Snoozing Dragon » yk http://www.snoozingdragon.com Information Technology and Management weblog Fri, 15 Aug 2014 07:44:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 Avidemux script to join multiple flv files http://www.snoozingdragon.com/information-technology/programmin/avidemux-script-to-join-multiple-flv-files-154.html http://www.snoozingdragon.com/information-technology/programmin/avidemux-script-to-join-multiple-flv-files-154.html#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2014 07:42:25 +0000 http://www.snoozingdragon.com/?p=154 Some video sites allow you to download a show but they are broken up into multiple FLV files. The attached Avidemux Tinypy script will allow you to choose folder and join all the FLV files that are found inside and save it in a MKV container (more video player friendly).

If you need to join other file types, modify the following lines:
ext="flv"

If you need to save as another file container type, modify the following lines:
adm.setContainer("MKV")
and
outputFile = inputFolder+"\\"+directoryName+".mkv"

Pardon the messy code, it was done as a quick and dirty script.

Click here to download the script

]]> http://www.snoozingdragon.com/information-technology/programmin/avidemux-script-to-join-multiple-flv-files-154.html/feed 0 Query error: Incorrect string value http://www.snoozingdragon.com/information-technology/programmin/query-error-incorrect-string-value-118.html http://www.snoozingdragon.com/information-technology/programmin/query-error-incorrect-string-value-118.html#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:39:24 +0000 http://www.snoozingdragon.com/?p=118 I was inserting records into a MySQL table using php and got an error that says:
Query error: Incorrect string value: '\xE2\x82...' for column 'message' at row 1 - Invalid query: INSERT INTO `my_table` (`message`) VALUES ('The price is xE2x82 500')

The original string in the ‘message’ field is actually
The price is € 500

This error is surprising given that the string is actually in UTF-8 encoding and the field in the MySQL table is declared as utf8_unicode_ci type.

The solution that I found it is to call the php function utf8_encode to encode string before inserting into the MySQL table.

]]> http://www.snoozingdragon.com/information-technology/programmin/query-error-incorrect-string-value-118.html/feed 0 Microsoft Outlook has stopped working http://www.snoozingdragon.com/information-technology/tips-and-tricks/microsoft-outlook-has-stopped-working-113.html http://www.snoozingdragon.com/information-technology/tips-and-tricks/microsoft-outlook-has-stopped-working-113.html#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:52:59 +0000 http://www.snoozingdragon.com/?p=113 Recently after migrating to Windows 7, I’ve been encoutering the this message a lot from Outlook 2003.

After poking around a bit (like removing and re-adding my mail account, removing and re-adding my personal and archive folders, etc), the only solution that worked for me is to force Outlook to recreate the OST file. For those who are interested the location of the file is at:

Windows 7:
%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\

Windows XP:
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\

Just rename all the files with the .ost extension to something else and try to start Outlook again.

]]> http://www.snoozingdragon.com/information-technology/tips-and-tricks/microsoft-outlook-has-stopped-working-113.html/feed 0 Installing PSP custom firmware 5.00 M33-6 http://www.snoozingdragon.com/gaming/psp/installing-psp-custom-firmware-500-m33-6-87.html http://www.snoozingdragon.com/gaming/psp/installing-psp-custom-firmware-500-m33-6-87.html#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:32:47 +0000 http://www.snoozingdragon.com/?p=87 Installing Custom Firmware 5.00 M33-6. This article assumes that you have custom firmware (OE/M33) installed on your PSP and want to upgrade to version 5.00 M33-6.

If you have OE/M33 firmware lower than 3.52 M33 please start from Section A.
If you have OE/M33 firmware equal or greater than 3.52 M33 and lower than 3.52 M33-4, please start from Section B.
If you have OE/M33 firmware equal or greater than 3.52 M33-4 and less than 4.01 M33, please start from Section C.
If you have OE/M33 firmware equal or greater than 4.01 M33 and less than 4.01 M33-2, please start from Section D.
If you have OE/M33 firmware equal or greater than 4.01 M33-2 and less than 5.00 M33 please start from Section E.
If you have OE/M33 firmware equal or greater than 5.00 M33 and less than 5.00 M33-6, please start from Section F.

