PSP Custom Firmware 3.71 M33 Released

Posted by x3sphere at September 23, 2007, 12:38 pm


As they say, legends may sleep but they’ll never die. Dark_AleX, aka M33, has released custom firmware 3.71 M33 for the PSP. Just like previous OE and M33 releases, this edition features all the enhancements users have come to expect from custom firmware, plus all the new features from Sony’s official firmware. It is also compatible with both the PSP Slim and PSP Phat.

3.71M33 Released. It will be our last but one release.
In the near future, it will be released a Slim&&Fat Unbricker, and a 1.50kernel patch

First of all, thanks for all your donations.
It’s time to make the Scene think into what has it turned.
NOW you can look for guilty ones.

And, to finish, greetings to pspx.ru and all the ones that have helped us in this crusade.

As a side note, Dark_AleX has said that this will likely be the last custom firmware release from him. However the team still plans to release an unbricker for PSP Slim units, as well as a 1.50 kernel patch for those running 3.71 M33 on the regular Phat PSP.

Download PSP Custom Firmware 3.71 M33 / Install Guide

Official Announcement [Dark_AleX]

Read moreDark_AleX’s Despertar del Cementerio “Universal Unbricker” v3, Updated: Universal PSP Unbricker v2 Released For PSP Slim & Phat, Despertar del Cementerio “Universal Unbricker” v5, PSP Custom Firmware 3.80 M33 Released, PSP Custom Firmware 3.60 M33 Released For PSP Slim

Comments

canadajames says:

Fudge now some new team has to go in and get annoyed to death I want my ninjas to hunt down the peeps who made them quit.

roe-ur-boat says:

Does this mean DAX has been working with M33 from the start?

canadajames says:

He was m33 lol thats pretty sweet I guess though

x3sphere says:

He WAS M33, aside from a couple other beta testers. And yes I knew this ever since he "left" :P

donsammy says:

is this FW for old PSP or for PSP Slim?????

x3sphere says:

It's for both.

canadajames says:

Wtf exophase you could've at least told some trusted members..... Well i guess it was for the best you didn't but how did you know? I'm guessing he trusted you eh?

roe-ur-boat says:

Damn man thats crazy lol. What I don't get is why though?

canadajames says:

Because remember when he left sony was out for him. What better to do then make everyone think your gone and pretend to be russian lol who would do anything about a bunch of russian hackers.

x3sphere says:

He told me :P A few others knew as well... Mathieulh, jas0nuk, etc. Anyway it was for the best.

StoneCut says:

Damn, this means now we're royally screwed since NOONE could replace Dark_AleX for a LOOONG time.

roe-ur-boat says:

Damn you x3 :P I swore blind on other forums that DAX was really gone. xD

canadajames says:

Tommorow we're gonna get team m4 coming out with new stuff lol. Seriously this time I hope someone will come again to save all us psp users and turn out to be in it forever. no disrespect to Dax but it would be nice to have someone to lean on till psps die.

homn says:

How exactly do you install this update?

roe-ur-boat says:

Take a look in the readme. Or if you want to wait a little while I'm sure x3 will post a guide

x3sphere says:

Check the readme, or I will put a guide up shortly (10 - 15 minutes)

roe-ur-boat says:

lol @ that ^^

Alucard says:

I never would have guessed that Dark Alex was Team M33. I mean, if I'm not mistaken, He was working closely with Team Wildcard as well. This is an interesting twist.

Tenshigami says:

Sweet! But I still gotta wait for the 1.50 kernel patch.

roe-ur-boat says:

Yeah when I think about it. There could be a book made about this. I might write one...

Cheezeball99 says:

*Shakes head* Heh, figures. I can honestly say I'm not too seriously taken aback, but it is still quite the tremor... He did a VERY good job at disguising himself, but there were subtle hints, along with things to throw you off course. Anyway, nice, and DaX, have a great life! (If ya stay gone:p But the hook brings you back)

Junit says:

HAHA DARK ALEX YOU BAD ASS MALLCHUCKA , I believed that some crazy russians were M33 , You sly dog hahah , mad props for fooling the scene , mad props for translating evrything back and forth to make it look like the way it is . that's just real pwnage ... You need a t-shirt that says "I-PWN"

Alucard says:

"It will be our last but one release."

