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I received my Xtreamer’s USB Wifi. They missed to send it with my main shipment.

iPhone Apps: Camera Plus, PictureShow

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I ordered Xtreamer Sidewinder last Monday July 26, 2010 and today, Friday July 30, 2010, I received it. It came from UK. I’m impressed with Royal Mail.

What is Xtreamer?
- Basically, Xtreamer is a media player. You connect it to your TV or projector to watch movies, listen to music, and browse the internet.

What makes it so special than other media players?
- The form factor is one reason
- The other reason is that is plays all known video codecs
- Customizable streams from the internet
- Fits SATA internal HDD
- Factory-fitted XSC heatsink for silent operation
- LAN or WiFi connectivity
- Best of all, customizable firmware

iPhone Apps: Camera Plus, TiltShift Generator, Photogene

Xtreamer Website

Here are the specifications:

Connectivity
WIFI
UPnP SSDP
UPnP AV
NTFS

Web services
Video : YouTube, Picasa, Yahoo Video, CNN, NBC Today, CBS Face the Nation and more
Audio : Live365 Radio, iPodcast, Radiobox, ABC News, BBC Podcast, CNN News , Indiefeed, Jamendo
Photo : Picasaweb
RSS feed : Yahoo! Weather, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Xchange, MSNBC News and more

Media files supported

Video containers
MPEG1/2/4 Elementary (M1V, M2V, M4V)
MPEG1/2 PS (M2P, MPG)
MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS)
VOB
AVI, ASF, WMV
Matroska (MKV)
AVC HD
MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4
FLV – Flash Video

Video codecs
XVID SD/HD
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MP@HL
MPEG-4.2
ASP@L5, 720p, 1-point GMC
WMV9
MP@HL
H.264
BP@L3
MP@L4.0
HP@L4.0
HP@L4.1
VC-1
MP@HL
AP@L3

Audio containers
AAC, M4A
MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA)
WAV
WMA
FLAC
OGG
RMP4
FLC
PCM
PLSX

Audio codecs
Dolby Digital
DTS (DTS DownMix Supported)
WMA, WMA Pro
AAC
MP1, MP2, MP3
LPCM
FLAC
Vorbis
Audio pass through : DTS, Dolby Digital, DTS-HD MA, DTS-HD HR, Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital Plus
Photo formats : JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, HD JPEG
Other formats: ISO, IFO, FLV, RM, RA, RAM
Subtitle formats : SRT, SMI, SUB, SSA, IDX
Streaming formats : RTSP, FLV

Chipset
Realtek 128X (Special Edition)

Memory
256MB DDR SDRAM, 32MB Flash

Audio/Video outputs
HDMI v1.3a (up to 1080p)
Composite Video
Stereo Analog Audio
S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio

Interface
1x USB 2.0 slave
2x USB 2.0 host
Internal SATA

Network
Ethernet 10/100
WIFI USB Antenna 802.11n

Power
12V DC, 2A

Dimension
Width 10.5″(180mm) x Depth 1.25″ (32mm) x Height 2.25″ (82mm)

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After upgrading to CFW 4.01 last October 12, Dark Alex has once again released Team M33′s latest CFW, 5.00.

It has been released last October 17 but I waited for a while for CFW 5.00 M33 to stabilize. After the initial release, several bugs came out and I wanted it to be fixed first.

CFW 5.00 M33-3 was released last October 23. So far M33-3 is a bit stable. A major bug has been fixed since M33-2.

CFW 5.00 M33 Improvements:

• Sleep Timer – You can now set a timer when playing music.
• USB Auto-Connect – The system automatically changes to USB mode when a USB cable is connected.
• New XMB wave
• Full-Screen keyboard – QWERTY keyboard has been added.
• PlayStation Network
• PlayStation Store
• Several Bug Fixes

I just finished upgrading to CFW 5.00 M33-3 and so far all of my games are working well. No problems whatsoever. My PSP is a Slim Sony PSP ver. 4.01 M33-2. Take note that the instructions are different for the Fat Sony PSP.

