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1. _ PS3_ GAMES _ game iso _ uncharted dec __ split iso 0 __ split iso 1 _ split iso 2 The genps3iso tool may be used to generate iso images from a directory structure of a game dumped using CFW Split type files generated by the tool are also supported available from our downloads section on the cobra ode com website As a user convenience we also support iso files generated by the 3k3y ripper tool However 3k3y iso files must be decrypted before use on Cobra ODE You should first decrypt the 3k3y generated iso file using the ISOCrypto button in the 3k3y ripper PC application Please note that in order to benefit from the superior performance of the Cobra ODE device the decrypted images files should be extracted and then re processed with the Geniso tool we provide for better performance Booting requirements Cobra ODE requires an original disc to be inserted in the drive at all times to boot the Cobra ODE manager and run games from HDD The game disc used must be supported by the Cobra ODE database A current list of supported titles is available in the downloads section of our website We will provide updates to expand the list of supported titles Error conditions On booting the PS3 the XMB will display the COBRA ODE manager icon if the icon is not shown then you have not inserted a disc into the PS3 Should the XMB fail to display the COBRA ODE manager an error message may be displayed in the XMB which2. Cobra ODE User Manual v1 8 The Cobra ODE is the world s most advanced and feature rich ODE for PS3 which is also simple and easy to use The following consoles are supported FAT CECHA PATA CECHB PATA CECHC PATA CECHE PATA CECHG PATA CECHH PATA CECHK PATA CECHL SATA most consoles SLIM CECH2XXX SATA CECH21XX SATA CECH25XX SATA CECH3XXX SATA SUPER SLIM CECH4XXX SATA E AT consoles SATA CECHL CECHM CECHP and CECHQ with drive controller BMD 21 are currently not supported It will be supported in a future HW revision please visit our web site for more news concerning upcoming product available Feature list Supports virtually all PS3 s including previously unbreakable 2k5 3k and 4k systems Homebrew now possible on previously unbreakable 2k5 3k and 4k systems Play games on SEN in pass through or emulation modes On screen selection of games through Cobra ODE manager or Cobra ODE Browser in XMB Emulation or pass through modes Advanced Smart Fusion AES encryption and decryption engine on board Fully updatable high speed FPGA s and high speed secure MCU on board Updatable via USB storage Expansion ports for future proofing Simple and easy to use High quality components used throughout Built at a high tech facility Solderless installation on all FAT and SLIM 2xxx and 21xx series Easy installation on 25xx 3xxx and 4xxx series Slim and Super Slim series cons
3. TARGET elf scetool sce type SELF compress data FALSE self type APP key revision 0004 self fw version 0003004100000000 self app version 0001000000000000 self auth id 1010000001000003 self vendor id 01000002 self cap flags 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003b0000000100040000 e lt S To generate the iso for an existing homebrew app for which you do not have access to the source code you simply extract the pkg file into a directory then unself the EBOOT BIN and recreate it using the above mentioned command Valid iso file specifications If you wish to generate a valid ISO file programmatically or implement your own version of genps3iso then we provide you with the specifications of the iso file so it can be recognized by the PS3 as a valid disc image A disc image is a normal iso file with the exception of the first two sectors which contain information that will be used by the PS3 The iso file s content can either be encrypted or plain text the first sector defining which sector regions are encrypted and which aren t Another consideration is that the PS3 will always read in 64KB blocks 32 sectors at a time of 2048 bytes each An encrypted region must always start and end at the 0x20 sector index boundary The first sector has the following format 32 bit big endian integer number of plain regions in the disc image 32 bit zeroes array of lt num_plain_regions gt containing 32 bit bi
4. be NTFS The first NTFS partition found will be the partition recognized by the ODE When an HDD has both FAT32 and NTFS partitions then the FAT32 partition will be ignored by the ODE The partition should contain a COBRA directory containing the cobra db file the db database file can be downloaded from the cobra ode com downloads section and a game manager iso with the filename manager iso The COBRA manager iso can also be substituted by any other manager which incorporates support for our board instructions for enabling Cobra ODE in other managers is provided at the end of this document PS3 games must be placed in a directory named PS3_ GAMES in the root of the partition Filenames can be complex or simple so long as unicode and special characters are avoided User may split an iso into multiple files convenient if you have a FAT32 partition subsequent files must however be named with extension 1 2 3 and so on Example uncharted iso 0 uncharted iso 1 uncharted iso 2 or uncharted foobar uncharted foobar 1 uncharted foobar 2 We would recommend partitioning your hard drive with a 10MB FAT32 partition as the first partition on the drive and the second partition as NTFS taking the rest of the HDD space The FAT32 partition can then be used for updates to the ODE The final file structure should look something like this NTFS FAT32 partition _ COBRA _ cobra db _ manager iso
