JFW-DH Moves into BETA Testing Stage

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Published on 08-01-2011 01:39 AM

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DemonHades has announced that JFW-DH, an upcoming custom firmware, has moved into the beta phase. The beta phase has been divided into three separate groups based on different PlayStation 3 hardware configurations. The beta is currently only open to a select group of long term and active members of DH.org's forums. The beta testing phase is set to last two weeks for each of the three groups and should help sort out any issues with the firmware. It was also revealed that the first public release of the custom firmware is being slated for an October 2011 release, if all goes well during testing.

In addition, the coder behind OpenPSStore, which is another aspect of the JFW-DH firmware, has posted an update regarding his progress. In the update, he demonstrated some of the work that's been invested in JFW-DH by releasing two source code files. The files pertained to an XML parser he's been developing for OpenPSStore. In addition he released an impressive screenshot which outlines OpenPSStore's final design layout. The firmware appears to be shaping up nicely and October couldn't come sooner.

They will pick a handful of people that are Spanish-speaking and registered on their DH.org forums long enough to be listed as "Devil Friend" (aka) Amigo Demon in Spanish, that have the following hardware listed below and divided into 3 groups of testers, to report back to the developers over a 2 week period with any bugs they find in running what is being called the v3.41v2 core.

GROUP A - Backwards Compatible Owners

* User-Spanish speaking (in Spanish beta)
* Internet Connection on the PS3 (not psn)
* Backward-Console PAL, NTSC FAT
* Game-Original 3.56 (not dispensable)
* Console with Firmware 3.41 or less
* Original game-PS2, PS1, PS3
* Backup of the above both PS3, PS2, PS1 (PS3 unpatched)
* Game store NPDRM 3.56 or 355 (not psone)
* Backup 341 / 355Kmeaw
* Linux live cd-USB Red Ribon

GROUP B - Later-Model PHAT's (no PS2 ability)

* User-Spanish speaking (in Spanish beta)
* Internet Connection on the PS3 (not psn)
* Console not backwards-PAL, NTSC FAT
* Game-Original 3.56 (not dispensable)
* Console with Firmware 3.41 or less
* Original game-PS2, PS1, PS3
* Backup of the above both PS3, PS2, PS1 (PS3 unpatched)
* Game store NPDRM 3.56 or 355 (not psone)
* Backup 341 / 355Kmeaw
* Linux live cd-USB Red Ribon

GROUP C - New PS3 Slim Owners

* User-Spanish speaking (in Spanish beta)
* Internet Connection on the PS3 (not psn)
* Console not backwards-PAL, NTSC Slim
* Game-Original 3.56 (not dispensable)
* Console with Firmware 3.41 or less
* Original game-PS2, PS1, PS3
* Backup of the above both PS3, PS2, PS1 (PS3 unpatched)
* Game store NPDRM 3.56 or 355 (not psone)
* Backup 341 / 355Kmeaw
* Linux live cd-USB Red Ribon

Hey people. I've just heard you posted this here, and I just said to myself, let's post too.
Atm I'm working on OpenPStore, which is part of the JFW. I've been working on it for many many hours, as all devs which are working on JFW, and it is just disgusting to read people saying JFW is a fake.

I've seen pics of JFW running, not all of its features though, so it's not fake. There is a whole team working hard every day to bring this to you, and I've actually talked to all of them and I do know their work is real.
Just for you to know, now it is 2 am where I live, I've been working till now just to have it all ready for the beta test and not to delay it anymore.

We want to verify everything is working without any problems before realeasing it, to avoid things such as bricks or weird bugs. That's why the beta and further release will take so long. So far it is all progressing fine, and I do have proofs of, at least, my work.

Here I bring you 2 proofs of how hard we are working (OpenPStore).
1- We had a problem with a pre-made library to read .xml files (mxml), which was solved by manually coding a new .xml parser.
xml_parser.h : http://pastebin.com/bqQr1YG5
xml_parser.c : http://pastebin.com/A7DsysUJ
(Don't expect to find any OpenPStore here, as it is only a .xml parser)

2- Final GUI design of OpenPStore (Not a pic of a ps3, but from a PC. Though PS3 is exactly the same):
It will come in multiple colors, with an autochanger (to random color) feature.

If you want to I can keep you updated.
JFW is real, and we are putting all our effort into it. Do not trust any fake release/leak! I don't know if the brick thing is true, but having seen all the work which has been done here, I would just trust it and not mess around.
Nobody is going to brick nobody's console unless someone leaks the JFW. And, even if it is leaked, if you don't use the leaked beta, you dont' have to worry about anything. And ofcourse, the final release won't have this anti-leak feature.

I also have to say thanks to everyone of you who do trust in us and give us support, as support and opinions is our only pay back for the work =)

Blipi

PS: If it was for me, I would translate JFW and it's homebrew to English and more languages, but as I am not the only one who works in this project, I don't know when English support will come or whether it will come or not. Sorry.

PS2: For those claiming evidence... Beta will be here soon, just wait. You cant trust us or not. I know what I'm doing, and I do know that it is real.
I don't even have a ps3 to test OpenPStore too, and I have to keep asking for testers. More than 5 people have already tried OpenPStore, and every one of them could tell you that it is real.

Source: PS3Crunch
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74 Comments

yoshi314 - 08-01-2011, 02:18 AM
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I've seen pics of JFW running, not all of its features though, so it's not fake.

that doesn't sound too convincing to me.

what was the point of posting that xml parser code? it's a generic xml parser code which looks valid (at a first glance), nothing major here.

in the end, we shall see what develops out of this.

