Article: Restore Original PS3 Gameboot Animation + Sound CFW 4.76

[zant]

You can view the page at http://psx-scene.com/forums/content....sound-CFW-4-76

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Greetings to all! After years of trial, error, and searching, we have finally found a way to bring back the Playstation 3 gameboot animation AND SOUND that was found in OFWs before 3.00, to latest CFW 4.76!

RESTORE CLASSIC GAMEBOOT LOGO AND SOUND FOR FIRMWARE CFW 4.76

*****NOTE***** I do not take any responsibility if you brick your PS3 in this process!******
Instructions:
1. Copy game_ext_plug.sprx to dev_flash/vsh/modules/
2. Copy gameboot_multi.ac3, gameboot_stereo.ac3, and custom_render_plugin.rco to dev_flash/vsh/resource

For your convenience, I have already placed the files in the necessary directories in the dev_flash folder,
or if you want to do it manually, the needed files are in the root folder.

If you need to patch for other firmwares, extract game_ext_plugin.sprx in dev_flash/vsh/modules, then run SCETOOL:

scetool.exe -d game_ext_plugin.sprx game_ext_plugin.prx

Open decrypted game_ext_plugin.prx and search for following hex data:

Older firmwares: 38 80 00 00 7B E3 00 20 and change to 38 80 00 00 38 60 00 02
Newer firmwares: 2F 89 00 00 7B C3 00 20 and change to 2F 89 00 00 38 60 00 02

Re-encrypt sprx with following command:
scetool -v --compress-data=TRUE --sce-type=SELF --self-type=APP --template=game_ext_plugin_bak.sprx --encrypt game_ext_plugin.prx game_ext_plugin.sprx
*note, make backup of original sprx to use for --template flag

CREDITS
Zant for modding files, testing, and delivering files
mysis for discovering the patch for game_ext_plug.sprx and posting to PS3devwiki
tpryor for the heads up on PS3devwiki
Hells Angel for testing and putting in work as well

Download: Restore_Gameboot_CFW_4.76.zip

[tthousand]

Thank you for sharing @zant

[zant]

Just made a fresh PSP remaster of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and it plays with no problems. I don't understand where these reports are coming from, I have not had any problems playing PS3, PS2, PS1, or PSP games.

[STLcardsWS]

Just made a fresh PSP remaster of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and it plays with no problems. I don't understand where these reports are coming from, I have not had any problems playing PS3, PS2, PS1, or PSP games.

Odd, well i will see if i can extract some more info and will see about doing some of my own test soon (been a crazy weekend for myself or would of tested myself). Will also clean the thread of some of the off-topic talk as well from myself and @tthousand , we kind of got a bit off topic, (sorry about that)


If everything is working then my apologies.

Edit: Thread cleaned
(but for anyone reading, basically i had a couple reports that PSP broke with this release but @zant test proved otherwise) So warnings were removed. if anyone has an issue report it but all seems to working okay.).

[berty321]

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[RockmanazulX]

This work in CFW-REBUG (v4.75.3-COBRA v7.10) REX EDITION?

[RockmanazulX]

This work in CFW-REBUG (v4.75.3-COBRA v7.10) REX EDITION?

[zant]

Odd, well i will see if i can extract some more info and will see about doing some of my own test soon (been a crazy weekend for myself or would of tested myself). Will also clean the thread of some of the off-topic talk as well from myself and @tthousand , we kind of got a bit off topic, (sorry about that)


If everything is working then my apologies.

Edit: Thread cleaned
(but for anyone reading, basically i had a couple reports that PSP broke with this release but @zant test proved otherwise) So warnings were removed. if anyone has an issue report it but all seems to working okay.).

Demo video here testing PSP, PS1, PS2, and PS3 games + gameboot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EA3r-UBtJU

Please disregard the weird audio/video mismatch in some spots, no idea why that happened. This does not happen in real time, sound is perfectly fine. It almost seems like the audio is cutting ahead of the video in some places. The triple beep heard at times is to show that there is no disc in the disc drive.

[jansell]

@zant

My congratulations for the work
how can I apply the CFW Rebug 4.75.3 REX?

[Boredkid]

Nice to have the old gameboot back. Working with Starbucks 4.75 on my newly bought PS3 Slim Cech-2501A. Everything is Awesome dude Thanks!!!