What's the error you're getting? depkg seems to be working for me...
BTW, I used gpup to extract the PS3UPDAT.PUPCode:gcc -lz -lssl -o dePKG dePKG.c ./dePKG CORE_OS_PACKAGE.pkg CORE_OS_PACKAGE.decrypted read 0x4F125F bytes of pkg pkg data @ 300 with size 4f0f5f inflated: 0 writing 6FFFE0
13250 HeyManHRU
13207 PS3 News
11287 elser1
11119 oVERSoLDiER
9248 GrandpaHomer
8578 Tidusnake666
7968 saviour07
7340 condorstrike
7258 deank
6858 OGroteKoning
24951 PS3 News
5279 Starlight
2965 HeyManHRU
2173 CJPC
2122 elser1
1818 cfwprophet
1756 her0
1570 oVERSoLDiER
1291 GrandpaHomer
1080 barrybarryk





