PS3 finally hacked?

[Vandalsquad]

Wow, a big F.U to Sony if they have had the ability to allow PS2 games to be played and simply removed the option for what ever reasoning they have. Would be nice if someone could get this to run on symbian my N97 is all my hope :(

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

You obviously haven't been keeping up. There's a emu located at /local_sys0/ps2emu/ps2_softemu.self (also ps2_gxemu.self and ps2_emu.self). There is also a very basic PSP emu located at /dev_flash/pspemu/psp_emulator.self and /dev_flash/pspemu/psp_translator.self

Yeah, most likely for the part hardware/part software BC European 60GB PS3s.

I still stand by my point if the firmware has been completely broken down I would expect someone to have been able to recognize full software emulation buried away in the firmware.

[Hedon]

You obviously haven't been keeping up. There's a emu located at /local_sys0/ps2emu/ps2_softemu.self (also ps2_gxemu.self and ps2_emu.self). There is also a very basic PSP emu located at /dev_flash/pspemu/psp_emulator.self and /dev_flash/pspemu/psp_translator.self

Agreed. I thought this was common knowledge.

[MillionVoltss]

This might also enable loading of edited System updates ? If like the psp, once its in debug mode, all is possible.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

From what I understand you can only play the games that you have physically backed up yourself. Currently meaning that other than borrowing or renting games there is little gain from this until you can get them via other means.

You can play backups which have been ripped using Backup Manager (inc. those dled from the net). Other rips will require the eboot to be decrypted within the ISO.

[SaltLife]

How does this run against a smartphone? Why would one go this route vs running it against a virtual machine on a laptop? I would assume both would be possible?

[Gutierrez]

It's not clear whether this "usb key" is plugged in, or soldered to the ps3 because of what I've seen it has what looks like board material you'd typically see inside a PC:

You just copy one of those so called backups to a pendrive and play it from there. You dont need a hardware solution or something else. Thats what I think it is. I dont even have a ps3, heh.

[Knightwolf20024]

You just copy one of those so called backups to a pendrive and play it from there. You dont need a hardware solution or something else. Thats what I think it is. I dont even have a ps3, heh.

you need a certain hardware dongle or device that this hack has been ported to , from there you can proceed to follow the tutorials on how to get it running depending on the device.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Agreed. I thought this was common knowledge.

Yes AWBrian, the innings of an unpackaged console firmware is common knowledge.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

You just copy one of those so called backups to a pendrive and play it from there. You dont need a hardware solution or something else. Thats what I think it is. I dont even have a ps3, heh.

^ ignore the above. It's completely wrong.

For phones you need to install the software to your phone, in the case of Android apps at least, to a new partition/rom which doesn't have all the working features of your typical rom. Basically dual booting (to put it real simple).

Not sure how the PSP/iPhone solutions work but apparently there's even a group working to use the DS3 itself :laugh:

The actual Backup Manager itself runs/installs from an ordinary pen drive though. Not sure if that's what Gutierrez meant to say.

[Hedon]

It is for us following homebrew and hacks. Sorry you are behind.

Yes AWBrian, the innings of an unpackaged console firmware is common knowledge.

[AbandonedTrolley]

^ ignore the above. It's completely wrong.

For phones you need to install the software to your phone, in the case of Android apps at least, to a new partition/rom which doesn't have all the working features of your typical rom. Basically dual booting (to put it real simple).

Not sure how the PSP/iPhone solutions work but apparently there's even a group working to use the DS3 itself

The actual Backup Manager itself runs/installs from an ordinary pen drive though. Not sure if that's what Gutierrez meant to say.

Will be testing This tonight as it actually looks like it won't even kill the ROM on the phone either. Will back stuff up just in case but would be a nice solution. Will find out by the time 6 o'clock arrives

To enable:

reboot to recovery

flash enable psFreedom

reboot back to Open Desire

To disable:

reboot to recovery

flash disable psFreedom

reboot back to Open Desire

[still1]

PS2 emulation support is now available for EVERY PS3, not just Fat, that includes slim. That means Sony is a complete sack of s**t removing emulation and then saying its not possible, few weeks and a bunch of hackers later and PS2 support is back.

