<s>
A	O
softmod	B-Device
is	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
using	O
software	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
intended	O
behavior	O
of	O
hardware	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
video	O
cards	O
,	O
sound	O
cards	O
,	O
or	O
game	O
consoles	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
can	O
overcome	O
restrictions	O
of	O
the	O
firmware	B-Application
,	O
or	O
install	O
custom	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softmodding	B-Device
a	O
card	O
should	O
not	O
include	O
changing	O
the	O
video	O
card	O
's	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
only	O
four	O
softmods	B-Device
are	O
known	O
,	O
a	O
Radeon	O
9500	O
NP	O
to	O
a	O
9500	O
Pro	O
(	O
128	O
bit	O
)	O
or	O
9700	O
(	O
256	O
bit	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Radeon	O
9800SE	O
(	O
with	O
256-bit	O
L-shaped	O
memory	B-General_Concept
layout	O
on	O
the	O
PCB	O
)	O
to	O
a	O
Radeon	O
9800	O
Pro	O
,	O
a	O
GeForce	O
6200	O
to	O
a	O
6600	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
GeForce	O
6800NU	O
to	O
a	O
6800GT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
act	O
of	O
a	O
softmod	B-Device
usually	O
enables	O
pixel	O
rendering	O
pipelines	O
,	O
though	O
may	O
also	O
include	O
other	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
softmodding	B-Device
is	O
not	O
guaranteed	O
to	O
always	O
work	O
;	O
sometimes	O
the	O
pipelines	O
have	O
been	O
disabled	O
for	O
a	O
reason	O
,	O
e.g.	O
,	O
a	O
defect	O
that	O
produces	O
artifacts	O
when	O
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softmod	B-Device
is	O
also	O
a	O
term	O
used	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
modifying	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
mod	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softmods	B-Device
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
used	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
font	O
exploit	O
installed	O
through	O
exploits	O
in	O
savegame	O
code	O
for	O
MechAssault	B-Application
,	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
,	O
007	B-Application
:	I-Application
Agent	I-Application
Under	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usage	O
of	O
the	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
or	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
4	I-Application
disc	O
is	O
generally	O
recommended	O
as	O
any	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
run	O
the	O
exploit	O
,	O
whereas	O
certain	O
production	O
runs	O
of	O
Mechassault	B-Application
and	O
Agent	B-Application
Under	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
are	O
needed	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
exploit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
via	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
software	O
called	O
"	O
MechInstaller	O
"	O
created	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox-linux	O
team	O
,	O
an	O
additional	O
option	O
could	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Dashboard	O
for	O
booting	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Font-hack	O
works	O
by	O
exploiting	O
a	O
buffer	O
underflow	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
font	O
loader	O
which	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
dashboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
requires	O
the	O
clock	O
to	O
be	O
valid	O
and	O
the	O
dashboard	O
itself	O
is	O
where	O
you	O
set	O
the	O
clock	O
there	O
is	O
problem	O
if	O
the	O
RTC	O
backup	O
capacitor	O
discharges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
will	O
detect	O
that	O
the	O
clock	O
is	O
n't	O
set	O
and	O
therefore	O
force	O
the	O
dashboard	O
to	O
be	O
loaded	O
which	O
then	O
promptly	O
reboots	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
buffer	O
overflow	O
exploit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
restarting	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
detects	O
the	O
clock	O
is	O
invalid	O
and	O
the	O
process	O
repeats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
whole-system	O
(	O
that	O
will	O
allow	O
full	O
root	O
access	O
and	O
installing	O
homebrew	B-Device
)	O
softmod	B-Device
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
ways	O
were	O
found	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
firmware	B-Application
of	O
the	O
DVD	O
drive	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
data	O
stream	O
from	O
the	O
DVD	O
drive	O
indicated	O
signs	O
of	O
unauthorized	O
use	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
would	O
permanently	O
ban	O
the	O
console	O
from	O
using	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
measures	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
introducing	O
new	O
hardware	O
revisions	O
to	O
prevent	O
modifications	O
and	O
checking/updating	O
the	O
drive	O
firmware	B-Application
during	O
dashboard	O
updates	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
softmod	B-Device
almost	O
any	O
PSP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
various	O
exploits	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
TIFF	O
exploit	O
or	O
specially	O
crafted	O
savegames	O
from	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
,	O
Lumines	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
GripShift	B-Application
)	O
or	O
