deanrr has been updating his popular multiMan for PS3, quite a lot lately, this release is a fix for anyone experiencing lock up problems, here is a quote from the ReadMe:

01.11.00 -

* Improved memory management
* Smoother and faster browsing
* Interface fixes and adjustments, improved MP3 playback
* Background music upon multiMAN startup (additional download required)
- Background music available in separate package (Theme original)

01.11.01 –

* Support for USB mouse
* Support for USB keyboard
* Support for BD Remote Controller (if set as controller#1)

01.11.02 -

FILE MANAGER:

* Launch games from any folder (click [X] on EBOOT.BIN)
* Mount AVCHD from any folder (click [X] on INDEX.BDM)
* Mount BDMV (Blu-ray) from any folder (click [X] on index.bdmv)
* New option in INI: mount_hdd1=1 (to use 2GB PS3 cache partition)

01.11.03 –

BUGFIX RELEASE (sorry guys!)

* Fixed AVCHD discovery from external USB
* Fixed PL3 payload lockup when launching games
* Added “Control console” accessible via telnet to port 1713 (FW 3.40+)

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Teamhades has updated their version of the PSN store, to include homebrew, here is a quote from the source:

While it might seems to be late move from the PSX Store site, but it’s nice to have a list of downloadable homebrews on a PSN-style website. To download the homebrews, just browse the Utilities tab, and you will see Emulators, Games, Apps and PC folders under it. There you can download some of the famous PS3 homebrews on the net.

P/S: I think the PS3 Internet Browser can also do the browsing but i have no idea how to make it download straight to the “Install Packages Files”.

Below is the full change log they’ve made:

* Beta v1.0: Right now we just have demos, but cooming soon the new stuff.

* Beta Version 1.1: Subcategories of videos created . Videos will continue to rise gradually.

* Beta Version 1.2: Added user registration. It is possible that the registration confirmation email reaches the spam folder.

* Beta Version 1.3: Login and registration working 100% Modified web addresses are now more “friendly”.

* Beta Version 1.4: New section “Games and Patches” with the latest patches. Updated this section with 90% of patches for PS3 games.

* Beta Version 1.5: Add homebrew applications to the Utilities category PS3.

There is no download, just simply visit here http://www.psxstore.com

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So, the time came for me to delve deep into dev_flash once again, to see what more i could find…

Well i found out how to change the title names of each application from User to Playstation Network. In doing so i learned that as cool as these mods are, it makes your PS3 EXTREAMLY UNSTABLE!

This is more of a learning curve for me,and it can be for the rest of you guys too : )

To edit the ingame XMB you have to use RCOmage – to decrypt the RCO’s and the use it again to put them back together again. RCOMage, Spits out Images and Text folders.

With NotePad ++ You can then edit the names of the whole XMB top line – edit the English XML file from the Text folder.

I decided to go a little further and this is where i decided enough is enough, for now anyway… if you edit system_plugin it gives you the XML file and
as well as the same folders as before, but with an extra Sounds folder – this is where the System Sounds are stored. which are wavs.

With editing the system_plugin ENGLISH.XML You can change Everything that the system displays. So if you wanted to change i donno say erm “Please Press The PS Button” to say “Push me and then just touch me, until i can get my, Satisfaction, Satisfaction.” You can. Oh, RCOMage doesnt like & characters.

With all that done, it became unstable, also i couldnt see half of the edits, purely because the icons were messed up. Also, it kept crashing constantly, this is what Team Acid are trying to solve, as well add Debug menu’s.

Im sure with a bit more testing, could indeed unlock a few things myself, So
Watch this space!

I’d wish to say thanks to Greg Rasputin for pointing me in the right direction, to see where the changes are. Also, Team Acid for making that small change, which for me, has made a MASSIVE difference in my future modding of the PS3

gliitch

Chris has informed us that he is creating and expanding on a application to help easily jailbreak or downgrade your PS3. The app currently supports HTC HD2, but he is porting it to various other devices such as: Touch Pro 2, Touch Pro, Diamond, Diamond 2, Tilt 2 and Fuze.

To quote:

Hello everyone,

Here is my app i have been working on. It will install all files to your sd card needed to jailbreak and downgrade your ps3 with your HD2.

What the app does:
This app will allow you to downgrade your firmware to any firmware you want. (PS3 Slim’s cannot go as far back as Fat Consoles.) The downgrade only works with FW’s up to 3.50. (If you have FW3.55 you are out of luck for now. Unfortunately there is no solution on the market nor in the community for that FW version.) This app will also allow you to patch your android build with all the files needed to jailbreak your ps3.(this will be changed real soon.) It also includes many payloads so u can use the one that best matches your needs.

