Cydia Tweak: LowPower Banner

New tweak in Cydia, LowPower Banner, allows the downloaded user access to Low power information to the notification banner. Requires IOS 5. Free on Cydia. Search for it.

PSVita Daedalusx64 Confirmed Working on VHBL


Our friend website daxhordes.org got an early copy of VHBL and confirmed for me that VHBL works fine with the EU version of the exploit on a European PS Vita. (For those who worry that this is a fake or a leak, that copy of VHBL was sent by me to m0skit0, and I agreed that daxhordes could publish an article and photos on the subject). Here are the screenshots, which also reveal the cool new wMenu/VHBL background (thanks to Monsieur2T2R for these great designs).

The release is near, please just a bit more patience (and again, I can give no date, just know that it’s coming)

No, I don’t know why the Doom background looks messed up, it didn’t do that in my tests, hopefully that’s just a minor glitch

PS3 Paintown Mod SaintSeiya v0.1 Released

Quote (Markus95):
Hi all,
After the Wii version of my second Mod Paintown: Saintseiya v0.1, here is the PS3 version.

Just a reminder, Paintown is developed and adapted by Jon Rafkind on PS3 and Schristopher Lunuxx, it is a question of a beat 'em all to the old style of Street of Rage or Double Dragon else to mention that they ...
You will find complete information, versions (Win, Linux, Wii, etc ...) for download on the official website of paintown at: paintown.sourceforge.net

My Mod is dedicated to one of my favorite manga Saint Seiya (Knights of the Zodiac).
This is no more than a first version, far from being finished, but already well supplied ...
I have gathered the bulk of the manga, trying to be as faithful to the work of the great original Masami Kurumada.
I have therefore taken the broad outlines of this fabulous manga, my Mod starts early and ends it at the end of the period of the Sanctuary (which for me is the best part of the work of the master ...)

Changelog:
12 Stages Stage 1 + Tuto
22 playable characters
Select an internship
The original music
Official voices in French
Adding effect in some course
And all the latest news from Paintown

Since the first version, it is not complete, some characters have not all their techniques, some courses are not finalized (if you encounter any bugs, thank you for the reports that I corrected for the next release. ..)

Installation:
Install paintown.pkg by the packages install
Unzip the archive data.rar
Copy the data folder in dev_hdd0/game/Paintown_/USRDIR / ... FTP
Paintown Run from the XMB
Select Change Mod, then saintseiya.


Call of Duty Stats

Call of Duty Black Ops
Prestige 10 Level 50
Kill Death Ratio: 2.21
Clan: D30E
Favorite Game Mode: Team Deathmatch
Favorite Gun: Galil Suppressor
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Prestige 10 Level 80
Kill Death Ratio: 2.32
Clan: ARMY
Favorite Game Mode: Capture the Flag
Favorite Gun: PP90M1

PS3 HIP2HIS Converter by Deroad Released

Today deroad posted a new tool to covert param.HIP to Param.HIS. While we are unsure of what good this is going to do you can check out the dev wiki page for more information.

Cydia Tweak: PictoKeyboard

New tweak in Cydia PictoKeyboard tweak that adds a unicode keyboard to your iOS device.
Unicode keyboard for iOS devices. This package will replace a keyboard of your selection with pictokeyboard. After you've installed, you will be able to type unicode letters.
Free on Cydia. Search for it.

PS3 Rogero CFW v3 Released

Usage / Compatibility:
- Can be used for Downgrade directly using a hardware flasher like Progskeet / E3 Flasher / Teensy++, etc…
- Can be used for normal system update like any other CFW/MFW from XMB or from Recovery Menu.

New Features:
- Built-in system version spoof to 4.11 to prevent accidental system updates (won’t allow going online in any way)
- NoBD Patch to allow installing it with the Blu-Ray drive disconnected (especially for downgrading purposes)
- Have other fixes that prevents the Black screen or Payload loading problems encountered on some PS3 systems.

