PS3 Media Server 1.23.0 Released

The popular Upnp PS3 Media Server has been updated to version 1.23.0. Changelog and Downloads are below.

Important note for Windows users: To retain your old settings you may have to copy your old config file/s to a new directory. To find out where the new directory is on your computer, run the program and go to the Traces tab and look on the 14th line, the line that says “Profile directory:”, that is the folder your config files should be saved now. Right now the Linux and Windows versions are available, with the OS X build coming soon (still having problems making it, sorry to everyone affected) Changelog Fixed Windows service Windows service now starts automatically with the computer Sony Bravia Z5500 (and possibly others) work again Fixed PS3 not being detected for some users Support cellphone/smartphone (3gp) videos Windows service is uninstalled with program Detect Popcorn Hour and WDTV live more reliably English, Russian and Dutch language updates

Download Windows Version

Download Linux/UNIX Version
OSX Version coming soon
Detailed PS3 Media Server Tutorial/FAQ: Link
Source

PS3 Nintendo DS Emulator (work in progress) – Video Demo

An anonymous user at PSX-Scene is working on a PS3 Nintendo DS emulator. Currently in the alpha stages, a proof of concept/demo video is now available. Release of the emulator is expected very soon.

To quote:

It is running very smoothly. I loaded up some games and they all played fine with the exception of the sound, which is not working in the current build.

VIA PSX SCENE

PS Store To Return This Week

It has been a few weeks, since we have been able to access the PS Store, though it seems that we should be downloading from the PS Store by the end of the week according to Jeff Rubenstein Social Media Manager, here is a quote from the PS Blog:

This press release just hit the wire – PlayStation Store and related services (like voucher redemption) back this week:
SONY AND SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE FULL RESTORATION OF PLAYSTATION®NETWORK SERVICES
Tokyo, May 31, 2011 – Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced today that Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI, the company) will fully restore all PlayStation®Network services in the Americas, Europe/PAL territories and Asia, excluding Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea by the end of this week. The company will also resume Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity™ for PlayStation®3 (PS3®), PSP® (PlayStation®Portable), VAIO and other PCs. Details for Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea as well as the remaining services on Qriocity will be announced as they become available.
The company implemented considerable security enhancements to the network infrastructure, as well as conducted testing of the payment process and commerce functions. The first phase of PlayStation Network and Qriocity restoration began on May 15 in the Americas and Europe/PAL territories, followed by Japan and Asian countries and regions on May 28, when the company brought partial services back online. With this partial restoration users were able to access to some of the services such as online game play, account management, friend lists and chat functionality were restored. The full restoration of PlayStation Network as well as part of services to become available on Qriocity will include:
• Full functionality on PlayStation®Store
• In-game commerce
• Ability to redeem vouchers and codes
• Full functionality on Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for PS3, PSP, VAIO and
other PCs
• Full functionality on Media Go
Customers will be able to purchase and download games and video content from the PlayStation®Store on PS3 or PSP. In addition, consumers will have full access to Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity through PS3, PSP, VAIO and other PC’s. Service restoration of Video on Demand powered by Qriocity™ and Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for a variety of network-enabled Sony devices will be announced later.
“We have been conducting additional testing and further security verification of our commerce functions in order to bring the PlayStation Network completely back online so that our fans can again enjoy the first class entertainment experience they have come to love,” said Kazuo Hirai, Executive Deputy President, Sony Corporation. “We appreciate the patience and support shown during this time.”
The company will be offering customers a “Welcome Back” package of services and premium content to all registered PlayStation Network* and Qriocity account services. The details of this program will continue to be detailed regionally.
* Only available for those countries with access to PlayStation®Store.
We will update the PlayStation Blog when the PlayStation Store is once again open for business.

Source PS Blog
Also don’t forget today’s PSN maintenance, you can read about that here.

Rogero Manager v8.3 - Now with the Latest in CFW Support

Rogero Manager, which is arguably the second most popular manager to multiMAN, has been updated to version 8.3. The new release brings a bevy of new features and fixes, such as a new 3D-like display mode and the latest CFW support.

