Guide: PS3 Backup Tool Reloaded - NO 99% ERRORS!

Congrats on finally getting this sorted out Giulio19992 and +Rep!

I just checked, and your original attempt was 170 days ago... :eek: so it's GREAT you don't give up easily, no matter how long it takes. :tup3:

So what does this actually do.. Can we play our ps3 backups on the ps3 :confused:

He said it here, to quote:
So in summary, no it won't let you run PS3 back-ups on the PS3 right now... however, it is a way to write files to specific locations on the PS3 HDD which is just another step in the right direction. ;)2

Considering the massive amount of flaming he got previously i say well done!! :tup:

All about sticking to your guns.
I'm going to try this method out as soon as i get home.

If i remember , with backup tool , we was able to install some pkg files no ? Just want to know if we can do it :confused2:

:wow: time really does fly...... hard to believe so much time has passed :wacky:

Oh Cool! Can anyone confirm/try it with this new version? I've missed my chance to download GT prologue/HD demo, and I've tried using the proxy thing, but it won't work....

If this method can install pkg files, that'll be awesome!

Well done chap, it is in deed another huge step in the right direction.

"That means the PS3 writes files in the HDD, even if the backup is mixed with another. That can be useful in further hacking when you need to write a file in a directory, for example the Game directory."

We already have a workaround for this, and it's much simple, but tnx for your investigation :tup:

Little update:

I'm going to test with Game installation Files maybe it'll work..

Stay tuned!

:wacky:

if it works , good work man. Has anyone tried it with addons ?

You mean Patches?

Patches or addons like map packs.

Mhmm, i should try it.

Update: Trying with Gran Turismo 5 Prologue ('cose it has a small installation)

Am I the only one who don't understand this?
How to write my own files anywhere I want on the HDD?
What makes this method so special :confused:

I bet it's great, no doubt, but what can I do with it I can't do without ?

Fingers crossed. Nice work regardless.

Switching to GTA IV (GT 5 Prologue is 5880 MB and i have 4GB MS)

With backup tools , we can install pkg files . I hope that , what is trying guilio will work . Just wait and see... ;)

Well I think it can be used to extract files from Backup. BTW It's just a method like the Proxy one.

:detective:

Really? Dont' know 4 now. But who knows

:wacky:

If i remember , first time , it was used to do it : inject pkg files

Yup but in that case the .pkg wasn't shown in XMB. :(

Update: 15 mins and Backup Complete

I think , we need to work around this problem : why its not shown in xmb . :hmm:

Copying and Applying Formula in: 10 mins

Formula Applicated with Success. Restoring in 17 mins. Works with Installation too

:p

Just want to know , what are you trying to do ? And you said , injected pkg files are not shown on xmb . Can you install files or inject files ?

wow man you are the best. [plus rep!!!!!] it's up to us now to get the ps3 hacking done.......
this is 4 everyone out there who spends time on ps3 hacking:
you have the best chance to finally make it to the end don't throw it away......

While we wait for the results this wont be anything major. An exploit still needs to be found to get past the hypervisor.

great work men :tup:, i hope this will lead to something, keep it up

as i said this is our chance to do what haven't been done so everybody get to work ;) [reply to taladas20]

Apriciate the work you have done OP, despite all the flaming, i knew you were on to something, looking forward to next achievements! :banana:

No i can't install .pkg(s) actually. But i can Backup them from a console that has it already installed and install it in another using restore. And I'm trying to do it.

Tnks every one 4 support!

I don't mean to be a buzz kill but.......
You can only restore what has already been backed up from your console.... and your console only!!
You can't now nor will you ever be able to install a pkg with this.
How do you plan to solve this encryption???
Nope read above....
Sadly you are not the only one confused as Giulio seems to try and mislead what is ACTUALLY being done... that being only restoring files you have previously backed up :rolleyes:

My question is why say you can put files to any dir on hdd... when it is utterly impossible with this method to do so??? :shame:

Yes it's impossible to write to any place in the HDD with this method. I can restore even with a Backup that comes from an other console. I won't decrypt any Backup file actually

Thanks for clearing those other things up ;)

Now...
So the restore with another consoles archive goes through... does data actually restore to the xmb?? or just disappear after restore complete?

That means the PS3 writes files in the HDD, even if the backup is mixed with another. That can be useful in further hacking when you need to write a file in a directory, for example the Game directory.

