PSP slim gets super-hackable PSP firmware v1.50?

PSP hackers will probably be pleased to learn that the next step has supposedly been taken by homebrew hacker Dark_AleX, who claims (with video!) to have the original and most hackable PSP firmware ever, v1.50, running on the new PSP slim hardware. The YouTube clip is posted after the break; take it as you will, but c'mon, it's an eventuality.

[Miguel @ Feb 4th 2008 12:19AM]

But i wants my skype =[

[Uchiha Sasuke @ Feb 4th 2008 12:30AM]

You can still have your skype. Install the V1.50 FW then update to CFW 3.90 M33. Or buy AppleTV, I hear it can do Skype.

[iofthestorm @ Feb 4th 2008 12:46AM]

Err, why would you buy an Apple TV when you can just use Skype on your computer?

[rav0 @ Feb 4th 2008 1:37AM]

Having v1.50 firmware running is great, but it is NOT the original firmware, v1.00 is. It is more hackable, but not in a good way, because v1.00 lets you run whatever you like, and v1.50 lets you run whatever you like only if you hack it.

[tiuk @ Feb 4th 2008 1:39AM]

Didn't Dark Alex supposedly retire or something?

[smilgy @ Feb 4th 2008 2:13AM]

nah, he came back a few months ago...

[Mister Kay @ Feb 4th 2008 2:34AM]

gods don't retire

[Kurian @ Feb 4th 2008 10:02AM]

You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

[jvillafranca @ Feb 4th 2008 3:17AM]

1.5 was the firmware for the "phat" PSP, correct? since we know that the PSP-2000 has more system memory, doesn't installing the firmware from the phat PSP limit the addressable memory to what the phat PSP could, even if the hardware's there?

[tekdroid @ Feb 12th 2008 7:34AM]

hmm, good question.

[entropyman @ Feb 4th 2008 12:50PM]

can't you just drop 1.5 with a pandora battery? I haven't tried it on my slim yet- mostly b/c I have been waiting for a 3.8/3.9 m33 install from 1,5 so I don't have to do 3.6>1.5>3.5m33-2>3.5m33.3>3.(8/9)m33 which is all kind of a pain

[linoth @ Feb 4th 2008 9:15PM]

No. The hardware used by the Slim isn't completely supported by firmware before 3.60, I believe. Previously, if you Pandora'd back before that point, your screen wouldn't work. Kind of like trying to install Windows 98 on a brand new computer that previously had Vista and expecting the sound card to work immediately. The drivers probably just don't exist for compatibility.

[Spet @ Dec 6th 2008 3:39AM]

Im new to the hole psp story i got myself a psp piano black and one of my friends got me a hell of alot of games on normal dvd but from what i understand i need another version of firmware to play these games now from what i can read it looks like you guys know what its all about hows about you guys help me to understand how this hole thing works plz e-mail me on [e-mail] thanks higly apreciated