Posted Feb 08, 2007 at 01:59PM by Ryan A. Listed in: Homebrew Applications, Homebrew Development Tags: Sony
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PSP - Image 1Sony: Firmware 3.11 out now!
Homebrew Scene: Oh really? What now?
Sony: Why are you not upgrading yet?
Homebrew Scene: Because we are going to crack it, noob!

And indeed, firmware 3.11 has been cracked. Well, not fully but it has been decrypted. After all, this is always the first step. What's more amazing is that, Team C+D didn't even have to come up with a new program. The same decrypter that was used for 3.10 was found to be working as well for the new firmware.

But for the benefit of those who missed the fun the last time around, we listed again the things you need to do. But on second thought, who could have missed it? Because we're telling you, we wouldn't miss it for the world. Anyway, enough chatter, here's the step by step process:

  1. To dump the firmware open up the Eboot with psp brew or PBP unpacker
  2. Extract the DATA.PSAR to the root of your memory stick.
  3. Copy psar_dump2 and psar_dump2% to your GAME150 folder. (Or whatever you kernel is set to)
  4. Launch it from the game menu.
  5. Select what option you wish to have. Then it will dump the contents to the root of your memory stick.
Download: [3.11 Firmware Decrypter by Team C+D]
Discuss: [Forum Release Thread]


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   by roman2k (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » YEAH!

Nice!


   Re: chepu (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » ...

... who didnt see this coming??
next update from sony.... next week?..

   Re: hmmmm (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » well

does any1 else besides me get the feeling that sony hasn't really been bothering to even try blocking hb lately? I mean, 2.01 came out like 5 days after 2.00 Downgrader was released by MPH, and here sony hasn't even come out with any real valid fixes since 3.00

...or is it just getting harder and harder for them to find and patch the exploits?

   Re: benjio (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » come on!

The exact same decrypter was used on 3.11 as 3.10. No change whatsoever. And all that changed to decrypt 3.10 was a simple hex key change from 3.03. Do you all honestly think $ony is actually trying here?

   Re: upliftn (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » :)

P-E-N-I-S

   Re: Chris (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » ;-)

I totally agree. *****
   by OBGC (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » FiRSt

FirSt!, Go Team c n d, pwn sonyz az!

   by Oliver (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » Answer

Hahaha !! Nice Sony Bashing! I love the dialoque :p

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   by Transporter (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » Thank God

Tomorrow there will be 3.11 OE-A!! Ha Ha
What now Sony? 3.12? i dont think so!!
Stop making money and do something to stupid firmwares!!!


   Re: ... (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » ...

Its a company's job to make money, why tell them to stop? They lose money on every PSP and PS3 sale, and Nintendo makes money on every sale. I suggest you tell Nintendo to stop making money if you are going to tell anyone..

   Re: dark_treason (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » I gots a question???? ??

If I have 3.11(US)can I install 3.11 oe-a without bricking my psp I know its not out yet but just wondering.
   by Jelly (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » a

I kinda feel sorry for Sony, then again, they could do better.

   by Cassie (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » :D ownage!

OWNAGE!!!

   by Immature (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » Immature

Really do you want Sony to come up with a new encryption method and a way to slow down the super talented hackers. Not that I don't believe they wouldn't be able to do it but if this site would just lay low and eat a little humble pie maybe Sony would back off. Gloating like this just doesn't do anyone any good.

Great Job Team C + D!


   Re: uhhhh (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » wow..

Ur mom?!

   Re: AlucardZero (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » *****

Dude, "your mom" IS NOT FUNNY, has NEVER been funny, AND ONLY MENTALLY CHALLANGED 11 YEAR OLDS SAY IT. And I am getting sick of that bull*****. SHUT THE ***** UP if you dont have ANYTHING, ANYTHING at all intelligent to say... And fix your goddamn spelling "ur" *****ing lazy *****sucking *****.,

   Re: Jin (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » Yes I agree.

I wish Sony would come out with some spectacular encryption.

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   Re: . (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » .

Alucard's mom is a filthy slut.
True story.

   Re: The Devil (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » Die in a fire

...Die in a fire.

   Re: NovaMan XP (Unregistered) - 2007-02-09
 » Alucard is right.

I agree with what AlucardZero said. Type like you're not mentally retarded.
   by Jeroen (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » owned

Pure pwnage Great work

   by ... (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » ...

couldn't 3.11 be decrypted by the 3.10 app ?...


   Re: Nicko01 (Unregistered) - 2007-02-10
 » ...

Thats EXACTLY what they said!
lol
   by RIK (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » LOL!

Sony got their ass's whooped again by C+D



good job!

Come on DAX...aka(GOD) It's time for 3.11 OE-A!!!


   Re: dark_treason (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17
 » I agree

I'm sure that dax can crack this 3.11 firmware he will make it look nice. he'll crack it like a nut cracker.
   by geodude (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » old news

old news

   by agafda (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » as*****

***** YEA

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   by Saigon - 2007-02-08
 » Wow

Do these nerds have jobs or do live in their mom's basement hacking 24/7


   Re: karivika (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » both

Maybe they dont have such a flower life, but at least they are happy with hacking sony, and I'm sure they got just a little or more life beside their homebrew scene

   Re: ... (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » ...

