PS3 Homebrew Manager / Game Update Finder v1.7 Released - A ScummVM Port Released Too!

Submitted by greg; October 27, 2010

Nik has updated Brewology's PS3 Homebrew Manager / Game Update Finder -- it's the Java applet that installs both homebrew and Game Updates direct to your PS3. But before all that you'll first need an FTP server (for your PS3) installed. Download this one and start it up, now use Nik's web app to install the rest. I look forward to the day of PS3 plugins/modules -- CFW style! An FTP service running in the XMB background would be sweet. So now that you're all setup and ready to use PS3 Homebrew Manager you're probably wondering, "what should I install now?" I suggest this: ScummVM. It was just released as an installable pkg and according to reports -- Day of The Tentacle works 100%. That game is a classic. Grab the original data files by whatever means possible and play it. Now that I think about it -- Move support in ScummVM-PS3 would be pretty sweet too. PS3 Homebrew Manager/Game Update Finder v1.7 Changes:

now allows you to search for and directly download PS3 game updates (more features coming)
new admin feature allows multiple people to update, not just me. (so quicker updates)
a bunch of bug fixes

ScummVM Quick Compatibility Tests:

Monkey Island 1 & 2 (FMTowns Version): works, except the cursor is broken after playing
Monkey Island 3: works, sometimes sound skipping (cracks)
Day of the Tentacle: works 100%
The Legend of Kyrandia (CD Version): works 100%
Beneath a Steel Sky (CD and Floppy): crashes at intro, but if skipped it works fine
Discworld: works 100%

PS3 Homebrew Manager v1.7 | Brewology | scummvm-ps3 on github And for anyone who wants ScummVM separately... Download the ScummVM pkg here.

Tags: Game Updates, PS3 FTP Server, PS3 Homebrew Manager, ScummVM

Has anyone noticed that this is beginning to slow down as people realise its not worth doing anymore as we can't and will not get CFW and above 3.41 cannot be cracked.

Save yourself some time and sell your PS3 online while it's worth $100 more than you paid for it on 3.41 and move onto the next big thing. Game Over.

# doomix 2010-10-28 00:38

@Nasty: yeah, you're right. it would be a good idea if you sell your ps3 and leave the fun to us! *g*

# Saad 2010-10-28 00:39

STFU Nasty

# HuggyNuggy 2010-10-28 03:34

would be nice to see an update finder where you can search on game NAME instead of ID :S cause those ID's are hard to find :S

# John 2010-10-28 04:34

And the developers keep wasting their time in doing emulators and hundreds of different backup managers. What about making some progress in porting the PS3's backup utility to the PC? So that we can format external hdd's with the PS3's filesystem, and finally play games with files bigger than 4 gb. That would be very cool.
If PC apps can be ported to the PS3 then I suppose the reverse can be done aswell.

# Johan 2010-10-28 07:22

Install the latest Gaia manager. When you have a game highlighted the ID is displayed in the upper right corner (I believe above the game artwork).

yet... the convenience would be nice

# horsemeat 2010-10-28 07:23

It's early days yet.

You really think people can crack an encrypted firmware and filesystem in a month...

People are already making custom firmware of sorts, it's a start. If someone can make an open source version of PSN (so that we know whats being sent to Sony) then that would be a bonus. Patching firmware features into lower firmwares if anything like the PSP should be possible, would be nice to for someone to hack the move controller support into 3.15 just to see if it's possible.

Decrypting higher firmwares I would bet is not impossible either, you can probably fool the ps3 into doing it somehow.

Oh and on the hack for PL3 on 3.15 I can do updates to games directly from PSN without an update utility so ?!?, I would agree though it might be nice if one of the backup manager (that already knows the game ID's) could do this for you.

# jethornet 2010-10-28 07:54

why ??

# 2smoke 2010-10-28 07:59

I know the scene just started and whine whine whine. Trust me waiting and anticipating is half the fun. Once we have it all the scene starts to slow. (not that I am not waiting for some cool brew also but something is better then nothing)

# spawnofjago 2010-10-28 11:35

I just learned you can use two avr boards in two or even four usb ports to get more access to the kernel. we only use the first two kernels but if we get more payloads loaded at the same time we can build a network with a few ps3 to decrypt themselves. example one teensy in the first usb with written hex and then a usbkey in the second usb with a different hex. start up the ps3 in jb mode with both boards loading in a chain implements more access. with more access we can let one ps3 decrypt another thru the ethernet port. remember firmware updates change the payloads orders and processes while game updates temporarily bend the payload for specific game usage. If we can send a game manager in the form of an update to a certain game with the right enough exploit (games that use the usb devices like steering wheels and the move controllers) we could temporarily bend the payload to jb instead of loading controllers. I just realized that this is why sony removed all 3rd party usb controller access as they realized they have potential to exploit the usb once again which would access the payload for 3.50. One thing I learned about sony is that they are cheap and only pay big with advertising. They gave 3.42 a cheap fix and implemented it into 3.50 as well. I know this is way off topic but just wanted to be heard. Thanx

# spawnofjago 2010-10-28 11:41

@ greg gaia 1.03 is out. It fixes param for remote play automatically *can"t get mine's to work on herm.v4b~think I need pl3*

# chr0n1ck 2010-10-28 11:58

Cool, I still have Full Throttle and the first two Broken Sword games on disc somewhere.

Will be giving this a go at the weekend...

# gorgo 2010-10-28 12:38

48 hours till showdown boys who cant crack firmware is a lost mug in a sony f ship so now time to start mission to bring on sony litle flagship which is big and badder than a ape on steriods dudes

# MD 2010-10-28 12:51

This shit is gay. Are people too stupid to use a real
FTP client? Do we really need a dedicated PC app that
holds people's hands through this?
I mean come on... Writing an app for the PS3 the runs on
the PS3 that lets you download updates is one thing and
would be cool... But writing the app for the PC? Pointless.

# MD 2010-10-28 13:04

Also - as long as it's RUNNING then it doesn't need to be decrypted. We can peek and poke to memory directly.
All you need to do is dump the already decrypted memory.
I don't see how newer firmwares will use any different
type of encryption since the PS3 would still need to know
how to decrypt it and that can be snagged.
So decrypt new firmware but just don't execute it.
And if people are confusing the new game encryption with
firmware encryption... Don't. They're different.
All the crap still is in the firmware so it doesn't
really matter. All someone needs to do is look real hard.
Any new protection they add will be in a new
firmware and a new firmware will be encrypted with the
same algorithm that all the other firmwares are encrypted
with or else the PS3 wouldn't have the key to decrypt it.
(You can't have a key BEFORE an algorithm is devised!
Any "future" encryption will have the new keys hidden
in what we already have access to.)

All we need to do is continue reversing what we already
have. The real hackers are working hard behind the scene
and will be releasing something soon.

Enough speculation.

# Robert 2010-10-28 20:20

Day of the Tentacle but no working Maniac Mansion, pass! I haven't seen one emulator port yet for the PS3 that my Wii can't play already - any word on this alleged Dreamcast Emulator's progress?

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