Thoes days where a bit early as i started on the psp scene when i bought my psp which came with firmware 1.51, so really i started just before the MPH2.0downgrader was released.

But I did a bit of research to find it was called the psp swaploit, it allowed you to lauch homebrew but it doesnt say anything about have the same size memory sticks?

Just personally if i was to buy a HDD for the ps3 it would be 320gb, i dont really want to buy another 60gb one or two of the same memory.

Hey guys,
    here we have a tutorial for my newest PS3 exploit. What do you need? :

    - PS3 with 1.7 - 1.81

    - Warhawk beta PKG file (http://zeus.dl.playstation.net/cdn/UP9000/NPUA80093_00/
    EHv0qnj9BGMdKm5VCNGyCUPU7hMKMrKsctfEve7DWJS9o5gnxH hVVAf0OHhm2v47a
    FAiFsT5Y7u7PsVmTAL6FV4OhyRp4MEGyO2E1.pkg?product=0 084&country=us)

    -Apache Server (http://www.apache.de/)

    -Simple DNS Plus (http://www.simpledns.com/)

    1st. Installing Apache Server :

    Install your Apache Server on Windows, after that go into your Apache Install folder, you will find a Folder called "htdocs". Go in there, and make some new Folder so it looks like this :

    "\htdocs\medius-patch\warhawk-pubeta\warhawk\20070608_r012\"

    If you finished that, go back to the "htdocs" folder and create more new Folder so it looks like this :

    "\htdocs\download\ps3\eu\fah\"

    2.Setting up Files

    We now have to copy all files we need. Go to the "20070608_r012" folder and download following files into it :

    -http://download-prod.online.scea.com/medius-patch/warhawk-pubeta/
    warhawk/20070608_r012/NPUA80093.cfg

    -http://download-prod.online.scea.com/medius-patch/warhawk-pubeta/
    warhawk/20070608_r012/NPUA80093_113_PARAM.sfo

    -http://download-prod.online.scea.com/medius-patch/warhawk-pubeta/
    warhawk/20070608_r012/NPUA80093_113_release.self

    Next step is to copy the warhawk.pkg in to the "fah" folder and rename it to : fah.pkg.

    3. Getting the DNS Server work

    Download and install the Simple DNS Plus. When you are finished start it, and make a right mouse click on the icon and go to "EDIT DNS RECORDS".
    Now you have to press "Quick Domain Wizard" Enter following data :

    Domain Name : deu01.ps3.download.playstation.net (which is the server where the ps3 gets FAH)
    Web ServerIP/Mail server IP/FTP serverIP/IPaddress : The IP of your apache server!

    Now go once again on "Quick Domain Wizard" and enter this :
    Domain Name : download-prod.online.scea.com (which is the server where the ps3 gets the Warhawk Update)
    Web ServerIP/Mail server IP/FTP serverIP/IPaddress : The IP of your apache server!

    4. Setting up the PS3 and installing Warhawk

    Got to your PS3, and edit the Networksettings to you IP (DNS - Server). Now we need to Install Warhawk, for this you have to delete FAH (if you have installed it) and download it again! This time it will install Warhawk Beta on your PS3. If its finished start Warhawk.

    5.Change Files to Update

    Go to the Warhawk update folder, and open "NPUA80093.cfg",
    this is the file in which Warhawk takes a look if there is
    anything new. The original one contains this :

    1.13 NPUA80093_113_release.self warhawkapp.self 8019192
    1.13 NPUA80093_113_PARAM.sfo PARAM.SFO 1128
    1.00 data00p.psarc data00p.psarc 3043387

    Version Number / name of the File on the server/ name of the file on PS3 / size (bytes)

    The last row is not allowed to edit, because if you do, the Update will fail! But you can change the first 2 rows.
    E.g. if you want to swap the .png just put this into your .cfg :

    1.13 NPUA80093_113_PIC0.png PIC0.PNG 4676
    1.13 NPUA80093_113_PIC1.png PIC1.PNG 3031316
    1.00 data00p.psarc data00p.psarc 3043387

    Now press ONLINE in warhawk, if all works right, he willsee a new update and will download your files into the PS3HDD.
    It is important that you just have 3 lines in the .cfg!
    Also the files you want to replace in the ps3 have to exist!

originally here : http://www.ps3hax.com/forum/general-...hawk-game.html

the discovery could be similar to the method used above

Last edited by jenkosz (2008-08-19 14:05:54)

yes its the method for warhawk beta but modifications have have been made to this to allow the backups to run or is very similar to this method. personally i think this is just another fake.