Standard Features:
- Kmeaw patched Lv2 with necessary patches to allow Peek/Poke support (same games compatibility as Kmeaw CFW)
- LV1 Checks Disabled to bypass the Syscon hashes for downgraded consoles.
- Privacy Patch applied to block communications with all Sony servers.
- Custom Boot Logo.
- built-in “Heavy Rain” dynamic theme.
This is a better optimized version of the previous MFW released, This one is a Custom firmware
built manually by patching and packing the files and the final PUP package using the well known
“failoverflow” public set of tools
 and having ”Kmeaw” as the base firmware unlike it’s previous
version which was a Modified firmware built using the famous MFW builder application and using
an OFW3.55 as the base firmware.
History:
After several days and more testing of the first MFW released for downgrading from 3.70–>3.55
I had some users feedback from #progskeet-support that some PS3 machines are having either
the Registry Corrupted/Blue Screen or just a Black Screen after downgrade that required re-installing
the MFW from Recovery Menu or reflashing the NOR in some cases.
Further research about the donwgrade V2 patches and the no_check.PUP with some more testing
showed that a Kmeaw based LV2 seems to have better compatibility with the Downgrade patches
applied to the NOR image then a MFW built with a patched LV2, so I decided to build a new version
manually which is a custom firmware that combines Kmeaw LV2 patches with Dospiedras Lv1 no-check
patches and having the minimal/necessary set of patches to preserve the best overall stability.
Thanks to the all the beta
 testers especially Blakcat & Marlboro1
The MD5 Code:* 9a43fe40653e5d9b6b09b4e527429797*


How to Install gpSPHONE Gameboy Advance Emulator for Apple Devices


Wololo Comments on VHBL

Two days ago, the Playstation Vita was officially released in Europe and in the US. If you follow this blog, you know I’ve been bragging a lot recently about how we can run PSP homebrew on the Vita, using VHBL, through an exploit in the PSP emulator.

I’ve also said I would wait for the EU/US release of the Vita before releasing this port of HBL. It’s already been two days, Wololo, so what the F…?


Well, if you have a good memory, you’ll also remember that I mentioned many times how this exploit would be easy to patch, and how a public release of HBL would directly lead to sony patching the vulnerability(ies) involved in this hack. And I’m still convinced this will happen, but I’ve decided to fight against this the best possible way I could think of. I cannot disclose too much details, but trust me when I say I’ve rarely been as active as in the past two days, in order to make sure this HBL release is happening smoothly. You guys are worried of getting the hack or not, I on the other hand, am worried of getting thousands of people to buy a game and see Sony patch the exploit before anybody can use it (that’s waaay too much pressure for a simple PSP homebrew loader). This risk exists, and I am trying my best to minimize it. The process is going on (things such as, actually testing VHBL on non Japanese versions of the game,…), and I cannot stress enough that lots of the details cannot be described for now, but hopefully when the release happens you guys will understand what I’ve tried to do. I’m not pretending I can outsmart Sony, or that my plan will work flawlessly, but I’ll try my best. Some things, so far, are going very smoothly, others are not, Sony took some steps (maybe unknowingly) that will make HBL more difficult to run for some people, but again I cannot give too much details on that.

People are asking me if I can give a precise date of “when” I will announce the name of the game and/or release the HBL files. The answer to that is no, for various reasons, because the fuzziness here is part of my humble plan. I’m just saying it will happen, this whole thing is not a fake, and I’m doing my best for it to happen as soon as possible.

Some people are asking me if I can at least give hints on the price, or the quality of the game, or stuff like that… I’m sorry, I can’t. I know it’s important to some of you, to plan your PSN card purchases, etc, but to me (that’s a really personal opinion because I am deeply involved in this release) it’s important to not mess this up. Maybe I could give some hints now, maybe it wouldn’t be too big a deal, but many people, not only me, have kept this exploit a secret for a looong time, so I would hate myself if I completely screw up this release (I’m using the opportunity to thank the few people who know about this exploit and haven’t leaked anything yet, it’s great to be able to trust you guys, you know who you are). To give a better example, if you send me 3 emails from 3 different addresses and ask me 3 different questions about the price, you could probably narrow it down to a list of a few games, and I can’t know if you work for Sony or something… Keep in mind that I don’t care, I have the exploit already, so I’m not doing this (not giving the price) because I hate you or anything.

Some people are afraid that they’ll go to bed, and when they wake up it’s too late because Sony patched the exploit. Yes, this could happen, but the release process I have in mind aims at making this unlikely. I’m hoping the time between me making this public and Sony taking any measure will be a matter of days rather than hours. I’m thinking, among other things, about what happened for the hot shots golf exploit, where Sony actually took weeks to fix the issue. After all, they were selling a game, and nobody was doing any piracy, so maybe at that time they understood it was a win-win situation. Bottom line, don’t stop sleeping for this, I would feel really bad about that!

One thing is clear to me: some people won’t have access to this exploit. What I’m doing now is my best to make sure that people who are following this blog these days will get access to the exploit. Among other things, I am trying to find a balance between releasing this as soon as possible, but also not screw people who are still waiting for the Vita to actually be shipped to their place.

