If you're using the new Dark_AleX 2.71 SE custom firmware, you might want to use this handy tool (that is, if you are seeing corrupt homebrew)!
Coldbird has just made this nifty little program that fixes the homebrew to work on the new 2.71-SE firmware. You need "a little knowlege of the windows command prompt knowlege to use this." This only fixes 1.0 EBOOTs, so if you have 1.5 EBOOTs, you need to join them with a program (like PSPBrew) to make a 1.0 EBOOT. Great work Coldbird!
If you happen to recieve a "cygwin.dll" error while utilizing the 2.71 homebrew fixer, please download the 'CYGDLL pack' and copy the .dll files into the CBEBOOTFixer folder. This will fix your problem.
[Download - 2.71 SE Homebrew Fixer] [Download - CYGDLL pack]
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