5. custom A custom manager mode where the dev_bdvd COBRA directory is not created and the game triggers are defined with the iso JNT sector and iso NT path configuration options custom homebrew homebrew custom A custom manager mode where the dev_bdvd COBRA directory ispopulated with ode and iso information file and where iso JNT sector and iso NT path configuration options can be used to create custom sector triggers Any value other than the ones listed here will default back to the homebrew manager mode manager on_reboot 1 If set the manager will be reloaded every time the PS3 reboots The ISO mode will not stay persistent between reboots This can be useful for users with PS3 consoles in hard to reach places Any value other than 1 will default back to the behavior or switching to manager mode on disc eject only game path PS3_GAME game iso If manager type disabled is set then this option will specify the path of the ISO to load when the HDD is inserted The path is not case sensitive and path separator is the character The path has a limit of 128 characters If this option is not set then it will default to PS3_GAMES game iso manager disctype cd dvd bd ps1 ps2 ps3 If set the disc type of the manager can be overridden and the ODE will emulate a different type of disc inserted in the tray This is useful in order to experiment with different disc types other than PS3 discs and could help the
6. manager iso the Cobra ODE will automatically and dynamically add a COBRA directory to the disc structure and populate it with files Since firmware version 1 2 a COBRA NFO file will be available with information about the ODE firmware and other data the ODE needs to communicate See below for more information Each valid ISO found on the HDD will appear as a file with its game id as the respective filename The generated file will have a size of 2048 bytes and will contain information about the iso file See below for more information Each title will also have a file with PNG SFO and RUN extensions where the base filename will be the game id The PNG and SFO files respectively represent the ICONO PNG and PARAM SFO files inside the iso and the RUN file if read will tell the COBRA ODE that that game must be selected An iso file must provide a SFO file but some discs do not have the ICONO PNG file such as install discs so the PNG file may not be available A DISC ISO file will also be made available which will be a direct access to the real disc in the drive of the PS3 This can be useful for dumping games Note that the COBRA ODE will trick the PS3 into automatically decrypting the DISC ISO however the decryption will not be perfect due to the sector position on the disc Post processing of the DISC ISO is therefore required in order to obtain a valid copy of the disc See below for more information Since firmware version 1 6 a EJ
7. will inform you of the current error condition Currently supported error messages are as follows Cannot find Hard Drive Make sure HDI Cannot find Hard Drive Make sure HDD is plugged into the USB port Hard drive does not contain a valid NTFS or FAT32 partition Cannot find COBRA cobra db file Please refer to user manual Error loading COBRA manager iso file COBRA manager iso file is too fragmented You should defragment your hard drive Please refer to user manual ISO file is too fragmented You should defragment your hard drive Please refer to user manual Error loading selected ISO file Inserted disc is not supported by the COBRA database Error loading custom manager configuration file The error message displayed should provide enough information to rectify the problem by either taking the necessary action directly or by additionally referring to the user manual for guidance Defragmenting your HDD Defragmenting your hard drive may be required by the Cobra ODE in some circumstances Defragmenting increases performance and reduces the chances of errors Windows can be used to defragment your HDD We recommend that you do this occasionally to enjoy best performance Using Cobra ODE manager Once executed the COBRA ODE Manager will display a list of current valid iso images on your HDD s partition game selection is achieved by simply scrolling using the d pad of your PS3 controller to the i
