PSP 3.52 M33 custom firmware installation

3.90 M33 is the latest and best custom firmware be sure to upgrade to that one you have 3.52 m33-4. See the tutorial here

This is a tutorial for installing 3.52 M33 which is kinda like 3.52 OE CFW (custom firmware) , this firmware is made by Team M33 (a big thanks to them) instead of Dark alex , though the firmwares are pretty much similar .

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3.52 M33-4 installation guide :

For installing this you need a 1.5 firmware psp or a psp with an older version of custom firmware - M33 or OE it doesn't matter.This cannot be installed on a PSP slim . To make your psp to 1.5 see this guide


NOTE: FOLLOW THESE STEPS CAREFULLY AND EVERYTHING WILL BE OK.

1) Format your psp (make sure you back up your files first) go to system settings and choose format memorystick and connect it to your PC . Formatting is not compulsory but recommended. Make sure your battery is 100% full

2) Download the 3.52 M33 easy installation (compiled by me) from here

3) Open it with WinRAR if you don’t have WinRar download it from here

4) So open with Winrar and copy the PSP folder to the root of your memorystick, If it asks you whether it can over write click on “YES”

5) IF you have a custom firmware psp make sure you have 1.5 kernel see tutorial here (recommended) OR just change the ''GAME'' folder to ''GAME150''

6) Disconnect the psp from the PC , scroll to the game menu > memory stick and :
i) If you have a 1.5 firmware psp click on ''KXploit Patcher'' icon if you have custom firmware psp skip this step. After you patched your 1.5 firmware psp follow step ii)

ii) click on ''3.52 M33 Creator'' icon and wait , it will take like 2 mins.

7) After it creates Press ''X'' to exit it will go back to the PSP's XMB. Then click on the ''3.52 M33 update'' icon (battery has to be full) press ''X'' to install and wait... when its done press ''X'' to exit and turn on the psp after a min.

8) You will be welcomed with the psp ''blue screen of death'' press circle and reboot your psp apply you personal settings like time and all... Congrats you now have a 3.52 M33 but wait now for the update.

UPDATE:

1) Format your PSP . ( recommended)

2) download the update from here.

3) Copy the psp folder to the root of the psp

4) scroll to the game menu and click on the icon that has 3:33:33 written on it .

5) press X to patch and you done . Read on :

Its Recommended that you read the 3.52 M33 users guide , FAQ from here

PSP 3.50 downgrader / downgrading guide for 3.50 and below

What did i tell you - now its out : ) . Please take a video of and send it to me at igizmore@rediffmail.com (will give credit) .OK straight to business , :

Note: you can also downgrade any psp using the pandora battery , see the tutorial HERE

Requirements:
1) A legal UMD copy of Lumines (part 1) , either US (ULUS10002) or EU (ULES00043) .If u don't have lumines see HERE

2) You need Winrar to open zipped and RAR files download it from here

3) Make sure that the psp system language is set to English .

4) PSP running Sony’s official 3.50 firmware , If your psp is under 3.50 just download the update from here ,Conncet psp to PC via usb , Unzip and place the file in [your psp drive letter]:/PSP/GAME/UPDATE (make a folder called UPDATE in the game folder and place the 3.50 EBOOT.PBP there ), make sure your battery is full , run the game via the GAME menu and delete the data when your done.

NOTE:
If you have a TA082+ motherboard and you downgrade to 1.50, currently you will be unable to upgrade to 3.30+ Sony firmware. This is due to Sony blocking updates when the PSP has been modified to run 1.50. There will be an application released later which will allow users to revert the changes. If you are using a TA082 motherboard then I would suggest just using 1.50 or OE until an application is released.

WARNING, ANY DOWNGRADER HAS A CHANCE OF BRICKING A PSP. WHEN A PSP IS BRICKED YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE IT ANYMORE. PLEASE TRY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Well like other downgraders it has its own risk too .

