113w ago - Today user has released a HVDebug PKG file for PlayStation 3 developers which enables PS3 hypervisor debugging from GameOS.

Download: HVDebug PKG File for PS3 / HVDebug PKG File for PS3 (with CECH-C2501 support) / PS3 HVDebug GIT

To quote: This is incredible, hackers are making big progress towards reverse engineering the hypervisor on the PS3. The latest work and release comes from a developer who goes by the name 'user'-which is a hypervisor debugging tool that can run from GameOS.

The tasks can be performed using this tool: Com Lib debug, Storage Manager debug, SB Manager debug, Update Manager debug, SYSCON debug, Dispatch Manager debug, VTRM debug, and patch Dispatch Manager policies.

Features:

• Enable debug for some HV services
• Patch Dispatch Manager policies (allow everything)

Offsets:

slim:
CECH-25xxA: 0x66EF00 thanks to MikeM64 and manster
CECH-25xxB: (maybe just like CECH-25xxA)
CECH-20xxA: ?
CECH-20xxB: ?

fat:
CECHAxx: ?
CECHBxx: ?
CECHCxx: 0x655040
CECHExx:...

125w ago - Update: Estx has now released both a P3KG (Linux) and P3KGWN (Windows) PS3 Dongle ID Key Generator for those interested, winocm has started a PlayStation 3 Dongle Key Generator GIT (compiled binaries with source HERE), and Waninkoko has also shared a PS3 USB Dongle Key Generator JavaScript Version.

Today Graf_Chokolo announced that he has successfully exploited the PS3 hypervisor 3.15 through GameOS and dumped it, and plans to do the same for version 3.41 along with sharing more details soon.

Here is what he had to say on the matter, to quote: "I have just exploited and dumped HV 3.15 from GameOS

I used memory glitching like Geohot to get dangling HTAB entry but 2nd and 3rd stages are quite different. I used my knowledge about HV internals and created a simpler exploit for stage2 and stage3.

I didn’t use second VAS like Geohot. I used lv1_undocumented_function_114 and lv1_undocumented_function_115...

127w ago - Today Slicer4ever has released a PS3 homebrew GameOS port of what he calls PS3Tetris for PlayStation 3 JailBreak users alongside a video of it in action from LiquidWater91.

Download: PS3Tetris PS3 Homebrew GameOS Port / PS3Tetris Final PS3 Homebrew GameOS Port / PS3Tetris Source Code

From the video's caption: PS3Tetris for the PS3, this is homebrew, so will only run on an JailBroken PS3, uses ooPo's toolchain, and PSL1GHT making it completely legal =-), this also takes advantage of the GPU, using the RSX for all rendering, which is awesome.

To quote: The video above is from an earlier state, the game is now nearly complete and created by me, and now released, so enjoy.

Source: have to fix 2 bugs first, then will release source.

Known bugs:

1. Scores don't save (I don't know why yet!)
2. Attempting to play in 480p causes...

135w ago - A few weeks back PlayStation 3 developer Marcan named his PS3 Linux Bootloader on Firmware 3.41 AsbestOS, and today he has shared a video of it in action below along with the following details, to quote:

Download: AsbestOS Source Code / AsbestOS ReadMe / Kernel Patch / Stage 1 Binary / Stage 2 Binary

"As most of you will probably already know, I've been working on a project recently which aims to run Linux on the PS3 using the PSJailbreak exploit, effectively replacing GameOS on the fly.

I think it's gotten to the point where it's useful enough for other people to be interested, so here's something resembling an official announcement.

AsbestOS (a mineral, and meaning "inextinguishable" in Greek) is a bootloader to run PS3 Linux without OtherOS. It runs using the USB GameOS exploit (on PS3...

135w ago - Today Xeauron has reported via French site Logic-Sunrise.com that a Final Burn Alpha PS3 GameOS port is coming soon for fans.

To quote: "Forum member lantus360 has kindly informed us that he's been working on porting over Final Burn Alpha to the PS3. This is a CPS1/CPS2/Neogeo emulator (arcades based on M68000 and Z80 CPUs) which plays popular games such as:

• Street Fighter Alpha / Street Fighter Zero
• Street Fighter Alpha 2 / Street Fighter Zero 2
• Street Fighter Alpha 3 / Street Fighter Zero 3
• Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha
• Super Gem Fighter / Pocket Fighter
• Super Street Fighter 2 : The Tournament Battle
• Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo / Super Street Fighter 2 X
• Vampire Savior : The Lord of Vampire
• X-Men : Children of the Atom
• X-Men Vs. Street Fighter
• Marvel Super Heroes
• Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter
• And much, much more

I've spoken with lantus and he's stated that this project is currently a work in progress but we'll be seeing some movement on this port in the next week or two.

He already has experience porting emulators to console...