8. ECT file will also be made available which can be read in order to trigger the auto eject feature of the ODE Example Assuming the HDD has a file game iso with game id BLUS12345 on loading of manager it will have access to the following files dev_bdvd COBRA COBRA NFO File containing extra information from the COBRA ODE dev_bdvd COBRA DISC ISO Disc image of the disc in the drive dev_bdvd COBRA EJECT Auto eject disc trigger dev_bdvd COBRA BLUS12345 File containing information on the iso file dev_bdvd COBRA BLUS12345 PNG ICONO PNG file contained inside game iso dev_bdvd COBRA BLUS12345 SFO PARAM SFO file contained inside game iso dev_bdvd COBRA BLUS12345 RUN Game selection trigger Our downloads section on the cobra ode com website provides for a simple function manager h and manager c provided for free use public domain which will parse the directory and provide a simple structure enabling access to all files Developers using those functions should find it easier to integrate with our product The iso file information has the following format Firmware 1 0 A null terminated string containing the original filename of the iso from the HDD The remainder of the file will be empty Firmware 1 3 The first byte will be zero to allow backward compatibility and recognize the format it is then followed by the filename of the iso from the HDD preceded by a single byte containing the length of tha
9. X If the manager is in custom or custom homebrew mode with the manager type custom configuration option then this option can be used to define the sector that triggers the disc s auto eject feature The HEX value must be a hexadecimal value representing the sector number to act as a trigger If the eject is triggered by reading of that sector then the ODE will emulate a disc ejection and reinsertion automatically eject on_selection 1 If set the ODE will automatically trigger the auto eject feature as soon as a game selection has been triggered Any value other than 1 will default back to the behavior or switching to manager mode on disc eject only hdd poll INT If set the ODE will poll the hard drive every INT minutes to prevent the HDD from going idle and entering sleep mode The INT value must be a base 10 integer If the value is set to 0 then HDD polling is disabled If a value is not set then HDD polling value defaults to 1 Here are examples of valid COBRA cobra cfg configurations Homebrew manager with automatic return to manager mode on reboot manager type homebrew manager on_reboot 1 Manager is disabled and the PS3_ GAMES Uncharted iso game is automatically loaded manager type disabled game path PS3_GAMES Uncharted iso Custom manager appearing as bluray disc with triggers for 3 games and returns to manager mode on reboot manager type custom manager disctype bd manager on_reb
10. d on the manager disc on a different sector than the original disc is the decryption will use the wrong initialization vector It is therefore needed to XOR the first 16 bytes of every encrypted sector with the appropriate value to recover the original decrypted data The LBA sector of the DISC ISO is provided in the COBRA NFO file since MCU firmware v1 3 The first 16 bytes of every encrypted sector must first be XORed with the disc s LBA sector in the file to retreive the AES decrypted block then XORed with the original sector to get the AES CBC decrypted block All other blocks use the cipher data as IV so they will be decrypted correctly The third party library can be used to do it automatically or can be used as reference for the post processing algorithm
11. e category and 200 items in the browser for the Video category If you have more than 100 iso files it is suggested to use the ODE Browser from the Video category of the XMB and if you have more than 200 iso files it is suggested to use the Cobra Manager instead Do not forget to rerun the application every time your list of iso files changes on the HDD Once you have made your game selection from the browser you must reboot the console or eject the disc in the drive and reinsert it or slide door cover open and then closed in the case of 4xxx series in order to switch to the selected game Starting from Cobra ODE 1 6 update the Cobra ODE Browser will automatically trigger the auto eject feature and the game will be loaded as soon as you select your game Should you wish to return to the Cobra ODE browser in order to choose another game or homebrew application then simply eject the disc via the XMB and reinsert it or in the case of the 4k series PS3 slide the door cover open and then closed again you can however disable this and have the PS3 return to the manager after each reboot by enabling the manager on_reboot 1 option in the cobra cfg configuration file Starting from Cobra ODE 1 6 update you can also return to the Cobra ODE manager by selecting the Remove disc option from the XMB The option is available for fat and slim models by pressing the Triangle button in the disc icon in the XMB The genps3extra application allows y
