PS3 fail0verflow

[maxy]

Some University professor has mirrored Geohot site

Mirror of GeoHot's PS3 Jailbreak -- January 11, 2011

Our friends at Sony are having another bad day: i.e., doing something breathtakingly stupid, presumably because they don't know any better. This time they're suing George Hotz for publishing PS3 jailbreak information, as reported by EnGadget and Attack of the Fan Boy. Hotz's jailbreak allows PS3 owners to run the software of their choice on a machine they have legally purchased. His site is geohot.com.

Free speech (and free computing) rights exist only for those determined to exercise them. Trying to suppress those rights in the Internet age is like spitting in the wind.

We will help our friends at Sony understand this by mirroring the geohot jailbreak files at Carnegie Mellon.

GeoHot Mirror

Click here for usage instructions.

Note to Sony lawyers: No doubt you're eager to rack up another billable hour by sending legal threats to me and my university. Before you go down that unhappy road, check out what happened the last time a large corporation tried to stop the mirroring of technical information here: The Gallery of CSS Descramblers. Have you learned anything in ten years?

David S. Touretzky
Research Professor of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

[Dickie Dee]

Someone in the GAF thread said that Sony Paypal'd him $1 and is using that as proof that he's profiting from this

[ManaByte]

That's just his profit from insider trading.

[SantaC]

I didn't knew GAF was that pro-sony. they literly scream at anyone bashing them.

[SantaC]

A good exapmple of ps3 tards would be the Killzone franchise. Most overrated fps this generation and yet it is praised as lord savior himself.

[ManaByte]

Who wrote that?

[AdmiralViscen]

Some University professor has mirrored Geohot site

Mirror of GeoHot's PS3 Jailbreak -- January 11, 2011

Our friends at Sony are having another bad day: i.e., doing something breathtakingly stupid, presumably because they don't know any better. This time they're suing George Hotz for publishing PS3 jailbreak information, as reported by EnGadget and Attack of the Fan Boy. Hotz's jailbreak allows PS3 owners to run the software of their choice on a machine they have legally purchased. His site is geohot.com.

Free speech (and free computing) rights exist only for those determined to exercise them. Trying to suppress those rights in the Internet age is like spitting in the wind.

We will help our friends at Sony understand this by mirroring the geohot jailbreak files at Carnegie Mellon.

GeoHot Mirror

Click here for usage instructions.

Note to Sony lawyers: No doubt you're eager to rack up another billable hour by sending legal threats to me and my university. Before you go down that unhappy road, check out what happened the last time a large corporation tried to stop the mirroring of technical information here: The Gallery of CSS Descramblers. Have you learned anything in ten years?

David S. Touretzky
Research Professor of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Link to page?

Also is there any possible future downside to installing this shit? I'm gonna do it today.

[AdmiralViscen]

How to Jailbreak PlayStation 3 on 3.55

Step 1: Plug a USB stick into your computer
Step 2: Download PS3UPDAT.PUP file.
Step 3: Create folder PS3 and then create folder UPDATE inside it.
Step 4: Unzip Jailbreak.zip. Take PS3UPDAT.PUP and place file in /PS3/UPDATE/ folder of your USB drive.
Step 5: Connect the USB device and select “System Update.”
Step 6: Choose Update via Storage Media
Step 7: It will say it found Version 3.55-jb
Step 8: Choose OK
Step 9: Accept Conditions and Install Update
Step 10: Power up your PS3 (You will have to do it on the console and not by the controller)
Voila!! You PS3 console on firmware 3.55 is jailbroken now
You can go back to OFW 3.55 just by using the same method you used to install 3.55jb but use the official 3.55 Update.

Fuck, is this for real? My PS3 capacitive power button magically stopped working just recently. Is there any way to make the PS3 fully power on by the switch in the back or am I fucked?

[maxy]

This is the page
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/GeoHot/mirror/

dunno about the power-up thing

[SantaC]

so would this mean the end for fan translations on the ps3 also?

[Sho Nuff]

Some University professor has mirrored Geohot site

Mirror of GeoHot's PS3 Jailbreak -- January 11, 2011

David S. Touretzky
Research Professor of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Annihilated

David Touretzky
Geohot

[maxy]

rumor from gaf

So I heard that there's a "Trophy Unlocker" homebrew that basically lets you get 100% in a game and sync to Sony's servers (after removing CFW I think). Is this in any way detectable or patchable at some point? Has there been a similar exploit on the 360 as well?
If Sony really can't do much about this then trophies will be even more worthless than they already are.
Credit to jercruz for presenting this on another forum.

lol

Browsed hacking scene,apparently it's true

all trophies will be unlocked with random timestamps (2010).