German version Located here I have also translated the first post in German as well. Enjoy

Norwegian version Located here I have also translated the first post in Norwegian as well. Enjoy

Instructions:
you will need to download both files found below.

DowngradeUpdater(needed)

PS3DJB Updated to 2.5 – English Only – Now Includes darkstone hd2froyo v3 in a custom folder just for jailbreaking. Size 87.3mb

Important. First run of jailbreak Android will take several minutes as it will need to create a data.img file. After that it will boot much faster.

Install:

Make sure you have placed your android build of your choice on the root of your sd card before installing. Your android build must be placed in the Android folder.

1.install downgradeupdater.cab to storage card. (this only contains the downgrade folder)
2. install PS3DJB.cab to storage card. (this contains the main UI and all jailbreak files)(does not include modified 3.41 PUP, lv2diag.self file 1 and lv2diag.self file 2)
Pre Use:
1. run app and select backup original android build (must do this first before you run setup jailbreak if you want to keep your original zImage of your Android build.)
2. select setup jailbreak. This will transfer all the files to your android build. if you replace your android build later on with a newer version just rerun the setup jailbreak.

Use:

1. once you set up jailbreak then proceed to select Launch PS3DJB. Follow the jailbreak instructions on the process. There are tons of tuts on how to do so. It is all they same for the most part. What is different for the HD2 is Once you boot into Android go and launch Gscript and select the payload of your choice. Then wait till it starts to auto countdown then plug the phone into the ps3 and start the jailbreak process.
2. If you want to downgrade your ps3 launch downgrader. This will take you to a mini android build made specifically for downgrading your ps3. This will not affect your other android builds

Questions and Answers:

Q) how do I know when everything backed up, restored or setup for jailbreak?
A) it will complete when the button image snaps back to normal when completed.
Q) im done downgrading and cant turn off the phone with the power button?
A) If you run the downgrade portion of the app you will need to pull the battery out when your done and reboot the phone. this is not due to my app it is part of the downgrade setup.
Q) Where is the Gscript folder located at?
A) gscript folder installs to the root of your SD card. It should install when you install the PS3DJB.CAB if you do not see it. Reboot your phone. Sometimes it caches till a reboot. not sure if its a OS issue or a Rom issue.
Q) I started Gscript and only see a couple of payloads. Isnt there more?
A) if you are missing payloads in gscript listing hit the windows button then select add script. Then finally select load. find a missing script select it and save. it will now populate to your main list in gscript. you will need to add. hermes 3.50 + PSN v4b, CE-X hybrid payload, and 2.76FW payload.
Q) I have multiple android builds will this mess with them?
A) Yes and No. It will only mess the the android build located in the Android Folder. If you want to make sure your stock android build stays stock after jailbreaking run the backup original android build button first to back up a copy of your original zImage. Once your done jailbreaking just run restore original android build to restore the backedup zImage.
Q) Do I need to install the downgradeupdater.Cab if I don’t plan on downgrading?
A) No you do not. It does not affect anything releated jailbreaking. If you hit the launch downgrader button without it installed will cause the app to display a message about it missing.
Q) if i downgrade will i loss my game saves? if so how do i keep them?
A) If you downgrade you may loose your game save. Go to system settings and back up your system. the option is at the bottom of the list almost. you can restore the same way

if you have any suggestion let me know.
enjoy!

PAYLOADS included:
Hermes v4b+355 FW3.41
CE-X FW3.41
Hermes FW3.41
Hermes v4b + psn + 3.50 FW3.41
PL3 FW2.76
PL3 FW3.01
PL3 FW3.10
PL3 FW3.15
PL3 FW3.41

*IMPORTANT*
for downgrading you will need the 3.41 modified pup, lv2diag.self file 1 and lv2diag.self file 2. these are needed once you obtain service mode

Change log:

Version 2.5

*Removed setup Jailbreak, backup and restore buttons.
*Jailbreaking now has a dedicated folder that has a pre setup build of android ready to jailbreak
*included a dedicated android launch button for those who have daily use builds of android on there phone located in the android folder
*new start menu icon – thanks to drkfngthdragnlrd

Version 2.0

*removed any backing up or replacing of initrd.gz as it is not really needed for our purposes.
*should work better with new builds of android as i backed off the filestructure some.

version 1.6

*backup original android build now backs up zImage and initrd.gz
*restore original android build now restores zImage and initrd.gz

version 1.5

*added backup original android build button – this will back up your original zImage on your untouched android build.
*added restore original android build button – this will restore your original zImage and delete all files related to jailbreaking in your android folder
*updated functionality of setup Jailbreak button – now will create all jailbreak related directories in the android folder then install all files needed.

