[Hellcat]

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   H E L L C A T s   R e c o v e r y   F l a s h e r
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   * recover semi-bricks * up-/downgrade your CFW *
   * flash *ANY* CFW directely to almost any other *
   * backup/restore firmware flash (not NAND dump) *
   * make and restore NAND dumps *
    >> all without Pandora <<
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>>> *D*O*W*N*L*O*A*D* <<<




What is this? And why?
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Short version:
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• Flashes a fresh M33 CFW (everyone from 3.71 up) for recovering semi-bricks or to up-/downgrade CFW
• does not use Pandora, runns from the recovery menu or the XMB
• does not use (as in launch) the original Sony Updater (only extracts all required files from the original .PBP)
• runns fine on CFWs lower than 3.52-M33-3 - handy for upgrading older FWs w/o the "need to go 3.52, then 3.52-3, then higher" odyssey
• runns fine from TimeMachine (3.40-OE on Fat and 3.60-M33 on Slim)
• can backup the FW flash and restore selected parts (XMB theme, settings, PSN activation, complete firmware)
• can make and restore full NAND dumps

Long version:
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Can be found the the README!


Latest Update:
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v1.60

• Updated 5.00-M33 installation to revision 6
• Changed autonaming of new backup folders to include date, firmware, psp model
• Made the resurrecion.prx replacement function working on all DDCs from 6 and above
• Added detection of PSP 3000 and PSP 2000 TA-088v3+. Flash writing functions will be disabled on those PSPs as they are not CFW capable and flashing would result in a brick
• Added support for "Firmware Packs" - theese, like addons, packs will eliminate the need for a complete new release only when a new (C)FW is released. Instead of releasing a new Recovery Flasher it'll just be such a pack, enabling Recovery Flasher to install the new firmware until an update of the main app is done that supports the firmware natively. Can/Will also be used for making Recovery Flasher install CFWs not supported, like GEN and such.
• Added complete checksum-check of the updater .PBP going to be used to avoid corrupted/incomplete .PBPs causing a brick
• Added full verify of the NAND dump that got written to be sure you have a good one
• Added detection of HEN mode
• Added detection and propper handling if a backup set contains OFW instead of CFW (like when made from HEN)
• Added better NAND dump handling. New dumps are now created with names similar to the (new) backup slot names (and now go into /flash-nanddumps), incl. an ID for the PSP they are made on, on NAND restore a list is shown with all available dumps matching the ID of the current PSP to choose from (the ID matching should prevent choosing a wrong dump accidentally)
• Added back/cancel on backup creation and restore
• Backups made from HEN mode are tagged to identify them as containing ORIGINAL firmware (as those backups do!)

>>> *D*O*W*N*L*O*A*D* <<<

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:-)

Enjoy!

[silver_surfer]

Thanks for sharing this very useful application!

[koyut]

I was hoping there is one where I could get a nand dump without pandora. Great app for people with TA-088 mobo's like myself.

Edit: Good One. ^^

[x_fox81]

Thanks for creating the release! definitely help those without pandora's batt

Hmm Hellcat since you are here just to check with you the link to download the application. It shown that im having a d/l @ the moment which im not even i retry after 30mins. can you advise on this? Thanks!

okie.. now done

[aet92]

hey everybody can i downgrade a psp slim with from an official fw or i need pandora to downgrade from a official fw
but always great tool for semi bricks!

[RJC4LIFE]

The link is fine,just checked it myself.And if you have OFW you still need Pandora.As the 1st line says:CFW..
Great app Hellcat,very well done,thanks for all your hard work!! Keep it up!

Side noteWhy can't I login on the Home page on my PS3??)

[Hanzo_f19]

Yes!! This is awsum, great, ORGASMIC! Thank you soooo much, you have no ideia of how usefull this is for me.

[richie390]

When are you gonna release the one for 4.01 M33-2

[silver_surfer]

@ richie390:

there's no need for CFW 4.01 m33-2 because you can just update from CFW 3.71 m33 to 4.01 m33-2

Why 3.71? Why not a lower or higher FW?
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One purpose of this app is to downgrade the CFW of the PSP.
I define downgrading much as "go as low as you can" and 3.71 is the
lowest firmware that runns on both PSPs, Fat and Slim.

From there then, you have the freedom of upgrading to any other FW
you desire - thus no higher one for this.

[B2K24]

Very useful app. thanks so much.
So many people I encounter say I got 3.02 OE-A and this makes things so much easier.