GeoHot Releases Homebrew Signing Tools

[pikachu945]

ok thanks can I have the homebrew ftp server 3.55 link please?

 

[SifJar]

In case anyone is wondering, I believe the process for signing an existing homebrew is:

Get the source
Build an ELF
Use geohot's make_self_npdrm to sign it into a SELF
Build it into a PKG
Use geohot's finalize_pkg to sign the PKG

Then it should install fine. If you have PSL1GHT set up, I think you should be able in theory to tweak the MAKEFILE of an app to do all this automatically, but I'm not completely sure. I think all the non-geohot tools stuff can already be done with PSL1GHT.

It seems geohot has removed the binaries of his tools, so if you want to use them, you'll have to compile them from source.

EDIT: If you can extract an ELF from an unsigned PKG, you may be able to sign the ELF (make it a SELF), repack it into a PKG and sign the PKG, but I don't know for sure. I don't follow the PS3 scene too closely, and don't know much about programming either.

 

[pikachu945]

In case anyone is wondering, I believe the process for signing an existing homebrew is:

Get the source
Build an ELF
Use geohot's make_self_npdrm to sign it into a SELF
Build it into a PKG
Use geohot's finalize_pkg to sign the PKG

Then it should install fine. If you have PSL1GHT set up, I think you should be able in theory to tweak the MAKEFILE of an app to do all this automatically, but I'm not completely sure. I think all the non-geohot tools stuff can already be done with PSL1GHT.

It seems geohot has removed the binaries of his tools, so if you want to use them, you'll have to compile them from source.

how would we do this? lol

 

[connor_walsh]

BlackB0x FTP Server: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CZBW58WW
Awesome File Manager: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WKJLJI4Y
Mednafen Emulator: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=24YYHS44
MultiMan http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6FMFKSUH

 

[SifJar]

In case anyone is wondering, I believe the process for signing an existing homebrew is:

Get the source
Build an ELF
Use geohot's make_self_npdrm to sign it into a SELF
Build it into a PKG
Use geohot's finalize_pkg to sign the PKG

Then it should install fine. If you have PSL1GHT set up, I think you should be able in theory to tweak the MAKEFILE of an app to do all this automatically, but I'm not completely sure. I think all the non-geohot tools stuff can already be done with PSL1GHT.

It seems geohot has removed the binaries of his tools, so if you want to use them, you'll have to compile them from source.

how would we do this? lol


Which part?

If you can get PSL1GHT setup correctly, you shouldn't have any issues building geohot's tools, I think simply downloading the sources, opening a terminal, navigating to the right place and typing "make" should do the trick. Then drop the binaries into PSL1GHT's "bin" directory.

Then you'd open the file "makefile.base" from PSL1GHT and add these lines at the top:

make_self_npdrmÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ:= $(PSL1GHT)/bin/make_self_npdrm.exe
package_finalizeÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ:= $(PSL1GHT)/bin/package_finalize.exe

(Note: These instructions are for windows, dunno what the binary extension would be on linux)

Then I think you'd change this part of the MAKEFILE of the project you want to sign:

ÂÂÂÂ
ÂÂÂÂ@$(FSELF) -n $(BUILD)/$(TARGET).elf $(BUILD)/pkg/USRDIR/EBOOT.BIN
ÂÂÂÂ@$(SFO) --title "$(TITLE)" --appid "$(APPID)" -f $(SFOXML) $(BUILD)/pkg/PARAM.SFO
ÂÂÂÂ@$(PKG) --contentid $(CONTENTID) $(BUILD)/pkg/ $(OUTPUT).pkg

to something like this:

CODE

ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ
ÂÂÂÂ@$(make_self_npdrm) -n $(BUILD)/$(TARGET).elf $(BUILD)/pkg/USRDIR/EBOOT.BIN
ÂÂÂÂ@$(SFO) --title "$(TITLE)" --appid "$(APPID)" -f $(SFOXML) $(BUILD)/pkg/PARAM.SFO
ÂÂÂÂ@$(PKG) --contentid $(CONTENTID) $(BUILD)/pkg/ $(OUTPUT).pkg
ÂÂÂÂ@$(package_finalize) $(OUTPUT).pkg

Then you'd do a "make pkg" on the app.

But like I say, I'm no programmer, and I barely understand makefiles. This could be completely inaccurate.

