PS3 COBRA 7.52 (Homebrew Blocker for PSN & more) + REBUG TOOLBOX 02.02.13 (NEW Cobra Payload Updater)

It has been quite impressive seeing the progression of the COBRA payload over time, COBRA originally debut on the PS3 way back in 2011 as the CobraUSB (by Team Cobra) this refers to version 1.0 - 6.0 of the payload. This is the period that the device was closed sourced and locked down to Cobra's USB dongle. After the device was put aside and shelved by Team Cobra, it laid dormant for sometime, not keeping up with firmware updates and leaving user with many bugs for the early 4.2x CFWs. There was some public pressure for the team to release the source code and with Team Cobra at the time launching a new product in the ODE, the team folded to public pressure and we seen the source code release(s) and the Open Source Cobra (usb-less version) refers to v7.0+ (which currently we stand at version 7.52)

Since that source code release we have seen the likes of @Joonie, @habib, @KW, @deank, @_NzV_ & @aldostools. make various improvements to COBRA and the evolution continues with release and progression of version 7.52 by Joonie that has added various new elements to the payload like the new Homebrew Blocker (by KW & aldostools) that blocks various homebrew when CFW syscalls are disabled from being executed when connecting to PSN, user' have the ability to create custom cfg list to add any additional homebrew then the defaults offer (details listed in the release quote below). Also in v7.52 a fix was provided by Habib that repairs lv1 peek support within multiMAN.

Joonie, has an additional surprise as updating COBRA just got alot easier for REBUG user's as an update has been released for REBUG Toolbox with a new feature: that will allow you to download/update the payload directly from the toolbox, see the easy tutorial (w/ pics) that Joonie has provided. Please take note that this is ONLY for REBUG 4.81.XX CFW user's you should not use this on lower version or other COBRA CFW such as Habib's. ​

Release: COBRA 7.52 (via Joonie)

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  COBRA 7.52
  I updated the COBRA revision to 7.52 from 7.51 the source is available in this commit: https://github.com/Joonie86/COBRA-7......
  
  The Following Changes have been added:​
  
  
  
  Homebrew Blocker
  By default, COBRA can block following apps from being launched "ONLY AFTER" Syscalls are disabled by stealth plugins and homebrews​
  • BLES806XX Multiman and assorted tools are in the format BLES806**
  • BLJS10018 PSNPatch Stealth (older versions were already detected as non-NP/BC/BL)
  • BLES08890 PSNope by user
  • BLES13408 FCEU NES Emulator
  • BLES01337 Awesome File Manager
  • BLND00001 dev_blind
  • NPEA90124 SEN Enabler
  And custom config files can be used for white/black listing apps/homebrews/games as you need​
  
  Here's the original quote by @kokotonix about this feature:
  

  The code bellow adds the ability to read a custom blacklist (/dev_hdd0/tmp/blacklist.cfg) and a custom whitelist (/dev_hdd0/tmp/whitelist.cfg) – this is nice for advanced users wanting to do some extra tests.
  
  Priorities:
  

  • Custom blacklist has the higher priority over all the other tests.
  • Custom whitelist has the second priority.
  • The fixed tests has the lowest priority.

  
  So after disabling syscalls, launching homebrews will result following
  
  ​
  
  
  and also, I realized many people having hard time updating their COBRA binaries, I decided to add a new feature to REBUG TOOLBOX
  
  
  COBRA Payload Updater
  Currently the toolbox has a detection for lower revisions of COBRA.
  
  So any version "below 7.52 and 4.81.X" will be supported [REBUG REX / D-REX 4.81.1 and 4.81.2] REBUG 4.80 and below are NOT supported, neither NON-REBUG (Meaning CFWs like HABIB,FERROX and such). AGAIN NOT DECR!!​
  
  
  Here's a little tutorial that can help you understand how it works:
  
  Spoiler: Quick Tutorial

  
  REQUIREMENTS!!
  

