EBOOT that execute a .self file?
 

Hi all, does anyone know how to make an EBOOT that execute a .self file?
Showtime is an example, it has an EBOOT.BIN and the file showtime.self.. It's possible to use the showtime's eboot to run another self? Thanks.

Well, that's the case in Modern Warfare 3 also, my shot is they used some crypto on .self which is included in the eboot, because although we possess the right keys to decrypt updates, only eboot decrypts, and not the selfs..

Help appreciated!

rename the .self to showtime.self? or create a homebrew app which starts a self (by reading the wanted .self from a textfile or something)..

An eboot is a .self..... all an eboot is is a package container for .self files..... so why not just make an eboot out of your .self?

I can't use showtime's EBOOT cause i was unable to decrypt it, and I need the ELF.
Is simply to create it on Sony's SDK or PSL1GHT?

Doesnt any game that has multiple games on disc do this?

MGS HD collection (MGS2, 3, peacewalker)
Jak collection (Jak 1, jak 2, jak 3)
Splintercell collection (SC1, pandora tomorrow, chaos theory)
Sly collection
SOTC/ICO

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Good idea.. I'm going to try :)

Could work as 95% of those eboots and selfs are decrypted :)

I also asked/theorized aboutt his. Once i know how the klic part worked in eboots that load other self/sprx, it had the idea this could work for exploits, or perhaps an ftp server..

The theory was to place a npdrm-self that gets launched by eboot, and circumvent the strict eboot checks and sign it with a known klicensee (InfinityWardKey for example.)

But, i was told in v3.60 an extra npdrm sig (footer) was added into the series of checks they perform, and private aes key is needed to add this footer.. which we don't have..

So this won't work > 3.56, and thus is fairly useless unless you figure out the private key to add the npdrm-self-footer.

I didn't confirm myself if it still worked on 3.56, i don't have hardware flasher to go to lower versions.

Thanks for the info @Asure , you always seem to know everything :)