Description

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). Based on the model, there are 4 different release types: Retail/CEX, Shop/SEX, Debug/DEX and Tool/DECR. Within the Retail/CEX there are 2 file versions: 1 is a PUP with a normal file length which also gets released online. The other PUP file version is the same, except it is zero-filled after the normal PUP content to a fixed filelength of 256MB, which gets released on Gamedisks (if gamecreators build their project to a premaster and give it to Sony for signing, they just use a placeholder of a 256MB PS3UPDAT.PUP which contains no firmwaredata at all - it is completely zerofilled. Sony decides the firmware that gets on the disk and for which firmware the 'Gold' code is signed and mastered).

Location

PSVita

The PSVita and PSVita TV OS can install the update as /PSP2/UPDATE/PSP2UPDAT.PUP or as /PSVITA/UPDATE/PSVUPDAT.PUP.

The update comes from:

http://djp01.psv.update.playstation.net/update/psv/image/image/<YYYY_MMDD>/pre_<md5>/PSVUPDAT.PUP

It is only used by sony on the website. That's why there is no update list on that server.

Download

PUP Download Repositories

Links:

Types

PS3

To document.

PSVita

Each PUP contain updates for different partitions of the system. Most packages, once decrypted, decompressed and pieced together are a raw disk image for the partition to update. Sometimes a TAR archive patch is also used along with the disk images but not as often. Sony usually releases three kinds of update files, each to update different components: full, systemdata and preinst.

There are different types of PSVita .PUP:

full

This contains the actual system files. The main components are os0, vs0, and the bootloader partition.

systemdata

Systemdata PUPs only update the sa0 partition. It is likely separated from the main update due to it not regularly needing updates and size concerns.

preinst

Preinst PUPs only update the pd0 partition. This is the Welcome Park application and the initial setup movie. It is likely separated from the main update because of the size.

com

Unknown. Maybe stands for Common.

modeldiff

Unknown. Maybe stands for Model Differences.

Debug

Debug updates for PTEL-XXXX and PDEL-XXXX do not separate into different PUPs. A single PUP will update all components. Additionally updates for PDEL units contains updates for the CP and probably other development unit specific components.

Revisions

PSVita

See [1].

Regioning

PS3

There is no regioning in the .PUP files, they are the same for all different regions (if you were looking for regioninfo, see here).
The PS3 however gets the ps3-updatelist.txt from different servers, depending on the region of that model (last 2 numbers in the CECHxxXX SKU name).

Japan, jp (00 > 0x83)
USA, us (01 > 0x84)
Europe, eu (04 > 0x85)
Korea, kr (05 > 0x86)
United Kingdom, uk (03 > 0x87)
Mexico, mx (11 > 0x88)
Australia/New Zealand, au (02 > 0x89)
South Asia, sa (Asia except China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan) (06 > 0x8A)
Taiwan, tw (07 > 0x8B)
Russia, ru (08 > 0x8C)
China, cn (09 > 0x8D)
Hong Kong, hk (10 > 0x8D)
Brasil, br (11 > 0x8F)

for completeness see Target ID: Reference Tool/DECR : 0x81, Debug/DEX : 0x82, and Arcade : 0xA0

Retail basic structure of the update URL:

  http://d<TLD>01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/<TLD>/YYYY_MMDD_md5/PS3UPDAT.PUP
(TLD=2 letter abbreviation from above region, YYYY_MMDD is release date, MD5 is 32-digits long HASH)

Shop update check URL: http://fshop01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/list/shop/ps3-updatelist.txt

Content:

# JP(shop)
Dest=83;CompatibleSystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600-;
Dest=83;ImageVersion=00010015;SystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600;CDN=http://djp01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/shop/2015_0903_6f462b5aaaed64263d72e1e989e4b336/PS3UPDAT.PUP;CDN_Timeout=30;
# US(shop)
Dest=84;CompatibleSystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600-;
 Dest=84;ImageVersion=00010015;SystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600;CDN=http://dus01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/shop/2015_0903_6f462b5aaaed64263d72e1e989e4b336/PS3UPDAT.PUP;CDN_Timeout=30;
# EU(shop)
Dest=85;CompatibleSystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600-;
Dest=85;ImageVersion=00010015;SystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600;CDN=http://deu01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/shop/2015_0903_6f462b5aaaed64263d72e1e989e4b336/PS3UPDAT.PUP;CDN_Timeout=30;
# KR(shop)
Dest=86;CompatibleSystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600-;
Dest=86;ImageVersion=00010015;SystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600;CDN=http://dkr01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/shop/2015_0903_6f462b5aaaed64263d72e1e989e4b336/PS3UPDAT.PUP;CDN_Timeout=30;
# UK(shop)
Dest=87;CompatibleSystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600-;
Dest=87;ImageVersion=00010015;SystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600;CDN=http://duk01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/shop/2015_0903_6f462b5aaaed64263d72e1e989e4b336/PS3UPDAT.PUP;CDN_Timeout=30;
# MX(shop)
Dest=88;CompatibleSystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600-;
Dest=88;ImageVersion=00010015;SystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600;CDN=http://dmx01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/shop/2015_0903_6f462b5aaaed64263d72e1e989e4b336/PS3UPDAT.PUP;CDN_Timeout=30;
# AU/NZ(shop)
Dest=89;CompatibleSystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600-;
Dest=89;ImageVersion=00010015;SystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600;CDN=http://dau01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/shop/2015_0903_6f462b5aaaed64263d72e1e989e4b336/PS3UPDAT.PUP;CDN_Timeout=30;
# SouthAsia(shop)
Dest=8A;CompatibleSystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600-;
Dest=8A;ImageVersion=00010015;SystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600;CDN=http://dsa01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/shop/2015_0903_6f462b5aaaed64263d72e1e989e4b336/PS3UPDAT.PUP;CDN_Timeout=30;
# TW(shop)
Dest=8B;CompatibleSystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600-;
Dest=8B;ImageVersion=00010015;SystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600;CDN=http://dtw01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/shop/2015_0903_6f462b5aaaed64263d72e1e989e4b336/PS3UPDAT.PUP;CDN_Timeout=30;
# RU(shop)
Dest=8C;CompatibleSystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600-;
Dest=8C;ImageVersion=00010015;SystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600;CDN=http://dru01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/shop/2015_0903_6f462b5aaaed64263d72e1e989e4b336/PS3UPDAT.PUP;CDN_Timeout=30;
# CN(shop)
Dest=8D;ImageVersion=00000000;SystemSoftwareVersion=0.0000;CDN=http://dcn01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/shop/nodata;CDN_Timeout=30;
# BR(shop)
Dest=8F;CompatibleSystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600-;
Dest=8F;ImageVersion=00010015;SystemSoftwareVersion=4.7600;CDN=http://dbr01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/shop/2015_0903_6f462b5aaaed64263d72e1e989e4b336/PS3UPDAT.PUP;CDN_Timeout=30;

Shop basic structure of the update URL:

  http://d<TLD>01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/shop/YYYY_MMDD_md5/PS3UPDAT.PUP
(TLD=2 letter abbreviation from above region, YYYY_MMDD is release date, MD5 is 22-digits long HASH)

PSVita

Contrarly to PS3, there is no regioning in the .PUP files: they are the same for all different regions.
However, the PSVita gets the psp2-updatelist.xml from different servers, depending on the region of that model.

Retail:

11 jan 2012 :: full 01.520.000 + systemdata 01.000.010 + preinst 01.000.000:

<update_data_list>
  <region id="jp">
    <np level0_system_version="01.520.000" level1_system_version="01.520.000" level2_system_version="01.520.000"/>
    <version system_version="01.520.000" label="01.520">
      <update_data update_type="full">
        <image size="94646272">
          http://djp01.psp2.update.playstation.net/update/psp2/image/2012_0111/rel_01a72de4dd90191f679f648da8d11a48/PSP2UPDAT.PUP?dest=jp
        </image>
      </update_data>
    </version>
    <recovery spkg_type="systemdata">
      <image spkg_version="01.000.010" size="56817152">
        http://djp01.psp2.update.playstation.net/update/psp2/image/2012_0111/sd_d48c3a2ca8963ffc7ac01c73e873809c/PSP2UPDAT.PUP?dest=jp
      </image>
    </recovery>
    <recovery spkg_type="preinst">
      <image spkg_version="01.000.000" size="128837120">
        http://djp01.psp2.update.playstation.net/update/psp2/image/2012_0111/pre_5899e51b24eb4ab2c985df08bf6c901b/PSP2UPDAT.PUP?dest=jp
      </image>
    </recovery>
  </region>
</update_data_list>