12. ectly and do not disconnect it while the update is in progress There are no risks however during a normal update of the MCU firmware and bootloader updates will be very rare COBRA ODE Configuration file Since Firmware version 1 4 a configuration file can be placed in the COBRA directory with the filename cobra cfg The configuration file takes the form of key value MCU v1 0 to 1 3 Configuration file not supported MCU v1 4 Three options are supported manager type disabled manager on_reboot 1 game path MCU v1 5 Six new options are supported manager type custom manager type custom homebrew and manager type custom homebrew manager disctype cd dvd bd ps1 ps2 ps3 game disctype cd dvd bd ps1 ps2 ps3 iso INT sector HEX iso JNT path MCU v1 6 three new options are supported eject on_selection 1 eject sector HEX hdd poll INT The available configuration options for the latest MCU version are manager type homebrew disabled custom custom homebrew homebrew custom Allows setting the type of manager the ODE should handle when it is in manager mode homebrew The default homebrew manager mode where the dev_bdvd COBRA directory is populated with ode and iso information files disabled If set the manager is disabled and the ODE will directly boot into ISO mode The iso file that will be loaded is PS3_ GAMES game iso by default and can be changed with the game path configuration option
13. er to generate a valid ISO run genps3iso and specify the correct directory The parent directory which contains the PS3_GAME directory and the output iso file as well as whether or not to split the iso into 4GB files The resulting iso file or files can be put into the PS3_ GAMES directory of the USB drive and will work with the COBRA manager Splitting the iso into 4GB files is only useful if you want to use a FAT32 drive Starting from version 2 2 genps3iso will ask for an IRD file which will generate a 1 1 copy of an original disc IRD files are optional and the IRD file selection dialog can be cancelled in which case genps3iso will work as it did before Updating the MCU firmware of the Cobra ODE From time to time MCU updates will be made available for the Cobra ODE You can check for the latest version from the downloads section of our website on http www cobra ode com Once downloaded extract the file mcu rom to your PC and then copy it to a FAT32 formatted USB stick or USB HDD in the root directory Power off the console and remove the power cable entirely or use the switch on the back for PS3 fat models Wait 5 seconds then connect the USB stick or USB drive to the Cobra ODE clip on board then plug back the power on the console The update should takes a couple of seconds to finish The LED should flash very briefly and appear purple for a second indicating that the update is in progress then it becomes solid red to ind
14. g endian integer start sector of the plain region 32 bit big endian integer end sector of the plain region inclusive The encrypted regions are any region that exists between plain regions For example 00000000 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 3f 00000010 00 00 07 cO 00 00 08 5 O00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 _ eee This iso has 2 plain regions starting from sector 0 to Ox23F and from 0x7CO to Ox85F and one encrypted region from 0x240 to 0x7DF The total number of sectors in the iso would be 0x860 sectors All SELF files must reside on encrypted sectors as well as the LICDIR LIC DAT license file The second sector of the iso must contain the string PlayStation3 padded with zeroes to 16 bytes total followed by the game id padded with spaces to 32 bytes total then 16 bytes of zeroes then 448 bytes of random data For example 00000800 50 6c 61 79 53 74 61 74 69 6f 6e 33 00 00 00 00 PlayStation3 00000810 42 43 45 53 2d 30 30 39 30 38 20 20 20 20 20 20 BCES 00908 00000820 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 00000830 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00000840 c9 27 db 82 7c 18 b5 c5 7e 39 4e cb ba 0 ec 2e 9N 000009f0 38 3 59 1d 97 42 7d 17 35 aa c7 5 ec cc 08 5b 8 Y B 5 The following specifications are pertinent to third party manager compatibility On loading the
