Ok guys so good news at last, one of our IRC members c4pt has just managed to get the otheros installer working on his ps3. But as for now it wont load anything as you can see from these pictures. This is the installer showing up as ready to load but when you try to run the installer you get this error
Below is a bad quality video of the current process. Time will tell if we have otheros working eventually.
Stay tuned for more news as it happens
Thanks again to c4pt for this work
09-18-2010
04:40 PM
thanks for your efforts c4pt and thanks for the news Weed
btw a custom firmware or whatever that will allow us to boot otherOS won't take long.
09-18-2010
04:46 PM
putting otheros.bld in PS3>OTHEROS>otheros.bld
gets past this error
09-18-2010
04:51 PM
09-18-2010
04:52 PM
EVERY SECOND it seems like we are opening up more potential to the console
1-psjailbreak/psgroove
2-PS3 FTP and backup manager
2.5-running ps3 games off of the psp through remoteplay
3-homebrew file manager
4-firmware emulation via usb drive
and now these coming up
A. PSP EMULATION
B. DREAMCAST EMULATION
C. UNLOCKING OTHEROS
woohooo! it won't be long until a custom firmware comes out!!!!
09-18-2010
04:54 PM
do you get another error bud?
what about doing PS3/OTHEROS/ and putting otheros.self and otheros.bld in the memory stick (you know like it was back when there was otherOS)
don't think it will work cause there is no way of selecting which OS to run like before, but its an idea.
09-18-2010
04:57 PM
RIP THAT SUCKER OPEN. The flood gates have been opened, I seems that the PS3 wasn't as secure as they thought. It did take 4+ years to hack it but now everything just keeps pouring out.
Keep it up
09-18-2010
05:04 PM
no i am saying its 100% functional all i am showing is that otheros.self can be once again run now as a renamed EBOOT.BIN file in a game folder in the USRDIR of LAUN12345 just make a backup of the EBOOT.BIN file for the game via ftp and transfer the renamed otheros.self file (EBOOT.BIN) to the same folder then run the game from backup manager and select the game from xmb it will try and run otheros installer and otheros installer looks for an otheros.bld file from the usb stick in PS3>OTHEROS>otheros.bld it installs then exits because the GameOS menu is still hidden with the current firmware
(3.41) so we are waiting on now for a way to re enable the menu option from System Settings > Default OS > Game OS
09-18-2010
05:07 PM
wow title of thread is a bit misleading. but nice progress either way. i thought it was accomplished but it is still in the works. got my hopes up for a second. keep up the good work.
09-18-2010
05:16 PM
i appreciate the authors hard work, but shouldnt the coders focus on making a bypass or a CFW of some sort
09-18-2010
05:18 PM
ok i think i just made a little man juice...
keep up the awsome work while i go mop myself up
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bypassing 3.42 this early may only just give sony the way to block it. otheros on the other hand is worth losing psn for.
09-18-2010
05:30 PM
Sorry this is off topic, but can we still update backup games? I started to update dantes infernal but canceled, didnt know if it would mess something up . Thanks in advance
09-18-2010
05:39 PM
09-18-2010
05:42 PM
Edit: Err, read this wrong. Never mind.
09-18-2010
05:55 PM
sorry but it wont update backup games running off interna hd.Just tried with dantes, and an error 8002..... came up anybody else??
09-18-2010
05:57 PM
EPICNESS
09-18-2010
06:01 PM
09-18-2010
06:09 PM
i know this sounds crazy , but you can compare with other ps3 that is jailbroken and has
the otherOS function with the filemanager . unless you like try and error . nice job bro.
09-18-2010
06:13 PM
09-18-2010
06:18 PM
i thought there were many as the manual of ps3jailbreak dongle mention it . However ,
i remember geohotz mentioned the name of the otherOs function but i cant find it,
maybe if somebody has a copy of his blog will help us .
09-18-2010
08:19 PM
c4pt i could not get it to work when i tryed it i guess ill try a diffrent game
09-18-2010
08:21 PM
Since it's working... ?
