Due to some users, and websites, taking advantage of the fact that we didn't require users to register to download files from the site, I have been forced to require users to be registered and logged in to the site to download files.
There were several sites leeching our bandwidth, linking to files without giving credit, etc. I'm sorry to have to implement this, but I don't have any choice at this point.
AhMan was kind enough to provide info on how to patch irshell38x.prx (classic) & irshell38xs.prx (slim) to remove the firmware check in iR Shell 3.9 (and allow it to run on 3.90M33).
Or you can download the modified PRXes (attached). Replace the ones in your irshell/bin/ directory with these.
Note 0: this is, of course, *totally unsupported*.
Note 1: if you want ISOs/no-UMD to work under 3.90M33 you'll want to follow Fr0sTy's instructions as per this post: http://irshell.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1141 (read before you upgrade from 3.80M33)
Note 2: it may not be entirely compatible with 3.90M33 (certain features may be broken), so if you want a fully functional iR Shell you'd be best off sticking with CFW 3.80M33-*.
Much has been spoken about AhMan and iR Shell recently. People have many views about things. I've commented on this before on DCemu but to keep things together I will post it here, too. So, without any further ado - here are my personal thoughts about AhMan's retirement:
AhMan has been in the scene for a long time and iR Shell has come a really long way along with him. These days, iR Shell is a mature application that utilizes the PSP's potential to the maximum possible given the hardware and software constraints put in place by Sony.
However, from a developer's point of view there's not much else to do with iR Shell. Any fancy new features simply cannot be implemented due to memory limitations, for example. Basically, all that's left to do is update iR Shell for all the latest custom firmware updates and maybe fix some bugs here and there and do little tweaks. That's not only very cumbersome due to the various kernel patches that iR Shell applies but also very boring for a developer.
The next aspect to consider is that iR Shell was always developed for AhMan's own entertainment. He decided to share it with us all and we can use it or leave it be. He doesn't owe anyone anything. He also doesn't owe anyone the source code because it's his intellectual property and he can do whatever he wants with it. I personally also doubt that very many developers would really be able to reverse engineer the No-UMD and other kernel patches that iR Shell applies whenever a new firmware release gets out and hence take iR Shell to the next level. Sure, these developers do exist but they got projects of their own ...
You can trust my word that AhMan is certainly not after the "fame". Just why do you think there is no *official* forum where AhMan supports iR Shell ? It's because he does not want to support it. He doesn't really care if you use it or not, either. The only time new features were implemented was when AhMan himself wanted to have them or when his real supporters (read: donators and other people who helped him) asked for these features and he liked the idea, too.
As for AhMan having retired before. Yes, that is true. He did retire from the scene once before. However, the only reason he came back is because people (including me) constantly nagged him to make a new public release (there were private betas for supporters). Finally, he made a public release and in return he got bitched at as to why doesn't this work and how to do that and so on ... people in this scene are not very grateful, I feel.
Also, has it ever appeared to any of you people that some of these developers may also have jobs and lives/family or whatever that keep them very busy at times ?! Not everyone who has a PSP is a kid or teenager, you know. Time is something that I, too, find very valuable these days and it can only be spent on so many things at a time.
And now, enjoy the final iR Shell release and please let AhMan finally enjoy his public retirement, too.
