1.5 Kernel add on enables you to play homebrews on your PSP. This is only for the Phat / Fat PSP (series 1000) and cannot be installed on the Slim . This add on is for fat PSP's with custom firmware higher than 3.52 m33-7 ( viz. 3.71 M33 , 3.80 M33 , 3.90 M33 , 3.93 M33 etc. )
If you want to install 3.90 M33 on your PSP look at this tutorial here
Tutorial :
1) Download this pack here. or alternate torrent link open with utorrent or similar program
2) Open it with WinRAR ( not winzip) if you don’t have WinRar download it from here
3) Connect the PSP to the PC. Open with winrar and Copy the PSP folder as well as the 150.PBP file to the Root of your PSP. If it asks you whether it can over write click on “YES”. Note: the Root of the memory stick is the drive that pops up when you connect your PSP to your PC eg removable hard disk (H:) , (I:) etc, its the place that contains the PSP , ISO , MP_ROOT folder , if you still don't get it see the picture here.
4) Scroll to game and click on the blue green "1.50 kernel Addon for 3.90" click on it accept the agreement and thats it done . Enjoy.
NOTE: Remember to go to your recovery mode > Choose configuration > Game folder homebrew and set to 1.50 kernel .
FAQ :
1) I have a 1.5 Kernel addon Problem , I have a fat psp and every time I press X to install it says that 150.PBP or 1.5 PBP firmware was not found ?
Answer: Downlaod My Pack again , and make sure you follow the step (3) of this guide correctly . You have to copy both 150.PBP and the PSP folder.
2) Dark Alex has 2 versions of 1.50 kernel , which one is this ?
Answer : This is the latest one (v.2) and works great ... no problems.
3) My PSP shuts off , The installation goes back to the XMB after I click on the Icon?
Answer : You either have a PSP Slim or the files are nor correctly place or you might not be having custom firmware on your PSP.
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PSP 1.5 kernel addon for 3.90 M33 , 3.93 M33 , 3.71 M33 and higher
PSP 3.90 M33 Easy Tutorial installation Guide
Note :
# For Fat / Phat PSP users You need to have a minimum of 3.52 m33-4 (update no.4 is a must) or higher to install this firmware , this can't be installed on a 1.5 firmware psp . If you don't have it see following the tutorial here.
# This custom firmware works for both PSP fat / phat (1000 series) as well as the Slim PSP (series 2000) ,but you can't install the 1.5 kernel on a Slim PSP.
# Follow these steps carefully and everything will be alright , as it flashes your psp it does have a very minimal risk , nothing to worry about if all the steps are followed correctly.
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Tutorial :
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 3.90 M33 easy installation pack (compiled by me) from here. or alternate torrent link(open with utorrent or similar program)
3) Open it with WinRAR ( not winzip) 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”. Note: the Root of the memory stick is the drive that pops up when you connect your PSP to your PC eg removable hard disk (H:) , (I:) etc, its the place that contains the PSP , ISO , MP_ROOT folder , if you still don't get it see the picture here.
5) Important step : After copying the files, Go to you recovery mode (if you don't know how see the video here) >Choose configuration > Game folder homebrew and set to 3.xx kernel (eg 3.52 kernel , 3.71 kernel etc) even if you have a slim psp.
6) Restart your psp , Scroll to game > memorystick and click on the black " PSP Update ver. 3.90 " aka 3.90 M33 icon. ( battery should be full )
7) It will unpack , then it will ask you to click on start , accept the users agreements and ta da... it will install (probably take like 2 min.). Then Done.
8) You can now delete the update folder , or better still format your psp. I Recommend Fat/ Phat PSP users to install the 1.5 kernel on their PSP tutorial here - to unleash your homebrew power.
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FAQ:
1) I can't seem to do the 6th step , every time I click on the installer icon it just turns black / or it doesn't install it just freezes after unpacking . Solution please?
Answer: Format your psp and make sure you make sure your game homebrew kernel is set to 3.xx
2) Will the recovery pack that I found on your site work with my new firmware ?
Answer : I don't think so, as you cannot downgrade your slim to 1.5 and this new firmware has a new recovery pack which you can download on my site (coming next week) But the pandora will work for sure.
3) Can i get that cool prince of persia wallpaper which is on your PSP's picture of this post ?
Answer: Sure : ) , get it from here. More FAQ's here.
