45w ago - Following up on the ReActPSN v2.20 and ReActPSN PS3 RAP2RIF .RAP to .RIF File Converter updates, today Chinese PlayStation 3 homebrew developer eid0dex1 has made available ReActPSN v2.22 followed by v2.23 which includes CEX2DEX and DEX2CEX support among the changes outlined below.

Download: ReActPSN v2.22 for PS3 with CEX2DEX and DEX2CEX Support / ReActPSN v2.22 for PS3 with CEX2DEX and DEX2CEX Support (Mirror) / ReActPSN v2.23 for PS3 with CEX2DEX and DEX2CEX Support

To quote, roughly translated: The method is very simple to use, only to start the conversion from CEX! Recommendation: before the conversion must use memdump backup FLASH.

CEX2DEX: The suggested retail machine CEX brush 3.55K (measured rebug3.55 also can), press the arrow keys to run reActPSN v2.23 Right about 8 seconds C2D conversion was successful buzzer three times and automatically restart, upgrade DEX firmware can .

DEX2CEX: DEX brush into itskamel...

45w ago - Following up on his previous updates, this weekend PlayStation 3 homebrew developer Quake of SubZero Dezigns has updated Make Package NPDRM GUI version 2.1.1121 with details below.

Download: PS3 Make Package NPDRM GUI v2.1.1121 / PS3 Make Package NPDRM GUI v2.1.1121 (Installer)

Make Package NPDRM GUI Changelog:

v2.1.1121

1) Added: Output Ontop check - See Settings

v2.1.1120

1) Fixed: Error 13: Type miss match - Bug
2) Added: Textbox, Command button to Output form. -
3) Replaced: Output text font

v2.1.1115

1) Added: Files Collapse -
2) Added: Output Visible - Thus NOT making the OutPut Snap to GUI.
3) Added: Skin Colors to - GUI, Settings - See Settings-Skin
4) Added: Delay on Shut down - 2.5sec
5) Added: Opacity - See Settings
6) Added: More Graphics - See Settings Skin
7) Fixed: A bug in Help topics in menu

46w ago - Following up on their previous release, this weekend Iranian PlayStation 3 developers AS-Team have released ASToolPS3 version 3.0, which is a PS3 homebrew tool suite GUI application for Windows users.

Download: ASToolPS3 v3.0 PS3 Homebrew Tool Suite / ASToolPS3 v3.0 PS3 Homebrew Tool Suite (Mirror) / ASToolPS3 v3.0 PS3 Homebrew Tool Suite (Mirror #2) / ASToolPS3 v3.0 PS3 Homebrew Tool Suite (Mirror #3)

To quote, roughly translated:

Newly added functions:

• Fixing and editing feature for DEX
  
• Switching CEX to DEX feature included
  
• Dumping 256 files to 48 feature
  
• New & nice Style
  
• Better Appearance
  
• Fixing and editing feature for DEX
  
• Support for plugins
  
• Support persian srt files
  
• Switching CEX to DEX feature included
  
• Dumping 256 files to 48 feature
  
• Fixed bug in making PKG files
  
• Fixed bug in game riping part
  
• Fixed bug...

46w ago - Following up on the PS3 LV1, LV2, NAND / NOR Flash & eEID Dumper and PS3 XMB eEIDx Dumper Tool, this weekend flat_z released a PS3 eEID RKDumper PKG which allows users to dump their eid_root_key from PlayStation 3 3.55 GameOS in seconds without OtherOS.

Download: PS3 eEID_RKDumper.pkg / PS3 eEID_RKDumper.pkg (Mirror) / PS3 eEID_RKDumper.pkg Signed for 4.31 / PS3 eEID_Dumper.pkg Signed for 4.31 by jarmster (eid4, not eid4d.bin)

To quote: eEID_RKDumper (from GameOS) by flatz

Howto

• Install package and run it
  
• It will then black screen (no GUI) and restart the console automatically
  
• FTP (other otherwise) retrieve your eid_root_key / PCK1 from /dev_hdd0/tmp/eid_root_key
  

Guide

• Install eEID_RKDumper.pkg

46w ago - Following up on his previous release, this weekend Sony PlayStation 3 hacker Naehrwert has updated SCETool to version 0.2.8 which now includes SPP parsing among the changes outlined below.

Download: PS3 SCETool v0.2.8 / ZLib1.dll File (Required)

For those unaware, SCETool is a PS3 key crypto tool that supports a wide range of binary file types (SELF, RVK, PKG, SPP, OTHER).

To quote via Twitter: SCETool 0.2.8 (intermediate release)

Version 0.2.8 (intermediate release):

• Fixed minor bugs where scetool would crash.
  
• Added SPP parsing.
  
• Decrypting RVK/SPP will now write header+data to file.