Rogero_Manager_v8.3_Kmeaw_Waninkoko__3.55__3.41__3 .15.pkg

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Rogero_Manager_v8.3_Geohot_Wutangrza_3.55.pkg

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Rogero_Manager_v8.3_elf.rar

Version 8.3 (30/05/2011) ChangeLog from Version 8.2 (12/03/2011)
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8.3.0 - Added Support for 2 connected USB drives with the Games List Filtering [L2+R2+L1].
8.3.0 - Games List Filtering Last State is now saved & restored on Startup (showing HDD, USB or ALL Games).
8.3.0 - Added proper spoof detection for any CFW version, both original & spoofed versions are shown.
8.3.0 - Added [USB Mount] support for FW 3.15,now works on OFW/CFW ver 3.15, 3.41 and 3.55 .
8.3.0 - Added a Smart-Scan function that provides fast Startup/Games Listing if no devices change occurred.
8.3.0 - Added the Option to Enable/Disable "Notification Dialogs" from Settings Menu [Select].
8.3.0 - Added the Option to Enable/Disable "Background Music" from Settings Menu [Select].
8.3.0 - Added more Optimization to the Game Copy function/Showing the Progress-Bar for all Games copied.
8.3.0 - Added a new 3D like Display Mode, the "Home Theatre". Credits to "CondorStrike" the great artist behind it.
8.3.0 - Added the Option to Show/Hide Games List with [L3] for the new "Home Theatre" Display Mode.
8.3.0 - Added Support for "Hermes v4/Syscall8" payload to version 3.41/3.55. Credits/Respect to "Hermes".
8.3.0 - Added Support for "PL3" payload to version 3.15/3.41. Credits to Anonymous for his great "Payloader3".
8.3.0 - Added Support to multiMAN's [XMB Last Game Played] shortcut, Last played Game can be mounted from XMB.
8.3.0 - Added Support for Loading USB Games with Big/Split-files by caching the Split-Files to internal HDD.
8.3.0 - Added Support for [Ext/USB Game Data Install] it can be Enabled/Disabled for a Game using [L1+R3].
8.3.0 - [Split-Files caching] & [Ext/USB Game Data Install] implementation is 100% compatible with multiMAN :
- both managers will share the same folders to preserve HDD space. Credits/Respect to Dean/multiMAN's Author.
8.3.0 - Added the Option to Delete specific Game's cached files (Split-Files & USB Data Install) with [Start].
8.3.0 - Added Support for the Left Analog Stick (Up/Down same as L2/R2 = Fast Scroll, Left/Right = Page up/down).
8.3.0 - Added the option to Restart the Manager with [Start+Select] to refresh the Games List/Settings if needed.
8.3.0 - Fixed a bug in the FTP Server which prevented some FTP clients from connecting, thanks to Plastrd.

Source: PSX-Scene

c4evaspeaks LT+ v1.9

From c4evaspeaks.com:

Quote:

* LT+ v1.9 does not include support for XGD3 backups, but brings all drives (except for Hitachi) in-line with their respective new OFW’s following the latest SystemUpdate which was deployed on May 19th through 30th. XGD3 originals are supported in LT+ v1.9. * 0272 – use of 9504 LT+ NOT recommended * 02501c – use of 93450c LT+ NOT recommended Status FWs: - Samsung v1.9 (all versions): IN TESTING - BenQ v1.9 (all versions): TESTING SOON - Lite-On v1.9 (74850, 83850v1, 83850v2, 93450): IN PROGRESS - Slim Lite-On v1.9 (9504): COMPLETED [FYI: NOT released yet] - Slim Lite-On v2.0 (0225, 0401): IN TESTING - 0800 Ripping Firmware BenQ v2.0: COMPLETED - 0800 Ripping Firmware Lite-On v2.0: IN PROGRESS [FYI: NOT released yet]

 

Official Site: http://c4evaspeaks.com


 

[Updated]multiMAN 2.00.03 – Retro Column For Emulators Added

Once again dean has updated his multi-functional tool for the PS3. multiMAN is now at version 2.00.03.