original	O
unprotected	O
firmware	B-Application
,	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
run	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PSPs	O
updater	O
,	O
that	O
will	O
install	O
custom	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
newer	O
firmware	B-Application
allows	O
the	O
booting	O
of	O
ISOs	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
running	O
unauthorized	O
(	O
homebrew	B-Device
)	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
popular	O
way	O
of	O
running	O
homebrew	B-Device
code	O
to	O
softmod	B-Device
the	O
PSP	O
is	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
Infinity	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	O
softmodding	B-Device
is	O
also	O
closely	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
methods	O
used	O
to	O
softmod	B-Device
Xboxes	B-Operating_System
and	O
PSPs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bannerbomb	O
works	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
malformed	O
banner	O
to	O
inject	O
a	O
loader	O
program	O
into	O
the	O
Wii	B-Application
Menu	I-Application
program	O
in	O
memory	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Wii	B-Application
Menu	I-Application
crashes	O
,	O
an	O
unsigned	O
executable	O
is	O
executed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bannerbomb	O
was	O
superseded	O
by	O
Letterbomb	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
glitch	O
in	O
the	O
Wii	O
Message	O
Board	O
to	O
crash	O
the	O
Wii	B-Application
Menu	I-Application
and	O
load	O
the	O
/elf	O
file	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
install	O
the	O
Homebrew	B-Device
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
types	O
of	O
exploits	O
have	O
enabled	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
third-party	O
homebrew	B-Device
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Homebrew	B-Device
Channel	O
,	O
third-party	O
games	O
,	O
media	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	O
homebrew	B-Device
community	O
generally	O
discourages	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
softmod	B-Device
"	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
Wii	O
homebrew	B-Device
in	O
general	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
have	O
negative	O
connotations	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
association	O
with	O
copyright	O
violation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
hardware	O
modifications	O
do	O
not	O
help	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
third-party	O
software	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
security	O
architecture	O
,	O
software	O
modification	O
is	O
implied	O
whenever	O
homebrew	B-Device
software	O
is	O
in	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
can	O
be	O
softmodded	O
with	O
the	O
TonyHax	O
exploit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
early	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
SCPH-3900x	O
or	O
older	O
)	O
,	O
although	O
only	O
for	O
booting	O
PS1	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TonyHax	O
can	O
be	O
booted	O
either	O
with	O
a	O
gamesave	O
exploit	O
(	O
usually	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
3	B-Application
,	O
or	O
4	B-Application
,	O
hence	O
the	O
name	O
,	O
but	O
several	O
other	O
games	O
are	O
also	O
supported	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
except	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
directly	O
from	O
a	O
specially-flashed	O
memory	B-General_Concept
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exploit	O
allows	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
boot	O
homebrew	B-Device
,	O
foreign-region	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
CD-R	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
PlayStation	B-Device
models	O
are	O
partially	O
incompatible	O
(	O
slow	O
load	O
times	O
,	O
skipping	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
)	O
with	O
phthalocyanine	O
CD-Rs	O
,	O
preferring	O
the	O
older	O
standard	O
cyanine	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
has	O
various	O
methods	O
of	O
achieving	O
a	O
softmod	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disc	O
swapping	O
was	O
used	O
early	O
on	O
to	O
bypass	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
copy	O
protection	O
,	O
by	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
certain	O
trigger	O
discs	O
such	O
as	O
007	B-Application
:	I-Application
Agent	I-Application
Under	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
or	O
Swap	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
,	O
homebrew	B-Device
could	O
be	O
loaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
inserting	O
the	O
trigger	O
disc	O
,	O
blocking	O
the	O
lid	O
open	O
sensor	O
then	O
hotswapping	O
with	O
a	O
homebrew	B-Device
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
difficult	O
to	O
execute	O
correctly	O
,	O
the	O
universality	O
of	O
the	O
method	O
was	O
often	O
used	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
softmod	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
softmods	B-Device
developed	O
-	O
the	O
Independence	O
Exploit	O
-	O
allows	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
run	O
homebrew	B-Device
by	O
exploiting	O
a	O
buffer	O
overflow	O
in	O
the	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
