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​

 

Updated first post. Thanks for explanation @jjkkyu

 

Iam on 4.70 ofw can you play the games from external hdd or do they have to be on ps3 internal hdd thanks

 

Iam on 4.70 ofw can you play the games from external hdd or do they have to be on ps3 internal hdd thanks

Internal only.

 

Thanks for that

 

To make the games work on 4.70+ OFW, there are three ways:
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.

so if i make a backup on 4.70 (or lower) and then update to latest OFW, i can inject games and restore the 4.70 backup and it will work... on the latest OFW... correct?

 

Here is a video I came across that seems to be of this method or something similar, might help out some of you that are trying to do this:

*I havnt tried this, it just looks reasonably legit so I am posting it here, do it at your own risk. Don't blame me if you get banned.

 

Here is a video I came across that seems to be of this method or something similar, might help out some of you that are trying to do this:

*I havnt tried this, it just looks reasonably legit so I am posting it here, do it at your own risk. Don't blame me if you get banned.

I just tried this method on a 4.81 and it didn't work.

 

I just tried this method on a 4.81 and it didn't work.

I could be wrong but I don't think this exact method works on 4.81, only works if you have the games installed on lower FW and then update to 4.81 or something like that.

 

What happend to the video was going to give it a try

 

What happend to the video was going to give it a try

Owner of video delete it.

 

so i am on 4.76 so it can not work without idps and if i get idps what are the steps.and i got 2k17 when i converted it using converter.bat it made a 7 mb folder what to do i moved the files from ps3_game folder to the new folder npubxxxxx but did not replace those files which were made by converter.bat i modified both param.sfo of patch and game to fw version 4.76 i have yet to check this if it works.

 

help me

 

help me

No need for double posting.
Have you actually read the posts in this thread?
The hack is for 4.70 max. You have 4.76 so that's not OK.
So far from what we understand, you can make backups in 4.70 then upgrade after up to 4.81 but with OFW > 4.70, you cannot hack directly. Otherwise you could create backups with a CFW if you have a JB console then possibly inject the backup in 4.76..

 

No need for double posting.
Have you actually read the posts in this thread?
The hack is for 4.70 max. You have 4.76 so that's not OK.
So far from what we understand, you can make backups in 4.70 then upgrade after up to 4.81 but with OFW > 4.70, you cannot hack directly. Otherwise you could create backups with a CFW if you have a JB console then possibly inject the backup in 4.76..

but its hinted if i get my idps and stuff will work tell me that method please

 

Need some questions answerd i have a ps3 4.80 cfw and my mates got one with 4.76 ofw do i need to update the ofw one to 4.80 for the transfer data thing to work and also can i just transfer games from my cfw external hdd to the ofw one without doing the game convert thing thanks for your help

 

Need some questions answerd i have a ps3 4.80 cfw and my mates got one with 4.76 ofw do i need to update the ofw one to 4.80 for the transfer data thing to work and also can i just transfer games from my cfw external hdd to the ofw one without doing the game convert thing thanks for your help

AFAIK you don't need to update the ofw to 4.80. It should make no difference... Of course if your friend wants to use PSN as well, that's a different story...

 

Thanks for that and what about the games do i have to use the game convert if i already have them on my cfw external hdd thanks

 

With this method i was able to run almost any game with an update on my 4.70 OFW, except for few games that needs 4.70+ like fifa17. I just have one doubt, how do i inject dlcs? Do i create another folder or just copy dlcs into the update folder "BLUSxxxxx" ? Because after we unpack the dlc package, it creates a same folder as the update folder BLUSxxxx, so we just merge them right?

 

With this method i was able to run almost any game with an update on my 4.70 OFW, except for few games that needs 4.70+ like fifa17. I just have one doubt, how do i inject dlcs? Do i create another folder or just copy dlcs into the update folder "BLUSxxxxx" ? Because after we unpack the dlc package, it creates a same folder as the update folder BLUSxxxx, so we just merge them right?

Yes...add to BLUSxxxxxx. Just make sure the dlcs edat files are fixed or they will not work.

 

Could you tell me how fix the edat on the dlcs? or point me to a guide? i am relatively new the ps3scene. Thanks!