15. icate there is no manager or database on the usb stick or green if the fat32 drive you re using also contains the manager and cobra db file Once it is done then you can turn on the console and enjoy the new features provided by the firmware upgrade Updating the BOOTLOADER firmware of the Cobra ODE Occasionally an update to the bootloader will be made available You can download the latest bootloader version from the downloads section of our website on http www cobra ode com Once downloaded extract the file Idr rom to your PC and then copy it to a FAT32 formatted USB stick or USB HDD in the root directory Power off the console and remove the power cable entirely or use the switch on the back for PS3 fat models Wait 5 seconds then connect the USB stick or USB drive to the Cobra ODE clip on board then plug back the power on the console The update should takes a couple of seconds to finish The LED should flash very briefly and appear purple for a second indicating that the update is in progress then it becomes solid red to indicate there is no manager or database on the usb stick or green if the fat32 drive you re using also contains the manager and cobra db file Once it is done then you can turn on the console and enjoy the new features provided by the firmware upgrade IMPORTANT Please note that your device may be damaged if there is a loss of power during the update of the bootloader Make sure you connect your power cable corr
16. l PS3 disc Note that appearing as a PS1 or PS2 disc does not guarantee that the PS3 will recognize the iso as valid PS1 PS2 discs It will only appear as being a PS1 PS2 disc type This cannot add support for PS1 PS2 games using this method It is only for experimenting with different types of discs Any value other than the ones listed here will default to appearing as the type of disc inserted in the tray iso INT sector HEX If the manager is in custom or custom homebrew mode with the manager type custom configuration option then this option can be used to define the sector of the game trigger for a specific game The INT value must be a base 10 integer lower than 500 and determines the iso index The HEX value must be a hexadecimal value representing the sector number to act as a trigger If the game is triggered by reading of that sector then the iso file in the matching iso INT path option will be used iso INT path If the manager is in custom or custom homebrew mode with the manager type custom configuration option then this option can be used to define the path to the iso when the associated iso INT sector configuration option is triggered The INT value must be a base 10 integer lower than 500 and determines the iso index The path is not case sensitive and path separator is the character The path has a limit of 128 characters If this option is not set then it will default to PS3_GAMES game iso eject sector HE
17. mage you wish to play and then pressing the X button on your pad ae wp COBRA MANAGER Comgenie s Awesome File m iN A y Heavenly Sword 1CO amp Shadow of the Colossus Classics Hb BCE 01097 EU T Pioneos Last Rebellion Red Dead Redemption The Cobra ODE 1 6 update no longer requires you to restart the console to select the game Simply quit the manager and the game will appear in the XMB Restarting the PS3 during game play will retain your current game selection for the sake of convenience Should you wish to return to the Cobra ODE manager in order to choose another game or homebrew application then simply eject the disc via the XMB and reinsert it or in the case of the 4k series PS3 slide the door cover open and then closed again Starting from Cobra ODE 1 4 update you can however disable this and have the PS3 return to the manager after each reboot by enabling the manager on_reboot 1 option in the cobra cfg configuration file Starting from Cobra ODE 1 6 update you can also return to the Cobra ODE manager by selecting the Remove disc option from the XMB The option is available for fat and slim models by pressing the Triangle button in the disc icon in the XMB Cobra ODE has been designed with simplicity and ease of use in mind Enjoy Using Cobra ODE Browser An alternative to the COBRA Manager homebrew application is to use the COBRA ODE Browser which does not require the use of homebre
18. manager appear more stealth cd The manager iso will appear as being burned on a CD ROM disc dvd The manager iso will appear as being burned on a DVD R disc bd The manager iso will appear as being burned on a BD R disc ps1 The manager iso will appear as being an original PS1 disc ps2 The manager iso will appear as being an original PS2 disc ps3 The manager iso will appear as being an original PS3 disc Note that appearing as a PS1 or PS2 disc does not guarantee that the PS3 will recognize the iso as valid PS1 PS2 discs It will only appear as being a PS1 PS2 disc type This cannot add support for PS1 PS2 games using this method It is only for experimenting with different types of discs Any value other than the ones listed here will default to appearing as the type of disc inserted in the tray game disctype cd dvd bd ps1 ps2 ps3 If set the disc type of a game ISO can be overridden and the ODE will emulate a different type of disc inserted in the tray This is useful in order to experiment with different disc types other than PS3 discs cd The game iso will appear as being burned ona CD ROM disc dvd The game iso will appear as being burned ona DVD R disc bd The game iso will appear as being burned ona BD R disc ps1 The game iso will appear as being an original PS1 disc ps2 The game iso will appear as being an original PS2 disc ps3 The game iso will appear as being an origina
