Has anyone tried the dongle/usb approach?

[dragng8]

The PS3 was "jailbroken" through the use of a dongle/usb. No clue as to how it was done, but do any of you think it would be possible?

[Xian Nox]

From what I know, a certain device used in Sony PS3 repair shops was "obtained", and by reversing it, clever people came up with a jailbreak.

[TheSpillmonkey]

The ps3 dongle was a specialized usb payload that put the ps3 into a service mode. That mode was already there on the ps3, put there by sony.
It is SORT OF like how the "pandora" battery put the psp into a service mode. Hardware for sony techs to use that the community learned about and could reproduce.

The vita could have something similar that we just dont know about yet, but considering just how security oriented they were when designing it, I doubt it will be so simple.

[Beegee7730]

Actually, from what I understand it went like this, or is estimated to.

Sony PS3 Service Dongle was leaked/obtained by hackers
Hackers researched how this device worked
Hackers found that by modifying the dongle ID they could cause a buffer overflow to load their own data
Hackers attempt to market this as a dongle
Dongle is released, and reverse engineered by Matheiulh et al.

[Aneudi2012]

with the psp, how did the pandora battery caused the psp to go to service mode? is it possible to make a pandora battery for the vita, even though the battery is not replacable?

[fate6]

the Pandora Battery worked because it was basically just our version of Sony's service tool that did the same thing as the pandora battery


now remember Sony did change how to access service mode in later PSP's so now why would they do go back to the old method on the Vita ?

[dragng8]

Sony would have to have some method to getting into service mode, something unlike their old method. Maybe it has something to do with bluetooth, wifi, a button/touch combination, or maybe a special proprietary card to go into the system. I guess only time will tell

[fate6]

now this is just a assumption so don't quote me on this but I think it has something to do with the accessory slot

[Aneudi2012]

What about the Sim card slot for 3g models or some weird combination of the rear pad and touch screen LOL

[Morto]

What about the Sim card slot for 3g models or some weird combination of the rear pad and touch screen LOL