This is a step-by-step guide to upgrading your PSP Custom Firmware. I hope this tutorial will help you safely upgrade your PSP to the latest CFW. However, remember that there is a risk involved that you might brick your PSP and render it useless. Just make sure you fulfill all the requirements.

*Warning: Please follow the instructions properly. Do these at your own risk.

Requirements:

1. Sony PSP Slim
2. Custom Firmware (CFW) 4.01 M33-x. (Please do not attempt this on official Sony firmwares. Older CFWs will also not work.) You need at least CFW 4.01 M33-x by Dark-Alex.
3. Wireless network (Wifi). Make sure your PSP Wifi connection is setup properly. You need to connect to the internet to retrieve the latest update files.
4. More than 80% battery
5. At least 30MB memory stick space. The update already takes up 26MB space.
6. You also have to enable the network update of the M33 Custom firmware or you will end up updating to the official Sony firmware.

To check if CFW M33 Network Update is enabled, go to recovery mode:

1. Shutdown your PSP. Make sure it is not in sleep mode.
2. Turn on your PSP while holding the R button.
3. When recovery mode appears, go to Configuration
4. Make sure this is what appears, Use M33 Network Update (Currently Enabled)

Let’s proceed:

1. Go to Settings
2. Select Network Update
3. Select your Wifi connection. You will see the following:
   

   Connecting to the access point.
   Please wait…
   Connection Name
   SSID
   Exchanging Key Information (This might appear depending on your Wifi network setup)
   Obtaining IP Address

4. It will check if there is a firmware update available. If there is, you will see:
   

   Network Update has found a later
   version.
   To download, insert a Memory Stick
   with at least 1 MB free space and press
   the X button.

5. Press the X button to download.
6. It will download the initial update. After that, you will see:
   

   Download completed.
   The update is now available in your
   Memory Stick.
   To install now, press the X button
   To install later, go to [Game]

7. Press the X button to install.
8. This will appear next:
   

   Unpacking… done
   500.PBP doesn’t exist.
   Do you want to download it from the internet? (x=yes, R=no)

9. Press the X button to download.
10. It will again show you the network connection screen, choose your Wifi connection.
11. You will see the following:
    

    Connecting to the access point.
    Please wait…
    Connection Name
    SSID
    Exchanging Key Information (This might appear depending on your Wifi network setup)
    Obtaining IP Address

12. Next you will see:
    

    File Size: 27106965 bytes (26 MB)
    Downloading… 0%

13. After reaching 100%, you will see:
    

    File Size: 27106965 bytes (26 MB)
    Downloading… 100%
    File Saved (size = 27106965 bytes).
    Returning to M33 updater…

14. Then you will see:
    

    Unpacking… done.
    Please wait…

15. Next you will see:
    

    Verifying 500.PBP… ok
    Verifying u235.prx… ok
    Press X to start the update, R to exit

16. Press the X button to continue the update
17. You will then see:
    

    Verifying 500.PBP… ok
    Verifying u235.prx… ok
    Press X to start the update, R to exit
    Starting sce updater. Wait…

18. The PSP Update ver 5.00 screen will appear next, press X to continue.
19. Follow the onsreen prompts, select Accept and keep on pressing the Right Button of the D-Pad until you see the option to press the X button
20. Press the X button to continue the upgrade
21. Next you will see:
    

    Installing…
    Do not turn off the power, disconnect
    the AC adaptor or remove the
    Memory Stick
    0%

22. Once it reaches 100%, you will see this:
    

    Update completed
    Press the X button to restart.
    You can now delete the update data
    from your Memory Stick.

23. Press the X button. You MUST do this, otherwise you’ll end up with a brick.
24. After your PSP restarts, go to Settings
25. Select System Settings
26. Select System Information
27. You should see something like this:
    

    System Software 5.00 M33-3
    Nickname
    MAC Address

There you have it… you have updated your PSP online!

