General PS3 Exploits/Hacks/Firmware Thread

MrVestek

ufc pro wrote: »

as far as i know you have to be on 3.55 cfw before you go to 4.31 cfw?

Yeah that's what I said.

Myrddin

Achilles wrote: »

You'll need to install OFW 3.55 first and then install a 4.30 or 4.31 cfw

as far as i know you have to be on 3.55 cfw before you go to 4.31 cfw?

Achilles wrote: »

Yeah that's what I said.

No it itsn't

MrVestek

EnterNow wrote: »

No it itsn't

Ohh right yeah I should have clarified. It goes like this:
3.41 cfw > 3.55 OFW > 3.55 CFW > 4.31 CFW

All that should go smoothly but you may want to go to a 3.55CFW that you can enable debug mode on first as I had issues upgrading to 4.31 CFW due to not having this enabled.

I should have been clearer about that, sometimes my brain works faster than my fingers... or at least that's what my girlfriend tells me. :P

MrVestek

Thanks for that btw EnterNow, I don't always re-read what I've typed and just hit send.

grumpig

Achilles wrote: »

Ohh right yeah I should have clarified. It goes like this:
3.41 cfw > 3.55 OFW > 3.55 CFW > 4.31 CFW

All that should go smoothly but you may want to go to a 3.55CFW that you can enable debug mode on first as I had issues upgrading to 4.31 CFW due to not having this enabled.

I should have been clearer about that, sometimes my brain works faster than my fingers... or at least that's what my girlfriend tells me. :P

haha thanks bro for the info XD but whats the diffrence from ofw and cfw???? I am quite a noob at it ^^; and after downloading 3.55 do I just make a folder on my usb called ps3 then make another folder called update then put the 3.55???Am I correct? ^^;

ufc pro

ofw is official firmware ie sony, cfw is custom firmware,you must be on 3.55 OFW before you go to 3.55 CFW ,make sure you have the right firmware,your official and your custom, format your usb to fat 32 and put these folders on it /PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP
there are alot of good tutorials on this out there i suggest you read one a couple of times before you continue!
goodluck!

grumpig

ufc pro wrote: »

ofw is official firmware ie sony, cfw is custom firmware,you must be on 3.55 OFW before you go to 3.55 CFW ,make sure you have the right firmware,your official and your custom, format your usb to fat 32 and put these folders on it /PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP
there are alot of good tutorials on this out there i suggest you read one a couple of times before you continue!
goodluck!

sorry might be asking a stupid question again but how do I format my usb to fat 32?

ufc pro

insert your usb into your pc,go to my computer on your usb right click and it will have a format option, choose fat32 and start!

MrVestek

In fairness if you're asking how to format a USB stick you might want to get somebody to assist you in person with hacking your PS3's firmware.

Myrddin

Achilles wrote: »

In fairness if you're asking how to format a USB stick you might want to get somebody to assist you in person with hacking your PS3's firmware.

Why? Its all a learning process. If the OP wants to get help step by step thats what the forum is for. Lord knows I've asked my fair share of stupid questions on this forum. Plus if he's using Win 7 he may not have the visible option to format in Fat32 which is causing the confusion - you have to use a 3rd party program in some cases

MrVestek

What? I didn't say it was a stupid question I'm just saying...

Ok hold on let's back up for a sec. I'm a visual learner... I sometimes learn better not by following guides but by watching someone do it or at least having someone there with more experience to give me a hand.

The dude that asked the questions might be like that too hence the suggestion.

Myrddin

Achilles wrote: »

What? I didn't say it was a stupid question I'm just saying...

Ok hold on let's back up for a sec. I'm a visual learner... I sometimes learn better not by following guides but by watching someone do it or at least having someone there with more experience to give me a hand.

The dude that asked the questions might be like that too hence the suggestion.

I didn't say you said it was a stupid question, I'm saying I've asked stupid questions here before, then gotten the answer & thus learned how to do it. You implied that because the OP wasn't sure how to format a USB stick to FAT32, that he may need personal assistance before proceeding. I'm saying that Win7 doesn't natively give a choice of formatting a removable drive in FAT32, you have to use a 3rd party program to do it - which is all the help the OP probably needs until he's at the next stage.

MrVestek

Indeed, why are we debating this? I hope the OP gets assistance of some sort with his issue. Can we move on now Mr. Mod please?

Myrddin

Achilles wrote: »

Can we move on now Mr. Mod please?

