b5f984 No.14435707
>Downgrading your console using PS3Xploit
This process will use a recently released software hack to to allow the installation of custom firmware. Check to make sure that your console is downgrade compatible.
> NAND or NOR?
It is recommended to check the model number on the back of your console and compare it to the chart below to determine if your console is NAND-based or NOR-based.
Model Flash
——————————- —————-
CECH-A through CECH-G NAND
CECH-H through CECH-Q NOR
CECH-2000 through CECH-2XXX NOR
CECH-3000/4000 Cannot downgrade
If you have a CECH-25XX console, you will have to use MinVerChk to check if it's compatible. Instructions: https://pastebin.com/2MAeD9Ke
> Flashing the NOR [NAND] chip
Materials needed:
- flash_482.hex (http://ps3xploit.com/writer/flash_482.hex)
- An MD5 Checksum verifier
- A USB thumb drive, formatted as FAT32
01. Ensure your USB drive is formatted as FAT32, and that it is recognized by your PS3 by checking that it shows up on the XMB under Photos, Music, or Videos column.
02. Plug the USB drive into your computer, and copy over the "flash_482.hex" file to the root of the drive.
03. Verify the MD5 checksum of this file (D05BE52F8D21700052FBD1FC0174ACAE) before continuing. If they match, you may continue, otherwise you will need to redownload the .hex file and verify again.
04. Ensure your PS3 is on OFW 4.82. If it is not, update to it via USB.
05. Plug the USB drive into the right-most USB port.
06. Navigate to the Network column of the XMB and select "Internet Browser". Press Start and enter the URL for the PS3xploit website: http://ps3xploit.com/writer/index_nor.html [http://ps3xploit.com/writer/index_nand.html]. You should receive a message indicating that your console is compatible. If you do not, reinstall 4.82 OFW. Press Cross to dismiss the compatibility message.
07. Press Triangle, scroll down one option and select Tools → Home Page. Scroll down two options to "Use Current" and press Cross. Scroll down to OK and press Cross to exit this menu.
08. Press Circle and choose Yes to exit the browser.
09. Launch the Internet Browser again. Read the warnings on screen, and ensure that the "/dev_usb000/flash_482.hex" option is checked.
10. Hover over the "Initialize exploitation" button and press Cross. A success message should almost instantly appear indicating "Exploit Initialization SUCCESS…!". If it fails, follow the on-screen instructions to refresh the page.
11. Select "Patch NOR Flash Memory" ["Patch NAND Flash Memory"]. A message should appear saying "Proceeding to patch […] Flash Memory…". After a few minutes, it should change to "[…] Flash memory patch operation completed..!". If it takes longer than 5 minutes to complete, exit the browser and try again.
12. Restart your console and proceed to install a 4.82 CFW (see below).
Useful tools:
- Rebug toolbox (comes with Rebug 4.81.2)
- Multiman (file manager & game loader) http://store.brewology.com/ahomebrew.php?brewid=24
- PSNPatch (for signing into PSN) https://store.brewology.com/ahomebrew.php?brewid=244
- RetroArch (http://store.brewology.com/ahomebrew.php?brewid=152)
- ReActPSN (for activating PKG-based game backups) http://store.brewology.com/ahomebrew.php?brewid=126
- Artemis (cheats) http://store.brewology.com/ahomebrew.php?brewid=291
- Movian (advanced media player for watching movies, PLEX, streaming) https://movian.tv/downloads/movian
- ps3xpad (for playing with Xbox and PS4 controllers) https://mega.nz/#!fNxjBS5Q!z_5zPWrkuJ4UAi8Wy_uNXy9sTjJGOBwO1pV2RWOE7_U
Piracy links:
NoPayStation v2.0 - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HfI8elhzJW9XP9_A6KLx6AZpwP9vvWTal6i7NVwVWzs
ISOS: NicoBlog https://nicoblog.org/ - http://downloadgameps3.com/
PKGS: PSNStuff+ http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php?t=81538 - PSNDL http://psndl.net/
Helpful links:
Setting up FTP using Multiman: http://wololo.net/2014/06/30/ps3-how-to-ftp-transfer-using-multiman-and-filezilla-by-raphaelligh/
Create your own themes and set custom fonts: https://www.reddit.com/r/ps3homebrew/wiki/themes
PSNPatch usage: https://www.reddit.com/r/ps3homebrew/wiki/psnpatch
Pastebin for later threads
>https://pastebin.com/6rH9Fc2E
d63f23 No.14435922
what's the reason the last model of PS3 can't be modded?
339b51 No.14436046
i kept my cfw at 3.55 for the longest time.
44960e No.14436324
>>14435922
just hasn't had its vulnerabilities taken advantage of yet
281cea No.14436334
ps4 is also coming soon, but I don't feel like shelling out $ for a ps4 pro for like a few games.
