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  • Graf_Chokolo Sued by Sony for 1 Million Euro

    It appears that PS3Crunch has received a legal notice from Sony’s lawyers to remove what graf_chokolo has distributed on their site. The legal notice request that all links and downloads are to be removed from the site. On the legal notice, it says that Sony is suing graf_chokolo for the sum of one million Euro. However, It seems that graf_chokolo is not letting any of this faze him at all. In fact, he still wants to continue hacking the PS3. He mentions that he does not care if Sony is suing him. He loves what he does and money does not mean much to him without knowledge. Knowing that he is getting sued by Sony, he does not hold a grudge against them.


    Blog from graf_chokolo:
    Back I don’t have a PC at home now guys, so i will post here only when i’m able. I will try to answer all your questions about HV and installing Linux. But expect some delays because as i said i don’t have access to the Internet all the time.

    You know guys, you will say i’m totally crazy now, but i never slept better
    than in the last 2 days I don’t know how to explain this feeling but
    i don’t care about those threats with jail and high money penalties, btw, SONY wants about 750.000 euros from me if i don’t cooperate They don’t know me at all I don’t care about it and they might double it The higher is the sum the higher gets my motivation They don’t understand what makes me tick. Money and even my life doesn’t mean to me very much without knowledge. I have a scientific mind and the knowledge is food to my brain. Without HV, Linux and FreeBSD kernel hacking my life is meaningless.

    I miss my HV terribly In the last 2 days i got so “hungry”
    for more knowledge that i cannot control it anymore. I need knowledge and research, it has a huge meaning in my life. Jail or even death cannot hold it back anymore.

    The SONY’s laywer asked me why i’m doing what i’m doing, because of my hatred for SONY ? He cannot understand why i’m doing it, because he is paid for what he does. I’m not. I don’t hold a grudge against SONY even now Hatred clouds your mind, keeps you from more important things. I have a better use for my mind and knowledge

    So, SONY you failed again, you took my equipment but my mind is still free and you canot control it. You failed again. They are just tools, i can get new ones and will continue my HV reversing and bringing back PS3 Linux which you took from us. If you want me to stop then you should just kill me because i cannot live without programming, HV and Linux kernel hacking You know who am i and where i live, so come and get me !!!

    And to prove it, i will reopen right now my HV reverse engineering page And i will post my latest findings about Update Manager and BD drive here. Most of you know already that i was able to update CORE OS from Linux. And on the last weekend i tries to hel some PS3 devs with BD drive authentication and discovered some interesting stuff about it which i will post here.

    And please guys, could someone post here a link to the latest version of my cloned Linux kernel. I need it. The last week i implemnted a updater for Linux and it was finished but the police got first before i could upload it. But do not fear, i have everything in my head I can write it down again and show you how it works.
    Legal Notice:

    Attachment 919


    Here is some of Graf's latest progress:
    Via PSX-Scene

    So, about BD drive authentication :-)
    The most importnat HV process is 6. It contains Update Manager and Storage Manager e.g.
    Update manager flashes e.g. new CORE OS, BD firmware or SYSCON firmware. Storage Manager sets ATA keys, authenticates HDD and BD drives.

    Storage Manager
    ———————

    I looked at VSH closer in the last week. And found out that VSH uses the following Storage Manager services: 0×5004 – to authenticate PS3 discs, 0×5007 – to authenticate PS3 discs.

    Bothe these services can be used by GameOS through VUART 10 and Dispatcher Manager (is also in a HV process), I already implemented a driver for VUART 10 and DM on Linux and uploaded it, so guys who has my latest Linux version could use it on Linux :-) And get access to PS3 discs and PS2 discs but i didn’t have time to test it.

    Both these services accept one parameter: 32 bit integer.
    Look at the funtion stor_mgr_packetid_0x5004 in my IDA database for HV 3.15. Everything is still the same on 3.41 and 3.55, so my HV 3.15 bible is the key to HV 3.41 and 3.55. They changed almost nothing in new HV versions :-) And look also at function stor_mgr_packetid_0x5007. I could write down a simple Linux program which uses my DM driver to communicate with Storage Manager and show you how it works :-) It’s very easy. I will upload it maybe next week.

    To authenticate PS2 discs, VSH uses parameter 0×52 and service 0×5004. To authenticate PS3 discs, VSH uses parameter 0×53 and service 0×5007. But i didn’t test it on my own unfortunately.

    PS3′s BD support different profiles for different media, e.g. for PS3 discs, for DVD, for PS2 discs. And storage manager can tell BD drive which profile it should use.

    All the communication between Storage Manager and BD drive goes through ATAPI/SCSI interface.

    To read the current profile of BD drive, the Storage Manager uses
    the storage device command 0×11, look at storage_device_RBD_do_device_command in my HV 3.15 IDA database (lv1_storage_Send_device_command) and ATAPI_GetConfiguration. But
    HV procs do not use HV calls, they use HV syscall, and Storage Manager sends ATAPI commands to BD drive through device file /dev/rbd0.
    With lv1_storage_Send_device_command(0×11) you could read the current BD profile.

    Also very interesting ATAPI commands used by Storage Manager are Report Key/Send Key commands. Look at functions HW_report_key and HW_send_key in my HV proc 6 IDA database. HW_report_key function is e.g. used by Storage Manager to read BD drive policy. Storage Manager checks the policy of BD drive.

    Storage Manager uses sv_iso_spu_module.self isolated module to authenticate BD drive. sv_iso_spu_module.self gives Storage Manager data which is sent to BD drive and back.