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Here are the latest updates to multiMAN backup manager, which is now at v01.11.01.

Changelog:

01.10.18 -

* Proper detection of Blu-ray Video discs
* New options in the .ini to set mouse deadzone in percents for R/L sticks
deadzone_x=30
deadzone_y=30

* Added MP3/WAV/AAC file copy support to /ps3_home/music (XMB Music tab)
* Added PNG/JPG file copy support to /ps3_home/photo (XMB photo tab)

01.11.00 -

* Improved memory management
* Smoother and faster browsing
* Interface fixes and adjustments, improved MP3 playback
* Background music upon multiMAN startup (additional download required)
- Background music available in separate package (Theme original)

01.11.01 -

* Support for USB mouse
* Support for USB keyboard
* Support for BD Remote Controller (if set as controller#1)

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French site PS3GEN has reported that PS3 Developer Anonymous, is working on a Nintendo DS emulator. Here is an approximate translated quote from the source :

Source and more pics : PS3Gen.fr

According to PSGroove, a project is being worked upon to restore bluray functionality for PS3′s that have lost them, to quote:

As many of you already know, consoles are still being afflicted, with the loss of Blu-Ray playback, after downgrading. Chip makers and others, have claimed to have fixed the problem. However, there truly is no working fix at this time. A team of devs, called Project #PS3Bluray hopes to alleviate the problem with your help.

They are asking anyone with a PS3 to run an app they have developed, which will dump certain files related to Blu-Ray playback. It does not matter if the Blu-Ray problem is affecting your console or not, your files are still needed for analysis. Once analyzed, this should lead to a permanent Blu-Ray playback fix! For those that wish to help, please read on!

Please note that the files submitted for analysis do not contain any personal information or serial numbers and can’t be traced back to you. It is perfectly safe and anonymous.

Download: ProjectPS3bluray-DRLbackup_v001.zip

Email files (created by app) to: ProjectPS3bluray@gmail.com

X3Max has released their PS Downgrader today (3.50 Downgrade). They claim that the downgrade does not break BluRay player functionality, but reports claim otherwise. (more…)

For all the nostalgic fans of the Megadrive/Geneisis you’ll be happy to know that Anyonmus has updated Genesis Plus from beta to 1.0

Improvements are:

* A new and better rom menu from Snes9x

* Added settings for enabling/disabling FPS

* Stretch screen, pal60

* Auto detection of the refresh rate

* Fixed sound

* Added savestates

* Shader Filter X2SaI, Hq4x, Super Eagle and many others

I am currently testing it out now, i will give a full review later on.

My review will be split into sections

Audio, Video, Savestates, Saves (hardcoded into game) and overall userbility.

As far as impressions go, this is a damn fine stab at a first proper Sega Emulator.

Audio:

Its getting there, its slightly jumpy and it skips in parts, but i think it various from set to set.
Ive tested this emulator on both a HDTV and the SDTV. On the SDTV the sound is slow but there are not may jumps and glitches.
Where as on the HDTV the jumps and skips are far more noticable

Also it depends on the types of games you play as well. For instance I was playing Phantasy Star III and the sound was jumpy, when you pressed the PS Button, where as on Sonic 2 i did the same thing and it was pretty much perfect.

I have noticed it also depends on what type of filter you use. It would seem (at least for now) some games can not handle some filters, as they slow down to a crawl Phantasy Star III slows down so much that it is unplayable.

But if you change the filter to say Stock, it works just fine. Perhaps these things is what the developer should look out for.

Video:
I cant really say much about the video, beside the point i made earlier about the filters slowing down games.

Stretch mode works well, fills the screen up nicely.The scaling is good, although some of the screen gets cut off.

Useablity: Works preety well as you’d think a V1.0 would. It has had substantual improments to the version we saw only days ago. Its pretty much had an overhaul.
Some of the options do not work well, for instance the (PAL60) if you try to use 580 or whatever it is, on a tellie that clearly supports it, it will just quit and go back to the XMB.

The usb stick still needs to be in the USB000 Slot (furthest one to the right.) Also it needs the gensplus folder in the [ROoT] of the usb stick otheriwise it will not start at all.

*I think you maybe able to boot ROMS from the internal drive, as you can use the inbuilt search menu to look for them. This theory is untested atm.*

Savestates: These are implimented now and do work.

Saves however at least from my experience dont work.

