Hacking How to use CFW and PKG files?

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Hi,

I have just installed CFW on my PS3 and stuck as to what do now.
I have been using modded PSP's and PS Vita all on CFW and know what I am doing with them but this is the first time I have modded the PS3.

It is a Slim model CECH25xx which was on OFW 4.84, I ran HFW to get to CFW using Rebug 4.84.1 REX.

It seems that some PKG files work and others don't? For example Multiman PKG installs and works but the particular ones that I want which are emulators such as FUSE-Spectrum emulator and Cap32 install but when trying to run they just go to a black screen and return me to the XMB. Do these need to be resigned or are for firmware 3.5 only? If resigned, how do I do that?

Also, how do I copy a disc to an external NTFS hard drive? I have copied three discs to my internal HD but there doesn't seem to be any option to copy to external drive. I don't have much space on the internal drive and I have a lot of disc games. Do I have to use a fat32 drive? I have Prepntfs installed on the PS3 but can't be sure if it actually works. I don't have any way of putting an ISO on the NTFS drive.

Also is there any way to run a disc ISO from the XMB (just like the PSP or Vita) rather than going through MultiMan or ManaGunz? Am I right in thinking these just mount the ISO like a virtual disc? Do PKG files only run from XMB?

Basically what I want is to be able to run the emulators and a means of running ISO's of my disc games (a mixture of PSX,PS2 and PS3) from an external HD.

Thanks.
 

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Just use FAT32 for your external. NTFS will just give you problems. If you choose folder format all of the individual files will be under 4 GB so you won't have any issues.

Best way to use XMB to load your games is use sman, I use it it has XMB integration and you also can go into system settings and set Autoload disc to on so you choose your game and it will just load it. Just google sman psx-place.

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I don't know about the emulators I don't really use emulators on PS3.
 
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Thanks, formatted to FAT32 and now recognising external drive. Just need to figure out how to get emulators running.
 

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