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PS3 XMB Hole found; Blu-ray Back-Ups Bootable but not Playable Posted by XanTium | 8-6-2007 9:08 EST

From ps3news.com: Just over 24 hours after we reported the PS3 $DK leak, resident Dev'er hacked2123 shared with us in iRC EFnet #PS3News the video below... which shows confirmation of the World's first public PS3 XMB Hole (vulnerability) found!!  There are MANY details to report, so please bear with us while we address each throughout the night. For starters, this specific PS3 XMB Hole is currently present in PS3 v1.00-1.11 Firmware. Jumping ahead briefly... it's now believed the reason why the GODS @ Paradox hinted that v1.60+ Firmware was NOT recommended to update to was simply because there is no OtherOS installer present. Also, at this time it's important to NOTE that PS3 Blu-ray Disc back-ups will boot but not run just yet. The way this specific PS3 XMB Hole works is that the OtherOS Installer does not verify the SELF it runs, and can run any properly-signed SELF file. Currently hacked2123 is using a SELF (HDD Formatter) from the recent $DK leak- this wipes the HDD and as a result, puts the PS3 into a 'special' Mode... which in turn authenticates the disc. It will BOOT the PS3 Blu-ray Back-Up (in this case on a DVD-R) fine, however, as stated previously it will not RUN the game... possibly because hacked2123 only tried with a DVD-R versus an actual Blu-ray Disc Recordable (which is the proper media for the PS3's blue laser). The steps involved were as follows: 1) Make a directory or use your Memory Card- for example: D:\PS3\OTHEROS 2) Copy the OtherOS.self (Mkfs.self via $DK renamed) to D:\PS3\OTHEROS\otheros.self 3) Put it in your PS3 and navigate to "Install OtherOS" along with confirming your selection by pressing "OK" 4) The PS3 screen will go black, and it will erase the entire HDD (there will likely be a way around this, we're only using the HDD Formatter SELF at this time) 5) When it's complete (your PS3 may reboot, don't worry) place an ORIGINAL PS3 game disc in 6) Eject the disc, and place in another ORIGINAL PS3 game disc 7) Eject once more, and place your LEGAL BACK-UP PS3 game disc in the drive Give it a few seconds to read the disc, and it will appear in the XMB 9) Finally, press X and that's it... it will BOOT up but not RUN the PS3 game back-up Full Story: ps3news.com

[Digital_sin]

how come it boots but is not playable?  

[JUANVAN]

Its a step in the right direction! Woot!

[supergrafx]

This is just the beginning.....  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/love.gif)

QUOTE(Digital_sin @ Jun 8 2007, 09:44 AM)

how come it boots but is not playable?  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

I think because they used a dvd-r instead of a blu-ray-r or whatever you call that.....

[mlmadmax]

This is good news but it can be stopped easily with a firmware change, just liek the PSP and that was more truble than its worth. What we need for proper homebrew is a chip.

[stbennet]

For starters, the hole was only confirmed present in firmware to 1.11.  If you're still there, I doubt a firmware change means much of anything to you.

Second, if you get an infectus chip before you upgrade, you'll always be able to downgrade your firmware, so it's still a moot point.  This could be huge, or it could be nothing, but it's certainly a cause for optimism for true unhindered homebrew on the ps3.

This post has been edited by stbennet: Jun 8 2007, 09:24 PM

[Zippy84]

Its about time!

I'm not sure how many other people have a blu-ray burner at this time but I picked one up a few months ago.  Im not sure if booting from BD-R or BD-RE will make a diference versus a DVD-R as I dont have a PS3 yet. If I can be of an assistance in testing please l me know and I will contribute all I can. I have the Sony BWU-100a Blu-Ray Writer. PM me if you have any quesions.

[diskdocx]

QUOTE(stbennet @ Jun 8 2007, 09:23 PM)

For starters, the hole was only confirmed present in firmware to 1.11.  If you're still there, I doubt a firmware change means much of anything to you.

Second, if you get an infectus chip before you upgrade, you'll always be able to downgrade your firmware, so it's still a moot point.  This could be huge, or it could be nothing, but it's certainly a cause for optimism for true unhindered homebrew on the ps3.

Unfortunately, a lot of people already upgraded, especially those playing online, as upgrades were mandatory. Also, new consoles I would assume, are shipped with firmware higher than 1.11 (since the console is now on 1.80). So, we really would need a more universal workaround.

Still, an encouraging first step to say the least!