Update: It's now confirmed as a fake, see HERE for details.

According to their Web site (linked above), Beta testing on the alleged Belzar PS3 Modchip is now complete, they have a fully working PS3 modchip and are ready to manufacture.

Of course, Hacktronics (same company) have also stated the Infectus Team is confirming the Belzar PS3 Modchip, however, the Infectus Admin Arakon replied...

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The Entertainment Software Association of Canada is calling for tougher copyright laws in the country, including jail time for pirates and the criminalization of mod-chips.

To quote: A bill modeled after the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in the U.S. was introduced in Canada last year but died before it could be passed when the government called an election.

Grassroots resistance to the bill was strong, with critics claiming it was...

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Nicksasa has released a NAND Flash Toolkit for the Nintendo Wii. Using this kit you can dump your Nintendo Wii's NAND to either a SD card or a USB device and then extract the contents of your NAND with the included Windows utility.

The process is a bit more involved then that as outlined in the quote below. The Wii's NAND is the internal flash that stores all of the System...

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Recently Team InFeCtuS has launched their new 4th Generation Mod-chip for the Nintendo Wii console.

The Argon 2 is both updatable via Internet and solderless, and also capable of running Wii homebrew software available at www.ArgonChannel.com.

Today we review the Argon 2 drive enhancement chip for the Wii.

I will start with my first impression of the chip itself. In size...

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Recently Team InFeCtuS has launched their new 4th Generation Mod-chip for the Nintendo Wii console.

The Argon 2 is both updatable via Internet and solderless, and also capable of running Wii homebrew software available at www.ArgonChannel.com.

Download: Argon 2 Manual/Diagrams v1.0 [ENG/PDF]

Below is also an ArgonChannel Installation Firmware 3.3/3.4 Video courtesy of ARGONCHANNEL via YouTube:

Enjoy!

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To quote from Infectus Programmer v3.9.8.0 (also linked above): Dear customers,

Today there is online the new PROGRAMMER 3.9.8.0 suite that fix some little buds and has built in firmwares for the last INFECTUS2 PCB version produced after 1st october 2008.

Download: %1#

The programmer works with OLD and NEW Infectus 2 models, so we suggest to use this version for the...

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Since today all the owners of a PS3 with PS3 NAND Flow Rebuilder v3.50 BETA could begin to experiment with the firmware patching. :)

Please share ideas questions and feedbacks in this thread comments, it would be appreciated.

Download: %1#

NDT ;-)

From ReadMe: PS3 NAND FLOW REBUILDER v3.50 (including ECC Algo by RPS).

This tool allows to unscramble the...

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To quote OscarHS from the link above: Dear Customers,

BACK AGAIN ON THE SCENE... here the D2E firmware for ARGON SPI, VERSION JAP / US / PAL! Pls. take care on the diagram, there are some little changes... all is inside the RAR file...

Download: Argon 2.2 D2E Firmware

The firmware was tested here on D2C2 and D2E only and works great... but inside there is the support of...

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This tool, although in beta stage, allows you to unscramble the blocks of a PS3 dumps moving them in a way that the dumps become readable and extractable!

It's for study and tests purposes, for experienced people only (devs) that this way can manage the files inside the flashes.

As example I included my PS3 dump map, it should help you understanding the dump...

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A lot has gone on, and nothing has gone on lately. Let's start with the nothing part first since it's shorter... we really have no monumental progress to report at the moment. Why? Simple, everything the resident PS3 Devs are working on is still a work-in-progress... when there is news we will post it.

So what is the "a lot" part that has gone on lately? Mostly stuff...

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