    Source PS3crunch.com via grafchokolo.com
    Comments 28 Comments
    1. JayyRemixx's Avatar
      JayyRemixx -
      Graf Chokolo is a strong. Dignity before Anal virginity
    1. Nookie_Egg's Avatar
      Nookie_Egg -
      Gotta admire the pair of plums hanging from this guy.
    1. Das_Wort's Avatar
      Das_Wort -
      Someone should start collecting donations for him.

      I mean people donated to Egohot who just released some trivial hacks based on team fail0verflows work and stopped right after being sued by Sony.

      Graf_chokolo should deserves no less for he really did do some very important research by himself and is still determined to go on after being sued.

      Graf is my first real PS3 hacking hero
    1. DGPRodiGY-PSG's Avatar
      DGPRodiGY-PSG -
      Gotta Love You Graf <3
      You got steel balls, and big ones too!
    1. gamer2020's Avatar
      gamer2020 -
      SONY IS THE BIGGEST CRIMINAL SONY IS THE BIGGEST CRIMINAMONEY HUNGRY BTCHES DONT CARE WHAT HAPPENDS AS LONG AS THEY HAVE ALL THERE PENNIES IN THERE POCKETS..**** YOU SONY BITCH AS CRIMINALS YOU WILL LOSE AND LOSE AND LOSE AND LOSE NO MATTER WHAT...ANYBODY THINKING ABOUT GOING TO COLLEGE? WELL GO STUDY LAW....SONY WILL BE NEEDING ALLOT OF LAYWERS IN THE COMING YEARS
    1. sebasv44-PSG's Avatar
      sebasv44-PSG -
      All the pirates will need to begin downloading all things made by graf chokolo to don't lose that files...
    1. gamer2020's Avatar
      gamer2020 -
      LETS DONATE TO GIVE SONY THERE MONEY SO THEY CAN SHOVE IT UP THERE ASS...AN LETS KEEP MOVING FORWARD! **** YOU SONY, YOU LOST!!!
    1. daboijordan's Avatar
      daboijordan -
      Help fight sony
      http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/son...ave-purchased/
      spread the word
    1. pricksause's Avatar
      pricksause -
      Now thats the spirit i like. I don't mind giving donations to you to fight the fight.
    1. DominatorAzab-PSG's Avatar
      DominatorAzab-PSG -
      Quote Originally Posted by bob19201 View Post
      graf_chokolo is now officially my ****ing hero. He's got balls the size of grape fruits and a resolve as hard as diamond.
      SAME!!!This Guys is OSUMN!
    1. pricksause's Avatar
      pricksause -
      Now thats the spirit i like. I don't mind giving donations to you to fight the fight.
    1. krafty_pk's Avatar
      krafty_pk -
      graf, you are a trooper and i salute you
    1. Dademira's Avatar
      Dademira -
      Graf = PS3 GOD ..... Let's kick some Fony Ass.


      Deep respect for graf the stuff sony wants is in his head and not on a drive........

      Like Hammer once said: 'Can't touch this"
    1. peeer-PSG's Avatar
      peeer-PSG -
      Just 1 word: Wow!

    1. Thorn's Avatar
      Thorn -
      wow seriously this guy is a fighter he deserves respect
    1. L4w3s's Avatar
      L4w3s -
      offtopic: :O Turkish hasn't trolled this post yet!!!!!!! I'M SURPRISED!!!!

      ontopic: Graf is the beast of all beasts!!!! I think I will go download his files now just incase it gets taken down from all those sites!
      Graf is the super human of today!
    1. linnx88's Avatar
      linnx88 -
      :o

      Sony is hilariously stupid! They believe that THEY, Sony, are special and are different from ALL the other software/entertainment companies out there. Because they believe that ANY software having to do with Sony, deserves special rights and will be treated differently than other companies because they're Sony.

      It's like they've never heard about the internet and how it functions, once something is uploaded to it and released, it's IMPOSSIBLE to get it down. Trying that, will only make things worse and more wide spread.

      It's like this retard on the radio ad, forget his name, ahh Reputation Defender....that's the idiot, the drop out from Harvard know it all who thinks that internet lies about everyone (well since he's getting paid by the people complaining about the lying to remove those "lies") and he can *ask* various sites to take down the "negative" info about his "customers" (liars and cheats who rip people off and then get a bad rep).

      Well he tragically failed, especially in one case where this rich girl from California's upscale family was beheaded after crashing her daddy's Porsche after getting high on coke. The picture in one day, was printed, reprinted and uploaded on almost EVERY site out there and became legendary, which went directly against the wishes of the people who hired Rep Defender. That's how it goes Sony, and that's how you're gonna go down in history.

      You're gonna sue every site?? ROFL Take down news net? Torrents? Etc etc? ROFL
      Even Micro$$$oft behaves smarter than you in this case. Learn!
    1. Floodas's Avatar
      Floodas -
      Wow R E S P E C T ! This is what the community is ALL ABOUT!
    1. Greg0u812's Avatar
      Greg0u812 -
      1.3 million U.S. dollars.

      Pretty nice sum.

      I have to agree with others here.
      He has a pretty big pair.

      I've already d/l'ed his "goodies" that he posted.
      Don't know if they are available any more.
      From what I read last time I was online...........quite a few others had already liked torrents and put it up on P-bay . That P would be pirate for the unknowing.

      If what I read last time I was online is true...........it's up.......it's available........not coming down anytime soon.
    1. daboijordan's Avatar