I didn't said "any". Where "any" came from?

:eek:

OK. You're able to restore Backups from other consoles even with "Normal SONY" method (Without mix). With my method you're able to do that too (So you can mix files from other consoles too), and the files are shown in XMB regularry (I didn't said .pkg(s))

Sorry but i can't send post quickly 'cose of 300 secs

i'm very confused about all this . I don't understand all :confused:

there is 1 problem the backup tool CAN wear off if data is "deleted" enough times

I'm not sure I see what the point is. You made two separate backups off your PS3. You copied some of the files from backup A to backup B and those were restored when you restored backup B.

What exactly does this get you? Okay so you can combine backups together, but you have no idea what you are actually combining. Even if you could determine what you are combining together, I still don't see how this is useful since most items on the PS3 can be backed up and restored manually. Actually unless you are frequently deleting things off your PS3 and then backing up, it's pretty useless.

i dont see why the ps3 isnt hacked yet if we can mix hdd data from different ps3s without problems oO... am i missing something?

I mean, for example, if Giulio had the GameX Addon and wanted to share it with the world wide web, hed set up a clean ps3, with only the GameX Addon installed. Then he'd backup the HDD and upload the backup somewhere to the internet to share it with whoever...

Now if someone downloaded it and backed up his ps3 and mixed his ps3 backup with the downloaded one containing the GameX Addon, creating the new modified-backup. Then hed just play that modified backup back on his ps3 and hed have GameX Addon, just like Giulio... right?

i guess thatd be just too easy ... xD.. and someone would've thought of it i guess too. So tell me where am i wrong? :crazy:

So does this mean people can easily share psn games? Sure no bd backups but games existing entirely on the HDD cannot be played by restoring someone elses backups containing the games?

MrFloppi:

What you said is exactly what I was visioning Giulio19992 to do. However, I think the problem some of the people are having with this is we're not sure if we CAN mix HDD data from different PS3s considering we're only allowed to back-up data from our own PS3s.

Giulio19992, can you confirm if you can mix something from one PS3 (say an add-on) and mix it with data to another PS3?

i believe that's the theory behind all this. cause if i purchase a game on psn and its contained in the backup then we all have it. happy news... i think :confused:

without loosing our existing data. still think. :confused:

you were 1 minute faster

Well I've tried with 2 console sharing backup each other and it works. Off course I can't try with all PS3s out there, but for most cases it should work. Can someone give me a Backup file? (archive2.dat, archive2_00.dat) I can try, even just a free game from PSN like MGS4 DB.

Wish i could help, but i am waiting for something like this before i invest in harddrives (sony if u want to make harddrives i will buy them... nice helpful circle :)). Should be easy to get someone to send those files tho. Hmm maybe i will try using a thumb drive and send something to u, a demo maybe?

i think teamviewer is the one you need bcause i think it has file sharing between the 2 connected pc's.

I dont know if testing this with a demo is the way to go but i have a 34mb backup of my system containing only 1 demo that can be sent. Its a start....

It makes sense that backups be transferable between systems since its no joke that people will need backups in case of a hdd failure and ps3 failure. You have to be able to move it to a new ps3 or be pissed off at sony.

do it then if noone else is in send it to me i'll try to import it to my backup. :)

OK Tnks all.

If you want to help just upload your backup in websites like Mediafire, rapidshare, megaupload and I'll download it and Test it!

Before doing Backup:

1- Formatt you PS3!
(In this way your Backup will be free of personal Password PSN)

2- Download a DEMO/MGS4 DB

3- Make sure that nothing except DEMO/MGS4 DB is installed
4- Make the backup
5- Upload!

Thanks for every one will help!

:)

eMail me with the link of the Backup when ready

giulio.lombardo@gmail.com

INCLUDE

archive.dat
archive_00.dat
archive2.dat
archive2_00.dat

Thanks for support!

:)

To my understanding of the license you agree to when purchasing off PSN, is the title in question will be signed to a specific user that purchased it. The game can run under any user but *must* have the owner/purchaser registered on the PS3. So in theory you could restore a PSN game through a backup, but without having the owner added to the PS3 in question, you can't run the game.

This of course then means, why would you wanna share your Archive (backup) data, when you could just temp share your psn login to allow your 'mate' to download your psn games..

