Dark AleX explains why PSP TA-088 v3 cannot be hacked yet |
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Now in a slightly more expanded nutshell, here's the flowchart in paragraph form: see, TA-088 is bolstered with a couple of security checks that center around the boot code. It is this code (also sometimes referred to as the pre-IPL or IPL loader) in the new Slim motherboards that makes it almost virtually impossible to hack. In the simplest way that DAX could explain it:
basically, all security of newest psp cpu's rely on the secrecy of the calculation of those 0x20 bytes. If pre-ipl were dumped somehow, the security would go down TOTALLY.
The "0x20 bytes" that he refers to here are currently unknown. And since that's the case, the new motherboards don't allow any downgrading below FW 4.00 because "these new CPUs won't be able to boot previous firmwares' IPLs."
If you want to know more about the specific nuts and bolts of DAX's full explanation, you can always check out the Via link below (caution: PSP coding jargon ahead!).
Thanks to tipster Fadil for the heads up!
Related articles:
- New PSP motherboard alert: TA-090 PSP Slim, Pandora compatible
- Dark AleX blog addresses non-pandorizable PSP TA-088 models
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wtf is wrong with you for even trying to take ANYTHING away from DA or any of the people who let us do what we want to our psp's? there is one fact, and it is true: people like DA keep sony on their feet, and make sony do what they do, do you have any idea how much money sony has to spend to try and combat DA and the m33 crew? it's more than you have, with your cheap ass trying to save a dollar using memory card to play games. man, houaruto STFU. sony is not smarter than anyone. ***** sony anyways. those *****s always want to try and make their own version of something to make you have to buy their *****,: pro duo memory sticks, umd disks, mini disks, blu ray
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does that make you a smart@$$?
probably yes..
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You have it reversed. Sony made something that WE (I mean DA/homebrew community) have changed. Also, do YOU have any idea on how much Sony has spent trying to combat homebrew? I highly doubt it. Unless you have a figure for me, shut it. The firmware was designed with the hardware aspect. They were built to read a good format, the UMD, hold 1.8 gigs, which is enough. The pro duo;s are an option really, you only need virtually 1 MB to only play games on a PORTABLE GAMING CONSOLE.
Anyone that has wanted to hack there psp since oct. 2007 has wanted to for only one reason. Pirating games. I give mad props to DA, but really, you need to shut your pre-pubescent mouth, and die.
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You must hate every corporations in the world because they want to make money by making their own products. Microsoft does the same thing and flash money around in order to get people to buy their products. Sony sells their own things to reduce the competition by making their product more popular I say that is great business strategies for both Microsoft and Sony and other companies out there
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Youre a dumbass not everyone who has hacked psps pirate. I didnt install cfw with the entent to pirate. I did it so that i could have an opensource device that i could play homebrew on. I DONT PIRATE. its sually the pirates that try to accuse others of pirating so go somewhere before you really piss me off
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I think its time for some of the tools that bushing used to sniff the boot1 from Wii. They should be able to use the tweezer attack on something like this as well..... find out what the pre ipl contains and see if there is a way to exploit it.
I bet you DAX has it figured out mostly already. He is just waiting for the new psp3000 to be out ont he shelves so he can try his POC. then release it right away.
here is to hoping anyway!
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So although they may have a backup plan, you should also consider the idea that they have a very bad team in charge of PSP's security systems and/or embedded software...
Anyone who's ever owned a VAIO knows what I'm talking about.
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1. Games are expensive
2. Not all games worth the money. Any games that I really like, I bought the UMD like SH:O, DJMAX1&2, Castevania, MGPO etc.
3. Pirating allow me to try games that I wouldn't have the chance to play if buy originals. You will never know you might get hooked on one of the games and support it.
4. Emulation. I love the CPS1, CPS2, GBA and Neo-Geo emu and I think they are perfectly done on PSP.
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I dont even try them out through iso. I think that actualy stealing them is way better it proves you got balls unlike just downloading a iso thats for people who have no balls and would rather steel it without anyone able to stop you. In my opinion pirating is steeling and its just not me but if it was ide have the balls to actually steal it.
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Then you criticise pirating since "pirating is steeling" in your opinion.
So what is it, is stealing the same as pirating or is stealing better than pirating?
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So yes STEALING IS BETTER THAN PIRATING.
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