code	O
responsible	O
for	O
loading	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
method	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
only	O
works	O
on	O
models	O
V10	O
and	O
lower	O
,	O
excluding	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
slim	I-Device
,	O
while	O
still	O
requiring	O
a	O
disc	O
to	O
be	O
burned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreeMcBoot	O
is	O
an	O
exploit	O
that	O
works	O
on	O
all	O
models	O
except	O
the	O
SCPH-9000x	O
series	O
with	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
v2.30	O
and	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
requires	O
no	O
trigger	O
disc	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
directly	O
load	O
ELFs	O
from	O
the	O
memory	B-General_Concept
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortuna	O
,	O
Funtuna	O
,	O
and	O
Opentuna	O
are	O
another	O
form	O
of	O
memory	B-General_Concept
card	O
exploit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
FreeMcBoot	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
SCPH-9000x	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
third-party	O
memory	B-General_Concept
cards	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
MagicGate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HD	B-Device
Loader	I-Device
is	O
an	O
exploit	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
models	O
with	O
the	O
hard	O
drive	O
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
models	O
and	O
works	O
by	O
exploiting	O
a	O
buffer	O
overflow	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
DVD	O
video	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechaPwn	O
is	O
an	O
exploit	O
that	O
permanently	O
unlocks	O
the	O
DVD	O
drive	O
of	O
the	O
slim	O
PS2	B-Device
(	O
and	O
some	O
later	O
revisions	O
of	O
the	O
fat	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
,	O
allowing	O
PS1	O
and	O
PS2	B-Device
discs	O
from	O
any	O
region	O
to	O
be	O
booted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS1	O
CD-R	O
copies	O
can	O
be	O
booted	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
built-in	O
menu	O
;	O
PS2	B-Device
CD-R/DVD	O
-R	O
copies	O
require	O
additional	O
software	O
to	O
bypass	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
logo	O
check	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
methods	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
softmod	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
rely	O
on	O
WebKit	O
vulnerabilities	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
Web	O
Browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
of	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
softmodded	O
regardless	O
of	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consoles	O
that	O
have	O
factory	O
installed	O
(	O
minimum	O
firmware	B-Application
)	O
of	O
version	O
3.55	O
or	O
less	O
can	O
be	O
exploited	O
to	O
be	O
flashed	O
with	O
custom	O
firmware	B-Application
(	O
unofficial	O
firmware	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slim	O
25xx	O
models	O
may	O
be	O
exploitable	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
if	O
their	O
date	O
code	O
is	O
0D	O
or	O
less	O
;	O
sometimes	O
date	O
code	O
1A	O
consoles	O
may	O
be	O
on	O
factory	O
installed	O
3.55	O
,	O
however	O
this	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
relied	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
guidelines	O
assume	O
a	O
console	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
taken	O
to	O
Sony	O
to	O
be	O
serviced	O
,	O
as	O
Sony	O
may	O
update	O
the	O
factory	O
installed	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
firmware	B-Application
can	O
be	O
flashed	O
using	O
either	O
a	O
modchip	O
or	O
a	O
WebKit	O
exploit	O
,	O
which	O
patches	O
the	O
current	O
firmware	B-Application
and	O
forces	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
"	O
downgrade	O
"	O
which	O
in	O
ordinary	O
circumstances	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
firmware	B-Application
grants	O
complete	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
having	O
access	O
to	O
LV0	O
(	O
bootloader	O
)	O
,	O
LV1	O
(	O
hypervisor	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
LV2	O
(	O
kernel	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
run	O
homebrew	B-Device
,	O
load	O
game	O
backups	O
,	O
bypass	O
region	O
checks	O
,	O
change	O
fan	O
and	O
CELL/RSX	O
speeds	O
,	O
grant	O
access	O
to	O
root	O
keys	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
run	O
PS2	B-Device
ISOs	O
on	O
unsupported	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
custom	O
firmware	B-Application
implementations	O
reinstate	O
features	O
Sony	O
removed	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
OtherOS	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
popular	O
softmod	B-Device
is	O
PS3HEN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
softmod	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
WebKit	O
exploit	O
to	O
install	O
a	O
signed	O
file	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
Web	O
Browser	O
,	O
then	O
uses	O
another	O
WebKit	O
exploit	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
kernel	O
exploit	O
which	O
grants	O
LV2	O
kernel	O
access	O
when	O
executed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
opposed	O
to	O
custom	O
firmware	B-Application
