get a ps3 with cfw already installed... it makes everything easier and they are not that hard to find...if i manage to get a 3.55 one, do i need special hardware / open the thing up to install cfw? is it difficult?
If you get a 3.55 one, the only thing you'll have to do is run the Rebug firmware update.
If you get a >3.55 one, then you'll need an E3 flasher to downgrade it and install a CFW.
No, you don't need hardware for <3.56 OFW.But with a 3.55 or below i do not need hardware to install CFW then? How do i install it, and how do i get games on it? Burn on a disc or transfer on my HD?
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getting a pre installed ps3 is quite difficult. (im not paying 200 euro for it)
No, you don't need hardware for <3.56 OFW.
There's different ways to get the games on there. I usually copy the game files over from the disc or use ftp.
You could buy an e3 flasher and do it yourself or pay someone to do it. People in my area charge $40, but you might be able to find an e3 flasher for cheap. I got a brand new one at my local swap meet for $10. The downgrade isn't hard, but it is tedious.
What is on the other end of the usb cable? Fat32 doesn't support files bigger than 4gb so you have to watch out for that. I think ftp is the best way to transfer games.is it possible to transfer games via an USB cable? Since i do not have a (blueray) disc drive
What is on the other end of the usb cable? Fat32 doesn't support files bigger than 4gb so you have to watch out for that. I think ftp is the best way to transfer games.
You transfer files using your network. Like, if your computer and ps3 are using the same internet connection you'd use ftp to transfer files from your computer to your ps3.What is ftp?
Don't go online , don't update your system , turn off automatic updates if you have it on , why do you need to format it ? just remove any games you have installed digitally on the drive maybe ? If you wanna remove everything and start fresh reset it to its factory settings , if you ant a way to play backups , look for a tutorial on "how to play backups using multiman" , there are hundreds of those. and finally , you can download Ps3 games from that Iso site.I just got my used ps3, with FW 4.8 CFW. but the system says it has 90gb of the 111 free. Can i format or something to remove data, and still keep the CFW? How do i do that?
Also,
how exactly do put games on it? ( i installed the ps3 on my wireless network)
How do i remove old user accounts?
Can i go online with it?
One final thing, The system says it has Automatic Updates on, but there is a golden Dpad there also. Do i need to turn off Automatic updates?
Don't go online , don't update your system , turn off automatic updates if you have it on , why do you need to format it ? just remove any games you have installed digitally on the drive maybe ? If you wanna remove everything and start fresh reset it to its factory settings , if you ant a way to play backups , look for a tutorial on "how to play backups using multiman" , there are hundreds of those. and finally , you can download Ps3 games from that Iso site.
Sony will detect that your using a CFW and will get your console and account banned ,unless you're very careful and know how to disable your sys-calls etc ..I know where to get the games. ''On the ship.'' Why shouldn't i go online?
Don't go online , don't update your system , turn off automatic updates if you have it on , why do you need to format it ? just remove any games you have installed digitally on the drive maybe ? If you wanna remove everything and start fresh reset it to its factory settings , if you ant a way to play backups , look for a tutorial on "how to play backups using multiman" , there are hundreds of those. and finally , you can download Ps3 games from that Iso site.
Maybe the person you bought it from had some games stored inside your HDD for multiman ?I can't see where the 20 GB is used. There are no games,videos installed.
It's the PS3 that reserves a small % of the HDD space also a 120gb HDD has a lot of give and take to its actual capacityI can't see where the 20 GB is used. There are no games,videos installed.