It seems as though the cobra team has no limits on what they can do with their USB dongle. This time they’ve added support for PSP games in ISO format.There are problems with being able to save your game but most games are known to run at full speed.
Changelog:
Cobra USB Firmware 4.0
- Added initial support to play PSP games in iso format. Please read the user manual for instructions.
The emulator is not perfect and it currently fails in saving/loading data, but there are several games playable at full speed. We’ve fixed some bugs in the emulator, and it loads now more games that it originally did. In the future, we will continue to improve the compatibility of the emulator and fix the savedata issue.
- A new version of cobraflash has been released, and is required to install firmware 4.0, that uses a new format. You can find it in the download section. Drivers remain the same, there is no need to update them.
New update format is more secure against bad writes, and it will be compatible with cobra updater for PS3 which will be released along with firmware 4.1.
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Official Site
Download Firmware 4.0
Tags: cobra usb, PS3 Hacks, PS3Hax
Discuss in Forums (141)
10-04-2011
10:16 PM
nicee I knew that buying a cobra would pay off. Even if jfw does come out there was no PSP support planned
10-04-2011
10:36 PM
wow...those peeps at cobra really know their way around a ps3...wtf are the other devs working on opening the ps3 not doing that people like cobra and geohot could do? :/
10-04-2011
10:39 PM
Moved to front page.
10-04-2011
10:45 PM
These guys are just amazing xD, nice work Cobra Team!
. I guess those who were talking stuff about Cobra will have to eat their words, since day one they keep providing good stuff, and still looking for improvement.
And yes, those who bought a Cobra dongle (including me), did indeed a good investment
SeeYa!
^^
10-04-2011
11:09 PM
Looks like that new format could ruin Jaicrab's way of updating JFW with all the Cobra USB updates. Assuming we see it
10-04-2011
11:15 PM
Wow, great news. Looks like Cobra is kicking just about everyones ass in the dev department.
10-04-2011
11:51 PM
well good thing they only cost $40. jailbreak verson were over $150
10-04-2011
11:59 PM
So glad I have cobra. You gotta hand it to them.
10-05-2011
12:08 AM
be patient all of it will be freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! like ps1
I glad I did not buy Cobra. :>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>
They get Free Key to make CFW. But they improve this FW and get money from that. That suck.
10-05-2011
12:09 AM
Just tested a PSP backup image of "Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII" with Cobra 4.0 and everything is going great! finally I will be able to actually play this game and finish it, I kinda get tired to play long games on the PSP, playing on my HDTV is gonna be so much easier
.
Oh and as they said, saves are not working, but good news is that they will fix it in future updates ^^, so far they been keeping their word about every feature.
SeeYa!
^^
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No matter if developers release stuff free, I think they should get something for what they have done (not 'fake' devs like Demonhades), it may look simple but all those features are NOT easy to implement, they require time, hardware tools, production cost (producing all those dongles cost money you know), website host cost, and many other stuff.
Finally, is as simple as "If someone do ANY kind of work, they should get paid."
Just keep waiting like you say, but let me tell you a fact, a lot of the features they have implemented are not easy, for someone to be able to come up again with stuff like that is gonna take some good amount of time.
Anyway, I just know that spending around $40 dollars on this dongle is just fine, as many other people I consider it OK. Hell, if it was $100 dollars I would still have bought it.
If I want something I work (or look for work somehow), get money and buy it. But that is just me, I don't know what people do these days to get money and actually buy stuff.
SeeYa!
^^
10-05-2011
12:38 AM
[QUOTE=CaptainCPS-X;259636]Just tested a PSP backup image of "Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII" with Cobra 4.0 and everything is going great! finally I will be able to actually play this game and finish it, I kinda get tired to play long games on the PSP, playing on my HDTV is gonna be so much easier
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Oh and as they said, saves are not working, but good news is that they will fix it in future updates ^^, so far they been keeping their word about every feature.
SeeYa!
I've tried 6 different psp games and all of them didn't work =[.
10-05-2011
12:45 AM
Try compressing the ISO to CSO then convert it back to ISO and try again.
SeeYa!