19. nnector for the optional Ul commander currently not required As shown in the photo below Please connect your USB mass storage device to the USB A connector Ta J1 USB STORAGE Three types of USB cable are included in the kit USB 2 0 Mini USB Y cable USB 3 0 Y cable USB extension cable The USB 2 0 or USB 3 0 may be coupled with the USB extension cable and connected to a port on the front of the PS3 and then to the CLIP on USBA A connector and your hard drive in cases where a standard USB cable cannot supply enough power USB mass storage preparation The Cobra ODE supports reading files from the vast majority of USB HDD s and USB pen drives available in the market Kindly follow the instructions and notes below for setting up USB storage devices for use with the Cobra ODE Your USB pen drive or USB HDD must be formatted with either NTFS 4k 4096 allocation unit size or FAT32 file system If formatting the NTFS partition make sure the cluster size named Allocation unit size in Windows format tool is a multiple of 2048 This means that 512 and 1024 cluster sizes will not work but 2048 and 4096 will work We recommend you use 4096 which should be the default and recommended setting that Windows will use for drives with a capacity lower than 16 TB Should you decide to use FAT32 then this must be the first partition on the drive and the subsequent partition may
20. ode without the need to reboot the console or eject the disc This auto eject feature can be used to quickly switch games from the comfort of your couch There are two ways to cause the manager to switch to the game you selected You can either add the eject on_selection 1 configuration option to the cobra cfg file which will cause the ODE to switch to game mode as soon as you select your game See below for more information on the cobra cfg file Your second option is to press the Triangle button on the disc in the XMB and select Remove disc option in the XMB menu If you made your game selection this will cause the COBRA ODE to eject the disc and switch to the game You can also let the manager automatically handle the auto eject for you If you wish to return to the manager you can press the Triangle button on the disc in the XMB and select Remove disc option in the XMB menu This will trigger the auto eject feature and the manager will appear in the XMB If you select the Remove disc option while the COBRA ODE is in manager mode and no game has been selected yet then the real disc will be ejected from the drive For superslim 4xxx model users the Remove disc option is not available in the XMB you can enable the manager on_reboot 1 configuration option in the cobra cfg file and reboot the console or you can open and close the drive cover to switch back to manager mode Instructions to generate iso In ord
21. oles with QSB quick solder board Easy setup for PATA or SATA consoles Advanced software onboard and frequent free updates BD Movie support to follow In a future update PS1 and PS2 ISO support to follow on BC consoles in a future update PS3 BD game disc dumping on all PS3 consoles is supported and can be enabled through third party managers dumping throughput will be improved in future updates We cannot guarantee the longetivity of this feature for people using homebrew apps Selection of Emulation or Pass through mode Pass through is enabled when the switch is to the left as shown Emulation mode can be selected by simply sliding the switch on the clip on PCB to the right as shown in the picture below This enables the emulation functionality of the device and allows you to run games from external mass storage on your PS3 Pass through mode silently disables the ODE and allows your PS3 to act as a stock OFW or CFW console when you want to play games directly from the BD drive watch movies or go online for SEN etc Please do not switch between Pass through and Emulation modes whilst the console is running Only switch modes when the console is in standby or powered off PASS THROUGH MODE EMULATION MODE Connecting USB storage There are two USB connectors on the clip on PCB a full size USB A connector for connection of mass storage devices and a Mini USB B co
22. oot 1 iso 0 sector 400 iso 0 path PS3_ GAMES Uncharted iso iso 1 sector 6A0 iso 1 path PS3_GAMES GTAS iso iso 3 sector ACO iso 3 path PS3_ GAMES Killzone3 iso Note The PS3 always reads in groups of 32 sectors on the 0x20 sector boundary For a trigger to be effective it must not be accidentally read when a different file is read from the same group of 32 sectors Note 2 In the case of custom disc with PS3_ CONTENT VIDEODIR the PS3 will read the header and footer of every MP4 file to retrieve its duration and validate it which will trigger every game It is therefore recommended to always use MP4 file longer than 128KB and set the trigger to 32 sectors or more after the start and before the end of the file Instructions to generate valid homebrew iso In order to generate an iso of a homebrew application create the necessary directory structure PS3_ GAME directory containing the PARAM SFO and other standard files just like the pkg would and generate the EBOOT BIN using Naehwert s scetool using the following command scetool sce type SELF compress data FALSE self type APP key revision 0004 self fw version 0003004100000000 self app version 0001000000000000 self auth id 1010000001000003 self vendor id 01000002 self cap flags OOOON0000000000000000000000000000000000000000003b0000000100040000 e homebrew elf EBOOT BIN Or you could add the following line to your makefile EBOOT BIN
