79w ago - Following up on the previous PS3 Metldr news update and Guides, this weekend Spanish PlayStation 3 developer DarkVolt has made available dumpmetldr.bin via Elotrolado.net which appears to be a dump of the new PS3 Metldr revision found in PlayStation 3 CECH-2504 consoles (datecode 1b and above) followed by a PS3 Boot Loader SE Version 3.7.3 (lv0 segment) dump and more below.

Download: PS3 Metldr2 DumpMetldr.bin / PS3 Boot Loader SE Version 3.7.3 (lv0 segment) / PS3 Metldr2 Dump (most complete head including)

To quote, roughly translated: Here I come to leave the metldr decryption: http://www.multiupload.com/YN4G8LJJK4 according fence can I go to publish a thing or two more.

Seeks the root key of geohot within the...

80w ago - A few weeks back details and payloads for Dumping PS3 Per Console Keys surfaced followed by news of a PS3 Metldr Exploit, and today PlayStation 3 developer xx404xx on IRC has shared his PS3 Metldr / Per Console Key0 findings thus far.

Included below are a PS3 EID Rootkey Dumper (SELF) which is loaded through lv2patcher, an EID Decrypter Script, the required EID Static Keys and more, as follows:

[xx404xx] lol wtf you can write to metldr!!!!!!
[xx404xx] 0x17014 - Write eEID/Write metldr Holy crap, it writes passed data to the region of FLASH memory where eEID or metldr data is stored !!! And GameOS is allowed to use this service !!! Do not experiment with this service if you don't know what it does or else your PS3 will not work anymore !!!
[xx404xx] http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/1617/newbitmapimage3en.png
[xx404xx] http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/5747/newbitmapimage3f.png I highly recommend...

80w ago - Today an anonymous PlayStation 3 hacker has leaked a PS3 Metldr exploit, followed by a guide from Mathieulh on how to pwn metldr the "easy" way below.

Download: PS3 Metldr Exploit / PS3 Metldr Exploit (Mirror) / PS3 Metldr Exploit Dump / PS3 Metldr Exploit Dump (Binary File) / PS3 Metldr Exploit Layman's Guide by lunuxx

From GaryOPA: We received an 'an0nymous email' from some random one-time dropbox, containing a weird little attachment, with a simple note:

Program: metldr838exploit
Author: Unknown
Usage: Unknown
Reason: Unknown

Before posting we had one our PS3 crunching developers look it over, and it seems to be a set of 'C' code and headers and an compiled ELF and SELF that exploits the 'chain of trust' to dump an 'unecrypted' version of your PS3 'metldr'.

Now of course this is not really 'useful' for the average PS3 Jailbreak end-user, but we think...

90w ago - Today the Spanish PlayStation 3 developer dospiedras1973 who recently revealed both the PS3 Firmware 3.6x Downgrade via Infectus and PS3 3.7x Downgrade for Slims and Fats with NOR Flash has discovered what he believes may be a new PS3 METLDR revision in a CECH-2504 console (shipped with 3.60 Firmware) that blocks downgrading.

Below are his findings, roughly translated: New revision of blocks metldr downgrade for that guys, I found a console factory cech2504 with fw 3.60 and I found this:
In Plaintext:The console in question was a cech2504 with Datecode 1B. I guess that's where that will forward all Datecode and not downgrade for the moment

Lookin through the notice and the toil of extracting the rules and be 6 hours trying the downgrade...

116w ago - Today a PlayStation 3 hacker known as DarkHacker has released a PS3 CPU Exploit which he states will lead developers closer to METLDR exploitation.

From his site (linked above): This is a release of the hidden Cell Exploit found a while ago and one of the step taken to the metldr exploit i'm going to release the because i fell people should have the right to do as they wish and the information should be free to the public.

i know by releasing this exploit i'll probably be taken to court or sued but fck sony they can go to hell all i care for what there doing to us hackers i'll fight until the last min i got of my life if i have to for the right of the people.

for this exploit your going need a leaked service pdf which is below:

• Ps3 Blue Prints.pdf
  
• http://www.multiupload.com/RS_LGGA1T5T90
  
• http://www.multiupload.com/MU_LGGA1T5T90
  
• http://www.multiupload.com/DF_LGGA1T5T90