Hacking Project PS3MFW Announced - PS3MFW Builder v0.1 to be Released

[Nobunaga]

Today, Project PS3MFW was unveiled, which includes a new open source tool, called PS3MFW Builder. The tool is said to generate modified firmware, with features not yet seen in the current custom firmwares. According to PS3MFW.com, the project is being developed by several high profile PS3 scene developers. One such member, appears to be KaKaRoTo, who is said to be playing an important role in the project.

The tool that's being developed, called PS3MFW Builder, generates a modified firmware, based on choices made by the end user, so that it is tailored to suit their needs. The program features multiple check boxes, allowing users to only include the features they want in their modified firmware. After making their selections, the program then creates a modified PUP file, ready for installing.

The entire project is also open source, allowing any qualified person to contribute and add new options. The tool currently supports creating modified firmwares for versions 3.55 and lower. This is currently just a project announcement, so there is no download available yet.



via Kakarotok's Twitter:

Your patience, soon to be rewarded : http://ps3mfw.com/?p=72
via diesel701's Twitter:

@KaKaRoToKS real good project I like it! will it be for all version or, how I think, is only for 3.55 for now?
via Kakarotok's Twitter:

@diesel701 For now, all versions below or equal to 3.55


Announcement via PS3MFW.com:

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Project PS3MFW Announced



We have just been informed by an anonymous source that a new modified firmware-project is underway: Project PS3MFW.



There are several contributors, some of whom are well-known within the PS3 homebrew community but wish to remain anonymous. However, we were told that KaKaRoTo is playing an important role in the project.



The purpose of Project PS3MFW is the development of a customizable tool that creates modified firmware for Playstation 3 with many great features not available in current solutions. It provides a framework where each firmware modification task is an independent plugin with access to an API that facilitates the modification process. One important feature is that the project will be entirely open source, as opposed to every other MFW released to date.



The tool will be called “PS3MFW Builder”, and it will work in conjunction with several other utilities.



Project PS3MFW is an ongoing project; anyone qualified can contribute.


A release of the PS3MFW Builder v0.1 is imminent.

Current Settings Unveiled in v0.1:

Options:

Show verbose debugging information
Disable log output
Custom PUP build version
If set, overrides the entire PUP version string
Prefix to add to the PUP version string
Suffix to add to the PUP version string


Tasks:

Add new icons to the XMB Game category
Patch LV1 Hypervisor
Patch package installer to allow installation of unsigned .pkg
Patch the Application launcher to allow running of unsigned application
Add a custom message to the "New Features" installation screen
Clean unwanted icons from the XMB Photo Category
Clean unwanted icons from the XMB Music Category
Clean unwanted icons from the XMB Video Category
Clean unwanted icons from the XMB Game Category
Clean unwanted icons from the XMB Network Category
Clean unwanted icons from the XMB Playstation Network Category
Clean unwanted icons from the XMB Friends Category
Remove "BD Data Utility" icon from the XMB Video Category
Remove "Search for Media Servers" icon from the XMB Video Category
Remove "Network Media Servers" icon from the XMB Video Category
Remove "Video Editor & Uploader" icon from the XMB Video Category
Remove "Netflix" icon from the XMB Video Category
Remove "PlayStation Store" icon from the XMB Video Category

Theme:

Aqua
Clam
Windows native
Default
Revitalized
Classic
XP Native


Source: PS3MFW

 

[Smartpal]

Wow, this is big news. Can't wait for it to come out.

 

[codezer0]

I... am... definitely looking forward to this

 

[DigitalDeviant]

Great, gives more power to the users just gotta be careful.