/psc_slave

Telnet enabler for PlayStation Classic

Primary LanguageShell

psc_slave Reloaded

Based on honeylab's work

This hack enables telnet access to your PlayStation Classic without permanently modifying the system.

Prerequisite

You need Android USB drivers installed and your OS must have support for RNDIS.

Security Notice

Because anyone can sign a valid update package, please make sure that what you download is an original version. Otherwise, you may run malicious software that could damage the software on your console.

A SHA-1 hash will be provided for each release. To check the version of the release you downloaded, look inside the diag file inside the folder in the download package.

Usage

Please note that the console's package loader will only load one package at a time. You cannot use this and lolhack at the same time (but you don't need to, since you have a shell at your disposal).

  1. Download the latest version from the releases page.
  2. Format a USB drive as FAT32, volume label SONY
  3. Extract the contents of the release ZIP file to the root of the drive. That means you should have the folder with the long string of characters in your drive, and not just a .BIN file.
  4. Connect the console to your computer without it shutting down. You have a couple of options:
    • Use a USB cable with a charge/data switch. Put the cable to charge mode, then plug it into your console and computer. Wait for the yellow light to come on. Then switch the cable to data mode. Note: I don't recommend you plug the console directly into your computer, as your computer may not supply enough current and could become damaged from overcurrent.
    • Use a powered USB hub. Make sure the hub is plugged into power and your computer, then plug the console in. This somehow bypasses its check for a computer host. If you leave the hub unplugged, the console will detect it's not plugged into a regular power adapter and will shut down.
    • Use a Y-cable. Plug the power end in, wait for the yellow light, then plug the data end in. Note: Y-cables have inherent risks, make sure you're plugging both USB-A plugs to the same host to avoid blowing things out.
  5. Plug in your USB drive.
  6. Turn on the console.
  7. Wait for the hack to apply. You will see the light turn yellow for one second, then back to green, and to yellow again. When the light turns back to green the next time, the hack is complete, and you can either unplug the drive or leave it in. The hack will not reapply itself again for the same boot (you will see the light turn yellow for one second, but it will not turn yellow again immediately after that).
  8. Depending on your operating system, you may need to set your IP address to the 169.254.215.x subnet.
  9. Using a telnet client, telnet to 169.254.215.100. Login as root, no need to enter password.
  10. (Optional) Shut down the usbwatch service. The service periodically polls USB drives for diagnostics/update packages (such as this one), and will copy it into internal memory. You don't want to wear your flash down unnecessarily, so stop the service. Type this into the shell: 
    systemctl stop usbwatch.service
    If you want to restart the service, type: 
    systemctl start usbwatch.service
  11. (Optional) Start the FTP server. This makes it easy to transfer files to your device, without having to replug the USB drive. 
    systemctl start ftp.socket

If you reboot the console, you will need to apply this hack again.

Credits

As per the original project, madmonkey, DanTheMan827, skogaby, honeylab (bakueikozo)