If you have followed the instructions in my previous post Installing PSP custom firmware 5.00 M33, please start from Section F.

Downloads:
(DL.C.1) Custom firmware 3.52 M33
(DL.C.2) Custom firmware 3.52 M33-4
(DL.C.3) Custom firmware 4.01 M33
(DL.C.4) Custom firmware 4.01 M33-2
(DL.C.5) Custom firmware 5.00 M33
(DL.C.6) Custom firmware 5.00 M33-6
(DL.O.1) Official firmware update 1.5
(DL.O.2) Official firmware update 3.52
(DL.O.3) Official firmware update 4.01
(DL.O.4) Official firmware update 5.00

Section A – Install custom firmware 3.52 M33

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 3.52 M33 (DL.C.1)
(b) Official firmware update 1.5 (DL.O.1)
(c) Official firmware update 3.52 (DL.O.2)

Steps to install:
(A.1) Copy the folder M33CREATOR and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME150/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME150/).
(A.2) Rename Official firmware update 1.5 (EBOOT.PBP) to 150.PBP.
(A.3) Copy the file to your PSP’s memory stick’s /PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/).
(A.4) Rename Official firmware update 3.52 ((EBOOT.PBP) to 352.PBP.
(A.5) Copy the file to your PSP’s memory stick’s /PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/).
(A.6) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program 3.52 M33 CREATOR.
(A.7) After it completes, run the the program 3.52 M33UPDATE.
(A.8) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 3.52 M33. You can now delete the folder M33CREATOR folder from your PSP.

Section B – Update to custom firmware 3.52 M33-4

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 3.52 M33-4 (DL.C.2)

Steps to upgrade:
(B.1) Copy the folder M33Update4 and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME150/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME150/).
(B.2) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the update (the icon has a grey background, with red letters saying 3:33:33 in the foreground).
(B.3) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 3.52 M33-4. You can now delete the folder M33Update4 folder from your PSP.

Section C – Install custom firmware 4.01 M33

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 4.01 M33 (DL.C.3)
(b) Official firmware update 4.01 (DL.O.3)

Steps to install:
(C.1) Copy the folder UPDATE and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/).
(C.2) Rename Official firmware update 4.01 (EBOOT.PBP) to 401.PBP.
(C.3) Copy the file to your PSP’s memory stick’s /PSP/GAME/UPDATE folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/UPDATE/).
(C.4) Go to Recovery mode (Power off your PSP by holding the power button for 10 seconds. Turn on your PSP while holding the right shoulder button to go into recovery mode). Revert your kernel to 3.52 (or any kernel above 3.52 like 3.90). Exit the Recovery mode.
(C.5) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program 4.01 M33.
(C.6) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 4.01 M33. You can now delete the folder UPDATE folder from your PSP.

Section D – Update to custom firmware 4.01 M33-2

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 4.01 M33-2 (DL.C.4)

Steps to upgrade:
(D.1) Copy the folder UPDATE and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/).
(D.2) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program M33-2.
(D.3) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 4.01 M33-2. You can now delete the folder UPDATE folder from your PSP.

Section E – Install custom firmware 5.00 M33

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 5.00 M33 (DL.C.5)
(b) Official firmware update 5.00 (DL.O.4)

Steps to install:
(E.1) Copy the folder UPDATE and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/).
(E.2) Rename Official firmware update 5.00 (EBOOT.PBP) to 500.PBP.
(E.3) Copy the file to your PSP’s memory stick’s /PSP/GAME/UPDATE folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/UPDATE/).
(E.4) Go to Recovery mode (Power off your PSP by holding the power button for 10 seconds. Turn on your PSP while holding the right shoulder button to go into recovery mode). Revert your kernel to 4.01. Exit the Recovery mode.
(E.5) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program 5.00 M33.
(E.6) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 5.00 M33. You can now delete the folder UPDATE folder from your PSP.

