KaKaRoTo Kind of ´Jailbreak´

How it all started

  Updated my ps3 to 3.73... oh and THEN I jailbroke it! (kind of) :D

  1 - I won't share it until it's ready to use (still a bit complicated + some missing components), 2 - don't update if you're on 3.55.

  The "kind of" meant I need to fix NPDRM algo for it to run. And no, this will not allow backup managers. And no, it's not a CFW

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First Read

You might want to read this first: Clarifications about 3.73 “jailbreak”

In short: It means one wall taken, 2 others still intact:

  1) getting in   2) getting access/to run   3) takeover/modify systemfiles

What we call 'jailbreaking is actually more like breaking inside jail to revolt.

Q&A

Q: Will I need special hardware (e.g. flasher, dongle, modchip etc.)?
A: No.

Q: Will homebrew work?
A: With NPDRM fixed, yes. Showtime would certainly be possible.

Q: Will recent games play correct?
A: Yes, its 4.x, sure it plays all 1.00 - 4.x games.

Q: Will PSN work?
A: Yes, its 4.x, sure goes online without problems.

Q: Does it have Peek & Poke?
A: No. Peek & Poke require modifying lv1 and lv2.

Q: Do Backup manangers (e.g. MultiMAN, Rogero etc.) work?
A: No, see previously answer about Peek & Poke.

Q: Will my old homebrew still work?
A: No. All homebrew need the fixed NPDRM. Homebrew that relies on specific other patched functions/syscalls (e.g. Peek&Poke, BDemu etc.) will not work either, see previously answer about Peek & Poke.

Q: Does it gets us keys?
A: No.

Q: Does it gets us "CFW"/MFW?
A: No.

Q: Does OtherOS++ (Linux/FreeBSD) work?
A: No. Sony removed OtherOS feature after 3.15 and OtherOS++ relies on modifying the firmware. See previous "CFW"/MFW question.

Q: Will it allow downgrade?
A: No.

Q: Does it work on all PS3 models?
A: Yes. all current models.

Q: Are there brick risks?
A: No (standard disclaimer: It will be tested rigorously before release as you can expect from anything that KaKaRoTo has put his name on).

Q: Will this only work on 4.x?
A: No. It was pretested on 3.60 and again confirmed on 3.73 before any public Tweet about it.

Q: What if Sony releases 4.x+ before release?
A: In that case it will be pretested on that version.

Q: So why are all the newssites hyping this that it does give CFW?
A: Because they don't read wiki's/blog's xD Besides, every minor news gets 'prolly CFW soon!' tagged by the bad ones.

Q: Is there a release date?
A: No, besides KaKaRoTo not able to work on it for 2 weeks, it also relies on (other people) fixing NPDRM.

Current Status

I'm sick and tired of people asking me every day "please update the status" or "why didn't you update it in the last 2 hours" or "is the status correct ?" or "what does the letter I mean?" or "Why is that task still at 0%" or "why didn't that task change today?", etc...

I thought I'd give you a status page so you can follow SILENTLY the progress, but all it did was flood me even more with people asking me questions all the time about it, so I'm taking it down, you don't deserve to know wtf is happening or where we are in fixing all the issues (not 'you' specifically, but all those who can't keep their mouth shut and need to fucking annoy me every hour). Sorry for the collateral damage.

The current status is : IT"S BEING WORKED ON!!!! It will be release when it is ready, and asking me all the time about it IS NOT HELPING. I never answered anyone asking me about the status or when it will be released or all of that, so don't try the "maybe he'll answer me", no I won't, I just might block you instead.

-- KaKaRoTo

Intermezzo Update

Hello all,

I decided to post here because I needed a poll and I would like to have everyone's opinion.

As you all know, I have had a 'half jailbreak' ready for a few months now, I can install what I want on the ps3, even with the latest firmware version, but I cannot run the apps (unless they are real demos of course)... I started working on a way to find a new exploit in order to run the apps on 4.x but in the past 2 months, I've been very busy with work and with life and I haven't had any time to look into the ps3 hacking at all.

So now, I have a dilemna: I have this tool/code that can be useful to some people, but if I release it, sony might block it in their next version so the jailbreak will not work anymore., On the other hand, I'm not working on it anymore, and I don't want all those months of work to be wasted... And finally, there are some other talented devs that are working on trying to get code execution working... so what to do ? release my stuff as is and that's the end of it ? wait until I have more free time to finish it or until someone finds a way to make it into a full jailbreak ? wait for a few more months until a 'timeout' then release it as is no matter what happens ?

I'd like to point out that if I release it now, the most probable result is that: no one will use it, most will consider this completely useless, and sony will prevent it from being used on future firmwares. But at least, people will stop annoying me on twitter asking for a release (I wish! I bet that won't stop them!), and I'll stop being treated as a 'fake' (even though I don't care about that). Mostly I want to fulfill my promise of "I will release it" even though I wouldn't be fulfilling the "when it's ready" promise. So.. what do you think ?

p.s: Note that the poll is just to better understand what the community wants, the results of the poll will not necessarily dictate what I will do, so even if 100% say release it now, it doesn't mean that I will release it now, I will simply take that into consideration before making a decision. p.p.s: Other than voting in the poll, of course, you can also give your opinion as a comment to this thread.

Thanks, KaKaRoTo

Source: http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php?t=35721
Poll: http://www.ps3hax.net/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=305

Update:

wow, thanks everyone who replied, I was busy today again then saw the 16 pages of comments, I do not yet have time to ever read through them, but I promise I will read everyone's comments (but I probably can't reply to everyone). I have read however the first 3 pages, and, along with the poll results, I get the general feeling that people do not want it to be released until it's finished. I saw a lot of "release it privately to trusted devs", my answer to you is : Yes, it is already in the hands of a few devs that I trust and while I have been busy for the past 2 months, they have continued their work on getting code execution working (and they made incredible advances since I left). I am hoping to see them unlocking the missing piece in the coming months, and hopefully by then, I'll be free again to help them and continue working with them!

I am still undecided but I'm very happy to see that many people are patient and believe in the "don't release until it's done", and I didn't see people whining about it taking so long (well I didn't read all the comments yet ) and i believe that my choice now is torn between "release when it's done" and "release in a few months if no new exploit is found", but I will not make any decisions for now, I will give it time and we'll see how it goes.

Thanks again for sharing your opinion with me. I hope that everyone will be happy and nobody gets disappointed when it's released (hopefully with code execution)

The Road beyond...

(or what can you and others do to expand the useability of it)

What is missing Prerelease (state at first public mention)?

• Fixing NPDRM
  • Make PKG's install and run the SELFs.

What is missing after release?

• Peek & Poke
  • lv1/lv2 dumping/patching
  • Payloader3
  • Backup Managers
• Downgrade (already possible with Hardware flashing.
• 3.56+ keys / lv0 decrypted dump
  • Modifying firmware files
    • OtherOS++