I want to start hacking (not only developing) :)
 

Hey guys!

I'm new to this site but I'll just skip the whole introducing-myself-step and go ahead to asking questions :P

I'm really interested in all things PS3 hacking and I want to understand how a/this console works and to modify it the way so I can do whatever the f*** with it.

Unfortunately, I have no master's degree in computer science or whatsoever, but I'm a quick learner and the only thing I need (from my point of view :P) is info material to understand things like the PS3-Wiki. At the time being I understand very little of the stuff posted on there ;)

So how do you think I should start? Any online lessons to start developing available on the net?

I would be very grateful for any useful info ;)

Thanks

If you want to develop, then I suggest you learn a coding language, a good idea would be C/C++.

Already thought of something like that, but how do I start developing on a console when this coding language mostly used on PCs?

you can pick up a copy of PSlight (free) and start development on that once you have learned enough programming. This is to develop (software) for the PS3. This can also be useful in the hacking part as many parts will require you to program something that doesn't already exist for the purpose that you need, therefor you can just make it yourself.

The actual hacking part I can't help with as I barely know much myself, but PS3devwiki is a great place for knowledge and doing what I have been doing might also be informative (brain picking actual devs on IRC). :)

Already thought of something like that

Okay, that's it about the part to start developing FOR the console. But how do I start to actual hack the console? How do I e.g. find exploits in consoles? Is there special monitoring hardware needed or do I just need a pc and an USB-port? :P (just exaggerating on that one :))

The first step to any hack on any platform is to find a bug...if you find the right bug, it can be exploited to run code...if a platform is designed not to run your own code, then there usually are not many protections placed upon code...so you can do things like change memory values to enable blocked features.

Development is a term used for software writing... Since building is already taken for another function :D. I dont know why on this forum dev = hacker.

If you want to hack, you can start reading here: http://www.ps3devwiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

Learning how to program, wont get you in the right direction I know a bunch of languages and it doesn't help me **** in the ps3 hacking department, since you have to understand how the ps3 system works and its mostly reverse engineering.

Wiki is probably the best place to start. But if you dont know anything about computers it will be hard reading something you just dont understand :D.

Thx for clarifying that thing. Do you have any material to read so that I can possibly understand the technical terms used on the wiki?


@KillerBug :
And how do one edit memory values on a console like the PS3? This is only possible when being on FW 3.55 where you see the files in a FTP program on the PC, right?
When being above 3.55 you can't see anything since "blackb0x" is homebrew which isn't running for obvious reasons :D

It sounds like you are asking how to be a marathon champion, but you haven't even learned to crawl yet. I honestly think you are starting too late for the PS3...why don't you try learning C++? By the time you have a solid grasp of both this language and the general principals that go into programming in almost any language, the PS4 and XboX Next will both be out and you can attack one of those.