Cobra USB - PS3 Dongle Runs Blu-ray & PS1 iSOs and PSP Minis

[PS3 News]

Today Max Louarn's Cobra USB Team have announced that PS3 CFW v4.30 is incoming for DRM-infected dongle users with details below, as follows:

Update: Due to the quality of the PCB boards not being good, the ODE is being pushed back till Mid March.

05 - 01 - 2013

Cobra-USB CFW 4.30+ News

Cobra users will be pleased to hear that the Cobra USB CFW 4.30+ is currently being BETA tested. We are pleased to confirm that the PS1, PS2, PSP and all other Cobra USB features have already been integrated into our CFW.

Thanks to all Cobra users for their patience and support. Please note that PS2 games on non backwards compatible machines is no longer supported, since this functionality was removed in 4.30 OFW.

The download link will be available in few days for all Cobra-USB users.

Cobra ODE is THE optical drive emulator for PS3! In the past Cobra brought ground breaking features and unparalleled support to the PS3 scene with its Cobra USB dongle.

Now we're back with the Cobra Optical Drive Emulator for PS3. Run game and movie ISO's from any PS3* without the need to restrict your console to running on a CFW. This brings freedom of choice for the SEN, original games and functionality of the Cobra ODE without hassle or complication. A switch allows user to toggle between use of the original BD drive or the emulator.

Stocks of Cobra ODE will start shipping next month (February)

Category : PS3 ODDE
Producer : Cobra-Team (Max Louarn of Divineo / Supreme Factory)
Stockstatus : RESERVE
Shipping weight : 0.100 kgs.

Your price / pcs. :
78.00 USD
250+ pcs : 77.00 USD / pcs.
500+ pcs : 76.00 USD / pcs.
1000+ pcs : 75.00 USD / pcs.

Features

• Compatible with all PS3 models including phat/slim and super slim (SATA/PATA), on exploitable consoles.
• PLEASE NOTE: Work is in progress for key extraction on non exploitable consoles.
• Emulation support for PS3 ISO's (PSX and PS2 supported on BC consoles)
• Works with any current Sony OFW and third party CFW's
• Active emulation mode or pass through mode
• High speed ARM MCU onboard
• Two high speed FPGA's on board powering emulation engine
• 256 Mbytes SDRAM onboard
• Supports USB hard drives
• Supports external UI commander (included)
• All FPGA logic and MCU's onboard are fully upgradable ensuring maximum flexibility in the future, via built-in update mechanism
• Direct dumping of games from disc to ISO format on HDD (will be supported in future firmware update)

What's included in the box?

• Cobra ODE main board
• (Supports all PS3's/regions/current models all PHAT, 20xx, 21xx, 25xx, 3xxx and 4xxx series)
• Connection cables
• UI Commander
• Adapter PCB assemblies for 2k5-3k models and 4k models

Update: Cobra ODE, shipping February 2013! The Cobra Team are famous for their Cobra USB device which brought tons of unique features to the PS3 scene!

Now we're proud to announce the imminent release of our Cobra ODE device, which again will be at the forefront of cutting edge innovation for PS3 users.

Features:

• Play all PS3 games
• Play PS2/PS1 games on backwards compatible consoles
• Solderless installation on all FAT consoles and 20xx/21xx SLIM consoles
• Easy and fast installation for 25xx series SLIM, 3000 series SLIM and 4000 series SUPER SLIM consoles
• Supports all current OFW and CFW's
• OSD selection of ISO's
• UI commander included
• Easy selection of Emulation and pass through modes
• Flexible and powerful embedded OS
• High speed ARM and onboard FPGA's are updatable via inbuilt updater mechanism
• Movie ISO's supported
• Additional hardware interface included to support future hardware addons, giving user maximum flexibility

**** Designed by the team who brought so many firsts to the scene!
*** 3000 series SLIM and 4000 series SUPER SLIM hardware supported from launch
* Manufactured at a high tech facility = superb quality

Models supported:

• One hardware revision supports all.
• Our hardware has been designed to both fit inside and interface with the Super Slim version of the consoles, as well as the SLIM and older FAT systems.
• If you upgrade at any time from a FAT to a SLIM or a Super SLIM, then there's no need to buy a new device....
• Support for the newer consoles such as 25xx, 3xxx and 4xxx to run ISO's will be included at release.

