Bye bye Dark_AleX
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Hopefully someone else will start making quality OE firmwares.
I mentioned it on another place and I'll mention it here.
With the discovery of an iso loader in the newest Sony firmware, I think they hired him. Who better to make an unpenetrable firmware for the PSP than the guy who kept poking holes in it to begin with?
With the discovery of an iso loader in the newest Sony firmware, I think they hired him. Who better to make an unpenetrable firmware for the PSP than the guy who kept poking holes in it to begin with?
[quote name='dallow']What does this ISO loader mean in the Sony firmware?[/quote]
digital distribution ftw
//edit: Remember the other day when it was posted that they've voted that companies can now set the lowest possible price a product could be sold? Digital Distribution would support things like that. It could also force people to upgrade to play some games. I wouldn't be suprised to see Crisis Core be online only and require a firmware update to play.
digital distribution ftw
//edit: Remember the other day when it was posted that they've voted that companies can now set the lowest possible price a product could be sold? Digital Distribution would support things like that. It could also force people to upgrade to play some games. I wouldn't be suprised to see Crisis Core be online only and require a firmware update to play.
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Someone else will probably take his place. Hopefully the lumines exploit holds up over time. When Crisis Core comes out, it will without a doubt require an update beyond 3.4, and I want to be able to go back after finishing the game.
If Sony did hire him, hopefully it's for more reasons than buffing up security, maybe even to implement some of the OE features into real firmware so people aren't so eager to downgrade.
If Sony did hire him, hopefully it's for more reasons than buffing up security, maybe even to implement some of the OE features into real firmware so people aren't so eager to downgrade.
The main thing is this: people have got to be careful of downgrading TA-082s before there's any indication of whether someone will step up to make custom firmwares, which I'm sure will happen eventually. They'll be stuck at 3.30.
I doubt Sony hired DAX, but I've been wrong in the past. It sounds like he's just moving on mostly and partly avoiding legal trouble.
And I doubt digital distribution will take hold this early with Crisis Core because of all the hurdles and potential issues. That would leave a lot of customers in the dust. But, like I said, I've been wrong before. That leaves the question though, what is the iso loader there for?
I doubt Sony hired DAX, but I've been wrong in the past. It sounds like he's just moving on mostly and partly avoiding legal trouble.
And I doubt digital distribution will take hold this early with Crisis Core because of all the hurdles and potential issues. That would leave a lot of customers in the dust. But, like I said, I've been wrong before. That leaves the question though, what is the iso loader there for?
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nooooo.. tis a sad day..
too bad he couldnt tear apart the ps3
too bad he couldnt tear apart the ps3
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[quote name='javeryh']Some other nerd will step it up. You kill one nerd and three more come to life. It's like science or something.[/QUOTE]
Hail Hydra!
Hail Hydra!
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worse goddamn day of psp hmbrew history =[
i was hoping for the no umd loader, D_A made the psp start selling more =[
now sale r gonna slow dwn (if those good games start coming sooner) and psp slim sal mght me reallllllllly low
i was hoping for the no umd loader, D_A made the psp start selling more =[
now sale r gonna slow dwn (if those good games start coming sooner) and psp slim sal mght me reallllllllly low
[quote name='GizmoGC']I just put 3.40 OE on my PSP...is there a newer version or did he skip 3.50 altogether?[/quote]
3.40 OE-A is the latest version of custom firmware. Last we heard before DAX quit was that he was working on 3.51 OE.
But... heres some good news from the N00bz team
Recent Sony official firmwares (3.30 onwards) have included checks that block upgrade from previously-downgraded PSPs with TA-082 or later motherboards. If you use this downgrader on such a PSP, you will lock yourself out of official firmware updates - although you will still be able to use new OE firmwares when they are released. We intend to release a tool to allow a return to official firmwares in the future.
http://www.noobz.eu/joomla/news/downgrader-for-psp-v3.50-firmware
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3.40 OE-A is the latest version of custom firmware. Last we heard before DAX quit was that he was working on 3.51 OE.