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
tether	O
softmod	B-Device
meaning	O
PS3HEN	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
activated	O
every	O
time	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
powered	O
on	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
supports	O
all	O
models	O
of	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
on	O
official	O
firmware	B-Application
4.84	O
or	O
later	O
need	O
to	O
install	O
hybrid	O
firmware	B-Application
(	O
another	O
type	O
of	O
unofficial	O
firmware	B-Application
)	O
,	O
as	O
Sony	O
only	O
removed	O
the	O
WebKit	O
entry	O
point	O
but	O
hybrid	O
firmware	B-Application
reinstates	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
softmod	B-Device
shares	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
custom	O
firmware	B-Application
features	O
-	O
users	O
can	O
run	O
homebrew	B-Device
,	O
load	O
backups	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
bypass	O
region	O
checks	O
,	O
and	O
change	O
fan	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unofficial	O
PS2	B-Device
backwards	O
compatibility	O
is	O
diminished	O
as	O
users	O
can	O
only	O
run	O
PS2	B-Device
Classics	O
encrypted	O
PKGs	O
instead	O
of	O
ISOs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hypervisor	O
is	O
still	O
intact	O
and	O
periodically	O
checks	O
if	O
the	O
current	O
code	O
being	O
run	O
is	O
unsigned	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
small	O
chance	O
if	O
the	O
current	O
code	O
is	O
unsigned	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
becoming	O
unresponsive	O
or	O
shutting	O
down	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
less	O
stable	O
than	O
custom	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hybrid	O
firmware	B-Application
is	O
recommended	O
in	O
general	O
when	O
using	O
PS3HEN	O
even	O
if	O
below	O
official	O
firmware	B-Application
4.84	O
because	O
it	O
also	O
contains	O
fixes	O
that	O
help	O
stabilise	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
a	O
softmod	B-Device
state	O
compared	O
to	O
official	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
has	O
ways	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
softmod	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
rely	O
on	O
WebKit	O
vulnerabilities	O
in	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Web	O
Browser	O
combined	O
with	O
a	O
kernel	O
exploit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
of	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
softmodded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softmodding	B-Device
a	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
allows	O
users	O
to	O
run	O
homebrew	B-Device
,	O
load	O
game	O
backups	O
,	O
bypass	O
region	O
checks	O
,	O
and	O
change	O
fan	O
and	O
CPU/GPU	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
payloads	O
can	O
boot	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
into	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
,	O
although	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
permanent	O
and	O
the	O
console	O
will	O
revert	O
to	O
Orbis	O
OS	O
on	O
reboot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
firmware	B-Application
revisions	O
that	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
softmod	B-Device
are	O
:	O
1.76	O
,	O
4.05	O
,	O
4.74	O
,	O
5.05/5.07	O
,	O
6.72	O
,	O
7.02	O
,	O
7.55	O
,	O
9.00	O
,	O
with	O
5.05/5.07	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
stable	O
and	O
9.00	O
the	O
most	O
stable	O
after	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
has	O
ways	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
softmod	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
rely	O
on	O
a	O
userland	O
exploit	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
WebKit	O
vulnerabilities	O
in	O
the	O
PS5	B-Device
Web	O
Browser	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
specially	O
crafted	O
Blu-ray	O
disc	O
,	O
combined	O
with	O
a	O
kernel	O
(	O
and	O
possibly	O
hypervisor	O
)	O
exploit	O
;	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
kernel	O
exploit	O
used	O
,	O
may	O
also	O
require	O
a	O
specially	O
crafted	O
USB	O
flash	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hypervisor	O
exploit	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
publicly	O
disclosed	O
,	O
however	O
there	O
are	O
other	O
known	O
limited	O
softmods	B-Device
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
userland	O
and	O
kernel	O
exploit	O
which	O
is	O
heavily	O
restricted	O
in	O
comparison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limited	O
softmods	B-Device
allows	O
the	O
install	O
of	O
PKGs	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
run	O
them	O
)	O
,	O
start	O
an	O
FTP	O
server	O
,	O
dump	O
PS5	B-Device
files	O
,	O
modify	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
backwards	O
compatibility	O
blacklist	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
enabling	O
the	O
Debug	O
Settings	O
,	O
where	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
debug	O
options	O
actually	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
console	O
,	O
a	O
userland	O
and	O
kernel	O
exploit	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
enough	O
to	O
accomplish	O
what	O
is	O
generally	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
true	O