22 dec 2011 :: full 01.510.000 + systemdata 01.000.010 + preinst 01.000.000:

<update_data_list>
  <region id="jp">
    <np level0_system_version="01.510.000" level1_system_version="01.510.000" level2_system_version="01.510.000"/>
    <version system_version="01.510.000" label="01.510">
      <update_data update_type="full">
        <image size="94500352">
          http://djp01.psp2.update.playstation.net/update/psp2/image/2011_1222/rel_48ac631ecae3837a7530506de0d73eaf/PSP2UPDAT.PUP?dest=jp
        </image>
      </update_data>
    </version>
    <recovery spkg_type="systemdata">
      <image spkg_version="01.000.010" size="56817152">
        http://djp01.psp2.update.playstation.net/update/psp2/image/2011_1222/sd_52ff6b714e5f701d15938a6fee68fb66/PSP2UPDAT.PUP?dest=jp
      </image>
    </recovery>
    <recovery spkg_type="preinst">
      <image spkg_version="01.000.000" size="128837120">
        http://djp01.psp2.update.playstation.net/update/psp2/image/2011_1222/pre_a18a91bb8c86f8c1a101d19fcb15fb6d/PSP2UPDAT.PUP?dest=jp
      </image>
    </recovery>
  </region>
</update_data_list>

14 dec 2011 :: full 01.500.000 + systemdata 01.000.010 + preinst 01.000.000:

<update_data_list>
  <region id="jp">
    <np level0_system_version="01.500.000" level1_system_version="01.500.000" level2_system_version="01.500.000"/>
    <version system_version="01.500.000" label="01.500">
      <update_data update_type="full">
        <image size="94496256">
          http://djp01.psp2.update.playstation.net/update/psp2/image/2011_1214/rel_f090a69bcf392b5c311b9e786c5cc0b5/PSP2UPDAT.PUP?dest=jp
        </image>
      </update_data>
    </version>
    <recovery spkg_type="systemdata">
      <image spkg_version="01.000.010" size="56817152">
        http://djp01.psp2.update.playstation.net/update/psp2/image/2011_1214/sd_484243f3964158b38ad1adaac0332a3e/PSP2UPDAT.PUP?dest=jp
      </image>
    </recovery>
    <recovery spkg_type="preinst">
      <image spkg_version="01.000.000" size="128837120">
        http://djp01.psp2.update.playstation.net/update/psp2/image/2011_1214/pre_24b5601c3b3aa63b51cf5eaeab718a4c/PSP2UPDAT.PUP?dest=jp
      </image>
    </recovery>
  </region>
</update_data_list>

Shop:

<update_data_list>
  <region id="shop">
    <np level0_system_version="00.000.000" level1_system_version="00.000.000" level2_system_version="00.000.000"/>
    <version system_version="00.000.000">
      <update_data update_type="full">
        <image>NA</image>
      </update_data>
    </version>
  </region>
</update_data_list>

Retail basic structure of the update URL:

http://d<TLD>01.psp2.update.playstation.net/update/psp2/image/<YYYY_MMDD>/pre_<md5>/PSP2UPDAT.PUP?dest=<TLD>
(TLD=2 letter abbreviation from above region, YYYY_MMDD is release date, md5 is 22-digits long HASH)

Installation

To install firmware via USB Mass Storage Devices (e.g. USB-stick, Memory Stick, SD-card, Compact Flash with at least 256MB free), place the PS3UPDAT.PUP file in the following folder structure: /PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP

The update location for Kiosk is the same as Retail/CEX.
The update location for disc media (CD, DVD, BD-ROM) is /PS3_UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP
The update data for Reference Tool (Tool/DECR) is %SCE_PS3_ROOT%\target\updater\ref-tool\PS3UPDAT.PUP.NNN.0xx
The update data for Debugging Station (Debug/DEX) is %SCE_PS3_ROOT%\target\updater\debugging_station\PS3UPDAT.PUP.NNN.0xx.forDEX.release.yyyymmdd
For updating with a single firmware PUP, both the Reference Tool (Tool/DECR) and Debugging Station (Debug/DEX) use the same folder structure as Retail/CEX : /PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP
For updating with a multiple firmware PUP (2.50 or later), the Reference Tool (Tool/DECR) can use the folder structure : /PS3/UPDATE/SEARCH with a maximum of 2 sublevels deeper (e.g. PS3/UPDATE/SEARCH/ReferenceTool/250/PS3UPDAT.PUP.242.001). A maximum of 20 PUP files (including /PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP if applicable) will be shown in the firmware list.
The update location for Arcade is "/dev_hdd0/game/SCEEXE000/ARCDIR/PS3UPDAT.PUP"
The update location in Factory Service Mode (used for downgrader and remarry) is /PS3UPDAT.PUP
The update location for QA Debug setting : System Update Debug=ON is /dev_hdd0/updater/01/PS3UPDAT.PUP, /dev_hdd0/updater/02/PS3UPDAT.PUP, etc... (or up to 20 updates together with any name and no file extension required in /dev_hdd0/updater/01/)

Problem solving / tips

Don’t use any USB Mass Storage Device with enhanced functions as: encryption, fingerprintreader, U3, pincode etc. (sometimes marketed under names as SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) thus needing drivers and only working under Windows)
Don’t use USB Mass Storage Devices with a long initialisation time (e.g. some MP3 players)
Don’t use multipartitioned USB Mass Storage Devices, only use 1 single primary FAT32 partition.
Make sure they are formatted according to specifications with FAT32 (e.g. HP USB Format Tool – or TOKIWA / Ridgecrop FAT32 formatter)
If the stick is formatted FAT32 and still not working, consider other stick or use this tool: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/restoring-your-usb-key-partition/
Most USB Mass Storage Devices that’ll work effortless with PenDrive Linux, will also work with the PS3 (for downgrading, upgrading, storage of your Game dumps and any normal filestorage under the XMB). Those USB Mass Storage Devices are most likely also the ones giving you the least problems under more exotic platforms like PSX/PSone, PS2/PStwo, Xbox/X360, Gamecube/Wii/WiiU etc.
Make sure no disc is inside the drive otherwise it will try to install that one instead of the one on USB Mass Storage Device!
Make sure the media is not readonly (e.g. SDcard or USB Stick with readonly tab) if using firmwares when doing one of the following:
- Factory Service Mode reinstallation
- Remarry BDdrive
- RSOD Fix
- or any process that needs to write a log file, in short, write access

Installation descriptive

Select via XMB, Settings -> System Update

Update via Internet
Update via Storage Media

Select Update via Storage Media

The following update data was found:
 Version 3.41-@@SUFFIX@@
Location USB Device

Select OK

User Agreement

<str id="msg_update_eula_1">line 1
</str>
...
<str id="msg_update_eula_X">line X
</str>

Select right arrow or left joystick right

Do you accept the user agreement?

Do Not Accept
Accept

Select right arrow or left joystick right

Main Features Revised in System Software Version 3.41-@@SUFFIX@@

<str id="msg_updater_10">FEATURE 1
</str>
...
<str id="msg_updater_X">FEATURE X
</str>

For detailed information including limitations of usage, visit the SCE Web site for your region.

msg_updater_10 - msg_updater_60 tested to work. they appear one after another in the same manner as the EULA.

Could list each feature as a seperate msg_updater_X

Do not turn off the system during the update.  If you do, you may not be able to restart the PS3 system.  Once the update is started
you cannot go back to the previous version of the system software.

CHECKBOX Turn off System Automatically After Update

START

Select start to install

Copying update data to the hard disk...
Do not turn off the system.

System Update

Installing...
Do not turn off the system.
After the install operation has completed, the
system will automatically restart.

