69w ago - Today Iranian PlayStation 3 developers AS-Team have released ASToolPS3 version 2.2, which is a PS3 homebrew tool suite application for Windows users.

Download: ASToolPS3 v2.2 PS3 Homebrew Tool Suite / ASToolPS3 v2.2 PS3 Homebrew Tool Suite (Mirror)

To quote, roughly translated on the current features and changes:

ASToolPS3 v2.2 PS3 Features:

• Convert ELF to EBOOT.BIN
  
• Convert EBOOT.BIN to ELF
  
• Editing PARAM.SFO
  
• PKG and the 3.41 and 3.55, and fixed manufacturing EBOOT.BIN
  
• PKG file extraction
  
• PKG files to the HDD and Disc Patch PSN
  
• Internal and external hard drive formatted to FAT32 (for PS3)
  
• Useful links about games and PS3
  
• Convert all files to play a pkg (WSW procedure and PSN, and GDS)
  
• Internal software for ps3
  
• Construction of fixed EBOOT
  
• Edit SFO
  
• Burn Games in DVD or CD for play directly from PS3
  
• Rip 3D Files Simple
  
• Add 2DIRGame for Convert Game
  

ASToolPS3 v2.2 PS3 Changelog:

• Sazgar ba XP-VISTA-7
  
• Tight...

70w ago - Today PlayStation 3 developer CrashSerious has updated the previous PS3 FactoryServiceMode Tool to version 0.2 dubbed the No Downgrade Dongle with details below!

Download: PS3 FactoryServiceMode Tool v0.2

From the included ReadMe File: Look ma, no Downgrade Dongle v0.2

In keeping with our Red Valentines theme this month... we release another red themed app. Tonight, in our second release we bring you a second handy app that continues our commitment to the removal or the need for ANY dongles. A simple app that should likely make it into everyone's PS3 tool set. An XMB application that places the PS3 into factory service mode. Now, You can now throw away that downgrade dongle! Also, as an added bonus we've included CEX and DEX versions of the pkg.

Psgrade was ported to all sorts of devices, even calculators ... none of those external devices are needed any longer! You may now re-purpose them!

Usage:

When you run the app it will beep once and reboot if successful. Three beeps indicates...

72w ago - Shortly after the PS3Jig v1.00 PS3 Factory / Service Mode Jig Modifications project news comes a PlayStation 3 FactoryServiceMode Tool v0.1 from homebrew developer CrashSerious that offers users PS3 Service Mode access without a JIG device!

Download: PS3 FactoryServiceMode Tool v0.1

To quote: Operation: Mongoose has a special message for Cobra / TB Team:

"That cobra is $%#@$%!!! We roll deep .. do you Max?" -- Operation: Mongoose

Look ma, no Downgrade Dongle

In keeping with our Red Valentines theme this month... we release another red themed app. Tonight, in our second release we bring you a second handy app that continues our commitment to the removal or the need for ANY dongles. A simple app that should likel make it into everyone's PS3 tool set. An XMB application that...

72w ago - Following up on the previous PS3 RSOD Fix comes an RSODFix Lv2Diag.self version 0.1 solution from homebrew developer CrashSerious for those experiencing the dreaded PlayStation 3 Red Screen of Death.

Download: PS3 RSODFix Lv2Diag.self v0.1

To quote: RSODfix Lv2diag tool

Last week someone found the *Proof of Concept* (POC) PUP/app in the wiki, awesome-- people are looking in the wiki! But the dev who put it there, did so as a POC and hadn't intended for it to be released yet because it required you to be able to install a pkg and run apps... something you couldn't do necessarily if you were RSOD. Now, we present you with the FULL and COMPLETE solution!

Now, Fixing the Red Screen Of Death (RSOD) could not be any easier with this new tool! There have been methods in the past that accomplished the same goal, but certainly the difficulty of use hindered many from successfully recovering their beloved console. As a further commitment to you never needing a dongle again, we bring you this release to work in conjunction with our second...

73w ago - Following up on PS3 PUP / Dev_Flash File Spoofer v3 Tool comes version 4 of my PS3 PUP / Dev_Flash File Spoofer Tool followed by version 4.1.

Download: PS3 PUP / Dev_Flash File Spoofer v4 Tool / PS3 PUP / Dev_Flash File Spoofer v4.1 Tool

I upgraded my app with spoofer_pup_repack.exe. It does everything like spoofer_pup.exe but recreate a new PUP file with spoofed files for install to your PS3.

Remember, put your PS3UPDAT.PUP file and put this in command line of Cygwin (you can choose your version and image version):
It must have the same number of digits ALWAYS, if not it gives you error on your PS3
When it finished without errors you will see a PUP file named PS3UPDAT_SPOOFED.PUP, simply...[/b]