How to Prevent Your PS3 from Being Banned for Homebrew

also found 2 other places

//dev_hdd0/vsh/pushlist/game.dat



//dev_hdd0/vsh/pushlist/patch.dat


Not sure what these are used for, but it does log the recent games, first one is blackbox ftp and the other is nfs:hp

Sounds like a nice first homebrew app.. only if I could find the damn OpenSDK api docs.

Well, If we were capable of that, then I think our CFW`s would be able to go online without the need to update to the latest version to begin with.

If anything, This will be a server sided update from some pre-existing software within the console. (Ever notice how games you played reciently show up in a list in related to playstation store stuff / dlc, and somehow shows up on friends consoles you just logged into?)

Microsoft`s kinect spies on you, And you think just knowing what your playing is illegal?


They wont impliment such a feature seeing as it would be an absolute chore, unless they released some flagsoftware homebrew like microsoft did with several of their games in the form of fake ISO`s

Pretty sure me and quite a few others here Definitely disagree with that.

They may have it be absolutely required to connect to the network, We will just have to wait for the first hammer to fall so we can analyze the software.

Not everyone likes the trouble of using a computer for such porpoises.

Game systems are made to play games, thats 95% of the reason emulators are on all game consoles.



Now THATS the kind of thinking I like to see!

Could even go so far as to have a PKG for "Safe Shutdown" which basically cleans the cache of recently played games. then initiates the shutdown protocol for the system.



Checking the full firmware for anomalies every boot seems like it would be a pain. And in the system menu it still says "Firmware 3.55" instead of something like "DARK ALEX OWNS LOLOLOLO"

so. I think we would be safe, unless they somehow can see the install pkg file option.


It has been found, but it has not been used by sony yet to check for homebrew. Just for recently played games to try and sell you DLC for games your interested in.


Yeah...But then when you go on the PSN and try to install / download a game that was randomly generated..It would already detect it...



Now we just need a pkg file that cleans up this log by either wiping it all, or replacing the data with "Metal gear solid 4!" and then preforms a shutdown.

A pkg seems like it would be the most effective way to clean out the log, And it could possibly even be implemented to clear the log throughout every homebrew that is released. That way if you ever even decide to play a homebrew, Its an automatically cleaned list, without the need of a "System safe shutdown" package file.

Sony can't decide to make updates automatic (I'm guessing you mean't transparent as even automatic updates need your authorisation to be installed) It's the same reason game updates aren't mandatory, any changes and the eu needs to be notified and given the option of accepting or declining and thats not to mention the dangers of people turning off their PS3's while some invisible firmware upgrade is going on in the background.

Yes it's true, even if you don't ask for it ps3 can link to sony's server and send\receive information.

If sony decides to make updates automatic you can only deny internet access to your ps3.

Well I went looking for the log file and I found that it only contains the game ID's
//dev_hdd0/home//etc/boot_history.dat

I have blackbox ftp running and it shows up here as BB0011111. The file is pretty simple



which is