But... heres some good news from the N00bz team
Recent Sony official firmwares (3.30 onwards) have included checks that block upgrade from previously-downgraded PSPs with TA-082 or later motherboards. If you use this downgrader on such a PSP, you will lock yourself out of official firmware updates - although you will still be able to use new OE firmwares when they are released. We intend to release a tool to allow a return to official firmwares in the future.
http://www.noobz.eu/joomla/news/downgrader-for-psp-v3.50-firmware
.html
I had a sneaking suspicion something like this was going to happen. Hackers usually get skiddish when they blow the doors wide open on DRM of any kind. If they don't bail out of dodge (or at least pretend to) men in black suits show up at their door. Look at what happened to the DVD Decrypter author.
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It was only a matter of time. not only would his personal security be at stake, but the community as a whole will only become more and more demanding (see the xbox 1 scene...people there think they're entitled to something once they demand it.)
hopefully he got a nice pro gig for the work he has done.
hopefully he got a nice pro gig for the work he has done.
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If custom firmware doesn't get picked up by someone else, A lot of people are going to lose a reason for owning a PSP.
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[quote name='jer7583']If custom firmware doesn't get picked up by someone else, A lot of people are going to lose a reason for owning a PSP.[/QUOTE]
If someone's entire reason for owning a PSP is for homebrew than they won't need any more custom firmware, they can just stick with the existing ones. New custom firmwares simply allow people to play homebrew games and all the latest PSP releases.
If someone's entire reason for owning a PSP is for homebrew than they won't need any more custom firmware, they can just stick with the existing ones. New custom firmwares simply allow people to play homebrew games and all the latest PSP releases.
[quote name='PenguinMaster']If someone's entire reason for owning a PSP is for homebrew than they won't need any more custom firmware, they can just stick with the existing ones. New custom firmwares simply allow people to play homebrew games and all the latest PSP releases.[/quote]
Sure you'll miss out on the new features Sony adds and all the new PSP games, but... Yeh I mean, if you are REALLY about homebrew, then all you need to worry about is if the homebrewers are going to keep making stuff for you with the old custom FW.
Sure you'll miss out on the new features Sony adds and all the new PSP games, but... Yeh I mean, if you are REALLY about homebrew, then all you need to worry about is if the homebrewers are going to keep making stuff for you with the old custom FW.
Hopefully, noobz will come up with the said tool to allow people to return to official firmwares.
If no one pick up the custom firmware development and the future official firmwares are more feature packed or required to play the latest games, people will have the means to return to the official one.
If no one pick up the custom firmware development and the future official firmwares are more feature packed or required to play the latest games, people will have the means to return to the official one.
[quote name='Apossum']hopefully he got a nice pro gig for the work he has done.[/quote]
Oh and that is a whole other issue isn't it? Can he really claim his FW work when he goes for jobs? Would make me think people would turn him away but... oh the skillz, his skillz are so mad... tough choice!
Oh and that is a whole other issue isn't it? Can he really claim his FW work when he goes for jobs? Would make me think people would turn him away but... oh the skillz, his skillz are so mad... tough choice!
Not to mention that for all the good that people think this homebrew stuff was. The major use was likely piracy, and that brought the system down as a whole. All the homebrew apps and stuff could all be done on a PC, laptop, GP32x, or a graphing calculator.
It also held up Sony programmers with plugging holes instead of adding more features and implementing more things like downloadable movies and games.
It wasn't all bad, but you can't say that custom firmware and homebrew was completely innocent either.
It also held up Sony programmers with plugging holes instead of adding more features and implementing more things like downloadable movies and games.
It wasn't all bad, but you can't say that custom firmware and homebrew was completely innocent either.
