Hacking A Few Questions On PS3 Hacking

[godreborn]

I just bought a ps3, but I have some questions:

1. as long as ur on 3.55 or below, hacking is essentially done the same way, correct? I only ask this, because I remember reading, when ps3 hacking was new, that there were some problems with installing cfw on certain ps3 sku's. I bought a launch 60GB btw.

2. I've heard that some games can only be played with a disc inside the drive or from an internal hard drive. what happens if u try to play a game without a disc that needs one or one that requires an internal hard drive on an external?

3. do all games work from an internal hard drive and would it be best to use one of those rather than the hit and miss nature of an external hard drive?

4. how large (mm wise) of an internal hard drive can be fitted to one of the launch units? I know that some of the larger-capacity drives r actually a few mm larger than lower-capacity ones. I'm assuming this could be a problem fitting the drive into the bay.

5. if I use an external hard drive to play ps2 games using the usb-advance method, am I able to put ps3 games on the drive as well? I think I recall that u needed to format the drive to a specific file-system, but I'm not sure if that file-system was fat32 or not.

6. with ps3 games that require a disc, will any ps3 disc work including demo discs?

7. currently games that require a ps3 to have a firmware version higher than 3.55 r unplayable--correct?

8. and, does the ps3 ask u whether or not u want to accept an update if I were to accidentally boot up a ps3 game which contained an update? I definitely wouldn't want the game to update automatically upon booting.

thanks!

 

[Nujui]

I just bought a ps3, but I have some questions:

1. as long as ur on 3.55 or below, hacking is essentially done the same way, correct? I only ask this, because I remember reading, when ps3 hacking was new, that there were some problems with installing cfw on certain ps3 sku's. I bought a launch 60GB btw.

Every PS3 is hackable atm as long was you're on the right fw, if you're not there a downgrade method.

2. I've heard that some games can only be played with a disc inside the drive or from an internal hard drive. what happens if u try to play a game without a disc that needs one or one that requires an internal hard drive on an external?

Some games don't work on external and vise versa, I remember there being a comp list telling which was which but I think it got taken down

, but other then that it just wouldn't play.

3. do all games work from an internal hard drive and would it be best to use one of those rather than the hit and miss nature of an external hard drive?

Not all games work on internal drives. It's hit and miss on both.
4. how large (mm wise) of an internal hard drive can be fitted to one of the launch units? I know that some of the larger-capacity drives r actually a few mm larger than lower-capacity ones. I'm assuming this could be a problem fitting the drive into the bay.

From what I know the biggest internal hdd is 320 gb (Someone correct me if I'm wrong). I can't say for if the drive can fit as I've never owned a launch PS3.

5. if I use an external hard drive to play ps2 games using the usb-advance method, am I able to put ps3 games on the drive as well? I think I recall that u needed to format the drive to a specific file-system, but I'm not sure if that file-system was fat32 or not.

The drive can fat32, so yes. You just have to format the PS2 games into the right format.


6. with ps3 games that require a disc, will any ps3 disc work including demo discs?

I think so.

7. currently games that require a ps3 to have a firmware version higher than 3.55 r unplayable--correct?

Yes that is correct.

8. and, does the ps3 ask u whether or not u want to accept an update if I were to accidentally boot up a ps3 game which contained an update? I definitely wouldn't want the game to update automatically upon booting.

It only ask if the game isn't able to be played via either a external or internal and requires higher fw (Or prehaps you dont' have the fix for it.). The only thing it might ask is to update the game.
thanks!

 

[godreborn]

I read that there was a way to spoof the system into thinking u were on ofw 3.7 when u were actually on cfw 3.55. what exactly is the point of doing this if 3.56+ games are still unplayable?

 

[MorPhiend]

2. I've heard that some games can only be played with a disc inside the drive or from an internal hard drive. what happens if u try to play a game without a disc that needs one or one that requires an internal hard drive on an external?