^^
10-05-2011
01:00 AM
i cant wait till i get the cobra, im planning on buying one very soon
10-05-2011
01:30 AM
Saw this one coming been predicting this for a couple months now...
I suspected it to be after JFW-DH .. but i guess they figure if it aint here yet its probley not coming..
i thought this would be a great gimmick for them, once they saw cobra payload ported to still sell dongles.. Unless they have even more to offer soon..
They appeared to be very talented...
Edit/
I guess if i read the bottom : i see they added security
10-05-2011
01:50 AM
So what exactly does this Dongle have in it that has made these features it has avaliable that no other dev seems to be able to reproduce as of yet?
10-05-2011
01:54 AM
This is great. I am planning on buying one soon, are there any US retailers that sell these? I don't want to buy overseas.
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Nevermind, found one lol :D
10-05-2011
02:06 AM
you lucky cobra people, Me jelly
10-05-2011
02:16 AM
Buying a Cobra dongle has nothing to do with luck. Is just the same as buying any other product.
My Cobra dongle didn't just 'pop-up' in my hands by magic or 'luck'. I just decided I wanted one, made the payment and got it, that's all.
SeeYa!
^^
10-05-2011
02:24 AM
Oh and for being a psp game streched to HD, It actually doesn't look bad... I'd say it looks SLIGHTLY worse than it would look on the psp itself just because you can see all the jagged edges more... but it really looks good no joke.
10-05-2011
02:26 AM
Has anyone ever tried reverse engineering the Cobra dongle to see how it works? To try to open it up as to let more devices be able to do what the Cobra does.
10-05-2011
02:45 AM
Where is the version for the broken USB slots ...
10-05-2011
02:48 AM
And yeah the graphics don't look bad
SeeYa!
^^
10-05-2011
03:30 AM
Cobra what's next ? xbox games :D ?!
10-05-2011
03:51 AM
10-05-2011
04:06 AM
They may make 3.72 games work for a bit, but Sony will release a patch with new keys and it won't work again.
10-05-2011
05:56 AM
who got there ps3 to play psp or ps2 or ps1 games... been there dun that realy sad days ps3 is dead no new games... dev cant do anything geohotz dun.with out geo ps3 scene is dead ..playing all the new games on my xbox360....dead are the ps3 days
10-05-2011
06:04 AM
pfff relase those stuff free cobra instead of being greedy...
10-05-2011
06:08 AM
By the way, would you mind uploading a video with crisis core playing? I'd love to see how it's supported and running.
Man, **** yeah. I've been wondering if we could ever play PSP games on PS3, guess it's possible after all. They surely know A LOT more than you and I. Very talented people indeed!
10-05-2011
06:17 AM
10-05-2011
06:18 AM
i`m still waiting a new cfw with Cobra addons. Some one promisse it to this month, lets wait and see.
10-05-2011
06:42 AM
Thanks, superfurry
10-05-2011
06:50 AM
You really need to read up on some PS3 History, GeoHot almost murdered the scene, for his own selfish gain.
10-05-2011
07:12 AM
What folder structure does the Iso have to be in?
10-05-2011
07:25 AM
There is no reason to not buy one of these, it does so much, for the price of one game! And just yesterday I was asking around if anyone was working on getting psp isos running on ps3, and here we are.
Easily the best purchase I've made since the jailbreak started!
10-05-2011
07:29 AM
as far as I see it, Cobra's abilities are all based on Sony's own emulators and knowledge the scene shared freely with them. They did manage to get them to work though. But nothing is made from scratch.
I do congratulate them on there work and break-through but congratulations is all they are getting from me for now, since I'm a believer in a free scene.
The real scenes alway have been free and should remain to be. Hackers do there work out of passion not for the money. Do they deserve money for there work? In a way they do, but a lot of other contributers do as well. However Cobra uses the knowledge of all people that work for free and sell that together with there own knowledge. So if they deserve money then they should give part of there interest to other scene contributers. Or pay the scene back in another way, pass knowledge or release older code(not the latest gimmicks).
so... thank you Cobra, now do something for the scene for a change
10-05-2011
08:20 AM
10-05-2011
08:23 AM
Dont you see? this is all for the scene. Youre just to cheap to spend some of your allowance to the people who deserve it. Sony will never in a million years allow the ps3 to play PSP Games. Full ones that is, and even if they do, it will be some half assed effort. >_<
10-05-2011
08:24 AM
do these Dongles have special hardware in them, or are they basically just a thumbdrive locked down with there software on it? What I mean is, should there be a way to implement the same features as this dongle though a CFW or some form of app?
