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02-09-2011, 03:27 AM #1
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TheGuyWhoHakz
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Right, i'm on 3.55 and cant go online, i'm trying to come up with a 3.56 bypass, i've successfully tricked my ps3 into downloading my custom modded You must login or register to view this content. file, any ideas on what to edit inside the ps3-updatelist.txt ?

it currently says:

    # UK

Dest=87;CompatibleVersion=0000bc25-;

Dest=87;CompatibleSystemSoftwareVersion=3.5600-;

Dest=87;ImageVersion=0000bc76;SystemSoftwareVersion=3.5600;CDN=https://duk01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/uk/2011_0127_6e070c96e0464e993aaf9deac3660863/PS3UPDAT.PUP;CDN_Timeout=30;


any ideas, I've already tried changing 3.5600 to 3.500 but it still wants to download something.

Thanks Happy


We (the people active in this thread) are going to compare Signing into PSN on 3.55 and signing in on 3.56. We will be using wireshark to record what gets sent from the PS3 to sony & vice versa.

We will sign in on each firmware, OFW 3.55 and OFW 3.56, and while signing in wireshark will be recording the data being sent back and forth.

Hopefully this will get us one step further to bypassing 3.56 again Smile.

EDIT 2:

Right I have successfully recorded data while signing in on OFW 3.56, the file is located here (some bits I had to take out as these were getting picked up by other things, my antivirus updating and other things)

but I have recorded the data while signing in on 3.56, its somewhere in there :P Just have a look at it and see if you find anything interesting

UPDATE: I added the .pcap which shows alot more information:

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You'll need to download Wireshark to open it: DOWNLOAD WIRESHARK You must login or register to view this content.

Now were waiting for the wireshark 3.55 "PSN sign in" data

EDIT 1:

If your using the DNS bypass, or proxy bypass, then when you try system update via internet, it will say it has the current version, yet if you sign in via PSN it says theres a system update available.

So Sony has found out the real firmware through PSN, somewhere on the ps3's HDD is a file that tells sony that the ps3 is on 3.55, but where is this file?

Ways I see of fixing this:

finding the file and changing 3.55 to 3.56

installing a custom firmware which blocks out updates, or which says its on 3.56.
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02-09-2011, 08:26 PM #128
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clankfan1
Hurah!
Originally posted by TheGuyWhoHakz View Post
I am doing this using Anon Proxy Server by adding a simple proxy rule which used to redirect those two URLs


Then have you tried changing the
CDN_Timeout=30;
to
CDN_Timeout=0;

Because if it times out after 0 it might not even check?

(Everything else will be left the same)
02-09-2011, 08:30 PM #129
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TG1DER
Hurah!
idk how i can help ,but there is a file called software_update_plugin.rco in dev_flash/vsh/resource i tried to delete but after i delete it , it comes back again, maybe someone can edit the file
02-09-2011, 08:31 PM #130
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dryFiL
Do a barrel roll!
Looks promising this, i just dont understand how we are going to be able to capture from signing in on 3.55 if we cant actually sign in on it, you get me?
02-09-2011, 08:34 PM #131
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Originally posted by clankfan1 View Post
Then have you tried changing the
CDN_Timeout=30;
to
CDN_Timeout=0;

Because if it times out after 0 it might not even check?

(Everything else will be left the same)


That was one of the first things I tried, you get a PSN sign in error though.
02-09-2011, 08:35 PM #132
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Originally posted by dryFiL View Post
Looks promising this, i just dont understand how we are going to be able to capture from signing in on 3.55 if we cant actually sign in on it, you get me?


even tho your not signing in it will still capture what action your ps3 is sending out and what is incoming on the network
02-09-2011, 08:36 PM #133
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Originally posted by dryFiL View Post
Looks promising this, i just dont understand how we are going to be able to capture from signing in on 3.55 if we cant actually sign in on it, you get me?


Yeh, what I mean is, we might either be able to spoof packets and send packets which will sign us in.

Or

We look through what the differences are and see what Sony have changed, hopefully theres a clue to the way they can see our current firmware Happy

But I see your point :O
02-09-2011, 08:44 PM #134
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bloodlust312
Haxor!
Originally posted by TheGuyWhoHakz View Post
There is several other things in there than there was when I did a quick 3.55 wireshark recording, but it seams these are encoded/encrypted.

Yet if some way we can send some of these packets from the 3.56 when we're using 3.55 we might be able to login..

I think we need a packet expert or something like that Happy


You're right about needing an expert. That's not me but I'm going to install the Anon Proxy Server and try and get a better look anyway. With WireShark I think you can open each packet and get details of what exactly is in it-- in the file you uploaded it looks like it might be header information only for the packets.
02-09-2011, 08:47 PM #135
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TheGuyWhoHakz
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Originally posted by bloodlust312 View Post
Yes I think you're right. I'm not an "expert" per se but I'm going to install the Anon Proxy Server and try and get a better look. With WireShark I think you can open each packet and get details of what exactly is in it-- in the file you uploaded it looks like it might be header information only for the packets.


Yeah I 100% agree: the file I uploaded shows less information than wireshark displays :s

I might be able to upload the full set of info Lemme see. :bro:
02-09-2011, 08:50 PM #136
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dryFiL
Do a barrel roll!
Originally posted by TheGuyWhoHakz View Post
Yeh, what I mean is, we might either be able to spoof packets and send packets which will sign us in.

Or

We look through what the differences are and see what Sony have changed, hopefully theres a clue to the way they can see our current firmware Happy

But I see your point :O


Top one sounds best, well it sounds the only possible one, unless anyone had a pre saved capture of 3.55 signing in i doubt we will ever see what that looked like again

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