66c1e8 No.14436347
>>14436334
Are there any exclusives that benefit from the pro? Gravity Daze is the only ps4 game I can think of that's good but I don't think the pro gives any advatages for it.
281cea No.14436380
>>14436347
i just want the pro because
a) i'm a pro gamer
b) its a triple stacked sandwich
c) its more expensive
what a fucking j-joke
339b51 No.14436610
Get the pro on sale as it'll do supersampling with the next update as well as having a 5ghz wlan adapter.
fee2f5 No.14436681
WE FLY HIIIGH
NO LIEEE
YOU KNOW THIS
BALLINNNNNN'
281cea No.14436688
>>14436610
That supersampling won't be there, because it's not hacked on recent firmware.
16c5b8 No.14437893
Which one of the fat PS3s should I get for PS2 emulation?
d4cd7f No.14443474
>>14437893
Get an OG Phat CECH-A through G (I think in that range) model. It will probably only have a 20 or 60GB hard drive in it, so order a decent sized laptop drive as a replacement. OG PS3s have hardware-based backwards compatibility, no weird slowdown bullshit like on my slim stuck with software emulation (but still better than PCSX2).
b5f077 No.14443481
>>14437893
CECH-2500 or older slim, most reliable, sony's official emulator after CFW.
7d56d1 No.14457207
>>14443474
Don't those PS3s have a problem with overheating & YLOD?
6b3e60 No.14457214
>>14457207
They do, which I believe has something to do with the soldering on the CPU. If you can get it reballed, though, it should last.
7d56d1 No.14457235
>>14457214
Even if I didn't put any game discs inside the beast & ran backups on USBs, it still has that problem? I ask because I'm getting my hands on a old PS3 & from what I've read about it, it has more problems than the Xbox 360.
970f12 No.14457261
>>14457207
>>14437893
That probably won't be enough, the PS3 fat generates a shitload of heat and its just a bunch of closely stacked boards on the inside with awful stock cooling/ventilation, and the QC for these early production consoles was atrocious just like the early 360s. You probably would want some additional cooling of some sort to keep it from melting itself.
>>14457235
The disk drive is not the issue, it just generates far too much heat and its poorly designed.
78b9c7 No.14457264
>>14443474
>CECH-A through G
Stick with CECH-A if you can find one, it's the only one with full hardware emulation. Phat models past B do emulation in software, and no one should ever have a CECH-B.
http://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/CECHBxx
b5f077 No.14457266
>>14457235
>it has more problems than the Xbox 360.
fuck no. Those earlier 360 models were a nightmare. The issue mostly comes down to overheating and only affects PS3's with a 90nm CPU. Open it up, dust it, apply new and good thermal paste, keep it well ventilated, and it'll be good for a while. The 65nm and 40nm systems are going to be around for some time to come. The only way it can seem to be a bigger issue is because people are actually using their PS3s still.
78b9c7 No.14457277
>>14457266
I think you're conflating 'more problems' with 'higher rate of failure'. The OG PS3 100% had a larger quantity of problems than the 360 at release.
b5f077 No.14457280
>>14457277
what are "more problems?"
7d56d1 No.14457301
>>14457261
So basically boils down to don't use it in the summer heat and take great care of it instead of not paying attention?
I just want the old look of the console because I don't like how the slim looks (And I couldn't downgrade mine cause it was too recent of a model)
afd318 No.14457309
hmm I dont really enjoy Dragons crown…
064b06 No.14457310
>Under Night In-Birth Exe:Latest ISO / pkg still not dumped
78b9c7 No.14457315
>>14457280
Beyond the YLoD overheating problems mentioned already, the Blu-ray drive is so prone to failure that modders had to make a tool that emulates the BD drive so that users could install Multiman. I've also heard of the memory ports on the front going bad often.
432943 No.14457331
>mfw in the middle of nowhere where CECH-A's never came out and I have to buy one from half a planet away
b5f077 No.14457336
>>14457315
I could see the blu-ray drive having issues and of the flash memory ports going bad, I've dealt with the latter. When it comes to those ports however, I don't see why anyone would ever use them over USB.
>make a tool that emulates the BD drive so that users could install Multiman
this must be very old information as when installing multiman on my own system, I never even touched the drive, so I don't really consider it relevant any more.
So mostly just the YLOD and a blu ray drive that once modded, won't see much use anyway. Better than failure prone DVD drives, faulty cpu and gpu, weird half-fixes and half-fixed systems floating around from common vendors like gamestop.
78b9c7 No.14457348
>>14457336
>Better than failure prone DVD drives
I don't think I've heard of this problem, can you elaborate?