A final word: what I will be distributing is just HBL, a loader for psp homebrews. You can already run PSP homebrews from a regular PSP, with a better compatibility rate, and for a cheaper price. So please, don’t get too excited. I don’t want people to come back at me after they try it, and tell me “wow, it’s difficult to use, I’m constantly afraid that Sony will patch it so I’m never using the PSN anymore, only half of the homebrews I tried are working, and this doesn’t have any access to the Vita hardware…”. Yes, I’m aware of that, and I’m sure much better and convenient hacks will come in the future, so please, please, keep that in mind when you get (or not) access to the info.

Many of you have waited for weeks for this release, I’m asking everyone to be just a little more patient, thanks a lot for your understanding

PS3 ASTools v2.2 Released

Features:
Convert ELF to EBOOT.BIN
convert EBOOT.BIN to ELF
Editing PARAM.SFO
PKG and the 3.41 and 3.55, and fixed manufacturing EBOOT.BIN
PKG file extraction
PKG files to the HDD and Disc Patch PSN
Internal and external hard drive formatted to FAT32 (for PS3)
Useful links about games and PS3
Convert all files to play a pkg (WSW procedure and PSN, and GDS)
Internal software for ps3
Construction of fixed EBOOT
Edit SFO
Burn Games in DVD or CD For play directly from PS3
Rip 3D Files Simple
Add 2DIRGame For Convert Game


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PSVita VHBL Still Works on Firmware 1.61

As confirmed earlier by Teck4, VHBL still seems to work fine on vita’s firmware 1.61. I say “seems” because testing this is very difficult.

After all, I’m running on a version of the game that was bought back in December, and for all I know, it got patched or something… I surely hope not. Firmware 1.61 does not seem to bring much, and, luckily this time, I didn’t have to upgrade CMA on top of the Vita.

Every firmware update is obviously very stressful and makes me realize even more the fragility of this exploit. I wish I could say like the failOverfl0w team for the ps3, or the prometheus team for the pandora batteries: “Sony can’t patch it without a hardware revision”, but I don’t have that confidence. It’s actually the opposite. There are so many ways this exploit can be patched, it’s not even funny. As I mentioned a while ago, my only hope with this is that Sony will say the same thing that pirates are saying: “it doesn’t run PSP or Vita isos, it doesn’t even access the Vita hardware, so who cares?”. Well I do, and I’d be super happy if a few people can use it. Sure, those are “only” PSP homebrews, but trust me, the Vita screen and memory stick improved access times make those homebrews look cool again

Mamosuke contacted me yesterday to let me know that for some reason, copying VHBL from a PS3 to the Vita doesn’t work properly, as the PS3 fails to copy some of the files. I’ll have to verify that myself, but for now (or, rather, when you get VHBL), I recommend to copy from a PC instead of a PS3.

On a side note, we banned almost 50 accounts on /talk, mostly belonging to Japanese users, by mistake. We fixed that and unbanned most accounts, but if you registered today or yesterday and are having problems to login on /talk, please contact me directly and I’ll see what I can do. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Seas0npass Updated for "Stitching"

Quote (Firecore):
Today we are happy to release a new version of Seas0nPass that simplifies the installation of older firmware versions. This process called 'stitching' allows Seas0nPass to utilize previously saved firmware signatures to jailbreak and restore an AppleTV version that Apple may no longer be signing.


PS3 FTP Client v1.1 by AldoStools Released

Changelog:
(Installer, find files, cancel transfer, bug fixes, etc.)

I have made a new toy… these are the features:

- It rips files (dummies, languages, update, etc) stored on the PS3 HDD/USB via FTP.
- New simulation mode (shows the results of a rip)
- If you have a folder with PS3 covers in your PC (eg. MCLUB jpgs), the cover is displayed when a remote folder that matches the titleid is selected (eg. BLES80608)
- Displays a column with the description of the game (based on the title id)
- It is a “full” ftp client based on wininet
It requires the VB5 Runtime DLL.
It is still experimental, some features are not complete, but at least the remote file ripper should work…
Final note: Use with care!! Remember that it touches the internal files in the HDD of your PS3.. The PS3RIP is safer.


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PS3 ThatOtherDev Updates Homebrew and Source Code

Here are some very small updates. The projection matrix is being properly calculated now so it takes into account the actual aspect ratio and uses the correct FOV resulting in the games looking more like their Wii and Windows counterparts (though some of them still noticeably fall short in other ways). In addition to that the games that previously instructed you to press the A button to start the game now correctly tell you to press the X button. When playing in Neo Tanks you now only shoot when holding the R1 button. There have been some changes made to the ship in Neo Trail and the symbols have been removed from the sides of blocks.

