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General PS3 Exploits/Hacks/Firmware Thread

  • 05-12-2011 01:42PM
    #1
    Myrddin
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    I've had a few pm's lately regards PS3 questions. It seems the large PS3 thread we have going, is so bloated & information is hard to find, that it's off putting to newer users who havn't kept up with developments.

    So to somewhat alleviate this, I decided to start a new thread, that begins by summarizing how things stand so far with PS3 homebrew. There's really not much difference to how it all started, but sure if its more user friendly, we'll give it a go :)

    PS3 Homebrew, as it stands today:


    Firmware    : For homebrew, ideally you need to be on no higher than 3.55. If your firmware is higher than 3.55 you'll need a hardware nand tool such as progskeet to downgrade it. This is tricky, & involves solder work, or the use of a clip on adapter which can be troublesome.

    There is a recently released 3.56 CFW by Demonhades, which is developing along. This was only released for the people stuck on 3.56, so if your on 3.55, it's advisable to stay on 3.55 as its the most complete platform for PS3 homebrew.

    NEW: With the leak of the LV0 Keys, there is a new sleuth of CFW's in the wild. Rogero 4.30 & the Rebug offerings seem to be the most popular. All previous existing homebrew needs to be resigned to work on these new cfw's, which is easily done. Or you can just download an already resigned version & install it as you normally would.

    Nothing over 3.56 has any publically available homebrew method. When it becomes available, you will know.


    CFW Installation:     CFW is quite easy to install, & aside from installing it via the recovery menu, it's exactly the same as installing OFW via a memory stick. The process is seen here

    The original usb jig exploit is largely superseded by using CFW. The jig method came about when FW3.41 was current, & is largely incorporated into CFW3.55, where the payload is delivered automatically instead of a timed delivery via a usb dev board. For posterity purposes, that exploit is seen here


    PSN: There is currently no known method of accessing PSN on a modified PS3. Since firmware 3.56, Sony have the ability to execute remote code on a PS3 attempting to log into PSN, this secures the system because they have additional checks in place now.

    PSN is now available again on CFW 4.xx - how long this will last is anyones guess, but as of 11/2012, it's working fine.

    Well that's it in a very small nutshell, if anyone has anything to add that changes the above please PM me, & I'll ammend or add it into this post. This way we can keep all the relevant info in the first post where its accessible, & not have to trawl through the thread like before. Only really important dev news though really, the thread can continue on as before otherwise

    On with the show :)


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  • #2
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Progskeet downgrade of FW4.00 to 3.55 confirmed - http://psx-scene.com/forums/content/progskeet-firmware-4-0-3-55-downgrade-confirmed-1729/


  • #3
    Stuxnet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    always wanted an "EXPLITS" thread nice one :D


  • #4
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    iPwnage wrote: »
    always wanted an "EXPLITS" thread nice one :D

    Yes yes, move along, nothing to see here :D


  • #5
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Kakaroto's partial jailbreak for 3.73 still works on 4.00 - http://psx-scene.com/forums/content/kakaroto-update-jailbreak-4-00-1737/

    It's only a partial exploit so far, & is wip, but I can see this leading the way for future cfw


  • #6
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    It could be horse sh1t, but someone has claimed that LV0 has been decrypted on a debug console. CFW4.00 he's working on apparently - http://consolecrunch.com/rumor-lv0-decrypted-lv2-keys-and-working-on-cfw-v4-00/


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  • #7
    Stuxnet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    EnterNow wrote: »
    It could be horse sh1t, but someone has claimed that LV0 has been decrypted on a debug console. CFW4.00 he's working on apparently - http://consolecrunch.com/rumor-lv0-decrypted-lv2-keys-and-working-on-cfw-v4-00/

    Im calling horse after reading his tweets, sounds like a kid to me,

    Id say our faith is in Kakaroto's hands, and hopefully when his exploit is released, someone can do what's needed to incorporate the peek and poke stuff :D


  • #8
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Stuxnet_Duqu wrote: »
    Im calling horse after reading his tweets, sounds like a kid to me,

    Id say our faith is in Kakaroto's hands, and hopefully when his exploit is released, someone can do what's needed to incorporate the peek and poke stuff :D

    I got a similar vibe from his posts, & agreed re Kakaroto, I'd say he'll be the man that will pave the way for future cfw. Why everyone is afraid of peek & poke I've no idea, omitting it did nothing for GeoHot.