Section F – Update to custom firmware 5.00 M33-6

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 5.00 M33-6 (DL.C.6)

Steps to upgrade:
(F.1) Copy the folder UPDATE and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/).
(F.2) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program M33-6.
(F.3) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 5.00 M33-6. You can now delete the folder UPDATE folder from your PSP.

]]> http://www.snoozingdragon.com/gaming/psp/installing-psp-custom-firmware-500-m33-6-87.html/feed 123 Installing PSP custom firmware 5.00 M33-3 http://www.snoozingdragon.com/gaming/psp/installing-psp-custom-firmware-500-m33-3-83.html http://www.snoozingdragon.com/gaming/psp/installing-psp-custom-firmware-500-m33-3-83.html#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:38:40 +0000 http://www.snoozingdragon.com/?p=83 Installing Custom Firmware 5.00 M33-3. This article assumes that you have custom firmware (OE/M33) installed on your PSP and want to upgrade to version 5.00 M33-3.

If you have OE/M33 firmware lower than 3.52 M33 please start from Section A.
If you have OE/M33 firmware equal or greater than 3.52 M33 and lower than 3.52 M33-4, please start from Section B.
If you have OE/M33 firmware equal or greater than 3.52 M33-4 and less than 4.01 M33, please start from Section C.
If you have OE/M33 firmware equal or greater than 4.01 M33 and less than 4.01 M33-2, please start from Section D.
If you have OE/M33 firmware equal or greater than 4.01 M33-2 and less than 5.00 M33 please start from Section E.
If you have OE/M33 firmware equal or greater than 5.00 M33 and less than 5.00 M33-3, please start from Section F.

If you have followed the instructions in my previous post Installing PSP custom firmware 5.00 M33, please start from Section F.

Downloads:
(DL.C.1) Custom firmware 3.52 M33
(DL.C.2) Custom firmware 3.52 M33-4
(DL.C.3) Custom firmware 4.01 M33
(DL.C.4) Custom firmware 4.01 M33-2
(DL.C.5) Custom firmware 5.00 M33
(DL.C.6) Custom firmware 5.00 M33-3
(DL.O.1) Official firmware update 1.5
(DL.O.2) Official firmware update 3.52
(DL.O.3) Official firmware update 4.01
(DL.O.4) Official firmware update 5.00

Section A – Install custom firmware 3.52 M33

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 3.52 M33 (DL.C.1)
(b) Official firmware update 1.5 (DL.O.1)
(c) Official firmware update 3.52 (DL.O.2)

Steps to install:
(A.1) Copy the folder M33CREATOR and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME150/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME150/).
(A.2) Rename Official firmware update 1.5 (EBOOT.PBP) to 150.PBP.
(A.3) Copy the file to your PSP’s memory stick’s /PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/).
(A.4) Rename Official firmware update 3.52 ((EBOOT.PBP) to 352.PBP.
(A.5) Copy the file to your PSP’s memory stick’s /PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/).
(A.6) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program 3.52 M33 CREATOR.
(A.7) After it completes, run the the program 3.52 M33UPDATE.
(A.8) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 3.52 M33. You can now delete the folder M33CREATOR folder from your PSP.

Section B – Update to custom firmware 3.52 M33-4

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 3.52 M33-4 (DL.C.2)

Steps to upgrade:
(B.1) Copy the folder M33Update4 and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME150/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME150/).
(B.2) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the update (the icon has a grey background, with red letters saying 3:33:33 in the foreground).
(B.3) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 3.52 M33-4. You can now delete the folder M33Update4 folder from your PSP.

Section C – Install custom firmware 4.01 M33

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 4.01 M33 (DL.C.3)
(b) Official firmware update 4.01 (DL.O.3)

Steps to install:
(C.1) Copy the folder UPDATE and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/).
(C.2) Rename Official firmware update 4.01 (EBOOT.PBP) to 401.PBP.
(C.3) Copy the file to your PSP’s memory stick’s /PSP/GAME/UPDATE folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/UPDATE/).
(C.4) Go to Recovery mode (Power off your PSP by holding the power button for 10 seconds. Turn on your PSP while holding the right shoulder button to go into recovery mode). Revert your kernel to 3.52 (or any kernel above 3.52 like 3.90). Exit the Recovery mode.
(C.5) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program 4.01 M33.
(C.6) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 4.01 M33. You can now delete the folder UPDATE folder from your PSP.