Cherophobe v1.1
Cylinder Dodge v1.1
Gambol v0.3
Hero City v0.6
Neo Tanks v0.3
Neo Trail v0.2

You can download the source code for all of my publicly released PS3 stuff (since I switched to using PSL1GHT and with the exception of Avoidance) here. The last time I uploaded source for my PS3 stuff was before I made Neo Trail and a few other things and anyways the hosting sites I used at the time (fileserve and mulitupload) have effectively shut down so this is the only place to get it right now.

IOS 5.0.1 Bug Discovered: Bypass Passcode on Lockscreen

A bug in iOS 5.0.1 discovered by Safwan Saba and verified by iPhoneIslam lets you bypass a user's passcode to access their contacts list, make calls, and send emails.

In this video we discuss a major iOS 5 security flaw discovered by (Safwan Saba) that allows you to go to someone's contacts list to make phone calls, text messages, and emails even if the person has a passcode on their phone. This works for all iPhones.

To bypass the passcode you must open a missed call notification when the network is searching. This is accomplished by being in low signal area or reinserting the SIM card.

How To:
1. You must have a missed call notification
2. Take the sim card off
3. Return it and slide on the missed call notification
OR
don't take off the sim, just be in a place with VERY low coverage and slide on the missed call notification.
4. You should get get error in calling and a "DONE" button
5. Press it and you should be in the phone app!
Check the video on how to do that!
Remember: it might don't work from first time! Keep trying!

How this trick works:
It's all about very low coverage. Taking the sim off and put it back will give you about 1-2 sec with no coverage, in these 1-2 seconds if you call, it will give you "call failed". That error is what should be fixed, because if you press done, it will take you to phone app

PS3 Unofficial Showtime Media Player v3.5.43 Released



Changelog:
glw: Make sure string concatenation of rich text formated strings works
Add html_enteties_escape() helper
Remove duplicate function token2string()
glw/clist: Initialize position without filtering first time
osx: Allow theme path to be set
glw: Autorescale userinterface based on window dimensions
Render image shadows in blurred mode
glw: Improve clist widget a bit more
Avoid NULL deref
Don't use a var before initialized
spotlight: Avoid NULL deref
Improve some asserts
imageloader: Fail early if we try to load an image with invalid request dimensions
glw: Improve propsorter()
prop: Fix bug in nodefilter
glw: Fix error in blur shader
glw: Make scurve() take an additional third arg
glw: Make change() function accept property reference as trig variable
glw: Improve clist widget a bit
Remove unused stuff
smb: If we get logged in a guest but not want to, act as if login failed
constify
Remove unused decl.
smb: Fix recently introduced crash

PS3 Child of Eden CFW Fix for 3.55/3.41

Child.Of.Eden.PSN.PS3.NPEB00649 341/355 FiX

Genre: Arcade / 3D
Developer: Q Entertainment
Publisher: Ubisoft
Language: ENG

How to:
1) Install game
2) Install fix

PS3 FTP Client v1.0 by AldoStools Released

I have made a new toy... these are the features:

It rips files (dummies, languages, update, etc) stored on the PS3 HDD/USB via FTP.
New simulation mode (shows the results of a rip)
If you have a folder with PS3 covers in your PC (eg. MCLUB jpgs), the cover is displayed when a remote folder that matches the titleid is selected (eg. BLES80608)
Displays a column with the description of the game (based on the title id)
It is a "full" ftp client based on wininet

It may require the ComCtl32.ocx and VB5 Runtime DLL.

It is still experimental, some features are not complete, but at least the ps3 rip should work...

Final note: Use with care!! Remember that it touches the internal files in the HDD of your PS3.. The PS3RIP is safer.
Download Here PS3 FTP Client 1.0
Download Here COMCTL32.OCX

PS3 True Blue Dongle Payload Discovered

I (aka shadoxi) figured out where is located the payload of Trueblue and cobra dongle. You can find it at offset @360000 in lv2_kernel and 7f0000 in ps3 memory.

First of all you need to edit the header of lv2_kernel.self (from cfw trueblue) at offset 0×1D, replace 36 1A 00 by 4C FC F0. And decrypt it with unself tool from fail0verFlow. Open lv2_kernel.elf with Ida pro (in binary file mode), go to offset 360000 and press “C” to convert to asm code.

