PS3 4.70 OFW Hack (including SuperSlim PS3) - New method for injecting backups

So ,here is some news for PlayStation 3 OFW owners, as Russian hackers have released a new method of injecting backups on PS3 4.70 Official Firmware, similar to the hack and information from Kakaroto that lead to injections of various PS3 and PSP backups and tools such as trueAncestor backup Injector (which is used in this method). This new method seems to require a update for the game or it will not work according to limited reports. Also the hack does not require a IDPS which becomes even more useful for OFW user's as there is currently not many ways to obtain an IDPS via software. IDPStealer was one method used by PS3 user's during the first backup injection hack, but Sony patched the tool created by flatz and now this new method has a conversion that is said to not need any hardware or idps. The process can be found in this included Tutorial. ​

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Requirements Part 1 - Convert PS3 Game & Modify License Part 2 - Only needed if not included in your backup Part 3 - Repack ISO to PKG and Inject Back to PS3 Note for OFW 4.75 and higher

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  Requirements for Converting your Games on PS3 4.70 OFW (Downloads @ bottom of article):
  
  • The Game (Disc Version) and the Patches..
    
  • Converter: GAME_CONVERT.zip
  • Injector: TrueAncestor - The BACKUP Injector
  • Hex Editor: HxD - The Hex Editor is Freeware
  • make_npdata: (Complied version inside GAME_CONVERT)
  • PkgView: (Latest version 1.3 is needed)
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  PART: #1 - Convert PS3 Game / Modify License​
  1. Open archive GAME_CONVERT.zip any archive and extract packed inside GAME_CONVERT folder at any convenient place, preferably close to the root of the drive (NOT the folder path should be long and contain Cyrillic characters and other signs such as @ & () "/ [\ ]:;! | =,)
  2. If you have downloaded the game in an ISO you need to unpack it or mount a virtual drive. Of all the files we need only PS3_GAME folder, copy it to GAME_CONVERT. This also unpack the archive GAME_CONVERT.zip, containing script-BAT and utility make_npdata.
     As a result, you should get this:
     
  3. We go in and check out there PS3_GAME presence LICDIR folder. If not, then read the following second part.
  4. Run CONVERT.BAT, continue to enter the name of our future in the game folder NPEBXXXXX format (where XXXXX any five-digit number), click the interval, waiting ... After the completion of the script, next to the other files will be almost finished with the game folder.
  5. It's time to unpack the patch (s). If the patch is not one, then you need to unpack them all and merge into a single folder, from smallest to largest, while agreeing with the replacement.
  6. Copy EBOOT.BIN file from the patch to the folder USRDIR our converted games. Editing, if needed, PARAM.SFO. (Change the version of the game, and the firmware on the exact same as in PARAM.SFO patch)
  7. Finished the game folder and the folder with the patch throws in "TrueAncestor BACKUP Injector \ game" and create a backup for instructions, please read third part below. Something like this should look ready patch folder and games.
     
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  PART #2 : (Create/Modify License)
  Only needed, if one was NOT included in your 'backup'!​
  
  
  Creating PS3_GAME \ LICDIR \ LIC.DAT
  

  1. In PS3_GAME create LICDIR folder.
  2. Open in LIC.DAT hex-editor on any game, scroll down to 0x800 position until we find the game code (scroll carefully, that would not miss).
     
     
     
  3. Once found, we replace it with the code of our game, taken from PARAM.SFO.
     
     
     
  4. Vanishes 4 bytes old checksum in the 0x20 position (which indicates the 4th arrow), then select from the beginning exactly 0h900 bytes (number of allocated code is displayed in the bottom of the hex-editor - "Length: 900"), calculate a new CRC-32 as shown by the arrows and write a new check sum in the position 0x20:
     
     
  5. Save and copy ready LIC.DAT in PS3_GAME \ LICDIR.

  
  P.S. --> You can generate LIC.DAT code of PARAM.SFO games via the PS3 LIC.DAT Generator.​
  
  
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  PART #3: Repack ISO to PKG and Inject Backup to PS3​
  
  
  PS3 OFW RePack (ISO2PKG)
  

  1. Insert the flash drive in the PS3 or an external HDD, formatted in FAT32.
  2. Go to "System Settings> Backup Utility" and create a backup copy.
  3. To unpack (* .pkg) use PkgView v1.3
     
     
     
  4. To add a game to use the backup TrueAncestor BACKUP Injector v1.70
  5. Drag a folder with numbers "PS3 \ EXPORT \ BACKUP \ 000000000000" in "TrueAncestor_BACKUP_Injector_v1.70 \ backup" folder
  6. Folders with the unpacked game move to folder "TrueAncestor_BACKUP_Injector_v1.70 \ game"
     • [NPXX00000] - The game itself
     • [BLXX00000] - Patch
     • DLC (if present)
  7. Run injector.exe and Recompiling BACKUP with the game (carry out points "1", "3", "S")
     
     
     
  8. Restoring a backup to the PS3
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  Restore function has been patched on 4.70+ OFW, all the edat files will not be restored from archive.dat in the backup, so those methods to activate games thru edat files go to an end.
  
  To make the games work on 4.70+ OFW, there are three ways:
  1. transfer data from a CFW console.
  2. restore a backup that is directly from a 4.70 or lower console. in this way, files those to activate the games are all in the archive2.dat, so you can restore all the needed files on 4.70+ OFW.
  3. if you get idps for your 4.70+ console, you can inject files directly to archive2.dat via ps3xport then restore the backup, profit.

