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Alright so I have seen a lot of people asking many questions that have already been asked before, whether they gotten answered or not, I'm going to try and make a one stop pit stop for noobs of all ages, with technical answers and little kid answers.

what is the rebug cfw?
well rebug makes it so your ps3 can have debug options enabled. the most popular option would be np environment. it allows you to get on the psn dev servers.

how can i get on the dev servers?
if you would like to go on dev servers just install rebug completely. then go to np environment and type in "sp-int" without the quotes. then restart your ps3, make a new ps3 user. then go to quick sign up, and register that way, or go through complete sign up like regular.

can play on regular psn?
yes, you can. if you use one of the server mappers out, there are many out there, then you can play regular psn on some of the popular games.

can i add my regular psn friends?
no, you can not add your regular psn friends, since you are technically still on the dev psn. you can just foword your connection to the regular psn, but still cant add regular people.

can i get banned from psn using rebug cfw?
well this question is hard to answer, since sony can ban you, but so far they have not banned any one for using rebug psn like your supposed to. although if you cheat around then the odds increase.

can some one link me to the rebug cfw?
no, the rebug team said no hotlinking allowed. if you want it, go to their website. rebug.me

What are these private and public keys I keep hearing about?
let's start by replacing public with decrypt, and private with encrypt, because those are the two jobs they do. When you make a .self and want it to run on the ps3, you have to sign it, so you would use the private keys. When you want to edit a .self, or resign it for a lower firmware, you have to use the public keys to decrypt it, and to resign it for an older firmware you use that older firmwares private keys. The ps3 has the public keys on itself because it needs to use them to be able to understand the .self. But the private keys is what only Sony knows. If you want to know more, please refere to the video below.

Why can't we sign or run homebrew on 3.56+?
we can't sign or run any thing on the 3.60 because it has security holes patched, and we don't have any of the keys. so we cant just dump keys any more, and private keys are generated with a random ecdsa code. Even if you got homebrew onto the ps3 some how, you couldn't run the files because the ps3 won't run anything signed with 3.55 or lower keys.

Can I update from 3.50 or below to 3.55 cfw?
Yes, this is recomended. Update from 3.50 or below ofw to 3.55 ofw to 3.55 cfw. Download links are unnessecary as there's like twenty programs and threads with all firmwares. I recommend kmeaw cfw.

Should I update from 3.56?
Yes, the chances of 3.56 cfw are the same as 3.60 cfw. The reason I say this is because the 3.56 encryption is not blacklisted on 3.60. So if it happens that there's a 3.56 cfw, there will also be a downgraded for 3.60. Pm me about this if you still don't understand

How do I switch to different custom firmwares?
All you have to do is install original firmware, (through recovery is not needed, but may help) then install the cfw of your choice but system update - update with USB.

Can we jailbreak 3.56 or above?
No, the reason is we don't have the decryption keys for 3.60,but we do have the decryption keys for the 3.56, and we don't have the encryption keys for 3.56 or 3.60. The new jailbreak from kakaroto I think uses a different exploit, that he won't tell (called being smart)

Can't we just dump the keys from the ps3?
No, the ps3 does not contain encryption keys. And now the dumps from 3.60 have more security so that means no more finding decryption keys.

Can we downgrade 3.56+
Yes the only way to downgrade from 3.56+ is external NOR reflasher, and you need to have a back up of the NOR contents

Can we go online with 3.55-?
No we can't, the auto key must be able to be spoofed on 3.55, but first we have to get the key.

Where is the auth key?
Malthuelh says it is able to be dumped, but won't tell us were or how.

What's the best firmware?
Kmeaw hands down, it has more hacks patched into it then geohots cfw. It was made for backups/piracy. Highest compatibility.

Will Sony ban us....?
So far this is a very controversial question, as I have heard of people getting banned from black ops, but not really just running home brew. Even with psn spoofs, I never saw any one get banned.

How do I know if I am banned?
you will recieve error code 8002A231

I've seen several sites claiming to have the latest x.xx CFW, is it real?
....no, the exploits that have been found are either patched or not released, and not many people can find them. Even though matheulh gave many hints on how to do it, and constantly gets shit from it, people just like me, don't want to exploit the console themselves either because it's too hard, or (like me) is content with 3.55 cfw.

Will the auto bricker Idea work?
I really don't think so, just because the ps3 under any circumstance is not made to downgrade. Have people actually downgraded from that or not, idk but I would not try it if I were you.

how did we originally make the cfw?

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4loZGYqaZ7I[/ame]
Thanks Cody_h4x

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Yea lol, I taught him how to do that. Those explore files he found awhile ago, he asked me to decrypt them for him, I did and he claims the work as his. LOL.

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Oh, I thought you meant all keys in general, you should fix that, so noobs don't go crazy.

Ight, sorry for face palm.

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Also could you quete where you think it should be changed, I talked about a lot of keys, and idk where you say they need fixing

its amazing how quick people steal other peoples work and claim it as there own

just because he named himself "NEXTGENDEV" and has a flashing avatar saying "DEVELOPER"

doesnt mean anything

i would beleive u 1000 times more than him

He also said he got asked to work at sony..

LOL that is a /facepalm

bigtime facepalm lol /facepalm

the stuff people say to rape rep or even get a name for themselves

hey u know wot i work for sony and i know the passphrase
lol

see aint that hard

btw i dont know the passphrase or work for sony

but im trying everything to find that fukin passphrase

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ive just had a look and compared sizes of both auth.plugin.rcos

in 3.55 it is 8kb in size

but the 1 in the rebuild folder of dev flash 1/3 of 3.60

the size of the file is 9kb

What? What is auto bricker? You said its worth a try for downgrade...

... No I didn't say it was worth a try. I actually said it doesn't work, and if you don't know what an auto bricker is, then good lol, less chance of breaking a ps3 for you lol.

lol i just looked it up, but seriously though, you have to brick your ps3 to do it which pissed me off, I'm not doing that shit wtf

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