Changelog:

02.00.03 * Fixed: Launching games with cached files right after they’re cached * Fixed: GAMEI folder won’t appear on USB unless “Ext Game Data” option is used * Fixed: Double entries in VIDEO column when thumbnail is named for example video.avi.jpg and not video.jpg * Improved: Scrolling left/right in XMMB mode (faster and won’t load columns) * Improved: Scrolling up/down. Scroll will pause for ~1 second before looping. * Added: Option “Hide BD-ROM disc from game list” in XMMB Settings * Added: L2/R2 switch pages in 4×2 and 8×4 game list modes * Added: “Save Screenshot” option in PS3 XMB Photo column to capture multiMAN screens in PNG (multiMAN Screenshots album) (10x to squarepusher2 for the hint) * Improved: multiMAN will return from emulators and showtime much faster (~1-2 seconds boot screen) * Improved: Last XMMB column and selection/entry restored upon restart/respawn * Improved: JPG and PNG loading and decoding is performed faster (via SPU with fallback to PPU when header-decoding fails) * Added: “Retro” column for emulators (WIP) * Added: “Genre” option in “Game Settings” submenu to select categories for albums/grouping * (WIP) Added: Support for latest SNES9x port for PS3 * (WIP) Added: Support for SNES9x ROMS: SMC/smc, FIG/fig, SFC/sfc, GD3/gd3, GD7/gd7, DX2/dx2, BSX/bsx, SWC/swc, JMA/jma * (WIP) Added: New options in options.ini: * Added: Support for playing music/playlists from PS3 XMB Music column (thanks to squarepusher2) * Improved: TVs with 480p/576p resolution will show XMMB and slide-coverflow modes a bit better MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS: * Improved: Added threaded processing for photo/music/video/game/favorites/retro columns * Improved: Added threaded processing for loading jpg/png images in XMMB mode * SNES9x: - Fixed PS3 reset when exiting with {PS} button - Fixed returning to XMB - Fixed returning to multiMAN * multiMAN: - Greatly improved loading of all columns in XMMB mode - Progress icons added in the top right corner (next to the clock)

You can update now through multiMAN directly on your ps3.
multiMAN ver 2.00.03 BASE (20110529_223000).rar (54 MB) (lastGAME ebootFIX ebootMOD bdRESET showTIME snes9000 ps3SERV)
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Source PSX-Scene

openps3FTP And dev_blind Updated

A while back jjolano said he would be updating all his ps3 homebrew to use psl1ght v2 instead of the leaked Sony sdk,which openps3FTP was the first. Well today he has updated all of his brews. Bringing openps3FTP to version 2.3, PSVibe to version 2( Currently Not Working), and dev_blind to what he has labeled as it’s final build.
Change log for openps3FTP below:

openps3FTP:
[Version 2.3 - May 29, 2011]
- Fixed some minor issues in the client code
- Socket handling improvements
- Fixed an epic fail in the client code
- Perfected the UNIX-style LIST output
- Improved passive mode function
- Added an experimental queue system to prevent some io crashes
- Stability improvements

Source and Downloads
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Jungleflasher v0.1.83 (241) Released

Team Jungle has released a new version of Jungleflasher that allows for key extraction operations on drives affected by the new XGD3 dashboard update. (Samsungs, BenQs & Liteons) The previous methods such as PhatKey & SlimKey can still be used to dump the firmware from these drives. Here's the official changelog:

New OFW and dummy parse recognition..
Sammy MS28, Benq 04421C, Liteon 02510C, Liteon Slim 0272, 0401
Phatkey
-Updated for Liteon 02510C key extraction
SlimKey
-Updated for Liteon Slim 0272, 0401 key extraction and 401 keysector verification
Slim Read (9504)
-Improved for Winbond compatibility
-Improved to recognise already modified 3e000 sector
Slim Un Lock (9504)
-Consolidated "modified 3e000 sector" unlock and regular unlock for improved fault recovery

TeamJungle has also announced that the LT 2.0 firmware will be released for BenQ and Samsung drives first.
Download: Jungleflasher 0.1.83 (241)
Source: Jungleflasher.net