Yes, lets get back to helping the OP with his issue

MrVestek

EnterNow wrote: »

Yes, lets get back to helping the OP with his issue

Cool.

Reamer Fanny

I've found a pre 3.55 OFW PS3 what CFW do you guys recommend to install?

Myrddin

justryan wrote: »

I've found a pre 3.55 OFW PS3 what CFW do you guys recommend to install?

OFW

ufc pro

i would say the latest rogero 4.31,that way you wont have any problems playing the latest games, just remember the procedure for updating= 3.55 ofw/3.55cfw/4.31cfw!

Reamer Fanny

ufc pro wrote: »

i would say the latest rogero 4.31,that way you wont have any problems playing the latest games, just remember the procedure for updating= 3.55 ofw/3.55cfw/4.31cfw!

Thanks for the advice I am installing 3.55 CFW now

ufc pro

cool,dont forget to qa flag on 3.55cfw before you go to 4.31cfw!

Reamer Fanny

ufc pro wrote: »

cool,dont forget to qa flag on 3.55cfw before you go to 4.31cfw!

What 3.55 CFW do you recommend?

ufc pro

the one i used and the most popular is 3.55 kmaew, but unl ss you are staying at 3.55cfw it does not really matter!

Reamer Fanny

I'm on kmeaw 3.55 now and installed the QA package - just getting a blank screen WiFi activity light is flickering though

ufc pro

did it go ok did you get the edy viewer options after qa?

ufc pro

when you say you installed the qa package did you do the button combo?or just install the pkg file?

Reamer Fanny

Second time I launched QA I got three or four beeps and then back to the dash board, those this mean it was installed correctly?

ufc pro

no after that go to network settings and JUST HIGHLIGHT IT DO NOT SELECT and push L1 R1 L2 R2 L3 and down on the d pad if you do it right some extra options will come up!

Reamer Fanny

Great your on 3.55 now download toggle QA by REBUG, install it via pkg files. Run the pkg, you should hear some beeps, now to confirm go to network settings and push at the same time L1 R1 L2 R2 L3 and down on the d pad. If the menu showed up you have successfully dehashed. DO NOT continue if you have not verified that the above step worked.

Tried the button combination but don't see a menu

Reamer Fanny

ufc pro wrote: »

no after that go to network settings and JUST HIGHLIGHT IT DO NOT SELECT and push L1 R1 L2 R2 L3 and down on the d pad if you do it right some extra options will come up!

Ok tried that now and got the "Edy Viewer", "Debug Settings" and "Install Package Files" options

ufc pro

if you dont see the menu you did not do it right! repeat the steps install pkg again and go down to network settings and press the buttons one after the other like a piano key no together, l3is the analog on the left, its a bit tricky but it will work!

ufc pro

sweet,thats it you can now go to rogero 4.30 or 4.31 cfw

Reamer Fanny

Thanks for the help I'm on CFW 4.31 now - do you know any good homebrew apps?

ufc pro

no prob, you will need multiman but make sure you install the base version first and then the newer version, multiman plays your backups and emulators and stuff you will need this, after that i dont stray too much, but feel free, theres a whole world of apps, trial and errror, oh and showtime for your media, enjoy your cfw ps3, they are awesome!

Reamer Fanny

I appreciate the advice, last time I dabbled with CFW for the PS3 was back in 2010 when 3.55 was common. Just got multiman and will install a few more homebrew apps, probably a stupid question but can this PS3 play games online?

ufc pro

sorry for the late reply, around when black ops2 came out there was alot of bans going around, only within a couple of minutes of being online, to be honest im not sure,i do remember seeing a tutorial on ps3 hax in the tut section about how to go online and be safe, but like the xbox you never know its not 100%,because you are not using game discs i think its easier to pick it up, what i would say is have a read on ps3hax and make up your own mind whether you think its worth it,i never play online on mine, sorry i could not be more helpfull!

MrVestek

You will quickly find that alot of people here aren't going to be very helpful towards you trying to cheat in Black Ops 2.

Reamer Fanny

Achilles wrote: »

You will quickly find that alot of people here aren't going to be very helpful towards you trying to cheat in Black Ops 2.

Who said anything about cheating in Black Ops 2? I'm sorry but I like my FPS with a little more depth.

I wasn't asking for cheating purposes, what if I wanted to use PSN for Netflix? I've researched it and looks as though you'd get banned so it's a similar situation with the Xbox 360.