It kind of sucks. It happens though. If anything the custom firmware gave the PSP some legs for me. It's nice to be able to rip your own PS1 games and play them on the go. It got me using my PSP more. It also made me see the potential for the platform. I'm looking foward to see if there is a re-design and I might pick one up if the rumored changes are in fact there. I'm thinking someone else will most likely put out there own Custom Firmware too.
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Who gives a shit? It's really dumb the way people latch on and become such die hard fans of the work of individual hackers.
It's not like Dark_Alex was the only person who worked on breaking and rebreaking the PSP. There have always been others, and there always will be others, and there will be someone else who's work takes the spotlight. I mean, for instance, Booster used to be the star before Dark_Alex came along, so, again, there will just be someone else who steals the spotlight (though I personally prefer seeing the work of cracking groups, rather than individuals; individuals can get too egotistical).
So, yeah, people who are shouting about this being the end of custom PSP firmware or whatever are just foolish. PSP hackers have come and gone before, so quit bellyaching.
[quote name='Scorch']With the discovery of an iso loader in the newest Sony firmware, I think they hired him. Who better to make an unpenetrable firmware for the PSP than the guy who kept poking holes in it to begin with?[/QUOTE]
Uh, you're suggesting that there could EVER be unbreakable security, regardless of who develops it? Gimme a break. Anything can be broken or worked around. This belief is the primary thing that drives the work of any good hacker.
It's not like Dark_Alex was the only person who worked on breaking and rebreaking the PSP. There have always been others, and there always will be others, and there will be someone else who's work takes the spotlight. I mean, for instance, Booster used to be the star before Dark_Alex came along, so, again, there will just be someone else who steals the spotlight (though I personally prefer seeing the work of cracking groups, rather than individuals; individuals can get too egotistical).
So, yeah, people who are shouting about this being the end of custom PSP firmware or whatever are just foolish. PSP hackers have come and gone before, so quit bellyaching.
[quote name='Scorch']With the discovery of an iso loader in the newest Sony firmware, I think they hired him. Who better to make an unpenetrable firmware for the PSP than the guy who kept poking holes in it to begin with?[/QUOTE]
Uh, you're suggesting that there could EVER be unbreakable security, regardless of who develops it? Gimme a break. Anything can be broken or worked around. This belief is the primary thing that drives the work of any good hacker.
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[quote name='dallow']Stop being a sourpuss CoffeeEdge just because you have no skills.[/QUOTE]
...what.
...what.
Sony needs to stop requiring the latest firmware updates on newer games. I got Capcom Puzzle and can't play the darn thing at 2.71.
That's still one of the more annoying aspects of the PSP -- the low tech consumer beat down. Asinine that developers(?) don't want to ensure that every buyer can use the games they bought without extra bogus steps. Imagine having to do that shit for the newest DVD movie releases.
I was holding off on going Dark until my warranty is up, but it kinda sucks that this is the last stop until an alternate route is up and running.
The issue is mainly not wanting to deal with a new driver when the tried and true could get you there reliably and consistently. Trust is earned.
Best wishes to those who are willing to take on and keep up the work.
That's still one of the more annoying aspects of the PSP -- the low tech consumer beat down. Asinine that developers(?) don't want to ensure that every buyer can use the games they bought without extra bogus steps. Imagine having to do that shit for the newest DVD movie releases.
I was holding off on going Dark until my warranty is up, but it kinda sucks that this is the last stop until an alternate route is up and running.
The issue is mainly not wanting to deal with a new driver when the tried and true could get you there reliably and consistently. Trust is earned.
Best wishes to those who are willing to take on and keep up the work.
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[quote name='Thomas96']I'd like to dub Dark Alex as "Godfather" of the PSP...[/QUOTE]
I have to sternly disagree. Booster well predates him.
I have to sternly disagree. Booster well predates him.
These firmware updates usually come with added features, and the firmware a game needs to run with is usually included on the disc. All you need to do is say yes to the auto update and wait a few minutes. That's one extra step and a few minutes of time.
That's not a big deal.
