PS4 5.01 Linux Loader Work in progress by Vultra (and what this means to you)
Developer Vultra has published the source code for a Linux port to PS4 Firmware 5.01. Before everyone gets too excited, let’s dive into what that actually means.
The actual changes in the source of this Linux port, compared to what exists so far for 4.05 or 4.55, are minimal, and mention a few offsets. Additionally, the hacker states that he still needs to update 4 offset values in the source code for it to actually work. So, even if you had a 5.01 PS4 kexploit (which 99.99% of us don’t), this would not work “as is”.
Therefore I would usually treat this release as a “non event”. However what Vultra has posted seems to indicate that he’s got access to a PS4 kernel exploit for firmware 5.01. Running Linux on any PS4 firmware requires full access to the console, therefore the developer needs to have access to a full stack jailbreak on 5.01 in order to work on a Linux port.
PS4 5.01 Linux WIP – Why it matters
The fact that there are kexploits on firmwares 5.xx is not news: we’ve known for a while that Qwertyoruiop has had a PS4 kernel exploit for firmware 5.05. What’s new is that multiple hackers seem to have one such exploit. What’s unclear is if this is the same exploit being circulated among devs, or a different one that Vultra is using.
Important update: multiple people have pointed to me that it is more likely that Vultra has only access to a recently leaked decrypted kernel dump of firmware 5.01 (thanks in particular to LightningMods). The fact that such a leak exists still indicates that multiple hackers have access to a kexploit up to at least 5.01.
He’s not using any exploit he’s just using the leaked 5.01 decrypted kernel that was circulating around Discord servers a while ago
— LightningMods (@LightningMods_) May 7, 2018
Update 2: Vultra has stated he indeed has access to a kernel exploit
Just to quote, 5.00 Kernel dump was leaked. Not 5.01 Kernel Dumped. and the only way to get the kernel dump from 5.01 is to dump it your self
so anything you hear from @LightningMods_ is just stupid.@frwololo @PS3NewsDOTcom
— Vultra (@C0rpVultra) May 8, 2018
Last but not least, there’s of course no word on a release. The Linux port in itself is useless to hack the PS4. What matters to the “end user” is the actual exploit. We’ve seen in the past that hackers have showcased Linux running on a hacked PS4 almost a year before the actual exploit was made public.
Download Linux PS4 5.01 WIP
Remember that this is 1) a non functional work in progress and 2) completely useless without an actual kexploit, which has not been released for 5.0x publicly yet. If you’re not a hacker, this is most likely useless to you.
You can download the source code on Vultra’s github here.
Source: Vultra
i got all excited and then kept reading, such a shame
well its always like this in “PS4 scene” when jailbreak is kept in secret for half year or more unlike PS3 where everything was out asap;)
You clearly don’t remember dongles for 3.60+ games.
Just need Team Xecuter to announce they be releasing a modchip for the PS4. Then you got everyone dumping all the hacks to kingdom come.
yes i remember but you know what? It was a RELEASE even if only for cash – also there was CFW short after anyway…
Love how wololo digests this stuff in a way a noob can understand.
The wait continues then, good thing I have two PS4s though so I can enjoy the lates and greatest games without waiting for an exploit on old FW.
Should anyone in possession of a 5.0.5 kexploit release it, how hard would it be to port PS4 HEN to it? I’m sort of *** that I upgraded to 5.0.5 and that there’s no way for me to downgrade to 4.55 or below, well without spending money on a PS4 that’s below 4.xx. I could be running PS2 games on my PS4 like a dream and I wouldn’t need my PS2 or three handy to play what I wanna test and play..
Wait, only for 5.01 or for 5.01 – 5.05?
I believe the implication is this could be a different kernal exploit than the one qwertyoruip has. It that’s the case we could see the ability to jailbreak PS4s up to 5.01 while the ‘better’ kernal exploit for up to 5.05 continues to be withheld for research purposes or whatever.
Or it could just mean Vultra simply has his PS5 on 5.01 and refuses to update to 5.05 for some reason that’s not yet been explained. Possibly an important one.
Hopefully guys dont go spamming his twitter handle begging for kexploit release.
F U AND THE F@G VULTRA YOU RODE IN ON
first!
If we can get a PS4 port of RetroPie (Emulation Station plus emus) and Kodi running natively somehow, I’d be tickled to death.
The ps4 will only be fully hacked when ps5 is out and sony ends support to the ps4 just like the ps3. Patience people. If you want to play the games urgently, just buy them.
The PS3 got hacked in 2010, PS4 released 2013
Just saying.
I don’t understand why these hackers hold on to the exploits for so long, it’s not as if 5.05 is the latest firmware anymore, why not just release it? Genuinely curious
Is there an actual proof that someone on this world have a 5.0.x kexploit?
no
Correction 450 505 kxploit got released in this newssiteblog wololo in source form richt after or before holygrail
Anyone on 5.01 should be excited! I think it would also be possible to run hombrew also than just linux.
Cant somehow a ps4usblinux installercd be Made to automaten errorfree