Oh the irony: use Sony's Network Update to keep your homebrew fresh

After years of acting as the mortal enemy of PSP users the world over, Network Update is finally giving back to the community with this latest hack, which allows you to use the nefarious bit of software to update your homebrew-happy Dark_Alex firmware. Of course, to pull it off you'll have to install a plugin from Xandu and Team 280, which involves fiddling with your BIOS and possibly bricking your system, and apparently the plugin is only working with about 2/3 of users so far, but we deem those risks a small price to pay for the sort of moral triumph involved in this hack of hacks.

[Via PSP Fanboy]

[shmengie @ Feb 15th 2007 8:47PM]

did engadget suggest that you shove your psp up your ass? no, that was your own doing.

[Veritas II @ Feb 15th 2007 9:05PM]

Sorry man, but them's the brakes. Did you read the post at dcemu.co.uk?

"This has a risk of bricking when using FLASHUPDATE. I am not responsible for any damage that may happen to your device."

Engadget isn't responsible either.

[required @ Feb 15th 2007 7:04PM]

After years of acting as the mortal enemy of PSP users?

You must have your head in the sand (via nintendo) engadget.

Network Update rocks, I love getting free new features, rss, web, etcetera for my system.

[Spiderman_00 @ Feb 15th 2007 8:10PM]

Yeah...Network update is sooo cool.

Whatever, I have never ran an update on my PSP. I still have a 1.50 and idiots who run updates get what they deserve.

[Tom @ Feb 15th 2007 7:47PM]

Victory!!!!

[Veritas II @ Feb 15th 2007 8:35PM]

Without Sony's firmware updates, we wouldn't have the features that make the DAX Open Editions so cool. Can't run POPS in 1.5, y'know.

[Alexander @ Feb 15th 2007 8:29PM]

Auto-patching to the latest hacked version? Sounds kinda iffy at best to me.

[Veritas II @ Feb 15th 2007 8:31PM]

This is a little iffy, Engadget. You should warn people that this does involve writing to flash, and therefore does run the risk (however slight) of bricking your PSP. Right now, it's still a bit of a beta, as it only installs the folders for running the "Update Maker". It's good work, but still needs a bit of polishing.

[Veritas II @ Feb 15th 2007 8:33PM]

That is, it's not 'fiddling with the BIOS', but writing to flash.

[Jon Graft @ Feb 15th 2007 10:57PM]

I was gonna say the same thing...it isn't BIOS, it is flash0. Durr~

[Veritas II @ Feb 15th 2007 9:01PM]

LOL. Fixated with shoving things up your ass much?

[SKI @ Feb 15th 2007 9:02PM]

Veritas II, that's why Dark_Alex, who most homebrewers revere as a god, makes his custom firmware so you can play the latest games, use homebrew, and use Sony's newest features and then some. I would trust Dark_Alex but not this program. Unless Dark_Alex approved it.

[Veritas II @ Feb 15th 2007 9:09PM]

Agreed. DAX is a necessary part of the equation, but so is Sony. Gotta have both for OE firmwares to exist.

Also this program is still a beta, so be careful with it, ppl.