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PS3 Hack Dictionary

If you see any mistakes or incorrect definitions, please tell me so I can edit them!

3.xx

3.41
First hackable firmware via dongle with teensy

3.55
First software hackable firmware

B

Backup Manager
A package for your PS3 where you easily backup your favorite PS3 games without having the hassle to play it with the blu-rays

C

CFW
Custom Firmware

D

Data Transfer
Transfer (copy or move) data that is saved on one PS3 system's hard disk to another PS3 system's hard disk using an Ethernet cable

Debug
Identify and remove errors from a system hardware or software

Dongle
Device used initally to jailbreak the PS3 on 3.41, put it into service mode and allow installation of homebrew

E

.Elf
Executable and Linkable Format, standard file format for executables, object code, shared libraries, and core dumps.

Emulator
Hardware of software that duplicates the processes of another machine.

F

File Manager
A file manager is a computer program that provides a user interface to work with file systems

FTP
File Transfer Protocol, FTP is used to transfer files between computers/systems on a network

G

GeoHot
George Francis Hotz an American that hacked the PS3 for the first time in 2009

H

Homebrew
Video games or other software produced by consumers

J

Jailbreak
The process of removing the limitations of a device and allowing it to run homebrew and various other apps / programs.

M

MFW
Modded firmware

MultiMAN
A multifunctional PS3 Backup Manager

O

OFW
Official Firmware

P

.pkg
PKG files are Package Installer files that are used by the Playstation to install downloadable content from the Playstation network. Developers use these kind of files to install Homebrew applications to the PS3.

PSN RC Servers
An alternative PSN

PUP
Playstation Update Package files are packages which contain the files used to update a PSP or PS3 system. There are 2 different types: patches (PS3PATCH.PUP) and full updates (PS3UPDAT.PUP)

Q

QA Flag
Enables hidden firmware options and removes restrictions

R

Rebug
A 3.55 Custom firmware that allows online play on an alternate PSN

S

.Self
Simple Executable Loader Format, very simple take on the standard .Elf executable format

SP Int
PSN development servers

Spoof
Used for connecting to PSN and to play 3.6x games

Y

YLOD
Yellow Light Of Death: When a ps3 is overheated it starts emitting a yellow flashing light, 2 or 3 beep sounds, the ps3 freezes or your ps3 refuses to startup

great thread :y: add some stuff like homebrew, Rebug , Backup managers and shit :y:

yea his personal definition of jailbreak was wrong, but he still showed that he understood that something "jailbroken" can run homebrew.

but also maybe not everyone has the same knowledge as myself and many others in the ps3 section but there is not any ignorant ps3 users that are running 3.55. there probably are very few people that are running 3.66 and know nothing about the ps3 hacks, but since they are on 3.66 this will never help them. everyone who has a 3.55 or 3.41 ps3 is running cfw or has homebrew on there ps3 and they know enough where a ps3 hacks dictionary is unnecessary.

I'll do my best to keep this thread updated, but it's difficult now because i'm on my iPad.. Tomorrow i'll try to make a big list with correct definitions!

This post is usefull. People write keywords that I don't understand in the Forums and this can might help me to understand and follow a tutorial who has those words included. I'm so a N00b in the hacking part of PS3. My 2nd console has Geohots CFW 3.55 but nothing to play. I can't find a tutorial for people which their Blu-Ray device is broken. I only see threads with strange names and Keywords. This guy should be thanked and his thread marked as a Sticky one. Well only if this guys makes updates with better explaindations and keywords...

numbers:
3.55 first software hackable firmware
3.41 first hackable firmware via dongle with teensy

Dongle device used initally to jailbreak the PS3 on 3.41, put it into service mode and allow installation of homebrew.
Data Transfer
Debug FW
Debug Console
Debug Settings
H:
Homebrew
M:
MFW modded firmware
Multiman
B:
Backup Managers
F:
File Managers
Flash
FTP
S:
savedata
I:
Install Package Files
R:
Rebug
P:
pkg
heres a few others to add mate.

Thank you for completing the list! I'll update it in 1h when i have my laptop..

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Thank you! I'll try to do my best to keep this thread updated as good as possible! But i'm not a robot lol, i mean that I don't know all the words too and sometimes i can't find them on internet... But I'm doing my best to find the explanations...

PlayStation Jailbreak, often referred to as PS3 Jailbreak, was the first USB chipset that allows unauthorised code execution, such as homebrew, on the Playstation 3. It bypasses a system security check using a memory exploit which occurs with USB devices that allows the execution of unsigned code. One of the most popular pieces of homebrew software used with the device is Backup Manager, which allows users to dump and then run games from the hard drive of the PlayStation 3, or from an external USB drive. Backup Manager can also be used to run homebrew applications that are created to run in native mode.

I'm talking about just the word jailbreak and not ps3 jailbreak lol, jailbreak originated from iPhone jailbreaking, which was meant to let users run homebrew on their iPhones, it's why ps3 hacking is now called jailbreaking because we mainly want to use it for homebrew. Cheers though :y:

Can someone give me a correct explanation of debug and rebug? :p I can't find it on the net and it's hard to explain what it is with my own words :p