my PSP I have official firmware 4.05

my Question Is ..

Can I Custom firmware,change a 4.05 to 4.01 m33

and How?

please, HELP ME...Quickly...

Yes I was thinking something like it, the problem now is that I dont know how to run the previous 3.90 POPS on my 4.01 M33-2.

If you can redirect me to some info about how to do that, I'll be gratefull.

Thank you.

EDIT: About FFVII issues found some info here PSX on PSP Compatibility List so I downgraded to 3.90 M33-3, activate the 380m33 Popsloader v2 plugin thru Recovery Mode, set the POPS to 3.71 and then .... nothing happens, it froze on the POPS Select Screen. Im really sad.

EDIT2: Same goes for Parasite Eve on 4.01 M33-2. Popsloader Enabled, switching POPS to 3.71 and the POPS Select Screen just stand there. -_-

FINAL EDIT: Finally got Popsloader working thanks to the info on this thread.

Installed 4.01 M33-2 to run FFVII then switching to 3.71 M33 to play Parasite Eve, working fine so far.

Must Thank to all the 1337 people who contribute with all that information.

yesterday i tried to update but it said the game couldnt be started maybe coz i have fw 4.01

Hey folks, I'm pretty new at this my self, I just updated to the 4.01 M33-2 after my 3.90 became extremely slow to respond. now I can't seem to run any of my CSO files, if I'm posting in the wrong place for this can I get a link to the best place for this kind of question? thanks.

**edit**

I should mention I have a fat model if that really makes a difference.

**edit 2***

ok, looks like I'm not just that observant. turns out I just needed to change some of the settings in the recovery. sorry to waste your time.

btw all if the advice on these boards rock.

Yes! and please do not triple post. It's against the rules.

I did everything correct and all I get is "(80020148)the game could not be started." I put the file 4.01BPB and the file EBOOT.BPB in the update folder and when I run the update that is all it says.

As has been stated numerous times, you cannot run the 4.01 M33 installer on official firmware. Use a Pandora battery and magic memory stick to install custom firmware.

Going forward, any further posts asking for help on installing CFW on official firmware in this particular thread will be deleted -- it's been answered repeatedly and is making the legitimate questions more difficult to find for users.

Check the Noobie FAQ first: http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=6832

If you have further questions visit the Help Center: http://forums.exophase.com/forumdisplay.php?f=37

I haven't used my fat PSP in months, i'm currently on 3.71 M33-4.

Can I just go straight to 4.01, or do I need to install lesser firmwares first?

You can go straight to 4.01 M33.

I got 3.71 FW and i got couple questions, if i upgrade that to this, will my apps work? (psptube, pspradio etc.)

And do this have any divx support?

:confused1::glare::sad::confused1:Anytime i put on my psp slim it says this game could not be started can u plz help idk wat to do

Maybe its because i cnt make a magic memory stick or i have it on official firmware 3.90 i have pandora battery idk how to make mms plz help im new at all this

i know this is proberbly a noob question but

can i still play all the games i have been playing and my save files are all right and is the right software for what firmware i have

i have firmware 3.90 m33-3

NEED GUIDE TO UPGRADE CUSTOM FIRMWARE 4.01

HII... i have slim PSP with custom firmware 3.70 M33-2 and wanna upgrade with 4.10 , anyone can help me plss...? my PSP was unlocked by my friend and i dont know how to upgrade it , do i need pandora batterey ? can i go straight to 4.10 ? or have to install 3.80 , 3,90 first ? i have read some topic regarding uograding and downgrading here and on pspiso but still have some doubts , tyvm for replay

Just follow the 4.01M33 easy install guide in the FAQ and guides Section and you're fine.

ty so much i have 4.01 m33-2 customfirmware now , ty ty

NEED HELP FOR PSX GAME ...!!