Acknowledgments : Dark alex
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
Make Pandora Unbricking Battery Magic memorystick
Lets get started ... A pandora's battery is a special service battery along with the “magic memorystick” that can downgrade and unbrick any psp (even 3.52) . You can now bring your dead (bricked) PSP back to life or downgrade any firmware psp , yes ANY FIRMWARE - 100 % . This amazing breakthrough is all thanks to the Noobz! team which has some of the best PSP hackers . So here’s how to make your normal battery and memorystick into a Pandora battery and magic memorystick . The tutorial looka kinda complicated (I tried my best to simplify it) but hang in there it aint as hard as you think it is . Please follow the instructions carefully.
NOTE :
NOTE TO NEWBIES: you have to make your normal battery into a pandora’s battery via software and stuff not by manually short circuiting it or something
REQUIREMENTS :
1) A spare PSP battery (recommended) , any make will do .
2) A spare memory stick PRO DUO (it has to be PRO DUO)
3) A PSP with Custom firmware ( OE or M33) or a 1.5 PSP. Ask you friends if you don't have oen ,or search for one .
INSTALLATION :
1) Take out the 1.5 or Custom firmware PSP ( OE or M33) and put in the spare memorystick (it has to be pro duo) and spare battery that you wanna modify .
Now if your PC shows C:/ in your CMD copy the address bar and paste it in followed by the letter of your psp drive .
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\PANDORA\mspformat\mspformat.exe I
IF you PC shows C:\Documents and Setting\Username> copy the address bar and paste it in followed by the letter of your psp drive
C:\Documents and Setting\Username>Desktop\PANDORA\mspformat\mspformat.exe I
8) Keep trying till you get this prompt (like mine) :
>>> C:\Documents and Setting\Username>Desktop\PANDORA\mspformat\mspformat.exe I
>>> You are about to format the drive I .
>>> All Data will be lost . Do you want to continue? [Y]
Then you type in y and you will see
>>> Drive successfully formatted, and partition moved.
After that you can close the CMD box
9) Disconnect your psp from the PC and remove the memory card and turn of the PSP , then place the MS (MS=memory stick) back in and turn the PSP on . Then reconnect you PSP to the Pc . NOTE: You have to do this …
10) Now download this pack from here , extract it with WinRar and copy the PSP folder and the UPDATE.PBP to the ROOT of the PSP memory stick . If you you have a 1.5 PSP no problem , If you have Custom Firmware make sure you turn on the 1.5 kernel mode ( to know how see here)
11) Disconnect your PSP . Scroll to GAME and click on “Pandora’s Battery Firm. Installer” it will take a few moments . After its done remove the MS from the PSP turn it off then place it back in and turn the PSP back on again, you HAVE to do this .
12) Connect your PSP to the PC . A Few files and folders will be formed in your ROOT , now copy the msipl.bin from the root to the “msinst Folder” which is inside your extracted Pandora folder . It should look like this
13) Here we go again START >RUN type in CMD . That black box will open again . Now copy the address of the msinst.exe followed by the PSP drive letter followed by the address of the msipl.bin
Now if your PC shows C:/ in your CMD it should be something like this (with reference to PSP’s drive as I)
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\PANDORA\msinst\msinst.exe I Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\PANDORA\msinst\msipl.bin
IF you PC shows C:\Documents and Setting\Username> then it will look something like this :
C:\Documents and Settings\username>Desktop\PANDORA\msinst\msinst.exe I Desktop\PANDORA\msinst\msipl.bin
If you did it right you will get a prompt like (this promp will differ from PC to PC) :
>>> PSP MS IPL Installer
>>> Load IPL code msipl.bin
>>> 241664 bytes(59 block) readed
>>> Target DRIVE is 1
>>> Check partation Sector
>>> boot status 0x80
>>> start head 0x0B
>>> start sec/cyl 0x0018
>>> partation type 0x06
>>> last head 0x7F
>>> last sec/cyl 0xCFE0
>>> abs sector 0x00000177
>>> ttl sector 0x0003CF689
>>> signature 0xAA55
>>> Check BPB Sector
>>> signature AA55
>>> Check free reserved sector:OK
>>> Write ABS Sector 0x10 to 0x1E7
>>> Are You Sure ?[Y]
Type in Y and you will get
>>> Write MS BOOT CODE
Congrats you now have a Magic Memory stick . Now Disconnect your psp from the PC and remove the memory card and turn of the PSP , then place the MS back in and turn the PSP on .
