If you're one of the few people like me, who prefer PMP-AVC over MP4-AVC, then this might be a nice update :P  (mainly PMP-AVC allows you to save battery and has volume/lumi boost which can come in handy)

Well, I've followed the "unofficial" updates of PMP-Mod AVC v1.02M by Madrusco, for a while, but none seemed to be great, until this one:

Quote:Changelog
Verison 1.02M-I (02.02.07) tuned by madruscoe:

• fixed displaying long filenames in deleting dialog window
  
• added ability to set any brightness you want (included 4th brightness level and brightness lower than the default system minimum) (can be set only in filelist, press/hold left/right)
  

Verison 1.02M-H (14.01.07) tuned by madruscoe:

• fixed subtitles (.srt) disappeared after 30 minutes of playing (thank you bootsector)
  
• added thumbnail support (thanks to JasonV and his Mod)
  
• added support for headphones/remote control and analogue pad in filelist
  
• new graphics by MAK
  

Verison 1.02M_g (11.01.07) tuned by madruscoe:

• fixed freezing when displaying osd without inserted battery
  
• fixed completing description of controls (some left)
  

Verison 1.02M_f (11.01.07) tuned by madruscoe:

• fixed single line subtitle limit in .sub file (now if its more than 62 chars, new line is added so subtitles are displayed correctly - no more gray strokes)
  
• added extension .avc is supported and displayed in filelist
  
• added basic support for analogue pad (only up/down in filelist)
  

Version 1.02M_e (10.01.07) tuned by madruscoe:

• fixed deleting (not disappearing dialog window)
  
• added elapsed/remaining time display (press X + start)
  

Version 1.02M_d (09.01.07) tuned by madruscoe:

• added description of controls (press square in filelist)
  

Version 1.02M_c (09.01.07) tuned by madruscoe:

• added display subtitles up, when the bar is shown
  

Version 1.02M_b (09.01.07) tuned by madruscoe:

• added left battery life time on status bar during video play
  
• added deleting only .pos file (press SELECT - O to confirm)
  

Version 1.02M_a (09.01.07) tuned by madruscoe:

• added time and battery on status bar during video play (audio stream and loop hided - no use for me)
  

Version 1.02M_ (06.01.07) tuned by madruscoe:

• fixed file info date display (maybe only my problem cause of using xvid4psp)
  
• fixed units Mb » MB etc.
  
• added deleting .pmp including .sub, .srt, and .pos files
  
• added actual time display (press Start button to refresh)
  
• added battery status (percent) and time left

Source: http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-development-f...89273.html

The brightness level mod should be a nice addition, as well as the other additions.

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For converting to PMP-AVC, XviD4PSP and AVItoPMP are both useful converters.

Quote:After much work over the past few days, wee finally succeeded - wee have an easy-to-use downgrader for v3.03 PSPs!

Some ground-rules:

• This downgrader is for v3.03 firmware only. But if you have v2.81 - v3.02, no problem - you can just upgrade to v3.03 to use the downgrader.
  
• You need a copy of the unpatched GTA:Liberty City Stories UMD. No ISOs, no patched UMDs, not Vice City Stories. See here for some info on how to check if your version is patched. The most reliable way : the unpatched disks have the v2.0 firmware update on them.
  
• This downgrader is intended to enable homebrew. Homebrew is NOT the same as piracy. Don't be a thieving loser - buy the games you play.
  
• The downgrader will work on all current PSP hardware (TA-079 - TA-086). Patching of TA-082+ is automatic in the downgrader.
  
• You downgrade at your own risk. There is always a chance of bricking, although wee have done everything wee can think of to make this process safe.
  

Full instructions for downgrading are included in the Downgrader_HOWTO.txt file in the ZIP file. Read them carefully! You will need:

• The 3.03 downgrader package
  
• Official v1.50 Firmware Update EBOOT
  
• Official v3.03 Firmware Update EBOOT (only if your PSP is not 3.03 already)
  

Source http://www.noobz.eu/

check it out everyone... THE DOWNGRADER IS OFFICIALLY OUT!!!!!!!!!

Quote:

Wee guess once one has hit on something golden, that one person wouldn't let go. It rings true as well for homebrew developers as wee know that they have their pet projects and all. For coder Dabomstew, his is a nifty application called Custom Firmware SE/OE Easy Version Changer.