  
  Thanks to @jjkkyu for explaination.
  

Downloads: Required Tools (AIO) Pack

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Source(s): pspx.ru (Russian Site) / maxconsole.com​

 

Just to let you know there is a compatibility list linked from the original russian post that shows that some games work on v4.80, but the majority require 4.70. I've still not been able to get this method to work even with the games that are compatible with 4.70+. I think I'm lost in the translation.

 

Can someone tell me if it's important to change the category in the PARAM.SFO file "DG Game Disc (Blueray)" to "HD Hardrive Game"? and it's important to change the game ID "BLUSXXXX" to "NPXXXXX" with CONVERT.bat ?

 

Can someone tell me if it's important to change the category in the PARAM.SFO file "DG Game Disc (Blueray)" to "HD Hardrive Game"? and it's important to change the game ID "BLUSXXXX" to "NPXXXXX" with CONVERT.bat ?

The category is very important because it tells the kind of content in the folder.

The game ID could be any title id, but it is suggested to use the proper NP title id corresponding to the game. The title id is very important for the DLC, game updates and save data. Also the content id of the EBOOT, sprxs, selfs and edats, should match with the title id and the name of the folder.

 

The category is very important because it tells the kind of content in the folder.

The game ID could be any title id, but it is suggested to use the proper NP title id corresponding to the game. The title id is very important for the DLC, game updates and save data. Also the content id of the EBOOT, sprxs, selfs and edats, should match with the title id and the name of the folder.

Thanks, for "Category", what is the best ?
For title ID, i never change it. It's good or not ?

 

I don't have a console on OFW atm, a shame because I would love to give this a go.

Btw some parts of this step by step are very difficult to understand, it would be nice if someone would help with rewriting those... [emoji6]

 

Thanks, for "Category", what is the best ?
For title ID, i never change it. It's good or not ?

The choice of a category is not really a matter of better or not...

If you are trying to decide on a category for a standard PS3 game, it will be either DG Disc game or HG Hard drive game depending on the situation. (Disc or PSN) but an application like Netflix would be AV App Video...
Open a param.sfo file with the editor included in PS3 Tools Collection, look at the list of available categories, they are generally quite logical... Unless you really have lots of types of apps/games including uncommon types, you will always be using the same 2 or 3 categories...

aldostools already told you about TitleId (or GameId, it should be the same thing), generally speaking, you should not change it unless you are ready to make many other changes including in binary files where the TitleId is hard coded... Changing the TitleId would serve no purpose anyway, would it?

 

The choice of a category is not really a matter of better or not...

If you are trying to decide on a category for a standard PS3 game, it will be either DG Disc game or HG Hard drive game depending on the situation. (Disc or PSN) but an application like Netflix would be AV App Video...
Open a param.sfo file with the editor included in PS3 Tools Collection, look at the list of available categories, they are generally quite logical... Unless you really have lots of types of games, you will always be using the same 2 or 3 categories...

aldostools already told you about TitleId (and GameId as it should be the same thing), generally speaking, you should not change it unless you are ready to make many other changes including in binary files where the TitleId is hard coded... Changing the TitleId would serve no purpose anyway, would it.

Thanks alot for your aswer

 

I possess two consoles on 4.70 atm. i left em there after i ripped the idps from them using flatz idps stealer. owning two cfw enabled ps3 though doesnt make this worth digging into for me. i didnt like the whole time consuming process of backi g up and restoring.

 

@STLcardsWS this man uploaded this trick on Jun 2015 http://bit.ly/2fS8tG3 ,the video has 2 parts. And this man used this trick on Super Slim since April 2015 http://bit.ly/2fJR2rE. They are both from Indonesia.

hello, that was my videos brother, thanks for share that, i was posted it on 2015, i just use a jikkyu amazing tools trueancestor and ps3tools collection from aldotools, thanks aldo for amazing collection tools

 

is it possible someone can do a step by step video and post it on here on how to do it thanks

 

injecting in 4.81 now !

 

Yep this hack still works great on 4.81 ofw.
Just had a couple of games of pes 2017 at a friend's house. He has never wanted a CFW & had been considering installing a Cobra ODE but for now he's delighted with this...[emoji6]

 

Yep this hack still works great on 4.81 ofw.
Just had a couple of games of pes 2017 at a friend's house. He has never wanted a CFW & had been considering installing a Cobra ODE but for now he's delighted with this...[emoji6]

Would you mind writing a guide? I'm lost in translation.

 

Yep this hack still works great on 4.81 ofw.
Just had a couple of games of pes 2017 at a friend's house. He has never wanted a CFW & had been considering installing a Cobra ODE but for now he's delighted with this...[emoji6]

ODE is dead and it's a revolution ; )

 

please make a video tutorial. this is difficult

 

quick question about this, i can use the same original backup multiple times right? i dont have to make a new backup everytime i want to inject a new game?

 

quick question about this, i can use the same original backup multiple times right? i dont have to make a new backup everytime i want to inject a new game?

Yes. Also you don't even need to use your backup. With ps3xport you can create a new backup to use.

 

Would you mind writing a guide? I'm lost in translation.

i asked about a guide but they dont care about anybody but themselves

 

quick question about this, i can use the same original backup multiple times right? i dont have to make a new backup everytime i want to inject a new game?

can you make a guide please i will appriciate thanks

 

can you make a guide please i will appriciate thanks

Unfortunately, i do not even own a ps3 right now so i cant make any guide, or video.