PROGRESS BAR

Orientation

0x8002F21x - (Set Recovery Mode Flag On (cex/dex/decr)) / (Connecting Controller)
0x8002F22x - (Connect Media containing FW equal or higher)
0x8002F23x - (System Partition formating) / (Search Updater) 
0x8002F24x - (Formatting)
0x8002F25x - hdd probing
0x8002F26x - region searching
0x8002F27x - preparing partitions
0x8002F28x - Setup Updating Environment
0x8002F29x - 
0x8002F2Ax - 
0x8002F2Bx - (Turning Off Recovery Mode Flag)
0x8002F2Cx - Search Updater (Formating preparing Update)
0x8002F2Dx - (Formatting - Preparing to Update)
0x8002F2Ex - (Turning On/Off Recovery Mode Flag)

File structure

Verification

The HMAC key used to verify the packages has been released. Look around for "pup-hmac".

Decryption

To decrypt the files that are unpacked using the tool, the keys are available under Keys.

Extraction

The PSVita and PSVita TV update files can be extracted from .PUP using:

"PS VITA Firmware xTractor"
pupunpack from vitatools.

PS3

Header

typedef struct {
  uint64_t magic;
  uint8_t format_flag;
  uint64_t package_version;
  uint64_t image_version;
  uint64_t segment_num;
  uint64_t header_length;
  uint64_t data_length;
} PUPHeader;

Offset	Length	Type	Information
0x0	0x7	unsigned long	Magic
0x7	0x1	uint8_t	Format Flag
0x8	0x8	unsigned long	Package Version ?Might be Format version like on PSVita?
0x10	0x8	unsigned long	Image Version ?what is that?
0x18	0x8	unsigned long	Segment Num
0x20	0x8	unsigned long	Header Length
0x28	0x8	unsigned long	Data Length
0x30	0x20 * segment_num	File Table	File Table
0x30 + (0x20 * segment_num)	0x20 * segment_num	Hash Table	Hash Table
0x30 + (0x40 * segment_num)	0x14	bytes	Header Hash
0x44 + (0x40 * segment_num)	0xC	bytes	Padding

File Table

The file table consists of a number of file entries determined by Segment Num, with the format below:

typedef struct {
  uint64_t entry_id;
  uint64_t data_offset;
  uint64_t data_length;
  uint8_t padding[8];
} PUPFileEntry;

Offset	Length	Type	Information
0x0	0x8	unsigned long	Entry ID
0x8	0x8	unsigned long	Data Offset
0x10	0x8	unsigned long	Data Length
0x18	0x8	unsigned long	Unknown

Filename IDs

PUPEntryID entries

static const PUPEntryID entries[] = {
  {0x100, "version.txt"},
  {0x101, "license.xml"},
  {0x102, "promo_flags.txt"},
  {0x103, "update_flags.txt"},
  {0x104, "patch_build.txt"},
  {0x200, "ps3swu.self"},
  {0x201, "vsh.tar"},
  {0x202, "dots.txt"},
  {0x203, "patch_data.pkg"},
  {0x300, "update_files.tar"},
  {0x501, "spkg_hdr.tar"},
  {0x601, "ps3swu2.self"},
  {0, NULL}
};

Entry ID	Filename
0x100	version.txt (aka: ps3version.txt)
0x101	license.xml (aka: resource.txt? )
0x102	promo_flags.txt (only on Template:Shop) (aka: shop.txt?)
0x103	update_flags.txt
0x104	patch_build.txt
0x200	ps3swu.self
0x201	vsh.tar / font_resource.tar
0x202	dots.txt
0x203	patch_data.pkg
0x300	update_files.tar
0x501	spkg_hdr.tar (added since FW 3.56)
0x601	ps3swu2.self (added since FW 3.56)

Hash Table

The hash table contains a hash entry for every file inside the PUP.

typedef struct {
  uint64_t entry_id;
  uint8_t hash[0x14];
  uint32_t padding;
} PUPHashEntry;

Offset	Length	Type	Information
0x0	0x8	uint64_t	Entry ID
0x8	0x14	uint8_t[0x14]	HMAC-SHA1 hash
0x1C	0x4	uint32_t	Padding

Header Hash

typedef struct {
  uint8_t hash[0x14];
} header_hash;

PSVita

Differences with PS3 PUPs

The file structure of the PSVita PUP files is almost identical to the PS3's, although there is a slight difference in the header and the hash algorithm.

