Post: Ultimate Custom Firmware FAQ!!
01-11-2011, 09:48 AM #1
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I saw newbies spamming this section with their Questions so I decided to post that thread.

Questions are in Red.

What is CFW?

Custom Firmware.

What is HomeBrew?

An application that is not signed by a company, like Home-made.

What is the best CFW?

GeoHot CFW

Can Sony detect that I am using CFW?

Yes, through Database files.

Are Sony banning people for this?

Currently, no.

Can Sony patch CFW?

NO! Unless they change the Hardware.



So What will they do?


Most probably ban people from PSN.

Can I brick my PS3 by using CFW?

Till now , I never heard of such thing , just make sure to follow the tutorials.

Can I mod Blackops using CFW?

Currently, no.

Can I mod ModernWarfare 2 using CFW?

Yes.

OMG How?

Go to MW2 Exploits and hacks section.

Here is the Homebrew that you will need : You must login or register to view this content.


Can I go back to Sony official Firmware?

Yes, just re-download it and follow steps provided by Sony to update your PS3 using a USB.

After going back Can I still use FTP Server or File Manager?

Yes.

Can I play pirated games using CFW?

Not yet!


Any news about 3.60 Firmware?

No.

What is Direct boot?

Boot Directly from HDD, without emulating the Blu-ray drive.


If you have a question then just ask!!

Thanks for reading.
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01-11-2011, 12:10 PM #11
jezza.boi
Maintainin' Ma'h Cool
Originally posted by Broseidon View Post
Want to know how they can patch CFW, and have games working?

First of all, they re-make the ps3 private keys using the original encryption, and encrypt them again using RSA, code that into the 3.60 update, so games require them to be used but don't release the 3.60 update yet.

Secondly, they code the same RSA encrypted and normal encrypted code into every single game, then RSA encrypt the game files themselves then release an online update.

Anyone who doesn't have internet to update won't be affected.

Then they release 3.60, anyone who wants to play online will have to do both of those updates. They can also hotfix CFW by making it so anyone who goes online downloads a trojan file that can look for CFW characteristics and change them to normal, its legal for sony to do that.


Sony can do all this... but we now have geohot on our side, so we auto win
01-11-2011, 12:13 PM #12
gola
OVER 9000!
Originally posted by jezza.boi View Post
Sony can do all this... but we now have geohot on our side, so we auto win


And you call me ignorant LOL, RSA encryption can't simply be outdone by a super computer, which is how they got the normal ones we use now/facepalm.
01-11-2011, 12:15 PM #13
jezza.boi
Maintainin' Ma'h Cool
Originally posted by Broseidon View Post
And you call me ignorant LOL, RSA encryption can't simply be outdone by a super computer, which is how they got the normal ones we use now/facepalm.


Yea but they have tools todo that for us. I'm not trying to be ignorant just trying to tell u that even if they do patch online with a new firmware its likely that geohot or overfl0w will bring out an update to get passed the update or a new CFW on the next firmware.
01-11-2011, 12:16 PM #14
gola
OVER 9000!
Originally posted by Mr.Vaner View Post
Nice copy and paste....But you know that there are Over 500+ Games ( Including PSN Games) No way Sony will change the signing keys,


Failed again.

I won't bother replying to your failures, I will just see them and continue laughing.

Thanks man, you made my day.:muck:


Copy and paste? What the **** is wrong with you, unlike yourself I'm not stupid so I can actually write more than 1 sentence, and actually know what I'm talking about unlike yourself, and p.s. ps store games would take 30 minutes tops to code, encrypt and put them on the server, full games wouldn't take much longer. It's all in the header of the file so it takes no time at all, they could do it all in no time.

---------- Post added at 10:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:45 PM ----------

Originally posted by jezza.boi View Post
Yea but they have tools todo that for us. I'm not trying to be ignorant just trying to tell u that even if they do patch online with a new firmware its likely that geohot or overfl0w will bring out an update to get passed the update or a new CFW on the next firmware.

Did you even read what I said? /facepalm
01-11-2011, 12:20 PM #15
jezza.boi
Maintainin' Ma'h Cool
Originally posted by Broseidon View Post

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Did you even read what I said? /facepalm


Yes, yes i did read what you said.. did you read what i said?
01-11-2011, 12:22 PM #16
onrode
Gym leader
ppl already can run back ups Not Happy or Sad just have to install multiman or something like that and change to kakarotos or a same CFW...

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01-11-2011, 12:23 PM #17
gola
OVER 9000!
Originally posted by jezza.boi View Post
Yes, yes i did read what you said.. did you read what i said?


You can't do that because they won't have the new keys, and they will have to decrypt the RSA and normal encryption, just to get the new keys, and the method they got them with last time won't work.
01-11-2011, 12:24 PM #18
TheLen
DmX* 4 Life
What is the best file manager?

AWESOME THREAD +REP
01-11-2011, 12:28 PM #19
Can I play pirated games using CFW?

Not yet!

When backups are actually able to be played, what external hard drive do i use with my ps3? 2.5/3.5 and does it matter about speed etc?

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