PS3 WAY-launchers now with Linux & Mac Support by littlebalup

Developer littlebalup has added Linux and Mac Support to the "WAY-launchers" utility. This release now makes it easier for not only Windows user's but now these expanded platforms to perform Downgrades on thier PS3 Consoles. Additional details about [break]d[/break]this release and it's progress over the last week can be seen in the details provided below from the developer:

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04-16-2015

A "Linux Edition" of the "NORway Launcher" console version is now available. Available soon for "NANDway Launcher" as well.




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All the features of the Windows batch version are there (teensy port auto-detection, multi-dumps, binary comparisons...)
Developped and tested on debian based system (rpi / raspbian).

Download: https://github.com/littlebalup/WAY-...Releases/Linux Mac Edition/NORway_launcher.sh

Edit: for NANDway: https://github.com/littlebalup/WAY-...eleases/Linux Mac Edition/NANDway_launcher.sh

Quick guide to run judges scripts with linux:

- Ensure "python" and "python-serial" packages are installed:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python
sudo apt-get install python-serial

- Get the latest Judges' files from his GitHub repo : https://github.com/hjudges/NORway, then unzip files.

- Program your Teensy with the NORway.hex file using the PRJC loader and instructions available there : https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/loader_linux.html

- Plug or unplug/re-plug your programmed Teensy, then, just after, run:

dmesg

So, you should obtain something like that at the end:

[15546.805869] usb 1-1.5.3: new full-speed USB device number 18 using dwc_otg
[15546.918634] usb 1-1.5.3: New USB device found, idVendor=16c0, idProduct=047a
[15546.918673] usb 1-1.5.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[15546.918693] usb 1-1.5.3: Product: NORway PS3 Flasher USB Serial
[15546.918711] usb 1-1.5.3: Manufacturer: judges
[15546.918727] usb 1-1.5.3: SerialNumber: 12345
[15546.926721] cdc_acm 1-1.5.3:1.0: This device cannot do calls on its own. It is not a modem.
[15546.926864] cdc_acm 1-1.5.3:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device

Where " ttyACM* " is your serial port, fully named " /dev/ttyACM* ". Note this port name.

- Go to your NORway unziped folder then make the NORway.py executable:

chmod 755 NORway.py

- Now you can start to run Judges's script with:

./NORway.py

exemple of dump commande:

./NORway.py /dev/ttyACM0 dump MyDump.bin

To use with my script:

- Past the "NORway_launcher.sh" file to the same folder as the "NORway.py" file.

- Make it executable:

chmod 755 NORway_launcher.sh

- Run:

./NORway_launcher.sh

enjoy

04-17-2015

Just tested on Mac OS-X as well. It works (partially).

Screen:


but you have to manually set serial port wich is something like /dev/tty.usbmodem*
To find it : ls /dev/tty.usbmodem* once connected.
Maybe some bugs. I'll work for a full Mac support as well (so, will be "Linux & Mac edition )

04-18-2015,
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Script revised to v1.01 and renamed "Linux & Mac Edition":
Now support Mac as well as Linux and certainly some other Unix based OS.
NANDway script also available:
NORway_launcher script : https://github.com/littlebalup/WAY-l...ay_launcher.sh
NANDway_launcher script : https://github.com/littlebalup/WAY-l...ay_launcher.sh

Source: psx-place.com

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Checkout littlebalup's Way Launcher Thread in the psx-place.com forum ---> LINK
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Small update:

Release v1.02

With some minor bug corrections + some improvements as :
- NORway / NANDway version check with warning message.
- comparison log improvement.

Same download links.