The only good thing would be if you could alter the game included in the Archive to change the Owner of the content. This won't work at present because it would need to be re-signed by Sony.

Could someone just try it please. I should have figured this out in early 07, I was gonna try it but lost interest. Damn.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=485678bb914af4f8312dbd5f2bdc5062457706d02492f82cc95965eaa7bc68bc

Thats the backup i made. Interesting point about the registering issue, i was wondering about that as well. Might as well try with a bought game... Maybe an owner is only needed to install the game (decrypt/extract the pkg) and having the files installed in a backup already bypasses that.

Exactly, If you purchase something of PSN it is connected to your account and your account only, restoring a backup of it to another PS3 will not work since it will require the original purchasers account to be apparent on the console.

Nothing beats TESTING it first... sheesh.

It could work by allowing a certain number of installations per account, but what if it is already installed? unless you are absolutely certain through your testing of how it works then you need to test it first.

cmon guys is it too hard to change password after the backup?? gosh make your brain think m8s :crazy:

1] make a backup with the game from psn
2] change password
3] publish the backup

The games/addons which were purchased from PSN will not work since the original account that they were purchased on needs to be on the new console, hence for someone to share a game with someone else they would need to also give their account details to the other person. Else it simply will not work.

are you certain through testing or are you just making an educated guess? If you haven't tested it i seriously doubt that kind of attitude in going to help break the ps3. i am not saying it will work but at least its worth trying out any method and building on it.

how about someone trying to restore a backup from Hacked2132's Dev machine that contains nothing but his Backuploader.4 pkg or a simple PoC pkg?

I succeeded in Japanese edition 60GB PS3. :tup:

Succeeded in doing what?

Is there anyway to compare two backups?

Say, two people purchase the same something off of PSN (after format), and then compare the two backups?

I would assume that the user id is in the backup itself, as you don't have to be online to play whatever you purchased. But perhaps I'm wrong.

Thanks all for support.

I recived emails and links for many backups. I'll try them today just wait some time. I remember you that I'm in Italy so i'm in a different time zone. Now it's 10:53. Start Working! :wacky:

I'm trying your first

:hmm:

OK

1° Test:

Without following the formula I've mixed 2 Backup from the Smaller to the Bigger. And it (off course) didn't worked.

2° Test:

I've mixed with only part of the formula and i got a Mixed PS3, PSN in English and the rest in Italian

@semitope

Your Backup is too smaller

To Everyone:

Make a Backup of more than 50 MB. Becouse I have to check the formula Bigger to Smaller and with these Backup you sent to me i can't

:(

with this method can I rename a pkg file to archive2_00.dat and restore on my ps3??

Hi Giulio,
1st I want to say I´m impressed that you didn´t give up and stuck with it.
Although I don´t think this is going to get the result we want, you can never know for sure until you try.
When you posted this the last time, I realized you could mix up files from different backups but I didn´t know you could mix backups from different consoles. that part is interesting.
So I try it and mixed a backup from a ps3 with 1 user(small backup) and a ps3 with 2 users. the backup did go to 100% but the hdd still had to rebuild the database. I´m not sure if it does that all the time when restoring a backup.
I ended up with all 3 users on the ps3. Videos and music copied over. I also had my ps3 game saves for the different users.
No ps2, ps1 saves or vmcs were copied. No game demos or game data including updates was copied The ps2 systemdata also didnt copy over.
I´ll try a few more times to see if I can get anything else to copy over. Maybe download some BD-live content and see if that copys.
Guilio, have you been able to copy any game data or demos?

@longhornx, no. you can´t just rename a .pkg to a backup file. that won´t work but it would be interesting if we could restore .pkg that are already on the ps3 for people that cant get on PSN.

I Tried with a Backup of an other console and I have the same result of aries2k6. I'm testing with swap now.

I do like the idea of trying a backup off a dev unit. can hacked123 or any other people on here with a dev unit make a backup for us to try?

it does not work on my PS3 (60Gb PAL).

Dev Unit doesn't have the Backup Utility.

Is this confirmed working on version 2.80?

Why Backup if you can´t playback? :confused:

Yes, it was posted after the 2.8 Firmware Update anyway though.
To further experiment and learn how the PS3's insides work, so that one day playing backups on retail consoles will be possible. :wacky:

Thanks :)

Sorry, I'm new to the PS3 Hacking Scene; just bought my PS3 recently, I'm still shocked that it hasn't been cracked wide open yet. I guess Sony learned from the PSP..