>Faulty cpu and gpu
Yeah, that's what I had in mind when I said that the early 360 models had less problems with higher rates of failure.
>weird half-fixes and half-fixed systems floating around from common vendors like gamestop.
You're right, but those were half-solutions to the aforementioned (C/G)PU problems.
b5f077 No.14457353
>>14457348
due to the heat in the 360 the plastics inside the dvd drive become warped and some of the tracks become stuck or no longer allow full travel of the tray. Beyond that, the laser is also prone to receiving heat damage and as you can imagine, a laser with a tainted lens is not going to be precise.
78b9c7 No.14457362
>>14457353
>some of the tracks become stuck or no longer allow full travel of the tray.
I was hoping you wouldn't say that, my 360 is suffering from such a problem. I have to bang it on its side to get the drive to move.
>Then why did you-
I wanted confirmation that this was a widespread problem, I've honestly never heard of it before and thought I was an isolated incident until now.
7d56d1 No.14457372
>>14457362
>tfw accidentally updated the Xbox 360
>can never get the original dashboard or startup back, stuck with the inferior interface
b5f077 No.14457375
>>14457362
yeah, a firm knock will usually do the trick. It's usually a tiny plastic bit that becomes warped and that knock will give the jostle the engine inside the tray needs to get over the hurdle the trays guide rails have built up from having the warm plastic rest with the tray guide stuck in it.
78b9c7 No.14457428
>>14457372
I didn't purchase an Xbox until October of 2009, and I think I've only seen the Blades dash once before then in person.
>PS3 thread turns in to an Xbox thread
Didn't these guys behind the latest PS3xploit say they would release a HEN thing for non-hackable PS3s sometime in early 2018?
8c003a No.14457799
I didn't have a ps3 until a year ago when I bought one, so I missed out on all the no games.
What are some that you guys really like?
b5f077 No.14457833
>>14457799
ex troopers and yakuza games and initial D games. there's also afterburner climax and a daytona USA port. Nier, RDR if you haven't played it, there's lots of games if you take the time to explore.
b5f984 No.14457914
>>14457799
>Yakuza 3-5,0,Kenzan & Ishin.
>R&C Future Trilogy
>Folklore
>SRW Z3
>Armored Core For Answer
>Dragon s Crown
>Catherine
>P5
>Demon Souls
>Blur
>Ghostbuster the Video Game
>Wipeout HD
>Gundam Extreme VS
>Initial D Extreme Stage
>Wangan Midnight
>Jojo ASB and Eyes of Heaven
>Katamari Forever
>Lollipop Chainsaw
>MGS HD Collection and MGS4
>Ridge Racer 7
>NMH Paradise
>P4 Arena Ultimax
>Shadows of the Damned
>Skate 2&3
>Sly HD Collection
>SC4 and SC2 HD
>Tekken Tag Tournament 2
>The Darkness
>Red Dead Redemption
As for Psn Titles:
>AfterBurner Climax
>HardCops Uprising
>Noby Noby Boy
>Super Stardust HD
>Tokyo Jungle
b5f077 No.14457937
>>14457914
you can also play that gay hipster scott pilgrim game if you really want to.
a7b0e4 No.14457963
>>14457833
>initial D games
There's only one, and it's the worst in its series. Meanwhile all of the best are playable on PC. It's a valid thing to say, after all my PS3 was used almost exclusively for Extreme Stage, but that's not the game anyone should be playing nowadays.
552c61 No.14457970
>>14457914
I'm only seeing like 9 or 10 games that are relevant from this list.
>Yakuza
>Armored Core
>Dragons Crown
>Catherine
>P5
>Gundam VS
>Skate
>Tekken
>Tokyo Jungle
>Ex Troopers
3c1a0d No.14457977
>>14457799
>>14457914
Can also make of use of CFW to play fan patched games like Tales of Vesperia's extended PS3 port, as well as Tales of Berseria without Bamco's censorship (a script rip patch). Probably going to be further down the line; think I've heard EX Troopers had someone working on it.
5f5736 No.14458726
>>14435707
Thought I'd mention that a Slim/Super-slim exploit is being worked on and some of the files were leaked. It'll let the last PS3 models play backups.
e4e16f No.14458965
>>14435707
>12. Restart your console and proceed to install a 4.82 CFW (see below).
Can anyone help me out with this step? I shut my ps3 off and then turned it back on, but the system just turned itself on normally as if nothing had happened. There was no prompt to install some CFW 4.82 or anything, it just turned on as normal.
