PSP Custom Firmware 5.00 M33-3 is a bug fix release to the previous custom PSP Firmware 5.00 M33-2.  A bug was introduced in 5.00 M33-2 that made some games and homebrew not to work.
and PSN version check is now automatically bypassed without need of touching any setting.

fatmsmod is the fat file system memory stick driver of Sony. Since 3.80, its speed decreased a lot, mainly noticeable in isos, that’s why in that time Dark_Alex released a program to flash the 3.71 driver in 3.80 (and resolve some incompatibilities). This is same, but updated for 5.00.

Sam is a new SONY PSP Emulator for Windows. This version of SAM (PSP Emulator for Wind0ws), now runs ALL homebrew according to the author. Download at our PSP emulator page.

Sam is a new SONY PSP Emulator for Windows. This version of SAM (PSP Emulator for Wind0ws), now runs ALL homebrew according to the author. Download at our PSP emulator page.

Sam is a new SONY PSP Emulator for Windows. Before you get too excited, this PSP emulator does NOT run commercial games, for now it runs only pspsdk demos. The author is having problems with IO ports, he doesn’t know their addresses or how they work. If anyone could help the author out, please do so. Download at our PSP emulator page.

Dark AleX has released the latest custom firmware for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) with custom firmware 3.90 M33. This new build fixes a bug connected to the March33 NO UMD. Dark_alex also noted the changes in the auto-updater function that was included in the previous version of custom firmware 3.80. He’s noted instability with the latest version of the updater. If this happens to you, Dark AleX mentions that you should restart the installer and try again. Dark AleX also updated his site with the release of the 1.50 kernel addon for the PlayStation Portable (Fat). The 1.50 kernel addon allows you to launch PSP homebrew which have not been updated to run on the latest/current firmware.
Heres what’s new:

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Here’s something many PSP owners who have “bricked” their PSPs upgrading the firmware have been waiting for, for quite awhile now! Pandora’s Battery will not only unbrick those PSP bricked by the M33 firmware upgrades, but ANY bricked PSP from any other kind of firmware upgrade! Noobz.eu provides us with the info:

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Sadly, it appears, legendary PSP Firmware hacker Dark_Alex is saying good night know to the PSP scene:

Released by Noobz a PSP v3.50 to v1.50 firmware downgrader. This requires the PSP game Lumines. Get it here. http://www.noobz.eu. Thanks to hotgraphics for the news.

A few days after the release of Potemkin, the first PSP emulator for Windows to actually run homebrew and commercial games, comes news of yet another one close to a release.

Today becomes a significant day in emulation as we now have the first Sony PSP that can actually run a few commercial games (as well as demos, homebrew, etc)!