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This is a step-by-step guide to installing PSPRadio to your CFW. I encountered some problems so I’ll be pointing these out later.

Requirements:

• PSPRadio v1.18.1400 – You can download it here
• Slim Sony PSP Custom FirmWare (CFW) by Dark-Alex – I’m using 4.01 M33-2 but I heard some people were able to make it run on 3.80 M33-x. And originally, I think this was meant for Fat Sony PSP 1.50 but I don’t know anyone who has this so I can’t confirm it.
• Wireless network (Wifi) – Make sure your PSP Wifi connection is setup properly. You need to connect to the internet to stream music from Shoutcast.

Procedure:

1. Connect your PSP to your computer via USB
2. Go to Settings
3. Select USB Connection
4. Once connected, you can proceed with the PSPRadio files
5. Extract the RAR file (PSP_Radio_v1.18.1400.rar) on your computer
6. Inside the PSP_Radio_v1.18.1400 folder, you will see the following:
   

   PSP
   PSP_Radio_PLB.zip

   PSP_Radio_PLB.zip is the playlist maker for PSPRadio. I can’t seem to make this run. No worries. For the meantime, we’re focusing on the PSPRadio itself.

7. Go inside the PSP folder and you will see the following:
   

   GAME371

8. Go inside the GAME371 folder and you will see the following:
   

   PSPRadio

9. Copy the PSPRadio folder to your PSP in the following directory:
   

   PSP\GAME150

10. In your PSP, this is how it should look like:
    

    PSP\GAME150\PSPRadio

    When I first installed PSPRadio, I encountered a folder error. In the RAR file PSPRadio resided under folder PSP\GAME371. I noticed that folder GAME371 did not exist in the PSP folder. So I created the folder GAME371 and copied the PSPRadio folder under it just like the RAR directory structure. However, I couldn’t find PSPRadio under the Game > Memory Stick menu. And when I moved the PSPRadio folder into GAME150, I could see it. Just take note of this.

11. Once done, you can disconnect your PSP from your computer
12. In your PSP, go to Game
13. Select Memory Stick
14. Select PSPRadio
15. It should start up and try to connect to your wifi. However, when I first ran PSPRadio, I encountered an error. It said:
    

    Error Starting Network

    And when I checked the error log (PSPRadio.log) I saw this:

    ERROR – WLANConnectionHandler : sceNetApctlConnect returned ’0×80110601′

    This simply means it cannot connect via wifi and you need to check your settings.

16. To check your settings, click on the Start button
17. In the WiFi setting, you should choose your wifi connection name. If you don’t see your wifi connection name and instead you see this:
    

    WiFi: Off ♪≡i♂

    Then you need to delete your wifi connection settings and create a new one. I don’t know why this happens but this means PSPRadio can’t read your existing wifi connection.

18. Once you’ve recreated your wifi connection, try running PSPRadio again. This time, it should automatically detect your wifi connection.
19. Just use the Triangle (▲) button to navigate between pages and select your radio station. Use the X button to play and the Square (■) button to stop.
20. I tried creating playlists with the included playlist maker (PSP_Radio_PLB) but it had some errors. I explored using Winamp playlists and it produced the same playlist format (PLS). I simply uploaded the playlist in the Playlists folder inside PSPRadio.

That’s it for now. Happy music streaming!

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It’s been a while since I checked on the firmware updates for my PSP. I just found out that CFW 4.01 has already been released since June 28, 2008.

I just finished upgrading my PSP to ver 4.01 M33-2. I have also updated my tutorial in upgrading via Network Upgrade.

*Warning: Please follow the instructions properly. Do these at your own risk.

This is a step-by-step guide to upgrading your PSP Custom Firmware. I hope this tutorial will help you safely upgrade your PSP to the latest CFW.

