Reverse engineered from DAX: Custom Firmware 3.72 HX-1

Looks like there’s a new PSP custom firmware in town! Here’s the latest release of _HellDashX_: Custom Firmware 3.72 HX-1. It’s built off of Dark AleX‘s 3.71 M33-2 custom firmware, and though DAX himself might be “retired”, at least CFWs are still very much alive!

The maker of Anti Update for the PSP Slim plugin clues in reverse engineering feats and future interface changes., but perhaps you’d be more interested to head on over to the links for the download and the release forums at QJ.NET. Read on to find them.

Looks like there’s a new PSP custom firmware in town! Dropping by the QJ.NET forums is Coolj, announcing the latest release of his good friend _HellDashX_: Custom Firmware 3.72 HX-1. This is built off of Dark AleX‘s 3.71 M33-2 custom firmware (we’ll explain this in a bit).

Now you’d probably remember _HellDashX_ for the Anti Update for the PSP Slim plugin that he created last month (it’s a prx plugin that allows you to “hide” the UMD Update icon – keen huh?). At that point in time, _HellDashX_ had reverse engineered the code from the original programmers of the Anti Update, Team tOc.

This time around, with Custom Firmware 3.72 HX-1, _HellDashX_ had reverse engineered Dark AleX’s CFW code (as you might have already guessed). Coolj notes that he was not the creator of this CFW – it’s _HellDashX_. Coolj just helped out with some stuff and beta tested the brew.

_HellDashX_ says that the custom firmware’s recovery interface is the old version and promises to replace it with an entirely new one in an update. The updater used mirrors Dark AleX’ own updater, though reversed engineered by _HellDashX_.

According to the homebrew developer, the 3.72 custom firmware shares similarities with 3.71, so the code was simply adapted for the new firmware revision. Also, he reminds users that this release does not come with the kernel from firmware version 1.5.

Please check the readme for more details. Other relevant notes are found in the QJ.NET forum release thread started by Coolj. Heck, you might even want to ask questions to Coolj and give them your thanks! Meanwhile, good man JumpR has published a guide in our forums as well.

The link is right below! Give credit where credit is due, folks! A warm applause to everyone who’s got the CFW scene a new breakthrough. DAX might be “retired,” but at least CFWs are still alive!

Thanks to JumpR for the tip!

Download: Custom Firmware 3.72 HX-1
Visit: PSP Development Forum
Visit: PSP Firmware Discussion – JumpR’s [GUIDE] Installing 3.72 HX-1 Custom Firmware.