Enable OtherOS++ on Rebug CFW


Submitted by greg; May 18, 2011


If you're sportin' Rebug custom/modified firmware on your hacked PS3 and you want OtherOS re-enabled, then read on... Available is a .tcl "task file" for PS3MFW Builder, letting you patch and rebuild Rebug's PUP with OtherOS support. Also available are two packages: 1) Boot OtherOS, and 2) OtherOS Prep Tool. The names are self-explanatory. The first boots OtherOS and the second prepares the system for Linux installation; however, it does not install Linux itself. To install Linux follow this set of instructions. Again, to respect cyberskunk's wishes, we won't be hosting the above-mentioned tools. Instead you can find them posted here (task file) and here (pkgs) along with the necessary instructions.



Tags: CFW, Custom Firmware, MFW, OtherOS, PS3 Modified Firmware, Rebug




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# Dubz 2011-05-18 17:00
Anyword on the 3.61 spoof that Ive heard is currently working on rebug cfw only?

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# ber number 2011-05-18 17:02
what we really want to no is when and if we are having a cfw 3.61
come on peps 99% of the jailbreak scene just want to play back ups
i dont no what the big deal abbout linux or os we can have on our ps3s,i bet if sony blocked all linux os on the ps3 updates all these so call devs would jump at the chance to give us a new cfw,

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# Garean Smith 2011-05-18 17:02
If it aint 3.61, i dont want to hear about it. Btw, things are pretty slow now adays. And it sux!

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# Shane Wilson 2011-05-18 17:05
First

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# sjd_majd 2011-05-18 17:08
now this is what im talking about ....this will make things a bit easier \('3')/

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# Dubz 2011-05-18 17:09
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# Garean Smith 2011-05-18 17:25
no sir. you are a fail.

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# Alan Heer 2011-05-18 17:44
Guys be patient and besides it probably wouldn't be 3.60 cfw but a way to downgrade and/or 3.60 keys. Even though nothing is unhackable due to human error, it takes time. Also linux functionality is what started the whole hacking scene due to it motivating hackers to try to bring it back. Perhaps you don't care about it, and I have never used it, we should still be grateful because they aren't our slaves and can quit at any time or at the least stop sharing. So while backups are a part of ps3 homebrew, they aren't the core.

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# Dubz 2011-05-18 18:09
Just followed the tut this is awesome & works well , you'd be amazed at what you can do with linux also alot of apps & such on the scene would not be possible without linux os, much respect & thanks for the info greg

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# Decius 2011-05-18 18:17
So far there is no use for Linux on the PS3, as much as I love Linux there just really isn't a real use for it.

Nothings been sorted out especially the RSX Driver, Linux is so limited on the PS3 it's better off on booting it on your computer anyways.

Sadly I wish this would be sped up but I feared this was going to happen, just not a whole lot of interest or know how to push such a big project.

It's cool to boot up Linux anyhow, but the fun is loss when half the things don't work anyways.

The only real benefit here is to use the Slim Ps3's into a Cluster with an open platform to the hardware and even then no ones used the OtherOS++ to cluster PS3's yet (Only the limited Official OtherOS).

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# Tyler Palomaki 2011-05-18 18:26
If you are making pointless comments, we don't want to hear you. If all you care about is cfw for 3.61, why are you even reading a thread about OtherOS?

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# Sarah Melendez 2011-05-18 18:43
What can i do with Linux on ps3 without rsx driver, useless !!

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# Dubz 2011-05-18 18:53
you'd be surprised! I'd add you on fb to show you just let me know if your interested

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# Joe Kidd 2011-05-18 19:03
At this point, programmers don't see any benefit for making a new CFW because all Sony has done is added security updates. Most of the games that have recently come out can still be backed up and patched t worked for 3.55 CFW, so until Sony makes an update that's worthwhile or easier to crack, then I doubt programmers will even waste their time. If you really want to back up your games, then just go on eBay and buy a PS3 with 3.55 or earlier firmware. Or if you already have 3.55, then just continue to back up your games and enjoy what you have on your current system. Otherwise quit bitchin'.

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# spy4561 2011-05-18 20:47
^^^ I love you <3

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# spy4561 2011-05-18 20:55
hell, Ill try it out, I found a download link for it...  Kinda worried though.  I'll update ya if it works :)

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# spy4561 2011-05-18 21:14
HOLY SHIT IT WORKED! ON GEOHOT firmware :) but beware, you may get red screen of death.. But I didnt, uploading a video now

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# Chris Holmes 2011-05-18 22:10
This, is what you are doing: "Blah Blah Blah Spam."

This, is what you should be doing: "Well this OtherOS enabler is just marvelous."

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# Chris Holmes 2011-05-18 22:12
I smell derp.

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# Garean Smith 2011-05-18 23:42
You are right. I am sorry. -_- I have been patient, and grateful of the progress made in the past six months. But it is a bit of a letdown to see things come to such a screeching hault after Geohot. I wish there was more that i could do to help out the devs.

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# wolf.silver.lone 2011-05-19 01:33
Would some one at dash-hacks be willing to make a pre-preped 3.55.1pup + linux support useing PS3MFW. People like my self only have windows 7 X64 and MFW dose not load on X64 os.

thanks in advnace

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# John Doe 2011-05-19 01:43
This would be useful if Linux could be on 3.61 but I honestly don't see the need for linux as well on a PS3.

