ps5-firmware-pin

Keep a jailbroken PS5 on the firmware you want, and get back to it if the console updated anyway.

Tested on firmware 13.60.007 with the Relapse jailbreak.

A PS5 jailbreak only works on specific firmware versions. When Sony ships a new one, the console downloads it in the background and eventually shows an update screen. Install it and the jailbreak is gone until someone ports the exploit.

This repo has three small Python scripts for that situation:

You need:

• A computer with Python 3.8 or newer. No packages to install. Check with python3 --version. On Windows, use py instead of python3.
• This repo on that computer. git clone https://github.com/lvndry/ps5-firmware-pin or use Code > Download ZIP on GitHub and unzip it. Run every command below from inside the ps5-firmware-pin folder.
• The PS5 and the computer on the same network.
• Your PS5's IP address. On the console: Settings > Network > Connection Status > View Connection Status > IPv4 Address. It looks like 192.168.1.42. Every command below uses 192.168.1.42 as an example: replace it with yours.

The pin scripts also need the console jailbroken right now, with the shsrv payload loaded. shsrv is the shell the scripts talk to, on port 2323. The downgrade script runs on your computer only and does not need the jailbreak.

1. Jailbreak the console and load the shsrv payload.

2. On the computer, preview what the script will do (it changes nothing):

   python3 pin/ps5-fw-pin.py --host 192.168.1.42 --dry-run

3. Run it for real:

   python3 pin/ps5-fw-pin.py --host 192.168.1.42

   It reads the firmware version, deletes any update the console already downloaded, and checks nothing is left waiting to install. It stops without changing anything if the console is on 14.x.

4. On the console, turn off automatic downloads (once): Settings > System > System Software and Updates > Automatic Downloads > System Software and Apps > Off.

That's it. If an update prompt still appears, press ✕ to dismiss it.

Want the console to stop seeing updates at all? See --full mode.

Yes. The script deletes at most one update file and, in --full mode, appends two lines to a hosts file it backs up first. It never writes firmware, never touches games or saves, and verifies every change before it reports.

Can it brick the console? No. Bricking needs a failed install, and this script only stops one from starting. Its complete set of writes:

• rm /update/PS5UPDATE.PUP (if present)
• cp /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.fwpin.bak (once, --full)
• two 127.0.0.1 lines appended to /etc/hosts (--full)

If it crashes or you lose power halfway, the worst state left is "a pending update file exists" — the state you started from.

Worst realistic case? You accidentally confirm an update: the jailbreak is gone until your exploit supports the new firmware. Console, games and saves are untouched; the downgrade script gets you back if you're stuck.

Does --full affect online play? No — it blocks only the two update hostnames, not game traffic.

How do I undo it? python3 pin/ps5-fw-unpin.py --host 192.168.1.42 restores the hosts backup. After a --floor-only pin there's nothing to undo.

Still not sure? Read the source: ~150 lines, no dependencies (ps5-fw-pin.py), and --dry-run previews every change before one is made.

Never press confirm on an update screen. Press ✕ to dismiss it. If you are stuck on a screen that won't let you back out, hold the console's power button for 10 seconds to turn it off.

If the console is on a firmware the jailbreak doesn't support, you can install an older one from a USB stick:

python3 downgrade/ps5-fw-downgrade.py --url <link to PS5UPDATE.PUP>

Sony only links the latest firmware, so the older file comes from a PS5 homebrew mirror. The script downloads it (about 1 GB) and checks it's real. Then copy it to a USB stick and install it from the console. The full walkthrough is in downgrade/README.md. Your games and saves stay; the jailbreak has to be run again afterwards.

Use at your own risk. Modifying console firmware and running homebrew may void your warranty and break Sony's terms of service. Not affiliated with Sony.

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