Was that supposed to happen? I see the note that says, "see below" in the OP, does that mean that the links under useful tools are the custom firmwares I'm supposed to pick from?
e4e16f No.14459044
>>14458965
I found the solution. Posting it here so everyone else can see. From the nopaystation google docs link in the OP on line 193 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HfI8elhzJW9XP9_A6KLx6AZpwP9vvWTal6i7NVwVWzs
e4e16f No.14459386
>>14459044
From what I have read, REBUG is the better choice compared to other CFW
http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php?t=98773
Here's the download link: playstationscenefiles.com/rebug/REBUG_4.82.1_LITE_c5da00d59e4d1a7aa599e5d0e21415f8%20_PS3UPDAT.PUP
Remember to have this structure in your USB /PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP
meaning you will create a folder by the name of PS3 which will then have a folder named UPDATE inside of it which you will then put your downloaded file inside of that. Make sure your file is renamed to PS3UPDAT.PUP (you can just delete the start of the filename since the file ends in the correct name). Lastly, remember to have your USB formatted as FAT32 as the first USB was if you aren't just reusing the first one.
PS: Remember to disable the internet connection and keep it off as you're now marked as criminal scum and will be banned if you try connecting. If you look at the forum link I posted, you will see that there are ways to connect online and try to evade being banned from your system, but it's risky. I recommend you not bothering.
08a5bd No.14459443
>>14457207
>>14457264
>>14457261
>>14457331
My phat CECH-A died today… I was running 2TBs on the thing filled to the brim with PS1,PS2,PS3, PSN, and PSP games… Its the second time I would have to fix it, I'm just thinking of getting a slim PS3 and using that for everything bar a PS2 and get a phat PS2 using the HDD loader method (though I've heard it doesn't have 100% compatibility…) Is there any way to keep the phat PS3s cool? I always had the fan higher to keep it cooler, and always kept it at a place where heat wouldn't be trapped.
Also, anons that run CFW, how does one go about swapping HDD drives? I might as well move my dead PS3's HDD drive to a newer CFW PS3 and that way keep all my games.
e4e16f No.14460708
Just a heads up: it seems that the jews have purged RetroArch for the ps3.
https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/playstation/ps3/RetroArch.PS3.CEX.PS3.pkg
404
They only offer it for the psp and vita now
7d56d1 No.14460715
>>14460708
Why? Assuming it has to do with Sony, I thought they gave up on the PS3.
37a82a No.14460716
>>14460708
why
I manged to install it on mine back in december
e4e16f No.14460865
>>14460715
>>14460716
I did some further looking around. https://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/1.7.1/playstation/
you'll see that there's only folders for the psp and vita. Then came this guy to complain about it https://forums.libretro.com/t/where-did-the-ps3-nightlies-and-stable-releases-go/14917
If you follow the solution posted, you will end up at the first link of this comment with the missing ps3 folder. This isn't the first time this happens, as you can see here of this other guy complaining about the missing files in the correct version of the site https://forums.libretro.com/t/where-are-ps3-nightlies/9810
The solution is to follow this link and compile the program yourself https://bot.libretro.com/docs/compilation/ps3/
When you follow the link, you are redirected to a different page https://bot.libretro.com/.docs/
Going to the developer options and heading to compile and then the sony section only shows you the psp and vita.
The latest version of retroarch for the ps3 (1.7.1) is nowhere to be found. If you have a copy of it, you should upload it somewhere.
e4e16f No.14460894
f0b2fe No.14460904
>>14459443
get an early slim and use it for ps2 and ps3. or use a ps2 for ps1 and ps2. ps1 on ps3 looks like ass.
3c1a0d No.14461900
>>14460708
>it seems that the jews have purged RetroArch for the ps3.
Given that I can't seem to find so much as a reason given for why that would be (I'd at least accept a "file taken down due to bugs found"), it reeks of faggotry. This is why people should archive shit, even the actual downloads. Closest I can get is this page, but as no one bothered to archive the links clicking them just goes to the live 404 page instead. Not that this is liable to help people though:
>https://archive.is/nTRQx
Not the only case of "deleted our shit" I've seen lately either. But at least those particular patches had been properly archived as well as hosted elsewere, and thus are still downloadable even though the creators went full retard. Also an issue with various creators apparently being the only ones allowed to host their own files (as even brewology just redirects back to libretro rather than host the build). What are some other potential archival sites to sift through beyond archive.whatever and web.archive / wayback machine?
281cea No.14461955
>>14460904
You use the psp to play ps1 games. non-1000 psp has a tv out
7d56d1 No.14462249
>go to PS3xploit website
>get a congratulatory message that the ps3 is compatible
>initialization keeps failing
Do I have to keep trying until it works?
281cea No.14462259
>>14462249
It's completely rng, just pray for it to come.
7d56d1 No.14462349
>>14462259
Well it worked, but now for some reason my dump.hex isn't being read in the because of some file size error.
