PS3 Softmod Guide - cFW3.55

fgghjjkll · Feb 28, 2011

Guide is a bit biased.
I think you should add other CFWs like Waninkoko and Geohot's (Homebrew only

)
Other formats, (Explain primitive NTFS support)
And other managers (Gaia, Open backup manager)

EDIT: You should also note about other important information regarding the loaders, and other outdated, but still eidely used, soft mod methods like psjailbreak

codezer0 · Mar 1, 2011

Also, it should be mentioned that there is at least some success stories for those that were on older firmware, flashing straight to 3.55 CFW.

I personally took my CECHA01 from 3.41 official to 3.55 kmeaw. Considering taking the 3.50 CECHB I just saved from YLOD to same, and turn that into my dedicated linux ps3.

croagunk.master · Mar 1, 2011

WHAT HAPPENED TO MY GUIDE! I JUST UPDATED IT AND IT DISAPPEARED!

tj_cool · Mar 1, 2011

Posts disappear from time to time here. Nobody knows why.

Of course everyone knows to keep backup from big guides, right?

GUIDE TO GETTING CFW ON PS3 VERSION 3.55 AND CONNECTING TO PSN

GUIDE 1: INSTALLING CFW AND BACKUP MANAGER

- PRE-REQUISITES -

0) A FAT32 formatted USB drive

Most low-capacity USB drives are already FAT32 formatted. If your's isn't, right click on the drive letter of your usb(eg: E:\) and click on Format. Choose FAT32 and Quick Format it.

1) OFW 3.55(if you don't already have it)

(IMG:http://gbatemp.net/style_images/2/folder_post_icons/icon29.gif) Download

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Make a new folder on the root of a usb drive and call it PS3. Make another folder inside it called UPDATE. Put the 3.55 update in here and make sure that it's named, 'PS3UPDAT.PUP'. Now put the usb drive into the PS3 and go to System Update and settings and choose Update from Mass Storage and choose the 3.55 Update.

2) KMEAW CFW:

(IMG:http://gbatemp.net/style_images/2/folder_post_icons/icon29.gif) Download

This is currently the best and the safest CFW for 3.55.

3) MultiMAN v1.16.03:
(IMG:http://gbatemp.net/style_images/2/folder_post_icons/icon29.gif) Download

This is currently the best backup manager.

- PROCEDURE -

- PC STUFF -

STEP 0: TRANSFERRING EVERYTHING TO THE USB DRIVE

Okay, now lets start transferring the CFW and the Backup Manager to the USB drive.

1) On the root of your USB drive, create a new folder called 'PS3'. Now inside 'PS3' create another folder called 'UPDATE'.

2) Open PS3_355_KMEAW_CFW.RAR

3) Extract the contents of the archive to the 'UPDATE' folder which we created.

4) Open multiMAN ver 1.16.03 BASE (20110225_200000).rar

5) Extract multiMAN ver 1.16.01 BASE (20110220_180000) WT.pkg to root of your USB drive.

- PS3 STUFF -

STEP 1: INSTALLING KMEAW CFW

1) In the XMB, go to Settings -> System Update.

2) Now select Update Via Storage Media.

3) A message will pop-up.

4) Press 'X'.

5) It should install successfully. If you get any errors, try installing it using Recovery Mode.

STEP 2: INSTALLING MULTIMAN BACKUP MANAGER

1) In the XMB go to Game -> Install Package Files.

2) Select MultiMAN and install it.

I'm going to edit the guide with the instruction to connect to PSN in some time.

croagunk.master · Mar 1, 2011

tj_cool said:
Posts disappear from time to time here. Nobody knows why.

Of course everyone knows to keep backup from big guides, right?

GUIDE TO GETTING CFW ON PS3 VERSION 3.55 AND CONNECTING TO PSN

GUIDE 1: INSTALLING CFW AND BACKUP MANAGER

- PRE-REQUISITES -

0) A FAT32 formatted USB drive

Most low-capacity USB drives are already FAT32 formatted. If your's isn't, right click on the drive letter of your usb(eg: E:\) and click on Format. Choose FAT32 and Quick Format it.

1) OFW 3.55(if you don't already have it)

(IMG:http://gbatemp.net/style_images/2/folder_post_icons/icon29.gif) Download

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Make a new folder on the root of a usb drive and call it PS3. Make another folder inside it called UPDATE. Put the 3.55 update in here and make sure that it's named, 'PS3UPDAT.PUP'. Now put the usb drive into the PS3 and go to System Update and settings and choose Update from Mass Storage and choose the 3.55 Update.

2) KMEAW CFW:

(IMG:http://gbatemp.net/style_images/2/folder_post_icons/icon29.gif) Download

This is currently the best and the safest CFW for 3.55.

3) MultiMAN v1.16.03:
(IMG:http://gbatemp.net/style_images/2/folder_post_icons/icon29.gif) Download

This is currently the best backup manager.

- PROCEDURE -

- PC STUFF -

STEP 0: TRANSFERRING EVERYTHING TO THE USB DRIVE

Okay, now lets start transferring the CFW and the Backup Manager to the USB drive.