  • #9
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Sony was granted a dismissal of the OtherOS case. Scary how a judge who completely misunderstands the case was allowed control of it;
    Similarly, PS3
    owners who declined to install Firmware Update 3.21 still have fully-functioning devices, capable
    of either being used as game consoles     to play games on optical disks, or as computers, with the
    Other OS feature.

    That is completely inaccurate. Ah w€ll

    Source


  • #10
    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,288 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    It's all kicking off again on twitter between @KaKaRoToKS & @Mathieulh :rolleyes:

    They should get a room.


  • #11
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Standard Toaster wrote: »
    It's all kicking off again on twitter between @KaKaRoToKS & @Mathieulh :rolleyes:

    They should get a room.

    I don't know why Kakaroto wastes his time tbh


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  • #12
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Not really PS3 related but it'll do here until it's confirmed [Vita PSP Exploit]

    32133d1324186223-d225d94a.jpg


  • #13
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Anonymous wrote:
    Hello, SONY.
    We are Anonymous.

    It has come to the attention of the Anonymous activist community that you have chosen to stand by the Stop Online Piracy Act. This act will halt online businesses and restrict access to many sites for many users. Supporting SOPA is like trying to throw an entire company from off a bridge.

    Your support to the act is a signed death warrant to SONY Company and Associates. Therefore, yet again, we have decided to destroy your network. We will dismantle your phantom from the Internet. Prepare to be extinguished. Justice will be swift, and it will be for the people, whether some like it or not. Sony, you have been warned.

    To those doubting our powers. We've infiltrated the servers of Bank of America, The United States Department of Defense, The United Nations, and Lockheed Martin. In one day.

    For their approval to SOPA, we have also declared that our fury be brought upon the following persons. Justin Bieber. Lady Gaga. Kim Kardashian. and Taylor Swift.

    Operation Blackout, engaged.
    Operation Mayhem, engaged.
    Operation LulzXmas, engaged.

    We are Anonymous.
    We are Legion.
    We do not forgive.
    We do not forget.
    Supporters of SOPA, you should've expected us.

    http://www.ps3news.com/playstation-3-psn-news/video-anonymous-send-message-to-sony-regarding-sopa-bill/



  • #14
    The_B_Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,940 ✭✭✭The_B_Man


    Was it them who threatened to take down Facebook on Nov 5th?

    Also, I think they should be careful. They'll lose support if they appear to be bullying Sony.

    There's also a sense of hypocrisy there. Sony are "throwing companies off a bridge" with SOPA, while Anon are trying to throw Sony off a bridge with their attacks!! The Japanese govt will probably ban the sale of PS3s if its shown their security isnt up to scratch again!!


  • #15
    seanybiker
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    The_B_Man wrote: »
    Was it them who threatened to take down Facebook on Nov 5th?

    Yeah that's them. Fecking head wreckers.


  • #16
    Stuxnet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    this is a fake anon video, its not from their official news feeds, pinch of salt gents, relax


  • #17
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Stuxnet_Duqu wrote: »
    this is a fake anon video, its not from their official news feeds, pinch of salt gents, relax

    I thought that tbh, the sound is way off


  • #18
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Nonetheless, Sony & Nintendo have dropped support for SOPA. Nothing to do with that video at all, but it just shows how toxic this SOPA thing would be for business

    http://www.businessinsider.com/the-largest-game-companies-in-the-world-have-dropped-their-support-for-a-bill-the-internet-hates-2011-12


  • #19
    banie01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,806 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    Team Acid wrote: »
    english version:

    Team AC1D Uncovers how Current Games Work on lower Firmwares and why the TrueBlue Dongle is a Scam!

    Finally, after a long period of a scene that got riddled and raped by money hungry dongle supplieres we uncover this big scam and show you how things like the TrueBlue dongle actually work. The Team behind the TrueBlue Dongle might not be as pleased as you, after the following lines, but they had it coming after charging us 60 or more Euros for a simple cheap USB stick that can’t really do anything other then loading backups.

