PS3Jig - PS3 Factory/Service Mode \"Jig\" Dongle for Sony PSP
 

brandonw has released PS3Jig for the PS3. PS3Jig is a homebrew program for the PSP that emulates the official Sony "jig" stick for entering Factory/Service mode. All you need to do is attach a USB cable between your PS3 and PSP, run the program, and turn on your PS3, just like any other downgrade/service mode method.

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To quote:

AS OF THIS WRITING, THERE IS NO WAY TO EXIT FACTORY/SERVICE MODE ON PS3 FIRMWARE VERSION 3.56, SO DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THIS ON PS3 FIRMWARE VERSION 3.56 UNTIL YOU READ OTHERWISE ELSEWHERE!

Keep in mind that I'm not a PSP developer, and that I know very little about homebrew for it; my ability to answer questions about how to run it and troubleshoot any issues is severely limited.

This application is open source and has no license attached to it, so you're free to do whatever you want with it; but please don't slap your name on it and call it your own, it's just rude.

Frequently Asked Questions



What's the main purpose of this? To enter Factory/Service Mode on your PS3 using your PSP. This is typically used to downgrade your PS3's firmware version to something that supports homebrew/backups, or you can use it to unbrick some PS3s from a firmware flash gone bad.

Will this cause any permanent damage to my PSP? Not that I know of, but don't blame me if it does.

Do I need a special cable for this? No, you just need a standard A<->mini-B USB cable. Among many other uses, it's the cable used to charge/sync PS3 controllers. You have one of these.

What firmware version does my PS3 need to be on for this to work? As of this writing, you need to be on firmware version 3.55 or earlier. DO NOT USE IT ON FIRMWARE VERSION 3.56 OR HIGHER UNTIL YOU READ OTHERWISE ELSEWHERE.

What firmware version does my PSP need to be on for this to work? Honestly, I don't know. This requires kernel mode, so as of this writing (and to the best of my knowledge), version 6.35 or lower. It runs on my PSP-1001 5.50 GEN-D.

I get an error when I run it on the PSP! What's wrong? I really don't know.

How do I get this on my PSP? The same way you do with any other PSP homebrew. Do some reading and/or googling.

It didn't work! What's wrong?! Try it multiple times. I have noticed through a hardware USB analyzer that sometimes the PSP doesn't send the jig challenge response correctly, despite the PSP saying it did.

Will this work on the PSP Slim? 2000? 3000? I honestly don't know.

It locked up my PSP when I tried to exit! Why? I honestly don't know. Pull the battery, re-insert it, and turn it back on.

What tools did you use to compile/build this? PSPSDK.

Where's the latest source at? http://brandonw.net/svn/pspstuff/PS3Jig/trunk/.

What dongle ID does this use? 0xAAAA. It can easily be changed and re-compiled in the source. I didn't provide a UI for it because it's unlikely anyone will ever need to change it.

You know, you're really late on this. I don't care.

I thought you said this couldn't be done! And yet here it is, prick. What's with the lying? I said you couldn't implement the PSGroove/PSJailbreak exploit on it, and that's still true. Emulating the Sony official jig stick for Factory/Service Mode is different, and the PSP can do it. I didn't see anyone else doing it, so I did.

How can I scream at you / profess my undying love / throw money at you via PayPal / give a simple thanks / etc.? brandonlw@gmail.com.

First of all, thank you brandonw.

I wanted to ask if a 3.55 Slim is still un-downgradable. The 3.55 downgrade method on this site states that it bricks slims atm, so am i correct in assuming this still applies?

Thank you.

Do i need to access XMB on ps3 for this? My 40gb got stuck in a update loop when trying to update to 3.56 and as soon i power the ps3 on,it tries to install 3.56. No access to Recovery Mode either

What do you mean "3.55 or lower" How much lower? Can I use it on my 3.41?...And if so can anyone confirm this actually has the actual ability to downgrade right now? Using this program? We don't need anything else? One more thing....lets say I upgrade to 3.55 just to do a few things...like lets say sign into psn to grab some dlc's and other stuff I baught over 2 years ago would I be able to use this to downgrade back down to 3.41? I read it said it does do that. So ultimatly I would like to know if this will be updated...because if it has that many issues and bugs like locking up the psp and such then wow...it would need some updating I would imagine.

Oh yeah, it would appear that it doesnt work on PSP firmware 6.xx, only on 5.xx, and you need to disable all the plugins in the seplugins folder under game.prx.

Thats fine. My psp is on 5.50 Prometheus-4 so it can easily use this. Im not too sure when I want to use this though yet, I want people to use it first to see if it actually works. Oh and another question when going into service mode through this method...what if we wanted to just not do anything to it? lol...Just go into it to see if it works then what? How would be the best way to get out of it? Turn off the ps3 normally? With the psp still on and plugged in or what?

my question is....can this be used to fix the wanikoko bad firmware bricks?

@valkirie no, from what i know these wani bricks are LV1/ LV2 panicing. the only ways, Get a hardware flasher or send it in to sony (thats worse case as they WILL update to 3.56.!)

as to this? its only for Downgrading

I figured as much, but I wanted to be sure. I have a nice 60GB compatible waiting for a miracle, but they way things are, I might as well use them for parts. Thanks for the reply.