Overall i think Anonymous has done a suberb job and I eagerly await his or hers next upcoming releases.

gliitch

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Waninkoko has released an open source version of dev_alejandros Writable Flash application for the ps3. All you have to do is load it up, and it will automatically mount as dev_fflash and it will have a green tick, instead of the previous one where you would have to wait…. then press O to mount it or X to quit.

If the application is already mounted, and you try to mount it again, it will say “dev_fflash COULD NOT BE MOUNTED” with a big red X on it.

Simple to use, just like the last one. If not better.

As the title says it requires a Payload with Peek & Poke Enabled.

A quote from the ReadMe

FreeFlash (Writable Flash).==========================..by Waninkoko – www.teknoconsolas.es..FreeFlash is a PS3 application that creates a new and writable flash device.called “dev_fflash”. The original “dev_flash” device is kept to avoid issues…We do NOT take any responsibilities for the wrong use of this application…Usage.—–..Install the package (.pkg file) of this application using the “Install.Package Files” menu and run it..

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jonlimle a member of PSGroove.com has released a beta version of LuaPlayer for PS3, here is a quote from the source, followed by a video:

This is a little project i started for people who want to make homebrew, but do not want to get the whole toolchain and sdk set up, and for people who do not know c/c++, this allows you to create homebrew for the ps3 in a language called Lua, there is a lot of documentation out there on the language, there isnt a ton of functionality in this release but there will be many more releases to come here is the contents of the readme, a list of custom functions and there documentation can be found in the file called “commands” inside of the zip, if you have any questions, comments, or requests you can post them wherever you downloaded this from, or you can also find me on irc in #luaplayerps3 on irc.freenode.net

A quote from the read me:

LuaPlayerPS3 beta 1.0 Written by jonlimle
XMB icons created by yamagushi

Current Features
-Texture loading (currently only supports BMP)
-Onscreen text rendering
-Controls (including sixaxis and joysticks)
-Screenshots
-All standard Lua functionality (with the exception of the OS functions)
-PC emulator that can be used to test scripts before you run on the ps3 (Linux, Mac and Windows binaries included,
if you are using the windows binary and get some missing dll messages, those dll’s are in the “compat DLL’s.zip” file in the emulator folder)

Future Features
-Support for more image formats
-Support for TTF fonts and font customization
-Audio support
-More advanced rendering functionality
-Networking capabilities

How to use
-copy everything that is in the “Copy to USB root” to the root of your USB drive
-install the pkg as you would any other pkg
-all files that you attempt to open from lua must be on your USB drive
-any scripts that you make, must be on the root of the card, and named app.lua

-when testing the scripts in the emulator, it will load app.lua in the same folder as the binary, all files that you attempt
to load should also be in that same folder

this release comes with an example app.lua which shows a few of the features of which you are currently able to do

when using the emulator, the keys are mapped in the folowing way

up = up arrow
down = down arrow
left = left arrow
right = right arrow

triangle = w
square = a
cross = s
circle = d

start = enter/return
select = quote key (“)

R1 = Right shift
R2 = Right control
R3 = question mark

L1 = Left shift
L2 = Left control
L3 = z

There is currently no emulation of the joysticks or sixaxis in the emulator

if you have any questions, comments, or requests you can post them wherever you downloaded this from, or you can also find me on irc in #luaplayerps3 on irc.freenode.net

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slicer4ever has released a PS3 tetris homebrew game. (more…)

ATTENTION ATTENTION TO ALL HACKERS AND DEVS AROUND THE WORLD PLEASE READ THIS !!!!!!!!!!!

Yes that is RIGHT you are reading it correctly no you do not need glasses your vision is fine as you all know earlier this year the PS3 has been jailbroken which means running unsigned code on your system. Well hackers have gotten together and called a conference meeting to discuss new existing and upcoming Ps3 exploits in the near future

However the Ps3 is not the only system being spoken about at the conference the xbox360 as well as the WII and DSi are going to be discussed at the conference

the name of the conference is Chaos Communication Congress

All the famous hackers are said to be there as well some of those include marcan, bushing, and sven these hackers are said to give a one hour lecture on the recently hacked PS3 system regarding its security and all the loop holes that still exist in the PS3 system. All those that wish to attend the lectures/conference please read the following

That is all for now Stay tuned in for conference details and updates

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Decided to make these up since it was a fairly simple trick they’ve used.. Unfortunately it won’t let me upload anything to PS3HAX so here is the link to my original post at PSX-Scene

Like the ‘official’ release.. All it does is stop someone accidentally updating your PS3.. Enjoy

ALL BOARDS HERMES 4B 3.55 SPOOF
ALL BOARDS PL3 DEF 3.55 SPOOF
ALL BOARDS PL3 DEV 3.55 SPOOF
ALL BOARDS PL3 NOUNAUTH 3.55 SPOOF

The E3 Card Reader downgrade has fixed the issue of Bluray playback in a latest firmware update for their device. This is only a beta version and ONLY for the E3 Card Reader.