  • REBUG 4.81.1 or 4.81.2
  • COBRA 7.31~7.51

  
  

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  1. Firstly make sure you're on REBUG 4.81.X [1 or 2] and COBRA must be active prior to the update, otherwise the option will NOT be shown
  

  

  
  
  

  2. Locate the option COBRA Payload Updater
  

  

  
  

  3. Select "UPDATE"
  

  

  
  

  4. "COBRA payload updated!" will be shown when finished
  

  

  
  

  5. Exiting the toolbox will restart the system to apply the change
  

  

  
  

  6. Enjoy the new COBRA 7.52
  

  
  
  
  Here's the quick summary and the download link for the new toolbox 2.02.13​
  
  1. COBRA Payload 7.52 including
  
  • @habib's bug fix for lv1 peek support for multiMAN,
  • @deank's backup disc support for PS3 games
  • KW and @aldostools's homebrew blocker thanks to @kokotonix for informing
  
  2. COBRA Updater for REBUG 4.81.X
  
  
  
  IMPORTANT NOTE:
  REBUG 4.80 and below are NOT supported, neither NON-REBUG (Meaning CFWs like HABIB,FERROX and such) AGAIN NOT DECR!!
  .​

Download: REBUG Toolbox v02.02.13 (w/ new COBRA Updater Feature)


Source: www.psx-place.com​

 

You are a legend. Been looking everywhere for V2.0, but every link I've found so far was dead in the water.

Just bought a new 2TB drive to try out on the PS3 with NTFS so the Wii can have my FAT32 drive back and am about to rebuild / unsplit all my ISOs (*yawn*) to make it consistent and maybe try a few burnt games to see how things go.

If figure if @deank uses that and I'm using his software, I'll use that to keep things as directly comparable as possible when testing.

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Yes i will also use GenPS3ISO v2.0 until some game does not work

 

Yes i will also use GenPS3ISO v2.0 until some game does not work

Yeah, at least that way if something doesn't work It should be easier for deank to work out why.

You would assume every tool should output the exact same file if everything is working properly though... but I don't know what kind of black magic goes on behind the scenes. lol

 

You are a legend. Been looking everywhere for V2.0, but every link I've found so far was dead in the water.

Just bought a new 2TB drive to try out on the PS3 with NTFS so the Wii can have my FAT32 drive back and am about to rebuild / unsplit all my ISOs (*yawn*) to make it consistent and maybe try a few burnt games to see how things go.

If figure if @deank uses that and I'm using his software, I'll use that to keep things as directly comparable as possible when testing.

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Here's something that might be helpful...
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8y84TwvbbBHaUhyNTF5ZlVITGM

It's a google drive link to my old nekrovert app (just a gui for ps3 iso gen), as well as a rar file with no encryption called ps3 iso generators, that has geniso 2.0,2.1,2.3,.2.4, 2.5, & makeps3iso,
Hopefully that helps... always recommend virus scan before installing anything...

<EDIT> It is to note that installing the nekrovert is NOT required by any means. I wrote it a little while back. Though it does have all those generators specifically so that a person has the option to use whichever they prefer.

 

Here's something that might be helpful...
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8y84TwvbbBHaUhyNTF5ZlVITGM

It's a google drive link to my old nekrovert app (just a gui for ps3 iso gen), as well as a rar file with no encryption called ps3 iso generators, that has geniso 2.0,2.1,2.3,.2.4, 2.5, & makeps3iso,
Hopefully that helps... always recommend virus scan before installing anything...

<EDIT> It is to note that installing the nekrovert is NOT required by any means. I wrote it a little while back. Though it does have all those generators specifically so that a person has the option to use whichever they prefer.

More info about Necrovert here: http://www.psx-place.com/threads/nekrovert-release-information-thread-by-psykosis.1026/#post5749

http://www.psx-place.com/resources/nekrovert.547/

 

Ahh nice, yeah it's been a long night... Don't have much free space on the PC I'm borrowing to do this, or my other spare external hdds so I'm doing a lot of juggling at the moment!