    First of all, non of the code the TrueBlue uses comes from the creators. All files used come directly from higher PS3 firmwares. This works by using plugins / sprx´s who are basically just drivers, from a higher ps3 firmware. To get games to work, you need to use the files from higher firmwares, that games require. Those plugins we are talking about, also have the decrypt information stored in them that the games use to work. Some of the newer sprx´s are compatible with older firmwares and can be used on older firmwares quiet easily. All you need to do is place them in the right folder and thats it. Of course this procdure doesn’t work with all the games quiet so easy, some of the 3.6+ games load right away, otheres need some fixing. This fixing is done by patching the sprx´s to work with the lower firmware. Porting the drivers, so they can work with lower firmwares should be the easiest task.

    Lets get back to the TrueBlue, basically all this DRM **** does is nothing. The stick holds some drivers, like i explained earlier in this post, and lets the system use them. The HyperVisior LV1 Patches are nothing more then redirections to the USB stick / DRM fake. The USB stick holds some dev_flash files, the system then uses. Its basically the same thing we did in the early stages of the Custom Firmware to load modified files quick and easy. So after knowing all this, this explains why the Team TrueBlue used DRM on their USB stick, simply to not let us see that they are really just scamming us. They are just charging us 60 or more Euros for a USB stick with the cheapest materials they could find and some (by now old) dev_flash files stored in it. It´s nothing more then a scam, they are basically charging you money for a small custom firmware, i would call it the biggest scam the ps3 scene has ever seen and we have seen alot. I’m sure that TeaM AC1D will empore more things and work on more in the future then the TrueBlue did in last months.

    We love OpenSource and that's why we share this information with you. This scam needs to be stopped and we should all join hands to finally put an end to all of this. Use this informationen and do what you have to do.

    Our respect goes out to Kakaroto, grafchokolo, Hermes, Deank, JaiCraB, Jjolano, Stoker25, redsquirrel87, GeoHot, Condorstrike, Team Hades and everybody else we forgot to mention here.

    **** you Team TrueBlue, thanks for scamming thousands of users and driving this scene into the ground by beeing money hungry assholes. Dont let yourself get fooled by these guys. Happy Hacking to everyone – Team AC1D-

    Source Here Read more: http://monkeydesk.at/content/team-ac1d-erklaert-3-6-spiele-auf-niederer-cfw-und-warum-der-trueblue-ein-scam-ist-640/#ixzz1jTAxIOJp
    http://monkeydesk.at/content/team-ac1d-erklaert-3-6-spiele-auf-niederer-cfw-und-warum-der-trueblue-ein-scam-ist-640/

    This is looking V promising


  • #20
    Dave353
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭Dave353


    Hi again . I managed to get my hands on a 3.55 . Im pretty sure i followed ur instructions on how to jb it how ever every time i try to run a backup manager or ftp client i keep getting a black screen . Any ideas?


  • #21
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Dave353 wrote: »
    Hi again . I managed to get my hands on a 3.55 . Im pretty sure i followed ur instructions on how to jb it how ever every time i try to run a backup manager or ftp client i keep getting a black screen . Any ideas?

    Are you using Geohots firmware, that needs signed packages. Kmeaw's doesn't, so it depends on the firmware/package combination


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  • #22
    Dave353
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭Dave353


    Hi i used Kmeaw's jb


  • #23
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Dave353 wrote: »
    Hi i used Kmeaw's jb

    Then you probably have a signed ftp package, look for the unsigned version for Kmeaw


  • #24
    Dave353
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭Dave353


    Thanks for the help but still no joy. :( . I tryed to reinstall the 3.55 ofw so i could try a different cfw but the ps3 will not find it on the usb in recovery mode .


  • #25
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Dave353 wrote: »
    Thanks for the help but still no joy. :( . I tryed to reinstall the 3.55 ofw so i could try a different cfw but the ps3 will not find it on the usb in recovery mode .

    It's not the firmware, but the ftp package your using. There's usually two of each, one signed & the other fake signed. Your using the signed one for GeoHots cfw I'd say.