[Shaka Khan]

Random time stamps, genius. I hope they accidentally ban my trophy whoring friends. That would be hilarious.

[SantaC]

who cares about ps3 trophies - seriously?

[maxy]

Yeah,noticed that,jailbreak related
damn gaf

people are still messing with it,though

[magus]

aren't trophies viewable only by yourself? why you would cheat against yourself?

[Shaka Khan]

aren't trophies viewable only by yourself? why you would cheat against yourself?

Friends and strangers you meet online can view them, gauge how much of a 1337 you are I guess (personally speaking, it was kinda helpful when I add strangers from fighting games). There are a few sites that tracks trophy leader boards, someone mentioned there's one on Sony's site.

[maxy]

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

He looks kinda freaky...

btw,gaf has lost smileys,serves them right for posting old news

could be a glitch

It's not

[demi]

He didnt really say anything... disappointing. But at least he looked clean and stable enough for social discourse. lol

[AdmiralViscen]

So is there any risk to installing this shit right now? Worst case scenario is Sony just forces a firmware update that strips your functionality right?

[Don Flamenco]

hope some new developments pop up soon. Can't keep this thing for a Snes emulator forever 


Anyone know what I need to do to get FBA going?  I've put 3rd Strike in the right folder, but it won't recognize it.  I'm guessing I need the bios file for it?  I saw some people saying you can't just use MAME bios for FBA, but I can't tell if that's only for the neogeo bios or what. 

[Vizzys]

[Sho Nuff]

  Hotz calling out PSP2 at the end of the interview

[Beezy]

Hotz calling out PSP2 at the end of the interview

(Image removed from quote.)

[Cormacaroni]

insider trading can't breathe

[Third]

So, still no backup up launcher for this hack???

[Sho Nuff]

First in a long string of hilarity:

"Sony’s attorney, James Gilliland Jr., argued the case could proceed in San Francisco because Hotz posted the hack on Twitter and YouTube, which are based in California. And Gilliland said Hotz received donations for the hack through PayPal, also based in California — an allegation Hotz’ attorney denied.

But if using Twitter or Facebook is enough to bring a case to San Francisco, “the entire universe would be subject to my jurisdiction,” the judge told the Sony attorney about his argument."

[Yeti]

[Cormacaroni]

Next up: Sweden issues warrant for arrest on rape charges, Sony calls for extradition

[Third]

Is it even possible to play backups with this hack?
What's the max amount of storage that the Ps3 accepts when it comes to external HDD's? 1TB?

[T-Short]

Is it even possible to play backups with this hack?
What's the max amount of storage that the Ps3 accepts when it comes to external HDD's? 1TB?

Someone used the pkg tool to make a .pkg of the eboot.bin from a game, hexedit it to point to the harddrive and make the PS3 think it's a PSN game

[Mr. Gundam]

I heard it had problems with anything bigger than 750 GB?

[SantaC]

sony is just making more enemies with this.

[Joe Molotov]

fuck me - Sony are as stupid as their hard core fanbase!

I IZ BRING TRIAL IN SAN FRAN BECAZ OF TWITAR FACEBIKE >>> INSIDER TRADING

and that SERIOUSLY takes some fucking doing! lol.

They should move the trial to the Fertile Crescent, since it was the birthplace of written language. The judges will be required to use the Code of Hammurabi to rule on this case.

[AdmiralViscen]

[maxy]

As you may know if you’ve been following my progress, last week I took a short break from Wi-Fi Sync to look at the PS3 and how it works behind the scenes. The PS3 homebrew scene is currently at a point where you can install userland packages, such as FTPDs and SNES emulators, but you still don’t have any access to the hypervisor or GameOS kernel. It’s still very much a closed system.

As an iPhone developer with an app on Cydia, I can see great potential within the PS3. It’s crying out for a decent package manager, but you need OS-level access to do that effectively. Unlocking the PS3 in this way has other benefits too; the system can effectively be modified in any way you wish.

So today I’m releasing three tools which open the PS3’s hypervisor (lv1) and GameOS (lv2) to full read/write access from packaged userland applications. These tools can be used to create and test lv1/lv2 patches in RAM, which negates the risk of bricking your PS3 by flashing it with an incorrectly patched lv1 or lv2 binary. You can also use the tools to create a patched lv1 or lv2 binary, if you wish, although I suggest thoroughly testing your patches in-memory first.