10-05-2011
08:25 AM
I wish i had some leftover cd-r's, maybe i'll buy some later . I have a feeling we can burn a psp game and run it , just like we are doing with the psx games at the moment . Anyone want to give it a try? I will as soon as my girl gets back from school plus i need to burn some more psx games lol.
10-05-2011
09:19 AM
10-05-2011
10:15 AM
i would donate xxxx euro if they would help the scene tbh.. but instead they are greedy so bb xxxxx euro for them
10-05-2011
10:22 AM
I am going to pm you and it will help you with that. Cheers.
10-05-2011
10:24 AM
****
Does anyone know a site to order Cobra in Canada?
10-05-2011
10:37 AM
****, these boys know how to dance with that ps3! psp games now? wtf?!
i need to buy this dongle, that jaicrab-dh-fw may be awesome whenever it comes out, but i don't think it will keep up with this cobra team.
regardless if i want to act like a jackass that wants all this for free, great job team cobra!!!
10-05-2011
11:33 AM
I may rethink getting one of these...
10-05-2011
11:48 AM
I will buy their USB, if they make CFW 3.60+, and they do not take other people's work and get money from that. I believe that they spend many time, and brain to make their CFW, But at least they should give money for other people who they get their work from such as Geohot.
For me, they are greedy, that why I do not buy their USB, except they make CFW3.60+.
for me I can play ps1 free in multiman, I believe ps2 and psp will be in multiman in the future.lol :>
10-05-2011
12:47 PM
Great News on a day that I got a YLOD on my CFW system.......
10-05-2011
01:03 PM
Great news
Any word on how the quality of the psp games looks like in HD?
10-05-2011
02:21 PM
...
"They are greedy!",
"Its not fair!",
"Just release it for free!",
"You have done nothing!",
"It's not worth it!"...
"JFW will have everything for free yeeess!!!!"...
Guys you don't get tired of displaying the same stuff? You are just crying out loud. If for some reason you can't buy something for simple $40 dollars, then don't just come here crying trying to justify that.
If you don't wanna pay for stuff then you have a problem because in this world we have to 'earn' things, we have to work, like the engineers that made the PS3, like those developers making awesome games, they need to eat too, like those developing the Cobra, they definitely are doing a good job.
If I paint a house, if I clean the street, if I do a chair so can sit and feel comfortable, I could do it for free, but don't you think it is fair?.
Im getting tired of participating on forums were people are crying and requesting stuff all the time. I like free stuff, but if I have to buy something I'll buy it if I can, Im not crying and justifying the reason why I couldnt buy something with other sh*t.
If I don't have money to buy something then its ok, I just cant buy anything at that moment, but that's my personal problem, it is not because someone is selling something that I can't buy.
...
10-05-2011
02:26 PM
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10-05-2011
04:35 PM
Someone implement a ps2 emulator and psp emulator in Kmeaw or Rebug.
10-05-2011
05:02 PM
10-05-2011
05:06 PM
Is it possible to use COBRA with Rebug as your regular base, or are you required to use there CFW for when not using the dongle?
10-05-2011
05:08 PM
10-05-2011
05:32 PM
out of curiosity I decided to install Cobras PSP Launcher pkg (I do not have Cobra) Was just trying to test out something, but when trying to run that app of theirs I get the same msg as if I had a PSN title that I needed to re-authorise, the msg asking me to go to the PSN store to reactivate it. Found that kinda funny.
10-05-2011
05:54 PM
LOL at all the trolls who criticised this team and its supporters like myself.
As for Cobra, well you guys just never cease to amaze me. Fantastic work guys, you deserve every penny you make.
Absolutely loving this product and screw the haters who are jealous as hell for one of these now more than ever...oh but wait, there's only JFW on October 1st! Oh...yeah...
