PSP Pandora Deluxe v1.1 screenshot

DJB has updated the all-in-one Pandora package to version 1.1. If you aren’t already familiar with this program, it lets you create a memory stick for use with a Pandora’s battery and perform many functions.

You can find out more about the program along with the download links at the forums here.

Screenshot of the application.

Developer DJB has released his all in one pandora app:

Release Notes:
Here you have it, an all-in-one solution for your Pandora Needs.

This program is designed to prepare your PSP Memory Stick to be used with the Pandora Battery. Unfortunately this program can not change your Battery to Pandora, however it will copy programs to the Memory Stick in order for you to do this yourself.

This is just a quick bugfix version which fixes a small bug when creating the config.txt
file for the Time Machine IPL. The program now uses MD5 Hashes to check the Eboot files to make sure they are correct. Lastly, Hellcats Pandora Installer was updated to
Revision 4a.

Hope you enjoy this nice little program.

WARNING !!! THIS PROGRAM WILL FORMAT THE PATH YOU SELECT AS YOUR PSP, SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SELECT THE CORRECT DRIVE, AND BACK UP ALL YOUR DATA FROM YOUR PSP MEMORY CARD

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The wait is finally over!  Dark_Alex has released DCv6, so we can all relax (a little) regarding the new TA-088 mobos wreaking havoc in the CFW scene…  Also, the new version allows you to boot from the memstick as well as a new interface! Changelog after read more.

Source: Dark-Alex.org

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The new TA-088 Motherboard/CPU issue has been examined, and DA is working on it!  The problem seems to base from not just the new motherboards, but the new CPU’s being installed.  Some TA-088s can be flashed, so it’s kind of a gamble at this point.  Dark_Alex has stated that the problem has to do with the core of Despretar Cementario runs off of 1.50/3.40, something that evidently the new CPU’s can’t handle.  A new version of Despretar Cementario will not be realeased until they have remade the Core.

More on this issue and the quote from Alek himself will be found after the read more tag

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DarK_Alex has released his savestate plug-in called PSPStates for PSP Slim units. This custom firmware plugin allows users to save and load savestates on PSP games. Its only meant for the PSP Slim as more RAM than the older fat model.

Some notes from DAX:

It is recommended that you backup the nand and important data of memory stick before using this plugin, in order to avoid posible loss of data.

VERY IMPORTANT: because of technical reasons, DO NOT USE this plugins with umd’s inserted,
and do not use it of course with UMD’s in normal mode, even isofs mode is not recommended.
Use only in march33 (recommended), np9660 or in homebrew.

Please read the read-me file for instructions and usage.

Dark_Alex has released 4.01 M33-2, this update fixes a few small bugs that were present in 4.01 M33. Also at the same time Dark_Alex has released the 1.50 kernel add-on for PSP fat owners.

* NID resolver: Fixed scePowerGetCpuClockFrequency issue. This is the same bug that happened in 3.80 M33-1, it won’t happen again ??

* Fixes recovery problems that have appeared in prior version (incorrect position of back string in language others than English, enable, and disabled strings not translated in plugins, hide pic0+pic1 couldn’t be changed, language file in flash1 wasn’t working..

* Spanish recovery translation typos fixed.

Dark_AleX has released PSP custom firmware 4.01 M33. This new custom firmware edition from DAX brings 4.01 kernel support and features from firmware 4.01, multi language recovery support and many minor bug fixes. Custom Firmware 4.01 M33 does not have a XMB recovery menu or savestate support at this stage, this will follow in future updates possibly 4.01 M33-1 or 4.01 M33-2.

4.01 M33 can be downloaded and updated on 3.80 M33 upwards using the network update feature or use the download links provided.

* Extract the archive. * Copy included UPDATE folder to X:/PSP/GAME

* Place the official firmware 4.01 update EBOOT, named as 401.PBP, in the newly created UPDATE folder
* Begin installation from the Game menu.

Dark_AleX has updated his blog in regards to all the questions he is receiving about 4.00 M33 custom firmware. Rather than rephrase it, here’s what Dark_AleX has to say about 4.00 M33:

Just a little update. Watching how many people were asking for 4.00m33, it’s interesting to make somethings clear.

Due to the lack of updates from sony (features), this new cfw will implement new changes that will make easier to work on the future ones, within some internal tools.

You’d have probably noticed some features of this new cfw that were told on french forums, but, to tell the truth, neither the savestates or the recovery on XMB or etc would at 100% probability be implemented at once (maybe later on m33-2, … etc)

Even though, recovery will be translated to spanish and you will be able to translate it to any other language without hex editing.

To sum up, main changes will come for compatibility and internal issues (with some functions to make life easier to the shells creators, launchment of an utility to compress prx’s and pbp’s, etc.)

It will be likely be done by the end of this week.

So there you have it, its likely it will be out by the end of the week.

Source: Alex’s Blog

Update: 4.01 M33 has been released.

Good news for those that are awaiting for news on 4.00 M33. Mathieulh has commented on a couple of great new features that are going to be introduced in this up and coming M33 custom firmware.

Custom Firmware 4.00 M33 will feature an XMB recovery mode, which will allow access to the recovery menu from within the PSP main menu / XMB. A feature which was first introduced in 3.95 GEN, now will be a part of M33 firmware. The second new and more exciting feature to be added is native savestate support. Users can save and load their progress at any given time while playing a UMD game. Much like what many common PSP emulators have. However it has not been decided yet if it will be part of the released 4.00 M33 firmware or released as an add-on / Plug-in.

Still no release date yet on 4.00 M33 but its looking good. Savestate support will be very handy indeed.

• Update: 4.01 M33 has been released.

Judging from the comments made on PSPGen (The GEN/Miriam Custom Firmware homepage) Version 4.00 GEN might not see the light of day as a public release. Although a beta version of 4.00 Gen has been completed by Miriam, Team GEN might keep this release internal as they are aware that Dark_AleX and team M33 and busy on thier own custom firmware - 4.00 M33 due to be released soon.

Miriam / Team GEN - Translated from French:

“The concept of Custom firmware GEN was to show that there is an alternative to Dark_Alex but never try to take his place. If he returns to the runway, the need for the line 4.00 GEN does not feel right.”

So either way users wanting to run homebrew with the features of Firmware 4.00 will have their custom firmware soon be it 4.00 M33 or 4.00 GEN. Its nice to see they are not directly competing, racing to see who will get 4.00 custom firmware out first.

So what do you think? 4.00 Gen should be unreleased? Let the Team M33 release their work first?

Source: PSPGen (French)