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  • Official Update - Cobra USB Dongle v3.1

      
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    The Central Scrutinizer
    Published on 09-02-2011 04:22 PM
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    It seems that some issues were there when, the team behind the now famous Cobra USB, had released its 3.0 software for 3.55 compatibility, along with their own custom firmware for PS3 consoles. The Cobra Team have addressed these issues, and have brought their package to version 3.1. It is advised that you update to the latest firmware, to avoid any bugs.


    Here is the quoted official announcement of issues that were addressed and fixed:
    Cobra Firmware 3.1 is out, minor release to fix bugs.
    • Fixed stability problems. Cobra users are advised to update to this firmware as soon as possible.
    • Fixed compatibility issue with Mortal Kombat.
    • Fixed PAL/NTSC issues in psx games.
    • Bugfix: some few specific psx titles such as Langrisser Final Edition wouldn't play in other regions.
    • Fixed a possible discless bug under very rare circumstances.
    • Cobra USB Manager can now understand the ".001, .002, ..." name convention used by hjsplit and other similar programs and rename them automatically to ".0, .1", name convention. Users can use hjsplit or any other similar tool to split iso files in the PC.
    • Added functionality to the core to implement a cobra firmware updater in the PS3.
    Downloads: cobra-usb.com/download.html

    Official Site: Cobra USB - Ultimate PS3 USB solution!

    Thanks to TitanTX for the article!
    And, thanks to sceneo for the original news tip!
    Edited by tthousand
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    Categories:
    1. Custom Firmware
    2. Exploit Payloads
    3. PS3 Accessories
    Tags : cobra usb, easy, official, update
    Comments 15 Comments
    1. Dark_Kobra's Avatar
      Dark_Kobra - 09-02-2011, 06:19 PM
      Can confirm PSX frame rate issues are fixed. Still does not support Multi-region DVD. Set the Region to 1, put in a Region 1 DVD and wouldn't play... None did. Not to sure if this will be fixed in future updates, but great that all PSX games now run at full speed!! Oh, but Jap Silent Hill has a horrible sound bug when you shoot an enemy. The sound will continue until another section is loaded in. But great work from the Cobra Team and hope you continue to support the Cobra USB for a long time to come!
    1. No0bZiLLa's Avatar
      No0bZiLLa - 09-02-2011, 07:10 PM
      i know imma get flamed for this, and its not an issue for me really, but anyways, with all the dongles like cobra, ect ect, it is very possible in my opinion that someone can take some sort of engineered chip and integrate it into a usb loader like this, and have it run ps2 games on any model ps3, im just saying, all someone would have to do is devise a chip that would work for playing the ps2 games, size wouldnt be an issue if you were getting what you wanted (thats what she said anyways).but i dont understand why someone hasnt released a loader that can emulate the ps3 emotion chip, and reroute the data through the chip so it can atleast play iso's from an external hdd, maybe incorporate it so that you plug your external hdd into this device and then plug the device into the ps3.sorry for the lengthy post, but read it anyway, because you know you want to.
    1. One2thr456svn's Avatar
      One2thr456svn - 09-02-2011, 08:37 PM
      Ok I may have to get one of these
    1. indirect76's Avatar
      indirect76 - 09-03-2011, 03:05 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by No0bZiLLa View Post
      i dont understand why someone hasnt released a loader that can emulate the ps3 emotion chip.
      High end PCs have trouble emulating the emotion chip, so putting that all in a dongle would be quite a feat.
    1. indirect76's Avatar
      indirect76 - 09-03-2011, 01:30 PM
      Just got one of these in the mail today, but the link to their custom firmware is broken on their homepage. Now I have a useless dongle. WTF!?!?!?!!!!
    1. The Central Scrutinizer's Avatar
      The Central Scrutinizer - 09-03-2011, 01:36 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by indirect76 View Post
      Just got one of these in the mail today, but the link to their custom firmware is broken on their homepage. Now I have a useless dongle. WTF!?!?!?!!!!
      Here ya go mate, firmware 3.1 for the cobra dongle enjoy. multiuploadl ink.


      Multiupload.com - upload your files to multiple file hosting sites!
    1. Pereb27's Avatar
      Pereb27 - 09-03-2011, 01:51 PM
      The broken link on the Cobra website is for the CFW, not the actual dongle firmware.Also, PSX issues don't seem to be 100% fixed. I tried 3 PS1 games so far, 2 PAL and 1 NTSC on the console. The NTSC one works, and one of the PAL ones works correctly aswell. But the second PAL game (FF7) still has those issues.
    1. The Central Scrutinizer's Avatar
      The Central Scrutinizer - 09-03-2011, 02:40 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Pereb27 View Post
      The broken link on the Cobra website is for the CFW, not the actual dongle firmware.Also, PSX issues don't seem to be 100% fixed. I tried 3 PS1 games so far, 2 PAL and 1 NTSC on the console. The NTSC one works, and one of the PAL ones works correctly aswell. But the second PAL game (FF7) still has those issues.
      I have a link in the above post, I downloaded it from the website and reuploded it to multiupload.
    1. The Central Scrutinizer's Avatar
      The Central Scrutinizer - 09-03-2011, 02:41 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Pereb27 View Post
      The broken link on the Cobra website is for the CFW, not the actual dongle firmware.Also, PSX issues don't seem to be 100% fixed. I tried 3 PS1 games so far, 2 PAL and 1 NTSC on the console. The NTSC one works, and one of the PAL ones works correctly aswell. But the second PAL game (FF7) still has those issues.
      I have a link in the above post, I downloaded it from the website and reuploded it to multiupload.
    1. Lukethomasx's Avatar
      Lukethomasx - 09-03-2011, 03:20 PM
      hopefully they did fix some of these "stability problems" in the month since i bought my cobra I've had two malfunction on me.
    1. tthousand's Avatar
      tthousand - 09-03-2011, 04:51 PM
      Cobra_CFW_355.rar (179.3 MB)Multiupload.com - upload your files to multiple file hosting sites!
    1. indirect76's Avatar
      indirect76 - 09-04-2011, 11:09 AM
      tthousand & TitanTX - Thanks for the links!
    1. bitsbubba's Avatar
      bitsbubba - 09-05-2011, 07:00 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by indirect76 View Post
      tthousand & TitanTX - Thanks for the links!
      Official link back up!!
    1. tthousand's Avatar
      tthousand - 09-05-2011, 07:32 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by bitsbubba View Post
      Official link back up!!
      I told them, and noticed they put it up the next day. I should have said something I suppose
    1. bitsbubba's Avatar
      bitsbubba - 09-05-2011, 10:53 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by tthousand View Post
      I told them, and noticed they put it up the next day. I should have said something I suppose