EDIT: Apparently the process for signing an old PKG is:

unpkg -> unself -> make_self_npdrm -> psl1ght PKG tools (i.e. pkg.py) -> package_finalize

So if you can compile geohot's two tools and find the others (shouldn't be hard), you should be able to do it.

 

[powerking56]

The BlackB0x FTP Server which connor_walsh has provided contains a pkg file. It also has a bin file, do we simply need to copy over the pkg file or do you need to do something with the EBOOT.BIN file?

 

[SifJar]

The BlackB0x FTP Server which connor_walsh has provided contains a pkg file. It also has a bin file, do we simply need to copy over the pkg file or do you need to do something with the EBOOT.BIN file?

Try the PKG file and see if it works. Chances are EBOOT.BIN is just the SELF version of the same thing (i.e. before it is made into a PKG)

 

[pikachu945]

what is multiman anyways?

 

[connor_walsh]

it's a backup manager but on 3.55 it can only backup games, not run them :/

 

[RupeeClock]

what is multiman anyways?

I believe it's the backup loader that PS3 Jailbreakers used.
I dunno for sure, don't have a PS3, think it might stand for multi-manager since it does a bit more than load ISOs.

 

[Makar]

So the only thing this is good for is PS3 homebrew? Sorry if I sound dumb but I only remember GeoHot being a part of the iOS homebrew stuff

 

[powerking56]

So the only thing this is good for is PS3 homebrew? Sorry if I sound dumb but I only remember GeoHot being a part of the iOS homebrew stuff

As of yet its only use is homebrew but it will most likely be much better in the near future considering how well it's going upon few weeks/days of release.

 

[pikachu945]

so the best idea for me to sign out of PSN while I am playing homebrew lol
so my friends don't see what I am doing and one more question will sony ban me???

 

[powerking56]

so the best idea for me to sign out of PSN while I am playing homebrew lol
so my friends don't see what I am doing and one more question will sony ban me???

I also wonder will sony ban you? I mean KaKaroto's CFW had no problems and nobody was banned so do we have the same kind of guarantee as that??

 

[pikachu945]

so the best idea for me to sign out of PSN while I am playing homebrew lol
so my friends don't see what I am doing and one more question will sony ban me???

I also wonder will sony ban you? I mean KaKaroto's CFW had no problems and nobody was banned so do we have the same kind of guarantee as that??

can I just make a new account if sony bans me? lol

 

[Joe88]

so the best idea for me to sign out of PSN while I am playing homebrew lol
so my friends don't see what I am doing and one more question will sony ban me???

I also wonder will sony ban you? I mean KaKaroto's CFW had no problems and nobody was banned so do we have the same kind of guarantee as that??

can I just make a new account if sony bans me? lol

its a system ban just like 360

 

[pikachu945]

so the best idea for me to sign out of PSN while I am playing homebrew lol
so my friends don't see what I am doing and one more question will sony ban me???

I also wonder will sony ban you? I mean KaKaroto's CFW had no problems and nobody was banned so do we have the same kind of guarantee as that??

can I just make a new account if sony bans me? lol

its a system ban just like 360

yeah but the thing is this is not a jailbreak lol
should I revert to KaKaroto's firmware???
and is it the same as geohots?

 

[powerking56]

so the best idea for me to sign out of PSN while I am playing homebrew lol
so my friends don't see what I am doing and one more question will sony ban me???

I also wonder will sony ban you? I mean KaKaroto's CFW had no problems and nobody was banned so do we have the same kind of guarantee as that??

can I just make a new account if sony bans me? lol

its a system ban just like 360

yeah but the thing is this is not a jailbreak lol

I hope it is as simple as making a new account! lol

 

[BobTheJoeBob]

so the best idea for me to sign out of PSN while I am playing homebrew lol
so my friends don't see what I am doing and one more question will sony ban me???

I also wonder will sony ban you? I mean KaKaroto's CFW had no problems and nobody was banned so do we have the same kind of guarantee as that??

You'll find out soon enough is sony will ban you for using geohot's custom firmware.

 

[pikachu945]

so the best idea for me to sign out of PSN while I am playing homebrew lol
so my friends don't see what I am doing and one more question will sony ban me???

I also wonder will sony ban you? I mean KaKaroto's CFW had no problems and nobody was banned so do we have the same kind of guarantee as that??

You'll find out soon enough is sony will ban you for using geohot's custom firmware.

is Kakarotos firmware is it the same as geohots?