NAME¶
ps3-flash-util —
PS3 flash memory
utility
SYNOPSIS¶
| ps3-flash-util |
[-d, --device
flash-dev]
[-s,
--show-settings]
[-w, --write-image
image-file]
[-g, --set-game-os |
-o, --set-other-os]
[-r, --set-raw |
-z, --set-gzip]
[-t,
--game-time]
[-T,
--db-test]
[-F,
--db-format]
[-P, --db-print
owner key]
[-D, --db-write-dword
owner key
dword]
[-W, --db-write-word
owner key
word] [-H,
--db-write-half owner
key half]
[-R, --db-remove
owner key]
[-L,
--db-list-known]
[-h, --help]
[-v,
--verbose]
[-V,
--version] |
DESCRIPTION¶
The ps3-flash-util utility is used to operate on the system flash ROM of the PS3
game console.
OPTIONS¶
- -d,
--device flash-dev
- Use the flash device node flash-dev
(default=/dev/ps3flash).
- -s,
--show-settings
- Show the current flash settings (non-destructive).
- -w,
--write-image image-file
- Write the Other OS image image-file
to flash memory and update the OS area header with information for the new
image. This is the option to use to write a new bootloader image to flash
memory. Use '-' for data on stdin.
- -g,
--set-game-os
- Set the system boot flag to Game OS.
- -o,
--set-other-os
- Set the system boot flag to Other OS.
- -r,
--set-raw
- Set the Other OS image compression flag to raw (not
compressed).
- -z,
--set-gzip
- Set the Other OS image compression flag to gzip
compressed.
- -t,
--game-time
- Print the Game OS RTC diff value.
- -T,
--db-test
- Test for the existence of an Other OS database in flash
memory. Exits with a zero status if a database is found.
- -F,
--db-format
- Format (write) an empty Other OS database to flash memory.
Any existing data in the flash memory will be lost.
- -P,
--db-print owner
key
- Print owner:key database entries. A negative one (-1) value
for owner or key can be used as a wildcard to match any owner or key.
- -D,
--db-write-dword owner
key dword
- Add or update a 64 bit owner:key database entry. The
dword argument supports input matching the scanf
"%Li" format specification.
- -W,
--db-write-word owner
key word
- Add or update a 32 bit owner:key database entry. The
word argument supports input matching the scanf
"%Li" format specification.
- -H,
--db-write-half owner
key half
- Add or update a 16 bit owner:key database entry. The
half argument supports input matching the scanf
"%Li" format specification.
- -R,
--db-remove owner
key
- Remove an owner:key entry from the database. A negative one
(-1) value for owner or key can be used as a wildcard to match any owner
or key.
- -L,
--db-list-known
- List known database owners and keys.
- -h,
--help
- Print a help message.
- -v,
--verbose
- Program verbosity level. The level is additive.
- -V,
--version
- Display the program version number.
SEE ALSO¶
ps3-boot-game-os(8),
ps3-dump-bootloader(8)
AUTHOR¶
Written by Masato Noguchi and Geoff Levand.
REPORTING BUGS¶
Send bug reports to Geoff Levand <geoffrey.levand@am.sony.com>.