Section D – Update to custom firmware 4.01 M33-2

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 4.01 M33-2 (DL.C.4)

Steps to upgrade:
(D.1) Copy the folder UPDATE and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/).
(D.2) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program M33-2.
(D.3) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 4.01 M33-2. You can now delete the folder UPDATE folder from your PSP.

Section E – Install custom firmware 5.00 M33

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 5.00 M33 (DL.C.5)
(b) Official firmware update 5.00 (DL.O.4)

Steps to install:
(E.1) Copy the folder UPDATE and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/).
(E.2) Rename Official firmware update 5.00 (EBOOT.PBP) to 500.PBP.
(E.3) Copy the file to your PSP’s memory stick’s /PSP/GAME/UPDATE folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/UPDATE/).
(E.4) Go to Recovery mode (Power off your PSP by holding the power button for 10 seconds. Turn on your PSP while holding the right shoulder button to go into recovery mode). Revert your kernel to 4.01. Exit the Recovery mode.
(E.5) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program 5.00 M33.
(E.6) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 5.00 M33. You can now delete the folder UPDATE folder from your PSP.

Section F – Update to custom firmware 5.00 M33-3

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 5.00 M33-3 (DL.C.6)

Steps to upgrade:
(F.1) Copy the folder UPDATE and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/).
(F.2) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program M33-3.
(F.3) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 5.00 M33-3. You can now delete the folder UPDATE folder from your PSP.

]]> http://www.snoozingdragon.com/gaming/psp/installing-psp-custom-firmware-500-m33-3-83.html/feed 22 Installing PSP custom firmware 5.00 M33 http://www.snoozingdragon.com/gaming/psp/installing-psp-custom-firmware-500-m33-81.html http://www.snoozingdragon.com/gaming/psp/installing-psp-custom-firmware-500-m33-81.html#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:09:42 +0000 http://www.snoozingdragon.com/?p=81 Installing Custom Firmware 5.00 M33. This article assumes that you have custom firmware (OE/M33) installed on your PSP and want to upgrade to version 5.00 M33.

If you have OE/M33 firmware lower than 3.52 M33 please start from Section A.
If you have OE/M33 firmware greater than 3.52 M33 and lower than 3.52 M33-4, please start from Section B.
If you have OE/M33 firmware greater than 3.52 M33-4 and less than 4.01 M33, please start from Section C.
If you have OE/M33 firmware greater than 4.01 M33 and less than 4.01 M33-2, please start from Section D.
If you have OE/M33 firmware 4.01 M33-2, please start from Section E.

If you have followed the instructions in my previous post Installing PSP custom firmware 4.01 M33-2, please start from Section E.

Downloads:
(DL.1) Custom firmware 3.52 M33
(DL.2) Custom firmware 3.52 M33-4
(DL.3) Custom firmware 4.01 M33
(DL.4) Custom firmware 4.01 M33-2
(DL.5) Custom firmware 5.00 M33
(DL.6) Official firmware update 1.5
(DL.7) Official firmware update 3.52
(DL.8) Official firmware update 4.01
(DL.9) Official firmware update 5.00

Section A – Install custom firmware 3.52 M33

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 3.52 M33 (DL.1)
(b) Official firmware update 1.5 (DL.6)
(c) Official firmware update 3.52 (DL.7)

Steps to install:
(A.1) Copy the folder M33CREATOR and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME150/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME150/).
(A.2) Rename Official firmware update 1.5 (EBOOT.PBP) to 150.PBP.
(A.3) Copy the file to your PSP’s memory stick’s /PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/).
(A.4) Rename Official firmware update 3.52 ((EBOOT.PBP) to 352.PBP.
(A.5) Copy the file to your PSP’s memory stick’s /PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/).
(A.6) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program 3.52 M33 CREATOR.
(A.7) After it completes, run the the program 3.52 M33UPDATE.
(A.8) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 3.52 M33. You can now delete the folder M33CREATOR folder from your PSP.

