Hi, I have problem to install HEN using the HEN Installer(Alternate) in ps3exploit.me even I had installed the HFW 4.90.1 from Joonie twice or many times using both play mode and safe mode. Here is mine snapshot of failure page. Pls help.
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ChocolateAdventurouz
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Did you try the non-alternate installer? Also, it is a really good strategy to keep your browser clean before you install hen (delete history/cookies/etc). The last step I would suggest is rebuilding the database.
ChocolateAdventurouz
Member
UPDATE: I also have this issue. So it doesn't have anything to do by your side. Try the non-alternate installer, and keep retrying if it fails.
I think it safe to assume that network communication (local or internet) taking place during the kernel exploitation phase is most likely the cause of many if not a majority of HEN installer/enabler failures.
The exploitation process needs existing network sockets to be left alone (more specifically, not be destroyed) long enough to execute fully and successfully, there's no way around it, the kernel exploit IS socket based.
In this light, you should consider background downloads, PSN auto login, DLNA(?), multi tabs opened in PS3 browser etc.. to be all potential causes for failure.
The exploitation process needs existing network sockets to be left alone (more specifically, not be destroyed) long enough to execute fully and successfully, there's no way around it, the kernel exploit IS socket based.
In this light, you should consider background downloads, PSN auto login, DLNA(?), multi tabs opened in PS3 browser etc.. to be all potential causes for failure.
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RoboKing's Cosmos
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i might suggest but is there a possibility of hen using something as a base? i mean the web exploit worked great on my old super slim but bg is kind of right the network sockets needs to be left alone somehow. could we probably use a thumb drive as a base like the old jailbreak dongle for the "un-hackable" models? to execute hen as a usb exploit. we could call it the hen dongle.
it is not that hen is downloading or anything like that. ANY network activity can cause issues. it is similar to a "race condition".
Exactly.
The exploit fills the kernel memory up, it creates sockets to fill the internal socket list up, finally it creates one more socket, that last socket completes the kernel memory fill up, then on a separate thread it calls ioctl on that socket, ioctl requires memory allocation but as the memory is full, the thread pauses until memory is available again, that's where the exploit frees that last socket from the main thread and starts freeing all the kernel memory it previously filled up, when memory becomes available again, the thread where the ioctl call is paused wakes up and the code crashes as it starts using a freed socket, it's what we call a 'use after free' exploit.
You don't see the system crash of course because during the memory fill up, code is planted in kernel memory to take control of the crash and redirect execution as appropriate.
Network communication can free already opened sockets which may free memory but the code in play can also do other things that may free kernel memory from under the exploit, in other words, it's not just about sockets, it's also about background kernel activity...
Anything freeing kernel memory while the ioctl thread is paused will wake it up and mess up the exploitation process.
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johncono2
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Sry, I apologize, won't happen again
Drake007
Forum Noob
Just got a slim 2001A on 4.83. Getting ready to JB with 4.90.1. My first time but does not look hard
My question is this. Is having an external HD, new internal or just using the existing PS3 drive a big decision?
I have a brand new WD Black 2TB gaming external I would like to use but also have a use WD elements 2 TB also I can use
My question is this. Is having an external HD, new internal or just using the existing PS3 drive a big decision?
I have a brand new WD Black 2TB gaming external I would like to use but also have a use WD elements 2 TB also I can use
A 7200 rpm internal hdd may improve performaces by a little compared to original 5400 rpm hdd, but its not mandatory.
Also ps3 usb is 2.0 so there is no difference on choosing an external hdd that has more performace.
If you have money to spend just change thermal paste (even under IHS) with artic silver 5, clean the vents and then install a cfw with gpu overclock patches.
You may also consider to buy an external upscaler to upscale 720p output to 1080p for a better upscaling
ArtisanalBrownPaint
Forum Noob
Hey, so I'm having a bit of trouble.
For a long bit of context.
I recently bought an fatPS3 model CECHC04 second hand specifically to install HEN on it. Thing is when I started it up I notice it already had MultiMAN installed on it, so I checked the firmware which is 4.90 OFW. Just to be sure, I asked the seller, and he told me he had previously tried jailbreaking it.
He told me he got as far as installing hen, MultiMAN, but found it all too much trouble to try and revive an old system. He then restored OFW and updated it to 4.90.
I asked him on which version of HFW it was previously on, but he didn't remember.
Now the trouble is, I can't seem to install HFW 4.90.1 on it, no matter what I try, all I get is "No applicable update data was found". I double, triple and quadruple checked and formatted my USB drive through various methods, each more thorough than the last.
I even bought a DS3 controller, so I could install it through recovery mode, but still nothing. I tried the "pull the controller out after pushing START & SELECT" method, but nothing (I need to put it back in every time when it's done preparing for update to push the PS button, after which I can use it wirelessly, is that normal?). It then installs the firmware at a normal rate, all the way to around 80-85% before suddenly jumping to 100% and then does the whole HDMI thing before going to the XMB (like normal?) and showing it did nothing. I've tried this method eight times already.
Also, maybe unrelated, I can't seem to visit ps3xploit.me. It only gives me an error: "The page cannot be displayed. (80710a06)".
I am stuck for as far as I know, do I need to wait until the next version or something?
For a long bit of context.
I recently bought an fatPS3 model CECHC04 second hand specifically to install HEN on it. Thing is when I started it up I notice it already had MultiMAN installed on it, so I checked the firmware which is 4.90 OFW. Just to be sure, I asked the seller, and he told me he had previously tried jailbreaking it.
He told me he got as far as installing hen, MultiMAN, but found it all too much trouble to try and revive an old system. He then restored OFW and updated it to 4.90.
I asked him on which version of HFW it was previously on, but he didn't remember.
Now the trouble is, I can't seem to install HFW 4.90.1 on it, no matter what I try, all I get is "No applicable update data was found". I double, triple and quadruple checked and formatted my USB drive through various methods, each more thorough than the last.
I even bought a DS3 controller, so I could install it through recovery mode, but still nothing. I tried the "pull the controller out after pushing START & SELECT" method, but nothing (I need to put it back in every time when it's done preparing for update to push the PS button, after which I can use it wirelessly, is that normal?). It then installs the firmware at a normal rate, all the way to around 80-85% before suddenly jumping to 100% and then does the whole HDMI thing before going to the XMB (like normal?) and showing it did nothing. I've tried this method eight times already.
Also, maybe unrelated, I can't seem to visit ps3xploit.me. It only gives me an error: "The page cannot be displayed. (80710a06)".
I am stuck for as far as I know, do I need to wait until the next version or something?
it still doesn't work what do i do
No.
I mean my Blu-ray is broken, can i install? Is it patch available for HFW?
You cannot install a patched firmware UNLESS the console is already jailbroken and if it is jailbroken then you are better off using a noBD CFW.
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