INSTRUCTIONS :
1) Download the downgrader pack from here .

2) Connect your PSP to your PC via USB

3) Open the file with winrar and copy the PSP folder to the ROOT of the PSP , if it asks you if it can overwrite click on "Yes" .

4) Load Lumines and press x to start the game

5) The screen will clear to black and fill with a light blue colour, then the PSP will reset itself.

6) Check that HEN is running by going to system settings, then to"System Information" and it
should show up as system version 350 HEN

7)If it is showing up as HEN then go to the memory stick and run the x.yz update (1.50)

8)If you have an unpatched TA-082 or higher motherboard, you will be to allow the downgrader to patch your motherboard so it can be safely downgraded. The downgrader will not let you proceed without patching, if your motherboard requires it.

9)Before the downgrader does anything to your PSP it will ask for you to agree to what it is doing, if you no longer want to continue press the Right Shoulder Button (R-TRIGGER).

10)Once you have agreed to start the downgrade do not unplug the PSP, or try and restart it

11)Once finished the PSP will ask you to press X, and reset itself

12) If it comes up saying that the settings are corrupt, press x to continue, this will mean you will need to re-enter the settings for network connections into your PSP, otherwise go to step14

13) Load the included NetConfigBackup application in your PSP, and select torestore, this will take the backup that was done of the network config that was done automatically during the downgrade.

14) All done now *yaaaaa* Hopefully you now have a 1.50 PSP . To update to a 3.40 OE-A (the best custom firmware that allows you to play iso's and homebrews click here .

Troubleshooting
If when trying to restore the network config using netconf backup you find that it gives you an error on the downgraded 1.50 PSP, try adding a temporary network config, then deleting it and run the netconf backup again.

3.40 oe - A users guide

3.40 OE-A is old update to 3.52 M33 from here

ITS BEST TO USE YOUR 1.5 Kernel for running stuff see HOW TO RUN HOMEBREWS BELOW :

NOTE : I recommend having 1.5 recovery on custom firmware in case something goes wrong download it from here

How to play iso's , cso's :
1) Connect your PSP to your PC via USB .
2) In the root (the root has psp , mp_root folder and stuff) of the memory stick create a folder called ISO and place your iso's , cso's there
3) Disconnect , scroll to game menu and choose memory stick and simply choose the game .
4) If some iso's , cso's dont work use devhook see Devhook 0.52 tutorial

X and O button swap :
1) Go to your recovery menu , hold R button while powering up (hold up in power + R shoulder button) the psp . See the video of how you can access the recovery on top of the page.
2) scroll to registry hack and press X
3) Choose the button assign as X or O
4) go back and exit

Activate flash / wma :
1) Go to recovery menu ,( see how to access the recovery menu on top of the page)
2) scroll to registry hacks and press X .
3) press X on activate flash/wma
4)Go back and choose exit

How to run homebrews :
Well there are two ways of doing it I prefer the first one (recommended)
1) Go to recovery menu.
2)Choose configuration > Game folder homebrew and set to 1.50 kernel (highly recommended)
3) Reboot or go back and exit
4) Connect your psp and put your 1.5 f/w homebrews in the PSP > GAME folder
5) Start homebrews as normal from the memorystick via game menu.

YOU CAN SKIP LOGO , HIDE CORRUPT ICONS , RUN WITHOUT UMD ,FAKE REGION etc from the recovery mode > configuration

3.40 oe custom firmware installation

3.40 OE-A is old update to 3.52 M33 from here

I guarantee you this is the easiest and safest 3.40 oe-A installation guide on the net . 3.40 oe –A is a custom firmware by dark alex that is basically like a 1.5 psp with 3.40 compatibility . You can run psp iso’s , cso’s (upto 3.40 compatibility) , psx games , homebrews , and even devhook etc. This installation requires flashing so use at your own risk . It really safe , If you follow the instructions you wont have any problems . See If this video helps .