Here

did you guys really believe when sony said ps2 emulation is not possible??? man i know its a tactics they used to get the increase the sales of ps2 and its games.

[1337ish]

did you guys really believe when sony said ps2 emulation is not possible??? man i know its a tactics they used to get the increase the sales of ps2 and its games.

And also force ps3 owners to buy ps3 only games....

[Corris Veteran]

Definitelyinteresting to see it all taking off, going to be interesting to see if Sony have some hidden ability to detect all this or block it from future games, who knows.

Guess the fun is only starting.

Wait no longer my good man, NTFS support is coming in the next version of backup loader.

PS2 emulation support is now available for EVERY PS3, not just Fat, that includes slim. That means Sony is a complete sack of s**t removing emulation and then saying its not possible, few weeks and a bunch of hackers later and PS2 support is back.

Backup Manager 1.1 is coming in a few days:

Here are all the changes:

Supports any firmware

Supports NTFS Hard Discs

Supports copying of Blu-Ray Discs

Supports playback of the. Mkv video format

Supports the playback and copying PSX and PS2 games (no matter which PS3 version).

Automatic updating of the stick via PC.

Lets Play online without risk of excommunication.

Here

From the link he says "should be possible", not that there is definitely going to be playback of Playstation 2 games on all Playstation 3's, don't jump the gun.

[Gutierrez]

I was wrong. :(

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

It is for us following homebrew and hacks. Sorry you are behind.

edit: Ahhh I retract, not worth wasting time on your pompous ass.

[_I am Reptar]

What's the latest with being banned and what not?

Does Sony log things like the 360?

Will they ban the PSN account or your device ID?

[Corris Veteran]

What's the latest with being banned and what not?

Does Sony log things like the 360?

Will they ban the PSN account or your device ID?

We don't know yet, there was a supposed ban of the users PS3, but apparently it was fake.

So we don't know what Sony can do about it, if anything yet, but I would assume going on-line at all would be a bad thing at this point just in case, but supposedly things are going to happen soon.

[AbandonedTrolley]

Will be testing This tonight as it actually looks like it won't even kill the ROM on the phone either. Will back stuff up just in case but would be a nice solution. Will find out by the time 6 o'clock arrives

Works fine :)

Testing by creating backup of BF:BC2 at the moment :)

[Corris Veteran]

Works fine :)

Testing by creating backup of BF:BC2 at the moment :)

Are you doing it while being on-line/off-line, secondary ps3?

[AbandonedTrolley]

Are you doing it while being on-line/off-line, secondary ps3?

Offline and was just doing backup

[DPyro]

Yeah, most likely for the part hardware/part software BC European 60GB PS3s.

I still stand by my point if the firmware has been completely broken down I would expect someone to have been able to recognize full software emulation buried away in the firmware.

The emulator is included on every PS3 and just hidden from "non BC PS3". Every firmware revision flashes those same files, they don't provide a separate firmware for BC PS3s. There is also proof of the service mode 40GB PS3 running a PS2 game on youtube.

[rajputwarrior]

Yes AWBrian, the innings of an unpackaged console firmware is common knowledge.

:rofl:

ot: happy bday bud

i haven't been keeping up either, gonna read through the thread at work later and learn about this.

[_I am Reptar]

Moreover, the guys at elotrolado.net are working on a port to the PSP system. The development seems to have faced a wall, since some USB properties cannot be changed thru the CPU (and the open SDK doesn't cover all the functions).

The latest update shows a PSP being recognaized as a HUB by a windows machine. It is indeed a great advance, but not enough to use it with the PS3 (it is a POC).

More info: http://www.elotrolado.net/hilo_investigacion-psgroove-en-psp_1480135

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