I JUST INSTALLED CUSTOM FIRMWARE 4.10 M33-2 ON MY PSP , I HAVE TRIED TO PLAY PSX GAME BUT DIDNT WORK , ANYONE CAN HELP ME PLS , DO I NEED POPSLOADER TO PLAY PSX GAME ? IF YES WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD THT FILE ? TYVM

There is no need to install popsloader to play PSone games. Further more, a 4.01 M33 compatible build of popsloader does not even exist yet. It's possible that the game you are trying to play is corrupted, or it simply does not work, as not all games work with the emulator.

Ummmm ok here goes...

im new to this so dont give me a hard time..

i have put the psp update in my GAME folder and i have opened it on my psp but all it says is

"The game could not be started.

(80020148 )"

could somebody tell me why...

oh and btw my psp firmware is 3.95 and its a psp slim

email me at stesar@hotmail.co.uk :)

Hi everyone =D

first I want to thank Dark AleX for this new release =D

But I have a question. I have Firmware 3.90 installed on my PSP an I want to update to Custom Firmware 3.90 M33 to access the Recovery Mode.

For some reason, whenever I try to start the Updater on my PSP, it says that the 'game' couldn't be started (Error 80020148 ) ... =X

Will I have to downgrade my PSP first or might where be any other problem ?

Guess I have the same problem as shares5 ...

But thanks a lot in advane for any advise =P

hi I want to know something, recently I have bought a psp fat already with the updated 4.01 m33-2 but i have a problem with the psx games, when I try to run the game, it only gets de wallpaper screen and anything else xD, so it maybe posible that is not being installed correctly the update or something else? the question is, if thats the case, can i do the instalation again to 4.01 m33 and then the update without having any trouble or i have to do something else for it to work correctly? if someone can help i'll be very grateful :D

Hello There.. I want to update my PSP Slim to 4.01m33-2 but i want to know that 4.01m33-2 support ISO/CSO file especially for GAMES? thank you..

I Will Highly Appreciate any reply..

Thanks...

@ Celsius_ZX: bro refer to this thread about pops compatibility

http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=889

@ bakemono1526: all CFW PSP supports ISO/CSO games

Hi! I just bought a psp yesterday, made a pandora, installed CFW 3.7 m33 something.

Today I tried to update the fw to 4.01, and I had the exact same issues like someone else had in here, can't remember the page though. But here's the output, after i launch the update, i see the logo, then black screen, and finally im back to my psp screen "cant start game bla bla 80080" something.

I take it we cant update from CFW 3.7 - 4.01 directly?

Thank You

same issue here runnig cfw 3.7 m33

@ sysopx2:

did you upgrade to CFW 4.01 m33 or Sony's OFW 4.01?

try going to Recovery Menu (Shut Down PSP then Hold Rtrigger then Power On)

under Recovery Menu go to Configuration then change UMD Driver to M33 Driver or Sony NP9660

Hey man, I solved the issue, i had a faulty memstick, nothing a good old format wont solve :)

Thanks for trying to help me though :biggrin:

i have a huge question...

i have 2 psp

both PHAT (PSP-1000)

1 was 3.90 m33-2...1 was 1.5

did the 1.5 to 4.01 ( then M33 suposed )

i had the files n everything correct ( for sure cuz i double checked for 2 hours+ )

then i took the 3.90 m33-2 and upgrade it to 4.01 > 4.01 M33 > 4.01 M33-2 worked perfectly...

i formated both cards...tried to format cards on the m33 machine so i can get the extra files that normal machines dont get...did everything over n over...the m33 upgrade file just wont work on the 1.5 machine ( 2nd machine ) that i have...i need help please please please

both phat

1 could be upgraded...1 couldnt be...tried everything....teach me how to downgrade or something XO

@ hobocecil:

from 1.5 you can go to 3.52 m33 then to 4.01 m33-2

http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=2732

Okay, at the risk of sounding green as hell.... I have a slim running official sony firmware 4.05.... I have a pandora battery and mem stick which I used to install 3.60 m33 on the old slim i bought when they first came out.... can I install 3.60 m33 on 4.05 official and then of course upgrade to 4.01 m33?