I will make a few things clear before continuing: I do not condone piracy and these tools DO NOT enable copied games to run on the PS3. Again: these tools will not allow backup managers to suddenly start working on firmware 3.55. The tools are packaged in source code form and do not include any Sony code or other Sony assets such as encryption keys. If you’re not a developer, these tools will be useless to you, so please do not try to use them. They are made available with no implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose.

Three tools are being made available today:

    * resign_self.py. This allows you to automatically replace any segment within a self and re-sign the self so the signatures and hashes are all valid again. Similar to makeself, but it is more suited towards patching lv1 and lv2 (and has been tested for this purpose).
    * insert_lv1_lv2.py. This is just a convenience script I made to take a modified, re-signed lv1.self and lv2_kernel.self, and automatically create a PUP which is identical to an original PUP except for those two files.
    * lv1dumper. This is an application which runs on the PS3 that you can compile and package using PSL1GHT and geohot’s tools. After running it, lv1 will be mapped at 0x8000000014000000 with read/write access, and you will be able to poke lv2 without the system shutting down. It disables the new lv2 memory hashing feature Sony added to 3.55 (probably to stop future USB jailbreaks).

lv1dumper requires that some patches to lv1 and lv2 are already in place. I’ll describe how to add these patches. They have been tested but I cannot guarantee that they won’t brick your PS3. Do not do this unless you’re comfortable with that.

Firstly, you need to extract the decrypted code segments from lv1.self and lv2_kernel.self (just use unself and copy them directly out of the ELF), and make the following changes to to them, assuming you’re using 3.55:

    * lv1_undocumented_function_114 in lv1 must be patched so that it can be used to map any area of real memory. graf_chokolo found this trick months ago, but it still applies here. Patch the byte at D5A47 from 00 to 01 (2D5A47 if you’re looking for it in IDA).
    * You then need to add peek and poke to lv2. Patch 1933C to E8 63 00 00 60 00 00 00 and 19348 to F8 83 00 00 60 00 00 00.

You can then use resign_self.py to re-insert your patched code segment back into the self. You’ll firstly need to change a few bytes in some useless strings because of the way zlib deflate works; the script will tell you what to do. I found that changing strings was the easiest way to do this, it just takes a bit of trial and error.

Finally, use insert_lv1_lv2.py to create your modified PUP. You’ll need to update to the PUP, then install geohot’s jailbreak PUP over the top of it. If you’ve done everything right, lv1dumper should just exit after you run it and you’ll have r/w access to lv1 and lv2 (peek and poke). The lv1_peek, lv1_poke, lv2_peek and lv2_poke functions in lv1dumper show how to use that access.

I’m hoping that some interesting and innovative stuff can come out of this, and maybe we can start to see ‘unofficial’ apps enjoying the same success on the PS3 that they do on the iPhone.

http://flukes1.com/day/2011/01/16

[Don Flamenco]

I heard it had problems with anything bigger than 750 GB?

I use a 1TB drive with no problems.  I only have ~700gb filled, so maybe it fucks up after that? 


Anyone using FBA should get this:
http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2503654/3100800/

It has all the bios and almost every FBA compatible rom.  It doesn't have Dodonpachi Daioujou, ESPGaluda, or Ketsui (all of which work perfectly, aside from awful sound mixing, which might be the games' fault.)  Those games are all over the place and easy to find.

[maxy]

+---------------------------+
| PS3 Custom Firmware v3.55 |
| developed by Waninkoko |
+---------------------------+
| ww.teknoconsolas.es |
+---------------------------+


>> DESCRIPTION:

This Custom Firmware for the PS3 increases the system features of your console to
allow the installation and execution of homebrew applications.
This Custom Firmware could allow too the loading of legal copies (backups) using
these new included features.

We don't support and condone the usage of illegal copies.
We are not responsible for any damage for the usage of this Custom Firmware.


>> INSTALLATION:

1. Download PS3 Firmware 3.55 (PS3UPDAT.PUP file).
2. Patch PS3UPDAT.PUP file with the patch included in this package using the "bsdiff" tool (http://www.daemonology.net/bsdiff).
3. Install the patched PUP file like a normal firmware update.
(in case you're already in 3.55 you need to install it in recovery mode).


>> KUDOS:

- Team fail0verflow
- KaKaRoTo
- flukes1
- Hermes
- jgade

It begins

[Shaka Khan]

Somebody wake me up when cheat utilities are released. I finished Demon's Souls once and now I wanna break it.

[T-Short]

seems like that CFW is bricking slims. lawl

[ManaByte]

That's what you get for insider trading.

[maxy]

Some people have normally updated slim consoles,but as usual it's better to wait until dust settles.