It's a rather long name but wee're telling you, you shouldn't forget about this one as it is highly important. To those who haven't heard about this app yet, it actually allows for changing the version displayed in Custom Firmware SE/OE system settings without hex editing or manual flashing. And unlike the familiar application X-flash, this supports characters other than just 1.00-9.99.

Add to this a little imagination and some other brilliant applications and you will see your PSP customized in ways you haven't even dreamt of. And just like other homebrew apps, please be sure to browse through the accompanying readme file. Dabomstew mentioned that this one is tested and working fine for his own 3.03 OE-A and 3.02 OE-B units, but it never hurts to be always safe with the things you try on your PSPs.

Changelog for Easy Version change v5:

    * Supports all 2.71 SE versions and 3.03 OE-C
    * Automatically detects your firmware version
    * Slight layout changes

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Source: PSP Updates

Quote:An 87-year-old man was asked to prove he was over 21 when he tried to buy a bottle of sherry in a York supermarket.

The former Lord Mayor of York, Jack Archer, said he was shocked - but flattered - when asked the question by staff at Morrisons in Acomb.

He said: "I don't look my age but I certainly don't look young enough to be in trouble for underage drinking."

Morrisons said staff had to ask anyone buying alcohol to confirm they were over 21, or provide proof of age.

Mr Archer said he often had a small glass of sherry at bedtime to help him sleep.

'Best intentions'

He said: "I was taken aback really. Afterwards I thought I should have showed them my bus pass and that would have proved how old I was.

"I must admit the lady wasn't too persistent and I realised she was only doing what she's been told to do."

A Morrisons spokesman said: "This is done with the best of intentions and wee would hope it is taken in good humour by those obviously over the age of 21, as wee do not wish to cause offence and no disrespect is intended.

"Wee take our responsibility with regard to selling alcohol very seriously and all our stores operate the Task 21 scheme, which addresses the difficulties staff face in being able to determine if a customer is legally old enough to buy alcohol.

"To further limit any element of doubt, staff at the Acomb store are required to ask anyone buying alcohol to confirm that they are over 21."

Anyone who appears to be under 21 has to provide proof they are old enough to buy alcohol.

Source: BBC News

Anyone planning to upgarde to Windows Vista. ;)

Simple Popstation GUI (v3.00 beta) [Current Project]
  This program allows you to convert your PS1 games to a PSP compatible format (a GUI for popstation).  Also, there are MANY other features, including (but not limited to):

• PSX images and EBOOTs are FULLY customizable - from gameboot/warning picture customization to changing Game Save names
  
• EBOOT patching is quite fast - no more PSP Brew
  
• Conversion with a progress bar! (note, no progress bar when creating compressed EBOOTs)
  
• Supports CUE and MDF, as well as standard popstation supported files (currently, no other popstation GUI does this)
  
• Extract ISO from EBOOT - includes compressed EBOOTs and will also extract a CCD file
  
• I've tried to make it easy to use :)  Also it's more visually appealing :P
  
• ALL files are included - no more searching for elusive KEYS.BIN or BASE.PBP files
  
• MANY other features - such as a Preview feature, EBOOT add/delete/extracting etc etc - see screenshot :)
  

Download

Download v3.00 beta (610KB)

NOTE: v3.00beta is for 3.03 OE-C and above.  Use v2.26 beta is for 3.03 OE-A, 3.03 OE-A' and 3.03 OE-B.  Use v1.26b for converting to 3.02 OE-B.
  
Download v2.26 beta (592KB) Filefront | Sendspace | Mediafire
  
Download v1.26b (782KB)
Mirrors: Filefront | Sendspace | Rapidshare
  
Note, this program was written in Visual Basic 6.  So if you have an older version of Windows (eg Windows 9x) you may need the Visual Basic Runtime Files for these programs to work.  Download it here (1,040 KB).
Older versions can be obtained here.

Other forum links: PSP-Hacks | MaxConsole
The Source code can be found here.