97eba3 No.14462362
7d56d1 No.14462375
>>14462349
>*isn't being read in the PS3 Dumper program
7d56d1 No.14462382
And I just realized I might've had a bad dump, the browser page says "Dump 239MB" but the file is less than that.
1f7c9d No.14462593
deank, the developer behind multiMAN on PS3, just announced the development of multiMAN for PS4:
http://www.psx-place.com/threads/deank-developing-multiman-for-the-ps4.16608/
e4e16f No.14462804
>>14462593
I have no idea what that program does. Its description is so vague.
>multiMAN combines Open Manager, mmOS File Manager and AVCHD for an all in one solution.
I don't know what any of these are, or what they're used for
>It allows users to run backups, watch AVCHD videos and manage there files.
I often hear backups being thrown around without knowing what it means. Like saved game data or something?
7d56d1 No.14462849
>still trying to initialize PS3 1 hour later
I'm dying here.
>>14462804
Pretty sure backups are just another way of saying pirated/downloaded games without having people lose their shit.
5b8345 No.14462876
>>14462804
It kinda does everything, it plays media, lets you use FTP transfer, load pirated vidya, and shit in options I do not feel comfortable toying with.
e4e16f No.14462906
>>14462849
It took me no longer than like 3 minutes for the thing to finish. Are you sure you didn't miss anything? Or do you mean turning it on rather than the wait while you're on that one page of the browser depending if you're on nand or nor? Did you check the md5 hash? Did you plug the USB to the rightmost port?
>Pretty sure backups are just another way of saying pirated/downloaded games without having people lose their shit.
Thanks.
7d56d1 No.14462933
>>14462906
>Are you sure you didn't miss anything?
USB is formatted to PS3 format, directions so far haven't specified anything for putting programs inside it.
>Or do you mean turning it on rather than the wait while you're on that one page of the browser depending if you're on nand or nor?
I'm on nand, and I think more on turning it on. Previously I had a successful initialization (It's still saved) but the PS3 Dumper program wouldn't load it. Even changing it to a .bin format didn't work, so I don't know what I'm doing.
>Did you check the md5 hash?
Not sure where I'd find it.
>Did you plug the USB to the rightmost port?
Yes, it's still there.
e4e16f No.14463050
>>14462933
>USB is formatted to PS3 format, directions so far haven't specified anything for putting programs inside it
yeah, FAT32 formatted USB with the flash_482.hex file inside and nothing else.
>Not sure where I'd find it.
a hash is like a program's signature that you can use to check that it hasn't been tampered with and downloaded successfully.
>A message should appear saying "Proceeding to patch […] Flash Memory…". After a few minutes, it should change to "[…] Flash memory patch operation completed..!". If it takes longer than 5 minutes to complete, exit the browser and try again.
looks like you just need to repeat this until you get it.
Gee, Billy, I sure hope you didn't brick your console!
7d56d1 No.14463065
>>14463050
>A message should appear saying "Proceeding to patch […] Flash Memory…". After a few minutes, it should change to "[…] Flash memory patch operation completed..!". If it takes longer than 5 minutes to complete, exit the browser and try again.
Wait a minute, I haven't gotten that far, I'm still on this part
<Dumping your NOR [NAND] is not necessary for this process to work. Doing this is recommended however in case something happens during the flashing process.
<Unplug your USB storage device and plug it into your PC. Drag your dump.hex file over the file "ps3_dump_checker.exe". The program will open and validate your dump. If the dump comes up as "OK" it's okay to proceed.
e4e16f No.14463118
>>14463065
>Wait a minute, I haven't gotten that far, I'm still on this part
Where the hell did you see that step?
7d56d1 No.14463128
>>14463118
On the pastebin under ">> (Optional) Backing up the NOR [NAND] flash"
e4e16f No.14463148
God damn it, I burned the breadsticks
>>14463128
>(Optional)
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7d56d1 No.14463184
>>14463148
Nothing wrong with making sure the dump is good in case I do fuck it up.
112404 No.14465587
anyone got a mirror of ofw 4.82?
The download on Sony's site is slow as fuck
5eb106 No.14465677
>Want to mod Slim PS3
>Lowest firmware possible is 3.60
0e7f97 No.14465689
9abc27 No.14466034
>>14436334
>keep up on PS4 hax
>shit-ton of activity over the past week
>chanced it earlier this week
>go to Target
>they had PS4 Pros on clearance for some reason
>model number checks out
>serial number falls into a "lottery zone"
>hook it up
>turn it on
>go to system info
>4.55
<mfw
I've already gotten the entire PS4 library.
