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General PS3 Exploits/Hacks/Firmware Thread

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  • #122
    RonnieWhelan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 46 ✭RonnieWhelan


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Cheers man :)

    In terms of functionality, does Rogero work exactly the same way as Kmeaw, as in you have a standard firmware, with an install package files option?

    yep its the exact same, only games that require a higher FW will work. There is CFW 4.30 out now though and that will give you PSN access im sure, i don't have a downgrading tool so can't downgrade to install this newer CFW :(

    this is the link to rogero's offical forum you should get all the details on there.
    http://www.tortuga-cove.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=127&sid=db6628dd64059634b8c6306fb9073de8


  • #123
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    RonnieWhelan wrote: »
    yep its the exact same, only games that require a higher FW will work. There is CFW 4.30 out now though and that will give you PSN access im sure, i don't have a downgrading tool so can't downgrade to install this newer CFW :(

    How do you mean? Can you not go from Rogero 4.25 to Rogero 4.30? Cheers for the link, will def check that out :)


  • #124
    RonnieWhelan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 46 ✭RonnieWhelan


    EnterNow wrote: »
    How do you mean? Can you not go from Rogero 4.25 to Rogero 4.30? Cheers for the link, will def check that out :)

    I'm No Hacker :D but i think you have to downgrade your console to 3.55 everytime you want to upgrade to a higher firmware as the Hack/Trick is only available in 3.55 if you upgrade direct from 4.25 to 4.3 you could brick the console.

    Don't take my word for it though i'm no expert, make sure you read everything 2/3 times until your comfortable with everything and full understand it before you decide to do anything.


  • #125
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    RonnieWhelan wrote: »
    I'm No Hacker :D but i think you have to downgrade your console to 3.55 everytime you want to upgrade to a higher firmware as the Hack/Trick is only available in 3.55 if you upgrade direct from 4.25 to 4.3 you could brick the console.
    Don't take my word for it though i'm no expert, make sure you read everything 2/3 times until your comfortable with everything and full understand it before you decide to do anything.

    Ooh, that's somewhat offputting. I'll have to read it thoroughly before deciding what to to. Thanks again for your input!


  • #126
    RonnieWhelan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 46 ✭RonnieWhelan


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Ooh, that's somewhat offputting. I'll have to read it thoroughly before deciding what to to. Thanks again for your input!

    :) no probs

    It shouldn't be off putting, as you are on CFW3.55 you can upgrade straight to CFW4.30.

    Its when things change from 4.30 and games require higher FW is when things get tricky and we will be stuck like we were on Kmeaws 3.55 for a long time again.


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  • #127
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    RonnieWhelan wrote: »
    Its when things change from 4.30 and games require higher FW is when things get tricky

    Exactly, the idea that cfw 4.35 might get released & I'd be stuck on 4.30 is what would put me off. At least on 3.55 the eboots can be resigned for it, I wonder if future fw eboots can be signed for 4.30


  • #128
    abbir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 773 ✭✭✭abbir


    I was on Rogero 4.21 and it crashed the machine a few times. The downgrading back to 3.55 wasn't hard, just took a few minutes and it doesn't require any hardware so that shouldn't be a reason not to update. I've since switched to Rebug 4.21 and it's working well for me and I can access PSN fine. As far as I know Rebug has more changes so that downgrading won't be necessary to update it in the future.


  • #129
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    abbir wrote: »
    I was on Rogero 4.21 and it crashed the machine a few times. The downgrading back to 3.55 wasn't hard, just took a few minutes and it doesn't require any hardware so that shouldn't be a reason not to update. I've since switched to Rebug 4.21 and it's working well for me and I can access PSN fine. As far as I know Rebug has more changes so that downgrading won't be necessary to update it in the future.

    Oh I see, I thought downgrading required hardware on these fw's. If its software only, thats much better. What is all this talk of hardware flashers required for then, ps3's with factory fw higher than 3.56 maybe?
    UPDATE: Install Rebug CFW 4.21.1 on possibly any PS3 version [Flasher Required]

    http://psx-scene.com/forums/content/install-rebug-cfw-4-21-1-possibly-any-ps3-version-flasher-required-2714/


  • #130
    abbir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 773 ✭✭✭abbir


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Oh I see, I thought downgrading required hardware on these fw's. If its software only, thats much better. What is all this talk of hardware flashers required for then, ps3's with factory fw higher than 3.56 maybe?