NOTE : if you get
>>> PSP MS IPL Installer
>>> Load IPL code msipl.bin
>>>Can’t open msipl.bin
The location (address) of the msipl.bin is WRONG (i got this like 100 times until I figured it out just keep trying …)
NOW MAKING THE PANDORA UNBRICKING
14) After you have the magic MS leave it in the PSP then , Turn on your psp and go to Pandora’s battery Creator , make sure you have the spare battery in it . I Recommend backing up so you can make the pandora battery into a normal one press “triangle " first it will back up then go to “Pandora’s battery Creator” again and press X … You normal spare battery is now a … PANDORA UNBRICKING BATTERY … WOO HOO… You did it .
NOTE :when the Pandora’s battery Creator loads and if you get “ERROR at address 0x27” or a similar error you are screwed , you cant turn that battery into a Pandora battery but you can use it as a normal battery . Use another battery and try again . How do I know this ??? coz I got screwed too : P .
To make your pandora batter , magic MS to a normal one see here
TO DOWNGRADE UNBRICK ANY PSP SEE here
CREDITS : ALL this is thanks to the Noobz! team ... Please donate to them for all the hard work the put in . visit their site here
Pandora Downgrade unbrick Any PSP firmware
Ok , Now i assume that you have made the pandora battery , if you havent - learn how to make one from here .
Once you have the pandora battery unbricking or downgrading will be a breeze , and the best part is , it's 100% safe.
NOTE : this is for people who have made the pandora battery in my method
GUIDE:
1) Now what you do is take the bricked PSP or the psp you want to downgrade to 1.5 , it doesn't matter which firmware it is , and yes this works for all modchips (inculding TA-082) . I recommend taking out the UMD (this is not compulsory i just recommend it)
2) Make sure the Pandora-unbricking-service battery is charged , then put it in the PSP , The psp should turn on automatically .
3) After that insert the " magic memorystick " in it .
4) The wifi and memorystick lights will flash for a moment and a white Text will appear .
5) Press X to downgrade , the battery should be 50% charged at this point if not it will prompt you to charge it.
6) Just agree to the terms and press X ... the downgrading will begin .
7) It will flash into the kernel (don't worry this is the safest any downgrader has ever been) , wait for a couple of minutes and it will tell you that its done (press X) and it will then turn off.
8) Take out the "magic memorystick" and the "pandora battery" and insert the the normal battery and memorystick and turn the PSP on. It will show you a crazy Blue screen (a sign that it is downgraded) and Congrats thats it you done , it was pretty simple wasn't it ??? . Apply your personal settings like date , time and stuff .
EXTRAS:
How to make magic memorystick into a normal one:
Format it and use it without the pandora battery (use a normal one) , though i don't recommend it .
How to make a pandora battery into a normal one :
Again i don't recommend this , coz when your psp is bricked or upgraded to a new firmware this battery will be the only one that can save you .
Next I Hope you backed it up . If you did :
1) Put in the magic memorystick and Take out normal battery.
2) Power the PSP with the AC charger only .
3)Turn it on , after its on insert the pandora battery .
4) Go to Pandora Battery Maker ... Press L+R to restore you pandora battery into a normal one from the eeprom.bin (that is if you backed it up ) , If you did not back it up and yet want it to become a normal one press square , it will turn into a normal battery ,but you will face problems (like take's too much time to charge and stuff) just don't blame me for it , like i said i don't recommend turning a pandora battery back a normal one (whats the use of making it in the first place ???) .
5) NOTE : Don't keep turning you battery into pandora and normal, this will only spoil the battery .
Now you got your 1.5 PSP upgrade it to the 3.40 OE-A one of the best custom firmware from see 3.40 oe custom firmware installation . Please Tell your friends about www.igizmore.uni.cc or http://igizmore.blogspot.com
P.S : Please share your battery with others , let everyone have the the joy of homebrew on their PSP's .
If you need more details please see the Noobz! team's readme.txt from here
iPSP - iphone portal for the PSP
iPSP is something truly awesome ... its (as the title says) an apple iphone portal for your PSP . And best thing is that - you dont need to have a downgraded PSP to use this. Yes this can run on any psp firmware above 2.71 . How cool is that ??? This application is a definite EYE CANDY !!! and it really does look like THE apple iphone (spare the touch screen) .
