After seeing what ps3hen has done with his 4.00 Hybrid it has inspired me to consider starting working on a patch for 3.55 in the near future.
Dont have a name for it yet! need help with that along with plenty more. It will incorporate lots of XML hacks that are already available and any cool future ones I can find or think of, like the Rebug package manager/XMBFM combo and debug options enabled, better game categories etc etc.
Heres some info on how I think this works and how I plan to achieve some things:
STILL (even on 4.00) for some weird and unknown reason the Dev_flash is not checked very well by the system!
We know the xmls and rcos have the power to call any features available to them in the sprxs, but already the chain of trust is broken , because we can edit the xmls, and if there isnt actual major errors in the xmls/rcos etc, or sprx/self files from a different firmware revision number used,
Then it seems to work something like this, the PS3 says "ok ill do whatever you want MR.355.XML as long as MR.355.SPRX says its ok" :)
So for example if you edit MR.XML to call on debug features in MR.SPRX AND you swap the corresponding MR.SPRX for the debug version from same revision, then PS3 says "ok Im a debug, ill do whatever you want MR.XML!"
So that is the basics of how im going to try make a modified Hybrid FW, Im sure there are some who would like to help with this project (hopefully)?
Small example of adding a new feature quite simply: adding ability to back up PS Vita saves to the PS3 etc by hacking the xmls and using code from newer xmls mixed with code from the older psp/minis save sections, im sure it wouldnt be that hard.
As it will require some selfs/sprx files to be swapped I will consider creating a small PATCH.PUP or package to be installed over 3.55CFW that would add the new features down the line but for now it would require manually swapping the files. Let me know what you think!
Will need to get a few people together with some skills to test/do mods etc, Ive got other things to be doing/family and all and I am just trying to get something started, dont want to get stuck being the only one involved and everyone else expecting big results quickly! :)
Attached this small pic showing how easy it is to add new items to the XMB! :)
Dont have a name for it yet! need help with that along with plenty more. It will incorporate lots of XML hacks that are already available and any cool future ones I can find or think of, like the Rebug package manager/XMBFM combo and debug options enabled, better game categories etc etc.
Heres some info on how I think this works and how I plan to achieve some things:
STILL (even on 4.00) for some weird and unknown reason the Dev_flash is not checked very well by the system!
We know the xmls and rcos have the power to call any features available to them in the sprxs, but already the chain of trust is broken , because we can edit the xmls, and if there isnt actual major errors in the xmls/rcos etc, or sprx/self files from a different firmware revision number used,
Then it seems to work something like this, the PS3 says "ok ill do whatever you want MR.355.XML as long as MR.355.SPRX says its ok" :)
So for example if you edit MR.XML to call on debug features in MR.SPRX AND you swap the corresponding MR.SPRX for the debug version from same revision, then PS3 says "ok Im a debug, ill do whatever you want MR.XML!"
So that is the basics of how im going to try make a modified Hybrid FW, Im sure there are some who would like to help with this project (hopefully)?
Small example of adding a new feature quite simply: adding ability to back up PS Vita saves to the PS3 etc by hacking the xmls and using code from newer xmls mixed with code from the older psp/minis save sections, im sure it wouldnt be that hard.
As it will require some selfs/sprx files to be swapped I will consider creating a small PATCH.PUP or package to be installed over 3.55CFW that would add the new features down the line but for now it would require manually swapping the files. Let me know what you think!
Will need to get a few people together with some skills to test/do mods etc, Ive got other things to be doing/family and all and I am just trying to get something started, dont want to get stuck being the only one involved and everyone else expecting big results quickly! :)
Attached this small pic showing how easy it is to add new items to the XMB! :)