Edit: Oh crap, I read your title as 4.41.Or would I need to upgrade it to OFW 3.55 first?
Update to 3.55 first then you can install any cfw from there
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Nonot needed, just flash whatever custom firmware you want.
Of course. You're going to get people who see it as a firmware upgrade and thus logically suggest updating directly, and other people who worry that certain files won't get updated if you do this. Both are understandable perspectives.Getting really conflicting answers here....
You're entirely wrong. They are based on newer than 3.55 but use the signature of the 3.55 hack. They are patched to continue to accept this signature on the newer firmwares. Beyond that they have nothing in common with 3.55 OFW/CFW. They use many similar patches but they usually need to be ported to the new firmware offsets.No all mfw/cfw are based on 3.55
The newer firmwares that use the 3m patches are also based on 3.55 and built on the same revision
So 4.81 modified firmwares are based on 3.55 and built from 4.81 ofw
Not all firmwares contain bdvd key updates for example or syscon updates
So by skipping then your missing out on updating these services
You may update to a nobd or nobt firmware so your now missing the bluray or Bluetooth files that installing 3.55ofw first would have installed for you.
You might update to ps3ita firmware and then find the console crashes at boot due to it missing needed files that are installed if you go to 3.55 first
And yes if you go down to 3.41 and double install to fill both ros areas then go to any ps3ita it does crash
I do also Acknowledge that there are plenty mfw/cfw's out there that do have all the needed files and will update directly to just fine
But why skip installing a base firmware.
You wouldn't skip re-installing 3.55ofw via fsm or qa-flag after downgrading to 3.55
When it is possible to set the flag and then install a cfw instead of 3.55ofw
No you wouldn't because you want to set that base
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Dont know if i can share this, its publically available so i dont see why not
https://mega.co.nz/#!wFQRVaAZ!WgtT-WXsYlDDlx5jZs_qVi2q5QZMQ6vZ15_lVEFmst0
Thats 3.55 OFW
or
http://psx-scene.com/forums/f118/ofw-cfw-dex-sex-mfw-ps3-collection-114191/
Thats the link i got it from