10-05-2011
05:55 PM
10-05-2011
05:58 PM
http://www.cobra-usb.com/downloads/C...P-Launcher.rar
10-05-2011
06:02 PM
Also there cobra usb manager give the error 8001009 (I think I have the right amount of 0) when trying to load it.
Is the base Cobra CFW, the one you install before using the dongle, and which is active when not using it) would it harm my sytem in any way to install this update without then using the Dongle.
10-05-2011
06:10 PM
Looks like Cobra won. Why isn't there any devs working on sniffing/reverse engineer this bad boy. Is it too tough?
10-05-2011
06:13 PM
10-05-2011
06:44 PM
Yeah, I'm not sure. Google didn't help much either, though I didn't look ultra hard I admit.
10-05-2011
06:56 PM
10-05-2011
07:02 PM
10-05-2011
07:17 PM
Is it the prophecy of 3.70+ support?
10-05-2011
07:35 PM
10-05-2011
07:43 PM
10-05-2011
07:53 PM
I don't believe that's true. I believe rebug CAN run unsigned code. Kmeaw definitely can.
Quoted from the multiman thread.
10-05-2011
08:02 PM
Well, best way to know would be to try running the Cobra manager on a 3.41 OFW console in jailbreak mode (with a dongle other than Cobra). I can't try myself (my only dongle is Cobra lol), so if anyone else feels like it...
10-05-2011
08:12 PM
10-05-2011
08:23 PM
I was trying to extract the Pkg's, firstly it turns out there debug packages, and secondly the program I have "PSP PS3 PKG Decrypter Extractor v.1.0.0.0" the extractor for Retail pkg works, but the debug one will not load keeps erroring out. can someone suggest another program?
10-05-2011
08:26 PM
10-06-2011
12:03 AM
Has anyone tried Running the Cobra Firmware with those 2 packages installed to see what results from it?
10-06-2011
02:04 AM
if anyone noticed, a psp eboot is being used in their PSP Launcher pkg. dont know if its important, but it was interesting to me. my opinion, someone with psp coding experience should want to unpack the EBOOT.PBP in it and look into it. i am as i type this
10-06-2011
04:30 AM
*** EDIT ***
Currently unable to use my main computer, would someone be willing to re-sign the 2 packages (Manager and Launcher) to 3.55, as I am assuming they are signed for 3.41, and upload them. If someone could it would be much apreciated
10-06-2011
08:13 AM
did anyone notice that after this update, the ps3 no longer gives you a re-purchase/re-activate message on any games? This includes ALL content/games(ps1, ps3, minis)installed on ps3 with no activation!! The games still don't work, but they attempt to launch, which is something they didn't do before this update. It seems they crushed at least part of the activation check.......
10-06-2011
08:17 AM
Hmm I was right, they patched the checks for proper licence so the mini can run.....
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10-06-2011
08:38 AM
10-06-2011
10:16 AM
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10-06-2011
10:21 AM
Yes, they did.
10-06-2011
10:58 AM
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10-06-2011
11:13 AM
10-06-2011
11:19 AM
what's the point of that?
10-06-2011
11:20 AM
original news article picture isn't working, why do you guys use tinypic anyways?
10-06-2011
11:22 AM
10-06-2011
11:27 AM
10-06-2011
11:35 AM
I know that, lol......but the point is on a CFW PS3, with no access to PSN to buy anything, this is the only way at this time. Not to mention i get to put all my ps1, ps2 and PSP classics on there that I ALREADY OWN(not just the ones $ony wants to sell me for a second time). Also these are PSP games, not minis
10-06-2011
11:38 AM
Cobra didnt say that they would release NTFS Support on external HDD is there any news about it as it would be a great feature...
10-06-2011
11:53 AM
Duplex only released cracked games, they haven't released any tools or method to crack games. Cobra wouldn't be able to do much with that.
10-06-2011
12:01 PM
Wow... I told myself that when they got PSP games to work on PS3, I would buy Cobra.
Finally that day has come. Quite surprising indeed!
10-06-2011
01:44 PM
A Russian hacker got PSP games running months ago, without a cobra. It only works with certain games, and is very slow, JUST LIKE COBRA.