    The USB has to have the right folder directory structure also. For firmware, place a folder called PS3 in the root of the usb stick. Then make an UPDATE folder withing the PS3 one, & then place your UPDATE.PUP inside the UPDATE folder.

    Kmeaw's is the best cfw for 3.55, changing that so you can get an ftp pkg to install is doing things the hard way


  • #26
    senorwipesalot
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    Good news soon?


    Developer shadoxi has released the True Blue and Cobra-USB payloads. With these developments, there may soon be a way for those without the dongles to enjoy the same experiences as those with the dongles. Hopefully all that is left is to sit back and wait for the MFW patches to come rolling in, but in the mean time most of us will have to wait for the dongle-less True Blue and Cobra-USB experience.
    http://psx-scene.com/forums/content/true-blue-cobra-usb-payloads-found-1980/


  • #27
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    senorwipesalot wrote: »
    Good news soon?


    Developer shadoxi has released the True Blue and Cobra-USB payloads. With these developments, there may soon be a way for those without the dongles to enjoy the same experiences as those with the dongles. Hopefully all that is left is to sit back and wait for the MFW patches to come rolling in, but in the mean time most of us will have to wait for the dongle-less True Blue and Cobra-USB experience.
    http://psx-scene.com/forums/content/true-blue-cobra-usb-payloads-found-1980/

    About time, Cobra has some nifty features like PSX stuff. I'd imagine there will be CFW revisions with the payloads integrated.

    Also, the True Blue payload will allow certain 3.6+ games to be ran on 3.55, so people can remain on the firmware of their choice without having to submit to forced upgrades...to an extent anyway.


    EDIT - This may turn out to be a non-event, turns out the payloads have been public for some time. The reason they havn't been integrated into a CFW is due to the drm of the dongles. Pity there's nobody good whos interested in looking at them properly


  • #28
    martineatworld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭martineatworld


    Dave353 wrote: »
    Thanks for the help but still no joy. :( . I tryed to reinstall the 3.55 ofw so i could try a different cfw but the ps3 will not find it on the usb in recovery mode .
    Long shot but when the screen goes black....

    Hit the eject button on the ps3.

    I had a similar problem as my ps3 had a broken BR drive, any time I tried to run anything (Multiman etc - I could install the cfw fine), the screen went black. Hitting eject (After HOURS of trawling through online forums) worked for me, I have to do it every time the ps3 is started up.


  • #29
    Dave353
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭Dave353


    Hi Martineatworld thanks for the advice just tryed it and .....still no joy :( . Im sio sick of trying to solve this that im going to give it to someone who knows what they are doing .


  • #30
    downwithpeace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭downwithpeace


    If nothing is working for you then it could be an issue during the CFW installation, (I advise getting confirmation on this before proceeding) you should be able to reinstall the OFW from the recovery menu and then reinstall your CFW as a fresh installation.

    If you look at posts 26 and 27 you'll see a site link, the forum for that site has a wealth of information and everything you need wrapped up in one little file, I think linking directly to it would be against site rules so I won't.


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  • #31
    Dave353
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭Dave353


    :rolleyes:
    downwithpeace wrote: »
    If nothing is working for you then it could be an issue during the CFW installation, (I advise getting confirmation on this before proceeding) you should be able to reinstall the OFW from the recovery menu and then reinstall your CFW as a fresh installation.

    If you look at posts 26 and 27 you'll see a site link, the forum for that site has a wealth of information and everything you need wrapped up in one little file, I think linking directly to it would be against site rules so I won't.


    Im going to give this a go later on and let you know how i got on. Fingers crossed:rolleyes::rolleyes:


    Just tryed to install ofw again and the ps is staying on the "Checking ...Please wait." screen. I have the ofw update.pup on the usb formated to fat32 with a PS3 file on the root and a UPDATE folder in side that , i have placed the UPDATE.PUP file inside the UPDATE folder . I placed the usb stick in to the usb slot on the right and still nojoy.

    Just another update . Iv renamed the UPDATE.PUP file to PS3UPDAT.PUP and bingo im installing ofw as i type:):):):):)


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