MultiPixelFixer

[QueenB]

Originally Posted by qjnet

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Stuck pixels. What an eye sore. There have been a couple of apps from way back when that allowed you to fix your PSP screen's unsightly squares. Today though, Mexicansnake, who's known for his Lua games PSPirates and Lua Wormz, has tried his hand at creating his first homebrew app.

It's called MultiPixelFixer, and allows you to do just that: fix multiple pixels that might be stuck on your screen. Here's a full list of features for his app:

• Fix many pixels (4 cursors)
• Predator mode (Change the background color to seek the stuck pixels)
• Sounds for commands
• Minimize and maximize the cursors
• Change the speed of the cursors

The developer warns us not to look at the flashing lights when the fixer runs itself. Doing so for long periods of time might brick your optic nerves. Harhar. We exaggerate. But in any case, the readme is there for more info and control configurations. Mexicansnake notes that we shouldn't expect a "super fixer" and that you should keep "flashing out" the stuck pixels on your screen for around 30 or more minutes.

And still, the search for the holy grail - an absolute dead pixel fixer - still continues...

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I thought I'd post this up as so many people have asked about stuck pixels on other forums. Hopefully we won't need it but, it's the newest and sounds a lot more promising than some of the older ones .

[Bex]

Always a useful app. Thankfully I've not had any stuck pixels on my white or blue PSP, or the black PSP i had - the one before that I did though


But I know what to use if I do get any *touch wood I dont *

[kala83]

it would be great if this worked for DS's as well since I am having that issue with my DS right now been trying to fix the issue but might be ending up sending it in to get the screen replaced or fixed at least they don't charge for that...anyway if you know anything that might work on a DS as well, that would be great...cuz it would certainly be nice to have something if this issue comes back up again.

[QueenB]

If you can run DS homebrew there is this:

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I have no idea if it works as Ive never used it but I guess its the equivalent of the psp version.

[Bex]

I forgot all about pixel fixers
Just helped my PSP out

[QueenB]

Cool, did it work well?

[Bex]

Yeah, I think there was 4-6 stuck/dead pixels, now theres only 2. Idk if they stuck or dead, but they look more descreet then they were. It does say use it for 30mins though, I only used it for less than 5 lol. I'll try it again later though but I goin out soon. And I was messing with the XMB

[QueenB]

Cool, when Ive used pixel fixers I got less positive results - it has worked but not as well as that!

[kala83]

Originally Posted by QueenB

If you can run DS homebrew there is this:

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I have no idea if it works as Ive never used it but I guess its the equivalent of the psp version.

This is going to sound a like a terrible terrible noobish question I am sure...lol but how do you get homebrew onto a DS or PSP for that matter. I think I am going to take Nintendo up there offer of taking a look at the system and trying to fix or replace it them selves but I do think I would like to look into other options if this does happen to happen again in the future and I have heard people talking a bit a about homebrew on here just not to aware of what the heck it is. If anyone knows the specifics on what it needs on a DS and PSP I would be most interested epically since I plan to get a PSP as well in the near future anyway.
And thanks for info once I get onto DS I will take a closer peek at that link you posted up.

[Bex]

Well, I'll start with the DS homebrew question first.
First, you'll need, as it says in the article for the DS pixel fixer "You need a passme, flashme or wireless multiboot available to run it on your NintendoDS." Which is basically, an R4DS, or an M3 (theres various M3 cards but I think the newest/best one, is M3 Lite)
Once you've got one of them, you're also need a mem card - micro SD I believe for those 2, but it depends which one you purchase.
Now, I haven't actually run any homebrew on my DS, but I do believe it is as simple as putting the homebrew folder on the mem card. Either way, the R4DS or similar is needed first.

As for PSP homebrew, every PSP firmware version can be downgraded to 1.50. From 1.50 you can run homebrew and isos. But for isos you need an extra homebrew app and doesn't run some of the newer games, ones that require higher firmwares. So, what most people do now, is upgrade to custom firmware. Which is basically, all the features of the official sony firmware, with extras, such as allowing you to run homebrew, isos, and PSX games. The list you can run on custom firmware is far greater than the official list.
Idk how much you know about what homebrew is, but, its basically, an app made at home, not official. It can range from useful apps like the pixel fixer, to custom made games, to emulators. With regards to the PSP, you can emulate Nes, Snes, Megadrive, Master System, PS1, GBA, N64 and others. Some work better than others though of course.