[Download Files (mirror) via Official Site]

Source: psx-scene.

PS3Yes have just released a method to spoof firmware 3.55 for their devices. To quote: (more…)

TeaM-ACiD1C has finally released their “CFW”, which is a modified XMB, with the help of JaiCraB & ps3mrenigma’s Mount Alejandro, this can be permanently added to the PS3, here is a quote from the source:

Finally after lots of testing TeaM-ACiD1C are proud to announce the third official release of Acid Customised Firmware .For this 3.41.010 release we have mainly concentrated on enabling some extra debug console options and developing the new Haxx category.This is only the small start of The Acid Custom Firmware WIP project and we have many more plans for the future. We wanted to get this stable version out there for more thorough testing in the wider community. Especially as things have changed since we started this project, The Holy grail for Custom firmware Developers : Just today a new homebrew app was released for PS3 that enables full write access to the dev_flash on PS3′s internal flash memory icon smile PS3 Acid Customised Firmware 3.41.010 By TeaM ACiD1C! Run from USB, or install it directly to your PS3s Flash , you decide! .You can follow the progress of AcidCFW on kbx.org where we will be releasing any new info we discover.Also from time to time we will release our latest stable versions here for download but only when we are happy they are tested enough.

Some of the changes you will notice in Acid CFW 3.41.010:

★ New Haxx Category next to game

★ Check option for all games, PS3saves and gamedata (greyed out – Not working yet)

★ Quick sign Up in Haxx

★ Titlestore preview in Haxx

★ Titlestore preview (in game) in Haxx

★ Install Packages in Haxx

★ App/home in Game and Haxx

★ Performance Bar

★ No memory limit

★ Quick preview

★ Clear Cache

★ Owner Information for gamedata

★ Various Icon and text mods – POC

★ SaveData Ps1/2 shows up in JB mode

★ Custom firmware version in System info

★ Some other cosmetic differences

We had a few more ideas we are working on and other things like the – No request event error -showing up which we left out for now until we can do more research and testing.

So Now that we have FULL write access to dev_flash with JaiCraB & ps3mrenigma’s new homebrew app – Mount Alejandro this means we can permanently install Acid Customised Firmware (AcidCFW) onto our Ps3s. Of course for those who dont want to permanently mod thier consoles thats fine too, just use JaiCraB’s other tool Firmloader 0.3 to run from USB. So now we have soft-mod solution and a permanently installable way of runnning AcidCFW.

TeaM-ACiD1C (Formerly Team Jesters Jicence):
Cfwprophet, DeViL303, Nev, SK Group, B4rtj4h , LuckLuka.

A few important points to note if modifing your dev-flash permanently:

* Using this new write-enabler tool could put your console at some risk as the firmware is fully writeable.
* Only you are responsible for your console, Do not attemp to modify your flash if you do not fully accept the risks.
* It works well if you understand how to use it, if your not sure ask here and myself (DeViL303) or Cfwprophet will help you anyway we can.
* I have personally tested erasing over half of my firmware (entire vsh folder) and my PS3 and I had no problem in reinstalling Sony FW3.41 through recovery menu so it seems fairly safe.
* Read the Acid CFW tutorial here before you do anything. http://kbx.org/tutorials/tutorial-instructions-for-running-acidcfw/
* WARNING : DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INSTALL ANY FILES THAT YOU HAVE MODDED YOURSELF ON REAL DEV_FLASH WITHOUT RIGOROUS TESTING FIRST USING FIRMLOADER, THIS WRITE-ENABLER COULD BE A HIGHLY DANGEROUS APP IN THE WRONG HANDS AND COULD BRICK YOUR CONSOLE IF YOU MAKE ANY MISTAKES WHILE COPYING FILES. IF YOU BRICK YOUR CONSOLE YOU CAN BLAME NO-ONE ONLY YOURSELF. APPS LIKE THIS NEW ARE ONLY EXPERIMENTAL AT THIS EARLY STAGE AND MAY NOT BE 100% STABLE ! SERVICE MODE MIGHT SAVE YOU BUT NO GAURUNTEES.

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Thanks to the_imperfectionest on IRC for the news tip.

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Acid-CFW-v3.41.010

An anonymous user has released a Sega Genesis PS3 emulator over at PSGroove. (more…)