PKG file help needed :( Pls?

[loki]

Hey folks,

Tried posting this on ps3news, but it got deleted without warning, but dunno why... Was in the right section n' everything ?! So thought I'd try here, cos I've been blind and didn't realise there was a coding section!

I've been trying to build a .pkg file with the gen_pkg bit from the OM makefile source, mainly because SDK Package Maker keeps throwing up unhandled exceptions, although last night worked wonderfully, but now wont?! So I've got this coming up from the "make gen_pkg" cmd in msys:

$ make gen_pkg
/c/usr/local/cell/host-win32/ppu/bin/ppu-lv2-strip -s boxster.elf -o objs/boxste
r.elf
/c/usr/local/cell/host-win32/bin/make_fself.exe objs/boxster.elf EBOOT.BIN# to u
se in /app_home/PS3_GAME
/c/usr/local/cell/host-win32/bin/make_fself_npdrm.exe objs/boxster.elf PS3_GAME/
USRDIR/EBOOT.BIN
ERROR: open PS3_GAME/USRDIR/EBOOT.BIN
make: *** [gen_pkg] Error 1

Here is the makefile:

.PHONY: gen_pkg npdrm_package

CELL_MK_DIR ?= $(CELL_SDK)/samples/mk

include $(CELL_MK_DIR)/sdk.makedef.mk

NET_UTIL    =  ../../network/net/util

PPU_CFLAGS   += -mp32
PPU_CFLAGS   += -DBIG_ENDIAN -DBYTE_ORDER
PPU_LDFLAGS  += -mp32
PPU_INCDIRS  += \
	-I$(NET_UTIL)

PPU_SRCS     = main.c
PPU_LDLIBS   = -lnetctl_stub -lsysmodule_stub
PPU_LDLIBS  += -lnet_stub -lhttp_util_stub -lhttp_stub -lnet_stub -lnetctl_stub\
                    -lpngdec_stub -lm -ldbgfont_gcm -lgcm_cmd -lgcm_sys_stub\
		    -lio_stub -lsysmodule_stub -lsysutil_stub -lfs_stub
PPU_LIBS     = $(NET_UTIL)/network_util.a

PPU_TARGET   = boxster.elf

include $(CELL_MK_DIR)/sdk.target.mk

$(NET_UTIL)/network_util.a:
	$(MAKE) -C $(NET_UTIL) 

  gen_pkg:: $(PPU_TARGET)
	$(PPU_STRIP) -s $< -o $(OBJS_DIR)/$(PPU_TARGET)
	$(MAKE_FSELF) $(OBJS_DIR)/$(PPU_TARGET) EBOOT.BIN				# to use in /app_home/PS3_GAME
	$(MAKE_FSELF_NPDRM) $(OBJS_DIR)/$(PPU_TARGET) PS3_GAME/USRDIR/EBOOT.BIN
	$(MAKE_PACKAGE_NPDRM) package.conf PS3_GAME/				# to install pkg

The code compiles fine which is amazing, cos I've only been playing with the sdk for an hour or so!

My dir structure has been changed from:
PS3_GAME/USRDIR - with the EBOOT.BIN in it, to:
USRDIR/ - because I thought I'd messed it up, but that doesn't work either?!

I just need someone to point out my obvious mistake, because it's been YEARS since I've used makefiles and even then my knowledge with slightly less than needed

edit - Forgot to mention that the .conf file I'm using is that from the 1.16 OM release, just renamed to package.conf. Maybe that's where I'm going wrong?

Cheers in advance!

[Derr]

Seems like a simple misnamed folder, probably OpenManager folder needs renamed to PS3_GAME. So (within the same folder as the makefile) you want to have the /PS3_GAME/USRDIR/

The other paths seem to be set right, I could be wrong and apologize if the explanation isn't clear, I'm still not fully awake

[loki]

No worries at all. I made a couple of changes and got a bit further! But this 'new' error, seems like a right show-stopper

>> !ERROR!: PS3_GAME/USRDIR/EBOOT.BIN is not a supported NPDRM SELF. (SYS_PROCES
S_PARAM is required)
>> !ERROR!: USRDIR/EBOOT.BIN is required.
Illegal Package: USRDIR/EBOOT.BIN is required.

Registration error.

Dunno what it's complaining about. PS3_GAME/USRDIR is all there, with everything in it, and the EBOOT.BIN is there too. Back to playing with paths ! Cheers for your help.

[Derr]

Are you using the 1.92 SDK or the newer 3.41 release? Seems like the eboot didn't compile properly and as far as I know the most recent OM source won't compile properly in 3.41

[loki]

1.92 here. I didn't even know that the 3.41 was available tbh. I'm only using the .SFO and .conf and a modified makefile from the 1.16 OM source, the rest of the code is my own. I had used sdk package maker to create the eboot.bin originally. I'll have a further play, it's all experience

[loki]

D'oh! My bad, I'd forgotten the: SYS_PROCESS_PARAM(1001, 0x10000) call. Once I added that, it built the .pkg fine Got there in the end. Cheers for all your help Derr!

[Krazygio305]

How can i get the SYS_PROCESS_PARAM?

[Ben Jeremy]

I don't think you will be able to make a package with an unencrypted EBOOT.BIN file, and at this point, makeself doesn't work to encrypt the EBOOT.BIN.

We can decrypt and modify the EBOOT.BIN files for backup managers, but without properly encrypting/signing them the package process won't work.

Please, stop trying to make package files for homebrew (or modified EBOOTs) until you hear the news that we can now ALL create self files that work on retail PS3s.

Geohot has not fully released the source for his working make_self. Until then we have only broken makeself.