[Q] PS Groove - XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
Would like to know if there is plans on PS Groove development for Xperia x10. I think many people would appreciate this.
Thanks and good work btw on the bootloader so far.

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Hey have a look at this link ;-)
PSGroove being ported to Android Devices!

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Sony will have it patched before it gets done, so it's going to be quickly irrelevant anyways.

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Do you know that for a fact or is it just one of your many assumptions...
Cuz last i heard from the "hacker" team that made the psjailbreak code that not even them are too sure on any of the sides, nobody actually knows.
And cuz the ps3 is open to homebrew, whats the difficulty of patching the update string? I mean they already have made "stalth gaming" possible by editing sertain files...
And the ps3 has a HUGE game library that personally for me just thats enough cuz i almost never play online on it.
I bought a AVR chip with PSGroove support so to speak. I will have it on Monday, but if i knew it would be developed for Android i wouldnt have bought it.
So belive me, not too many ppl care "if" Sony patches it... And even if they do, the exploit cannot be patched, its a lot like the iPhone Jailbreak.
Let the Cat&Mouse game begin...

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This project tickles the very core of my geekdom. Not so much because it opens up the PS3 for piracy but but because it's a completely insane yet feasible and even kinda logical concept.
Emulating an 8mhz Atmel on the Snapdragon? Very doable.
Proper hardware access to the USB port? With rooted phone, you have it.
So theoretically it's possible and if it comes to fruition we'll be able to "root" the PS3 by hooking up our cellphones to it and running some software. I don't know about you guys but for me that would be a serious contender for the "Epic hack of the year" award.

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ddewbofh said:
"Epic hack of the year" award.
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Of the century i would say great moment in hacking history.

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http://netzke.blogspot.com/
This guy is the closest to actually having something... Hope it works, so i can feel stupid for buying a USB Dev Kit ;-)

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PSFreedom was release for N900 :
http://kakaroto.homelinux.net/2010/...k-ps3-with-n900-worked-finished-and-released/
KaKaRoTo said that the driver can be adapted to the others devices :
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By writing this exploit as a standard linux driver, this means that my module can be used on any other linux-enabled devices.. this means not only the N900, but also the 770, N800, N810, Android phones and future Meego devices. It might need a little porting for some devices though, but it should still work…
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If someone can work on the X10's port

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any devs willing to give it a shot?
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brat81 said:
any devs willing to give it a shot?
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I'm looking at what parts need to be modified and if porting it is even possible to begin with. Both Maemo and Android run Linux kernels but that's about it as far as similarities go. Even though it's a separate kernel module it needs to have certain options built into the kernel. If those bits aren't there we're SOL.
Update: The configuration file for the stock kernel indicates that the USB chipset supports HCD (Host Controller Driver) mode at least.

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ddewbofh said:
I'm looking at what parts need to be modified and if porting it is even possible to begin with. Both Maemo and Android run Linux kernels but that's about it as far as similarities go. Even though it's a separate kernel module it needs to have certain options built into the kernel. If those bits aren't there we're SOL.
Update: The configuration file for the stock kernel indicates that the USB chipset supports HCD (Host Controller Driver) mode at least.
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if you can figure this out, i would donate or send a reward. I might pay up 25$ for this.. the convenience of just using my phone when i go somewhere to hack a buddy's PS3 would be awesome.

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JQE said:
if you can figure this out, i would donate or send a reward. I might pay up 25$ for this.. the convenience of just using my phone when i go somewhere to hack a buddy's PS3 would be awesome.
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*meh* Screw donations, the hacking itself is reward enough.