9abc27 No.14466091
>>14459443
If your games were stored on an external hard drive; simply plug it in to the newer PS3. If you're using the internal drive to store games, you're going to need to grab an external drive anyway because the PS3 encrypts all the contents of the internal drive, on a per-console basis. You can't simply put the old drive in a new console and expect it to work. There's also the option of backing up that key somewhere and reading the drive with a computer; I haven't had to do that yet, but I should probably back up the key now that I think about it.
Keeping external backups of saves is always a good idea.
9ba476 No.14466327
Is there any way to make my PS3 automatically run a script upon boot up? I need to overwrite a file that gets replaced automatically.
97eba3 No.14466384
>>14466034
>I've already gotten the entire PS4 library.
Where did you get Gundam Breaker 3 Break Edition?
9abc27 No.14466647
>>14466384
>tfw I was making a nogaemz joke
08a5bd No.14467441
>>14462933
I run some games off USB, some from the HDD if its over 4GB. What do you mean by the computer and key stuff? I knew the HDD was encrypted but I thought that maybe CFW had found a way around that. I was running the latest Rebug Cobra on my PS3
0f1124 No.14467494
>>14467441
>>14462933
I can't comment on the steps but the PS3's data is always encrypted on the HDD with a signing key unique to every individual PS3.
The upgrade process subverts other vulnerabilities to read data and write to PS3, like with the 4.82 webkit weakness in the browser. In this way, the process bypasses all the lockdowns that the PS3 on loading unofficial code.
259078 No.14469815
>modded ps3 stopped booting up.
>bought a nor flasher off ali in case a reflash fixes it
>bought a spare ps3 in case it's a dead power supply.
>too lazy to actually try fixing it
>also bought a ps4 years ago that hasn't even been plugged in once
>own two hacked vitas that haven't been played with since January.
I think I've outgrown gaming.
9ba476 No.14470098
>>14469815
Would you be willing to sell one of those Vitas? I was thinking of getting one, and it would be easier to just get one pre-hacked.
5088e2 No.14470279
>>14435707
worst sony console
ad8d1b No.14470340
Anyone have a recommended games list? Idc about sources for torrenting or w.e just a shopping list.
112404 No.14471540
No idea what to play now that I've finished installing cfw
Anything I can think of either
>is ported to PC already
>i've already played/own physically (Persona 5, Demon Souls, MGS4)
>is better experienced on a PS4 (Yakuza 0)
>doesn't interest me
anybody got any recs?
>>14465689
Thanks, was really fast to download and worked fine
afd318 No.14473866
I got cfw on new hdd but on old I forgot my saves. Is there any way to recover it without having to switch hdds that would probably fuck the cfw up?
Like connecting it to pc and just pulling the save out.
401296 No.14473893
>>14460708
>>14460715
>>14460865
>>14460894
>>14461900
RA for PS3 (and OG XBOX) needs the official SDK to compile and as such could land libretro in hot waters if it were noticed by Sony (or M$).
The devs decided to release the binaries anyways, but some butthurt fag decided to be a bitch so they had to pull everything, should end up being uploaded sometime over at xbins.org for both those platforms.
It didn't happen for PSP/VITA because neither of those need an official SDK afaik.
d8b3bb No.14474073
The right-most USB port in my PS3 had to be removed, because the previous owner somehow broke it to the point where the system wouldn't boot due to it fucking shorting. I'm not going through the insane effort of installing a new one, so no hax for me.
401296 No.14474091
>>14474073
Wouldn't a powered USB hub work just fine with the one USB port you have left?
0f1124 No.14474222
>>14474091
Doubtful, the right hand USB port seems to be keyed for unique access to dev tool operation.
>>14474073
You may be able to separate the contacts long enough on the existing port to unfuck it and get some temporary operation, but it depends on if the previous owner spilt cheetos dust/alcohol or whatever else in there or if metal actually snapped. You might be able to clean with isopropyl while disconnected from mains power.
Got a photo of the damage?
112404 No.14474580
>>14474073
I don't think the port you use ACTUALLY matters
during the "/dev_usb000/flash_482.hex", just use /dev_usb001/ and plug it into the one right next to the broken one.
7c86f6 No.14474954
>tfw would be a lot cheaper to pirate games for my PS3
>tfw I'm a sucker and a good goyim who likes physical copies
e0a8fe No.14475456
>>14474954
Why not do what my neighbour used to do and burn copies to discs and print out the game-covers on photo-paper? It looks kinda neat and it's better organized than just filling a disc.
810fb5 No.14475635
Is it better to get a Fat model or a Slim model? I'm thinking of getting a used one at my local EB Games.
df688c No.14476276
>>14458726
About bloody time
544b9e No.14477005
>>14475635
As far as I've heard, the fat PS3s overheated, and had bad blu-ray drives. But the early models of the fats were backwards compatible with PS2 on a hardware level (so pretty much perfect).