23. ou to customize the behaviour of the browser depending on the files available in the EXTRA directory If the EXTRA directory has a PS3_ EXTRA PARAM SFO file then it will generate browser items for the PS3_EXTRA section which will appear in the Game category of the XMB If a PS3_EXTRA DO00 DATAO00 MP4 file exists then it will be used for every item in the Game browser and that video will be used every time you select a game If a PS3_ EXTRA DO00 DATAOO0 PKG file exists then it will be used for every item in the Game browser and that package will be installed every time you select a game If a PS3_ EXTRA DO00 DATAOO0 P3T file exists then it will be used for every item in the Game browser and that PS3 theme will be installed every time you select a game If there is no MP4 PKG P3T file then a fake PKG file will be generated which will show an error on XMB when trying to run it however the game will still be correctly selected despite the error on XMB If the EXTRA directory has a PS3_ CONTENT VIDEODIR DO00 DATAOO0 MP4 file then it will generate browser items for the VIDEODIR section which will appear in the Video category of the XMB The MP4 will be used for every item in the Video browser and that video will be used every time you select a game Make sure the video has a file size greater than 128KB in order to avoid fake selections Auto eject feature Since firmware version 1 6 Cobra ODE allows you to switch games and go back to manager m
24. t string It is then followed by 64 bits representing the file size of the iso file in little endian format The remainder of the file will be empty Example 00 08 67 61 6d 65 2e 69 73 6f 78 56 34 12 00 00 game iso The COBRA NFO has the following format Firmware 1 0 File did not exist Firmware 1 2 The file contains 2 bytes the major and the minor version of the ODE firmware respectively Example 01 02 Firmware 1 3 The file contains 6 bytes the structure is extended with a 32 bit little endian value representing the sector of the disc in which the DISC ISO file starts This is necessary for the post processing of the DISC ISO to recreate the original image Example 01 02 OC OB 00 00 Firmware 1 6 The file contains 7 bytes the structure is extended with an 8 bit boolean to determine if the console support a quick eject method when the dev_bdvd COBRA EJECT file is read Quick eject is only possible on FAT and 2xxx 21xx models The information is not required for the auto eject feature to work Example 01 02 OC OB 00 00 01 Information about DISC ISO post processing While the disc is encrypted the COBRA ODE will instruct the PS3 to decrypt the encrypted sectors from the disc automatically while being read However the PS3 uses the sector LBA as the initialization vector for decrypting the sectors Since the sectors of the DISC ISO file are positione
25. w and may appear more stealth to the PS3 The Cobra ODE Browser can only be used from MCU firmware version 1 5 and requires the use of the genps3extra PC application to be run every time the list of ISO files changes on the HDD There will be two menus for the Cobra ODE Browser the first one in the Game category of the XMB it will show the game icon and title dow of thre Corossus ID BGES 07097 EU And the second Cobra ODE Browser is in the Video category of the XMB which will show the game icon the animated icon the background image and play the game s music To generate the Cobra ODE Browser simply run the genps3extra application and select the COBRA_ODE_BROWSER directory when asked for the EXTRA directory then select the COBRA directory from your HDD It will then scan the games on the HDD and generate a new manager iso and cobra cfg configuration file tailored to your HDD games which will provide you with the browser for game selection The genps3extra application will also ask you if you wish for the manager to appear as a BD disc Enabling that option will make the manager appear as a bluray disc to the PS3 increasing even more the stealth for the more paranoid users Note however that doing so will only give you access to the ODE Browser through the Video category of the XMB and will disable access to the Browser from the Game section of the XMB Note that the PS3 has a limit of 100 items in the browser for the Gam
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