The Cobra can't do anything OFW or any other CFW can't already do. You can't play online games through PSN. You can't play PSN content signed past 3.55. You can't play PS2 games if your PS3 isn't a BC model.
The one big advantage Cobra had was being able to play PS1 backups. Multiman does that now too. LOL.
Cobra. for the [s]Win[/s] OWNED.
10-06-2011
02:01 PM
Every post I have seen from you is just non-sense, you should do some research before posting.
There are plenty Reviews around PS3Hax from legit owners of the Cobra dongle, in those reviews you can find the real facts about Cobra, or you want me to make a technical review just for you?.
Next time you write something make sure its real, so far your statements are without base.
10-06-2011
02:14 PM
I know the Cobra does more than that. I just don't support the dongle makers. I support the real coders like Deank and Squarepusher and Robohobo.
And I also know that everything the Cobra does will eventually be available for free and open source in CFW/Homebrew. As it should be.
In my opinion, supporting Dongle makers is like supporting Chinese Blu-Ray pirates. They only make Sony come down harder on the real coders.
10-06-2011
02:50 PM
Now, I don't see the problem with all kind of developers making public their different exploits in their own ways. Everyone has the freedom to do what they want with their work. Some developers like to 'share' their work like [MENTION=114607]deank[/MENTION] and other good devs, but they are NOT obligated, if they wanted they could sell their application, but hey lets be 'thankful' because they are giving it for free.
I support, value, appreciate and I'm thankful for "every" kind of contribution that anyone does for the scene, I don't care if they sell it, I don't care if it was a chinese, if it was a black person, a white person, etc...I just value the fact that it is a contribution to the scene and we have many 'alternatives' to modify or hack our consoles.
To give you an example, when the scene was red hot last year, I bought a TI84+ Calculator, I bought a E3 dongle, I started using the free tools that got released, I started using the CFW that got released, I have donated to multiple devs, I been trying to do my own homebrew.
Whatever the scene offers me Im here to support it (except any kind of stuff that will brick my console LOL).
If I want to sell some of my work as a programmer, why I shouldn't do it? because you want it for free? because you don't have ~$40 dollars?
If you have a job, you know what is to earn something for what you have done, if you never had a job you will not understand this.
In my personal point of view Cobra dongle is worth the ~$40 dollars they selling, they are giving constant updates and new stuff and I don't have to pay anything else, I just go there and get the updates. Hell, getting a Cobra is cheaper than getting a new "single" PS3 game, and I don't have to say to you what you could save with those $40 dollars.
If someone come up with all the stuff that Cobra has done with time and release it for free, then great! as I said before I support anything that contributes to the scene in any way.
SeeYa!
^^
10-06-2011
02:50 PM
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10-06-2011
03:13 PM
Tested a few psp games using the new firmware from cobra:
Angry birds mini - total freeze had to hold button down
Crisis Core FF7 - fullspeed
Dissidia duodecim FF - doesnt boot restart on exit
Dissidia FF - fullspeed and pulls up the keyboard to input name
FF Tactics WoTL - fullspeed but still slowdown in the action sequences
Monster Kingdom ***el Summoner - doesnt boot restart on exit
The 3rd birthday - doesnt boot restart on exit
10-06-2011
03:23 PM
I dont have cobra usb but can you test Megaman Powered Up and Megaman X Maverick PSP ? Thanks.
10-06-2011
03:24 PM
Allowing or enabling piracy is one thing, charging for it is entirely another.
10-06-2011
03:24 PM
Here's another pic btw:
10-06-2011
03:32 PM
10-06-2011
04:07 PM
And legally, for the end user, the consequences can be vastly different. Buying a dongle, you're leaving a paper trail that you paid for and support piracy under your real name, that Sony or any other developer can then refer to and bring charges against if they subpoena that company's sales records in a lawsuit.
I'm not so much concerned about the welfare of the Game Companies (they'll be fine, piracy is a tiny aspect of their business) as I am the general principal of the thing. To me, open source hacking vs. dongles is the difference between finding money in the street, vs. going into a store and taking it out of the cash register, or somebody's wallet.
