[PS3/SRC] CFWLoad 1.0

[stoker25]

It's a clone of JaicraB's USB FIRM LOADER, with a few differences for people like me with USBs that have different numbers

Features
Choose what USB to use!
Redirect dev_flash to usb
Redirect app_home to usb
Dump LV2 kernel and mount points
...along with all the source code that does it

Download
1.0 (PKG and source)

!!!NOTE!!!: You need a payload with peek and poke syscalls (PL3 dev has this)

Usage
X - (Un)Patch /dev_flash as usb
Square - (Un)Patch /app_home as usb
Select - Dump lv2.bin & mounts.bin to usb
Up/Down - Change USB
Triangle - Exit

The dev_flash files have to be on the root of the USB drive to work, e.g. if E:\ is your drive, you should have E:\vsh, E:\vsh\modules, etc...

Make a PS3_GAME folder on your USB for the thing in the Game menu to work.

App has some bugs, but it is my first PS3 program

Thx:
JaicraB - original CFW loader
dwarfcrank - reversing the CFW loader

[Jon Salat]

Great work,

Edit: PL3 Dev hexes here, thanks evilsperm;

http://psx-scene.com/forums/575356-post358.html (PL3 Updated – MOH Now Running Without Need of Game Updates)

[jezza.boi]

i think somebody should make a custom firmware first then we should worry bout the firmware loaders :P

[yoshi314]

tool that allows to SAFELY tinker with firmware off the external storage is much more important at the moment.

after all, there is no equivalent of pandora for ps3. and there might never be. as they say "safety first"

[GregoryRasputin]

stoker25, the creator of the xRegistry.sys Editor, has released a new PS3 app, called CFWLoad 1.0. It is very similar to JaicraB’s USB Firm Loader, with a few tweaks for people with USBs that have different numbers.

For those of you unfamiliar with these type of apps, they load custom firmware by mapping dev_flash (where your firmware is normally stored) to dev_usb (your usb ports). This allows you to place custom firmware files onto a usb stick and have the PS3 utilize them. More info after the jump.

lol the original source is infact, this forum, i dont know how you could have missed it http://psx-scene.com/forums/f149/%5B...d-1-0-a-69947/ ([PS3/SRC] CFWLoad 1.0)

[psprox]

This is great work stoker25 I will be grabbing this as soon as i can find a bit more time to tinker with me ps3.

Thanks for sharing with us looking forward to see what can be done with these.

App has some bugs, but it is my first PS3 program

Just for informations sake (not cos i want to be picky as this is a great project) could you give us an idea as to some of the bugs you encountered.

Also congrats on your first ps3 app

[stoker25]

Just for informations sake (not cos i want to be picky as this is a great project) could you give us an idea as to some of the bugs you encountered.

Also congrats on your first ps3 app

Thanks The only bugs I could find weren't really important ones, mainly just problems with reading the controller and updating the screen. Maybe I should add a "Are you sure?" screen to every selection...

To people having problems: if dumping your lv2/mounts doesn't work, then that means the wrong USB is chosen. Install a package and look at the packages path while installing or use Comgenies Awesome File Manager to find out the correct number.

JaicraB's loader would work with usb000, usb001, usb002 and (maybe) usb003, but CFWLoad only works with the one you specify, hmm, maybe I could make something that autodetects connected usbs and only lets you choose between connected ones

[q8fft]

Hello, and thx sir for the update.

the software is working great now, but when i try change font in ps3

and when i put font .ttf in USB root in

folder dev_flash\data\font

the software Freeze when i press Triangle to exit, is there right way to change font in ps3 or editor dev_flash folder


my ps3 fat 60GB ver3.41

thanks. and i hope find the answer.

[Zeratul]

Do someone try to make real firmware loader?
I mind create CFW loader from FAT32, but when PS3 only starts loading (thx for KaKaRoTo for this idea), for example with special payload.

Because even you load from dev_flash (from GameOS) some parts (such SWAP) still same.
May be (IMHO) some parts of GameOS and configurations also stayed in RAM. Someone know how does it work?

Also, may be someone know how-to mount internal dev_flash with RW permissions? I need replace some files on real dev_flash.
Because loading CFW from GameOS that is not true way (if I wrong please say why).

I have some ideas about custom PSN, but I need help with file replacing, if you would help - please contact with me.

[stoker25]

Do someone try to make real firmware loader?
I mind create CFW loader from FAT32, but when PS3 only starts loading (thx for KaKaRoTo for this idea), for example with special payload.

Because even you load from dev_flash (from GameOS) some parts (such SWAP) still same.
May be (IMHO) some parts of GameOS and configurations also stayed in RAM. Someone know how does it work?

Also, may be someone know how-to mount internal dev_flash with RW permissions? I need replace some files on real dev_flash.
Because loading CFW from GameOS that is not true way (if I wrong please say why).

I have some ideas about custom PSN, but I need help with file replacing, if you would help - please contact with me.

Your idea about patching in the payload is a good one... It should be possible. I also don't think that the full CFW is loaded, since LV2 is still in memory. If we modify the payload to patch the mount points, hopefully it'll do it before GameOS is fully loaded. It should be easy to modify the payload to work too (for someone with PPC assembly experience anyway).

dev_flash is protected by LV1 I believe, changing it's mount point to dev_usb still doesn't let you modify it. The internal name for dev_flash is CELL_FS_IOS:BUILTIN_FLSH1, hopefully if Geohot's LV1 exploit works in AsbestOS we can just find that string in LV1 memory and patch the security around it out.

edit: ahh, there is a payload that remaps dev_flash to usb
https://github.com/waninkoko/PL3/blo...ad_flash_usb.S
hardcoded to use /dev_usb000/ though... sucks