Anyways, from what I've read, this procedure allows you to take one persons backup, mash it up with your backup, and restore it to your console. With this procedure, ideally you would be able to share PSN demos, movies, or downloadable games, such as Burnout Paradise, with people who have not downloaded these titles, correct?

I understand that this is still in fairly early stages, so some of this information might not be fully available as of now, but is this what the best hopes of this procedure are?

Hopefully when this is working properly we can make simple difference files in order to patch backup images. I'm not sure if the encryption would interfere with this process, but if it does not, I can imagine that sharing games would be as simple as making a backup before you download something, make a backup after you download it, find the differences in between the two files, and apply that difference to someone else's backup, to minimize filesizes as well as create individual patches with only a single PSN title on it.

Is this all just a pipe dream, or is this partially possible?

i can get it done with no prob, how or where would i upload it to. i was thinking about the same thing but id hate to ruin a ps3 for it lol

The downloaded and activated Games are bound to your Account. If you give the backup away, you should think about it. Give away your Account isn't that nice. :chill:

BTW: If we can Replace some Files... (through KnighSol. way for exam.) Decrypted Files needed. We could change the flag from the eboot (if it plays from BluRayDrive or HDD) and then would it work ? I don't think that it is that easy.

I think it's a good start, and we are moving in the needed direction...

Because, all we know, buffer overflows won't lead to something with such strong system protection as in PS3, it's not PSP, TIFF overflows won't lead to smth...

OKAY. Here's what I have done so far.

I dusted off my original 40gb harddisk that came with the PS3; and formatted it using the 2.80 update PUP. After this, I made a backup to my thumb drive. I downloaded semitope's backup, and overwrote my backup's "archive2_00.dat" and "archive2.dat" files with semitope's. I attempted to restore this new backup on my PS3 and received the following error: "The restore operation could not be completed. The system will restart. (800283F0)



After pressing the circle button, the PS3 restarts, and says "The hard disk's database will be rebuilt."

"Rebuilding database... Please do not turn of your PS3 System"

It restarts once more.

After it's done, nothing on my system has changed. It is still the plain vanilla formatted version. What am I doing wrong? Or does this prove that you cannot use other system's backups?

EDIT: I am fooling around with this a bit more. Now I am attempting restoring directly from semitope's backup.

EDIT2: Hmm, the system noticed me with: "This data was backed up from a different PS3..." Allowing it to continue anyways..

EDIT3: Rebuilding the HD database again and restarting.. I am now prompted with "Data for unregistered users was found on the hard disk and has been restored. The data has been restored for the users listed below. *User 1 *User2 *User3.

EDIT4: I believe this has allowed me to restore for the most part to semitope's backup. I see a game save for Bejeweled 2 for *User 1. Nothing for *User 2. Nothing for *User 3.

Not useful as of now...

I've noticed that for the most part, the archive.dat and archive_00.dat files both begin with an @ (If you view the files in a plaintext editor) And all of the other archive failes, (archive2.dat and archive2_00.dat in my case), all begin with a 0 (If you view the files in a plaintext editor)

Right now I am trying to see what would happen if you changed the folder names of the backups to dates that do not exist. Nothing unusual. I guess the PS3 doesn't care what the folder is named. Just to be sure I'm trying a few different cases. One where the folder name is as long is it can possibly be, one where the folder name is fairly short, one where the folder name is just a space, and one where the folder name is preceded with a dot (.)

All of them show up fine. All of them restore fine..

Trying to change the first character of the dat files. When all of the dat files begin with an @ symbol, the 800283F0 error appears. This could either mean that this is a catch all error code for corrupt PS3 backups, or perhaps it means that there are too many pointers, and not enough data files (With the assumption that archive.dat and archive_00.dat are files that contain pointers/references to the raw data and archive2.dat and archive2_00.dat are files that contain the raw data).

Did you see the actual bejeweled game and not just the save? If not then even demos don't transfer...

Government computers probably have less security than the ps3. We need some encryption cracking is what i think now.

Nope, no bejeweled game, only the game saves :(

thank you for your work and for sharing, another step in the right direction :)