Then by the same argument, homebrew takes a lot of work and risk to get running on a system, not to mention installing homebrew apps, and ripping whatever stuff you want to put on your PSP. That's a ton of steps and a lot of time to get homebrew running. By comparison, firmware updates to the PSP are pretty painless.
That's not a big deal.
Then by the same argument, homebrew takes a lot of work and risk to get running on a system, not to mention installing homebrew apps, and ripping whatever stuff you want to put on your PSP. That's a ton of steps and a lot of time to get homebrew running. By comparison, firmware updates to the PSP are pretty painless.
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This news has me very happy. Now you all can stick to official firmware with me.
Personally, I do think what Dark Alex was doing was wrong, and I'm glad he's no longer doing it. I do care a little about SCEA and don't want to see the PSP get more hacked than it already has (since it hurts game sales).
Personally, I do think what Dark Alex was doing was wrong, and I'm glad he's no longer doing it. I do care a little about SCEA and don't want to see the PSP get more hacked than it already has (since it hurts game sales).
[quote name='The Mana Knight']This news has me very happy. Now you all can stick to official firmware with me.
Personally, I do think what Dark Alex was doing was wrong, and I'm glad he's no longer doing it. I do care a little about SCEA and don't want to see the PSP get more hacked than it already has (since it hurts game sales).[/QUOTE]
The % of people who actually have a hacked PSP is fairly low. The % of that who actual download PSP games is lower. The same can be said for the DS where there is no modding at all, just a simple DS cart and a MicroSD card. How about the Xbox 360? Or PS2? Or Xbox? Or just about everything since it can all be hacked to play downloaded games/CDs/DVDs whatever.
Personally, I do think what Dark Alex was doing was wrong, and I'm glad he's no longer doing it. I do care a little about SCEA and don't want to see the PSP get more hacked than it already has (since it hurts game sales).[/QUOTE]
The % of people who actually have a hacked PSP is fairly low. The % of that who actual download PSP games is lower. The same can be said for the DS where there is no modding at all, just a simple DS cart and a MicroSD card. How about the Xbox 360? Or PS2? Or Xbox? Or just about everything since it can all be hacked to play downloaded games/CDs/DVDs whatever.
[quote name='GizmoGC']
The % of people who actually have a hacked PSP is fairly low. The % of that who actual download PSP games is lower. The same can be said for the DS where there is no modding at all, just a simple DS cart and a MicroSD card. How about the Xbox 360? Or PS2? Or Xbox? Or just about everything since it can all be hacked to play downloaded games/CDs/DVDs whatever.[/quote]
Still, what he says is fair and his own personal thoughts. He feels that it was wrong, even if there were only a small number of people doing it. Instead of "oh just a few", some people are more black and white. So... That is fine with me if he thinks that way.
The % of people who actually have a hacked PSP is fairly low. The % of that who actual download PSP games is lower. The same can be said for the DS where there is no modding at all, just a simple DS cart and a MicroSD card. How about the Xbox 360? Or PS2? Or Xbox? Or just about everything since it can all be hacked to play downloaded games/CDs/DVDs whatever.[/quote]
Still, what he says is fair and his own personal thoughts. He feels that it was wrong, even if there were only a small number of people doing it. Instead of "oh just a few", some people are more black and white. So... That is fine with me if he thinks that way.
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[quote name='NamPaehc']Still, what he says is fair and his own personal thoughts. He feels that it was wrong, even if there were only a small number of people doing it. Instead of "oh just a few", some people are more black and white. So... That is fine with me if he thinks that way.[/QUOTE]
I actually think that what The Mana Knight thinks, in this case, is total bullshit. The PSP being hacked to enable homebrew is not wrong. What's wrong is how Sony removed the ability of the PSP to officially run homebrew after the very first firmware update, because the PSP's initial ability to run homebrew was originally one of the big pre-release selling points of the thing, and Sony
ed us over on that one.
They get what they deserve.
