113w ago - Today the next wave of PS3 dongles has started, enter the Cobra USB from
Max Louarn of Divineo / Supreme Factory, which features the ability to run Blu-ray, DVD and PS1 game iSOs and PSP Mini games from the PlayStation 3 hard drive.
The PS3 USB device is slated for release on April 11 and currently requires v3.41 PS3 Firmware, however, it can downgrade from PlayStation 3 Firmware v3.50 with the related PDF guides and files available
HERE.
From their official site linked above, to quote:
Cobra USB - The Ultimate PS3 USB solution features:
• ** Blu Ray Movie region free functionality
• ** Allows you to play Blu Ray movie ISO's from HDD
• ** Allows you to play DVD movie ISO's from HDD
• ** Integrated support to play PS1 game ISO's from HDD
• ** Integrated support to play PSP mini games from HDD
• ** Enjoy PS3 games with files >4GB on external USB HDD
• Supports FAT and SLIM PS3 consoles any region
• Supports versions up to 3.50 (console must be running 3.41)
• Play PS3 games from internal HDD
• MCU firmware and flash firmware updatable using easy to use free PC updater
• First class customer support and free regular firmware upgrades
• No need to open your console, just plug and play
• High quality components and materials used throughout
• Unique and built from scratch Cobra USB manager featuring slick U.I. and customized options with easy navigation
• Actel based encryption engine onboard to prevent device cloning
• Fast onboard 2 Mbyte SPI flash for firmware storage
• High quality onboard MCU
• Easy mode selection via switch (PC update, PS3 downgrader, regular PS3 device mode)
• Downgrader functionality included free of charge, allowing users to upgrade firmware to and from 3.41 at will
• Multi lingual user interface (English, Spanish and French as standard with more languages to be supported later)
** = World's first implementation
Guess I'll go through the gundam games next and see how/if they work.
The online version of mM is updated to support 4.40CFW. Rogero/Rebug can use it to test their upcoming firmwares. It doesn't have lv2 mem protection patched in LV1, but other than that all the stuff is there: BD Movie region change, DYNAREC, payload, PSX backups, PS3 backups, etc.
LV1 patches are added, too. Now direct-disc-access should work too, ps1 disc-backups should work, along with everything else.
mM online version is now fully compatible with 4.40CFW. All tested on 4.40CFW and everything works. Here it is for those who want to test or to be prepared and ready:
Download: http://www.sendspace.com/file/fgdcvd (8.30 MB) / http://www.sendspace.com/file/ektg92 (8.31 MB) / http://www.sendspace.com/file/gi0y08 by Piratan
Changelog:
Added full support for 4.40CFW
Fatal frame 1,2,3
Final Fantasy (X, X-2, XII) Confirmed Working
Grandia III
Valkirie profile 2
Xenosaga (1,2,3)
Resident Evil outbreak (1,2)
Kingdom hearts 2
Dragon Quest
Silent Hill games (due to the original HD collection sucks)
Trapt
Shadow hearts
star ocean
onimusha
ar Toelico
Damm there are so many..