TrueBlue use some HVCALL:
lv1_insert_htab_entry
lv1_undocumented_function_114
lv1_undocumented_function_115
lv1_allocate_device_dma_region
lv1_map_device_dma_region
lv1_net_start_tx_dma
lv1_net_control
lv1_panic (shutdown ps3 when TB is unplugged)

This payload do some hvcall:
lv1_insert_htab_entry (map lv1)
lv1_allocate_device_dma_region (?)
lv1_map_device_dma_region (?)
lv1_net_start_tx_dma (?)
lv1_net_control (?)
lv1_panic (shutdown ps3 when TrueBlue Dongle is unplugged)
lv1_undocumented_function_114 (map lv1)
lv1_undocumented_function_115 (unmap lv1)

We need now to dump lv2 and lv1 memory when TrueBlue is plugged. So I create a modified TrueBlue Cfw with peek and poke syscall. It work fine.

We hope to see it compatible with Multiman. Stay Tuned.


Download Here

PS3 mmCM v4.01.03 Released

Changelog:
- Changed: 4x2 display mode is rewritten to use XMMB engine which makes it 5x faster and allows access to all content (Games/Music/Video/Photo/Retro/ISO)
- Added "4.11" option in "System Firmware Version" to spoof reported version to the latest OFW 4.11
- Added support for loading network PSX/PS3/BD/DVD ISO/BIN+CUE images to lastGAME2 application
- Added proper support for covers in "Coverflow" mode, without affecting XMMB and other display modes (covers in Coverflow/4x2 modes and icons in BOARD mode)
- Added PIN-protected option "Reset Options to Default" in SETTINGS (press [TRIANGLE] to access it in the SIDE menu). Default PIN is "0000".
- Added support for forcefully resetting mM to default during boot if L2+R2+L3+R3 buttons are pressed
- Changed: PIN-protected options will not prompt for PIN code if using the default PIN "0000". If "Parental Level" is set, games which require higher level will still require PIN.

PS3 Yet Another Bypass v1.6 Released

Today cotojestwtf releases a new version of YAB (Yet Another Bypass). Check out the download and changelog below.

Changelog:
- Bypass 4.11 on 4.00
- Supported Regions AU, EU, JP, UK, US.

How to:
- Start bat file YABStart
- Set up on PS3/Proxy Seetings IP: of your computer.
- Set up on PS3/Proxy Seetings Port: 27 u can change them on config folder (port.txt).
- Connect to PSN
- Succesfully bypassed 4.11 on 4.00

Logo Contest: New Need Logo

I am hosting a logo contest for users to make a new logo.

This will be used as the favicon, Profile picture for blogger, profile picture for twitter, logo next to title and much more.

Have a look at the site and make anything that comes to mind.

Winner will recieve 10 USD via paypal.

PS3 multiMAN THM GUI v1.3.1 & PS3Rip v1.1 Released

Changelog:
New verification of THM files against a theme.lst file
auto-complete for paths.

The PS3RIP is also updated to version 1.1: changed GUI and added support to exclude certain languages from the pattern list.

PSVita 1.60 Firmware Does NOT Patch Teck4's Exploit

Today Teck4 tweeted that the new Sony PSVita Firmware 1.60 does not patch his PSP Emulator Exploit. Please note that his exploit will not run ISOs and should only be able to run homebrew games and apps.

Check out his Tweet Here

Cydia Tweak: PowerSoundDisabler

New Tweak in Cydia, PowerSoundDisabler, allows the downloaded user to disable sound and vibraton after respringing or connecting using a USB cord. Free on Cydia. Search for it.

PS3 System Software Update 4.11 Released

Quote (Eric Lampel):
Later tonight we'll be releasing an optional system software update (v4.11) for PlayStation 3.

This minor firmware improves certain aspects of system software, and is not mandatory to connect to PSN.

Again, this update is optional in the US and Canada, and can be downloaded by selecting System Update from the Setting column of the XMB.

Check it out here

Redsn0w 0.9.10B5C Released: Prevents Crashing

Changelog:
- prevents redsn0w from crashing due to the ever-growing ramdisk size

Download Here for Windows (Run in Administrator Mode)

PS3 multiMAN THM GUI v1.3 Released

Changelog:
- Verification of theme folder against a verification list of required files (theme.lst).
- Auto complete of paths.
I hope this helps the theme creators in the creation of standard THM files that only include the necessary files.