Game Ripping:

• Functionality will be added shortly after release of the device via a firmware update.
• Ripping speed will be almost as fast as that reached by connecting drive to PC and users will benefit from the convenience of a hassle free game ripping experience! Rip games directly on PS3 to an external USB HDD in ISO format.
• Additionally we will provide a PC app at time of release of the product to market which allows conversion of JB game dumps to ISO format, so users can simply download games from the net and convert them with our app. The app will patch additional data required to create necessary ISO format.

From deank of the Cobra Team: The EBOOT.BIN (and other .self/.sprx files) for disc games are signed as regular non-NPDRM executables (like RELOAD.SELF, SHOWTIME.SELF included in mM/RetroArch/etc).

If mM is started via ISO on OFW + ODDE it will have exactly the same functionality as it had on 4.xx OFW DEX few months ago.

If they release a tool to convert a folder to a proper ISO then you can pack any homebrew which is properly written and path-independent. If the homebrew requires access to the PS3 filesystem for temporary storage (like saving/reading settings, caching stuff) it will have to create a proper game-data folder for itself and work with that path (basically the app must follow the standard ps3 conventions for disc games). mM already has this support for over an year when I experimented with discBOOT and burned a disc with multiMAN as a game.

Here is an example of how a converted homebrew looks (in this case mM):

multiMAN [PSMOVE STARTER DEMO].iso (23MB)

\PS3_DISC.SFB

\PS3_GAME\ICON0.PNG
\PS3_GAME\PARAM.SFO
\PS3_GAME\PS3LOGO.DAT

\PS3_GAME\USRDIR\EBOOT.BIN
\PS3_GAME\USRDIR\GDATA.DAT

\PS3_UPDATE\PS3UPDAT.PUP

You'll still have to convert your games to ISO files. I already mentioned that in such environment mM would behave like on OFW DEX (no peek/poke and other stuff), but it would still allow for launching Showtime, RetroArch, copying stuff from/to network, FTP... I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Finally, from https://twitter.com/naehrwert/status/256311576905256961: Have fun decrypting EID4 ('drive key') on non d/g models

[PS3 News]

Today deank has updated multiMAN to version 04.18.00 (20320105) followed by 04.18.00a (20320105) and (20130106) with the changes outlined below, as follows:

Download: multiMAN v04.18.00 (20320105) (29.32 MB) / multiMAN v04.18.00 (20320105) (Mirror) / multiMAN v04.18.00 (20320105) (Mirror #2) / multiMAN v04.18.00a (20130105) / multiMAN v04.18.00 Base (20130106) (104 MB) / multiMAN v04.18.00 Full (20130106) (299 MB) / Showtime v4.1.368 CEX and DEX for MultiMAN

MultiMAN 04.18.00, 04.18.00a (20320105) and (20130106) are available for online update (and also in the WEB column)

The zip includes CEX and DEX updates and the BASE STEALTH.

• Added support for downloadable packages/files in the Web column
• Fixed some minor issues (rename/delete) when using "Game Settings" menu (after using L1/R1 to switch games)
• Reworked some core functions and improved mM's performance even more
• Added back "Install Package Files Method" to Settings for 4.30 firmwares
• Removed pulsing of the currently selected entry (works better with some fonts)
• "Game Settings" menu now loads faster
• If the background game-verification didn't complete and you had to wait for "Verifying..." it will now happen only once per game. The result of the verification is now remembered

I rewrote and optimized a lot of functions in this version and you will notice the difference.

multiMAN ver 04.18.00 BASE (20130106) Contents:

• multiMAN ver 04.18.00 BASE CEX (20130106).pkg
• multiMAN ver 04.18.00 BASE DEX (20130106).pkg
• multiMAN ver 04.18.00 BASE CEX STEALTH (20130105).zip
• bdRESET4.pkg
• gameDATA4.pkg
• installPKG [SingStar Replacement].pkg
• installPKG.pkg
• lastGAME41.pkg
• Showtime 04.01.307 [CEX].pkg
• Showtime 04.01.307 [DEX].pkg
• stDISC3.pkg
• c2d
• genGP3
• ps3netsrv
• rcp_bdemu
• split4G

p.s. If you download from the WEB column you can go to mmOS and browse to /dev_hdd0/packages and double-click the .zip file. It will be unzipped and you can install the desired version by double-clicking the .pkg.

p.s.2 Both BASE and FULL include AIOMOD.BIN so if you want to get rid of it - delete it like you did before.

