JaicraB Begins PS3 Blu-ray Drive and Firmware Dump Examination

[f455tty]

Spanish PS3 developer JaicraB has returned and is now assisting http://demonhades.org/blog/mas-informacion-del-lector-bd-y-contenido-del-disco-playstation3/ in examining the recently reported PS3 Blu-ray drive and resulting PlayStation 3 Firmware dump.

Download: PS3 Blu-ray CDS FileSystem - Param.sfo - PS3Disc.sfb / PS3 Blu-ray CDS FileSystem - Param.sfo - PS3Disc.sfb [Mirror]

To quote, roughly translated from Spanish to English: "Well more information from the recent work done by the HadesTeam and Calimba, this time show photos of the connection and also how Windows shows the drive contents PlayStation 3.

JaicraB already returned from his vacation and is back operating on the computer to attack the reader.

As discussed, we work in parallel to exploit Other. We have access to BD reader as if it were one more unit of your PC.

EVEREST features as:

SONY PS-302R SYSTEM
Firmware Revision = 4151
Size = 8 MB buffer
Region Code = 1
Remaining User Changes = 0
Remaining Vendor Changes = 0

* Supported Disk Types
BD-ROM Read
BD-R Read
BD-RE Read
HD DVD-ROM = Not supported
HD DVD-R = Not supported
HD DVD-RW = Not supported
DVD-ROM = Read
Dual Layer DVD + R9 = Not supported
DVD + R = Not supported
DVD + RW = Not supported
Dual Layer DVD-R9 = Not supported
DVD-R = Read
DVD-RW = Read
DVD-RAM = Not supported
CD-ROM = Read
CD-R = Read
CD-RW = Read
Buffer Underrun Protection = Supported
C2 Error Pointers = Supported
CD + G = Not supported
CD-Text = Supported
Hybrid Disc = Supported
JustLink = Supported
LabelFlash = Supported
Layer-Jump Recording = Not supported
LightScribe = Not Supported
Mount Rainier = Supported
SMART = not supported
CSS = Supported
CPRM = Supported
AACS = Supported
VCPS = Not supported
BD CPS = Not Supported

We are investigating removing the FW, the next step. If any file you want to see what you have learned here. Greetings!

PS: For gossips ... but you want to do something useful on the PS3 SCENE abandon ship and stop pulling guns."




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[PS3 News]

I moved this to the Site News- Thanks again f455tty and +Rep!

[zeromx]

Nice to see more progress happening!...

[ekrboi]

so what exactly are the three files inside BD1.zip?

[urbanracer34]

so what exactly are the three files inside BD1.zip?

I just downloaded it and i'm about to answer your question:

A 594KB file about CDS file system areas
A 4KB PARAM.SFO
and A 4KB PS3_DISC.SFB

We've seen the last 2 before, but not the first one. I don't have a good hex editor, but I did import it into a text editor and it appears to be a lot of metadata.

[Pcsx2006]

I hope this time JaicraB & HadesTeam will crack this beast once for all or at least make it loads backups.

[davidhooper4]

Do you think they'll release a TuT on how to connect the drive to the pc? Because if they did, that would be pretty sweet! So i'm guessing they connect the power of the blu ray drive to the ps3 and solder some wires to the blu-ray's board and solder the other side of the wires to a sata cable which goes to the PC right? Just guessing...

PS3 <---Blu Ray DRIVE (power)

Blu Ray DRIVE (board) <---(wires)--->sata end---> PC

maybe?

[Neo Cyrus]

Until I opened up my PS3 I foolishly assumed the BD reader was just plain SATA or IDE, how silly of me. If it was a standard connection type then all this progress would have happened a long time ago.

That and all those dead PS3s would have some value. It can't burn but I'd would mind buying a dead PS3 cheap then putting its reader into my PC.

[CJPC]

Do you think they'll release a TuT on how to connect the drive to the pc? Because if they did, that would be pretty sweet! So i'm guessing they connect the power of the blu ray drive to the ps3 and solder some wires to the blu-ray's board and solder the other side of the wires to a sata cable which goes to the PC right? Just guessing...

PS3 <---Blu Ray DRIVE (power)

Blu Ray DRIVE (board) <---(wires)--->sata end---> PC

maybe?

Looks like its an IDE drive actually, judging by the drive revision (302R) and by the sheer amount of wires in the picture, there are at least 25, if not more. Surprisingly it is a simple 1:1 wiring to an IDE connector, but it of course, is still quite the pain to do!

[Luckluka]

So according to you (CJPC) it's a PS3 Blu-Ray Reader that is somehow IDE?

WoW Sony, PS3 is full of surprises..