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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. Re:So what? by 91degrees · · Score: 1, Troll

    Yeah, but the PS2 Linux kit is carefully controlled by Sony. It doesn't exactly give you direct access to the system. I want absolute control of a PS2, including writing directly to the hardware registers.