09-18-2010
08:36 PM
i believe i deserve some credit her guys, im not a glory whore but this was my idea that i posted on the forums allready, and i was the one who told c4pt on irc about renaming the otheros.self to eboot.bin, but trying to compile it into a homebrew app.pkg file, he managed to figure out a way and if i had my ps3 jb teesny by now i would be contributing more, but for now all i can do is post up my theorys for others to try...
OK SO HERE IS A NEW IDEA TO GET THE SWITCH TO OTHEROS BACK ON 3.2x+ SYSTEMS, DUMP THE FLASH FROM A 3.15 PS3, GET TO CORRESPONDING FILES THAT ENEABLE THAT OPTION, AND ADD IT TO THE USB FW
09-18-2010
09:42 PM
This is interesting!!
09-19-2010
12:41 AM
wait for it....WAIT FOR IT!!
OTHER OS > LINUX > ANOTHER HACK
MOOOOOHAHAHAHAHAHAH
SONY HAS JUST LOST THE WAR
09-19-2010
01:04 AM
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thank you iLLNESS for the aerialx otheros.zip
you can get it here
http://psx-scene.com/forums/attachme...7&d=1284875854
much appreciation for helping with aerialX instead of using bm 1.0 to load eboot.bin
09-19-2010
01:53 AM
woot it works now?
09-19-2010
02:04 AM
that game menu basicaly write something to nvram and restarts console, thiscan be done without menu entry i believe
09-19-2010
04:25 AM
im interested to know what would happen when otheros is installed and bootable.
what would happen when booting with a jailbreak? would this give us any more uses or would it work at all?
it would be awesome for me to be able to boot linux and be able to launch games from there with maybe a method similar to xlink kai built in. i could quite happily get rid of my pc into a cupboard then.
09-19-2010
05:09 AM
a noob with a thought, would restoring your ps3 to factory settings bring back the other os on the xmb
09-19-2010
05:10 AM
09-19-2010
08:18 AM
If otherOS is re - enabled through a hack, just wondering would the slim ps3 be capable of running it or is there some hardware missing from it all together that would make it impossible.
09-19-2010
08:20 AM
yes the slim would run it.
09-19-2010
08:22 AM
09-19-2010
08:24 AM
allows you to install the otherOS again, there is no way to boot into it and install linux yet! just sit back and relax.
09-19-2010
08:35 AM
I just hope to get a new jailbreak device since I lost my ipod when I was drunk ;(
09-19-2010
08:36 AM
LOL, well, get an iphone XD or get an android, or a dev board! (your best option).
09-19-2010
08:46 AM
Thanks for the quick response pockets69. To weeman you could also get a ti-84 calculator. That is what I am using and i love it.
09-19-2010
09:08 AM
I'm not an oracle but I have a thing to tell you.
Click the following image link:
http://image.bayimg.com/papiiaacc.jpg
Do you see a "3D" text written on that bundle dvd box at the right?
I have a feeling that GT5 will require fw 3.50 which is the only one to support 3D natively.
09-19-2010
09:31 AM
theres no way in hell im losing this hack by updating like i did when otheros was blocked but theres no way in hell im missing out on gt5 either lol.
sony may even try and change the encryption on the game discs to stop backup manager working altogether on these games to prevent patching etc.
only time will tell. its the risk we all take and we have to take the consequenses as well
09-19-2010
09:35 AM
I doubt this comes as a surprise to anyone. Maybe one day I will update for GT5. Until then, going to enjoy my payback for Linux removal. :aetsch:
09-19-2010
10:02 AM
Just a thought...
If they get OtherOS installed and able to run Linux or other OS's with the hack, Don't you think the ability to access the graphics processor will be easier.
09-19-2010
10:05 AM
it is easier, but don't think it will allow 3D just because we can do this, its a very complicated process, only updating to 3.50 you will be able to have 3D, lets just hope that something will be found.
09-19-2010
10:33 AM
this is so awesum the ps3 scene is evolving so fast, i cant keep up with all the updates
09-19-2010
10:39 AM
I think he means RSX access Pockets69, not 3D TV ability.
IF, and it's a big if, otherOS is restored I don't know if we can bypass the hypervisor (I hope so!) or if a XMB-homebrew based loader would be needed. (I really want to know the answer to that!) There were some people who were working on a driver for RSX but they lost interest in trying to beat the hypervisor, I prey it (the hypervisor) can be bypassed and that they are then motivated to continue their work.