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Source code is @ http://github.com/kakaroto/PSFreedom
also taken form the blog
Q: What do I need to use PSFreedom on my N900 ?
A: First, you need a N900 (duh) and a PS3 (duh) with firmware 3.41. The N900 should be running the stock kernel (-omap1) not a modified kernel. Then you just need to scp the files to the N900 and run the -enable script.
Q: How much of the source is Nokia N900 specific? Are you using the Linux USB Gadgets library?
A: Very little is N900 specific, I’m using the include/linux/gadget.h if that’s what you mean. See next Q/A for more info.
Q: How hard is it to port it to a new device ?
A: Well, I’ve just separated my code from the N900 specific stuff, so it’s quite easy, there are mainly two functions to write, one to get and one to set the USB address.. two other functions that only return some static result depending on the configuration of the controller (the name of the endpoints, and whether the controller supports high speed or full speed mode).
Read the README file provided with PSFreedom, and check the psfreedom_machine.c file for specifics on what to implement.
Q: How can I port it to a new device.
A: Well, first, you need to figure out what controller your device uses, in the case of the N900, it’s ‘musb’..
Then go to the driver code for that controller (probably in drivers/usb/gadget) and look for ‘SET_ADDRESS’. In the case of musb, it was in drivers/usb/musb/musb_gadget_ep0.c. In there it was setting the address to the USB device, so just copy that code into the psfreedom_machine.c to allow setting the address, and add a similar function to be able to retreive the address.
Then add a function to return 0 or 1 depending on whether the controller supports HIGH, FULL or LOW speed mode (go to usb_gadget_register_driver for your controller, and in the first lines, it should validate the speed argument, it will tell you which ones are acceptable), set LOW speed mode to return TRUE only if FULL speed isn’t available .
Finally, add a function to return the endpoint names.. it will usually be something like ‘epXin’ and ‘epXout’ (where X is the endpoint number), or “epXin-bulk”, etc.. look at how the driver initializes its endpoints or grep for “->name” in the file to find where it sets it…
That should be enough!
Ok this is it for now with the FAQ. Next time, I’ll tell you all about my experience, what problems I encountered and how I fixed them, maybe it will help others!
Enjoy it!
KaKaRoTo
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hope it helps
mean while over @ http://netzke.blogspot.com/
There's doesn't seem to much in development happening I've put my name down for beta testing but who knows if i get in.
Maybe if there's someone working on the netzke team build they could let us know some info.

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Time for a quick update on my research.
From what I can find out about the X10 through config-files and /proc it looks like it uses the msm72k driver. By comparing that with the musb driver and looking at how PSFreedom uses musb it doesn't look impossible to get it running with the msm72k driver.
Right now I'm looking at how to get/set the device address and endpoint. Getting the endpoint name is pretty straight-forward but getting the physical address needed is slightly trickier. But I'll keep hammering away on it.
Warning: My attention-span is really short so odds are I'll keep working on this in bursts. So while there's a big chance I'll get it working soonish you shouldn't hold your breath.

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Cool hope to see a update when i wake up thanks very much for your time.

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I have a confirmed spot in the beta testing for the android port by netzke. I can let everyone know what it's like when it is released to beta testers.
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Findee said:
I have a confirmed spot in the beta testing for the android port by netzke. I can let everyone know what it's like when it is released to beta testers.
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Don't get your hopes up, the project is a textbook example of a scam.
It bugs me that he's raking in cash with nothing to show for it while others (like myself) are doing 12+ hour hackruns. :/
Well I haven't spent 12 hours coding, most of the time has been spent working on circumventing the limitations of the stock kernel and figuring out the hardware.

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ddewbofh said:
Don't get your hopes up, the project is a textbook example of a scam.
It bugs me that he's raking in cash with nothing to show for it while others (like myself) are doing 12+ hour hackruns. :/
Well I haven't spent 12 hours coding, most of the time has been spent working on circumventing the limitations of the stock kernel and figuring out the hardware.
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if there is anything i can do to help let me know. I have a bit of experience with stuff, but not much with android.

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ddewbofh said:
Don't get your hopes up, the project is a textbook example of a scam.
It bugs me that he's raking in cash with nothing to show for it while others (like myself) are doing 12+ hour hackruns. :/
Well I haven't spent 12 hours coding, most of the time has been spent working on circumventing the limitations of the stock kernel and figuring out the hardware.
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it does get that kinda vibe but i guess i always give people the benifet of a doubt i haven't sent over any cash to him. I feel he has got enough $15 to get in the beta is quite a sting and with 100 odd people signed up he sure has enough cash
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