Now the people saying there is not a use for CFW 3.6x is just fucking retarded. Every game is now requiring the 3.60 keys so unless everyone wants to play older games we are fucked.

LA noire would have been nice to have played to see if it was good enough to buy now I guess I will go make a blind buy just to test it out on my legit console.

Dont get me wrong I can appreciate all that rebug has done for the community and hats off to them for their continued efforts no matter what has happened. these guys rock and pwn the shit out of the so called hackers/devs out there now.....yes Mathieulh I'm talking about you self righteous dick.

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# Guest 2011-05-19 01:55
No, and NO. That PS3MFW makes cooking a firmware easy enough. Read, Learn, Teach, don't leech. I use W7.X64 and it worked fine.

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# Guest 2011-05-19 01:58
That's the first time I seen someone write first when they were 9th? Hah

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# Guest 2011-05-19 03:07
Nice, thanks Dubz!

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# Jeff Loucks 2011-05-19 03:14
didnt work for me i dont get promted for an update or anything i just get error 8071053d, i tried using the dns trick tried without, tried np and sp-int? dunno what im doing wrong i followed the tut to the letter, all seems fine other then the error msg.
glad i backed up my vsh folder first ill prob just revert it back and wait for the rebug team to release something unless someone else knows what im doing wrong

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# big_russ 2011-05-19 03:59
same hear thanks.

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# Shane Rogers 2011-05-19 04:41
although i havent played around with any firmwares, ive had PS3MFW running fine on Win7 X64 aswell..

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# Scotty Dog 2011-05-19 07:10
I loaded this up on my slim got it booting petitboot but cant get the cursor to select or move with the keyboard as it didwhen i was using level two patcher.   Anybody else have this problem

LMAO First :L:L:L

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# big_russ 2011-05-19 08:08
i ent doing this.it will wipe all my stuff of my hard drive.

that ent good.
new cfw be nice vo.

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# Scotty Dog 2011-05-19 10:59
i used win 7 64 bit to compile the pup file no  probs

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# Dubz 2011-05-19 12:54
No probs fellas glad i could help & spread some undisclosed news, Im also waiting for a proper release of the spoof from rebug although i did test it & it does work but the risk involved is ugh...risky. as spy45 mentioned some do get red screened but on restart all goes back to norm..for those that dont have to reinstall cfw via recov/service mode

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# Dubz 2011-05-19 12:56
"So far there is no use for Linux on the PS3"Lulz Orly!

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# Daniel Briggs 2011-05-19 15:10
When are they gonna release one for the PS3's without vflash?

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# Vincent Bout 2011-05-19 15:49
lol i got read screen of death, turned my console off and on again and everything worked proberly.. (exept PSN) am I lucky..?

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# spy4561 2011-05-19 16:24
I was on GeoHot firmware, and now I got the debug settings but no way of switching back to normal settings....  I didnt get a red screen lol so I guess your lucky?

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# prototypee 2011-05-20 16:32
3.60 cfw

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# Tatu 2011-05-20 16:37
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# Tatu 2011-05-20 16:39
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# John Doe 2011-05-20 19:21
I would be happy myself with just the 3.60 keys. I was looking into getting them myself. but apparently from what I understand is the bootloader keys used are the same across all current consoles. These can be used to decrypt LV0 with the use of dual Nor. It can be loaded into the memory and dumped. But goddamn I just don't have a lot of money for the NOR flasher in the event I brick one of my consoles.

My thoughts are if there is a way of connecting a PS3 on 3.55 cFW and an 3.60 OFW and using a homebrew app on the 3.55 console to use the bootloader keys to decrypt the LV0 on the 3.60 but you would have to find a way for both consoles to interact with each other. That would be a lot of work just to be wrong but I may give it a go after reading a bit more and if I can ever get any answers from the people in IRC.

those 3.60 keys keep getting closer for me I hope. and if I get them yeah I'm releasing them immediately cause we would just have to plug em into PS3MFW to compile our own CFW with the new keys attached. Which is the easy part.

A side note I did get a connection to PSN on my own CFW I made but it wont do anything but disco after a sec. And you can create a new account. This is all on retail PSN too.

Fingers crossed in all this.

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# VeritasAequitas 2011-05-20 19:52
i have the keys

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# Mcs Yhs 2011-05-20 23:29
aweso!!! o.O

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# NakedFaerie 2011-05-21 06:09

I tried this RWBUG OtherOS++ and it killed my PS3.
I no longer had access to anything I downloaded, trophies no longer worked, savegames no longer loaded and I couldn't work it out.
I reflashed 355OFW and it started working again
so I reflashed Rebug355-1 and all is good again.

If you want to use linux then fine but dont expect to use it as a PS3 anymore as you lose savegames and trophies and all dlc. 


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# Bob Spicka 2011-05-21 12:35
What firmware do you need to download this to your system becuase I don't want ot brick my system

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# Jacob Shirley 2011-05-21 14:18
I cant play katamari forever on this cfw.

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# John Doe 2011-07-02 03:46
well then give them to someone.

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