1) On the root of your USB drive, create a new folder called 'PS3'. Now inside 'PS3' create another folder called 'UPDATE'.

2) Open PS3_355_KMEAW_CFW.RAR

3) Extract the contents of the archive to the 'UPDATE' folder which we created.

4) Open multiMAN ver 1.16.03 BASE (20110225_200000).rar

5) Extract multiMAN ver 1.16.01 BASE (20110220_180000) WT.pkg to root of your USB drive.

- PS3 STUFF -

STEP 1: INSTALLING KMEAW CFW

1) In the XMB, go to Settings -> System Update.

2) Now select Update Via Storage Media.

3) A message will pop-up.

4) Press 'X'.

5) It should install successfully. If you get any errors, try installing it using Recovery Mode.

STEP 2: INSTALLING MULTIMAN BACKUP MANAGER

1) In the XMB go to Game -> Install Package Files.

2) Select MultiMAN and install it.

I'm going to edit the guide with the instruction to connect to PSN in some time.

This was really old. I just finished adding the PSN instructions and it took me an entire day(well almost).

EDIT: Thanks again tj. It was there in my browser history. Can this be stickied since there are no softmod guides here?

tj_cool · Mar 1, 2011

Give it a little time. If people really like this topic, it'll be stickied eventually.

croagunk.master · Mar 1, 2011

tj_cool said:
Give it a little time. If people really like this topic, it'll be stickied eventually.

Okay sure.

Cyan · Mar 1, 2011

For me it's more a tutorial to install Kmeaw than a softmod guide.
It's a step by step from your own vision of the hack, but there are many other possible way to do it, you don't explain your steps, why you do this or that, etc.

There are few important things I don't like or think are missing :

- you need a bdvd emu, or a payload to rip bdvd. The payload is not included anymore in multiman.
Explain what it does, why the user need it, how to install and run.
give link to lv2 fix v9 (this is the actual needed payload when using a cfw, there are other available like hermes v4c for his 3.41 cfw), or using a payload with a jailbreak dongle.

- regarding the PSN access, fuckPSN doesn't work as is. It has been patched.
It now require more spoofing (like ConsoleID, empty accountID, etc.)
It's not explained at all. You give unknown DNS IP, I think some users who care for privacy want to know how to rewrite the header themselves instead of relaying on an unknown server.
Remember : Credit card number, PSN account id and password, etc. all are transfered non encrypted, the DNS server can see all the user information. I suggest users to NOT use unknown DNS server, install your own on your computer.

- Give MD5 hash of the update.pup files so the user can double check the update validity and don't apply the wrong file.
Sony can replace (and deletes old one) from their own server.
in case of deletion, your guide will be missing files. You should link to personal storage link (or check every now and then if the files are still valid).

- For NTFS, actually it' Start+triangle, not Triangle+Start (doing it the other way will do another action while pressing triangle).
Also, inform the user that NTFS is currently only used to copy the game from NTFS drive into the internal HDD. It's in no case used to play the game, or to extract an internal to NTFS, or anything else. Only the external_NTFS->copy->Internal_HDD command is possible.
It's only (currently) useful for transferring games with files >4GB without splitting files for fat32 hdd.

This is only few quick remarks I can say.
I know that covering all the possibility is really a big job, and doing it in 1 topic is maybe impossible for layout presentation. Maybe wiki is a best choice, or creating multiple threads with links from each others. (threads should be well defined before creating them for better walkthrough, each thread could cover a particular element, like psn access, running homebrew, installing development tools, compiling, etc.).

croagunk.master · Mar 1, 2011

Cyan said:
For me it's more a tutorial to install Kmeaw than a softmod guide.
It's a step by step from your own vision of the hack, but there are many other possible way to do it, you don't explain your steps, why you do this or that, etc.

There are few important things I don't like or think are missing :

- you need a bdvd emu, or a payload to rip bdvd. The payload is not included anymore in multiman.
Explain what it does, why the user need it, how to install and run.
give link to lv2 fix v9 (this is the actual needed payload when using a cfw, there are other available like hermes v4c for his 3.41 cfw), or using a payload with a jailbreak dongle.

- regarding the PSN access, fuckPSN doesn't work as is. It has been patched.
It now require more spoofing (like ConsoleID, empty accountID, etc.)
It's not explained at all. You give unknown DNS IP, I think some users who care for privacy want to know how to rewrite the header themselves instead of relaying on an unknown server.
Remember : Credit card number, PSN account id and password, etc. all are transfered non encrypted, the DNS server can see all the user information. I suggest users to NOT use unknown DNS server, install your own on your computer.

- Give MD5 hash of the update.pup files so the user can double check the update validity and don't apply the wrong file.
Sony can replace (and deletes old one) from their own server.
in case of deletion, your guide will be missing files. You should link to personal storage link (or check every now and then if the files are still valid).

