IN BEFORE PS3 HAS NO GAMES!

Because it’s true. )^=

Cool hack tho.

So what does this exactly mean? What are the advantages to being able to rewrite the flash?

oooh, this is cool! I’ve always been really interested in reversing checksums.

Do any other readers have some good resources on getting started/mastering the subject?

I hope it means more piracy for PS3. Seriously, we all know PS2 just got THAT popular worldwide because you could find pirate game cheaply anywhere. Oh wait, it uses that super-media-thing that nobody really cares about…… :P

@yoshi I take it that you don’t play PC games that much hell with the ps3 and 360 for that matter PC gaming will always be better. Plus I’m almost sure not entirely but the protection of the flash may not be on the firmware itself, so yeah It could be a serious prob for sony …. custom firmware anyone?

i wonder if this could help with accelerated video
in yellow dog linux(for those who dont know ps3 accelerated video is locked on any 3rd party os)
this could do wonders for emulation and wine

isn’t ECC a hardware function? that would mean an update couldn’t fix this.

It may not be ‘hardware’, but it’s got to be deeper than the firmware level, since it’s what verifies that the firmware is valid. Most likely it’s in the bootloader which might be in flash or ROM, but either way they’re unlikely to want to modify it. Breaking the bootloader will brick the unit with no possibility for recovery other than sending it in. With required updates pushed to all users I really doubt they’re going to want to do it, even if it is possible.

Also the ECC is probably checked on the downloaded firmware before it’s written too, so it’d have to be a funky two-step process, and may not be possible at all for that reason.

“(This is a site for *hackers*).”
SERIOUSLY!

@ajax
As I recall they released the PS3 with a promise of the capability to run OS’s, and they had not soon after a linux running on it.
I guess the firmware hack is handy for REALLY independent developing though, and for piracy (and cheats I guess :/)

Nice hack, but I feel this could be the lead that destroys the PS3 online community. Since custom firmware came out of the PSP, the online gaming was destroyed by people using cheat codes. I hope the same fate doesnt fall the PS3.

The thing the PS3 has going is the fact they can ban a device from the network, where the PSP does not.

Just be known, if you play with YoYo-Pete and cheat, SCEA will have a report filed against you.

Kudos to the engineering. I could care less about piracy. I gladly purchase my games, knowing the work that goes into them.

I only hope this knowledge is not used to disrupt online gaming.

@fool2cool thank you :D and to dbgtwill1… you sir are a moron and maybe you should read the comments before you post you dumbass

Reasons I want the PS3 hacked:

1) Full access to all of the PS3 systems from a Linux install. (“Other OS” has no GPU access for 3D rendering, for example.)

2) Ability to install Linux on PS3 Slim.

3) PS2 compatibility. (Limited on PS3, unavailable on late model PS3 and PS3 Slim.)

4) Custom content. As in: Homebrew games and apps (mostly apps), such as an actual file browser, visualizations for the music player that don’t suck, XMB redesigns (not just “custom themes” which are merely skins), etc.