3.40 oe – A installation

For installing this you need a 1.5 psp or a psp with older version of custom firmware from 2.71 SE-A to 3.30 OE-A (if u have custom firmware make sure you are on 1.5 kernel mode , need help see here .)

1) Format your psp (go to system settings and choose format memorystick) and connect it to your PC . Make sure your battery is 100% full

2) Download the 3.40 oe-A easy installation (compiled by me) from here (34 MB) or torrent link , torrent link needs utorrent or similar software (please seed)

3) Open it with WinRAR if you don’t have WinRar download it from here

4) So open with Winrar and copy the PSP folder to the root of your memory stick , If it asks you whether it can over write click on “YES”

5) Disconnect the psp from the PC , scroll to the game menu > memory stick and start the OE UpdateMaker

6) Some white text will come up , it will take about 3 minutes if you are using memory stick duo pro and it will return to the XMB home . Reconnect your psp to the PC.

7) There will now be a new file in PSP/GAME/OEUPDATEMAKER, named "DATA.DXAR". If it has the size of zero bytes, then format the psp and redo it .

8) Go to PSP/GAME/OEUPDATEMAKER, and move the newly created DATA.DXAR into: X:\PSP\GAME\340oeflasher . Then disconnect the psp from the PC .

9) Here comes the flashing part MAKE SURE THERE IS NO UMD IN YOUR PSP REMOVE IT IF THERE IS .

10) Make sure your battery is at least 75% (100% recommended) a. scroll to the Game menu > memory stick and start the application named 3.40 OE Firmware install.

11) It will display some pink text, press X, and it will start flashing your psp. When it finishes, you will be prompted to manually restart your PSP. And your done you now have a 3.40 0e custom firmware . It has replaced your 1.5 / older custom firmware so you can FORMAT the psp or delete the files .I recommend having 1.5 recovery on custom firmware download it from here

ALSO SEE 3.40 custom firmware users guide to know how to play iso's , cso's , homebrews etc from here . Here is a video of how you can access the recovery menu click here .

If you have any doubts see the FAQ here before emailing me (see homepage)


Stumble It!

Devhook 0.52 tutorial with 3.03 emulation tutorial.

ITS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU INSTALL CUSTOM FIRMWARE INSTEAD SEE MY POST 3.40 oe custom firmware installation

To be installed in 1.5 f/w PSP

Things you need to download :

Devhook v0.52 File 1

3.03 UPDATE E.BOOT File 2

3.03 modified PSAR dumper File 3

PBP unpacker File 4 -> a software

TUTORIAL

1) Copy the files inside MS_ROOT (from file 1) to ms0:/. (the root of your psp)

2) Use the PBP Unpacker (file 4) on an untouched FW3.03 PBP (file 2) and extract the DATA.PSAR file.

3) Copy the DATA.PSAR file to ms0:/.

4) Copy the FW3.03 PSAR Dumper (File 3) into ms0:/PSP/GAME/.

5) Run the PSAR Dumper on your PSP and press “X” or the “Cross” button when prompted to.

6) It should automatically return to the XMB once it is done.

7) Run DevHook v0.52.

8)Select “Flash Install.”

9)Select “Setup firmware from PSAR dumper.”

10)Read the disclaimer, and press “O” or the “Circle” button if you agree with it.

11)Once it is done, go back to the main DevHook v0.52 screen.

12)Select “Firmware.”

13)Select “Firmware 3.03.”

14)Select “Start.”

15) Reboot (restart)the PSP.

16)Load DevHook v0.52 again and start FW3.03.

17)It should say that the setup information is corrupt (a freaky blue screen), just press “O” or “Circle.”

18) Reboot the PSP.

19)Load DevHook v0.52 again and start FW3.03.

20)You should now be able to apply your personal settings to your PSP!