- For NTFS, actually it' Start+triangle, not Triangle+Start (doing it the other way will do another action while pressing triangle).
Also, inform the user that NTFS is currently only used to copy the game from NTFS drive into the internal HDD. It's in no case used to play the game, or to extract an internal to NTFS, or anything else. Only the external_NTFS->copy->Internal_HDD command is possible.
It's only (currently) useful for transferring games with files >4GB without splitting files for fat32 hdd.

This is only few quick remarks I can say.
I know that covering all the possibility is really a big job, and doing it in 1 topic is maybe impossible for layout presentation. Maybe wiki is a best choice, or creating multiple threads with links from each others. (threads should be well defined before creating them for better walkthrough, each thread could cover a particular element, like psn access, running homebrew, installing development tools, compiling, etc.).

Fuck PSN works with 3.56 spoofer. Also, I fixed most of it and I'm gonna add the MD5 hash in sometime. I'm planning to mention all the available custom firmwares and backup managers and I am also planning to create mini guides for them in spoilers. Will that be enough?

Cyan · Mar 1, 2011

There's no "enough" or not.
You are free to do what you think is best, I just said what I thought about the guide and pointed what I though was missing.
If you think I was right then add it, if you think it's not needed for any valid reason then I won't argue. I think a guide is intended to help other users and inform them the best you can.

In my opinion, the more info the better, as long as it stay user and noob friendly.

About the psn, I thought Sony patched the SSL header rewriting.
Then hackers found how to spoof the console ID and account ID using "null" account, the null account was then again blacklisted, and now the "empty" account ID is used and still working.
Well, that's what I understood (I wasn't following the scene this week, I wasn't home).
I'm still against using a random DNS IP from an unknown user. I would prefer using my own computer to replace the strings.
I suggest you could explain both method and let the user decide himself if he prefer the easy method or do it completely himself. It's only a suggestion, think about the user's need when you complete your guide.

PS : please don't quote a hole message (more if it's a big one

) if you are replying just after it, it's obvious you are answering it.
It's only my own view, not a forum rule.

Zorua · Mar 1, 2011

Cyan said:
There's no "enough" or not.
You are free to do what you think is best, I just said what I thought about the guide and pointed what I though was missing.
If you think I was right then add it, if you think it's not needed for any valid reason then I won't argue. I think a guide is intended to help other users and inform them the best you can.

In my opinion, the more info the better, as long as it stay user and noob friendly.

About the psn, I thought Sony patched the SSL header rewriting.
Then hackers found how to spoof the console ID and account ID using "null" account, the null account was then again blacklisted, and now the "empty" account ID is used and still working.
Well, that's what I understood (I wasn't following the scene this week, I wasn't home).
I'm still against using a random DNS IP from an unknown user. I would prefer using my own computer to replace the strings.
I suggest you could explain both method and let the user decide himself if he prefer the easy method or do it completely himself. It's only a suggestion, think about the user's need when you complete your guide.

By the way, it was OpenDNS and I removed that bit a while ago. Also, thanks a lot for taking the time to go through my guide!

Cyan · Mar 1, 2011

no problem

I'm also following PS3 scene, and I like helping other users.
I don't have enough time to write guide and tutorial myself, so I'm glad other user can do it

But I'm still on 3.41 with my dongle, it's enough for me so I can't test everything myself.

Zorua · Mar 1, 2011

Cyan said:
no problem

I'm also following PS3 scene, and I like helping other users.
I don't have enough time to write guide and tutorial myself, so I'm glad other user can do it

But I'm still on 3.41 with my dongle, it's enough for me so I can't test everything myself.

I recommend that you use my guide.

Hero-Link · Mar 2, 2011

This tutorial seems a few key points.... essencially the payload.

Without it, you just have a CFW with multiman installed (that doesn't run games).

so, i agree with Cyan, this is just a tutorial to install kmeaw CFW, nothing more, nothing less.

Zorua · Mar 3, 2011

I am going to update the guide. Will it be fine if I don't add GeoHots cfw? I'm saying this because it can't run games.

fgghjjkll · Mar 3, 2011

Zorua said:
I am going to update the guide. Will it be fine if I don't add GeoHots cfw? I'm saying this because it can't run games.

Yes it can. It can run officially bought games

But seriously. You should add it there for completionist's sake but say backup loaders do not work. Only homebrew, which is also what soft modifications allow. It's up to you really. I just thought your guide was kinda biased.

Maz7006 · Mar 3, 2011

Guide: How to play pirated games.

- geez; include other things as well, even though the homebrew is limited its still there

along with the other CFW, Back up managers and such

i know you were just making it simple, but still it would be a good idea to put all (of course not Waninkoko V1)

i like the format, nice and clear, just take our suggestions into consideration.

Zorua · Mar 3, 2011

Maz7006 said:
Guide: How to play pirated games.

- geez; include others thing as well, even though the homebrew is limited its still there

along with the other CFW, Back up managers and such

i know you were just making it simple, but still it would be a good idea to put all (of course not Waninkoko V1)

i like the format, nice and clear, just take our suggestions into consideration.

Ok thanks for your input!

Sotoro · Mar 3, 2011

Nice guide, i think it should replace the jailbreak faq sticky.

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