Okay, first off to you guys....definitely the premier place for all of you gurus.
Anyway, long story short, I had jailbroke and modded a few earlier consoles so I thought buying the ps3 already modded would make my life easier and I would spend some of my corona time installing games for my kids. Not exactly what happened. Next time, I will go through the entire learning process before jumping in. Backwards learning has been an absolute beast, anyway, The console is great and came with 4 games already installed, the newest dex firmware, the most recent mmcm and modman.
The problem: I have tried fat32, NFTS, friggen Commodore 64 tape drives, and have not gotten any of the different package software to recognize the games I have put on them. I know the USB port is not broken because the first day I got it, I had a small game on FAT32 and I was able to access and play it. However, I don't remember what combination of buttons got it to recognize. Since then, I have tried everything. I install the games on NTFS or FAT32 formatted drives (all smaller size, 128 gb or smaller), in all different formats (JB folders, iso, compressed iso via 4g packages for the FAT32). I don't know what I am doing wrong. I guess my questions are as follows:
Considering the current state of modman, mmcm, etc, do I need to worry about NTFS prepping drive still? If not, can I still use NTFS or is my easiest bet to use FAT32? At this point, I don't care about speeds, I just want it to work once?
If I use the recommended format (NTFS or FAT32), what corresponding file type is the easiest to get it to work (ISO or folder)?
Aside from the subfolder of GAMES: or PS3ISO: do I have to name the folders/iso files anything specific (do they have to follow the ps3 numeric naming convention)?
Once I have gotten the USB ready with whatever format you recommend--and this is important--how do I get the PS3 to recognize the files? Unless I am doing something wrong, it isn't as simply as scanning media for games. Please tell me this section specifically, because I feel like this is where I am going wrong.
Please, please, please....if it requires someone giving me detailed help, I will consider paypalling the person for their time. I am that desperate.
my email is iamvillian1973 at gmail dot com
Anyway, long story short, I had jailbroke and modded a few earlier consoles so I thought buying the ps3 already modded would make my life easier and I would spend some of my corona time installing games for my kids. Not exactly what happened. Next time, I will go through the entire learning process before jumping in. Backwards learning has been an absolute beast, anyway, The console is great and came with 4 games already installed, the newest dex firmware, the most recent mmcm and modman.
The problem: I have tried fat32, NFTS, friggen Commodore 64 tape drives, and have not gotten any of the different package software to recognize the games I have put on them. I know the USB port is not broken because the first day I got it, I had a small game on FAT32 and I was able to access and play it. However, I don't remember what combination of buttons got it to recognize. Since then, I have tried everything. I install the games on NTFS or FAT32 formatted drives (all smaller size, 128 gb or smaller), in all different formats (JB folders, iso, compressed iso via 4g packages for the FAT32). I don't know what I am doing wrong. I guess my questions are as follows:
Considering the current state of modman, mmcm, etc, do I need to worry about NTFS prepping drive still? If not, can I still use NTFS or is my easiest bet to use FAT32? At this point, I don't care about speeds, I just want it to work once?
If I use the recommended format (NTFS or FAT32), what corresponding file type is the easiest to get it to work (ISO or folder)?
Aside from the subfolder of GAMES: or PS3ISO: do I have to name the folders/iso files anything specific (do they have to follow the ps3 numeric naming convention)?
Once I have gotten the USB ready with whatever format you recommend--and this is important--how do I get the PS3 to recognize the files? Unless I am doing something wrong, it isn't as simply as scanning media for games. Please tell me this section specifically, because I feel like this is where I am going wrong.
Please, please, please....if it requires someone giving me detailed help, I will consider paypalling the person for their time. I am that desperate.
my email is iamvillian1973 at gmail dot com
