PS3 Jailbroken with Palm Pre using PSFreedom

by Jeffry on September 5, 2010

Palm Pre can be used to jailbreak the PS3 too! Blake_Zero over psx-scene has jailbroken PS3 (Play Station 3) Console running firmware 3.41 using rooted Palm Pre that uses modified version of PSFreedom exploit for the N900. Complete instructions by the hacker are posted here or you may hit the video along with instructions after the break!

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How to jailbreak PS3 Console with palm pre – Video

Step 1: Open up Preware (or whatever package application manager you use) and download the app Terminal.

Step 2: Download the file called psfreedom.ko

Step 3: Plug your phone (Pre or Pre Plus–it doesn’t matter) to your computer and enable usb mode.

Step 4: Copy the psfreedom.ko file to the ROOT of your phone.

Step 5: Eject your phone and reboot it.

Step 6: Open up the Terminal app and type the following: insmod /media/internal/psfreedom.ko

Step 7: Press enter. If it gives an error about a file being busy, just retype it and press enter again.

Step 8: If successful, another line should appear.

Step 9: Now turn the switch in the back of your PS3 off (or unplug the cable if you have a slim) and then flip it back on (or plug the cable back in).

Step 10: Plug your phone into the first usb port. Turn on the console and immediately afterwards press eject.

Step 11: If you did it right the PS3 should take a little longer to boot. Now check the game column and you should see two new icons.

Step 12: Download the backup manager–Google it, I am not providing it. And place the manager.pkg file onto the root of any usb flash drive.

Step 13: Plug it in to any available usb port and open the Install Package Files icon on the PS3.

Step 14: After installing it, simply back out and open the newly installed program.

Step 15: If a disc is inserted you should see the title on the screen. Press circle to backup to an external harddrive (must be formatted to FAT32), press cancel to backup to the internal drive.

Step 16: After it is done, you may eject the disc and backup another game. But remember, a game disc MUST be inserted to play a backup.

Step 17: And you’re done! To boot up a game, simply open up the backup manager and press x on the title you want to play. Reboot your phone to restore USB functionality.

If you turn off your PS3 and your phone is still plugged in you don’t have to redo any extra steps. Just hard-power it off, press power then eject immediately afterwards, and your good to go. However, you must do this process every time you want to boot up backup manager It is not a permanent jailbreak–think of it almost like a tethered iPhone/iPod touch jailbreak.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/skasol Arthur Taylor


    it says file not found. the root of the pre it’s the main folder?

  • Anonymous


    Worked great.

  • RodG


    The menu loaded fine but my PS3 locked while copying RDR to my USB drive, it sat at 15% for over an hour. I’ve powered off and disconnected everything but now I just get a yellow light. Anyone got any ideas?

  • LAkers85


    you got a yellow light? damn, R.I.P to your ps3.

  • plyanthony


    I get everything to work the pre, intall backup manager on ps3, but every single time i click to load a backedup game it will show it in my xmb and everything but everytime i click it my ps3 freezes and never loads the game and ive tried 3 game, does any one know why this happens.

  • Iceman


    Trying to test it with my God of War 3 and it will still not install to the internal hard drive. I am waiting for it to finsh dloading to my external now to see if it will play.

  • Zooz_z


    if the phone was nokia doest it work ?

  • http://twitter.com/klauzer klauzer


    How easy is it for Sony to ban others for using psfreedom?
    I heard that they can ban everyone that are using it.

  • http://twitter.com/klauzer klauzer


    How easy is it for Sony to ban others for using psfreedom?
    I heard that they can ban everyone that are using it.

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