Whereas in PS3 the format is big-endian, for the PSVita it is little endian.
The Format Version field in PSVita PUP is set to 2 where in PS3 PUPs it was set to 1.
There is 0x50 bytes of extra data in the header.
The digests used are of a longer length than in PS3 updates: 0x20 bytes (SHA-256 length) in PSVita versus 0x14 bytes (SHA-1 length) in PS3.

Header

Offset	Length	Type	Information
0x0	0x7	char[7]	Magic (hex: 53 43 45 55 46 00 00 ~ ASCII 'SCEUF\0\0')
0x7	0x1	uint8_t	Format Flag
0x8	0x8	uint64_t	Format Version (11 digits max)
0x10	0x4	uint32_t	Sdk Version (ex: 0x01600000 on FW 1.60)
0x14	0x4	uint32_t	Build No (ex: 0x1600 on FW 1.60)
0x18	0x8	uint64_t	Segment Num (11 digits max)
0x20	0x8	uint64_t	Header Length (ex: 0xE00, 0x1000)
0x28	0x8	uint64_t	Data Length. Equals (PUP file size - Header Length).
0x30	0x8	uint64_t	Unknown. Seams to be PSVita only.
0x38	0x4	uint8_t[4]	Attribute. Seams to be PSVita only.
0x3C	0x4	uint32_t	Target. Seams to be PSVita only. Maybe matches Product Code target (to check).
0x40	0x4	uint32_t	Sub Target. Seams to be PSVita only. Maybe matches Product Sub Code target (to check).
0x44	0x4	uint32_t	Support List. Seams to be PSVita only. (ex: 0xF)
0x48	0x4	uint32_t	Base Version. Seams to be PSVita only.
0x4C	0x4	uint32_t	Base Build No. Seams to be PSVita only.
0x50	0x30	char[0x30]	Unknown. Seams to be PSVita only.
0x80	0x20 * segment_num	File Table	File Table
0x80 + (0x20 * segment_num)	0x40 * segment_num	Hash Table	Hash Table
0x80 + (0x60 * segment_num)	0x20	bytes	Header Hash (maybe SHA-256?)

File Table

The file table consists of a number of file entries determined by Segment Num, with the format below (which is the same as the format in PS3 PUP1 files).

Offset	Length	Type	Information
0x0	0x8	unsigned long	Entry ID
0x8	0x8	unsigned long	Data Offset
0x10	0x8	unsigned long	Data Length
0x18	0x8	unsigned long	Unknown

Filename IDs

It is a mistake to try to connect a file entry ID to any specific file. A better way of organizing the update contents is through the extracted SCE encrypted file header. Nevertheless, there are certain file entry IDs that have been linked with the same data throughout all observed update packages.

File Entry ID	Filename	Notes
0x100	version.txt	Version string
0x101	license.xml	License XML
0x200	psp2swu.self	main updater
0x204	cui_setupper.self	development updater initializer
0x400	package_scewm.wm	wm means watermark. Same ID for retail PUPs. Different IDs for dev PUPs for each developer.
0x401	package_sceas.as	Unknown SCEAS magic file
0x2005		CP firmware in early debug updates only
0x2006		CP firmware in debug updates only

Hash Table

The hash table contains a hash entry for every file inside the PUP.

The hash entry format is:

Offset	Length	Type	Information
0x0	0x8	unsigned long	File Index
0x8	0x20	bytes	File Hash (hmac-sha256 algo?)
0x28	0x18	bytes	Unknown

Embedded files

Here are examples of the files stored in a PUP.