Other features:
- Extract THM files to folder
- Pack THM files from folder
- Right-click association to pack & unpack THM files


PS3 Showtime Media Player for multiMAN v3.5.026

Changelog:
- Added: XMB videos and last folder visible in Showtime
- Added: Return to multiMAN when using the EXIT icon in to top right corner of main Showtime Interface
Since version 02.05.00 of multiMAN you can update your SHOWTIME within multiMAN, by going to XMMB Video tab -> Press [TRIANGLE] while “Start Showtime” is selected -> Update.
You can also update your showtime.self by deleting it from multiMAN’s USRDIR folder and play a video – you’ll be prompted to download the updated version. Be advised that in multiMAN versions 04.00.00+ SHOWTIME.SELF is located under USRDIR/sys folder


PS3 FactoryServiceMode Tool v0.2 Released

Changelog:
- LV2 restart
- logging overhauled (more verbose)
- added peek/poke test with error logging
- added hvcall 114 test with error logging
- Copies Lv2diag_exit.self to dev_usb000
^^^^ (user would need to rename to use it)

Operation:Mongoose has a special message for Cobra/TB team:
"That cobra is $%#@$%!!! We roll deep .. do you Max?" -- Operation:Mongoose

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Look ma, no Downgrade Dongle v0.2

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In keeping with our Red Valentines theme this month... we release another red themed app. Tonight, in our second release we bring you a second handy app that continues our commitment to the removal or the need for ANY dongles. A simple app that should likely make it into everyone's PS3 tool set. An XMB application that places the PS3 into factory service mode. Now, You can now throw away that downgrade dongle! Also, as an added bonus we've included CEX and DEX versions of the pkg.

Psgrade was ported to all sorts of devices, even calculators ... none of those external devices are needed any longer! You may now re-purpose them!

Usage:
When you run the app it will beep once and reboot if successful. Three beeps indicates a failure, report the contents of factory.txt in this thread for help. (Factory.txt will save to the USB flash if you put on in the right most USB port of the PS3.) At this point you will come back up in Factory Service Mode (FSM). Place the Lv2Diag.self on the USB the Lv2diag.self will perform its intended purpose automatically. So be aware of that feature should you not be expecting the PS3 to boot back into the non-FSM XMB.

This app will not work on any of the "reDRM" firmwares, aka Cobra or TrueBlue CFW.

How to Install:
Install the appropriate pkg for your system; FactoryServiceMode.gnpdrm.pkg for CEX and FactoryServiceMode.pkg for DEX. Leave the USB Flash Drive in the PS3.
Run the app and listen for the single beep, you should enter FSM automatically.
Rename/copy the Lv2diag_exit.self on the root of the FLASH Drive to Lv2diag.self
Note: This release simply exits FSM. Do NOT use the RSOD Lv2Diag released earlier unless you have RSOD.
Place the USB Flash Drive in the right most USB port of the PS3.
Restart the PS3. When it boots up, you will be out of FSM.
Enjoy sticking it to the dongle makers in your own little way.

Information:
The app detects the firmware you are running on so it should work on all the firmwares supported by "one" previously. (3.15, 3.41, and 3.55. Basically, Ones that are lower than 3.56.) During creation of this tool, the open-source ps3toolchain, and a slightly modified make_self were utilized. All code is original and makes use of no previously released or copyrighted code, this Lv2diag.self is made 100% with the PSL1GHT SDK so it can be shared freely and without concern for breaking any laws in your country. So, "no sony code inside!"

FAQ:
Q: Can I use this with the RSOD fix self you released earlier?
A: You should only use the RSOD fix Lv2Diag.self to repair a RSOD PS3. Use the suplied Lv2diag.self packaged with this release to simply get out of service mode.

Q: I'm having problems... help!!!!?!?!?!?
A: Post the contents of the factory.txt, which is stored on the root of the USB flash drive where you put Lv2Diag.self, along with a detailed explanation and we will try to help you out. Without the contents of the factory.txt file... we will not be able to help.

Q: Why didn't you just name the release .self file Lv2diag.self and save us a step?
A: We intend to release more fun tools for you at some point, this just helps you keep them straight from the start.

Q: It doesn't beep a single time for me, it beeps 3 times and goes back to the XMB. Can you help?
A: We attempted to fixed this in the v.2 version of the app, ensure you have that one installed. If you do have that installed. Run the app a second time, without shutting down or restarting the PS3.

Q: I see this, "ERROR: failed to read EPROM", in the factory.txt error log. Can you help?
A: You likely heard 3 beeps. We attempted to fixed this in the v.2 version of the app, ensure you have that one installed. If you do have that installed. Run the app a second time, without shutting down or restarting the PS3.

Q: I see this, "ERROR: SS EPROM read error returned: 1, product_mode: 0", in the factory.txt error log. Can you help?
A: You likely heard 3 beeps. We attempted to fixed this in the v.2 version of the app, ensure you have that one installed. If you do have that installed. Run the app a second time, without shutting down or restarting the PS3.