    If you are currently on a 3.55 CFW then you can update to Rogero and are able to downgrade back to 3.55 using just software. You use a downgrader pup, install Rogero 3.55 and then install your preferred 3.55CFW. Just be careful with the toggle-qa stuff. The full details of how to do it are on tortuga-cove under Rogero's forum, if you look for the thread that has his newest release, downgrade instructions are on it.

    Yes the talk of hardware flashers is only for ps3s with factory firmware 3.56 and seems very risky at the moment.


  • #131
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    abbir wrote: »
    If you are currently on a 3.55 CFW then you can update to Rogero and are able to downgrade back to 3.55 using just software. You use a downgrader pup, install Rogero 3.55 and then install your preferred 3.55CFW. Just be careful with the toggle-qa stuff. The full details of how to do it are on tortuga-cove under Rogero's forum, if you look for the thread that has his newest release, downgrade instructions are on it.

    Yes the talk of hardware flashers is only for ps3s with factory firmware 3.56 and seems very risky at the moment.

    Ah cheers, thats cleared it up for me so...but will read the Rogero section you mentioned. Yeah my PS3 is a launch model 60GB on Kmeaw 3.55 so really don't wanna commit to a higher fw if I can't then further upgrade should later/better ones come out


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  • #132
    Stevo105
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 229 ✭✭Stevo105


    EnterNow wrote: »
    So has anyone migrated to Rogero 4.30 or the Rebug CFW? How well does it work? Really latching on to Kmeaw 3.55 still :o

    I was on Kmeaw 3.55 installed REBUG tools 2.0 and enabled QA (important step). then installed REGUB 4.21 from XMB (USB) (you can overight with Rebug 3.55.3 at anytime without flasher if you wish to go back)

    From Rebug tools 2.0 enable rebug mode. your PS3 version will say 4.31 (but your really on a hybrid of 3.55.3 which is why you can easily go back to REBUG 3.55.3 CFW which has all the functions of KMEAW 3.55

    All your eboot file will have to go back to the originals

    I looked at Rogero but Rebug is more feature rich and your not stuck on 4.21 without a flasher. Ass-creed 3, wwe13 and NFS working for me without eboots


  • #133
    Gitb1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 393 ✭✭Gitb1


    I'm on ofw 4.3 even with the recent lv0 key thingy im still in the dark with regards to homebrew yes?


  • #134
    Ste-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭Ste-


    Gitb1 wrote: »
    I'm on ofw 4.3 even with the recent lv0 key thingy im still in the dark with regards to homebrew yes?

    Depends on what console you have.
    You could downgrade to 3.55 if your PS3 is old enough and you have a hardware flasher, E3 etc.
    What's the code on the back. Should look like CECHXXXX.
    The newer ones we still have to wait.


  • #135
    desaparecidos
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭desaparecidos


    Why oh why did I upgrade from 3.55 CFW to 3.72 official last year???

    Apart from downgrading with E3 flasher, what other option are available? Do any of the USB devices work with 3.72+ ?


  • #136
    Redisle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,849 ✭✭✭Redisle


    What advantages does Rogero CFW 4.25 over the 3.55? Just more recent game support? I have a PS3 on CFW 3.55 still but haven't used it in quite a while. Has there been much progress at homebrew besides focus on pirating games? Any good media players or web browsers?


  • #137
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,274 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Having a bit of an issue with Rogero cfw 4.30.

    I want to upgrade from the stock 80gb hard drive to a 500gb hdd and it's just not happening. Every time I try I'll put in the new hard drive and go in to the recovery menu to format it, it tells me that it needs files from the firmware update package to do so.

    Ok fine so I put these back onto a usb memory stick and I put it in to the PS3 and hit start + select so that it'll detect it. Problem is it tells me that the files are corrupt.

    I've tried with numerous usb memory sticks and with different downloads of the rogero update but it just doesn't work. I don't want to try it with the official 4.30 just incase I end up writing some of the sony firmware to the drive and totally messing things up.

    Are there any PS3 drive preparation programs out there like you can get for the Xbox 360?

    Any help would be appreciated, thanks.


  • #138
    abbir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 773 ✭✭✭abbir


    Achilles wrote: »
    I want to upgrade from the stock 80gb hard drive to a 500gb hdd and it's just not happening. Every time I try I'll put in the new hard drive and go in to the recovery menu to format it, it tells me that it needs files from the firmware update package to do so.

    As far as I know the only way to change harddrive on Rogero 4.30 is to downgrade to 3.55 first then change the harddrive and upgrade back to 4.30.


