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PS2 Exploit Allows Running of Unsigned Code

Posted by michael on from the game-on dept.

DrEldarion writes "This man has figured out a way to make the PS2 run unsigned code without a modchip. "To make a long story short, the exploit allows anyone with a memory card and a valid, legal PS1 disc to hijack the boot process and run any piece of code.""

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  1. Great news! by levik · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now all we need is someone to write a legal playstation emulator for the X-Box, and we can run linux on it with no additional money going to microsoft for buying/renting a particular x-box game!

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    1. Re:Great news! by Greyfox · · Score: 4, Funny

      Ah yes! But if I buy 10,000 X boxes and use them to sculpt a giant penis (Well... it WAS going to be a gopher and I gave up on that and changed to a big Tux the Penguin but I'm not that artistic so it really looks a lot more like a penis) and have that erected (Heh, so to speak) in Redmond, WA, it would get enough publicity that the software developers would know that Microsoft's claims were inflated by that many units! They can't run X-Box games if they're being used as part of a giant gopher-penis-tux-the-penguin sculpture, can they? It's genius! Genius, I tell you! And just to add insult to injury, one could apply for a federal arts-grant to get the money for the units! How cool is that?

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  2. Unsigned code... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Like LINUX!?

    In related news, Sony pays $499 per each PS2 sold to SCO. The rest of the compensation is the release of a smash-hit game "Superdaryl and the Invasion of the IBM Drones", in which Daryl saves America from IBM-aided terrorists.

  3. ..yeah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, if you or your company are looking for a low-level PS2 or GC hacker, I am available for immediate contract work or other offers. My e-mail is the best way to contact me.

    We'll get right on that.
    After Sony's attorneys finish with you, "immediate contract work" is exactly what you'll need.

  4. Re:What kind of hardware is needed... by EvilTwinSkippy · · Score: 4, Funny
    It would normally, but they are all under indictment from the DirectTV folks.

    Ah yes, slashdot, where folks discuss spending $200 on equipment to crack a $30 game.

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