HOW DO I PLAY ISO's ON MY 1.5 FIRMWARE PSP

ITS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU INSTALL CUSTOM FIRMWARE INSTEAD SEE MY POST 3.40 oe custom firmware installation

Here's a guide how to play iso's on your 1.5 firmware psp . Note you need atleast 512mb to play an iso best buy 2GB , 4GB or 8GB memory stick ...

PLAY ISO's WITH DEVHOOK 0.46 ultimate installer :

1) Just download the 0.46 ultimate installer from here.

2) Connect your 1.5 firmware psp via usb , make sure the memory card is formated.

3) Run the devhook ultimate installer ,click on next , next , next and of course get em done

4) choose the root drive of your psp and it will automatically load devhook on you psp .

5) After that put an iso to the iso folder in the root of you memory stick

6) Go to GAME > Memory stick and choose devhook (it's blue square logo with music :P).

7) In Devhook, go to 'UMD Select'. Choose your ISO or UMD Disc to load the UMD instead of a copy. (You need to have a umd in your psp any one will do )

8)Then choose 'Start'. The PSP will restart and load your iso or UMD disc or choose the UMD icon .

9)To quick change iso's on 2.71 emulated firmware go to the main menu and hold home+L or home +R to change iso's

10) To go back to 1.5 go to GAME > memory stick and click on 2.xx to 1.5 (the white logo)Happy gaming ^_^

You can also play homebrew games or application on your 1.5 psp, see my site for cool homebrews

Note: You can download a free unzipper software here

Where do i download psp iso's from

DISCLAIMER : PLEASE TRY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK , I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT DOWNLOADED , It is not legally possible to download psp iso's unless you have the original UMD (in which case you are allowed a back up viz. ISO) , So it is understood that you own a UMD and for some reason need to download the iso as a backup , UMD damage or any other ethical reason .If you are going to proceed these steps to illegaly download game please leave the post immediately .

First download a torrent client like utorrent look here .

Next go to a website like http://www.torrentz.com/ just type psp followed by the name of the game . eg PSP Fifa street 2 and search for it.

Just download the torrent and open it .

Utorrent will then download the iso /cso .

after the download is completed put the iso in the ISO folder in the root of your memory stick

play it with an emulator like devhook read how to play iso/cso on 1.5 PSP

How to Downgrade a 2.71 ,2.7. 2.6 , 2.5 or lower psp to 1.5

I have personally tried this downgrader 5 times and all resulting in a complete success. I do not guarantee you that you shall be successful as me . Please try this AT YOUR OWN RISK. I will give you 99% success chance if you do EXACTLY WHAT I SAY. But I say let's get it done , it worked for me 5 times and I doubt you will have any problems (hopefully) if you do what i say
: D (trust me).

NOTE: If you have a TA-082 psp , to check click here (your UMD tray will be green in colour) do not attempt this downgrading . Instead do this how to play games on psp without downgrading . I repeat do not attempt this if you have a TA-082 modchip (rare)


REQUIRMENTS:

1) You will need WinRaR for extracting download it from here

2)Your PSP must be 100% charged , you will also need a psp USB cable and a FORMATED memory stick which is atleast more than 32 MB.

To check whats your f/w (firmware) version go to "system settings " on the main menu > choose "system information" > and see the system software

3) If your firmware is 2.71 skip this step , if its lower than that download this here

4)Download the DOWNGRADER from here

5)Download the DOWNDATER file from here

OK LET'S GET EM DONE

Downgrading to 1.5


1)If you are on 2.71 Skip this step . If you're on a lower one then go into PSP > GAME and create a new folder called UPDATE. Put the EBOOT.PBP file from STEP (3)in there. Restart your PSP and update it as normal via the GAME menu (Just click on the update icon on the folder and follow the instructions). Delete the data when you're done.

2) Open up the zipped Downgrader file from step (4) . Click on MS_ROOT and you will see the following: PSP , d.bin , LEEME.TXT , README.TXT Copy these onto you PSP's root (the first screen you see when you go into it in USB mode eg removable disk (H:) or (I:) or (J:). If it tells you 'there's already a folder called PSP' or something overwrite it - Just click on "OK".