PSPConv (v1.0.2)

  This program allows you to batch convert between all PSP ISO formats (ISO/CISO/DAX/JISO). It provides you with a powerful batch converter and allows you to tweak the settings of each individual file.  Here's some features

• Powerful batch engine
  
• Can customize settings for each individual file
  
• Supports all formats
  
• Supports all options
  
• Easy to use and simple drag & drop interface
  
• Can also transfer straight to the PSP
  

Download
Download v1.0.2 (519KB)
    
Note, this program was written in Visual Basic 6.  So if you have an older version of Windows (eg Windows 9x) you may need the Visual Basic Runtime Files for these programs to work.  Download it here (1,040 KB).
Older versions can be obtained here.


Changelog
Changes in v1.0.2:

• Removed the need to restart when you change themes
  
• Fixed a bug which caused the program to crash when minimizing the main window
  

  
Changes in v1.0.1:

• Just added theme support
  

Quote:This is the 3.03 OE-C update.

It can be only installed as a full installation, due to some substantial changes in the bootstrap.
Both, update maker and the flasher work in 1.50, 2.71 SE (whatever version), and 3.02/3.03 OE (whatever version)

The instructions are as always:

1. Copy oeupdmaker and oeupdmaker% to /PSP/GAME if you are in 1.50, or to /PSP/GAME150 if you are in
   2.71 SE, 3.02 OE or 3.03 OE. Copy also the 1.50 and 3.03 updaters with the names 150.PBP and 303.PBP.
   
2. Execute the update maker. It will generate the dxar file.
   Checksums of the generated file:
   CRC32:  27A38F3A
   MD5:    95C84F1F20643FB29E5F7DFFF6D04291
   SHA1:   E4CE6EB16F90F0F667071085416C10B0BEA7CC22
   SHA256: 1C72C1BE3C7E03E56F127AF365B8AA0B6C8C7A70BFF30E2770C222E28D1CBBFE
   
3. Copy 303oeflasher and 303oeflasher% to /PSP/GAME (1.50) or to /PSP/GAME150 (2.71 SE, 3.0X OE).
   
4. Copy also the dxar file inside 303oeflasher.
   
5. Execute the flasher and follow the instructions.
   

Changes in OE-C:

• AVC videos bitrate limit patched. The firmware limited the bitrate of avc videos to only 768 Kbps.
  OE now forces the limit to be 16384 Kbps. (Note: this doesn't mean than the psp can handle such a high bitrate; this means than they won't show error. I don't know which is the real maximum bitrate than the psp can handle at full speed).
  
• Speed of OE boot is now ~3 seconds faster than previous versions. (without plugins).
  
• Cpu speed of XMB can now be changed.
  
• Wifi can now work at 333 Mhz.
  
• Added access to flashes 0 and 1 via usb in the recovery menu, based on the great idea of USBSSS by Booster.
  Note that writing is enabled, so this is intended only for advanced users that know what they are doing in each moment. (It is not a great idea to change anything from the kd folder).  Because of this addition, the rest of flashing options were removed.
  
• PSP isos can now be deleted as any normal memstick games. (also the size of the iso now shows fine when you press triangle»information).
  
• When formatting memory stick, GAME150, GAME303 and ISO directories will be automatically created.
  
• Changes in internal HEN core:
  • If a EBOOT.PBP with a plain DATA.PSP had a data.psar, modulemgr took as size of the executable the size of data.psp+data.psar. Fixed. (this fix enables psx games to have plain data.psp without causing a memory error).
    
  • Added a couple of patches found by Tyranid. One allows syscalls instructions to be used in kernel mode without causing a crash. The other allows sceKernelQueryModuleInfo to work with sceInit and previous modules.
    

For changes in popstation, refer to popstation readme.

Popstation Readme

Quote:Changes in this version of popstation:

• The writing is now a bit different. This avoid "Memory stick blinking too much" bug when using the plugin to load the 3.02 pops.
  
• popstation now lets the use of non-encrypted DATA.PSP. If data.psp is in the same directory as the app, popstation will use that as the DATA.PSP of the eboot.pbp. Otherwise, it will use the one from BASE.PBP.
  A DATA.PSP that imitates the original sony one is included.
  
• EBOOT.PBP generated with a non encrypted data.psp won't need the file KEYS.BIN at all.
  

Note: these EBOOT.PBP cannot work in versions prior to 3.03 OE-C due to a bug that those versions had.

Download (159KB)