jailbreak	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
PS5	B-Device
has	O
added	O
security	O
measures	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
mainly	O
a	O
hypervisor	O
and	O
other	O
restrictions	O
such	O
as	O
execute	O
only	O
memory	B-General_Concept
which	O
makes	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
much	O
more	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IPv6	O
kernel	O
exploit	O
(	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
6.72	O
firmware	B-Application
jailbreak	O
)	O
was	O
patched	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
a	O
few	O
months	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PS5	B-Device
,	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
patched	O
on	O
the	O
PS5	B-Device
a	O
while	O
after	O
,	O
affecting	O
PS5	B-Device
firmware	B-Application
up	O
to	O
4.51	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exFAT	O
filesystem	O
kernel	O
exploit	O
that	O
affected	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
firmware	B-Application
up	O
to	O
9.00	O
also	O
affected	O
PS5	B-Device
firmware	B-Application
up	O
to	O
4.03	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firmware	B-Application
revisions	O
that	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
softmod	B-Device
are	O
4.03	O
,	O
4.50	O
and	O
4.51	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
full	O
exploit	O
for	O
2.50	O
firmware	B-Application
,	O
where	O
in	O
addition	O
the	O
hypervisor	O
is	O
compromised	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
full	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
disclosed	O
publicly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
(	O
and	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
sibling	O
)	O
have	O
become	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
console	O
platforms	O
to	O
softmod	B-Device
,	O
as	O
the	O
procedure	O
requires	O
very	O
little	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
2DS/3DS	O
itself	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
relatively	O
simple	O
for	O
the	O
latest	O
firmware	B-Application
(	O
version	O
11.16.0	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
2023	O
)	O
and	O
below	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
unSAFEmode	O
"	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
methods	O
use	O
either	O
a	O
3rd	O
party	O
flashcard	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
NTR	O
Boot	O
"	O
payload	O
,	O
or	O
more	O
difficult	O
techniques	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
NAND	O
memory	B-General_Concept
hardmod	O
or	O
DsiWare	O
injection	O
system	O
transfer	O
exploit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
well	O
developed	O
and	O
commonly	O
used	O
Custom	O
Firmware	B-Application
(	O
CFW	O
)	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
Luma3DS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NAND	O
redirection	O
,	O
running	O
non-system	O
menu	O
payloads	O
on	O
boot	O
,	O
and	O
installing	O
Homebrew	B-Device
titles	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
popular	O
homebrew	B-Device
app	O
used	O
for	O
piracy	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Freeshop	O
,	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
with	O
system	O
update	O
11.8	O
by	O
requiring	O
a	O
title	O
key	O
authorization	O
on	O
the	O
Eshop	O
download	O
servers	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
all	O
NUS	O
downloaders	O
for	O
the	O
3ds	B-Operating_System
to	O
no	O
longer	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
has	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
softmods	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exploit	O
is	O
hardware	O
based	O
so	O
any	O
version	O
of	O
firmware	B-Application
on	O
these	O
"	O
V1	O
Unpatched	O
"	O
consoles	O
can	O
be	O
exploited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
have	O
had	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
softmods	B-Device
emerge	O
although	O
if	O
updated	O
to	O
newer	O
firmware	B-Application
they	O
will	O
have	O
been	O
patched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
softmods	B-Device
allow	O
the	O
running	O
of	O
game	O
backups	O
,	O
installing	O
custom	O
firmware	B-Application
,	O
and	O
emulators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
install	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
as	O
an	O
additional	O
boot	O
option	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
device	O
becomes	O
much	O
more	O
versatile	O
for	O
cross	O
platform	O
play	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
)	O
,	O
allowing	O
games	O
from	O
other	O
platforms	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
,	O
with	O
varied	O
performance	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
by	O
game	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
JoyCons	O
are	O
fully	O
functional	O
in	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
environment	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
strong	O
competitor	O
for	O
tablet	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
distinct	O
from	O
cross-flashing	O
the	O
drive	O
or	O
installing	O
unofficial	O
firmware	B-Application
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
modify	O
the	O
drive	O
's	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
