Sonic The Hedghog Speeds
Up For Brawl!

Despite my last article which had turned out to be a bad sign and had created more disappointing fans, this is no joke, from all the glory we have been imagining, of all the rumors we've been hoping for it to be true, the dream has finally come true.

Our favorite classical Sega character is now officially playable in the upcoming Wii hit title Super Smash Bros: Brawl.

Here is Sonic's appearance of the upcoming game.

Just like it says there is now a version of Anti Update for the PSP slim!

This is an Prx plugin file was made by Coolj but he also gives credit for some of the code to Team tOc and _HellDashX_.

Now for those of you who havent heard about this plugin, what it does, is hide the UMD update icon, thus making it so you can not update off a UMD.

So for those of of us who might not want it there so that we cant make a mistake, or maybe have a friend or family member who might, and end up with an updated PSP slim this is great!

So what said give this great Prx a try

Download:Anti Update Prx

That's right, thanks to this new release from Tabula those of you who are on 3.71 M33 too can now enjoy the this great Prx.

This update you not only get the ability to run this Prx on 3.71 m33 but also its been reported to work with the slim PSP!

Now before you get to crazy with joy, please take note that this is a beta version and there are quite alot of error reports.Here is a small list of bugs reported by users.

*This keeps freezing my PSP after switching songs a few times… Also, every time I try and access Music from actual memory stick option, and try and play a song, instantly freezes up.
* it crash with VSH menu when pressing NOTE|SELECT. And it crash with Cwcheat..after u enter the game..no way out..
* It only works while i am playing. Is not working in the internet or xmb.
* psp crashes after 5 musics….

But not to worry this is still a beta and bugs can be fixed.

This particular release is for version 2, which will hopefully fix the reported music/video player problems.

Now for those of you who might want to try this out, we strong suggest that you read the readme first to get an idea of how .

With that said enjoy this great release.

Download:Music Prx for 3.71 M33 (Beta)

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For all who haven't heard, yes, AhMan has updated his famous IR-Shell to 3.7 now. This works for FAT PSP OWNERS only. You have to have a CFW (works with 3.71 M33) or 1.50. Here are some key changes..

* Added support for M33 3.71 CFW for PSP Fat.
* Screen redirection via Tyranid's remotejoy. UMD Game compatibility has also been enhanced and save/load dialogue boxes will no longer crash. Thanks to Tyranid for making this possible.
* 2 Player PSOne games via usbhostfs/nethostfs keypad direction using 2 PC joysticks/keyboard. Screen redirection via remotejoy is also supported for PSone games.
* Support for M33 popsloader when IR Shell running under M33 3.52 CFW. Only the latest verion popsloader is supported (that is, the one for pops from 3.00 to 3.52). All other previous versions of popsloader won't work with IR Shell. If you're running IR Shell under M33 3.71, the "POP Version" setting in IR Configurator is ignored. This is due to popsloader currently doesn't work with M33 3.71 due to changing NIDs by Sony.
* Support for M33 UMD Video ISO feature under IR Shell File Browser. This will also work with USBHostFS & NETHostFS. Again, for legally owned backups only.
* The number of iR Shell EBOOTs for various firmwares have been consolidated into just 2. One for firmware 1.5, and the other for firmware 2.x/3.x. This should make it earier for users.
* A new autoboot seplugin is introduced to replace the old "irsfw30x.prx". This plugin will work under all firmware versions, including 3.71.

To download this new IR-Shell click here.

Make sure to read the readme file included.

For beginners who don’t know what IR-Shell is, it's a multimedia application that allows you to listen to music, view pictures, launch homebrew, view memory stick files, and even copy and paste files. There is also a lot more this nifty app can do. You can set it to where you launch it from XMB or even launch before the XMB is booted up.

Our forum friend, eckounltd is on the ball lately. Recently he informed us of a bug fix for custom firmware 3.71 M33. Yes, Dark_AleX is the one behind it still… so let's hope the rumors of him leaving begin to fade away. Anyways, this bug fix addresses a few important things. To be a jerk, I'll just repeat, word-for-word, what psp-hacks has to say.

• There was a bug that caused corruption when writing files of more than 32256 bytes using usb flash. The bug has been corrected, and now the implementation is as reliable as it was when it was based on 1.50 kernel. (tested with a full restoration of a dump)
• Psp Slim: a functionality to let the charge of battery when connecting a usb cable has been added. This feature is based on Noobz plugin code. By default is not enabled, you can enable it in recovery. Note that the charge of battery may be delayed some seconds since the moment you plug the cable.
• After installing this update, program at /PSP/GAME/UPDATE will always be executed on 3.71 kernel, despite configuration.
• VSHMenu: vshmenu will not be executed when onscreen keyboard is active, to avoid the lost of the select button function in the keyboard. An option to reset the psp has been added.
• VSH plugins are not longer executed anymore in recovery mode, that was the cause of pseudo-bricks.