[Corporal]

Waninoko, eh?

I don't really trust that guy. Judging by Waninokos Wii cios's, that is. Will stay the fuck away until it's well-tested and battle-hardened.

[ManaByte]

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/17/ps3-hackers-make-modern-warfare-2-unplayable-infinity-ward-ca/

"It's in total shambles and unplayable." That's how one Joystiq reader describes Modern Warfare 2 on PSN. With PS3 system security in disarray, hackers and cheaters have run rampant on Infinity Ward's Call of Duty games. Players unwittingly placed into a hacked server can meet the unfortunate consequence of losing all their stats and, unfortunately, it doesn't appear a fix is in sight.

"Games rely on the security of the encryption on the platforms they're played on," Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling explained on the game's official forums. "Unless the security exploit itself is resolved on the platform ... updates to the game through patches will not resolve this problem," he admits, adding, "at this time, we do not have the ability to restore or adjust individual stats."

Although Bowling adds that "we are looking at every option available to us to help any user affected," it appears the situation is quite dire, especially when one considers the workarounds Bowling suggests. You can submit a PSN grief report, play exclusively with friends via private matches, or play Black Ops, which does "not rely solely on platform security" -- something Infinity Ward promises to learn from in future games.

Basically the hack has destroyed online play on the PS3 and devs can't patch fixes to it.

[pilonv1]

wow

edit: doesn't affect BLOPS, not that big.

[Sho Nuff]

Holy shit. What a disaster.

[Don Flamenco]

seems like people are getting back ups working with these new sketchy cfws.  hopefully a safe, legit cfw is on the way.

[SantaC]

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/17/ps3-hackers-make-modern-warfare-2-unplayable-infinity-ward-ca/

"It's in total shambles and unplayable." That's how one Joystiq reader describes Modern Warfare 2 on PSN. With PS3 system security in disarray, hackers and cheaters have run rampant on Infinity Ward's Call of Duty games. Players unwittingly placed into a hacked server can meet the unfortunate consequence of losing all their stats and, unfortunately, it doesn't appear a fix is in sight.

"Games rely on the security of the encryption on the platforms they're played on," Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling explained on the game's official forums. "Unless the security exploit itself is resolved on the platform ... updates to the game through patches will not resolve this problem," he admits, adding, "at this time, we do not have the ability to restore or adjust individual stats."

Although Bowling adds that "we are looking at every option available to us to help any user affected," it appears the situation is quite dire, especially when one considers the workarounds Bowling suggests. You can submit a PSN grief report, play exclusively with friends via private matches, or play Black Ops, which does "not rely solely on platform security" -- something Infinity Ward promises to learn from in future games.

Basically the hack has destroyed online play on the PS3 and devs can't patch fixes to it.

Welcome to the Wii a couple of years ago. I remember playing Mario Kart Wii online and there is always some dude with infinte stars or bullet bills playing.

[maxy]

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

This looks fun to me,Crackdown 

[ManaByte]

wow

edit: doesn't affect BLOPS, not that big.

It affects every game that uses platform security. BLOPS is the rare exception. Most multiplayer PS3 games do.

[Smooth Groove]

Is using dedicated servers only a possible solution for this kinda cheat?

[cool breeze]

PSP stuff is a part of this, right?

signing psp apps is working now.  apparently 6.35 HEN has been signed and you don't need a save game exploit or anything to run it; just run it from the main psp screen as normal.

[demi]

PSP stuff is a part of this, right?

signing psp apps is working now.  apparently 6.35 HEN has been signed and you don't need a save game exploit or anything to run it; just run it from the main psp screen as normal.

That's awesome. Will have to get a PSP.

[maxy]

someone said that PSP keys inside PS3 are incomplete,but it looks like the important ones are there

[ManaByte]

Is using dedicated servers only a possible solution for this kinda cheat?

Dedicated servers would be even worse.

[Smooth Groove]

PSP-GO gets an additional sale if it ever gets hacked completely. 

[Don Flamenco]

They should counter the MW2 hacking by patching the game to make it even more completely broken, but fun.  Do more crazy, over-the-top shit than the hackers are doing, experiment with all kinds of ways to make the game fun, but not competitive.  Like SF2:Rainbow Edition!  It's already in the toilet, might as well.

[Don Flamenco]

I'm going to be pretty pissed if Sony's massive security failure leads to them rushing next-generation.

I'm sure the PS3's market failure is far more likely to expedite next-gen than piracy.

but it won't stop them from saying it's piracy

[Third]

Currently playing LBP2 on my KmeawCFW 

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Did you pirate it or buy it