MrVestek

justryan wrote: »

Who said anything about cheating in Black Ops 2? I'm sorry but I like my FPS with a little more depth.

I wasn't asking for cheating purposes, what if I wanted to use PSN for Netflix? I've researched it and looks as though you'd get banned so it's a similar situation with the Xbox 360.

You'll only get banned for playing that game with any mods enabled. You're worrying about it happening when you're saying that you won't be playing with any mods enabled. That's the only reason it seems to ever happen so why are you worried?

...because you're going to be playing with mods enabled. ;-)

Reamer Fanny

Achilles wrote: »

You'll only get banned for playing that game with any mods enabled. You're worrying about it happening when you're saying that you won't be playing with any mods enabled. That's the only reason it seems to ever happen so why are you worried?

...because you're going to be playing with mods enabled. ;-)

No I never said I'd be modding games... So I'm am safe to play my own legitimate hard copies online?

Myrddin

Achilles wrote: »

You'll only get banned for playing that game with any mods enabled. You're worrying about it happening when you're saying that you won't be playing with any mods enabled. That's the only reason it seems to ever happen so why are you worried?

...because you're going to be playing with mods enabled. ;-)

Where was modding games ever mentioned?

Reamer Fanny

EnterNow wrote: »

Where was modding games ever mentioned?

Exactly I never mentioned modding games online anywhere, I'd be playing my own legitimate disc based games, I suppose I should have clarified my question - is cfw detectable by PSN and would I be banned on that basis.

Myrddin

justryan wrote: »

Exactly I never mentioned modding games online anywhere, I'd be playing my own legitimate disc based games, I suppose I should have clarified my question - is cfw detectable by PSN and would I be banned on that basis.

There were definite ban waves, how it works these days with 4.31cfw etc though I've no idea...I'd imagine they are still detectable

Reamer Fanny

Thanks EN this pretty much sums it up

"PSN is now available again on CFW 4.xx - how long this will last is anyones guess, but as of 11/2012, it's working fine."

MrVestek

PSN hasn't stopped working for me and I'm still on a 4.30 cfw (spoofed to be 4.31).

Seriously the only people that have had the banhammer laid down on them are usually the ones that make it pretty damned obvious that they're running CFW.

balkieb2002

Arn't the new CFW designed so that look more and more like the OFW such as getting rid of install packages files from the main menu and other things. I thought this was for helping with detection issues.

My PS3 is connected online but this is more for game updates and software updates (i.e. multiman/showtime). I have yet to sign into PSN though a quite a few of my games would really like me to and they are starting to get me tempted.

Gadge

Hi guys.

I got my PS3 back after being sent off to be downgraded from 4.31 OFW. I'm looking to put on Rogero 4.30 v 2.05.

I have read that installing CFW on a downgraded system can be dangerous as there's a chance of bricking.

Apart from running toggle_qa.pkg and making sure I can see the Edy Viewer, and then installing Rogero from the recovery menu, is there anything else I should be aware/arfaid of first? (I have heard that you don't need to run the QA Flag when upgrading to Rogero 2.05 but it's no harm anyway).


Thanks a million, I'd really appreciate any help.

balkieb2002

Gadge wrote: »

Hi guys.

I got my PS3 back after being sent off to be downgraded from 4.31 OFW. I'm looking to put on Rogero 4.30 v 2.05.

I have read that installing CFW on a downgraded system can be dangerous as there's a chance of bricking.

Apart from running toggle_qa.pkg and making sure I can see the Edy Viewer, and then installing Rogero from the recovery menu, is there anything else I should be aware/arfaid of first? (I have heard that you don't need to run the QA Flag when upgrading to Rogero 2.05 but it's no harm anyway).


Thanks a million, I'd really appreciate any help.

What firmware is your machine now currently on?

I thought the whole point of downgrading your firmware would to be so you can install CFW in the first place!!

I've mentioned it before but this was the guide I used when I installed CFW on my PS3 without any issues. Quite easy to follow and includes backing up of your NAND or NOR etc

Gadge

Sorry, I failed to mention that I'm on Kmeaw 3.55.

I've been told you have to be very careful when changing firmwares once the console has been downgraded.

Gadge

All sorted now.

I needed to install OFFICIAL 3.55 first from the recovery (after running Toggle QA) and then update to Rogero 4.30 2.05 from there, again using recovery.

Myrddin

I see the first 4.40cfw hits the shores - http://psx-scene.com/forums/content/cfw-4-40-miralatijera-3143/