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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Hellcat's Pandora Installer Revision 4

Hellcat has released revision 4 of his Pandora installer, this utility easily allows users create a Pandora Battery (service mode battery) and a magic memory Stick.

This release called revision 4a adds an easy install option for Despertar Del Cementerio v6, Dark_AleX’s latest universal unbricker application.

Source: eXophase forums

Hellcats Recovery Flasher

Homebrew developer Hellcat has released a minor update to his Recovery Flasher. This utility allows users to reflash their semi bricked PSP without a Pandora battery

Version 1.20 adds a low battery indicator, file browser and a safety check of the updater .PBP used for Firmware extraction.

Changelog:

* can now install 4.01-M33-2 as well
* installs 3.71-M33-4 now instead of plain 3.71-M33
* comes now with an additional .ELF binary to be used from a Pandora stick (up to DDCv5, on v6 you can use the EBOOT version)
* added a simlple filebrowser like thing for launching additional apps from /PSP/GAME
* added option to override “battery low” warning
* added version check of the updater .PBP used for FW extraction

Source: eXophase

Hellcats Recovery Flasher

Homebrew developer Hellcat has released an homebrew utility that can easily restore semi-bricked PSP units without the use of Pandora. Called Recovery Flasher it can be run from within the recovery menu on any PSP running CFW. Its also possible to install custom firmware 3.71 M33 using Recovery Flasher.

What is this? And why?

* Flashes a fresh 3.71-M33 - for recovering semi-bricks or to
up-/downgrade CFW
* does not use Pandora, runns from the recovery menu or the XMB
* does not use (as in launch) the original Sony Updater (only extracts
all required files from the original .PBP)
* runs fine on CFWs lower than 3.52-M33-3 - handy for upgrading older
FWs w/o the “need to go 3.52, then 3.52-3, then higher” odyssey
* runs fine from TimeMachine (3.40-OE on Fat and 3.60-M33 on Slim)
* can backup the FW flash and restore selected parts (XMB theme,
settings, PSN activation)

Via: eXophase

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 team over at PSP-GEN have released a modified version of Red Squirrels PSAR dumper and have been albe to dump and decrypt PSP Firmware 4.05.

Nothing much seems to be new or changed in this firmwware (Suprise, surpise) But for those wanting to dump and decrpt Firmware 4.05 for whatever reason. Can download the new PSAR dumper below.

Source: PSPGEN

Homebrew developer JBrown has released Beats Off v0.1. Beats Off is a cross-platform utility which will allow users to import custom loop sequences the PSN title Beats.

So if your a fan of this game and would mind having some of your own custom tracks its worth checking out. For more details and the download. Please visit the authors website. -> Hacking Beats

A lot of people like to listen to music while playing games but once they upgraded to 3.90M33 they’re only choice was IRShell but now Cpasjuste over at QJ.net has updated his Music Plugin to work with 3.90M33. The plugin allows you to listen to MP3s and ATRAC3s when playing homebrew, UMDs, or working the VSH menu. Note this has only been tested on 3.90M33-3 PSP Slim without fatmsmod patch.

Source: QJ.net

This awesome piece of software from Winnydows has been updated to 5.032. The changelog consist mostly of bugfixes, tweaks (new video profiles) and support for new stuff (MPEG1 codec, .dpg Nintendo DS video format and more…). Unfortunately a 5 mb limit keeps me from posting it here and since winnydows’ website is down at the time of posting you’ll have to run to exophase or something.

Source : Winnydows

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