PS3

3.55

 PS3UPDAT.PUP
 ├── dots.txt
 ├── license.txt
 ├── ps3swu.self 
 ├── update_files.tar
 │   ├── BDIT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_301R.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_302R.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_303R.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_304R.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_306R.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_308R.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── BLUETOOTH_FIRMWARE.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   │   ├── RC29_firmware_footer.dfu
 │   │   │   ├── usb8780-5.0.1-A1-A2.dfu
 │   │   │   └── usb8781-20.0.12.0.dfu
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── CORE_OS_PACKAGE.pkg
 │   │   ├── aim_spu_module.self
 │   │   ├── appldr
 │   │   ├── creserved_0
 │   │   ├── default.spp
 │   │   ├── emer_init.self
 │   │   ├── eurus_fw.bin
 │   │   ├── hdd_copy.self
 │   │   ├── isoldr
 │   │   ├── lv0
 │   │   ├── lv1ldr
 │   │   ├── lv1.self
 │   │   ├── lv2_kernel.self
 │   │   ├── lv2ldr
 │   │   ├── manu_info_spu_module.self
 │   │   ├── mc_iso_spu_module.self
 │   │   ├── me_iso_spu_module.self
 │   │   ├── sb_iso_spu_module.self
 │   │   ├── sc_iso.self
 │   │   ├── sdk_version
 │   │   ├── spp_verifier.self
 │   │   ├── spu_pkg_rvk_verifier.self
 │   │   ├── spu_token_processor.self
 │   │   ├── spu_utoken_processor.self
 │   │   └── sv_iso_spu_module.self
 │   ├── dev_flash_''XXX''.tar.aa.''DATE/TIME''
 │   ├── dev_flash3_''XXX''.tar.aa.''DATE/TIME''
 │   ├── MULTI_CARD_FIRMWARE.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── RL_FOR_PACKAGE.img
 │   ├── RL_FOR_PROGRAM.img
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01000006.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01010303.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01020302
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01030302.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01040402.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01050002.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01050101.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_S1_00010002083E0832.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   └── UPL.xml.pkg
 │       ├── content
 │       ├── info0
 │       └── info1
 ├── update_flags.txt
 ├── version.txt
 └── vsh.tar

For a comparison between Retail and Debug firmware : 3.55 firmware.

3.60 - 4.00

 PS3UPDAT.PUP
 ├── dots.txt
 ├── license.xml
 ├── ps3swu2.self
 ├── ps3swu.self 
 ├── spkg_hdr.tar
 │   ├── BDIT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_301R.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_302R.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_303R.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_304R.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_306R.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_308R.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_310R.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── BLUETOOTH_FIRMWARE.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── CORE_OS_PACKAGE.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── dev_flash_''XXX''.tar.aa.''DATE/TIME''.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── dev_flash3_''XXX''.tar.aa.''DATE/TIME''.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── MULTI_CARD_FIRMWARE.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01000006.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01010303.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01020302.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01030302.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01040402.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01050002.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01050101.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_S1_00010002083E0832.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 │   └── UPL.xml.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 ├── update_files.tar
 │   ├── BDIT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_301R.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_302R.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_303R.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_304R.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_306R.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_308R.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_310R.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── BLUETOOTH_FIRMWARE.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   │   ├── RC29_firmware_footer.dfu
 │   │   │   ├── usb8780-5.0.1-A1-A2.dfu
 │   │   │   └── usb8781-20.0.12.0.dfu
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── CORE_OS_PACKAGE.pkg
 │   │   ├── aim_spu_module.self
 │   │   ├── creserved_0
 │   │   ├── default.spp
 │   │   ├── emer_init.self
 │   │   ├── eurus_fw.bin
 │   │   ├── hdd_copy.self
 │   │   ├── lv0
 │   │   │   ├── appldr
 │   │   │   ├── isoldr
 │   │   │   ├── lv1ldr
 │   │   │   └── lv2ldr
 │   │   ├── lv0.2
 │   │   ├── lv1.self
 │   │   ├── lv2_kernel.self
 │   │   ├── manu_info_spu_module.self
 │   │   ├── mc_iso_spu_module.self
 │   │   ├── me_iso_for_ps2emu.self (3.70+)
 │   │   ├── me_iso_spu_module.self
 │   │   ├── pkg.srvk
 │   │   ├── prog.srvk
 │   │   ├── sb_iso_spu_module.self
 │   │   ├── sc_iso.self
 │   │   ├── sdk_version
 │   │   ├── spp_verifier.self
 │   │   ├── spu_pkg_rvk_verifier.self
 │   │   ├── spu_token_processor.self
 │   │   ├── spu_utoken_processor.self
 │   │   ├── sv_iso_for_ps2emu.self (3.70+)
 │   │   └── sv_iso_spu_module.self
 │   ├── dev_flash_''XXX''.tar.aa.''DATE/TIME''
 │   ├── dev_flash3_''XXX''.tar.aa.''DATE/TIME''
 │   ├── MULTI_CARD_FIRMWARE.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── RL_FOR_PACKAGE.img
 │   ├── RL_FOR_PROGRAM.img
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01000006.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01010303.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01020302
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01030302.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01040402.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01050002.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01050101.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   ├── SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_S1_00010002083E0832.pkg
 │   │   ├── content
 │   │   ├── info0
 │   │   └── info1
 │   └── UPL.xml.pkg
 │       ├── content
 │       ├── info0
 │       └── info1
 ├── update_flags.txt
 ├── version.txt
 └── vsh.tar
     └── a