10-06-2011
04:11 PM
10-06-2011
04:34 PM
He said "No cobra doesn't allow you to play PSN content you don't own".
If you already own it, you don't need a Dongle to play it. OFW, or CFW, if you purchased PSN content, it works.
10-06-2011
04:36 PM
He's just contradicting everything that anyone says to him, no matter how much sense it has, no matter how many details or facts you say to him, so I guess the best thing to do is ignore him and let him be the 'great' ignorant he want to be.
[MENTION=192630]underball[/MENTION], do what you want, never buy anything, get everything for free...that will just make you a 'leecher' by urban definition.
SeeYa!
^^
10-06-2011
08:05 PM
Here are 3 videos of Crisis Core FF7 using Cobra 4.0:
Cobra ps3 FFVII CC - YouTube pt1
Cobra ps3 FFVII CC 2 - YouTube pt 2
Cobra ps3 FFVII CC 3 - YouTube pt 3
again sorry for it being upside down on pt 1 and 2
running fullspeed despite the glitchyness in video
10-06-2011
08:21 PM
Could anyone test:
Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep JAP/EUR/US/Final Mix
Final Fantasy Type-0 (Demo)
Also, doesnt that mean that you can put in the emulator prx plugins like CWCHEAT?
Heh!...
10-07-2011
05:33 PM
Been messing around for a little bit and tried out some games.
Is there a compatibility list yet? Anyhoo, here are my results
Castlevania Chronicles: Runs fine (loads slowly when starting a stage, and character select screen seems to run fast). The health bar does disappear randomly, but it is completely playable
Final Fantasy Crisis Core: Works fine
Final Fantasy Dissidia: Works unless there's is an FMV. The movie resizes and then goes to black screen.
Final Fantasy Dissidia Duodecim: Black Screen, causes PS3 to reboot on exit
Final Fantasy: Works
Final Fantasy II: Works (occasional sprite flicker)
Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection: Black Screen, causes PS3 to reboot on exit
God of War Chains of Olympus: Strange graphical errors and text does not display. Playable, though
God of War Ghost of Sparta: Black Screen, can't exit. Must reboot
Megaman Maverick Hunter X: Main game works. Megaman Powered UP demo does not work (black Screen)
Megaman Powered UP: Black Screen
Soul Calibur Broken Destiny: Black Screens when mode is selected
Space Invaders Extreme: Unplayable. Game runs fine except for the fact that enemy shots are invisible
Ultimate Ghouls and Ghosts: Play speed is too fast to be properly playable. Otherwise works fine
Valkyrie Profile Lenneth: Black Screens and reboots ps3 on quit
10-07-2011
07:09 PM
More PSP games tested:
Burnout Dominator - Fullspeed *recognizes PS3 system name
Disgaea 2 dark hero days - fullspeed
Disgaea Afternoon of darkness - fullspeed
Dungeon Siege - doesnt boot restart on exit
Full metal alchemist brotherhood - crash had to hold button
Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep NTSC - Crash had to hold button
Lunar Silver Star Harmony - First save/load menu then black NO crash on exit
Manhunt 2 - "Mini's" screen then freeze press button once to turn off
Twisted metal Heads on - freeze press button once to turn off
Wild arms xf - doesnt boot restart upon exit
My system is a 320gb cech-2501b ntsc with cobra 4.0 dongle firmware and bitsbubba cobra 3.0 as my firmware
10-07-2011
08:34 PM
me & my katamari - black screen
tony hawks project 8 - some backgrounds and textures do not load. No street etc
10-07-2011
08:57 PM
Oh people, I just wanted to say, before starting any game, make sure that the iso file is intact, no gamefixes (prometheus) because there is a plugin that is depended on some strings of the EBOOT.BIN that if it is patched they are most probably missing (Kingdom Hearts BBS, Final Fantasy DD) plus make sure the iso contains NO DUMMY UPDATE FILES because there is a prx that checks the software that the game needs to make the appropriate emulation (PARAM.SFO is not enough), if it can't check the file it will freeze immediatelly.
So it's worth updating your compatibility list with the above said.
10-08-2011
05:02 AM
look forward to coming.