I've been wondering about the slims myself, whether they improve on the heating or if they have any other hardware quirks. I'm looking at buying a super slim, since I like the top loader (and they're about to get hacked). But I can't find anything damning about them, so IDK
b5f077 No.14477030
>>14477005
slims and super slims use less power, and have their hardware created with a smaller manufacturing process.
78b9c7 No.14477046
63ce95 No.14477096
>>14477005
Original Fats are reaching the end of their lifespan and as a result working fats with the PS2 chips built in are worth gold, even more with CFW installed on them.
Modern PS3 CFW now has quite good PS2 emulation software so if your desperate, you can emulate.
544b9e No.14477168
>>14477030
Right, but is one any quieter or cooler under load, or are they more-or-less the same?
>>14477096
>Original Fats are reaching the end of their lifespan
>working fats with the PS2 chips built in are worth gold
Seems like a waste to pay a lot for a working CECH-A, only for it to break within a year.
And all I care about for PS2 emulation are the games I can't play on PCSX2 without heavy CPU load, namely Siren, Ace Combat 04, and Destroy All Humans (which all work according to psdevwiki)
b5f984 No.14477191
afd318 No.14479861
what use is retroarch on ps3?
401296 No.14480627
>tfw a smear campaign against AMD just failed spectacularly
401296 No.14480633
>>14480627
Fuck wrong thread and can't delete.
b5f077 No.14482453
>>14477168
>Right, but is one any quieter or cooler under load, or are they more-or-less the same?
significantly cooler and quieter.
7d56d1 No.14483806
How do I install game DLC pkgs? Do I simply use ReactPSN?
b5f984 No.14484147
>>14483806
You install the pkg and then the rap file with reactpsn
7f82d0 No.14484174
>only game i really give a shit about pirating doesn't have an update
Any chance of this getting fixed in the future?
7f82d0 No.14484192
>>14484174
Oh, apparently pkg files don't need updates.
3c1a0d No.14484300
>>14483806
Depends on the DLC. Some will have either the main DLC file, or an additional file with it, labelled as "FIX", which being installed via package manager should let you use the DLC it's for. There's also the rap file thing >>14484147 mentions. That said, I've only had experience thus for with rap files for themes, and while I've tried some DLC packs, I haven't checked if pirated DLC works with legitimate game files (only used them with games I had to download and patch anyhow), whether or not encryption is liable to cause problems.
2519eb No.14484432
97eba3 No.14487130
>>14484432
ナイスだよ
My PS3 collection is pretty complete though. I'll have to figure out what I'm missing besides Resonance of Fate (I was hoping for a PC port)
Any good import only games? I know Nipponese enough to play most games (but not Yakuza) and only bothered to import Vesperia and EX Troopers.
7d56d1 No.14487346
>tfw unlikely to emulate PS1 & PS2 light gun games because the first two Guncons don't seem to work with the PS3
7f82d0 No.14489586
>>14487130
Nier Replicant if you haven't played it.
7be2ff No.14492629
Having a lot of trouble with the ACT/IDPS dumper. I looked it up and one of the creators says that it's best to use a 4gb flash drive. I onlu have a 32gb hard drive. If that doesn't work I'll have to just format. Has anybody here gotten the dumper to work with flash drives bigger than 4gb?
2519eb No.14499310
PS3xploit blows, just get a fat ps3.
d58dcf No.14499321
> make own pkg of a ps1 game
>Syscalls crash
Halp
bf88c9 No.14499358
>>14457833
>RDR
RDR runs better on the 360 (less aliasing and better framerate).
d58dcf No.14499535
Also, is there any way to make rap files into pkg patches?
2519eb No.14502054
>>14499535
Yeah, download ps3xploit resigner 3.0. Instead of dealing with the whole rap/rif dump, it just makes a 5kb pkg you install first.
2519eb No.14502057
>>14502054
rap/rif install on the web rather
c75714 No.14502333
>>14502057
Got a rebug 4.82 ps3 (square model)
Do i need to do all the ps3exploit stuff for this to work?
0c2d4c No.14502562
Can I still play vidya online if I mod my PS3?
2519eb No.14502564
>>14502333
No, you're on CFW, google rebug iso install and you'll get what you need. Ps3xploit is for ps3's that can't get CFW.
2519eb No.14502566
>>14502562
Make a secondary account for it.
0e56df No.14502974
>>14502564
So i just have to get the resigner and i'm set?
2519eb No.14503055
>>14502974
I don't even think you need that if you are on rebug. You'll be using isos, not pkgs.
97eba3 No.14503071
So is there an idiot's guide to HAN install?
8e8818 No.14503709
>make own pkg of crash bandicoot 2 with a tutorial
>get 80028f17
Well shit. Where did i fuck up?