PSVita

preinst - 01.000.000

Type	Header	Information	Size
ASCII:MM.mmmm (01.500)	[none]	version.txt	1
cui_setupper.self	SCE (SELF)	binary0.self	4536
unknown_lib.sprx	SCE (SELF)	binary1.self	42
	XML	license.xml	451
	SCE	package_file_0.pkg	7904
	SCE	package_file_1.pkg	8130
	SCE	package_file_2.pkg	8196
	SCE	package_file_3.pkg	8196
	SCE	package_file_4.pkg	8196
	SCE	package_file_5.pkg	7883
	SCE	package_file_6.pkg	8052
	SCE	package_file_7.pkg	6943
	SCE	package_file_8.pkg	7758
	SCE	package_file_9.pkg	7805
	SCE	package_file_10.pkg	7804
	SCE	package_file_11.pkg	8005
	SCE	package_file_12.pkg	8103
	SCE	package_file_13.pkg	8084
	SCE	package_file_14.pkg	8066
	SCE	package_file_15.pkg	1661
	SCEWM	package_file_16.pkg	14
	SCEAS	package_file_17.pkg	1

systemdata - 01.000.010

Type	Header	Information	Size
ASCII:MM.mmmm (01.500)	[none]	version.txt	1
cui_setupper.self	SCE (SELF)	binary0.self	4536
unknown_lib.sprx	SCE (SELF)	binary1.self	42
	XML	license.xml	451
	SCE	package_file_0.pkg	2625
	SCE	package_file_1.pkg	4048
	SCE	package_file_2.pkg	2746
	SCE	package_file_3.pkg	3874
	SCE	package_file_4.pkg	4742
	SCE	package_file_5.pkg	4660
	SCE	package_file_6.pkg	3946
	SCE	package_file_7.pkg	4145
	SCE	package_file_8.pkg	4630
	SCE	package_file_9.pkg	5476
	SCE	package_file_10.pkg	4860
	SCE	package_file_11.pkg	4722
	SCEWM	package_scewm.wm	4
	SCEAS	package_sceas.as	1

full - 01.500.000

Type	Header	Information	Size
ASCII:MM.mmmm (01.500)	[none]	version.txt	1
cui_setupper.self	SCE (SELF)	binary0.self	4536
unknown_lib.sprx	SCE (SELF)	binary1.self	42
	XML	license.xml	451
	SCE	package_file_0.pkg	634
	SCE	package_file_1.pkg	6718
	SCE	package_file_2.pkg	8194
	SCE	package_file_3.pkg	8194
	SCE	package_file_4.pkg	8194
	SCE	package_file_5.pkg	8194
	SCE	package_file_6.pkg	8194
	SCE	package_file_7.pkg	8194
	SCE	package_file_8.pkg	8194
	SCE	package_file_9.pkg	8194
	SCE	package_file_10.pkg	8194
	SCE	package_file_11.pkg	6154
	SCEWM	package_scewm.wm	4
	SCEAS	package_sceas.as	1

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KaKaRoTo's pup.c tool

Playstation Update Package (PUP)

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PS3

3.55

3.60 - 4.00

PSVita

preinst - 01.000.000

systemdata - 01.000.010

full - 01.500.000

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