How to Upgrade to 3.71 M33-3
It’s been days since Dark Alex has released something for the PSP homebrew community but with his return he brings you the third update for his 3.71 M33 custom firmware. If you’re wondering what’s new on this update, well here they are exactly according to DAX:
- Fixed a bug in access to flash by usb.
- HEN core: kernel prx’s with syscall exports work again.
- PSP Slim: programmers can set the size of user memory to 52 MB by using a sfo flag.
Check sample in sdk for usage. - March33 NO-UMD driver:
* Fixed a bug that could hang the psp when exiting with home.
* Fixed compatibility issue with Castlevania Dracula X Chronicles, and maybe more games. - Vshmenu: it wasn’t displaying properly with psp slim TV-OUT due to the change of resolution. Fixed.
Below are the easy steps on how to do the update on your PSP.
Requirements
- A PSP with 3.71 M33-1 or 3.71 m33-2 Custom Firmware
- USB Cable for PSP to PC connection
Instructions
- Download the files here.
- Extract the contents of the file. Grab the UPDATE folder and copy it into your memory stick to the directory PSP/GAME/.
- On the XMB menu go to Games > Memory Stick and run the update. You will be asked to press X to start the update. Do so. The program will exit automatically and restart your PSP. You now have a PSP 3.71 M33-3 PSP
About the popsloader, I haven’t been able to try it yet. Actually I haven’t been using it for quite sometime. I really dig the new games around. But I’ll be glad to write something about it if a lot of people asked. Thank you all.
UPDATE: You can now skip this guide and go directly to the 3.71 M33-4 update. I wrote a guide on how to add the 1.50 Kernel Add-on for 3.71 M33. Please check it out if you need it.
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sweet! DAX strikes again w/ an update… any plans on writing a tutorial about how to make and load up pops games?
What’s new on 3.71 m33-3?
Btw, the castlevania bug, when I updated my firmware to 3.71, it can’t load my saves, it always says it’s corrupted. But I was hoping this patch can fix that but it didn’t… Do you experience the same problem with Dracula X?
>advancedude: are you using a fake sony memory stick?? cause if you are no maount of firmware can fix that..at least thats what i know.. go buy an original sony memory stick
Dude….Amazing guide…Keep the good work…Do u think u could possibly put an easy guide for Installing a CFW 3.60 on the SLIM. I guess the buzz is catching fast…plz give it a thought…and ur work is much appreciated…works like a charm..thankz a TON
I think I’m using a real sony memory stick, but it also works for a camera and everything else, 4gb pro duo
ive upgraded to 3.71 M33-3 but now my custom themes dont load anymore only get error message that is an internal error has occurred (80108351) ,does anyone have a site to get new themes to work with this firmware cheers paul
fixed it by formating flash1 and reset settings now themes work fine , just 1 more thing does anyone know how to get alien vs predator requiem game to load from memory stick as screen just goes black and game dont load ,ive tried turning off my pluggins but still wont nothing ,any ideas cheers paul
@pirates inc: tnx man… i owe u one…
thanks man, i updated my psp slim from 3.71 m33 -2 to m33 -3 without any hassles, all my themes are working as well without formatting flash 1. btw, your site kick arse, where do you get plugins dude?
@thumper: What kind of plugins? For wordpress I get it here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/
For PSP plugins, http://dl.qj.net is a good resource.
put free themes on psp
@maucio: I’ve posted some. You can check it out here: http://www.stylemo.com/2007/11/14/more-than-50-amazing-free-psp-themes-for-371-and-above/
plugins for wordpress dude,i use pheonah pink 1.0 the search
functions doesn’t work, i installed google ajax search but there’s a lot of glitches. heres the site .
