GUIDE TO GETTING CFW ON PS3 VERSION 3.55​

Guide objectives :

- Install Custom Firmware 3.55

- Connect to PSN (optional step)

- Install and launch Homebrews

- Transfer files between Computer/PS3

- Play games with managers
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Guide Contents & Index:

GUIDE 1: INSTALLING CFW:

- Pre-requisites

- Procedures

- PC Stuff

- PS3 Stuff


GUIDE 2: CONNECTING TO PSN

- Pre-requisites

- Procedure
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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)

Download (Use the mediafire link.)

MD5 CHECKSUM: ca595ad9f3af8f1491d9c9b6921a8c61


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 Settings -> System Update and choose Update via Storage Media and press 'X'.

2) CFWM 1.5 Small Version [32MB]

Download

Used for obtaining Custom Firmwares.

3) MultiMAN:

BASE

This is currently the best backup manager.

- PROCEDURE -​

- PC STUFF -​

STEP 0: CREATING A CUSTOM FIRMWARE

Automatic Patching:​

1) Create a new folder on your desktop and call it 'CFWM'. If you downloaded OFW 3.55 earlier, skip step 3 and create a new folder inside this folder called 'Original_3.55_FW'. Copy the PS3UPDAT.PUP to this folder.

2) Extract the .exe from inside the CFWM archive to this folder.

3) Now, open the .exe and choose 'Download 3.55 OFW'.

4) After it has finished, choose any CFW from the 3.55 section and click on Create Custom Firmware 3.55.

NOTE: I recommend Kmeaw's 3.55 CFW.

Manual patching:(by Cyan)​

1) Download CFWM v1.5 Full version (+batch by Cyan) [152MB]. and create a new folder on your desktop and call it 'CFWM'. Now, extract everything from that archive to this folder.

2) Place the downloaded OFW 3.55 in 'Original_3.55_FW' folder (or OFW 3.41 in 'Original_3.41_FW' folder).

3) Double click on the Batch file corresponding to the cfw you want to create (ex. Kmeaw_3.55.bat) and follow the instructions. Verify that both MD5 hashes are matching at the end of the process.

4) The patched cfw is now available in newly created folder named after the cfw you chose.

STEP 1: 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) Go to the 'CFWM' folder and now go to the folder of your chosen CFW.

3) Find the PS3UPDAT.PUP file and copy it to the 'UPDATE' folder which we created.

4) Open the multiMAN archive.

5) Extract multiMAN WT.pkg, USB.CFG and options_default.ini 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.

3) If you want to play games with Kmeaw cfw, you need to install this using the 'Install Package Files' option in the Game section of the XMB.

STEP 3: ENABLING NTFS ON MULTIMAN (OPTIONAL)

[title: ENABLING NTFS ON MULTIMAN]

1) Plug your external hdd into your PC and download this.

2) Install usbview and open it.

3) Grab the vendor id and the product id.

4) Now create a new notepad file and put this in 0xVNID:0xPRID:V where VNID is the vendor id and PRID is the product id and V is the number of volumes.

5) Now save it as USB.CFG and copy it over to the root of your USB Drive. If it asks you to replace it, do so.

6) Now download Awesome File Manager and install it on your PS3.

7) Run it and browse to /dev_hdd0/game/BLES80608/USRDIR

8) On the other side you should find a directory that has "USB" in it, the inside directory should have your "USB" file.

9) Highlight it and press O to copy it into MultiMAN USRDIR.

10) Now go back to multiMAN and press Start + /\.

11) The NTFS driver should be activated now.

NOTE: Currently you can only copy from an external NTFS hdd to your internal hdd. Nothing more, nothing less.

-END OF GUIDE 1-​

GUIDE 2: CONNECTING TO PSN​

Spoiler: GUIDE 2: CONNECTING TO PSN. THIS DOES NOT WORK CURRENTLY AS THIS METHOD HAS BEEN BLOCKED BY SONY

THIS DOES NOT WORK AS OF 3/18/2011. FOR MORE INFO, GO HERE.

- 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) TEAM REBUG'S 3.60 SPOOFER

Visit Team Rebug website to download a list of URLs

Select a link from the provided list in the text file to download the installer.

- PROCEDURE -​

INSTALLING TEAM REBUG'S 3.60 SPOOFER​

1) Extract 3.60_Version_Spoofer.pkg from the archive you downloaded to the root of your USB drive.

2) Plug it in to your PS3

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

4) Select 3.60 Version Spoofer

5) Once loaded Press the 'X' button to install. It will take about 15-45 seconds.

6) When it prompts for a reboot, do so.

STEP 2: INSTALLING FUCK PSN (OPTIONAL. USE THIS FOR SPOOFING YOUR CONSOLE ID).