Does this mean that he is now quiting for reals?

Alucard says:

nvm, yeah I just read that this is his last firmware. I guess it's all up to Team Wildcard from now on.

kittyangel says:

who knows....I guess only Dark_AleX knows.

Pippilotta says:

Is there a way to install this new firmware on a Slim with Sony 3.71 FW already installed?

Thanks much!

Junit says:

what if wildcard was D_A lmfao ...

Chilly Willy says:

This is what happens when you sleep in late... :glare:

Works great! Plus, us Slimees get 32MB more memory now! If D_A is really going for good, he's leaving on a real high note. Hat's off.

TimTiger says:

Thats awesome. Way to go DAX!!

x3sphere says:

Not yet, but D_A plans to release an unbricker using the Pandora Battery method for the PSP Slim. This will allow you to install 3.71 M33 on official 3.71 as well as any future firmwares Sony release.

PAinKiLLa says:

Great job guys its working great but.....

Going to need to make a new joysens as it crashes game when loading (any1 using joysens will have to disable this option from the plugins menu or games will not boot up).
If u need joysens I suggest waiting for a new release of joysens b4 updating.

This is not a problem with the 3.71 M33 update its just a minor problem with joysens & its just a case of making a bug fix.

PAinKiLLa says:

Ive just been informed that cwcheat does not work either Im now begining think it could be a bug in the 3.71 M33 firmware. To tell the truth I cant get any plugins to work at all.

shadowthor says:

Great release. About to install, I hope my backup copy of Final Fantasy Crisis Core works :D, or else i have to use the umd :(.

TimTiger says:

Quite a few plugins will need to be updated since $ony changed a few things on the firmware to try and prevent homebrew. just be patient for the developers to fix these plugins.

Clyde18 says:

i've not tried new firmwares before (i'm using 3.40-OEA), is this 3.71 M33 make my PSP stop relying on a UMD to run certain games?

Cheezeball99 says:

Yeah, well, even like 3.52M33 will do that, it has a new ISO loader, Sony's, so you don't have to have a UMD in the drive for about 95% of ISO/CSO games.

Clyde18 says:

Thanks for the tip :wink:

Hanzo_f19 says:

I wonder why he did this?
I wonder why he revealed himself?...
many questions that i wish i had the answer

MenaceInc says:

wow....i'm amazed.....to be honest i was still on 3.40 OE cause i felt that it would feel odd not using D_A's work....and now i find out it was his all along... O.o

how old is D_A anyway?...

if i was a scout for any big software/hardware manufactor i'd probally offer this guy a really plush job....lmao.

remember how team m33 said they reversed engineered D_A's code?...wonder if it was just him reverse enginering his own cause he lost the source....that's be crazy...lol

x3sphere says:

D_A is in his early 20s... still a student btw.

Hanzo_f19 says:

really? i thought he was 15

MenaceInc says:

yea i read on the bbc site that he was a student but thought maybe like teen's,not in his twenties...thought the whole fake team thing would of been a bit much for a teenager really....hell,i wouldnt think of it.

kudos to him though :)

RJC4LIFE says:

371-M33 is pretty good so far. Is the reason everything is back in because of the lack of the 150 kernel? Like Location Free and Korean fonts...and in recovery if you change the kernel to 150 then back to 371 it says 352 in the message. I can't skip the Sony logo either..lol.
Great job as usual.

reandaya says:

im wonderin will there be a problem if i update my phat psp from 3.52 m33-4 to 3.71 m33 while having an apple cor theme and cwcheat?

x3sphere says:

@reandaya:

no, that's fine.

zictoli says:

unable to make the pandora battery on the new 3.71 m33 any help?

Acerthief says:

both the program (battery creator, battery installer) needs 1.5 kernel to start.
So for 3.71M33 now you can't create a pandora batter, not until D_A released the 1.5kernel.

You can also use eLoader to run 1.5 kernal on 3.71M33.

x3sphere says:

Not sure if eLoader will run the Pandora Battery creator. It's probably best to wait a few days, the 1.5 kernel patch will be out by then.

Acerthief says:

Yup, that's why I said to wait until the 1.5 kenrel patch is out. :D

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