Section B – Update to custom firmware 3.52 M33-4

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 3.52 M33-4 (DL.2)

Steps to upgrade:
(B.1) Copy the folder M33Update4 and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME150/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME150/).
(B.2) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the update (the icon has a grey background, with red letters saying 3:33:33 in the foreground).
(B.3) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 3.52 M33-4. You can now delete the folder M33Update4 folder from your PSP.

Section C – Install custom firmware 4.01 M33

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 4.01 M33 (DL.3)
(b) Official firmware update 4.01 (DL.8)

Steps to install:
(C.1) Copy the folder UPDATE and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/).
(C.2) Rename Official firmware update 4.01 (EBOOT.PBP) to 401.PBP.
(C.3) Copy the file to your PSP’s memory stick’s /PSP/GAME/UPDATE folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/UPDATE/).
(C.4) Go to Recovery mode (Power off your PSP by holding the power button for 10 seconds. Turn on your PSP while holding the right shoulder button to go into recovery mode). Revert your kernel to 3.52 (or any kernel above 3.52 like 3.90). Exit the Recovery mode.
(C.5) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program 4.01 M33.
(C.6) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 4.01 M33. You can now delete the folder UPDATE folder from your PSP.

Section D – Update to custom firmware 4.01 M33-2

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 4.01 M33-2 (DL.4)

Steps to upgrade:
(D.1) Copy the folder UPDATE and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/).
(D.2) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program M33-2.
(D.3) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 4.01 M33-2. You can now delete the folder UPDATE folder from your PSP.

Section E – Install custom firmware 5.00 M33

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 5.00 M33 (DL.5)
(b) Official firmware update 5.00 (DL.9)

Steps to install:
(E.1) Copy the folder UPDATE and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/).
(E.2) Rename Official firmware update 5.00 (EBOOT.PBP) to 500.PBP.
(E.3) Copy the file to your PSP’s memory stick’s /PSP/GAME/UPDATE folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/UPDATE/).
(E.4) Go to Recovery mode (Power off your PSP by holding the power button for 10 seconds. Turn on your PSP while holding the right shoulder button to go into recovery mode). Revert your kernel to 4.01. Exit the Recovery mode.
(E.5) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program 5.00 M33.
(E.6) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 5.00 M33. You can now delete the folder UPDATE folder from your PSP.

]]> http://www.snoozingdragon.com/gaming/psp/installing-psp-custom-firmware-500-m33-81.html/feed 68 Installing PSP custom firmware 4.01 M33-2 http://www.snoozingdragon.com/gaming/psp/installing-psp-custom-firmware-401-m33-2-77.html http://www.snoozingdragon.com/gaming/psp/installing-psp-custom-firmware-401-m33-2-77.html#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:34:30 +0000 http://www.snoozingdragon.com/?p=77 Installing Custom Firmware 4.01 M33-2. This article assumes that you have custom firmware (OE/M33) installed on your PSP and want to upgrade to version 4.01 M33-2.

If you have OE/M33 firmware lower than 3.52 M33 please start from Section A.
If you have OE/M33 firmware greater than 3.52 M33 and lower than 3.52 M33-4, please start from Section B.
If you have OE/M33 firmware greater than 3.52 M33-4 and less than 4.01 M33, please start from Section C.
If you have OE/M33 firmware greater than 4.01 M33 and less than 4.01 M33-2, please start from Section D.

If you have followed the instructions in my previous post Installing PSP custom firmware 3.90 M33-3, please start from Section C.