10-08-2011
05:54 PM
10-08-2011
06:33 PM
you can buy one Cobra USB Dongle Adapter for PS3
10-08-2011
06:44 PM
10-13-2011
05:26 AM
OK some stuff I done:
1. Took the file from PSPC66820/USDIR/CONTENT/EBOOT.PBP and placed it in my PSP with 5.00 M33-6. The folder I placed it is PSP/GAME/PSPC66820/EBOOT.PBP .
After doing so a weird app showed up on the PSP with black game ICONs.
Booting it told me that I needed to update on 6.00.
OK, fair enough, but I can defeat this. I went on and HEX edited the PBP file and edited the version string from 6.00 to 3.11.
Tada! This did the work! Playstation Portable bootscreen comes up and after it blends to ''minis'' screen. So predictable. Well after that PSP just read some stuff and hangs on a black screen. Also predictable, the file is just 138KB. Obviously there is nothing in that PBP file to boot of so we need a person capable of understanding PSP homebrew and tell us what functions does it call since obviously this is a PSP backup loader homebrew app.
It looks like I was correct. After some work I got to extract the PBP file:
http://www.mediafire.com/?kgu2ym9vnlwz3dd
2. ISO.BIN.EDAT seems that it's like a ISO of a game or an ISO of the actual contents of a PSP memory stick, I can get only the folders, not the files so I cant say for sure. It doesnt seem to use any kind of a hard to defeat encryption (if it isnt already defeated and I don't know).
10-13-2011
05:34 AM
List here http://www.pshomebrew.net/wiki/PSP_O...atibility_List
10-13-2011
06:48 AM
People, IT'S OFFICIAL!
I bypassed the PSN Activation check the loader asks!
The loader boots, it looks like it works normally though nothing appears on the screen (obviosuly because I haven't mounted anything yet), I can even press the PS button and the XMB shows up in the Background while I'm on that black screen.
I'll update you if games etc work and what I did to make it work!
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OK here's what I did:
1. Download and install Xai PSN Demo. (http://zeus.dl.playstation.net/cdn/J...083&country=jp)
2. Got to ftp and grab/copy to your PC the file ''dev_hdd0/game/NPJI90001/USRDIR/ISO.BIN.EDAT''
3. Install Cobra PSP Launcher.
4. Go again to ftp and replace the ISO.BIN.EDAT file you got from step 2 with the file under ''dev_hdd0/game/PSPC66820/USRDIR/ISO.BIN.EDAT''.
5. Go back to XMB and launch the Cobra PSP Launcher. It wont ask you to activate it.
Since nothing is mounted the PSP emulator will remain idle on blackscreen while you can still go to ingame XMB.
10-13-2011
01:30 PM
^^ awesome find VIRGIN KLM. now all thats needed is to mount the isos.
10-13-2011
02:25 PM
Thanx, even though I have no idea how to...
My only guess is if we could mount the folderstructure of an ISO on multiMan even if it would appear as Data Disc...
deank Should know better or have more ideas what to do in this case!
10-13-2011
03:50 PM
[MENTION=13236]VIRGIN KLM[/MENTION] : I tried that just now and couldn't re-produce your result.. I copied ISO.BIN.EDAT from the games folder to PSP Launcher's folder, returned to XMB, launched PSP launcher and get activation screen.. If I try to just run the game I get the activation screen.
I've tried other things, but nothing changes.. Any ideas? Thanks!
10-13-2011
04:07 PM
The only way would be decrypt cobra's ISO.BIN.EDAT and repack it as debug EDAT with make_edata_npdrm from SDK. But to decrypt it requires correct act.dat (cobra payload most likly writing it straight to RAM on booting, since it JB dongle).
10-13-2011
04:09 PM
Do you have a Japanese PSN account on your PS3 (and not deleted it after the PSN shutdown to CFW)?
I think this interferes with where the activation is registered on.
If you do, I think it should work. If you don't it may still work though.
Make sure you launch/play Xi JPN PSOne Classics Demo atleast once before you copy the ISO.BIN.EDAT to the PSP Launcher.
Also after you installed and played/launched atleast once Xi JPN PSOne Classics Demo make sure you go back to XMB go to it's Game Icon and press
If anyone wants to see I can make a Video.
