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

 

[pearlxcore]

@Zoilus here is the answer

https://www.psxhax.com/threads/esp-...266-guide-by-codsworth.4785/page-4#post-75581

 

[Zoilus]

@nzie thanks but what am i looking at? I just comments and the only link there is for getting this to work on an Rpi 3

and really what i like to know is how to compile the .bin for the 8266. got links on that?

 

[pearlxcore]

@Zoilus you need to write your own html code to make the webpage. I use my playground https://github.com/pearlxcore/ps4-playground-455 and modify the html, js file. Remember that you need to code the index.html and link all the scripts in the same folder as spiffs does not support folder as stated by trejazz.

Then just follow the tutorial to compile and upload to esp8266:

https://github.com/treyjazz/ESPS4ExploitServer

 

[Zoilus]

@nzie cool thanks and yeah i have all of that down, the html code and js stuff i know how to do... but what i want to do is compile everything i have into a bin so i can inject it into the ESP8266 E12. That way i can use the NodeMCU Pyflasher 3.0 to easily inject the bin into the 8266.

There's already a few bins out there and thats what I'd like to do. I can flash my 8266 with Adrino with sketch's all day long no problem, but the data folder and its contents NEVER load. I've used about 15 different methods/programs...etc ... the only thing that works and fast is using the PyFlasher 3.0 to inject the bin

And there's my problem , I don't know how to compile it for it to work on the 8266

 

[pearlxcore]

The binary wasn’t compiled... But dumped back to pc from esp8266........

 

[Codsworth]

@nzie I don't understand? Thought you use treyjazz code?

@zerodevide I think @nzie has a working version atm based off treyjazz code?

 

[Zoilus]

@nzie and see i thought about that too! because somewhere i saw that the backup is in bin format! the problem is i can't flash the data folder over.

i've change various things like the boards, memory size and I always keep getting this, it says the spiffs bin is not found. Its driving me insane... arrggh

Arduino: 1.8.5 (Windows 7), Board: "NodeMCU 1.0 (ESP-12E Module), 80 MHz, 4M (1M SPIFFS), v2 Lower Memory, Disabled, None, Only Sketch, 115200"

[SPIFFS] data   : C:\Users\Zoilus\Desktop\PS4Exploit\data
[SPIFFS] size   : 1004
[SPIFFS] page   : 256
[SPIFFS] block  : 8192
[SPIFFS] upload : C:\Users\Zoilus\AppData\Local\Temp\build6c50a41f9d6b8fb0a1c11a99a294f88a.spiffs/PS4Exploit.spiffs.bin
[SPIFFS] address: 0x300000
[SPIFFS] reset  : nodemcu
[SPIFFS] port   : COM3
[SPIFFS] speed  : 115200

error: stat C:\Users\Zoilus\AppData\Local\Temp\build6c50a41f9d6b8fb0a1c11a99a294f88a.spiffs/PS4Exploit.spiffs.bin failed: No such file or directory

SPIFFS Upload failed!

 

[pearlxcore]

@Codsworth yes I use trejazz’s method. Inside data folder I used my own playground. I did not touch the code in ino file

@Zoilus navigate to C:\Users\Zoilus\AppData\Local\Temp\

Check whether folder “build6c50a41f9d6b8fb0a1c11a99a294f88a.spiffs” is there or else make a new folder with that name and retry compile.

And for flash size I use 4M (3M spiffs) not sure what is the differences between 1M/2M/3M spiffs.

 

[Zoilus]

@nzie yepp its already there , whats not there is that ps4exploit.spiffs.bin file. Im assuming it makes it and then sends it

and i checked each character by making a new folder and copying the name from that error report , and trying to name the new folder and it says it already exists...so i know the name of folder is right.

So after the ino. sketch file transfers...which i've left untouched, and that part always works.... do i then unplug, hold the flash button, plug it back in then do the sketch data upload?

 

[pearlxcore]

‘data’ folder is there? I mean, inside PS4exploit folder must be ino file and ‘data’ folder. If ‘data’ folder is not there then the compiler can’t compile the files to spiffs.bin

@Zoilus In the treyjazz’s guide he said press reset button while inserting esp8266. But I didn’t do that but it work tho.

The process is like :

Load ino -> configure the board (flash/com/board type) -> sketch data upload -> wait until 100% -> on ‘sketch’ tab click on ‘upload’ -> wait until 100% -> profit