Q: I see this, "ERROR: LV1 mmap hvcall 114 not available:", in the factory.txt error log. Can you help?
A: You likey have OFW (With Original PSJB Dongle even) or a reDRM Firmware. You will need to switch to a MFW to get this application to work.

Q: I see this, "ERROR: LV2 poke syscall not available:", in the factory.txt error log. Can you help?
A: You likey have OFW (With Original PSJB Dongle even) or a reDRM Firmware. You will need to switch to a MFW to get this application to work.

Q: I get a 80010505 error in factory.txt on the USB drive sometimes. HELP!?!?!
A: We noticed this on one Phat CECHG system in testing. but could not replicate it on other PS3's and it only occured after the initial run from a power on of the PS3. In this case, every time we ran it a second time the application worked with out fail. Try again and post the factory.txt if the problem persists.

Q: Could you have made this just a little easier to use?
A: Nope! ;-)


Redsn0w Updated to B5B: Several Issues Resolved

Quote (iPhone Dev Team);
Version b5b fixes an issue with using custom ramdisks on iPhone3G and iPod2G, and version b5c prevents redsn0w from crashing due to the ever-growing ramdisk size :).
TIP: If auto-detection fails and redsn0w tells you no identifying data was found, you can always pre-select the appropriate 5.0.1 IPSW using "Extras->Select IPSW".


PS3 Showtime Media Player Plugin Time Waster

Today NP posted up a new Showtime Media Player Plugin that allows you to basically sit around watching funny videos and pictures to waste your time. Check out the download below.

Time Waster Plugin
The perfect way kill time or cheer you up with some funny videos and pictures
brought to you by:

9GAG
Break
Cheezburger Network (FailBlog, FailBook, After12...)
College Humor
Epic Fail
Funny Or Die


PS3 Debug Firmware 4.10 Released

Yet Another Anonymous leak comes Debug Firmware 4.10. Please note these will not install on a retail PS3.
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PS3 Redsquirrel87 Releases Unofficial Showtime Media Player 3.5.19

Changelog:
smb: Add support for domain name in authentication request
osx: Fix broken windows button close
Drop debug printf
spotify: Fix fallout from artist picture revamp
osx: Fix application exit bugs
Make albumart and artist picture less dependant on last.fm
htsbuf: Add htsbuf_to_rstr()
Fix bug in imageset decoding
http-client: Add support for gzip content encoding
Add rstr_spn() helper
Add datasource to audio item metadata and tables for storing album art, etc
Add prop event class
Remove unused/broken EVENT enum entry
js: Add plugin.onEvent() for handling global events
osx: Make Shift+F5 reload data model
js: Refactor the event handling code
fa_scanner: Make sure fde_stat.fs_mtime is correctly initialized before use
metadata: Correctly update stream list
rtmp: Fix crash on Lion 64bit
Empty commit
Bump (c) year
Merge pull request #63 from Daisho/master
maj lang fr
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PS3 KaKoRoToKS Confirms 4.10 Custom Firmware

Today KaKoRoToKs tweeted that he is able to install the packages on 4.10 but he can't run apps.


PS3 Neo Trail v0.1 Released

Quote (ThatOtherDev):
In Neo Trail you control a ship that is constantly moving forward. Once you pass over a square on the grid it will begin to raise up. If you get pushed up onto the top of a fully raised block then the game will reset.

The high score is displayed but not saved.

I'm not sure if it's similar enough to be considered a clone (although that is what it was originally going to be) but it's obviously inspired by that movie. You know the one.

Later I might add split screen multiplayer and/or an NPC to play against.

Controls:
Analog sticks = Turn

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PS3 XMB Manager Plus v0.10 Released

We are finally happy to announce the "Official Release"

XMB Manager Plus (XMBM+) is a new XMB category based off of REBUG’s "Package Manager", which is a modded version of the official (debug/Jailbreak) "Install Package Files" XMB option.

This will replace the "Install Package Files" option or for REBUG CFW "Package Manager".

XMB Manager Plus allows the entire PS3 filesystem to be browsed and/or deleted (all file types supported), We have added functions to REBUG's
"Package Manager" and renamed it to "Package Manager Plus", it consists of all previous features plus it now includes new Homebrew Category that has
options to download a selection of popular PS3 homebrew packages. We have also added a new "Game Data Manager" that contains all games data type
tools, like saves, backups, etc. There are plenty more options also available in this new update, see the changelog below.

Your feedback is always welcome.