1) Download dev_blind.pkg, fuckPsn-v0.6.exe and CA27.cer from here. Copy dev_pkg and openps3ftp.pkg from the OpenPs3Ftp archive to the root of your USB Drive.

2) On your desktop, create a new folder. Let's call it Fuck PSN.

3) Copy CA27.cer and the fuckPsn-v0.6.exe file to this folder.

4) Now download an FTP server. I personally use FileZilla.

5) Install it.

6) Now plug-in your USB Drive into your PS3.

7) In the XMB, go to Install Package Files and install dev_blind and OpenPS3FTP.

8) Go to Game and launch dev_blind to mount the flash as writable

9) Now on your PS3 run OpenPS3Ftp and on your PC run Filezilla or whichever FTP server you use.

10) Go to FileZilla and enter root as the username and openbox as the password.

11) Now using FileZilla go to /dev_blind/data /cert

12) Rename CA27.cer to CA27.cer.bak

13) Now copy over the CA27.cer from the FuckPSN directory that we created earlier to /dev_blind/data/cert

14) Now change your PS3's primary and secondary dns servers to your PS3's IP. If you don't know how to change the DNS servers look here.

15) After you're done changing the DNS servers, reboot your PS3 and launch FuckPSN.exe from the folder we created earlier.

16) You can now connect to PSN.

-END OF GUIDES-​

F.A.Q.(by Cyan)​

Main questions

Q. Can I use burnt Bluray discs to play games?
A. No. Only Internal and External HDD is working with backup managers.

Q. I updated past 3.55, is there any way to get the 3.55 custom firmware from there?
A. No. There's no way to downgrade from 3.56+ firmware yet using a software method. Though, there is a way to downgrade some FAT PS3 involving Infectus modchip.

Q. I'm on 3.50 or bellow. Do I need to install the Official Firmware 3.55 first?
A. Even if installing a cfw3.55 over an old fw should work, it's recommended that you update your PS3 to the same Official Firmware as the cfw you want to install first to avoid bricking your console.

Q. I'm on 3.41 or bellow and don't want to update to 3.55, do I really need to install 3.55 to use a cfw?
A. No, you can install Hermes cfw 3.41 (please update to ofw 3.41v2 first) and follow the guide the same way. Just don't install the Version Spoofer from Team Rebug (It only works on 3.55).

Q. I'm already using a cfw but I want to change for Kmeaw 3.55
A. First re-install the ofw 3.55 over your current one, then follow the guide again.

Q. How big should be my USB drive just to install it, not to play back ups?
A. Around 200mb.

Q. Where can I find all previous Official Firmware and their MD5 hash ?
A. Sony removed previous firmwares from their servers when the first jailbreak method appeared. You can still find remaining links and all the informations here.

CFWM

Q. The program doesn't start.
A. You need .Net framework 4.0.

Q. Where can I find .net4.0 ?
A. Here

Q. I don't want to install .Net4.0. How can I still patch the firmware?
A. You can use bspatch program to patch the firmware manually. Follow the manual patching method in the Guide.

PSN

Q. Can Sony ban my PSN account?
A. Yes, as Sony can't ban your Console ID, they can ban your account. But you can always create a new account, while unbanning the PS3 itself will be harder.

Q. Can I play online with all games?
A. You can't play online anymore. You need the 3.62+ official firmware to connect to PSN.

Q. FuckPSN is not working, what can I do?
A. You need .net Framework 3.5, and if you are using a firewall you need to open these ports : 53 UDP, 80 TCP and 443 TCP. You may need to close Skype.

Multiman :

Q. When I press start+triangle to enable NTFS it freezes
A. Your NTFS partition needs to be primary and active.

 

[Blauhasenpopo]

My dreams come true....thx , everything worked well, my ps3 has now kmeaw on it!

thx and also thx for the fast reply and the tut

 

[Nujui]

You may want to look at this, it's sort of a alternate for psn.

http://www.ps3hax.net/2011/03/no-psn-try-x.../#axzz1H4owKcpv

 

[Cyan]

It's not really an alternative, it's only used to play LAN compatible online games, and not to buy or download demo, synch trophies, etc.
There are very few games compatible with it.

Spoiler: compatibility

Borderlands
Call of Duty 4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty W@W
Condemned 2
F.E.A.R
Haze
OFP Dragon Rising
Rainbow Six Vegas
The Darkness
TimeShift
Unreal Tournament 3
Armored Core 4
Blazing Angels 2
Blur
DiRT
DiRT 2
F1 2010
Formula 1 Championship
H.A.W.X 2
Dark Sector
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Kane & Lynch Dead Man
Red Dead Redemption
Red Fraction Guerrilla
Saints Row 2
Warhawk

There is also XLink Kai, but it needs an account on the developer's website.

 

[Nujui]

Well, it was just a suggestion. Just for people who want to play online with there games.

