General PS3 Exploits/Hacks/Firmware Thread

Reamer Fanny · 15-03-2013 06:57PM

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 · 15-03-2013 07:00PM

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 · 15-03-2013 07:19PM

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 · 15-03-2013 07:21PM

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

ufc pro · 15-03-2013 07:27PM

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

Reamer Fanny · 15-03-2013 07:27PM

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 · 15-03-2013 07:31PM

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 · 15-03-2013 07:32PM

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 · 15-03-2013 07:34PM

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 · 15-03-2013 07:35PM

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 · 15-03-2013 07:36PM

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

Reamer Fanny · 15-03-2013 07:49PM

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

ufc pro · 15-03-2013 07:58PM

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 · 15-03-2013 08:45PM

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 · 15-03-2013 10:30PM

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 · 17-03-2013 03:37PM

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 · 17-03-2013 04:07PM

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 · 17-03-2013 05:01PM

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 · 17-03-2013 05:11PM

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 · 17-03-2013 05:24PM

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 · 17-03-2013 05:32PM

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 · 17-03-2013 05:34PM

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 · 17-03-2013 05:54PM

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 · 19-03-2013 01:06AM

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 · 19-03-2013 03:10PM

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 · 20-03-2013 02:05PM

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 · 20-03-2013 02:28PM

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 · 20-03-2013 02:30PM

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 · 20-03-2013 08:10PM

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 · 23-03-2013 04:54PM

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

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