Downloads:
(DL.1) Custom firmware 3.52 M33
(DL.2) Custom firmware 3.52 M33-4
(DL.3) Custom firmware 4.01 M33
(DL.4) Custom firmware 4.01 M33-2
(DL.5) Official firmware update 1.5
(DL.6) Official firmware update 3.52
(DL.7) Official firmware update 4.01

Section A – Install custom firmware 3.52 M33

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 3.52 M33 (DL.1)
(b) Official firmware update 1.5 (DL.5)
(c) Official firmware update 3.52 (DL.6)

Steps to install:
(A.1) Copy the folder M33CREATOR and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME150/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME150/).
(A.2) Rename Official firmware update 1.5 (EBOOT.PBP) to 150.PBP.
(A.3) Copy the file to your PSP’s memory stick’s /PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/).
(A.4) Rename Official firmware update 3.52 ((EBOOT.PBP) to 352.PBP.
(A.5) Copy the file to your PSP’s memory stick’s /PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME150/M33CREATOR/).
(A.6) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program 3.52 M33 CREATOR.
(A.7) After it completes, run the the program 3.52 M33UPDATE.
(A.8) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 3.52 M33. You can now delete the folder M33CREATOR folder from your PSP.

Section B – Update to custom firmware 3.52 M33-4

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 3.52 M33-4 (DL.2)

Steps to upgrade:
(B.1) Copy the folder M33Update4 and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME150/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME150/).
(B.2) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the update (the icon has a grey background, with red letters saying 3:33:33 in the foreground).
(B.3) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 3.52 M33-4. You can now delete the folder M33Update4 folder from your PSP.

Section C – Install custom firmware 4.01 M33

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 4.01 M33 (DL.3)
(b) Official firmware update 4.01 (DL.7)

Steps to install:
(C.1) Copy the folder UPDATE and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/).
(C.2) Rename Official firmware update 4.01 (EBOOT.PBP) to 401.PBP.
(C.3) Copy the file to your PSP’s memory stick’s /PSP/GAME/UPDATE folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/UPDATE/).
(C.4) Go to Recovery mode (Power off your PSP by holding the power button for 10 seconds. Turn on your PSP while holding the right shoulder button to go into recovery mode). Revert your kernel to 3.52 (or any kernel above 3.52 like 3.90). Exit the Recovery mode.
(C.5) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program 4.01 M33.
(C.6) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 4.01 M33. You can now delete the folder UPDATE folder from your PSP.

Section D – Update to custom firmware 4.01 M33-2

Files to be downloaded and extracted:
(a) Custom firmware 4.01 M33-2 (DL.4)

Steps to upgrade:
(D.1) Copy the folder UPDATE and its contents to your PSP’s memory sticks’s /PSP/GAME/ folder (eg. Z:/PSP/GAME/).
(D.2) In your PSP, browse to your Memory Stick and run the program M33-2.
(D.3) Your PSP is now running custom firmware 4.01 M33-2. You can now delete the folder UPDATE folder from your PSP.

]]> http://www.snoozingdragon.com/gaming/psp/installing-psp-custom-firmware-401-m33-2-77.html/feed 7 Scuba Dynamics Ladies’ Month http://www.snoozingdragon.com/scuba-diving/events-and-promotions/scuba-dynamics-ladies-month-59.html http://www.snoozingdragon.com/scuba-diving/events-and-promotions/scuba-dynamics-ladies-month-59.html#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:51:14 +0000 http://www.snoozingdragon.com/?p=59 Good news to all the ladies divers out there! Scuba Dynamics has declared August to be Ladies’ Month and they’ve put up a few special packages for just for ladies!

More details of the promotion:
Duration: 8th August 2008 to 31st August 2008 (while stock lasts)
Online details: Scuba Dynamics Special Offers
Location: Desa Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur

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The following are the details of the Mega Sale:
Duration: 5th July 2008 to 1st September 2008
Online pamphlet: Hobi Sports Sales
Locations: Beach Street Penang, Krystal Point Penang and Bandar Sunway Petaling Jaya.

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In my pursuit of privacy preservation, I did a master reset to clear all the data in the phone before sending it in to the service centre. The first thing that I did when I got it back was to plug in the USB cable in order to restore the data that I backed up. Immediately, I was confronted with repetitive poppings of yellow bubbles in my system task bar saying:

USB Device Not Recognized

After some painstaking plugging and unplugging of USB cables, uninstalling and installing Sony Ericsson software and drivers, the problem was solved when I tried another USB cable. So, it turned out that my USB cable was fried.

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