Can someone please help me. I just need to be talked through how to install Snes9xTYL 0.4.2 on to my psp running 3.71 M33. Any help/links would be much appreciated. P.s I have googled it but found loads on psp slim – I’m using original version.
cheers
Nick
guys i need some help. can someone post a link on how to upgrade my slim psp 3.71 to 3.71 m33
thanks!!!
thats probably why it wont work mines only version 3.60 anyone got a link that would work at school
Yo Stylemo,
many thanks for these great guides, I couldnt find proper ones, but yours are really great and easy to understand.
Thanks!
Greetings,
Brinkie1973
For the slim psp, u gotta do it with pandora battery
hi! im relatively new to PSP, so how do you format flash1?
Hi there, I have recently updated my psp to 3.71 M33 thanks to your g8 instructions. I cannot seem to use the internet browser??? can you help. Do I need to update to 3.71 M33-2/3 to be able to? thanks
how do i install 1.50 kernel addon?
Hi. i just wanna know if the popsloader version in this update is working? and how do I enable it?
thanks
Bummer, followed your processes “exactly” and Homebrew apps/games no longer work.
1. Started with PSP-100 [fat] 3.02OE-A
2. Upgraded to 3.52 M33-4
3. Upgraded to 3.71 M33-1
4. Upgraded to 3.71 M33-3
Set “game folder homebrew” to 3.71 in recovery mode (rt shoulder + power on).
Homebrew games in the GAME150 folder no longer work giving the “80020148″ error.
@peeper: That’s because you haven’t installed the 1.50 add-on yet.
Stylemo, thank you for writing the guides, btw. I should have mentioned that in my previous note.
stylemo said “That’s because you haven’t installed the 1.50 add-on yet.”
Wow, I had no idea. Was that in the guide somewhere and I just missed it?
I’m sorry that wasn’t in the guide but it’s fairly easy to install the 1.50 add-on. Please check out this page and download the 1.5 add-on file. You’ll be needing that file and the 1.50.PBP which you can also get from the site I gave you.
I’ve been very busy this week but if I’ve got some spare time, I’ll be writing another guide about installing the 1.50 add-on. Thanks peeper.
Thank you stylemo; that worked perfectly. To recap for others:
1. Download 1.50 add-on from link just above
2. Download 150.PBP from here –> http://72.29.74.204/~exophase/external/150.PBP
3. Copy 150.PBP to the root of the memory card (i.e. x:\)
4. Copy UPDATE folder from the 1.50 add-on link above into \PSP\GAME
5. Run the UPDATE program from the game menu
6. It will auto restart when finished
Thanks again to stylemo, and many others for their hard work!
yo!! updated to M33-3 a few days ago and everything is perfect.. thanks for the great guides man..
hey This update sucks. the 3.52 M33-4 has much better advantages than this peace of shitty firmware. it doesnt even allow you to execute the umd dumper. feature. also pandora doesn’t work on it. so to those of you who already upgraded to this firmware two words for you “you’re screwed”
this is not a upgrader but much rather a downgrader cuz the features disable you to do simple stuff like copy data from umd to computer using a usb cord
@kyle – before u go off doggin’ the said fw, do the research kid. such action CAN be done with this fw, but perhaps not for the simple minded. instructions by host Styles can be found in THIS site as well… o, pandora does work, in fact, it’s not even necessary to downgrade with said update. this update rox especially for fellow gamers in the PS3 community
Stylemo, just wanted to say thank you for this awesome tutorial. I was able to downgrade my 3.72 Fat PSP to 1.5, and then use your tutorials to push it back up to 3.71 m33 with no problems at all. I used a few other sites, and now have my PSP running just like it was before, with the added benefits of the CFW.
THANK YOU!
how do i know if i have the 1.50 kernel installed? i cant access recovery mode, holding r during restart just doesnt seem to work..
maraming salamat kaibigan.
ash:
If you updated using the upgrade method on this site, you do not have 1.50 kernel installed. Go back to page 3, view post #28 by Peeper for a walkthrough on how to get 1.50 applications working again with your 3.71 M33-3 upgrade.