9ba476 No.14504215
>>14503709
Why not just mount the disc image?
c75714 No.14504891
>>14504215
with multiman? yeah that can be done, but sometimes the iso decides to shit the bed(might be my micro sd adapter, but i had no problems with other games) and there's also the multi-disc games that never came out in psn(G generation F i'm looking at you). Personally, i think i fucked up in editing the param.sfo(used True Ancestor PKG repacker and was getting unsupported file type when i tried to save the changes). any good editing software out there?
c75714 No.14504898
>>14504891
Forgot to mention this, Multiman only copies PS2 Isos but not ps1 bin-cues or isos
36c8d3 No.14504899
What is the upperlimit of retroarch on PS3
316d13 No.14504926
>>14503071
Make sure to use an alternate PSN account and set the homepage on the PS3 internet browser to a blank page. You'll need to run HAN enabler to play any games you've installed on the Super Slim at least.
https://archive.fo/SgrkE
http://www.ps3xploit.com/help/han.html
9ba476 No.14507073
>>14504898
>>14504891
>Multiman
Personally, I use webman. You might be able to switch discs mid-game by having webman's interface open on another device. Also, I'm not sure what you mean by "copy", but if you mean making backups, you can just make a disc image with a computer and transfer it to the PS3's HDD over FTP. I will give you that I haven't figured out how to get multi-track images to work, but you'd probably have to use an actual disc (burning it might work).
97eba3 No.14507134
>>14504926
Alternate PSN accounts aren't a problem. I've got like half a dozen for experimenting with Dragon's Dogma that I'll never use again with the PC release out.
Does region matter? Should I update to any particular firmware?
316d13 No.14507414
>>14507134
Region doesn't matter and 4.82 is recommended. Make sure you activate the secondary account beforehand.
a6d1e0 No.14509674
>>14507073
>webman in another device
like a pc or what, there's also the memcard issue.
>transferring over ftp
it's hilariously slow and bad afaik(and from my own tests with a psvita too)
a6d1e0 No.14509685
>>14509674
also how do i make "fixes" in order to make psn games run without the ps store nag without needing react
5edaeb No.14516759
c799d5 No.14517780
Best hardware version if I have no plans on using it to play PS2?
a33ce9 No.14518269
b5f077 No.14518289
>>14517780
early model slims, CECH-2501 and older.
a15818 No.14518307
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
>>14436347
>Are there any exclusives that benefit from the pro?
ONRUSH?
oh and …
EDF !!!!
but i ll judge this once they are out, i do not even own a ps4 to begin with … (and edf on pc is better)
ef36fc No.14518476
>>14459386
>>14459044
thanks, anon, that shit needs to be added in the OP
ef36fc No.14519364
>>14459044
>has a ps3 theme list
>download theme with its .rap file
>install it in ps3
>doesnt appear
>go to themes
>install
>doesnt see anyting in the usb
what am I doing wrong?
7b5225 No.14521814
>>14517780
The earlier the better is the general rule to follow with any console.
b5f984 No.14521827
>>14519364
you need to active the rap file with reactpsn
df788f No.14521833
>>14518307
Onrush isn't a PS4 exclusive.
a15818 No.14522111
>>14521833
it is a consol exclusive. so it is a ps4 exclusive from my PoV.
do not tel me some on /v/ actualy concider buying an xbox one when all their game goes to PC ?
df788f No.14522139
>>14522111
The fact that nobody here owns an Xbone is irrelevant, it's not a PS4 exclusive no matter how you try to spin it.
4f8158 No.14522706
>>14514617
Ban this unfunny forced meme already.
a15818 No.14522835
>>14522139
the question was: why would someone buy a Pro and not a nomal one, is there any game that would be worthwhile?
i said onrush because it is a consol exclusive and is on ps4 and the question is about ps4 pro not xbox
148ba3 No.14522874
>>14522835
It helps some games, one I can think of is KH 0.2 since it unlocks the FPS from being at 30, but buying a tech demo and a remake of a bad game is dumb. Maybe other games like MHW get help from it, but the extra cost isn't really worth it over an older model that's cheaper and will be at a lower FW to begin using CFW.
2519eb No.14522879
>>14522706
Anon that's ancient. Hence why it's back into circulation now that the 4cucks are here.
4f8158 No.14524682
>>14522879
>ancient
Bullshit.
a15818 No.14526365
>>14522139
>it helps some game
that's why i pointed out ONRUSH. who would be unplayable with unstable FPS.
but getting a consol just for one game…
even if i stretch it for EDF, with how successfull it was on PC, they will most likely release EDF 5 and EDF iron rain on PC too.
20a3a1 No.14530541
anyone got the recommended PS3 games chart?