PSP Custom Firmware 3.95 GEN (CFW 3.95) RELEASED!

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Custom firmware 3.95 GEN at your service! PSP owners rejoice because this is some fresh off the press news! If you're a hard core PSP customizer

then you'll want to check out this custom firmware 3.95. CFW 3.95 is FULLY compatible with PSP Fat models. If you're planning on using this CFW note the following.

VSHMENU from Popsloader, IRShell and the CXMB were tested but only with limited success.

* General
o Kernel updated to 3.95 (new nids, patches etc.)
* Recovery
o Option added in recovery to choose between VSHMenu and in-XMB recovery.
o Option added in recovery to choose between Sony, GEN and M33 network update modes
* XMB
o Access vshmenu/recovery with the SELECT button.
o Network Update icon can download directly from the GEN server (adjustable)

Note* you will need at least a PSP running CFW 3.71 M33 to get 3.95 GEN

Extracted from the Readme.txt

~ Installation of this custom firmware is at your own risk, it has been tested and verified to be safe, but nobody is to blame if something goes wrong.

Requirements:
- PSP Slim/Classic with 3.71 M33 or higher

Instructions:
- Copy the PSP folder to the root of the memory stick.
- Download the official 3.95 update and copy it to the root of the memory stick with the name '395.PBP'.
- Run it and follow the onscreen instructions, the Sony updater will be used for the main flashing.
- At the end it'll ask you to press X to reboot, do so or you'll get a brick.

Changes:
- Kernel updated to 3.95 (new nids, patches etc.).
- Option added in recovery to choose between VSHMenu and in-XMB recovery.
- Option added in recovery to choose between Sony, GEN and M33 network update modes.

Extra information:
- Pressing L-Trigger + Triangle whilst you start the GEN installer, will later disable Sony's 50% battery check.
- All reported bugs for the Phat (including pops) have now been fixed. Pops was indeed a memory issue, and not a problem with the patches, as some stated.

Popsloader:
- Added support to run in the 3.95 kernel, copy seplugins to the root of your memorystick, add to 'pops.txt' and enable in recovery.

Greetings:
- Thanks to Team M33 (especially Dark_AleX) for making custom firmwares and giving us permission to release this.

Re: PSP Custom Firmware 3.95 GEN (CFW 3.95) RELEASED!

Submitted by brian500 on March 12, 2010 - 11:22pm.

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