Thanks stylemo, you helped me get my PSP back up too. I appreciate your walkthroughs for those of us who are too scared/poor to try something that might ruin our PSP without anyone to hold our hand. Can’t wait to play my newer firmware PSP games! Everything works great!
[...] you have this installed, head on to the next guide on how to install update 3 for 3.71 M33. Let’s give thanks to Dark Alex for his hard [...]
dude, i followed all ur tutorials,my psp was successfully upgraded from 3.51-3.71 m33-3,thank you for that, i really appreciate ur site. but now my problem is everytime I use the wifi, it says internal error occured, why is dat? wat should i do? pls help me.
thanxz a lot man everythin is goin as i wanted THANXZ AGAIN
wacko! i also have the same problem! can someone help us? style? patulong naman.. ayaw gumana ang wi-fi eh.. anyone?
anyone got the same problem? i really can’t connect to my wi-fi. everytime i scan, it says internal error. help pls. im afraid this will also affect the multiplayer mode. comments anyone..
@cashew : mine’s working fine. You need to reset your device. You should go to Settings > System settings > restore default settings.
@stylemo
i found the answer..
if ur under 3.71, either if its OFW or CFW, u will encounter an error when u scan for network if there isn’t any network available..
when i plugged my router, it worked fine..
but when i unplugged it, an error appears saying..
“internal error occured. (00000001)”
sony forum says its normal..
that’s it! hehehe
by the way, im on 3.71 M33-4..
i have an update, i cud send it to u if u want..
PINOY ROCKS!
@cashew: I haven’t encountered that error but thanks for the info.
jus to find out if i got 3.03 oe vr, how i install the to 3.71 m33…or is it the same as above…
i have a 3.03 OE-C system software, how can i upgrade to 3.80 M33-4
hi..
i’m using a PSP with a
System Software Version 2.81 and
MAC Address 00:16:FE:87:2E:03
with this PSP’s system info,
am i be able to update my PSP..?
Please leave sum advice.. thanx…
hi…
i’m sure that i upgrade my PSP with tutorial in this site,
my last firmware is 3.52 M33 4 and i upgrade to 3.71 M33, but after i upgrade it i can’t run normally in XMB menu as usually, the meaning i can’t use my cursor/ direction
what i have to do? please…
Hi, I think this is a great forum. I have a question that hopefully someone may be able to answer. I have a PSP Slim running 3.71 M33-4. After I downgraded from version 4.05 (original), my themes no longer work and my wallpaper only stays for the current iteration, i.e., if I turn it off and back on the screen is black until I reset the original wallpaper. Whenever I try to apply a custom theme, I receive the “An internal error has occurred.(80108351). I’ve gone into the recovery menu, advanced, format flash 1 and reset device. It reset the device just fine, however the two problems still exist. All else appears to be fine. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
mgm2000on
@Hazardz and @carlitoes2007@yahoo.com: Install 3.52 M33-4 on your PSP first or if you have Pandora, use DArk Alex’s Despertar del Cementerio v6
@system info: Yes you can install CFW on that PSP. You didn’t have to give your Mac Address, just your version. Use pandora. That’s the best way to do it.
@ metalflame: That might be a hardware problem. Did your PSP got wet or something?
@mgm2000on@yahoo.com: Try updating it to a higher custom firmware. Follow this: http://www.stylemo.com/2008/07/03/how-to-install-custom-firmware-401-m33-2-on-your-psp/
I don’t think that metalflame’s psp got wet or anything, my psp is doing the exact same thing after I reached 3.71 M33.. anyone know how to fix this problem where we get stuck not being able to move around in XMB Menu?
well i’m not sure if thisll do it but restart ur psp and access the recovery menu (to do that turn ur psp off then on while holding R) then when recovery mode menu pops up, select the option “CPU Speed” then go to “Speed in XMB” and keep hitting “x” untill it says that its speed is currently default
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