[Cyan]

Usually the eboot fixes are compatible with both 3.41 and 3.55.
Just don't replace the param.sfo if you have one included with the fix, and let the game manager fix the .sfo for you (when you launch the game the first time, it will ask you if you want to edit the sfo, answer yes. It will replace the min-required version with "3.41").


If the fix still doesn't work for 3.41, there are two possibilities:
- The eboot and other files are signed with a 3.55 key : You can use the eboot_fix.exe program yourself to un-sign them.
- The game use a function which didn't exist on a 3.41 firmware. You can't do anything about that (but I don't remember any games requiring newer functions).



About games not working externally, there's nothing you can do except placing them on the internal HDD.

[JFTS]

Cyan, on 17 February 2012 - 01:07 PM, said:

Usually the eboot fixes are compatible with both 3.41 and 3.55.
Just don't replace the param.sfo if you have one included with the fix, and let the game manager fix the .sfo for you (when you launch the game the first time, it will ask you if you want to edit the sfo, answer yes. It will replace the min-required version with "3.41").


If the fix still doesn't work for 3.41, there are two possibilities:
- The eboot and other files are signed with a 3.55 key : You can use the eboot_fix.exe program yourself to un-sign them.
- The game use a function which didn't exist on a 3.41 firmware. You can't do anything about that (but I don't remember any games requiring newer functions).



About games not working externally, there's nothing you can do except placing them on the internal HDD.

Thanks for all the useful information! I might go with an upgraded internal HDD instead of and external. I'm interested in this particular model, so I would like to know this. Does ripping games on internal HDD have better compatibility than ripping on external? In most games I saw on the list, there was support for both. However, when certain patches/fixes are needed, do they apply for internal as well?

[Cyan]

There's no playability or reading speed differences between internal or external.
The speed is restricted by the game and not the used media.

The game patches or fixes are working for both internal and external (unless specified otherwise).

[JFTS]

Cyan, on 20 February 2012 - 12:22 PM, said:

There's no playability or reading speed differences between internal or external.
The speed is restricted by the game and not the used media.

The game patches or fixes are working for both internal and external (unless specified otherwise).

Okay! Just one last question. Does the USB dongle method let you play every PS3 game (without worrying about patches etc.) ripped into the internal HDD or the compatibility list applys to every method/firmware/mod?

[Cyan]

The compatibility list applies to every methods of jailbreaking/custom firmware.

Only the "True-Blue" dongle (last column on the compatibility list) is using a different cfw.
The True Blue dongle+TrueBlue_cfw is compatible with newer (3.60) games, while all other cfw/dongle are only working with games up to 3.55

[superthorn96]

the 3.55 upgrade is down can someone please get another one

[Cyan]

Thanks for the report.
I edited the link.

You can find it here :
http://www.eurasia.n...x.php/Ps3OsRels

Take the first 3.55 (not the 3.55 inc).
It's a mediafire link.

[EnigmaXtreme]

I take it theres no way to Mod a Slim PS3 to play PS2 games

[Cyan]

There's a way to use the official PS2 software emulator, but don't expect a lot as it's nothing like the Hardware emulator (old PS2 mode in PS3).
You need a Cobra dongle+Cobra cFW to enable this software emulator mode.

[Magsor]

EnigmaXtreme, on 15 March 2012 - 11:34 AM, said:

I take it theres no way to Mod a Slim PS3 to play PS2 games

I have seen reports on other forum of people playing ps2 titles on slim. It requires a cobra dongle and a special Openps2loader iso and you can't save. Also, you can only load isos from smb or Usb. I don't have a tru blu so i did not test it myself but I believe its true. check ps2 on ps3 slim cobra on youtube.

[PedroGomezGoldin]

hi there;
the CFWM 1.5 Small Version [32MB] link is down.... could you update it??

[Cyan]

I'll see if I have it (It was the author of the guide which uploaded it).
meanwhile, you can take the full version (152MB), the link is in the "manual installation" box.

[godreborn]

Magsor, on 19 March 2012 - 12:57 AM, said:

EnigmaXtreme, on 15 March 2012 - 11:34 AM, said:

I take it theres no way to Mod a Slim PS3 to play PS2 games

I have seen reports on other forum of people playing ps2 titles on slim. It requires a cobra dongle and a special Openps2loader iso and you can't save. Also, you can only load isos from smb or Usb. I don't have a tru blu so i did not test it myself but I believe its true. check ps2 on ps3 slim cobra on youtube.

you can play them without openps2loader. u can just click on the iso on ur hdd and load it from there. u might also be able to just use the disc (most likely can). however, it's pretty buggy. I don't know about saving as I never tried to do that, but u will have to have the ps3 controller plugged in since wireless will not work. plus, there r a lot of frame-rate issues. although I didn't check every game, I didn't encounter one that didn't work. the saving issue may be due to the people not creating a ps2 memory card beforehand.