I actually think that what The Mana Knight thinks, in this case, is total bullshit. The PSP being hacked to enable homebrew is not wrong. What's wrong is how Sony removed the ability of the PSP to officially run homebrew after the very first firmware update, because the PSP's initial ability to run homebrew was originally one of the big pre-release selling points of the thing, and Sony
ed us over on that one.They get what they deserve.
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There's nothing wrong about custom firmware, the mana knight is just a sony tool.
I think Dark Alex might just be going quiet before 3.51 OE gets released.. The optimism is almost universal on this one around the internets it seems. If you don't have custom firmware, you are NOT getting the most out of your PSP.
I think Dark Alex might just be going quiet before 3.51 OE gets released.. The optimism is almost universal on this one around the internets it seems. If you don't have custom firmware, you are NOT getting the most out of your PSP.
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[quote name='CoffeeEdge']I actually think that what The Mana Knight thinks, in this case, is total bullshit. The PSP being hacked to enable homebrew is not wrong. What's wrong is how Sony removed the ability of the PSP to officially run homebrew after the very first firmware update, because the PSP's initial ability to run homebrew was originally one of the big pre-release selling points of the thing, and Sony ed us over on that one.
They get what they deserve.[/QUOTE]I disagree. I personally feel many of the stuff Sony has to offer with the PSP is enough.
Plays games - Check
Plays MP3s - Check
Plays MP4s - Check
Has a photo album - Check
Decent web browser - Check
That's all I really need and I'm very happy personally. Although the web browser isn't perfect (since the PSP speed is slow), but if I do remote play and use my PS3 browser, the web browser is just fine.
[quote name='jer7583']There's nothing wrong about custom firmware, the mana knight is just a sony tool. [/QUOTE]Let's stay out of personal attacks, okay?
ed us over on that one.They get what they deserve.[/QUOTE]I disagree. I personally feel many of the stuff Sony has to offer with the PSP is enough.
Plays games - Check
Plays MP3s - Check
Plays MP4s - Check
Has a photo album - Check
Decent web browser - Check
That's all I really need and I'm very happy personally. Although the web browser isn't perfect (since the PSP speed is slow), but if I do remote play and use my PS3 browser, the web browser is just fine.
[quote name='jer7583']There's nothing wrong about custom firmware, the mana knight is just a sony tool. [/QUOTE]Let's stay out of personal attacks, okay?
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[quote name='NamPaehc']Yeh can you guys please clarify?[/QUOTE]
[quote name='dallow']Exactly what "homebrew" do you guys actually use?[/QUOTE]
Well, to name a few...
- SCUMMVM, to play classic LucasArts adventure games and whatnot
- Ports of PC games, including Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D, Nethack, Transport Tycoon Duluxe, Rise Of The Triad, etc...
- Media players, much better than the built in ones, due to having much broader filetype support
- Original, free homebrew PSP games, like Dungeons (really good FPS engine), PSP Revolution (DDR clone), Attack of the Mutants, PSPool, Droplets, Circles, KETM, Trigonometry Wars (like Geometry Wars), Throttle-X, SnakeSP (Snake, basically), Solitaire and Spider Solitaire, 48-hour Pong, Triple Triad (the card game from FF8), Callisto, Boxy II (like Lumines), Breakthrough, Mahjongg, Sudoku, Tetris, Monopoly, Yahtzee, Super Mario War, the list goes on...
- Applications, like MAP THIS! (a map/directions program, really useful), ebook and comic book readers, contacts lists, pspftpd (FTP server), D_H Calc (a calculator), Guitarhelper (various stuff for guitar players), IM clients, paint programs, various drum machines and music sequencers, and better web browsers than the shitty built-in one.
- Emulators for everything from the Atari 2600 to the N64, including handhelds, and MAME.
Shit, dude, you can even use homebrew to use your PSP as a universal remote.
But, ya know, I get it, you don't want to do some sort of imagined, non-existant "damage" to your beloved Sony by using custom firmware, so, you'll stick with your crippled PSPs. You have fun with that.
