First CFW released for PS3

[Harrison]

For those of you running a 3.55 CFW on your PS3's and now locked out of logging into your PSN accounts online, someone has just released a new proxy server bypass to allow your CFW to log in and go online again. It spoofs the correct FW version number to the Sony servers to allow you to log in and access them without the need for the older DNS tricks.

Its called "Simple PS3 Proxy - PSN Firmware Version Bypass"

ps3fail.jpg

You run this proxy on your PC and link the PS3 to it. Many are reporting it working perfectly already.

Full announcement:

Today Hideki has released what he calls Simple PS3 Proxy, a PSN Firmware version bypass application which functions similar to the other PSN bypass methods.

Download: Simple PS3 Proxy

From the ReadMe file: Set on your PS3 a web proxy of (PC IP) port 8080

IE: if the machine you are to be running this proxy on is 192.168.0.12 then put that as the IP and 8080 as the port in the PS3 network configuration for your web proxy.

If 3.56 is still current, just run the app and click start. If 3.60 or later is now out, change the 3.5600 value in required PS3 version to 3.6000 or similar.

As long as the PS3 is correctly configured and this app is running, you will be signed in. This is licensed under version 2 of the GNU public licence, see license.txt for details. Source code is included in the archive in /src

This software may not be sold, this software may not be bundled with things being sold, this software (or any derivative works) may not be distributed without the license and its source.

Please do not cheat in online games, it makes you a lamer and aggravates Sony. Hi to the people of #Amiga, #Atheism, #Pharyngula, #PSGroove etc.

[Hideki] - hideki.adam @ gmail.com - 31 Jan 2011

Possible errors

On PC:

If you get an error about mswinsck.ocx being missing, either run the proxy app as administrator or copy the included .ocx file (in \ocx) to \windows\system32. (or if you prefer, download and install the microsoft VB6 runtimes which include this required file but also a large number of other not required files...)

MS VB6 Runtime KB article link: VBRun60sp6.exe installs Visual Basic 6.0 SP6 run-time files

On PS3:

Error 8071053D - You are not running the proxy or the IP/Port are wrong.

Update request - You have not setup the proxy on PS3 side or Sony have worked around this workaround.


Stay tuned for more PS3 Hacks news. Also be sure to drop by the PS3 Hacks Forum for updates!

Download: Simple PS3 Proxy

Source of article: http://psx-scene.com/forums/f6/simple-ps3-proxy-psn-firmware-version-bypass-released-79417/

[Demon Cleaner]

I might try that out, because yesterday I was installing a PSN game, and after the update it wanted me to go to the PSN store to validate the license again, otherwise I wouldn't be able to play the game. Although I got it running after removing the update again, but at least this is worth a try.

[Demon Cleaner]

I just read this:

PS3 Firmware 3.56 Includes a “Rootkit”

Reports around the globe seem to indicate that Sony is up to no good… The pros have dug deep, dissecting firmware 3.56 to the fullest, and what they found may surprise you… Then again it’s Sony, so maybe you won’t be surprised at all. Allegedly Sony has included their own “rootkit” so to speak, which allows them to execute remote code upon login. What code exactly? Well that can range from verifying system files, detecting custom firmware to searching for any installed homebrew. And the executed code can change at anytime — without a firmware update — Sony controls it all on their end.

[Harrison]

I predict a riot!... or a court case at the very least! Definitely not legal in many countries as this is spyware. Sony should be well aware of such behaviour after previous events surrounding them, but then Sony is a large corporate company and they do often forget they are not above the law.

Will be interesting to see the outcome of this new finding.

[Tiago]

Just to say:

I GOT AMIGA EMULATION IN PS3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
uhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu !!!!!!!!!

IT'S WORKING !!!!!

[Harrison]

How well is it working?

[Demon Cleaner]

I saw yesterday that they released a homebrew version of UAE, didn't try it yet though (don't think I will try it anyway).

[Tiago]

well,

i could only work with kickrom 1.2 and 1.3, no other worked.
i was able to play
ik+
captain blood
carrier command
and load workbench 1.3 !!

but you dont have the options you have in winuae, just sme really basic settings. I dont saw anything related to memory or cpu.
but it's a first version, it's just a question of days till you have a better version.

But still very nice software