Also, a bug that sometimes crashes the PSP upon coming out of sleep mode has also been fixed. Be warned though, two bugs still exist – those, however, are Sony's fault. It's a little illegal to edit Sony's code to fix their error, so I expect that this will be fixed officially by Sony with a new firmware release, but you never know. Download this by clicking the link below, which was uploaded by eckounltd .

Download: Custom Firmware M33-2

Earlier today, forum member Eckounltd, was eager to let us know that Dark_AleX has released his firmware 1.50 patch for custom firmware 3.71. Now, this version is only for FAT PSP units, but don't worry too much slim owners, you can always wait for developers to port over their projects or you can use the new eloader. On a more unfortunate note, this is all that was promised from the hacking legend, Dark_AleX, so this may be his last work.. but until we know for sure, happy homebrewing!

Download: Click here

Yes, we here at PSPBrew will allow you to take a short break to wipe the poop out of your pants… ready now? Good. It's true, Dark AleX has come through again for the masses. I'm sure you're all familiar with Pandora's Battery by now, well this new installment of Dark AleX's work is based off of the same thing. The catch? – it works on both slim PSP units as well as the fat PSP units. At the current moment, you are free to brick any PSP you want, and still be able to recover it. Truly groundbreaking. Kudos to Dark AleX!

This will bring your PSP's firmware version to 3.71. Because of this, you will need the following files in order for this to work.

Despertar Cementerio Unbricker

Firmware 1.50 (US)

Firmware 3.40 (US)

Firmware 3.71 – available at Sony.com.

This just in! -forum member .Yunoko was kind enough to announce news of Sony's newest creation – a Custom XMB Theme Maker! That's right. Us here at PSPBrew are just as shocked as anyone else. Lately we've seen a side of Sony that we haven't seen in the past. Sony has begun to slowly morph into a company that tries to adhere to what PSP owners REALLY want. First the PS1 emulator, then the various fixes that the Slim addresses, next comes downloadable custom themes, and now Sony has gone so far as to release their own tool for Custom XMB Themes! If you're interested, check out the screenshot below, or better yet, download the tool from the link provided under the picture and make sure to share your creations with us in our new custom XMB forums!

Yes folks, it appears that Sony is, yet again, wisening up to the amazing abilities of the hackers. As many people may have already guessed, Sony’s official PSP-110 battery is already being shipped around. The battery is still exactly that – a battery, only it appears that Sony has made the new line of batteries have "anti-pandora" security features. There's still hope that the PSP will see a new version of the Pandora's Battery hack in the future, but for now at least, it is hindered. If you're still looking to get your hands on a second battery for Pandora's Battery, maybe getting a new, higher capacity battery for normal use is a better option (using your old battery for Pandora's Battery). It is known that there are certain batteries that are made by third-parties that are still capable of the Pandora's Battery hack… so that may also be an option as well. It is unknown at this time if those batteries are going to be upgraded as well or not. Stay tuned, and if we learn anything further – you'll learn along with us.

Well here it is folks, 3.71 Custom Firmware fresh on a platter. Yes, you've also read correctly…Team M33 is infact Dark_Alex. Rumor has spread rampant about "who figured it out first", but on the brew, our own forum member, bkfraiders7, was the member who brought this to light. Aparently for this release youll need to be at 3.52 M33-3 or 3.52 M33-4 on the fat PSP's or 3.60 M33 on the slim PSP's before being able to upgrade to the 3.71 custom firmware. Now that we have that out of the way, lets get into the details of this release…

3.71 M33 by M33=Dark_AleX

Changes in 3.71 M33:

- Now uses 3.71
- VSH Menu is not longer launched using HOME key, but using SELECT now. This is to not
interfere with the XMB function of home, which is now more useful in this firmware.
- Psp Slim: umdcache was allocating memory even when homebrew was launched, wasting
memory that homebrew programs may want to use. Now umdcache module is stopped before
it can allocate any memory, only in the case homebrew is launched.

Also, memory is unprotected for user memory usage by M33 core (only when homebrew is launched).
Developer, for a sample of how to use the extra memory, see the extra ram sample of the M33 sdk.

- Both version boot now from 3.XX ipl, and are independent of 1.50.

The main installer will not install 1.50 kernel anymore.
A 1.50 kernel addon for 3.71 M33 that will install inside 3.71 M33 will be released in a
few days (for fat only)

Note: due to some changes in kernel nids by Sony, you can expect a lot of kernel plugins not working anymore.
Programmers: refer to the sdk readme for details.

As always, make sure to follow the instructions that come with this package and take notice to its warnings as neither I or any members of pspbrew.com will take responsibility for your misfortunes.

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