(Tempted to build a PC again once Ryzen benchmark / overclocking results surface though, went through half a dozen 4770Ks when they came out before deciding they just sucked at overclocking, sold the lot and haven't had much interest in computers since)

Most of the way there now. Everything's off the PS3 and hopefully I've got enough space left to just let a batch file run overnight and polish off the rest.

 

When I play PS2 games my PS3 controller works fine but the lights keep blinking. I am not sure if it is 100% genuine controller, I bought it from Amazon.

I have tried with ISO method, with PS2 classics container method and Downloaded directly from PSN. Is there any way to fix this?

 

When I play PS2 games my PS3 controller works fine but the lights keep blinking. I am not sure if it is 100% genuine controller, I bought it from Amazon.

I have tried with ISO method, with PS2 classics container method and Downloaded directly from PSN. Is there any way to fix this?

no idea, what happens when you plug the usb cable?

 

no idea, what happens when you plug the usb cable?

Joonie, it's not working with me the burned game support. See

http://www.psx-place.com/threads/co...optical-media-support.12494/page-7#post-74351

Can you help me?

 

no idea, what happens when you plug the usb cable?

Same thing. It works but lights keep blinking.

 

no idea, what happens when you plug the usb cable?

Same thing. It works but lights keep blinking.

Corrupted xregistry?

 

Corrupted xregistry?

is there any way to fix it?

 

is there any way to fix it?

Well, you could open it to see the circuit board and compare it with this photos to see if is original
http://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/Talk:DualShock_3

And to "clean" xregistry.sys you could try to reset it by the hidden button at the back of the controller, also to reassign it with other ID from the menu that appears when you keep "PS" button pressed in XMB, that ID assignation should be stored in xregistry.sys
For a more drastical way to destroy the xregistry.sys (to force the generation of a new one) you can format the hdd in pc (not in ps3 because this process could preserve some data from the "old" xregistry.sys). But this only works for PS3 with NOR flash chip where the firmware is stored in a virtual flash partition on hdd (VFLASH), by formatting the hdd in NOR models you are effectivelly "destroying" the xregistry.sys
In NAND models this is not so easy, because xregistry.sys is inside NAND chip, so formating hdd does nothing to it

Also, by connecting the dualshock to other PS3, maybe something "resets" in it, it has an eeprom, etc... so some pairing data is stored in it

 

Clean xreg:
1.delete xregistry.sys from dev_flash2
2.xmb->reset settings

 

Well, you could open it to see the circuit board and compare it with this photos to see if is original
http://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/Talk:DualShock_3

I checked my controller it is not original. So I guess that might be causing the issue. I tried the reset button method, that did not work. All the other Nor and Nand thingies I am not that tech savvy so I am not going to touch any of that.

Thank you very much for the info

 

Clean xreg:
1.delete xregistry.sys from dev_flash2
2.xmb->reset settings

Will any of my data be lost like games on the hdd by xmb->reset settings?

 

Will any of my data be lost like games on the hdd by xmb->reset settings?

Nope, no data loss

 

Nope, no data loss

Okay, I will do it and post the results. Thank you

 

Hi @Joonie
I have an issue here. I was testing some things on GTA 5, with the new COBRA 7.52. It crash on the loading, don't matter what i do. I have reinstalled Rebug 4.81.2, restoring the original Cobra payloads, and it worked. I hope you can help to find the answer
Ps. This issue has been confirmed also by a my friend.

 

Hi @Joonie
I have an issue here. I was testing some things on GTA 5, with the new COBRA 7.52. It crash on the loading, don't matter what i do. I have reinstalled Rebug 4.81.2, restoring the original Cobra payloads, and it worked. I hope you can help to find the answer
Ps. This issue has been confirmed also by a my friend.

Did you use any mod menu?

And what manager did you use? (You have to be specific about this since there were some issues with webMAN MOD in the past)




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so far my fav has been the latest wmm without the web page blip before game load.
my second favorite has to be be webman launchpad, its sleek, reminds me of cobra ode interface
sman is really nice, and doing really well though. Everything seems to be working fine, though I have not tested burned game backup support yet. lack of media, and i'm not sure if my blu ray is going out or not atm.