3) Take the unzipped DOWNDATER folder from STEP (5) and put it in the same place, your PSP's root. your psp should have these things


PSP (folder) <- very important DOWNDATER (folder) <- very important d.bin <- you should have this MP_ROOT (folder) <- it's not important that you have this . LEEME.TXT <- it's not important that you have this README.TXT <- it's not important that you have this MEMSTICK.IND and MSTK_PRO.IND <- Not important that you have this your psp should look like this





then RECHECK WHAT YOU HAVE DONE again and again

4) SEE that your psp is full charged , Remove the UMD disk (if any) and Recheck the steps .

5) See this video before doing it here or here (alt. link) it helps alot.

6) Disconnect your psp fom the PC , restart it and go to photos (A small trick that always works for me is switch on your psp scrool to settings then scrool back to photos and click on it as fast as you can .) If it gets stuck just hold the power till it switches off or remove the battery (seriously chill don't worry this is normal ) . After a few attempts your whole screen will turn red (just like the video ) just leave it. It took me 7 attempts for the first time to turn the whole screen red , after about 2 minutes the psp will automatically switch off just leave it alone.

7) Wait for about 1 minute before switching your psp back on. If everything has gone well you will see a crazy blue screen (like the one below) , just press circle . CONGRATS YOU SUCCESSFULY DOWNGRADED YOUR PSP (woo-hoo!) (read below)

YAAAA... See I told you so :D works every time. It will ask you for date and time and stuff after which you can go to system settings and check your 1.5 f/w on your system information . FORMAT YOUR PSP AFTER THIS .

TO PLAY ISO's ON YOU 1.5 PSP :) click here

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Play iso's/cso's on psp without downgrading ...

This is a tutorial for playing iso's on your psp without downgrading .

YOU CAN NOW DOWNGRADE / UNBRICK ANY PSP SAFELY SEE HERE

NOTE: This is only for TA082 psp's your psp should look like this click here

Installing HenD with 3.01 emulation on a 2.71 psp

1)Check if your psp is 2.71 go to 'system settings' > 'system information' and see the 'system software' .

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2) To make your TA082 psp 2.71 (dont do it if its 1.5 or less or above 2.71 ) go to (via USB) PSP > GAME and create a new folder called UPDATE. Put the EBOOT.PBP file from here. in there. Boot up (restart) your PSP and update it as normal via the GAME menu. Delete the data when you're done ME menu. Delete the data when you're done.

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FOLLOW THESE EXACTLY

1. First go here http://www.dark-alex.org/ and download under "Homebrew Enabler" And download Rev D + devhook , if not just google it , it will show up .

2. Extract all of the contents of this folder the hend.rar one. Make sure you have WinRAR for this.

3. Connect your psp with a USB. Copy everything from the MS_ROOT folder to your PSP.

4. OK, now download under Homebrew Enabler "Devhook Launcer Port Ver 0.2."

5. Now copy everything from the MS_ROOT from it, onto your PSP. Ask for overwrite etc Yes to all.

6. Okay here comes the kind of confusing part. Download this extract it, and open the dh folder and copy all of the files from the 150 folder onto the 150 folder inside of your dh folder on your PSP. So to simple it out; i) Download the file from PSP hacks ii) Extract all of its contents iii) Open the dh folder in the MS_ROOT of the extract folder iiii) Open the 150 folder and copy the files from the 150 folder, onto the X:Your PSP/dh/150.

