86w ago - Today Italian PlayStation 3 developer deroad has released a PSC WIP preview version of PSChannel, a PS3 open source homebrew store for Custom Firmware users.

Download: PSChannel PS3 Open Source Homebrew Store Preview / PSChannel PS3 Open Source Homebrew Store Preview (GeoHot Unsigned PKG) / GIT

To quote: "Well I finished my PSChannel.. I'm fixing some really small bugs.

This is a preview for PS3.. if someone wants to make a theme, just unpack the pkg and take a look to the pngs.

I will release the source code tomorrow maybe."

In the future, he states that a game and update finder are planned and also an option to allow people to choose which PS3 homebrew to save that was downloaded from PSC.

PSChannel Preview Controls:

• X = ENTER
  
• O = ESCAPE
  
• ARROWS = ARROWS
  

87w ago - Following up on our previous update, today Spanish PlayStation 3 developer Blipi has announced that the RNA: Real Network Access Project for PS3 JFW DH CFW is going open source in hopes that another developer in the scene will pick up where he left off.

Download: Real Network Access Project for PS3 (SVN)

To quote: Since I'm leaving the scene for a while I've decide to make RNA open source.

It can be found here: https://bitbucket.org/blipi/rna/

In root / main .h and .cpp core files
In /temp/ code to be ported to ps3 yet
In /RNA/ PHP server files

Status/Progress:

Client (PS3, pkg):

• Main core - 100%
  
• Packet send/recv/connect - 100%
  
• Blowfish encryptation - 100%
  
• MD5, CRC32, security on packets - 100%
  
• Login process - 100%
  
• Packet sync core - 100%
  
• Packet sync implementation - 20%
  
• Friends core - 100%
  
• Friends implementation - 0%
  
• LAN gaming - 0% TheGrid pending
  

Server (PHP):

• Packet recv/send/connect - 100%
  
• Security...

120w ago - Here is another open source PS3 SPU IDA Analyzer Module for PlayStation 3 developers.

Download: Open Source PS3 SPU IDA Analyzer Module

I didn't know about Jack Chen aka anita999's IDA SPU module until yesterday evening.

So we were actually working on the same.. Anyway I had to finish what I started, and saw that our internal structures defer quite a bit..

If you are interested, binaries and MIT licensed sources can be found here: http://code.google.com/p/ida-spu/

This is a IDA processor module for the IBM Cell Synergistic Processor Unit (SPU) (that can be found in the PS3 for example).

120w ago - This weekend jjolano has released OpenPS3FTP v1.1, an open source multi-threaded PS3 FTP Server application utilizing some functions from stoneMcClane's previously released PS3FTP.

The version 1.1 update below adds increased stability, performance, and some bugfixes detailed in the ReadMe file, v1.2 fixes passive mode, version 1.3 changes are detailed HERE, version 1.4 updates are outlined HERE followed by v1.5 changes HERE.

Download: OpenPS3FTP v1.0 / OpenPS3FTP v1.1 / OpenPS3FTP v1.2 / OpenPS3FTP v1.3 (Dev Version) / OpenPS3FTP v1.3 OpenPS3FTP v1.4 / OpenPS3FTP v1.4 (No Pass) / OpenPS3FTP v1.5 / OpenPS3FTP...

128w ago - Although it's been awhile since the previous update, today JNABK reports that Ifcaro has released Open PS2 Loader v0.8 for PS3 complete with Source Code followed by version 0.9 and v0.91 below.

For those unaware, this application allows for loading PS2 iSO images on PlayStation 3 consoles with PS2 support... meaning it must be a non-Slim PlayStation 3 model with (4) USB ports.

Download: Open PS2 Loader v0.8 for PS3 / OPL Language Pack / Open PS2 Loader v0.8 Source Code / PS3 USBLD Loader / Open PS2 Loader Compatibility List / Open PS2 Loader v0.9 / Open PS2 Loader v0.91

Note: You do not need a JailBroken PlayStation 3 console to use...