To use the iPSP portal you need to enable Flash on your PSP . Here’s how to do it :
FOR OFFICAL FIRMWARE USERS :
1) You need a psp with firmware 2.71 or above
2) Go to any place with WiFi – wireless internet ( coffee shops , airports , hotels , malls loads of places have WiFi offered for free ) and turn the WiFi switch on (WiFi switch is found at the left end of the PSP next to the Memory stick port)
3) Next go to “SYSTEM SETTINGS” and “Click on Enable Flash player” follow the instructions – it will connect to net and stuff and enable flash.
FOR CUSTOM FIRMWARE USERS :
1) Go to recovery mode . Don’t know how ? see the video here
2) Next go to “Registry hacks” and click on “Activate Flash player”
3) That’s it your done , you don’t need Wifi or anything to activate it . Back and Exit .
iPSP INSTALLATION :
There is no chance of bricking your psp while installing it so don’t worry :)
1) Download the pack from here
2) Open it with WinRAR , if you don’t have WinRar download it from here . Connect your PSP to the PC via USB .
3) Open the pack with WinRAR and copy the “PSP” folder and “PSP TUNES” folder to the ROOT of the memory stick . IT will ask you whether it can overwrite just click on “YES”.
NOTE: the ROOT of the PSP is not the MP_ROOT it is Removable hardisk (H:\ , I:\ , J:\ etc) – the drive that pops up when you connect your PSP to the PC the place with “PSP” , “MP_ROOT” folders etc .
iPSP USERS GUIDE :
1) To use iPSP go to the “internet browser” (noo you don’t need WiFi this time)
2) Press triangle if you don't get the address bar and stuff . Then go to Tools > Settings >Cache Settings > and make cache size as “DO NOT USE "
3)Then go to the ADDRESS BAR and type in “ file:/PSP/COMMON/ipsp/index.html ” (click on pic below) without the quotes . Bookmark it – saves time .
4) It will ask you if it can play the plugin - choose “YES” and there you go your very own iPSP . Turn your PSP vertically – use the analog stick as a cursor and X for choosing
Now go make your friends jealous . But don’t forget to tell them where you got it from www.igizmore.uni.cc or http://igizmore.blogspot.com :) . Yup , Tell about igizmore to all your friends ;)
NOTE : If you get memory errors just delete your cache .
To use PSP tunes and to customize your iPSP download the official manual from here (in pdf format)
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)
NOTEPAD for PSP
3) Connect your psp (via USB) , Click on the PSP folder (from the root) and open the "GAME" Folder and place the "Notepad for PSP" and "Notepad
for PSP%" in it ... your done .
1) Click on the "Notepad for PSP" folder > Application folder > Notepad and place the files , images or folders in the respective MY DOCUMENTS and Images folders
1) Go to GAME > MEMORY STICK > Notepad for PSP.
PSP UNIVERSAL REMOTE complete edition
This is an awesome piece of homebrew application that work's only on 1.5 firmware psp's that uses the psp's IR (infra red ) port . Download the complete edition pack(v1.2) with the latest remote functions and basic software from here (remote pack)
DIRECTIONS :
HOW TO INSTALL :
1) Open the downloaded application with WINRAR . If you dont have WINRAR download it from here
2) After opening it - Just copy the "PSP" and "remotes" folder to the root of your 1.5 f/w psp . It will take 5 to 10 minutes to trasnfer as there are loads of files and thats it your done.
HOW TO USE :
1) Go to GAME > MEMORY STICK > Infrared remote
2) After it opens press " L " and choose your BRAND eg sony and press X to select.
3) After choosing your brand , choose your remote by pressing X if your don't know keep trying
them on random sooner or later you will figure it out. (For my sony wega the RMT-V166TV.txt work's).
4) After choosing your remote press the " R " button press square to select the command and then press a button (X , O , triangle , square or direction buttons ) to assign the command to it .
5) Press the assigned button to perform the command eg volume up ... that's it ... ENJOY
6) PRESS "start" button to quit
Acknowledgements to Massa84 and all those who helped to make this wonderful homebrew possible.
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
How to play games via the PSP memory stick
(my 1.5 psp with devhook 0.52)
YOU CAN NOW DOWNGRADE ANY PSP SEE HERE
Play iso's/cso's on psp without downgrading ...
YOU CAN NOW DOWNGRADE / UNBRICK ANY PSP SAFELY SEE HERE
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 .
