How to Run the KZ3 PS3 beta without the license

[robohq]

Any luck with anyone getting into multiplayer yet?

[pyong]

Bots work fine here.

[MexN00B]

Still getting the network error, but if someone can remove the NPDRM lock from the retail patch that might help see if multiplayer works with retail.

[robohq]

NPDRM patch is in the param.sfo?

[MexN00B]

NPDRM patch is in the param.sfo?

Only thing I found in the PARAM.SFO that might be about NPDRM is NP_COMMUNICATION_ID: NPWR01366_00

I remove that entry but it still tells me this content cannot be used in your account.

I ran the EBOOT.BIN from both 2.04 retail and debug using the selftool and i found these differences:

RETAIL:

Secure File Info
  64bit
  ELF
  NP-DRM Application
  Not-Compressed
  Encrypted
  Program Version:   1.0.0
  Program Auth ID:   10100000_01000003  (Normal)
  Control Flags:     00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00     (0000)
                     00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  NP-DRM Info:       1:1:1
                     EP9000-BCET70024_00-GBETAKILLZ000001
                     73 39 BA E0 6A 06 A0 53 21 1B 79 3F AC A1 7E 56
                     E0 43 D1 8B 96 4F 46 03 8C 47 81 59 9C 44 99 56
                     6B D6 C0 C5 40 C4 43 E0 37 22 B3 A5 47 66 22 AB

Basefile Info
  Entry Point:        12383F8
  File Size:          12F4188
  File Digest:       4A 58 71 ED 0D D4 39 7A 76 63 97 D3 B6 45 43 B2 44 26 D5 56

DEBUG:

Secure File Info
  64bit
  ELF
  NP-DRM Application
  Devkit
  Not-Compressed
  Encrypted
  Segment Type:      Default
  Priority:          1001
  SDK Version:       3.40.1
  Program Version:   1.0.0
  Program Auth ID:   10100000_01000003  (Normal)
  Control Flags:     00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00     (0000)
                     00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  NP-DRM Info:       1:1:1
                     EP9000-BCET70024_00-GBETAKILLZ000001
                     73 39 BA E0 6A 06 A0 53 21 1B 79 3F AC A1 7E 56
                     8C C6 45 1F 95 F9 5F AC DE E4 86 C0 53 5E 81 A9
                     26 6C EF B5 3F 53 F5 06 74 4E 2C 6A F9 F4 2B 02

Basefile Info
  Entry Point:        12383F8
  Stack Size:           40000
  Page Size:           100000
  File Size:          12F4188
  File Digest:       4A 58 71 ED 0D D4 39 7A 76 63 97 D3 B6 45 43 B2 44 26 D5 56

Notice that the NP-DRM Info entry row 2 and 3 of the hex data is different. I'm going to see if a simple hex edit on the retail self will work.

One other thing.. the base file info (for the ELF?) is almost the same, same filesize, same digest, could it be that it doesn't matter if you use the debug patch or retail, meaning that if we still run the retail patch we would still get the network error..

[robohq]

Great find, I tried editing the sfo with a different communication id number, i even replaced the entire sfo with one from a modern warefare 2 demo, and still no luck it either didn't work at all or came up with the same problem.

Funny thing that you mentioned the retail patch, I Just applied it to see if I would get anywhere but it won't even boot unless I have the debug patched up, any luck in modifying the hex on the retail patch?