How PS3's check for System Updates

04-22-2011, 02:28 PM #1

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When Every Retail PS3 is switched on, it checks if there is a new system update. It does this by going to this following link...

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'us' can be changed to any of the following depending on you country

au for Australia
be for Belgium
cn for China
eu for Europe
jp for Japan
kr for Korea
mx for Mexico
nl for Netherlands
ru for Russia
sa for South Africa
tw for Taiwan
uk for United Kingdom

however, Debug PS3's cannot do this as they will update to retail firmware.

They check for system updates through a different URL,

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We can use this link to download Debug firmware, but i do not know the effect of Debug firmware being installed on Retail PS3. If you click on the debug link, it give you a link to download the Debug 3.60 firmware

Here is a US 3.60 Debug Firmware Sample
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Edit - 02/06/2011:
Just updated my thread, the ps3updatelist.txt on Sony's servers shows that they now have the 3.61 Debug firmware
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or Direct US 3.61 Debug Firmware
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Edit - 10/07/2011:
updated my thread, the ps3updatelist.txt on Sony's servers shows that they now have the 3.66 Debug firmware
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or Direct US 3.66 Debug Firmware
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Edit - 10/08/2011:
Just updated my thread, the ps3updatelist.txt on Sony's servers shows that they now have the 3.70 Debug firmware
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or direct 3.70 debug update
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04-22-2011, 05:04 PM #20

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Originally posted by KingEric2011

maybe rape lol

lol wow myne shows the update process not were it grabs it from

04-22-2011, 05:07 PM #21

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Originally posted by NextGenDev

lol wow myne shows the update process not were it grabs it from

lol just having some fun

04-22-2011, 05:14 PM #22

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Originally posted by analdog

downloading now, i'm going to update to 3.60 anyways need to get it for socom

edit: Didn't work

Since u need a debug would leaving the debug settings enabled on rebug and then try to update would this fool the update into thinking your console is a debug just an idea

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Originally posted by alchybear

if ur system isnot in debug then this means that its not capable, an idea might be like if its a us update wont work on a uk update kinda speak way

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also im gonna stripp that debug firmware out !! =P see if theres a diffrence

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WOW download at same time that debug updat downloaded faster than ofw 3.60,, i even clicked the ofw first

Try updating with rebug debug settings enabled see if it works i pressume u have more than 1 ps3 or are thinking of updating anyways i might be wrong

04-22-2011, 05:20 PM #23

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woah the dubug patch is definatly diffrently setup ill post a diffrence here soon

04-22-2011, 05:27 PM #24

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Nice Info :y: Thanks Man Cool Man (aka Tustin)

04-22-2011, 05:41 PM #25

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Hmm maybe we can somehow change link so playstation will be checking firmware from other website?
Just do something like
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And in that file will be writed 3.55?

04-22-2011, 06:30 PM #26

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here u go man i gave a lil bit of a decrytion for ya here of that debug firmware You must login or register to view this content.

04-22-2011, 08:41 PM #27

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Originally posted by anddrew

Someone should try 3.60 debug on retail console. If it works, Sony will be ass hurt although then they will just host a 3.61 at that address to catch us all

I will test ? If someone will send me the debug pup ??

04-22-2011, 10:32 PM #28

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Originally posted by mussyim

When Every Retail PS3 is switched on, it checks if there is a new system update. It does this by going to this following link...

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'us' can be changed to any of the following depending on you country

au for Australia
be for Belgium
cn for China
eu for Europe
jp for Japan
kr for Korea
mx for Mexico
nl for Netherlands
ru for Russia
sa for South Africa
tw for Taiwan
uk for United Kingdom

however, Debug PS3's cannot do this as they will update to retail firmware.

They check for system updates through a different URL,

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We can use this link to download Debug firmware, but i do not know the effect of Debug firmware being installed on Retail PS3. If you click on the debug link, it give you a link to download the Debug 3.60 firmware

Here is a US 3.60 Debug Firmware Sample
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so im confused what is a rebug