It's been awhile since I've fired up my PS3. I live in AZ and it's been too hot since the beginning of May since my 60GB puts out so much heat in my bedroom. But as far as I remember, it'll just dump you back on the XMB if it's a game that requires a disc. Are you really not planning on buying any games though?

3. do all games work from an internal hard drive and would it be best to use one of those rather than the hit and miss nature of an external hard drive?

All the games I have run from my internal. I had a 1TB external I was running games from because I was too lazy to do the research to set up an FTP and USB HDD transfer is a pain as well. But then there were games I wanted to play with larger than 4GB single files (which won't fit on FAT drives). So I went through the trouble of transferring via FTP. That being said I'm sure KirbyBoy is right that some games may not be loadable from internal. I just don't know what they are...

4. how large (mm wise) of an internal hard drive can be fitted to one of the launch units? I know that some of the larger-capacity drives r actually a few mm larger than lower-capacity ones. I'm assuming this could be a problem fitting the drive into the bay.

The PS3 bay is standard 9.5 mm. You can get up to a 640GB drive in there. That is what I have and have had zero problems with it. Do your research on the drive though. I have the WD6400BEVT. I got it for $59.99 shipped from Amazon in February. If you go with WD, make sure it is a BEVT model and not a BPVT model. The latter parks the head periodically and this causes stuttering in your games, especially during the cut scenes. There ae some 750GB drives that utilize two platters instead of three and will fit, but I have heard many people have issues with these and it is not surprising as they are squeezing too much out of the platters. Technically you can put a taller 750GB or 1TB drive on the PS3, but you are either going to have to mod your machine or have your HDD hanging out, either of which I am not a fan of. And the larger drive you get, the longer read times you'll deal with too. As I said, I have a 640GB and it's wonderful.

6. with ps3 games that require a disc, will any ps3 disc work including demo discs?

Again, why is this an issue? surely if you can afford a PS3 you can afford games. And there must be some games that are so good that you are willing to support the developers on. I own over 60 Wii games and over 50 PS3 games (I stopped buying only because I can't play the newer games). Both consoles have been hacked to their fullest ability for years. I do download, I'll admit. But only games I was never interested in enough to ever buy. A few times that has resulted in me liking the game enough to buy it.

To answer your question though I didn't even know there were demo discs for PS3. Kind of a waste with the existence of PSN.

7. currently games that require a ps3 to have a firmware version higher than 3.55 r unplayable--correct?

Yes and no. Some games a hack/patch is figured out to allow it to be played on CFW 3.55 (or 3.41 - if you're one of the holdouts still on that for some reason). But only some games. During 3.41-3.56 (maybe as late as 3.60?) days there was a way to modify a file that the PS3 reads to the current FW version and things were fine. Real simple. But Sony quickly stopped that method of ID'ing FW for games.

8. and, does the ps3 ask u whether or not u want to accept an update if I were to accidentally boot up a ps3 game which contained an update? I definitely wouldn't want the game to update automatically upon booting.

Games won't update the FW. They'll ask though. And sometimes there is an update for a game. These don't require PSN to download. Some games allow you to skip their updates, some don't. But these don't affect your FW.

thanks!


QUOTE(godreborn @ Sep 9 2011, 07:30 PM) I read that there was a way to spoof the system into thinking u were on ofw 3.7 when u were actually on cfw 3.55. what exactly is the point of doing this if 3.56+ games are still unplayable?

The spoofs are simply for people who fear douchebag relatives or friends getting on their machine and updating the FW. People have no respext for others' belongings and I have heard countless tales of someone's FW being updated due to this. Even if I had no idea about modding or technology I would never modify someone else's setup without asking them. In fact it makes more sense to me for someone who hasn't got a clue to be afraid to change something on someone's tech. Just a sign of the general self-centeredness and laziness of society today, I guess...

Back on topic, the spoof just keeps the PS3 from prompting you to update the firmware. Simple as that.