• multiMAN ver 04.18.00 FULL CEX (20130106).pkg
• Everything from the BASE package (without the PC apps) plus:
• 6 themes
• 2 motion backgrounds
• 5606 PS3 covers
• 3426 PS1/PS2 covers

[Zer0z]

thanks for the full version link!!

[PS3 News]

Today deank has made multiMAN v4.18.01 Update available online with the changes outlined below as well:

Download: multiMAN ver 04.18.01 UPD (20130110).zip (6.30 MB)

multiMAN 04.18.01 update is available online:

• Greatly improved graphics rendering (visuals) when mM is used in 480p/576p/720p
• Browsing Blu-ray, AVCHD and DVD-Video discs from the BD/DVD icon in Video column now works
• Removed duplicates of BD/AVCHD/DVD-Video entries in the Video column
• Fixed mouse-control when mmOS is the first display mode after mM starts
• Toolbox/IPF from /app_home will be activated when you quit mM on 4.30 Rogero CFWs (not if you load a game)

Includes CEX, DEX and STEALTH updates. Update is also available for download from the WEB column.

[PS3 News]

Today deank returns with multiMAN v4.18.02 and v4.18.03 Updates available online with the changes outlined below as well:

Download: multiMAN v04.18.02 (20130112) (5.77 MB) / multiMAN v04.18.03 (20130112) (5.77 MB) / multiMAN v04.18.03 UPD (20130112) (Mirror)

multiMAN 04.18.02 / 04.18.03 update is available online:

You can update now to 04.18.03. Update is available online and in the web column.

• Changed method for scanning of control-info for eboot.bin/self/sprx files
• [* Install Package Function] won't allow adding the same PKG twice and allows 'deselecting' when "Standard" method is used

There are some other changes/improvements, too. Includes CEX/DEX/STEALTH updates.

p.s. Have in mind that the change/fix for checking if games require higher firmware will make mM scan ("Verifying data...") your games at least once.

Update: You can update now to 04.18.03a. Update is available online and in the web column. There are some other changes/improvements, too. (Added later)

Download: multiMAN v04.18.03a Update (20130114) (5.78 MB)

• When on-screen-keyboard (OSK) is used and user cancels the entry mM will not accept the entered text
• Created proper ring-buffer for mp3 playback which should mean no more glitches/pauses of the music
• Restored support for GLC3.PNG for themes in 8x4 mode
• Increased screenshot JPEG quality to 90% and 1MB buffer size

Includes CEX/DEX/STEALTH updates.

p.s. Have in mind that the change/fix for checking if games require higher firmware will make mM scan ("Verifying data...") your games at least once.

[PS3 News]

Today deank has updated multiMAN to v4.18.04 available online with the changes outlined below as well:

Download: multiMAN v04.18.04 Update (20130115) (5.78 MB) / multiMAN v04.18.04 Update (20130115) (Mirror)

There is a bug introduced in mM 04.17.00 from December 20th, 2012. When copying folders/games mM skips files with names x.yyy (1 letter name . extension). Thanks to GotIt4Free for sounding the alarm.

04.18.04 (available online)

• When on-screen-keyboard (OSK) is used and user cancels the entry mM will not accept the entered text
• Created proper ring-buffer for mp3 playback which should mean no more glitches/pauses of the music
• Restored support for GLC3.PNG for themes in 8x4 mode
• Increased screenshot JPEG quality to 90% and 1MB buffer size
• Toolbox/IPF from /app_home will be activated when you quit mM with {PS} button on 4.30 Rogero CFWs
• Fixed a bug introduced in mM 04.17.00: mM skipping 1-letter filenames (x.yyy) when copying folders

Includes CEX/DEX/STEALTH updates. Also available in the WEB column.

[pinoytechno]

please release the OpenCobra i wanna play ps2 & ps1 on my PS3 i will wait for updates...

