3key coming soon
SITO UFFICIALE http://www.3k3y.com/
Giunge da twitter la news di una prossima uscita della ps3key,inizialmente twittato da griffin,utente conosciuto del forum ps3crunch,come rumor,in seguito è stato poi confermato dallo stesso personaggio come una prossima uscita.
/GriFFin PS3CRUNCH @PS3Crunchnet
CONFIRMED: 3KEY Arriving soon... - A PS3 Blu-Ray ODD Emulator device - Actual picture of 3KEY now released
questo il tweet di conferma.
Il primo a dare la news è stato un admin di eurasia.nu,che sul suo forum ha scritto:
tradotto con l'amico googleI just got word from a well known team that will make PS3 owners happy!
Watching the video and drooling!! With those few words I hope to keep you interested...
ecco qualche ninfo aggiuntiva:
tradotto:#1 - The team for now is only releasing one picture regarding 3K3Y, but are hoping for an 'end of the year' release.
#2 - It is full hardware interface, not a dongle, but currently you need CFW v3.55 to dump the BD drive key, after that you can update.
#3 - It will be complete ODD Blu-Ray emulator, allowing even the feature to rip your original PS3 game discs to your external HDD.
#4 - Due to the nature of design, you will be required to open your PS3 to install it, but I been told NO SOLDERING is needed.
#5 - More info will be release later, but for now any more pictures and videos are PRIVATE and been shown only to trusted long-time resellers.
Al fine di recuperare la necessaria chiave di unità BD, Team 3k3y (aka xk3y) rilascerà un util PS3 che richiede CFW 3,55, dopo che la chiave è scaricato la PS3 può essere aggiornato al più recente aggiornamento del sistema ufficiale (firmware / XMB) per ottenere PSN ecc . la squadra sta esplorando altre opzioni per eseguire il dump della chiavi , ne riparleremo più avanti.
Fonti:twitter,ps3crunch
UPDATE 2:FUNZIONAMENTO
General tech info about 3k3y which is true for xkey as well.
The 3k3y hardware device is an advanced Optical Disc Drive (ODD) emulator, it does not rely on any software based hacks to operate (once the drive key is known).
The device is connected on the SATA (PATA) bus in the PS3, like this; cable from PS3 goes into 3key, cable to BD drive goes out from 3k3y, in other words 3k3y physically sits between the drive and the PS3 mainboard and offers USB 2.0 port to connect hard drive(s). Games residing on the connected hard drive(s) can be selected using a small remote display with buttons (as seen in the photo linked a few posts up reading "PS3" in white characters on the display).
For the PS3 this device appears as a legit BD drive, and replies to any ATA protocol requests/commands the same way the original drive does. The BD drive key which is unique in each PS3 makes it possible for 3k3y to decrypt/encrypt data on the fly and redirect SATA traffic originally on disc media from the hard drive connected via USB 2.0 instead. No original Blu-ray disc needs to be inserted for operation, you can use this without any disc in the drive.
Again, this makes it possible to use any official firmware (XMB) version you want after installation (and key retrieval). No need for software hacks like CFW or DEX to make this work at all. If the original game requires firmware (XMB) 4.25, then go ahead and update, just like you would if the system was completely original (virgin).
I hope this clears up any misunderstandings what 3k3y does, or what it requires.
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UPDATE 3 Fonte ps3hax.net
ecco il video della modifica in azione.Ci viene data anche una data 12/12/12 sarà reale?
HOW IT WORKS
3k3y is an optical disk drive emulator for the Playstation 3 video game console.
It is installed between the genuine Bluray drive and the PS3 motherboard.
Once 3k3y is successfully installed and configured it can be used to make backups of your original PS3 game disks to USB media, and play those backups from USB media without the need of the original game disk.
Several games can be backed up to a single USB media, making it ideal as a ‘jukebox’ for hardcore gamers as well as for families with children too young to handle bluray discs with appropriate care.
3k3y works with most PS3 models, however there are a few exceptions, most notably the new super slim model and all PS3s which comes with firmware 4.xx (after retrieving the drive key the PS3 can be upgraded to any firmware). We are working to add support for these PS3′s but you are adviced to consult with your reseller if you are in doubt whether your PS3 is compatible with 3k3y or not.
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FEATURES
Play your PS3, PS2 and PSX games from any USB media!
No custom firmware required for operation* – you can update to the latest official firmware for PSN access
Integrated game ripper
User friendly intuitive interface
no soldering required
Multi-language support
Compatible with both Fat and Slim models
Supports most file systems, including NTFS, EXT2/3/4, and Mac OS X Extended
High speed USB2 interface
Powerful embedded Linux system running from Micro SD card (included)
Linux firmware fully updatable from USB media
FPGA fully updatable from USB media via built-in, in-system JTAG programming
Recovery mode – it is always possible to recover from a bad flash Update your PS3 as normal, no CFW or game patching required
Pass-through mode. (Use your PS3 in “normal mode”)
* Currently firmware 3.55 is required for exctracting the drive key. Once the key has been extracted the PS3 can be updated to any official or custom firmware. We are working on hardware methods for extracting keys from PS3′s already on 4.x firmware.
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