Hacking Hackable PS3 models and information

Deleted member 114266 · Apr 30, 2022

rantex92 said:
yeah i thought about an ssd got 1tb just laying around and an ssdhd with 2 tb another 4tb is on the way so i got plenty of options but with ssd you have only x cycles till an ssd is dead so i personally tend to use hdd over sdd in consoles

AFAIK the PS3 doesn't have a swap file on the HDD, so you wouldn't have a large number of writes. You'd of course have games saves and the like, but those are small. The PS4 with the constant video recording enabled would put a lot more write strain on an SSD, and people have used the same SSD in those for years.

Most SSDs have write capacities of several hundred times their size. The drives in my PC with Nvidia Shadow Play on have been in use for almost three years and say they are at 2% of their lifetime writes which puts the total around 800TB for total lifetime writes.

rantex92 · Apr 30, 2022

SScorpio said:
AFAIK the PS3 doesn't have a swap file on the HDD, so you wouldn't have a large number of writes. You'd of course have games saves and the like, but those are small. The PS4 with the constant video recording enabled would put a lot more write strain on an SSD, and people have used the same SSD in those for years.

Most SSDs have write capacities of several hundred times their size. The drives in my PC with Nvidia Shadow Play on have been in use for almost three years and say they are at 2% of their lifetime writes which puts the total around 800TB for total lifetime writes.

im aware if that but still like to use hdds since im a datahog my pc has 40tb+ read and write 1tb in a month (sometimes i look an raw nasa pictures where one has about 100gb so for me cycles important)

i only use ssd´s for steamlibary and system partion

Deleted member 114266 · Apr 30, 2022

rantex92 said:
im aware if that but still like to use hdds since im a datahog my pc has 40tb+ read and write 1tb in a month (sometimes i look an raw nasa pictures where one has about 100gb so for me cycles important)

i only use ssd´s for steamlibary and system partion

FYI, some new HDDs have less write cycles than SSDs.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/some-new-hard-drives-have-less-endurance-than-ssds

rantex92 · May 1, 2022

SScorpio said:
FYI, some new HDDs have less write cycles than SSDs.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/some-new-hard-drives-have-less-endurance-than-ssds

wooooow i didnt know that thank you for clearing me up

Marc_LFD · May 4, 2022

I watched Mr. Mario's video and hacked my Launch PS3 4.88. It just took a couple of minutes.

It's not CFW, but it's the next best thing and it's free (a hardmod downgrade would require to open it up, solder and whatever, I think).

Marc_LFD · May 5, 2022

Hey.

I may be buying a NoBD PS3 and was wondering if there's a different HEN hack for these faulty consoles? Or is that for CFW consoles?

godreborn · May 7, 2022

Marc_78065 said:
Hey.

I may be buying a NoBD PS3 and was wondering if there's a different HEN hack for these faulty consoles? Or is that for CFW consoles?

You'll have major problems. Nobd can't be updated nor play games iirc. A cfw nobd allows it to update, and I think package games might work, but iso files won't.

Marc_LFD · May 7, 2022

godreborn said:
You'll have major problems. Nobd can't be updated nor play games iirc. A cfw nobd allows it to update, and I think package games might work, but iso files won't.

Games on the HDD will work fine?

godreborn · May 7, 2022

Marc_78065 said:
Games on the HDD will work fine?

pkg games might, but I can't really remember. I just know most people will tell you not to buy it, because it will be a headache.

Marc_LFD · May 13, 2022

I bought a PS3 Slim and it has 4.60 though I don't see it listed on PS3 Xploit so I have to update it to 4.84 - 4.88. I'll go with 4.88.

https://darthsternie.net/ps3-firmwares/

This website is safe to download firmwares from, right?

Flame · May 13, 2022

Marc_78065 said:
I bought a PS3 Slim and it has 4.60 though I don't see it listed on PS3 Xploit so I have to update it to 4.84 - 4.88. I'll go with 4.88.

https://darthsternie.net/ps3-firmwares/

This website is safe to download firmwares from, right?

well its linked to archive so it is.

Marc_LFD · May 13, 2022

Flame said:
well its linked to archive so it is.

Much obliged.

I'm still a newbie to this stuff so didn't want to chance it.

Got another PS3 hacked with HFW, you know, the PS3 feels like it could be in use for many more years, but Sony has discontinued and now there's PS5.

Marc_LFD · May 28, 2022

I have HEN on two PS3s (1x Launch, 1x Early Slim) and would like to install CFW on it so what would I need to change, if necessary? Format factory?

Wish I'd have seen this video than the HEN one as CFW is ideal for me.

CoolMe · May 28, 2022

Marc_78065 said:
I have HEN on two PS3s (1x Launch, 1x Early Slim) and would like to install CFW on it so what would I need to change, if necessary? Format factory?

Wish I'd have seen this video than the HEN one as CFW is ideal for me.

You can downgrade both systems with QA toggling (or Habib) to a lower firmware..
or if you don't want to do that, you can install Evilnat CFW 4.89 or 4.88.

Marc_LFD · May 28, 2022

CoolMe said:
You can downgrade both systems with QA toggling (or Habib) to a lower firmware..
or if you don't want to do that, you can install Evilnat CFW 4.89 or 4.88.

Ah, so I can just install as if the HFW isn't there. Great.

Thanks.

Marc_LFD · Jun 29, 2022

Backed up my data, formatted, reinstalled 4.88 OFW, and now it's running 4.88 CFW (Evilnat).

It was so easy! And I don't need to click on the HEN icon to unlock the hack anymore.

Mr. Mario's video was flawless once again.

godreborn · Jun 29, 2022

Marc_LFD said:
Backed up my data, formatted, reinstalled 4.88 OFW, and now it's running 4.88 CFW (Evilnat).

It was so easy! And I don't need to click on the HEN icon to unlock the hack anymore.

Mr. Mario's video was flawless once again.

the ps3 may be the easiest system to hack.

it's somehow easier than even the wii, which almost hacks itself. it's just embarrassing at this point. haha

Marc_LFD · Jul 1, 2022

Hi.

How can I play/load PS2 ISOs via Evilnat 4.88.2?

I watched Mr. Mario's video and he showed it using Rebug CFW while I'm using Evilnat CFW (he recommended on a diff video). Dang it.

Have tried Multiman/Iris, but it won't play.

rantex92 · Jul 1, 2022

Marc_LFD said:
Hi.

How can I play/load PS2 ISOs via Evilnat 4.88.2?

I watched Mr. Mario's video and he showed it using Rebug CFW while I'm using Evilnat CFW (he recommended on a diff video). Dang it.

Have tried Multiman/Iris, but it won't play.

try to load them from the internal

i had a same -ish problem where anything other than ps1 iso couldnt load from external

Marc_LFD · Jul 1, 2022

rantex92 said:
try to load them from the internal

i had a same -ish problem where anything other than ps1 iso couldnt load from external

I transferred to the internal HHD and still won't load. Says something about not recognized.

Hacking Hackable PS3 models and information

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Welcome to the Machine

Well-Known Member

Welcome to the Machine

Well-Known Member

Me > You

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

"Who am i, what am i?"

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Welcome to the Machine

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Similar threads

Popular threads in this forum