[quote name='dallow']Exactly what "homebrew" do you guys actually use?[/QUOTE]
Well, to name a few...
- SCUMMVM, to play classic LucasArts adventure games and whatnot
- Ports of PC games, including Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D, Nethack, Transport Tycoon Duluxe, Rise Of The Triad, etc...
- Media players, much better than the built in ones, due to having much broader filetype support
- Original, free homebrew PSP games, like Dungeons (really good FPS engine), PSP Revolution (DDR clone), Attack of the Mutants, PSPool, Droplets, Circles, KETM, Trigonometry Wars (like Geometry Wars), Throttle-X, SnakeSP (Snake, basically), Solitaire and Spider Solitaire, 48-hour Pong, Triple Triad (the card game from FF8), Callisto, Boxy II (like Lumines), Breakthrough, Mahjongg, Sudoku, Tetris, Monopoly, Yahtzee, Super Mario War, the list goes on...
- Applications, like MAP THIS! (a map/directions program, really useful), ebook and comic book readers, contacts lists, pspftpd (FTP server), D_H Calc (a calculator), Guitarhelper (various stuff for guitar players), IM clients, paint programs, various drum machines and music sequencers, and better web browsers than the shitty built-in one.
- Emulators for everything from the Atari 2600 to the N64, including handhelds, and MAME.
Shit, dude, you can even use homebrew to use your PSP as a universal remote.
But, ya know, I get it, you don't want to do some sort of imagined, non-existant "damage" to your beloved Sony by using custom firmware, so, you'll stick with your crippled PSPs. You have fun with that.
[quote name='CoffeeEdge']But, ya know, I get it, you don't want to do some sort of imagined, non-existant "damage" to your beloved Sony by using custom firmware, so, you'll stick with your crippled PSPs. You have fun with that.[/quote]
Not sure who that is directed at, but I don't get why you are taking this so personally.
The only problem I can see about this is that if you wanted to actually play new PSP games, you'd have to give up your Homebrew. If not, then your Homebrew is fine because you all you have to do... is not update. Right???
That is the reason I asked. You posted a bunch of stuff so I guess it comes down to all that or new games doesn't it? I mean if you're a hard core homebrewer then you have nothing to worry about because people will make more and more toys for you on previous, "unlocked" versions.
I can see how you might be upset since Sony is making you "Choose" between the two (homebrew/new games+updated features) but that isn't how you presented it so... Maybe you are upset about something else.
If Sony got rid of the Illegal ISO launcher (word is they have an offical one in the works and THIS is the main reason they are doing all the updates, not homebrew) and opened the system back to homebrew would you be happy?
Not sure who that is directed at, but I don't get why you are taking this so personally.
The only problem I can see about this is that if you wanted to actually play new PSP games, you'd have to give up your Homebrew. If not, then your Homebrew is fine because you all you have to do... is not update. Right???
That is the reason I asked. You posted a bunch of stuff so I guess it comes down to all that or new games doesn't it? I mean if you're a hard core homebrewer then you have nothing to worry about because people will make more and more toys for you on previous, "unlocked" versions.
I can see how you might be upset since Sony is making you "Choose" between the two (homebrew/new games+updated features) but that isn't how you presented it so... Maybe you are upset about something else.
If Sony got rid of the Illegal ISO launcher (word is they have an offical one in the works and THIS is the main reason they are doing all the updates, not homebrew) and opened the system back to homebrew would you be happy?
Jeeze, I was just wondering.
The only homebrew I use are for classic system emulators.
Just wondering what else everyone is fussing about.
All the "original" games I've played sucked hard, and the extra apps are useless to me.
(i don't need my psp to be a remote, i had my pocketstation doing that back in the day)
The only homebrew I use are for classic system emulators.
Just wondering what else everyone is fussing about.
All the "original" games I've played sucked hard, and the extra apps are useless to me.
(i don't need my psp to be a remote, i had my pocketstation doing that back in the day)
bread's done