[ # ] How to Hack your PSP to 4.01 M33-2 (The Easy Way)
/* Posted July 11th, 2008 at 4:28pm *//* Filed under How-To, PSP, Sony, Video Games */
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UPDATE (10-20-2008): 4.01 m33-2 is NO LONGER the latest hacked PSP Firmware. The newest one is 5.00 M33-3 and can be found HERE – How to hack the PSP.
So if you just bought a PSP and want to get into custom firmware, this is the right place to be. If you already have custom firmware on your PSP and just want to upgrade to 4.01, skip below to the 4.01 section. Update: This works on the new blue Madden PSP as well!
Requirements:
1. PSP Pandora Battery
2. Memory Stick Pro Duo (64mb to 8gb TESTED so far – any will do).
3. psp-grader-v005-lite-setup
4. Official PSP 3.90 Firmware.
Steps:
1. Install PSP Grader on your computer.
2. Run PSP Grader and select the location of the 3.90 firmware and drive for your memory stick
3. Hit run and let the program create a “Magic Memory Stick” for you.
4. Your Memory stick is now ready, insert the Pandora’s Battery whilst holding the L should button on the PSP. Once the IPL has loaded on the PSP simply press the X button. Wait. After around 1 – 3 minutes the Flash shall be done, press X to shutdown the psp, it is now safe to remove the pandora battery. Its is very important to just wait and not switch off the PSP or remove the Memory Stick or Pandora’s Battery, it could result in a brick if you do not wait.
5. Once that is done, you can format the memory stick with your psp to use to load games. Games are normally loaded in the “ISO” folder. you need to hit select on the PSP to get the ISO mode correct. Use the “Sony NP9660″ one.
This was the easiest way I could find to get the PSP to 3.90 m33-3, from there you are going to just run two more updates to reach 4.01-m33-2
Steps to finish the hack to Version 4.01….
If you already have custom firmware you can skip the steps above and jump directly here.
1. Download the following files:.
a. 401-m33 (Hacked firmware v4.01 m33-1)
b. 401m332 (Hacked firmware v4.01 m33-2)
c. Offical PSP 4.01 Firmware.
2. Extract the 401-m33 files and the official 4.01 firmware update. Rename the 4.01 official update to 401.PBP and then copy it to the 401-m33’s extracted UPDATE folder.
3. Copy the UPDATE folder to the memory stick on your psp to the following location: “/PSP/GAME/”
4. In your PSP go to Games, and then run the update. This will take your PSP to version 4.01 m33-1
5. Delete the UPDATE folder you just created in “/PSP/GAME/”.
6. Extract the 401m332 file and copy the extracted UPDATE folder to your PSP memory stick under “/PSP/GAME/”
7. In your PSP go to Games, and then run the update.
That’s it. You are all patched up to the latest version of the time of this posting!
There is also an add-on pack to this firmware that gives the PSP additional features like Screenshots, video capture, etc.
That can be found here:
How to take Screen Shots of PSP Games and More
Also if you are looking for a jump start to getting emulators to run on your PSP, you should check out:
Capcom CPS2 Emulator for the PSP Slim and also
Capcom CPS1 Emulator for the PSP Slim. Those two articles should atleast get you on your feet.
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Hi i got the TA-88v3 Motherboards in maiden 09 edition psp. I upgraded yesteder to 4.05.
Is is gonna work for me too?
Thanks you a lot for any ansers
i dont know how to modify my psp 4.01 version and i cant find the modifier of that version.what should i do
i have my psp version 4.01 i dont know how to modify it and i cant find the modifier of that version
tom, that is correct, but make sure when you hit select that you have it on memory stick mode for the USB select (after you modded your psp)
tDgXnEo: do you have a memory stick reader? You can put the memory stick into the computer then run the program as listed above, this will format and change your memory stick to boot up your PSP.
“Also psp grader doesn’t work on mympc” What is the error you are getting???
dae: If your psp came with anything higher than version 4.00 you are our of luck right now, there is no hack for newer PSPs yet.
i have a Blue Madden PSP and it comes with 4.01 firmware i want to have it donwloaded a software of M33-1, i already tried the procedures above but it doesnt work. it says “CORRUPTED DATA”.What shall i do? please help. email me maricar_fajardo2000@yahoo.com. thanks.
if i don hv any requiremants ,how can i modify it?i still got any way to solute it?my psp model is version 4.01. pls email me puppy_09108@hotmail.com.thanks ya..
when I’m trying to create Pandora stick but it saying access dined please help me
good day… i need little help, my son got his psp 2k edition 4.01 version… he wants to have lots of games in there, all i know is that its not yet ready to be downloaded with games… please i need some help..
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ok quickly get back to me… my friend gave me her psp to mod and its a blue madden one and it wont load the ipl off the stick ive already hacked 3 other black 200 psps and they work fine but this is pissing me off
FUCK THIS IDEA ASSHOLE
Why dont you just buy a goddamn game from the store so you dont have to do all this kinda bullshit.. If you dont want to buy games poor fellas then dont buy the psp itself, buy a tetris game or whatever that doesnt require you to buy a game constantly.. If you dont have the money to buy a game why dont you concentrate in finding a job you bum.. Quit acting like a geek and start your life right..Fair enough!!