@ jenosyde:

you can just create magic ms with DC6 which installs CFW 4.01 m33-2

please help me..

when i download the 4.01 firmware

i can't extract the winrar archive

it says file unknown or damage...

what should i do?

redownload and check that you are using WINrar not WINzip

i hav psp slim with firmware 3.95ofw. how should i change it to 4.01 cfw i am totally pissed of over here plese help me because i can't afford for a pandora battery either magic stick plz help me!!!!

you can mail me at: sabit_rockz@yahoo.com

PLEASE HELP ME

I NEED TO DOWNGRADE FROM OFW 4.01 WITHOUT USING PANDORAS BATTERY

IS THIS POSSIBLE???

PLEASE HELP ME

@ Littlehenry14:

Pandora is the only way

I'm trying to update my psp to 4.01, i currently have version 3.95 on my psp. I did every step, and when i try to install custom firmware 4.01 M33 *i put it in the right directory just like instructed* i get an error that says THE GAME COULD NOT BE STARTED. (80020148)

Any Help, Thanks in advance, europool.

sorry, the number is not (8002014) ITS ACTUALLY ****(80020148)**** sorry

It would be maybe because you have an official Firmware from sony, you have to get a mag mem stick and a pandora battery to upgrade :p

Upgraded from 3.71 to 4.01-2. PSOne game previously working fine, now nothing (PSP hang-up). Any idea?

:(, that sucks

I don't know why that happens, I had the same trouble, downgrade to 3.90 and problem solved xD

Well Sony makes changes to the PSOne emulator with each new firmware release and they end up breaking compatibility with certain games at times. That's probably why your game stopped working after the upgrade.

HEEEEEELLLPPPP!!1 i got a PSP yest... i read the instructions on this blog and downloaded the 4.01 official and 4.01 M33... but the m33 just doesnt work!! Error : "The game could not be started (80020148)".... Can someone please guide me thru the entire process!!! plZZZZZZZZ m desperate!!!

This only work in CFW 3.52 m33-3 or higher.

If you are in CFW 3.52 m33-3 or higher M33 Recovery -> Configuration -> Game folder homebrew to 3.XX/4.XX or format the memory stick or download again the 4.01 official and the 4.01 m33.

thanks gaspar... but i donno think i have a cfw and neither do i know how to get it!! help again!!

my psp is in official firmware..

so what should i do to make it homebrew enable??

plz help me fast!!

i have no umd..i cant play games for now..

To be in CFW must use this Using The Universal Unbricker To Unbrick / Downgrade / Restore Any PSP To 4.01 M33-2 on a PSP already in CFW 3.XX/4.XX is the link http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=3780#post46257

or

use this TotalNewbieInstaller that runs on your PC, this only creates the Magic Memory Stick then have to buy a Pandora's battery is the link to download http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GVZI5NE4

ya hi, i dont have the other firmware dowloads form before can i download this new one without problems or must i dowload the older firmwares?

Depends what firmware you're currently running. If 3.52 M33-3 or higher, no.

thanxxxxx man you are the god men very very very very thanx my vriend

okay so i just bought a psp

aand i was checking out all these "cutsom firmware" things out

and yeah i realize i need a pandoras battery

and a magic stick haha

but what i would like to know iss

is it possible like 100% possible to upgrade

to custom firm ware from 4.01

just by getting a P battery and MMS??

id like to try v.4.01

tnx

What happens if your psp is already version 4.01? Mine is and I can't seem to get 4.01m33 to install. What can I do? Is a newer one in the making? PSP now has version 5 update.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

4.01 May be a TA-088v3 which means no CFW, if it's a TA-088v2 then only DC7 will work.

can i play ps3 games on my psp ver 4.01 M33? how?

No you cannot.

Although this is probably a joke question, select titles (Lair and Bionic Commando Rearmed come to mind) can be played on PSP through the PS3's Remote Play feature.

