C2D Released: CEX to DEX Flash patcher for 16mb NOR PS3's

[TomatOsaUce]

On 3.55 DEX, you can use mmCM.
On 4.xx DEX, you can use homebrew and genuine retail disks.

[Rautz]

On 3.55 DEX, you can use mmCM.
On 4.xx DEX, you can use homebrew and genuine retail disks.

Dont we need to modify the 3.55 DEX firmware to allow backup managers?

[TomatOsaUce]

Nah.. mmCM was modified to work on DEX FWs awhile ago.
The FW just needs to be patched for backups I believe.

Edit: now I think about it.. couldn't we use LV2Loader on 4.XX DEX,
Load either the patched 3.55 DEX kernel or even a 3.55 kernel?

Save swapping between FWs

Edit2: Nope just looked at the release page and needs patches

[givesashiit]

http://psx-scene.com/forums/content/...nversion-2420/

naehrwert says eid4 has somethign todo with the bd pairing.
http://www.ps3devwiki.com/wiki/Flash#eEID says eid2 has somethign todo with bd drive pairing

So does that mean, there is a possibility to insert a new bd drive and pair it?
I knew there are already other ways to do this but it seems like the debug firmware could bring us new features.
Still people with good reputation are saying the end user are not gaining anything from it (for example deank).
I think this will open a whole new playfield for developers,hackers,enthusiasts.

[coinstar]

As I've said I don't think this will open anything, this subject is not new at all, and if Deank says the end user won't gain anything from it then that's it. The Xbox 360 Scene showed a simple truth: if you want to play backups you have to go hardware. It's so funny, soon the Microsoft console will have more TX (or Squirt, Matrix etc) parts in them than originals. On the other hand we have the new digital console from Google, completely open for hacking, in fact there's so much talk lately about the "new digital era" of gaming.

[gDrive]

As I've said I don't think this will open anything, this subject is not new at all, and if Deank says the end user won't gain anything from it then that's it. The Xbox 360 Scene showed a simple truth: if you want to play backups you have to go hardware. It's so funny, soon the Microsoft console will have more TX (or Squirt, Matrix etc) parts in them than originals. On the other hand we have the new digital console from Google, completely open for hacking, in fact there's so much talk lately about the "new digital era" of gaming.

Offtopic: I was going to post a news article based on the Ouya console (in the off-topic section) so that people can actually discuss their views on it, but I was too busy parodying GreggyBoy recently!

[master737373]

Offtopic: I was going to post a news article based on the Ouya console (in the off-topic section) so that people can actually discuss their views on it, but I was too busy parodying GreggyBoy recently!

I don't think that console will get anywhere. It runs android and has a usb port, so rooting it won't be hard. And it's made for hackers to hack, so the whole fun of actually exploiting it and seeing your work pay off won't be as...exciting. Plus I don't see a dedicated base of games coming to it.

[Goku1992]

@Master737373

I totally agree with you. There is a talk about the team gaining 4Million from the project but I do not see a proper app/development base for the system.

[evilsperm]

I am posting this in a few threads so it wont be asked a million times:


I will not be going into detail on how to compile the metldrpwn or how to compile and use libeeid.
Oh and if you dont know what scp is go google it because im not gonna be getting into all that, this isnt a spoon feeding tut :P

1. dump nor (from xmb, hardware flasher, or petitboot) if from petitboot you will need a flash drive or external hdd. make sure you hold on to this backup or your FUCT if something goes wrong.
2. extract nor (f0f tools or the windows nor unpack)
3. install rebug otheros++
4. install rebug otheros++ preptools
5. boot into petitboot
Now this is where it will start to get tricky because you will need to either scp files or use a flashdrive/external hdd, I use scp because its fast and easy
6. READ eEID : dd if=/dev/ps3nflasha skip=$((0x2F000)) of=/cex_eid.bin bs=1 count=$((0x10000))
7. scp cex_eid.bin to your computer
8. cd / rm cex_eid.bin
8. scp your metldr to the PS3 from your computer
9. run the metldrpwn on your metldr and dump the eid_root_key
10. scp your eid_root_key from your PS3 to your computer
11. use libeeid or whatever that other cex>dex tool is and convert your eid to dex (using the cex_eid.bin > dex_eid.bin)
12. scp your new dex_eid.bin to the PS3
13. WRITE eEID: dd if=dex_eid.bin of=/dev/ps3nflasha bs=1 seek=$((0x2F000)) count=$((0x10000))
14. reboot
15. if you're not bricked you will still be in cex FW just install DEX fw and poof your done :P

LAST WORDS OF WARNING:
If you brick its 100% you're fault and you didn't follow the instructions the the letter, or you just did something wrong all together. Dont ask me what went wrong cuz I wont have a clue nor do I care if you brick seeing I warned you to have a hardware flasher just in case. Sorry if that sounds harsh but if you dont think you can do this then you shouldn't be trying to mess with your nor in the first place because YOU CAN PERM BRICK!.