However, remember that there is a risk involved that you might brick your PSP and render it useless. Just make sure you fulfill all the requirements.

I was using a Slim Sony PSP ver 3.90 M33-3 to upgrade to 4.01 M33-2. I used to have a ver 3.80 M33-5 custom firmware and I upgraded it via network upgrade (Check previous post). I think the instructions are different for the Fat Sony PSP.

Requirements:

1. Sony PSP Slim
2. Custom Firmware (CFW) 3.80 M33-x. (Please do not attempt this on official Sony firmwares. Older CFWs will also not work) You need at least CFW 3.80 M33-x by Dark-Alex.
3. Wireless network (Wifi). Make sure your PSP Wifi connection is setup properly. You need to connect to the internet to retrieve the latest update files.
4. More than 80% battery
5. At least 30MB memory stick space. The update already takes up 25MB space.
6. You also have to enable the network update of the M33 Custom firmware or you will end up updating to the official Sony firmware.

To check if CFW M33 Network Update is enabled, go to recovery mode:

1. Shutdown your PSP. Make sure it is not in sleep mode.
2. Turn on your PSP while holding the R button.
3. When recovery mode appears, go to Configuration
4. Make sure this is what appears, Use M33 Network Update (Currently Enabled)

Let’s proceed:

1. Go to Settings
2. Select Network Update
3. Select your Wifi connection. You will see the following:
   

   Connecting to the access point.
   Please wait…
   Connection Name
   SSID
   Exchanging Key Information (This might appear depending on your Wifi network setup)
   Obtaining IP Address

4. It will check if there is a firmware update available. If there is, you will see:
   

   Network Update has found a later
   version.
   To download, insert a Memory Stick
   with at least 1 MB free space and press
   the X button.

5. Press the X button to download.
6. It will download the initial update. After that, you will see:
   

   Download completed.
   The update is now available in your
   Memory Stick.
   To install now, press the X button
   To install later, go to [Game]

7. Press the X button to install.
8. This will appear next:
   

   Unpacking… done
   401.PBP doesn’t exist.
   Do you want to download it from the internet? (x=yes, R=no)

9. Press the X button to download.
10. It will again show you the network connection screen, choose your Wifi connection.
11. You will see the following:
    

    Connecting to the access point.
    Please wait…
    Connection Name
    SSID
    Exchanging Key Information (This might appear depending on your Wifi network setup)
    Obtaining IP Address

12. Next you will see:
    

    File Size: 25643269 bytes (24 MB)
    Downloading… 0%

13. After reaching 100%, you will see:
    

    File Size: 25643269 bytes (24 MB)
    Downloading… 100%
    File Saved (size = 25643269 bytes).
    Returning to M33 updater…

14. Then you will see:
    

    Unpacking… done.
    Please wait…

15. Next you will see:
    

    Verifying 401.PBP… ok
    Verifying u235.prx… ok
    Press X to start the update, R to exit

16. Press the X button to continue the update
17. You will then see:
    

    Verifying 401.PBP… ok
    Verifying u235.prx… ok
    Press X to start the update, R to exit
    Starting sce updater. Wait…

18. The PSP Update ver 4.01 screen will appear next, press X to continue.
19. Follow the onsreen prompts, select Accept and keep on pressing the Right Button of the D-Pad until you see the option to press the X button
20. Press the X button to continue the upgrade
21. Next you will see:
    

    Installing…
    Do not turn off the power, disconnect
    the AC adaptor or remove the
    Memory Stick
    0%

22. Once it reaches 100%, you will see this:
    

    Update completed
    Press the X button to restart.
    You can now delete the update data
    from your Memory Stick.

23. Press the X button. You MUST do this, otherwise you’ll end up with a brick.
24. After your PSP restarts, go to Settings
25. Select System Settings
26. Select System Information
27. You should see something like this:
    

    System Software 4.01 M33-2
    Nickname
    MAC Address

Congratulations! You have updated your PSP online!

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