7. Now download this and extract it

8. Now extract it, open the MS_ROOT folder and copy everything to your PSP, overwrite etc.

9. Now downloaded the 3.01 EBOOT.PBP here and make sure you rename it EBOOT.PBP!

10. Copy the EBOOT.PBP on to your PSP.

11. Now download this Open the folder and copy the 2 folders in to X:Your PSP/PSP/GAME

12. Ok you are now setup for all of this.

13. Ok connect your PSP to your AC Adapter incase your low on battery life, ( I recommend hooking it up to it anyway).

14. Turn on your PSP, go to Photo and go to HEND

15. Now it should come up with a Blue Screen then a Green Screen! If it comes up with Red Screen that means it was not sucessful DON'T WORRY THIS IS NORMAL just turn your PSP off and try again. IF it turns Blue Then Green, it was sucessful! It should restart your PSP.

16. NOW go to your System Settings and see if it says 2.71 HEN-D. IF it does you did everything right.

17. OK now go to Game on your PSP and go Memory stick and press X. Now you should see many files. Go to DEVHOOK 0.4X launcher for 2.71. It should come up with a menu saying Start,UMD Select,Firmware,CPU_CLock etc.

18. Select Firmware and select 1.50.

19. Select Start.

20. It should load saying game could not be started (error code) DON'T WORRY THIS IS NORMAL.

21. Go to your System Settings. Guess what 1.50!

22. OK Now go game and go to 3.01 DH FW Installer. Press Circle. (IT becomes reversed after enabling 1.50)

23. Now it should come up with a black screen with white text telling you stuff. Press X to install it.

24. OK after its done, make sure its completly DONE. It says its done early on. DON'T LET THIS FOOL YOU WAIT TIL IT IS COMPLETLY DONE AND EXITS AFTER IT GIVES THE 10 SECOND COUNTDOWN.

25. It will now exit.

26. OK restart your PSP, enable HEN-D in Picture/Photo and go to, UNDER GAME, DEVHOOK 0.51 BETA for 2.71.

27. Under firmware select 3.01. And hit start.

28. Go to your system settings and it should be 3.01!

///FAQ\\\

Q: Will this brick (spoil) my PSP?

A: NO not even a chance as it all runs off of your memory stick.

Q: When the screen turns blue then green, do i have to do this each time?

A: NO once it turns green, each time you still have to load it, but it will only turn BLUE. Green just means it was installed sucessfully and is only required ONCE!

Q: Can i keep HEN-D enabled forever?

A: You can keep it on sleep, but each time you fully turn off your PSP, your reset to 2.71 and you have to load it though the PHOTO.

Q: What exactly are the advantages of this?

A: Well its great for loading ISO and CSO games off your memory stick which require higher then 2.71. Since a lot of the newer games require higher then 2.71!

Q: Will this work on my TA-082 PSP?

A: Yes! This is what i did it on and it worked for me 100%

Q:How do i get back to my orignal 2.71 firmware?

A: Just fully turn off your PSP

Q: Do i need a background to load HEN-D?

A: You don't need one, but the chances of your system freezing will pretty much never happen if you have your background.

REMINDERS

1. To load ISO/CSO games simply enable HEN-D, load DEVHOOK 0.51 BETA for 2.71, select 3.01 as your firmware, select file emulation and select your CSO/ISO you want to load. Hit Start. Now you will be brought to the PSP HOME with the game, hit Circle to start.

2. MAKE sure there is no UMD in your drive when loading HEN-D, or Devhook, only put the UMD (ANYUMD) in the drive while you are in the Devhook Menu. IT IS REQUIRED TO PLAY ISO/CSO games. Most ISO's will work .

3. YOU will have better luck loading HEN-D when you have your own background image, instead of the XMB wave thing. It will usually work everytime with a background image.

i have found a video http://youtube.com/watch?v=DjgWvr2uxfI

I have copied this tutorial an have edited it a bit. To convert iso's to cso's see my previous article here

Want to run Windows and Linux on the Sony PSP?

Yes i have heard lots of claims that this is possible . Though i have not personally tried it myself . Any of you pros who would like to try this can go to http://www.hacker.co.il/psp/bochs/ .

I found another good guide here http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1906807,00.asp

Please try this at your own risk , I am not responsible for any damage that may occur due to this (though i have heard loads of claims saying it is possible).