09-19-2010
10:59 AM
well people were already talking about 3D, i thought he was talking about it, anyway, if the otherOS will be recovered through a normal methood of enabling that option, i imagine that it will still be blocked, but if we are talking about a true hack (not only enable an option) then we will have a fully unrestricted acess to RSX.
this is my taught i could be wrong though.
09-19-2010
12:57 PM
Also trying to find out how to get 3.42 working again won't matter for 3.5, Sony will send this patch this week which means it's ready, and fixing a new hack will take some time.. BUT don't think sony isn't trying to find better ways to secure their console, through PSN-acces ofcourse.. Which means most new games will have at least PSN-access needed for online gaming (whereas in the past they might have had their own servers completely which is why some online games still work on older FW's).. Also look at every new FW for the PSP which get's more solid and are more difficult to really hack... The PSP has given Sony a lot of knowledge into securing their device even before the PS3 which also has given them better knowledge.. It will be harder and harder to hack new FW's...
If they get OtherOS support working on 3.41 I might as well update to that firmware (when I get a device which let's you jailbreak) as now I also cannot access PSN anyway as I'm still on 3.15..
And if we might believe Geohotz, the RSX isn't hindered by the hypervisor, but by the lack of driver..
09-19-2010
01:20 PM
qwssop # lan.st
09-19-2010
09:33 PM
Does this repartition hard drives like the old tool? Ideally I'd like to set aside a partition for another OS before I start backing up my games. Otherwise would a homebrew partition editor be possible?
09-20-2010
01:47 AM
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For some reason I think a PS3GRUB homebrew would be the way to go, opposed to enable a menu choice... that way it could be run more or less as a virtual machine opposed to in a different "pocket," that way it would also be more available.
09-21-2010
01:14 AM
It was possible to do 3D with RSX thanks to a HUGE security hole in fw 1.93's otherOS.
Also on a side note we can now make a custom firmware because fw 3.50 was just released like 2 hours ago.
So lets make the perfect CFW! we'll add otherOS w/RSX support make some drivers for it, i think it belongs to the NV40 family and BOOM everything we could ever want.
09-21-2010
02:28 AM
And yes the RSX (graphix part) belongs to the NV40 so it should be possible to use the opensource nvidia driver as a base, and if I'm not mistaken people were already looking at that when OtherOS was still available..
09-21-2010
12:53 PM
Me and C4PT have been talking and researching OtherOS re-institution in FW 3.41 for a few days now. We have two major ways of bringing back OtherOS / Linux for the PS3:
1)Obtain /dev_flash from OOS enabled FW (Xorhack or learn how to unpack the dev_flash.tar.aaa files from updates)
2)build a loader for linux which will slow down the whole system
So really the question is does someone with the XorHack have the contents of /dev_flash from a OOS enabled FW they will hook me up with. I could use the contents as a template for getting OOS ported to newer FW images. I really dont want to make a user space application for loading linux, it would really slow everything down and just be a better idea to bring back OOS.
09-21-2010
02:03 PM
09-21-2010
03:29 PM
09-21-2010
03:40 PM
09-21-2010
04:11 PM
no because you are not emulating anything you are playing a game where you are suposed to, in the gameOS.
with linux you would be running a whole operating system on top of another demanding a lot of ram from the machine.
09-21-2010
07:47 PM
I find it hard to believe that the Game OS overhead would outweigh the benefit of more hardware access, but I'm no expert on these things. Ideally we'd have native Linux, but any progress is a step in the right direction.
09-21-2010
08:49 PM
@superdre.
The only reason we waited for cfw to 3.50 so it would have 3d support. and the otheros im pretty sure is a vitual machine. but the otheros in fw1.92 had a flaw were the hyperviser didnt stop rsx access but they fixed the hole in it before they could make a driver. thats why i said they should use ps3 fw 1.92 and use its otheros file to do the reverse engineering. because that is the easiest way to make the driver.
09-25-2010
01:03 AM
of course that would only work if the updates left the bootloader intact in the flash. I'm hoping they did so I can finally update beyond 3.15.
09-25-2010
02:06 AM