Last edited by jenkosz (2008-08-19 14:10:03)

for the moment it is just too much work to run a backup

Useless. I boot Warhawk without BD. Just go to store and buy it!!!

If only blu-ray blank media was cheaper....

A new update from M$ this fall is introducing an option to copy the game to the HDD, this saves wear and tear on the DVD drive.  We won't know what that all means till then, but I an going to guess you will need the original disc to get the game started each time.  They can't just be allowing blind installs, as then people would be borrowing, and renting games and placing them on the HDD.   They can't track any single game disc, as all the characteristics of the game are the same for its region. 

Sony, of all people, already has had a plan on a technology for a game disc with a writable area that would basically sign it to the console it was first run on.   Problem is, that would kill the game rental industry.   This was already a doable technology, but the rental places had a fit.  I could see doing that IF you installed it to your HDD, then scribe the disc, so that it can't be loaded again...   This would make it only runnable in an optical drive, and no more HDD installs permitted.  That would be a better way of going.

Anyhow, once M$ puts this item through in the dashboard, we will all know what it's all about.

Powerslave wrote:

They can't just be allowing blind installs, as then people would be borrowing, and renting games and placing them on the HDD.   They can't track any single game disc, as all the characteristics of the game are the same for its region.

I'm sure there were some rumors about this when Sony announced the PS3.

Didn't they say that they would make the ps3 so that once you put the game in, it was assigned to your PS3 and that PS3 only. To stop people borrowing n stuff.

I'm sure i remember reading that. Obv that's going to be hard to do (possibly need a writer in the ps3 to do as well) however seems like a good idea to me.

The technology was scraped for now, but it still exists.  IT may be a good idea for some hand held platforms later on.  AS I said, the game rental industry would be nonexistent with that kind of technology was used, the 1 for 1 deal.  Once you rented the game, it would not work on the next rental...  You also could not RESELL or TRADE your games either, and that just won't fly with anyone.

What they AUGHT to do, is allow one install to the HDD, then scribe the disc so that it can't be installed to HDD anymore (but have DRM backup issues in case of HDD failure).  The game can still played in the optical drive, anywhere, just not installed to the HDD anymore.  However, this was originally planed for the one game to one console thing, so that disc would only work in your console, period.   It's either that, or individually serializing every game disc (I see that coming later, but not implemented - wasting more time and money), and it signs to the console that way, but still, you have to be connected to the internet for that to work, so it can be checked on someone else's console if they're on-line.

AS far as needing a writer?  The only simple differences between a reader and a writer is A) firmware, B) Laser strength.  Writers just amp up the laser, and refocus the lens during writes, that's basically it.  The new standby mode for write is just the laser powered down to read mode; again, so the constant turning the laser off and on while writing won't wear it out faster.  GAME consoles are notorious for failures in the laser because of this constant on and off while playing the game.  Old writers with burn-proof technology turned the laser off when it got a buffer underrun, or other error, then turn back on and continue when the buffer caught up.  Well, that damages the laser, and shortens the life by 50% if you have a few per disc burn.  Low Power mode during the same WAIT keeps the laser on, in read mode, so it is just pulsed up to full write power.

Anyhow, PS3 is still a tough pistachio to open up..

Mr E....Disk are "printed" or "stamped" like a vinyl record.  A writing laser can't change that.  Ever put a CD you bought in the writing drive of your PC?  Same thing.  It's not a problem. 

1 disk 1 console is a bad idea.  No more EB Games trades.....

Powerslave, that's pretty much what I meant, just worded it very poorly.  Like a vinyl record, yeah scratching a needle in the grooves could screw it up but it's designed to do it so you actually get sound from it.  I can't type as fast as I think so things get messed up.  I'm sorry.