 

[Blauhasenpopo]

Hi.. @Duskye.... won't play online, so this online thingy isn't in my interrest...but thx for the tip.

So another question is coming up: Is it possible to play .avi files on PS3, i installed Ps3 Media Sever and got it to run...or do i have to convert my avi files?


thx

 

[Blauhasenpopo]

So....F***,my Filesystem and database crashed after installing openps3FTP!

The HDD had to be formatted !
What should i do now...everything went so good,is it possible to format and don't have to install the newest Firmware?

Great thx for an answer

...before i was running 3.55 kmeaw

 

[AcAalex]

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

I have Playstation 3 CECHC04 60Gb console, and I did everytjing like you wrote, instald cfw, lv2, multiman, but when I start lv2 or multiman, I only get black screen and nothing else. I tried fixpermissions, and when I install it and run, I also get black screen. I tried to find solution, but after hours of reading I didn`t find anything. Please help me if you can....

Thanks in advance

 

[Cyan]

@Freezer :
I'm sorry that you had to format

Usually, when file system is crashing, you only need to wait a little when you reboot (a message saying please wait), or go to recovery menu and select the fix command.

If you already format it, you can reinstall OFW 3.55 (or maybe it asks for an original game to install the update) and follow the guide again to put cfw back.


@AcAalex :
Which Cfw did you install ? Kmeaw or Geohot ?

 

[AcAalex]

I installed Kmeaw...

 

[Cyan]

I thought it was a signature problem if you used Geohot, but then it's something else.

It's strange that no homebrew are working at all.

Maybe the homebrew are not initializing all the video signal and you are using an uncommon one

What is your screen video format/resolution ?

 

[AcAalex]

I use AV out - chinch...

 

[AcAalex]

Does anyone have solution for my problem...? PLEASE!

 

[Zorua]

Updated the multiMAN download link.

 

[tbgtbg]

Does anyone have solution for my problem...? PLEASE!

What firmware were you on before installing CFW? Did you install 3.55 OFW before installing CFW? Did you ever have a previous CFW (like GeoHot) running before trying Kmeaw? If so, did you go back to OFW first or install Kmeaw directly over the old one?

When are you getting the black screens? Just when trying to run multiman, or when actually trying to run a game through multiman? If the latter, do you have a game disc in the blu ray drive? If the former, have you tried another launcher like gaia manager?

 

[Cyan]

Does anyone have solution for my problem...? PLEASE!

Did you try another video mode or video resolution ?

"AV out" doesn't help much because you didn't give info about your resolution, 4:3, 16:9, 800*600, 1080p ,etc.?

 

[AcAalex]

At the begining I had some 2.** firmaware, I am not sure exactly, then I installed OFW 3.55 and then CFW 3.55 Kmeav, evrything like it says in guide... I get black screen when I try to strart anything, lv2, multiman, fixpermissions, gaia, I can`t get to the part where I can try to back up or run a game. About resolution setings, it is 4:3, and it is connected to a CRT TV, not plasma/lcd so I think it is 800*600, I am not sure... I hope this is enough information for you to help me... If there is any other information you need please ask...

Thanks in advance

 

[Cyan]

I didn't read any other users with this problem here or on other forums.
But I think it might be related to video as all the homebrews are giving you a black screen.

Do you have still access to XMB when you push the Home button when it blackscreen ?
Could you try to set your video signal to 16:9 ? (even if you have a 4:3 TV, you'll have a deformed image for the time of the test).
If you can, try other video mode (another video cable for example).


If it's not the video then I really don't know why there's no image.
You should try a homebrew which makes some noise when moving the cursor, so you could know if it freeze or if you only don't have a video signal.

 

[AcAalex]

No, I don`t have access to XMB when I press Home button. I will try with other video settings and with another video cable, if I find a way. Can you suggets me some homebrew with which I can try...?

 

[Cyan]

There's this one :
http://filetrip.net/f22452-Pongus-1-0.html

But I don't know if there's sound (I didn't try it yet).

some other homebrew are available here :
http://www.ps3-infos.fr/forum/homebrews-ps...l1ght-t698.html (look at the bottom).
This is mainly demos, they shouldn't have sound either.
Maybe roller coaster has.

There's also the "untitled project" from TheOtherDev.
He is linking to other homebrew project in his last comment.
I hope the release of DevkitPro PSLight v2 will encourage new homebrew projects.
The libwiigui has also been ported to PS3. (libPS3Gui).

 

[jassa]

I'm considering softmodding my PS3 and have read through a few pages of the thread, but couldn't see anyone else asking about running legit games which require updates. If I softmod and then go to play something which wants to install a firmware update, will I be unable to play it? I know on the Wii you can block system updates and still play games from a legit disc, not sure if this is an option with the PS3 though.

Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.