Tranced - 08-01-2011, 04:23 AM
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Damn that OpenPStore pink blinded me. I will just keep lurking any news regarding this until October.

Spazkid - 08-01-2011, 05:18 AM
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I'm waiting for someone to disguise themselves as an anon beta tester and commence the bricking/3.66 updating.

zecoxao - 08-01-2011, 05:26 AM
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i'm getting pretty tired of this... maybe i should just update and forget all about this shit :/

themuse - 08-01-2011, 06:10 AM
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why atleast they are keeping us informed of progress, although oct seems kinda late, hopefully we have a 3.66 cfw by then or atleats by nov/dec, by the time uncharted 3 releases anyways, but id be happy with using eboots for 3.6x+games and this cfw , i jsy hope it does everything cobra does and can quickly beupdated to implement any changed that cobra make to its cfw.dongle fw ,i really want external without cached files, and bluray movie iso,and alo i didnt know there was a pce emulator for ps3, besides mednafen, an excluive on, thy should add it to multiman , with box covers

sebz07 - 08-01-2011, 06:11 AM
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October!!!!! we have been waiting weeks for this and now they are releasing beta versions for " selected members" a joke not a funny one too. Im not dissing this CFW cos its got more gadgets on it than a swiss army knife but I wish jaicrab would crack the whip on his team and get this shit released

Persian_McLovin - 08-01-2011, 08:17 AM
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Well regarding the Cobra USB payload implementation, the thought of it being free was appealing yet only for 3.41 and not supporting the Cobra team for what they've contributed put me off. This however is brilliant news that it's not coming out for ages, I now don't have to worry about the only-for-3.41 and not supporting the real devs of the scene aspect of the situation, have ordered my Cobra USB stick and will be using their awesome CFW for 3.55, can't wait.

October? lol, and you just know there will either be a) glitches/bugs/crap in this CFW, b) delays for a real stable version or c) both...screw that.

Persian_McLovin - 08-01-2011, 08:17 AM
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Double post glitch, my bad!

blipi - 08-01-2011, 09:22 AM
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The point is simple. Those who followed up the OpenPStore progress, would have known that there was a bug where the MXML PS3 port (xml parser) failed at some point and crashed the whole ps3 with a kernel panic.
To solve that I had to options, to port an other library to PS3, which I didn't feel like, and to make my own parser. I went for the second one.
Moreover, I believe scene is made for us to work all toghether, so I just though that the parser could be useful for anyone having the same issues as me.

As I said on ps3crunch, I have also seen most of the other projects code, so I know there is real stuff there.

If you want more information, its all posted on dh and ps3crunch

Blipi (OpenPStore Dev)

baracuda - 08-01-2011, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by zecoxao

i'm getting pretty tired of this... maybe i should just update and forget all about this shit :/

just do it !

or maybe you r getting tired by getting everything free but not when you want it ?

the ps3 is just fine with kmeaw 3.55 and everything else is just progress ,if you want PSN do what i do ,get another ps3 and play online ,if you cant afford another ps3 then update the one you got ,people should know that sony has a way to detect jailbreakers and going online with a jailbroken console is asking 4 truble ,that is not a fact but rather my opinion
as for the newer games that require 3.6x firmware ,tough luck i say even on the xbox there are ap2.5 games that dont work

indirect76 - 08-01-2011, 10:57 AM
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God forbid they actually test the firmware properly to ensure there's no bricked console and decent system stability. If you can't wait for October either update your system or write your own CFW.It's like when an anticipated game get's pushed back to a later release date. People bitch and moan about it, but I always think GREAT, keep that thing in the oven until it's done. It gives you a better outcome in the end.

fefin - 08-01-2011, 11:22 AM
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Now the Spanish scene is kicking asses they are not like some dev's from here ^_^. I'm waiting for something like this for so long, take the time you want it's not a problem cya!

.Spike. - 08-01-2011, 12:20 PM
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I can't wait!...it looks stunning. And the features if they end up working. They would be outstanding. I'm a Backwards Compatible owner so this to me is gonna be worth it more so then others I think. The features are breath taking. I appreciate all work that is being done towards it. And hope the beta testing weeks go very well.

owanef - 08-01-2011, 12:49 PM
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First things first, WHAT THE HELL is JFW, and does it have anything to do with 3.6x cfw. And is 3.6x cfw really scheduled to come out in October..??..??

ahou - 08-01-2011, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by owanef

First things first, WHAT THE HELL is JFW, and does it have anything to do with 3.6x cfw. And is 3.6x cfw really scheduled to come out in October..??..??

It's actually 3.7 cfw.

patmorita - 08-01-2011, 01:27 PM
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Indeed, they are preparing a 4.01 cfw for "thanksgiving"

Just hang in there fellas they are preparing some serious stuff that will turn your brains into sh1t.

nahjaka - 08-01-2011, 01:33 PM
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Well... it seems pretty amazing for those who still got 3.55 or less, for those who has 3.56 (in my case, unfortunately) or more are still trapped...

owanef - 08-01-2011, 01:36 PM
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That's a dam lie, how the hell would they do that without an official 4.01 firmware..??..??

owanef - 08-01-2011, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ahoy

It's actually 3.7 cfw.

Is this true..??..??

NuclearAqua - 08-01-2011, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by owanef

Is this true..??..??

If there isn't even a 3.70 OFW yet, how is it supposed to make a 3.70 CFW?

God, people sometimes ask stupid questions.