Changelog v0.10:
- Complete new file and xmb layout, rebuilt from the ground up
- New Package Manager Plus
- New Homebrew downloader integrated into Package Manager Plus
- New custom file manager (only for browsing and deleting files)
- New Multi-Media Manager
- Works from HDD and on USB (special version needed)
- New icons and texts all around
- New logo
- New integrated update system for XMBM+ updates
- Links to some popular websites added to a new category

For those using various firmware, be it custom or not, the following has been tested by the team.
REBUG 3.55.2
OFW 3.55
Cobra CFW(requires additional dev_flash file)
KMEAW 3.55
True Blue CFW
Hermes 3.41,
ps3hen has also ported XMBM+ to his 4.00HFW.

Installation requires two simple PKG installs followed by XMBM+ installer and you are ready to go. (Installer can be deleted thereafter.) Instructions to uninstall or update can be found via the source.
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PS3 Firmware 4.10 Hides Dropbox Feature

With the release of yesterdays PS3 Sofware update 4.10 it was discovered that Dropbox is hiding within the shadows of the new browser. If you are unaware of what dropbox it is an online storage sevice that allows you to drop files into it and it returns a link for other users to download. Let me know what you think of this topic. Stay Tuned.

PS3 Yet Another Bypass V1.3 Released

Quote (Cotojestwtf):
I release new version of my bypasser named a ‘YAB’

Yet Another Bypass 1.3

How to use:
1. Start bat file YABStart
2. Set up on PS3/Proxy Seetings IP: of your computer
3. Set up on PS3/Proxy Seetings Port: 27 u can change them on config folder (port.txt)
4. Connect to PSN

Succesfully bypassed 4.10 on 4.00

Note:
-No It no gain you PSN on CFW.
-No You can’t connect to PSN on firmware below 4.00.

You can download all stuff from PSStore without error.
Enjoy.

@cotojestwtf/cotojwtf

Changelog:
1.3 - GUI was removed, sucesfully bypassed a new firmware 4.10.
1.2 - GUI Mode was added, but it cause a conectivity problems.
1.1 - added YABKill to kill a proxy server.
1.0 - first release.

How To:

Work for US Region
Originally Posted by bcklzz
First, Thanks cotojestwtf.

in the rar there is only the ps3_updatelist.txt file for EU (that's Europe)
Most likely all the whiners are using US ps3.

So.
Make a copy of the folder in (and its contents)
config\bypassfile\UPDATE\PS3\LIST\EU
to
config\bypassfile\UPDATE\PS3\LIST\US
and change the content of the file ps3-updatelist.txt to
# US
Dest=84;CompatibleSystemSoftwareVersion=4.0000-;
Dest=84;ImageVersion=0000d18a;SystemSoftwareVersio n=4.000;CDN=http://dus01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/us/2011_1130_52419374ba45a3d4a2b2dface2594140/PS3UPDAT.PUP;CDN_Timeout=30;
and that's all. start YAB, configure your PS3 to use the proxy and enjoy your PSN without upgrading to 4.10.

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Cydia Tweak: Slide to Mod

New tweak in Cydia, Slide to Mod, allows the downloaded user to modify their lockscreen's "slide to unlock" text. It is very similar to MyStrings and is free to download. Search for it.

Cydia Tweak: Simpexity

New tweak in Cydia, Simplexity, gives the downloaded user a new look for the App Switcher. Requires IOS 5 and iPad is NOT supported. $2.99 on Cydia via the Big Boss repo. Search for it.

Cydia Tweak: Jepit

New tweak in Cydia, Jepit, allows the downloaded user to change the animation when switching from one app to another. $1.59 on Cydia. Search for it.

PS3 Solar 4.0 Released

Quote (CondorStrike):
Hi guys, here's Solar v4.0. Lots of graphical work went onto this release, including user input... moving the planets and such, plus a lot of other stuff, check the change-log to see all the new additions, and as always I hope you enjoy. caw!

Changelog:
Added user input "now planets can be moved/rotated/zoomed" Check Help screen for pads usage!
Rotation in any axis 360 degrees, all screens. Zoom and X/Y movement on screen# 1 only.
Added Volume Slider.
Minor Volume adjustment.
Minor Seek adjustment.
Replaced and created a new User Interface.
Added dual time & date Clocks.
Added fade effects.
Added new Help screen "press X".
Replace & Improved Exit Dialog.
Added atmosphere to some planets. "WIP"
Added Higher resolution textures.
Increased Particles count.
Added comet tails, "grow with speed"
Added new Sound Effects and event triggered vibration.
Background Music (bgm.mp3) and Images are located in " /dev_hdd0/game/CNDR00001/USRDIR/theme "
- Improved Graphics engine.
- Improved MP3 read time.

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