98w ago - As a follow-up to our previous article, today ConsoleDev has made available PS3 Debug Firmware Update 3.66 for PlayStation 3 Test / Debug units.

Download: PS3 Debug Firmware Update 3.66

As always, it's important to note that these PS3 Debug / TEST updates will currently NOT install on a retail PS3, and so it is intended for examination and comparison purposes only unless you own a Dev unit.

For those curious, running this updater on a retail PS3 will not damage it, however, it will give the following error before the installation completes: The data type is not supported. (8002F029)

101w ago - Over the last few days several new PS3 Debug / Test Firmware updates have been leaked outside of Sony Dev and have surfaced publicly courtesy of Cairobeta and ConsoleDev, however, no new SDK files have yet since the previous PS3 3.41 SDK file leak.

Download: PS3 SDK / Tools Leak Thread / PS3 Debug / Test Firmware Updates

The leaked PlayStation 3 files include PS3 Debug Firmware v3.60 Update, PS3 Debug Firmware v3.56 Update, PS3 Debug Firmware v3.55 Update and PS3 Debug Firmware v3.50 Update.

It's important to note that these PS3 Debug / TEST updates will currently NOT install on a retail PS3, and so it is intended for examination and comparison purposes only unless you own a Dev unit.

For those curious, running this updater on a retail PS3 will not damage it, however, it will give the following error before the installation completes: The data type is not supported. (8002F029)

111w ago - Today Rogero has updated his PS3 Backup Manager to version 8.3 Beta Test 2 for PlayStation 3 Custom Firmware users with the changes detailed below.

Download: Rogero PS3 Backup Manager v8.3 Beta Test 2 / Rogero PS3 Backup Manager v8.3 Beta Test 2 (Mirror)

To quote: Here's another test release of Rogero Manager v8.3

• This one have PL3 support for FW3.15/3.41/3.55 and Syscall36 also for FW3.55
  
• This version now can detect any version with spoof and load its Payload.
  
• This version have the [USB_MOUNT] feature now Fully Automatic. (it will load Black Screen Games automatically)
  
• Added Background Music to the GUI.
  

Many other functions are still not completed, I'm just releasing this version as a test to check if all current modifications are working as it should.

124w ago - After many hours and sleepless nights we present to you a Beta release of Rebug 3.41E for PS3! This has been the hard work of Cyberskunk and this project is his baby.

Rebug beta WILL NOT have the 'PSN Quick Signup' enabled.

The only thing it does at the moment is connect and enable chat and console activation (Console activation is useless without access to PSN content).. It would be a waste for the feature to be shot down before it was actually useful to anyone by everyone creating and signing in and out of Quick Signup and getting noticed...

This is a direct quote from Cyberskunk:

Q) What is 'Rebug 3.41E'?
A) An attempt to build a Debug/Retail PS3 firmware with the full features of both

Q) Does it need to be 'Jailbroken'
A) Yes. It has it's own payload. But not to use the 'Debug Settings' menu. That is always available.

I have finally decided that 'Rebug 3.41E' is in good enough shape for a beta release so here it is.

At the moment it has all 'Retail PS3' features running except PSN. So installing 'Rebug 3.41E' will not break anything infact you can play...

129w ago - After creating Simple AVCHD Manager - the first AVCHD manager for a jailbroken PS3 - some of the other programs I have been exploring had the requirement for a file selection screen in common, so i decided to create a simple file manager utilising a pointer like Multiman and added some other useful functions.

Download: PS3 Simple File Manager v0.1

As this is only version 0.1 it has a few areas that need cleaned up and only has some of the planned functionality implemented.

Any bugs, feature requests etc can be reported to me here at ps3news.com

Disclaimer
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While problems are not expected to exist the potential is there so any usage is entirely at your own risk.


Functions
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Allows shortcuts to be defined in SFM_options.ini - named this way so multiple option files for different applications can be stored
in the same directory on a usb device.

Allows selection of multiple files for copy/move/delete.

Allows folder size to be calculated and displayed, along with number of files etc.