HI

I am not sure how to convert my psp from version 2.7 to an upgraded version. what do i need to do this, and what settings has to be changed on the psp itself

Start here http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=6832

this costum firmware is stupid. it doesnt let me download the demo then play it. idk im knew at all this stuff so if some one can help me. that would b great.

This is my first time using a PSP. Which Custom firmware should I install first?. I am very new in this.

Please give me step by step installation.

I tried to follow above guidelines but didn't work.

I have PSP Update ver 5.02 Sony :( ..... HELP!!!

hi can i ask, my psp is factory made and the version is 4.01, do i have the chance to made it possible to play download game?

some sony demo's only play on the 5.02 OFW ,make a pandora battery and switch between cfw and ofw ,or buy a second PSP and have one on sony firmware and one cfw

what downloads ,sony downloads or free legal homebrew downloads

have you got a pandora to downgrade with first ,as you have to downgrade to 1.50 to install cfw

i havnt updated my psp for a while an know i want to update it to the new 5.00 update and the one i have is the 3.71m33 what should i do?

I want to download this? But how to download

wer i will put the .ctf themes?

Wrong section and Thread.

.ctf themes in Theme folder (MS0:PSP/THEME)

i have a psp 2006 4.01 version. it dont have iso, cso files. so can you hack this version?

dark_alex pls help my psp cfw 4.01 can't read iso/cso game,,my psp is no drive like m33,you have an update for my psp for having drive?

dark-alex aint here mate, try pressing select in the xmb(the menu where picture/music is) and changing the driver to m33

if you bought it with that fw then no

if u havent, you will neeed a pandoras battery and mms

Dark_Alex is rarely here, but he is an Administrator of this site. :w00t:

wow!

really?

awsome

lol

Exophase.com is afffiliated with Dark-Alex.org. 8)

Also, here is proof of him posting here.

haha, it says he has 0 posts.

lol

I think its a bug. Or it happens when someone has not verified their account yet. Wierd.

i did see a alek once !?

(hi guys)

There is an Alek registered here. I am not sure whether it is the real Alek or just another member. :mellow:

maybe...

Probably not. If the real Alek was registered here, then he would be an Administrator or Staff member here.

oh yeah, it doesnt say he was an admin

Its still cool that Dark_Alex is an Administrator here. Its just he has own site to manage, that's probably why he's not here frequently.

Help!!!Help Help!!

I haved my first psp version 4.01 and can't play games on my memory stick.My friend said that I should upgrade my psp first before I can put some games to it but. I dont know how to upgrade it.Guys I really need your help..pls. help me

i've follwed the steps but when i started the psp updater ver 4.01 its doesnt wor and it says "The game could not be started.(80020148)"ive tried it with 100% battery.pls help me.I rilly really wanted to play games on my psp

Hey, should it be neccesary to use start the updater with 78% or it can be started with a higher percent??

Please do not double/triple post, there's an edit button.

As for putting Custom Firmware on your PSP, you can use this guide here to make a Magic Memory Stick. You'll need to make a Pandora Battery as well to use it though which may be more difficult since you're on official firmware.

how can i make a pandora battery??

actually, cant he just update to 5.03 use the HEN and use hellcats recovery flasher?

im sorry but I dont understand what HEN and "use hellcats recovery flasher" means.

Well, try googling those 2 words. Both are Applications designed to d/g PSP's.

Check the link in my signature for more info on the HEN and the CFE.

ok thanks

HEllo i'm new to psp....and i'm having problem upgrading my psp to 4.01 m33!!

my firmware iz 3.90 M33-3...i did as it was written in read me file >>(Copy the UPDATE folder /PSP/GAME/ and run.

Put the 4.01 sony update as 401.PBP in same folder)....but wen i run it in the psp it says

''this game cannot be started

the data is corrupted'':confused1:

*THANKS*

redownload the updates!., maybe it's on your internet!.

DONE!!...I upgraded it directly to 5.00 m33-6 via the network update in the psp by enabling the M33 network update in the recovery menu ;)...thnx anyway