[PS3 News]

Today Max Louarn and the Cobra USB Team have released Cobra USB PS3 v4.30 Custom Firmware (CFW) for those who own the DRM-infected dongle.

Download: http://scmods.com/cobra/Cobra-USB_Firmware_v6.0.rar (196 Kb) / http://www.cobra-usb.com/downloads/Cobra-USB_Firmware_v6.0.rar (Mirror) / http://scmods.com/cobra/03.4.WFC-ARBOC.rar (195 MB) / V4.30+ PS3 CFW Firmware: Cobra CFW 4.30+ (Mirror) / V4.30+ PS3 CFW Firmware: Cobra CFW 4.30+ (Mirror #2) / V4.30+ PS3 CFW Firmware: Cobra CFW 4.30+ (Mirror #3) / Cobra CFW CEX v4.30 (Mirror #4)

Below are the details, as follows: We're pleased to present Cobra-USB FW V6, available along with the respective CFW 4.30 from the downloads section!

After successful Beta testing, we can confirm that Cobra now operates on 4.30 CFW, allowing you to enjoy the latest releases whilst enjoying Cobra functionality as well. Thanks to all Cobra USB owners for their patience and support. Look out for the soon to be released Cobra ODE, bringing freedom and versatility to the scene!

*Please note that region free support for PS1/PS2 titles still needs to be improved in future firmware update.*

Make sure after unpacking that CFW matches this MD5: 56804e976b26b25e7b6fd3053eea119c *PS3UPDAT.PUP

Cobra CFW 3.55 and Cobra FW v6.00 doesn't work. You have to update Cobra dongle and your PS3 system.

After update to Cobra CFW 4.30:

MultiMAN 4.18.04 under system information
mmCM 04.10.00
FW 3.55 [SC-35 | PL3]
USB Dongle: Cobra v6

COBRA.CFW.CEX_4.30.rar

PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP
PS3/UPDATE/MD5.EXE
PS3/UPDATE/56804e976b26b25e7b6fd3053eea119c.MD5

Update: mmCM v4.18.04 BASE (20130118) and mmCM v04.18.05 BASE (20130124) (Mirror) have been released for all Cobra-USB users to enjoy, and 'it seems to improves some games compatibility', and remember the last time mmCM was updated was back in Nov. 7th, so this brings the Cobra-USB up to date with all the latest changes and improvements to 'multiMAN' as listed http://pastie.org/pastes/5839128/text!

Also deank has made available a multiMAN v04.18.05 BARE CEX (20130125) (3.8 MB) / ULE.iso for Cobra by sealhealy (ULE iso with working USBD.irx. Just go into ULE configuration and change USBD.irx to the one located at cdfs:/) / ISO.BIN.ENC by samson (encrypted it with CaptainCPS-X's placeholder info and was right does not work on 3.55, please can somebody try this on 4.21 and let me know if it runs, thanks)

From szczuru: Does not work m8 I've changed configuration of uLe but still usb drive can't be found. I've tried to save configuration and reload uLe but still same issue USB drive that i want to run works perfect on PS2 and PS3.

BARE version = simplified theme, no custom fonts (using only PS3 system fonts), English GUI only - that's why the install size is just 3.8MB. It can be installed on any PS3 without the need of previous mM version and also can be updated online when new versions are released.

Changelogs:

Jan. 24th - mmCM v04.18.05 BASE (20130124).pkg (fixes problems loading files in different formats)

• Adds additional support/fixes to Cobra CFW 4.30 --Dongle Required for Cobra Features

Jan. 18th - mmCM v4.18.04 BASE (20130118).pkg (it seems to improves some games compatibility)

