Downloaded PS3 backups annoying "Duplex PROUDLY PRESENTS" message and sound

[Windows_10_User]

To make the game work on lower firmware.

Are .edat files automatically removed after being transferred to the exdata folder like the .rap files after being converted to .rif?

 

[godreborn]

Not that I know of.

 

[Windows_10_User]

Not that I know of.

Then I don't understand why .rap files are as well as .rap files are converted to another format (.rif) unlike .edat ones which are also created in the same directory as .rif files.

 

[Donnie-Burger]

Ugh, it's like the long, unskippable shitty Mode-7 intros on GBA ROMs back in the day.

You can skip them, at least I can. All they did was modify the eboot.bin - If you dont play online then nothing to worry about. You have the custom directors piracy cut edition definitive beta.

Free games and someone still finds ways to complain :/

 

[Donnie-Burger]

Then I don't understand why RAP files are as well as RAP files are converted to another format (RIF) unlike EDAT ones which are also created in the same directory as RIF files.

Google it and you will understand.

 

[Windows_10_User]

Google it and you will understand.

Already did.

Also, if Cobra unlocks games without needing .edat files then why are the latter released in the first place? Were they meant for pre-Cobra CFWs?

 

[godreborn]

Edats are generic, so they can be unlocked without the license.

 

[Windows_10_User]

Edats are generic, so they can be unlocked without the license.

What do you mean? Can they be unlocked without a .rap file?

 

[godreborn]

Yes, they're not a rif.

 

[Windows_10_User]

Yes, they're not a rif.

Ok, but I don't get what .rap files have to do with my question, i.e., why were .edat files released in the first place if Cobra doesn't need them.

 

[godreborn]

Cobra didn't always exist.

 

[godreborn]

And cobra was closed source. Without cobra, there wouldn't even be hen.

 

[Windows_10_User]

Cobra didn't always exist.

So, like I said, were .edat files meant for pre-Cobra CFWs and HAN (I think it didn't come with Cobra) and if I ignore those which come with downloaded .pkg and .rap or that supposedly need to be downloaded separately for the .pkg to work and install the downloaded .pkg and convert only the downloaded .rap file to .rif will I be able to access the .pkg file I installed?

 

[flo]

Omg man , that's a big question, in 6 months not even you will understand what you meant : )) . EDAT were available before Cobra, yes, usually for C00 games . To get rid of that Duplex logo , you need to grab the original EBOOT.BIN from your disc and replace the modified one .

 

[Donnie-Burger]

Omg man , that's a big question, in 6 months not even you will understand what you meant : )) . EDAT were available before Cobra, yes, usually for C00 games . To get rid of that Duplex logo , you need to grab the original EBOOT.BIN from your disc and replace the modified one .

Most duplex releases have orig.eboot.bin inside same folder. Delete custom eboot.bin and rename og to eboot.bin

 

[Marc_LFD]

In the past I downloaded arcade games that came with pkg unlockers and edats, but now I just get the pkg + rap instead. Simpler and cleaner.

Anyway, didn't know DUPLEX did that shit. I remember it during the GBA days and, um, okay. PS3? Wtf. Just no.

 

[Windows_10_User]

Omg man , that's a big question, in 6 months not even you will understand what you meant : )) . EDAT were available before Cobra, yes, usually for C00 games . To get rid of that Duplex logo , you need to grab the original EBOOT.BIN from your disc and replace the modified one .

I already knew the latter but I've downloaded .edat files and none of them were for C00 games. Would the games/DLC work with only the .rif files?

Most duplex releases have orig.eboot.bin inside same folder. Delete custom eboot.bin and rename og to eboot.bin

Yes, I know that. But one has to lose time recreating the .iso because he/she doesn't know if it will come with that intro or not.

In the past I downloaded arcade games that came with pkg unlockers and edats, but now I just get the pkg + rap instead. Simpler and cleaner.

Anyway, didn't know DUPLEX did that shit. I remember it during the GBA days and, um, okay. PS3? Wtf. Just no.

So, if both .rap and .edat files are available for download you simply delete the latter or don't even download it if you can?

Yes, it's really annoying, as well as having to recreate the .iso because I don't know if the original EBOOT.bin will come with it or not. Maybe I just had bad luck.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Where I dl'ed arcade games from it was strictly pkg + rap, no edat.

I'll be checking the PS3 game folders to see they don't have that custom eboot.

Thanks for the tip, @Donnie-Burger.

 

[Windows_10_User]

Where I dl'ed arcade games from it was strictly pkg + rap, no edat.

I'll be checking the PS3 game folders to see they don't have that custom eboot.

Thanks for the tip, @Donnie-Burger.

I asked you that because some .pkg come with .rap and .edat or you can download the latter two (or just one of them) separately.

Was .edat meant for HAN and pre-Cobra CFW?

 

[Donnie-Burger]

Where I dl'ed arcade games from it was strictly pkg + rap, no edat.

I'll be checking the PS3 game folders to see they don't have that custom eboot.

Thanks for the tip, @Donnie-Burger.

If you see 2 eboots the eboot.bin is most likely modified and if a 2nd eboot is there should be labeled orignal.eboot.bin or accordingly. Remove custom eboot and rename og to eboot.bin. You can test this with duplex releases. I remember god of war ascension I had to do this.

There's also sites that have original eboot collections for this very reason.