  • #139
    Stevo105
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 229 ✭✭Stevo105


    abbir wrote: »
    As far as I know the only way to change harddrive on Rogero 4.30 is to downgrade to 3.55 first then change the harddrive and upgrade back to 4.30.

    Yes this is correct. you can go back using Rebug 999 downgrader. I would upgrade to Rebug 4.21 afterwards (enable rebug mode to change to 4.31). it has a bigger feature list than Rogero and Multiman is geared towards Rebug.


  • #140
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,274 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Ok so I managed to get Rebug 999 to downgrade back to Rebug 3.55 but now I can't upgrade to newer firmwares as it claims that the download is corrupted.

    I also tried reverting to OFW 3.55 so that I could re-upgrade straight to Rogero 4.30 but I can't do this either as it says the updated firmware needs to be higher than version 9.99.

    I've tried via XMB and it has errored out too. Any ideas?


  • #141
    Stevo105
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 229 ✭✭Stevo105


    Achilles wrote: »
    Ok so I managed to get Rebug 999 to downgrade back to Rebug 3.55 but now I can't upgrade to newer firmwares as it claims that the download is corrupted.

    I also tried reverting to OFW 3.55 so that I could re-upgrade straight to Rogero 4.30 but I can't do this either as it says the updated firmware needs to be higher than version 9.99.

    I've tried via XMB and it has errored out too. Any ideas?

    You need to download Rebug 3.55 and install it via recovery mode. Then you can upgrade to Rebug 4.21 or Rogero via XMB once you have QA enabled from rebug tool 2.0

    edit: Rebug 3.55 is different to 999 downloader. both give you 3.55 version number. 999 is just for downgrading

    Also remember to upgrade your harddrive while on version Rebug 3.55 before moving up again.


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  • #142
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Far from intuitive isn't it


  • #143
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,274 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Far from intuitive isn't it

    Yeah alot of the documentation doesn't seem to have been consolidated at all.

    Also I don't want to end up on Rebug 4.21 I want to go back to Rogero 4.30.

    The new drive is already in there that's what's running the 999 Downgraded firmware at the minute.

    So if I install Rebug 3.55 then I can install OFW 3.55 then I can upgrade again to Rogero 4.30.

    I don't understand why Roger's firmware is bugged enough to not allow installation of a larger hard drive though.


  • #144
    Stevo105
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 229 ✭✭Stevo105


    Achilles wrote: »
    So if I install Rebug 3.55 then I can install OFW 3.55 then I can upgrade again to Rogero 4.30.

    You don't need to install OFW. you can go from Rebug 3.55 to Rogero 4.30 if you want. I personally installed Rebug 4.21 (firmware 4.31 displayed). all games working for me ASS-Creed3 NFS WWE13 without custom eboot files.


  • #145
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,274 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    I'd prefer to do it from OFW just to be on the safe side but thanks for all of your advice so far.


  • #146
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Achilles wrote: »
    but thanks for all of your advice so far.

    Yeah I'll second that too, its nice to have someone who can make sense of all this!


  • #147
    EI2011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 220 ✭✭EI2011


    quick question is it possible to mod a console thats on the latest firmware ps3 without soldering etc??


  • #148
    desaparecidos
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭desaparecidos


    EI2011 wrote: »
    quick question is it possible to mod a console thats on the latest firmware ps3 without soldering etc??

    E3 Flasher doesn't actually need soldering, you clip it onto a chip on the motherboard. But you still need to open the PS3.

    Also from a video I saw (very interesting to watch) you need more hardware other than what you get with the E3 Flasher (if you can find anywhere to buy it).

    In the end I decided I would just buy GTA V and The Last Guardian rather than go to the trouble :pac:


  • #149
    downwithpeace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭downwithpeace


    I went with Rogero 4.21 instead of 4.30, I've been out of touch with CFW for to long so after reading a few posts else where I settled on 4.21 and so far it seem fine but I've yet to mess with it in any depth.


  • #150
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    downwithpeace wrote: »
    I went with Rogero 4.21 instead of 4.30, I've been out of touch with CFW for to long so after reading a few posts else where I settled on 4.21 and so far it seem fine but I've yet to mess with it in any depth.

    What made 4.21 more desirable over 4.30?


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  • #151
    downwithpeace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭downwithpeace


    EnterNow wrote: »
    What made 4.21 more desirable over 4.30?

    Install Package Files from the XMB.


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