195w ago - Recently Dutch user
Sinnerman has leaked some new PS3 JIG
pictures on the QJ.net (linked above) forums, and has revealed that PlayStation 3 Service Mode testing is underway with
SKFU.
The application pictured below is used to create registry files required to finalize the PlayStation 3 JIG (
SVC-H3A606SS) process, which must contain a valid e-mail address as they are authenticated with the SCEI server.
While we await the test results (and hopefully some PS3 JIG internal pictures), some related articles on both Sony's elusive PS3 JIG and PS3 Service Mode are as follows for those who may have missed them:
PlayStation 3 Service Mode JIG Set-Up Files Leaked,
Some PlayStation 3 Service Mode Details and finally
PS3 Controller EEPROM Dumped And Service Mode Information.
Finally, the big question.. what if PS3 Retail consoles could be converted to PS3 Debug consoles through the PS3 JIG? Well, depending on the post-modification differences if it ended up working at a certain Firmware level then you could always convert at that level, assuming that you can get around it being verified on SCE servers.
The PS3 can tell what type it is from a syscall, one particular configuration of which is "Arcade"... to date though, nobody has been able to successfully flash Debug Firmware to Retail consoles so only time will tell.
currently using rogero 4.30 and looking for a spoofer thats compatible so i dont accidently update my console...
No it's a Nand Flash chip, just like the psp, except it's a lot bigger
Hehe... ye of little faith!
You'd be amazed at how freaking smart and talented some of the PS3 Devs are... they just don't show it often publically. But yes, that is their intention exactly as they already have the software end and extensive JIG documentation covered, the hardware is the hurdle at the present time with the "JIG/Service Mode" research they have been doing the last 2 years.
If Sinnerman is able to leak some internal pics out (without losing his job) then it will definitely be a step in the right direction for the Devs who have been working on this.
Anyways, I was hoping that maybe someone could just sniff the USB data and be able to spoof/reproduce what is sent to the ps3 and write some code that 'emulates' the JIG, then I'd just be able to plug in my N810, turn its USB port into Host mode, run the little spoof program, and let my PS3 become service mode...
But what I don't understand is that thing about Sony servers and valid email... I really don't see where it fits in all that.. There's only one possibility that I can see, it's that each PS3 has a unique 'unlock key' that the JIG needs to send it, and by providing the valid email, the application requests that unique key from sony's servers depending on your serial number, and then it programs the JIG to use that key... if that is the case, then we are probably screwed as we wouldn't be able to replicate this unfortunately (unless someone gets access to sony's database and dumps it for us
Anyways, I'd really like some more info about this in order to understand it.. I'll see if someone is available over IRC to discuss it
Thanks for sharing the news, it's awesome!
but the ps3 is not so a crappy like the iPhone.Why?
Well to authenticate data for the ps3 per net sony use the puplic-key for it.Im sure you can do right now all this cuty iPhone baby hacking stuff also for the PS3 but the point you getting crying will be that the ps3 will not accept the altered data in case that puplic-key is missing!!
Would be too easy in case of ps3 my forum mate