• Gpup v1.00 Released (PUP Extractor/Packer)

    PS3 Hack and Mod Tools, PS3 Hacks , 03.01.2011
    I’ve just finished updating of my utility gpup.
    It’s extractor/packer for official PS3 firmware update files.
    1. added hmac key support;
    2. fixed filename support for latest firmwares;
    3. added support for incremental ps3 update files (PS3PATCH.PUP);
    4. removed xml configuration (now configuration is saved in binary file config.bin);

    Due to released decryption keys for selfs, today I’ve found HMAC key for firmware signing. Key is located in decrypted software_update_plugin.prx at 0x602E0 (I used dumps from 3.15 firmware). I’ve found it by bruteforce (thanks to full signing algo source from team0verflow).
    It’s funny, that while I was preparing my sources with sign key, Kakaroto already released the key .

    Here is source and precompiled windows version.
    For linux, you can build it with CodeBlocks IDE, project file included, but you’ll need libboost_filesystem headers and libraries installed.
    http://superg.org.ua/files/ps3/gpup/gpup-1.00.tar.bz2
    http://superg.org.ua/files/ps3/gpup/gpup-1.00_win.7z

    gpup is currently fully finished, I performed some extract-pack tests of official firmwares, and it able to recombine all firmwares 1:1.
    Bugreports are welcome.

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  • 8 Comments

    1. Evil_Intentions
      01-03-2011
      09:17 PM
      1

      Downloading now for a test run

    2. lives2game
      01-03-2011
      09:31 PM
      2

      sorry im a noob....but whats this for? it basically allows for packaging of cfw right?....atleast thats what i understand from it?...once again sorry i suck and im a noob

    3. chemone
      01-03-2011
      10:06 PM
      3

      Can you upload this compiled? thank you and sorry if my english is bad

    4. mikelant
      01-03-2011
      11:02 PM
      4

      thanks a lot for the work putting this together. I can not believe how fast these tools are coming out.

    5. Krack3n
      01-04-2011
      12:58 AM
      5

      I keep getting error on creating xxxx.PUP could not read config.bin.

      EDIT,
      NM got it to work, just sleepy.

      Thanks for this.

    6. blackout
      01-04-2011
      05:34 AM
      6

      how safe is it to mix up different updates?
      for example using all files of 3.41 and just replacing version.txt (and other related files) from 3.55 to trick the ps3 and make it look like a 3.55 update file?
      or how about mixing up debug with retail updates?

    7. Maajid
      01-04-2011
      06:40 AM
      7

      Originally Posted by blackout View Post
      how safe is it to mix up different updates?
      for example using all files of 3.41 and just replacing version.txt (and other related files) from 3.55 to trick the ps3 and make it look like a 3.55 update file?
      or how about mixing up debug with retail updates?
      I echo this question.

    8. NoisilySilent
      01-04-2011
      07:00 AM
      8

      Originally Posted by blackout View Post
      how safe is it to mix up different updates?
      for example using all files of 3.41 and just replacing version.txt (and other related files) from 3.55 to trick the ps3 and make it look like a 3.55 update file?
      or how about mixing up debug with retail updates?
      UNSAFE.
      The 3.41 => 3.55 might not brick anything BUT it seems 3.55 has different sys calls than the 3.41 has. Code linked against those new sys calls might not work.
      Debug => Retail... how about some Red Screen Of Epic Fail ?
      Debug Units might be hardware different than Retail ones. Mixing their FW could be possible... but will end up in brick if you dont know exactly which part of the code you can safely run on Retail...