• Added initial Support to Cobra 4.30 CFW

• When on-screen-keyboard (OSK) is used and user cancels the entry mM will not accept the entered text
• Created proper ring-buffer for mp3 playback which should mean no more glitches/pauses of the music
• Restored support for GLC3.PNG for themes in 8x4 mode
• Increased screenshot JPEG quality to 90% and 1MB buffer size
• Greatly improved graphics rendering (visuals) when mM is used in 480p/576p/720p
• Browsing Blu-ray, AVCHD and DVD-Video discs from the BD/DVD icon in Video column now works
• Removed duplicates of BD/AVCHD/DVD-Video entries in the Video column
• Fixed mouse-control when mmOS is the first display mode after mM starts
• Changed method for scanning of metadata for eboot.bin/self/sprx files
• Added support for downloadable packages/files in the Web column
• Fixed some minor issues (rename/delete) when using "Game Settings" menu (after using L1/R1 to switch games)
• Reworked some core functions and improved mM's performance even more
• When moving files on the same drive mmOS won't check for available free space
• Improved background scanning/verifying of USB games
• Improved copying folders (double progress bar and faster speed)
• Fixed copying folders with 0 byte files
• Visual improvements
• Added SD/MS/CF entries in Retro
• Fade-in for game backgrounds
• Some other improvements related to copying/scanning/verifying/etc
• Improved overall speed of all functions and GUI
• Data Test/Verify functions now take fraction of the time compared to previous versions
• Improved 'Verifying data' of USB games by a factor of 50
• Improved scan before copying a game/folder
• Improved loading folders in mmOS
• Improved just a bit deleting games/folders
• Greatly improved loading content when browsing PS3 HDD/USB drives in game modes
• Loading Retro ROM/Video/Photo and ISO folders while browsing PS3 HDD/USB is now about 15 times faster
• Added "Friendly" name option in "Settings"/"Network Servers" for /net_host parties
• Fixed over-scrolling when browsing through large number of entries
• Increased max number of entries in game modes by 50% to 3072 (from 2048)
• Improved speed when copying games/files from/to USB HDDs
• Improved speed when copying games from PS3 Game Discs
• Improved speed when copying/browsing folders via FTP (LIST/MLSD)
• mmOS will now honor the "Verify USB Games" setting when starting games from icons/shortcuts/game-folder
• Scanning for active USB storage devices is now performed in the background and will speed up loading games on 4.**CFW
• Verifying games in now performed in the background (when possible) to avoid delays when loading games
• Scanning for games is greatly improved and is 40-80% faster now
• Improved "Remote Access" functions (support for Left/Right stick mouse controls in remote mmOS)
• Added support for new mmRAS 01.02.00
• Some other general improvements
• Improved quality and speed of remote access screen rendering. Depending on server PS3 resolution the image is rendered as follows:
  - 1920x1080 -> 960x720, 1280x720 -> 960x720, 720x480 -> 720x480, 720x576 -> 720x576 (all with PAR 16:9)
• Added support for new functions in mmRAS
• Added new lines in translation files
• Added linux (x86) version of ps3netsrv
• Updated Showtime (for mM and standalone) to 4.1.307
• Fixed a bug about 80010009 error not being fixed
  
• Updated PC application "ps3netsrv" to support fast folder-data retrieval
• Greatly improved loading of remote /net_host folders (up to 4096 entries in mmOS and 2048 in other modes)
• Greatly improved loading of remote Retro ROMs folders with covers
• Added support to access remote PS3 system in mmOS or in game modes via /net_host
  - You can access all data of a remote PS3 to view/play photo/music/video files, transfer files/folders and load ISO games (PS3/PSX/DVD/BD) if used with Cobra CFW
• Added option in "Settings" - "Connect to Another PS3" - it allows full remote control (screen/pad) of another PS3 running multiMAN 04.15.00 and later
• Added option in "Settings" - "Remote Access Permissions" (Disable/Files/Screen/Full) to restrict remote connnections to your PS3
• Added support for mmRAS - PC application by Aldo (aldostools) which allows remote access to your PS3 (screen/pad) while running multiMAN
• Screenshot feature in multiMAN (START+R2) will now save screens as JPEG.
  