It is NOT an exectutable file, and handles no responsibility on the emulation side of the PSP Launcher. The EBOOT.PBP has some edited prx'es that fix those issues Cobra said for.
ISO.BIN.EDAT is the file responsible for linking where to check the authentication is registered on.
I tried to see if what you said is true by putting the contents of the Xi Demo together on the PSP Launcher.
If it was an executable file it would link to these files and the Xi Demo would start.
Nope PS3 simply ignored them.
10-13-2011
04:23 PM
10-13-2011
04:29 PM
Cobra's PSP Launcher uses that file just to prevent people from hacking it, there is NO way that they made an Activation file without having the appropriate tools Sony has.
10-13-2011
04:33 PM
10-13-2011
04:39 PM
10-13-2011
04:40 PM
Their EBOOT.PBP indeed contain some prx to make emu compatible with more games. Also ISO part in their EBOOT.PBP is dummy. Cobra's backup manager relocates (link) it to file on usb via custom syscalls.
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So my point is: Cobra team decrypted retail Minis ISO.BIN.EDAT, patched it/removed checks on EBOOT.PBP and resigned it to protect their product. So people without dongle just can't swap EBOOT.PBP and play it.
10-13-2011
05:22 PM
[MENTION=110475]RikuKH3[/MENTION] This is weird. This means that the truth lies somewhere between what you said and what I said. I don't understand, it should normally result into Corrupt Data or upon launch PS3 would kick me back to XMB with an error code.
Also Cobra's PSP Launcher has no act.dat. So the ISO.BIN.EDAT is an act.bin with different segmentation. Can you try to decrypt it with the recently released tools?
Also I guess It should work also if you would replace the ISO.BIN.EDAT with a file borrowed from a legally purchased Mini tittle... Hmmm I don't have any... :/
10-13-2011
05:35 PM
ISO.BIN.EDAT contains specific information and tied to correspond EBOOT.PBP (hashchecks it, checks ID/PARAM, checks executable/whatever).
Cobra's ISO.BIN.EDAT patched to accept any EBOOT.PBP (it's not even signed properly, I tested it on OFW PSP).
Is it clear now?
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Cobra team figured out EDATA decryption algorithm, decrypted some unknown retail PSP Mini game, patched it and re-encrypted it back with the same act.dat they used for decryption.
10-13-2011
06:02 PM
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[MENTION=110475]RikuKH3[/MENTION] OK it looks like I dealed once and for all with ISO.BIN.EDAT.
I decrypted the file, linked it to search for an other activation file (Xi's demo) but remain all the important calls that Cobra have in that file. It's a PSP EDAT, the encryption is already defeated on those files.
Grab the file and replace it with the previous ISO.BIN.EDAT on PSP Launcher Folder:
http://www.mediafire.com/?biqh2ubv7i90ens
It now launches normally.
I'm gonna have to test again all the possibilities... XD
10-13-2011
09:24 PM
Another Update:
http://www.mediafire.com/?qy8w1b2u110yuqj
All files patched, I'm not sure if it is important, but this way we can test all possible combinations for which files are needed and not needed to get patched.
I need somebody with the dongle to try it.
I'll send him all the possible options/combinations for it to work (they are 4 or 5 don't worry).
10-14-2011
04:03 AM
There's no way you succeed in what you're doing, but maybe you learn something in process. That's a good thing. Have a nice day.
10-14-2011
04:21 AM
nothing like being rickrolled... again... and again...
10-14-2011
11:17 AM
NEXT!
10-14-2011
06:08 PM
10-14-2011
07:21 PM
This is where my work ends... :/
10-14-2011
07:41 PM
Also do you have a pkg you have made with your working (yet hanging) version?
10-14-2011
09:15 PM
I provided a link with all of the files.
Just install the launcher and replace the files, it's not worth making a pkg for now, waste of time... :/
10-14-2011
09:17 PM
10-14-2011
10:06 PM
Download it, launch it once, once you reach the main menu, exit it and get rid of it. The activation file is still there for the re-linked files to use it.
10-15-2011
02:00 AM
The list on the PSHomebrew wiki is far from complete. I added your results to the wiki.