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i have ps3 slim with cfw and i have an issue with it it wont boot is it because of blue ray drive is not working? or is it because somthing else

i installed hen and in couple of days it randomly started recovery mode "Emergency USB Recovery" the connect ps3 gamepad and press ps button any idea how to fix it

Hi everyone, I was told to have a fakeAct file in order for me to play ps2/psp isos. However, I could not find a single yt vid or tutorial online that could clearly tell me on how to do it. Could anyone help? I'm new to this. I have a non-BC Phat PS3 running on evilnat. I also have webman mod...

Hi, I have an issue with my software. For context, I tried to save the old data on the ps3 through an FTP server using FileZilla. There were some data that were duplicates so I overwritten them and some failed to load, but I did not pay much attention to it. I then tried to put all of that old...

I've recently bought a pre jailbroken PS3 superslim full of pirated games (they are in pkg format and can be played without enabling hen) which I removed and I tried to play final fantasy 13 from genuine game disc on it but turned out it didn't work and when I asked one of my father's friends...

...in regards to backup installs for my PS2 ISOs, that is. I'm on a CECH-3001a (one of the Slim models), if anybody is curious. I'm relatively new to console hacks like this, so I want to be sure I didn't totally bite myself in the ass here.

This is my first time posting in the forums so sorry if this isn't the right place to ask. I started following MrMario2011's tutorial for 4.90 CFW and I've hit a roadblock. I just got this PS3 (CECHL01) today and replaced the 80gb drive with a 1TB hard drive. I made it to the toolset website and...

Hello, I've found a old PS3 CECH 2004 with no blu-ray drive and corrupted HDD, I've wiped the HDD and now it's alright but the PS3 gets stuck at 99% of the installation progress ( current record of letting it do it's thing is 10h ), I've found on this forum that I needed at least a compatible...

Hello, I'm kinda new to PS3 Homebrew and I wanted to make a custom ICON1.PAM for a game. I followed a guide and it went good until I got to PS3 Stream Composer. When trying to adjust the dimensions of the AVI, it crashes when I click the settings button, and I don't know why. I've looked online...

Hi guy's (newbie here) I just bought a phat ps3 CECHC03 on 4.50 and I'm looking for the best way of going about jailbreaking it, can someone point me to the best guide given my 4.50 fw (not sure if it's best to update to the latest ofw or stay on this one) Thanks in advance! :)

And before you ask, yes I already followed the guide here: (ps2-home.com is down atm, so I can't find the link) The steps I followed were: 1.check to make sure Both OPL and free MC boot were up to date 2. Check that the required files were in the 'POPs Folder 3. check the MD5sum of...

I'm fairly new to homebrew on the PlayStation 3 and have come across this issue I'm facing with my formatted drive. I was messing around with an external drive and can boot a game no problem in iso format, however I can't get the drive to show up in multiMan in the desktop. When I click on file...

I've just started making my own black ops 2 sprx menu. It's a pre lobby menu with an ingame menu also that works and I want to add a recovery section to the pre lobby menu but I just cant seem to figure out how to change the level or prestige by one the offset for level I think is this...

Hello I'd like some help and advice on a repair project I've been working on with this model PS3, I don't expect it's anything major though regardless I'd like to know exactly what is going on.I'm not asking for much and I don't feel up to modding the software, I simply would like to be able to...

So, I have PS3 slim series CECH-2007A software 4.85, which means support for CFW according my research on internet, I'm ready for jailbreaking, but i have doubts on : 1. What's the better CFW? Rebug or Ferrox? When i learn abt jailbreaking, i saw some people use Rebug, some people use Ferrox...

Hi i am new here and i don't know if this the right thread for this . So the problem i am having is that my cfw ps3 won't play or even load the games . I have tried disc games i own , pkgs , games i bought off the psn store . I also tried to load games of hdd with multiman and webman and still...

Hi, I recently got a Phat PS3 from a thrift store. It's a CECHG01. I followed the directions pretty much to a tee. I was a little confused on the MD5 checking but I was able to installed hybrid custom firmware and successfully install the exploitation and patch the system, it did however take me...

I said this on this post: https://www.psx-place.com/threads/release-extended-download-plugin-v1-01-hen.24090/#post-187625 Any way to get around it?

Well, the thing is that I can't connect at all to the PSN when the HEN is Enabler...I read another post here and I try what they said can solve this issue but nothing works... Yes, I already try deleting the SYSCALL with the PSN-Patch... Yes, I already try deleting the SYSCALL with WEBmanMOD...

So when I play GSM games, they have these 2 huge black bars on the top and bottom of the screen. Is there anyway to fix it?