[anan_desni]

According to PSGroove, a project is being worked upon to restore bluray functionality for PS3's that have lost them, to quote:

As many of you already know, consoles are still being afflicted, with the loss of Blu-Ray playback, after downgrading. Chip makers and others, have claimed to have fixed the problem. However, there truly is no working fix at this time. A team of devs, called Project #PS3Bluray hopes to alleviate the problem with your help.

They are asking anyone with a PS3 to run an app they have developed, which will dump certain files related to Blu-Ray playback. It does not matter if the Blu-Ray problem is affecting your console or not, your files are still needed for analysis. Once analyzed, this should lead to a permanent Blu-Ray playback fix! For those that wish to help, please read on!

Please note that the files submitted for analysis do not contain any personal information or serial numbers and can't be traced back to you. It is perfectly safe and anonymous.

Download: ProjectPS3bluray-DRLbackup_v001.zip

Email files (created by app) to: ProjectPS3bluray@gmail.com

One of the most exciting recent developments is the ability to downgrade PS3s to previous firmwares. Unfortunately this has proven to have an unexpected side-effect for certain older ("phat") PS3s: After downgrading, systems with 256MB of flash RAM (NAND) lose the ability to play Blu-Ray movies. Despite what you may have heard or what has been promised by certain unscrupulous sellers of USB-dongles, there is no fix at this time.

That's why we have formed Project #PS3bluray and are trying hard to remedy this situation. However, we can't do it without you. To find a solution, we need your help! We are not asking for any money; all we need are a few short moments of your time. This is your chance to actively contribute and support the community, by helping find a solution!

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP: To solve the Blu-Ray problem, we need a file from inside the PS3's NAND, specifically the DRL1/2-files located inside dev_flash3. DRL is short for "Drive Revocation List"; these files are reponsible for allowing Blu-Ray video playback. In order to collect and analyze as many DRL files as possible from PS3s with working and non-working Blu-Ray playback, we have created an easy-to-use utility called DRLbackup, which automatically extracts DRL1/2 and creates a zip archive, which we'd then like you to send to us by email. Please note that this file does not contain any personal information or serial numbers and can't be traced back to you. It is perfectly safe and anonymous.

USAGE: 1. Start your PS3 in Jailbreak mode 2. Put DRLbackup.pkg into the root of any FAT32 USB storage device and connect it to your PS3. 3. Install DRLbackup.pkg (under Game / Install Package Files), then run it from the XMB. 4. The screen will go black for a few seconds. When DRLbackup is done you will be returned to the XMB. 5. Verify 3 files were written to the USB drive: Copies of DRL1/DRL2, and a .zip file named like: devflash3_.zip 6. Send the zip-file to ProjectPS3bluray@gmail.com (keep the copies of DRL1/DRL2 as personal backup).

That's it, thank you for your time! If all goes well, this may lead to a way to return Blu-Ray playback capability to all PS3s that have lost it.

ABOUT<b></b>: Project #PS3bluray was formed on efnet by a group of enthusiasts after the Blu-Ray playback problem was discovered, our goal is to find a solution. For serious discussion, join us in our IRC-channel #PS3bluray on efnet. PS3bluray DRLbackup v0.01 was compiled with PSL1GHT to gather forensic evidence regarding the PS3 Blu-Ray Playback issue.

Thanks to everyone involved! Your time and hard work is very much appreciated!

[CrystalWolf]

This is entirely a copy of what is on psgroove.com in the future if you wish to post please donot entirely copy what is on other sites as it might offend the author who posted in the first place try to make it your own and unique and quote where necessary i hope you understand what is to be done but thank you for your time posting anyway
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SOURCE:http://psgroove.com/content.php?563-...u-Ray-Playback!
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[anan_desni]

So sorry, it's my first post to member news section. And thanks for your correction, now i got the idea

[GregoryRasputin]

@anan_desni thank you very much, front paged.

@ultimathaker people make mistakes, this is his first news post, you made a similar mistake with you 10th+ post

[mooshimuushi]

Joy! A big push in fixing blu-ray movie playbacks :D

[norain]

Originally Posted by mooshimuushi Joy! A big push in fixing blu-ray movie playbacks :D

I'm not worried at all. It'll get done.

HOPEFULLY they can also find a way to make bluray/dvds region free! Then it will ABSOLUTELY have been worth it.

[skytor59]

Id love to send ya these file but need a better place to download these file rapidshare and the other suck wont let me download without buying it soon as i can download from a other site ill be sending files.

[comp1337n00b]

I guess I was lucky that when I downgraded from 3.50 using my TI-84 Plus that I didn't lose Blu-Ray. I didn't do anything special.

[bigo93]

I heard that downgrading to something below 3.41 then upgrading to 3.41 solves this. So you go to 3.15/3.21 then install 3.41

Can anyone confirm?

[DJ_3Sixty]

hey guys, i'm not so much having Blu-ray problems, but the whole Videos section of the XMB in jailbreak mode. and i havent done any upgrade or downgrade, it just started messing up the other night, have a look at the video and see if anyone has any ideas, as this is the kinda post that relates to my problem too.....

YouTube - Another nasty PS3 problem