• The improved PC ps3netsrv application allows much faster access speeds when retrieving data from folders in mmOS or when browsing photo/music/video/ROMs from remote /net_host. You can now browse a remote folder with roms+covers and it takes a fraction of the time it took before.
• The Remote Access feature allows you to connect to another PS3 anywhere in the world (be it in the other room or across the country) and copy files/folders, play Retro ROMs, view photos and play music and video files (after caching)
• The Remote Access Control (PS3) feature allows you to connect to another PS3 running multiMAN and view its screen and control it with your pad. It allows you to minimize the current session and work with your own PS3 (to transfer files to the remote PS3 for example) and then return to the other PS3.
• The Remote Access Control (PC) feature via aldostools mmRAS client allows you to connect to your PS3 (or any other PS3 around the world running multiMAN) from your PC.
• The option in "Settings" (Remote Access Permissions) allows you to configure the access to your PS3. You can completely "Disable" it, you can allow remote connections only to access your "Files", you can restrict it only to remote control "Screen" or allow "Full" access for files and screen control.
• The Remote Access Control provides 960x540 resolution (it doesn't depend on the remote PS3 resolution).
• To be able to use these features you have to configure your remote peers in "Settings" -> "Network Servers".
• Any configured /net_host can be used for file access (PC and PS3) and for remote control (PS3)
• If you are connecting to a PC you must have ps3netsrv application running on the PC side
• If you wish to restrict access to your PS3 - change the setting in "Remote Access Permissions"
• If you wish to connect to another PS3 configured as /net_host - use the "Connect to Another PS3" function in "Settings"
• While connected to another PS3 you can 'minimize' the connection and work with your own PS3 and then resume the remote control. You will see the live minimized remote screen in the lower corner. To switch between local/remote control use [START]+[SQUARE]. To terminate a connection to a remote PS3 use [START]+[CIRCLE]. All other buttons you press will be sent to the remote PS3.
• Improved display of game titles in all modes (no double refresh/redraw)
• Fixed covers issue in 8x4 display mode
• Totally reworked 8x4 display mode (compatible with all themes)
• Added new translation labels
• Game and Firmware version display in "Game Settings" menu will reflect data found in GAMEI folder if "Ext. Game Data" is enabled
• Checking for game updates will also check GAMEI folder on external USB drives for installed game data
• Using NTFS/PFS driver with configured USB.CFG allows for any number of partitions
• If a broken cover is detected it is re-downloaded from the update server
• Fixed cover issues in 8x4 (and other display modes) when cover is missing or broken
• Added 300 new covers to the update server (over 5600 PS3 game covers available now)
• Games started from mmOS icons/shortcuts handle BD-Mirror/Ext.Game Data options properly
• Online update server updated (5320 PS3 game covers and 3420 PS1/PS2 game covers)
• Fixed copying of AVCHD/Blu-ray movie backups from Video column
• Added check for EBOOT.BIN firmware version (offset 0x428) and prompt to 'fix' the version to your current one.
  This will fix 80010009 errors for 04.20-04.31 games without updates if EBOOT.BIN is encrypted with 4.20/0x1C key revision or lower.
  Tested NFS:MW on 4.21REX without installing the 01.01 udpate for the game.
• Added back IDPS display in "System Information"
• Increased number of supported simultaneous FTP transfers to 8
• FTP user/password can be anything
• Added support for flashing 256MB NAND *.EID0.NANDBIN backups
• Fixed covers database
• Added hidden option in options.bin "kid_protection" (to control access to settings/mmos)
• Updated 11 of the translation files

[RMnTnA]

Sweet Thanks!

[PS3 News]

MultiMAN v04.19.00 is out and now includes PSOne (iSO) Disc image support with details below from deank, as follows:

Download: multiMAN v04.19.00 Update (20130126) (12.36 MB) (CEX/DEX/STEALTH updates) / multiMAN v04.19.00 Update (20130126) (Mirror)

multiMAN 04.19.00 is now available online for CEX/DEX/STEALTH:

• Added initial support for single-disc PS1 ISO/BIN backups (/PSXISO /PSXGAMES folders)
• PS1 ISO/BIN backups will show in the RETRO column
• PS1 ISO/BIN backups compatibility is much lower than burned PS1 CD backups

* Credits for the PS1 EMU patches go solely to Estwald/Hermes

Memory cards are stored per game in the same folder as the game. Covers can be named as the iso/bin with .jpg (3264x3264 max) or .png (416x414 max) extension (or as COVER.JPG (3264x3264 max) when using PSXGAMES folder with game-name subfolder).

Don't forget that pressing [SQUARE] in the RETRO column groups content (emulator ROMS, PS1/PS2/PSP).