Comments on: PS3 Exploit: Hardware

By: Mathew

Mathew — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:21:52 +0000

P.S In short, where are the written patches and System calls once I have the code under control? How to rewrite the System calls to let Ubuntu use most of the RAM and all of the Invidia Graphix card? I’ll stop asking questions and hopefully some kind soul will help us all on our venture…thanks and I am not completely CPU savvy so I need help making this happen.

By: Mathew

Mathew — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:14:05 +0000

I have ordered the supply’s to do the hack. I even ordered a tool kit via http://www.modchip.ca called PRO TOOL KIT ACCESS. Also ordered SX Tech Tool Kit Via Parallax.com I was looking into the Infectus Mod Chip and though thinking about downgrading Firmware, I could not find the Chip for Sale any where online. Any one know of a link to an Infectus Mod chip in order to downgrade software for easy hacking or is this mod chip going to interfere with hardware already on the system? XORLOSER mentioned getting power from the USB ports and mounting from the inside as to do a more clean looking mod. My question is, once I have the Microcontroller hooked up and the code to write, is there code people have been working on that have gotten any results? If so, could I see these System calls and rewritten code to get “Ubuntu 9.10 ps3″ to play 3D emulations and make it work as a ppc and not a locked system? Has anybody actually got a 3D – N64, Dreamcast, Sega Saturn game to actually work on Ubuntu ps3? Is it not time to yell a battle cry and make the Hack known? Let’s break the silence fearlessly and free the ps3 as a true ppc! We are the smartest people in the world, we just don’t know it and that gives us the edge over these Corporations. Kinda like the challenge though, will it work? Please XORLOSER reply with a video of a 3D game code working on screen. I may be too fearless. Although hell bent on making this work, I know it will be a challenge. No one should walk into the Hypervisor alone. Xorloser…we all need your help with this and if any one else has any comments, lets keep this thread rolling. Any questions to my questions in order to help, please speak out. This is not only a hack, this is a movement.

By: xorloser

xorloser — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:14:45 +0000

mathew: this hacks give you full access to read, write exec code on the main ps3 processor (the ppu). in linux sony blocks access to the gfx processor, but via this exploit you could access it. you could do so either by inserting some patches over existing code or inserting a new syscall in addition to existing code. previously a software exploit was found to access the command fifo for the gfx processor which then enables sending of all low level gfx related commands (ie enables 3d). a similar hack needs to now be inserted after running the exploit, however this needs to be done everytime the ps3 boots up. if you don’t turn your ps3 off you do not have to do it again however.

this link refers to the fifo access that was enabled previously:
http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?t=8364

the sx28 devkit/prototype board needs to be hooked up to a PC to send code to it, but you can program the sx28 chip with the code to run and then you should be able to just wire up the chip directly to the ps3 taking power from its usb ports. this means you could install the sx28 inside the ps3 with nothing external required.

the sx28 chip itself is a generic microcontroller, it does not have usb or serial models as such. the usb or serial interface is to the separate device that programs an sx28 chip. this is only required once to program the chip.

By: Mathew

Mathew — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:47:42 +0000

Question: What SX28 Microcontroller shall I use when all is ready? Is a USB model out? Any answers? Comments?

By: Mathew

Mathew — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:20:45 +0000

So, to make it clear to me and other nooby’s: this is only to redirect the code to an area of observation? Then once this info or code is decoded those who really are intelligent can put the code back together and open up 3D emulations or gaming in any aspect; creating, playing. Truly hope this does not take years to do. So, extract code from Hypervisor then tear it apart and put it back together in a nice Ubuntu package or command…sounds very difficult and easy yet appealing all at the same time. I want to make it clear that I only want the full advantages of Ubuntu on this ppc called PS3 and will not copy or store games or iso’s on my HDD. Only wish to play Sega Dreamcast and N64 Emulators. Getting to the 3D Emulator level would be very exciting. At first I thought I needed to open up my PS3…not just yet though. I’ll let the professional command and coders make an impossible task easy for us life long noobs. This is the best Hack of all time and I hope it works! I know eventually it will. Thanks a million times over everyone working on this. I will pass down a all in one game console to my kids one day thanks to all of you. Is their a usb sx28 that works without a power adapter. That would make things look a lot cleaner looking with this modification.

By: MrSaJaN

MrSaJaN — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:02:05 +0000

hi, can you help to create the connections you’ve drawn with paint? i don’t understand very much electronics and are in trouble ^^

i have the tech board, the sx-key, the sx28 chip, the switch but i don’t understand that links to the prototype area.. could you take a picture from the tech board? thanks;)

By: xorloser

xorloser — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:59:39 +0000

Michy: You cannot solder onto the resistor itself. you can solder to either side of a resistor though. you want to solder to the right side of the resistor as shown in the above photo. You could also scrape back the coating over the track and solder to the track itself, but I find it is easier to solder to the side of the resistor.

By: Mitchy

Mitchy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:44:08 +0000

hello y’all im trying to recreate this but i need a question answered but 1st a little background, i have a 60gb ps3, when you said to solder to the side of the resistor, did you mean the acual resistor or on the board next to the resistor and if so which line on the board.

thanks for your help!

By: xorloser

xorloser — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:21:51 +0000

tridentsx: i glitched 2 ps3s with different motherboards. one was the same as geohots, the other was a different layout. that is why the picture i posted shows the layout for the other, newer, type of ps3 motherboard.

if your ps3 doesnt boot, try moving the wires and keeping them as short as possible to reduce interference. i ended up having to route my wires so that they do not cross and approach the connection at 90 degrees to each other because after a few days i kept getting interference.

By: KiCkO

KiCkO — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:35:11 +0000

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