It's called a hobby. Calling people nerds because they enjoy to give to the community is just immature.

   Re: Saigon - 2007-02-08
 » .....

I rather be immature than have hacking for a hobby.

decrease my stars, it really hurts my feelings...

   Re: Jin (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » Saigon, ha...

Why bring up the rating system if you don't care about? Nice try though, slick.

   Re: fr@nk (Unregistered) - 2007-02-25
 » ^^^^^^^wow saigon

you dont have to get paid to screw sony over shjt ill do it for free everyday of my life!!!!! ***** just think of the countless games youve bout and cd's that sucked. revenge is sweet
   by karivika (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » features

Oh sony, f*s comeon, why do you keep releasing firmwares, without new features, and a maximum of 2 bugfixes at the time??
Not even a non-homebrew user would mind spending 20mb to download a firmware that contains, well, here it is:
SONY PSP FIRMWARE 3.11
whats changed since 3.10, list:
ONE bugfix that has already been solved in 3.10 OE-A'
... AND THE BEST OF ALL --- NOTHING ELSE.

SONY, simply dont continue to release these crapy firmwares, without any new features.
It makes the PSP realy unworthy, and just a tool wich can be used to ONLY UPDATING, wich sony recommends...

enough said


   Re: karivika (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » next

and by the end of next week, we will have a 3.12 OE-A
And by the end of the year we will maybe have a 4.08 OE-A or something.... ...... ... .. ..

   Re: .... (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » ....

kariw/e ,
how would you like to buy a game, and notice it would freeze all the time. Wouldn't you want sony to release a bugfix for your just bought game, or would you still say:
ah sony *****off with your small updates !

   Re: karivika (Unregistered) - 2007-02-09
 » .... reply

It was only a bugfix for one or two games, wich crashed, but Dark_AleX has already fixed that in 3.10 OE-A'
that makes Dark_AleX and the whole homebrew community bigger than sony.

   Re: incromatical (Unregistered) - 2007-02-09
 » ...

why are you *****s always thinking that you are better than sony?? sony's the one that is releasing the firmwares !!! Not Dark Alex!! He is just coding to add extra features like homebrew and cracks for cheap ass holes! So....
how is the homebrew community better than sony , when sony was the one to make the XMB firmware in the first place? cause u guys can play all the latest illegal isos when the company suffers?
if the company and the developers dont develop games than we dont have great games!!!!

So...
stop thinking u r better than sony just because we can hack it... i mean, do u think sony is actualy trying?
   by feaegfa (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » fqwtq

GA!

   by decky1990 (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » ha ha

fisted lol

   by neocec - 2007-02-08
 » Gotta Love the PSP

Man, no way anyone can have this much excitement with the ghey Nintendo DS! Wooohooo!


   Re: Ethan (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » Hellz yeah

Whats the DS got...annoying second screen and a stylus...yes I always wanted to write outside of school my dream come true...F*** the DS, Sony may not be making big FW updates but at least they're continuing the PSP even though peoples have hacked it!

   Re: incromatical (Unregistered) - 2007-02-09
 » >>Agree

...
   by Default_13 (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » strange

hey doesn't anybody find it strange that they released a firmware with one fix, and It's is able to be downgraded by the old app. for 3.10. I think Sony is purposely doing it because on 3.10 you can no longer use an app. to change your xmb icons you can only hex edit and not everybody knows how to do that. I think Sony is slowly but surely stopping home brew. Just a thought...


   Re: .. (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » ..

or maybe they feel for the people who bought that game that the fix is for ?
never thought about that eh.. >_>
   by loooool (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » looool

muahahahaha sony got AGAIN owned muahahaha sony's devs are noobs muahahahaha they will commit suicide lol hahahahahaha they will never win the homebrew war muahahahaha they are stupids noobs muahahhahaha


   Re: conzie (Unregistered) - 2007-02-09
 » err...

sony's dev teams are not n00bz, otherwise how the f**k wud dey be able to make f**king firmwares?

Got u dere didnt i? muahahahahah

   Re: Arseface (Unregistered) - 2007-02-09
 » settle down

he was just making a joke

   Re: this guy above me is a loser (Unregistered) - 2007-03-03
 » loser

your an idiot do u re-read what u type before u send it make su look less of a loser!
   by zerojay (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » Morons...

Sony released this to fix a problem that was found with R-Types (a game available on the Playstation Store) on 3.10. That's it. That's all.

Sony honestly does not give a ***** about people with hacked firmwares. They don't care about homebrew stuff. There are only two things they care about - protecting the average user from running a malicious program that simply erases the flash and leaves them with a brick and protecting their licensees from having their games pirated. Both of them make sense. So really, all this "OMG, SONY PWND AGAIN" ***** is completely retarded.

This site is nothing but 10 year old children, I swear.


   Re: SyntheticChaos - 2007-02-08
 » No There is More...

Look At: http://www.us.playstation.com/PSP/Downloads/SystemUpdate

It shows they added a [Reset Game] feature and more support for PLAYSTATION Network titles.

   Re: Default_13 (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » Pirating

Home brew actually gives you the ability to pirate games, so technically every time some one gains the ability to have home brew Sony potentially loses money. So now, how exactly is home brew of no concern to them???