ESP Host: Serve PS4 Payloads Using the ESP8266 Guide by Codsworth

Today @Codsworth let us know about an ESP Host project he's been working on, and shared a guide on a simple way to serve PS4 payloads using the ESP8266 Wifi Module board with at least 4 MB flash.

Download: esphost.bin / esphostmulti.bin / esphostmulti405.bin / GIT

Here's all the details from the README.md: ESP Host

Today I show you a simple way to serve payload using the ESP8266.

Benefits of using the ESP8266:

• Extremely low cost hardware, available worldwide
• Ability to run 24/7 via USB, self-hosted payload, no external apps or programs required
• Completely block all updates
• No need for custom DNS server or settings, features automatic redirect
• Easy to program and update via USB
• Very low power consumption

Requirements:

• esptool.py
• ESP8266 Wifi Module with at least 4M flash
• PS4 Firmware 4.55 or 4.05
• esphost.bin or esphostmulti.bin or esphostmulti405.bin

Payloads included in esphost.bin

• VORTEX HEN 1.4

Payloads included in esphostmulti.bin

• HEN
• HEN+VR
• FTP
• DUMPER
• BACKUP

https://github.com/pearlxcore/ps4-playground-455

Instructions:

Flash esphost.bin using the following command:

sudo esptool.py --port /dev/ttyUSB0 write_flash 0x00000 0x400000 ./esphost.bin

• After flashing completes, connect to "PS4-WIFI" using "easy setting" then go to [Settings] > [User Guide]

NOTE: Windows users must use the appropriate com port when flashing with esptool.py

NOTE2: Users can optionally flash using the GUI version of ESPTool

Compatible boards:

These are the most popular ESP8266 boards, but any esp8266 with 4M flash or larger will work.

• ESP8266 NodeMcuV2 4M Wifi Module (Amazon or AliExpress)
• ESP8266 D1 Mini NodeMcu 4M (Amazon or AliExpress)

Updates (via Codsworth)

• More stable payloads , no memory errors or reloading pages
• Updated esp-host to include payloads from ps4-playground
• Added file compression - save space and serve payloads quickly.
• Upgraded payload index to a better design thanks to pearlxcore

To-Do

• Add ability to upload files/payloads

Notice and credits

Credit should be given to original authors of payloads - you know who you are.

How to run PS4 exploit offline using ESP-12E (ESP8266)

PS4 with ESP8266 7 seconds for the hen + playground

 

[JakeyWineBottle]

This only needs AppsToUsb to be perfect (V14)

 

[pearlxcore]

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[spider197312]

@nzie
Where is it? Where to download?

 

[Peter Hansen]

its quite easy to enter PEARLXCORE into the google search box to get here:

https://github.com/pearlxcore/ps4-playground-455

 

[pearlxcore]

I haven't put it on github

 

[barelynotlegal]

just got mine this morning
all is good except for the dumper, im using the bin file esphost multi as the console is 4.55
it says "welcome to PS4dumper 1.7............"
and thats it.. when using private host off of pc it seemed to worked..
any suggestions?
dont see any hdd activity either..

 

[pearlxcore]

@barelynotlegal yup the dumper payload is not working in the playground. The payload is from my old playground (modified from c0d3m4st4 pixploithost).

To make it work you need to change the dumper payload. But its quite lot of work until you can flash it back to esp8266.

 

[pearlxcore]

PS4 4.55 Playground for ESP8266 (pearlxcore)

https://github.com/pearlxcore/PS4-4.55-Playground-ESP8266

 

[Codsworth]

I will include the new payload playground from @nzie this should fix the dumper issue.

the update will be on github later today so check back in a while

Ok, I didn't realize @nzie provided a .bin with payloads included. was the .bin complied from treyjazz exploit server?

 

[seanp2500]

so dumper working?