PS3HEN Installing PKG>4GB from NTFS with multiman and IRISMAN

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Hello.I have a PS3 slim, 1Tb HDD, with HFW 4.86 and HEN 3.01.I recently had to format the HDD and now have to re-install a large amount of PKGS most of which are much larger than 4gb.I'm interested in doing so by putting the PKGs on a NTFS external drive and mount them from there.I read several posts on this forum, including guides but I still have some questions.Let me start by saying that I don't want to use webman mod.I've been using IRISMAN and multiman 4.84 (unofficial hen edition) for quite some time.IRISMAN file manager especially has helped me tons in the past.My main 2 questions are:
1)What exactly is the file structure I should create in my NTFS drive for either IRISMAN or multiman?Will a simple folder named PKG suffice?Should I copy all my PKGs there?
2)The last time I used HAN to individually sign each PKG and finally the Rif/RAP files.That of course is extremely time consuming.I've read that with hen PKG signing is not necessary.Is this true?What about the RAP files? Say that I have a game consisting of 3 PKG 8gb each and a rif/rap file.Can I copy the PKG from NTFS, install them and finally put the smaller rap file on a usb (signed?) and install it from there?I also have quite a few PKGs from PSN.Do they still need to be signed?
Thank you in advance.
 
IRISMAN and multiMAN need to copy the selected PKG to the internal HDD to create a bubble.
This requires to have enough free space** in the internal HDD plus the time needed to copy the package.

**2X the size of the PKG. A pkg of 10GB needs 20GB free in the internal HDD: 10GB to store the copy of the PKG and 10GB more for the extracted files. After installation only 10GB is used.

I recommend you that use prepISO + webMAN MOD:

1. Create PKG folder in the root of your NTFS/exFAT HDD.
2. Copy all your packages to that PKG folder
3. Run prepISO to scan the content
4. In webMAN Games that packages appear under BD & DVD section.
5. Select a PKG and it will start to install the PKG from the external HDD.
 
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I tried using IRISMAN manager to copy 1 pkg 8gb large from external NTFS drive (I chose mount as dev_bdvd option). I then went to xmb--> package manager-->standard package location and installed from there. Finally, I used the signed rif file and the game worked perfectly. My question to you is this: if as you say the IRISMAN manager creates a bubble (some people say that the PKGs are copied to dev_hdd0/vsh/game_pkg) what happens AFTER the PKGs are installed?Do they automatically get deleted?With the help of IRISMAN file manager I tried to find traces of them but couldn't find any.The dev_hdd0/vsh/game_pkg folder was empty for sure and the same goes for every other folder I looked (PS3,BDVD etc).It also seemed to to me that the pkg got installed directly from NTFS since it kept flashing the whole time and only stopped when installation was finished.I'm using IRISMAN 4.86.3 btw.Maybe they changed something in the latest version?If not where should I look for the PKGs to delete them?Please help.
 
Cuando lo montas. Se crea un acceso directo de la ps3 a tu usb o hdd externo. No se copia a tu consola. Es decir se instala directo desde tu usb o hdd externo según lo que utilices.

English (Google translate):
When you ride it. It creates a shortcut from the ps3 to your external usb or hdd. It is not copied to your console. In other words, it is installed directly from your usb or external hdd depending on what you use.
 
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Kelbin said:
Cuando lo montas. Se crea un acceso directo de la ps3 a tu usb o hdd externo. No se copia a tu consola. Es decir se instala directo desde tu usb o hdd externo según lo que utilices.
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When a game (in ISO format) is mounted from NTFS, the ISO is accessed directly from the USB drive as you said.

However, the installation of PKG files from NTFS are copied to internal HDD (dev_hdd0). Here is the code where that happens:
https://github.com/aldostools/IRISMAN/blob/master/source/pkg_install.c#L433

That's why I recommend prepISO + webMAN MOD to install the large PKG files (the PKG file is mounted as a fake-ISO, then accessed directly from the NTFS drive, not copied)
 
i installed a pkg of 12GB from NTFS drive using PreISO and webman but when it installed not showing on xmb list not after other games /han enabler/ webman/.. (not anywhere at all) ? how to fix it?
 
Leon120081 said:
i installed a pkg of 12GB from NTFS drive using PreISO and webman but when it installed not showing on xmb list not after other games /han enabler/ webman/.. (not anywhere at all) ? how to fix it?
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Is the pkg an untouched file from the store or a custom made?

If it is a custom made, it may have a bad PARAM.SFO or bad content type.

If the package is an update or DLC the content will not appear on XMB.
 
Try to find it in dev_hdd0/game btw... that path is like the trash bin of the internal hdd, most stuff we install in PKG format goes there

Irisman have a useful ICON0.PNG image viewer that allows to see the icons inside the folders just by moving the cursor over them (not need to open the folders), this allows to identify the installed stuff just by scrolling the cursor over the folders in a fast way
 
sandungas said:
Try to find it in dev_hdd0/game btw... that path is like the trash bin of the internal hdd, most stuff we install in PKG format goes there

Irisman have a useful ICON0.PNG image viewer that allows to see the icons inside the folders just by moving the cursor over them (not need to open the folders), this allows to identify the installed stuff just by scrolling the cursor over the folders in a fast way
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yes it is showing in dev_hdd0/game .. in file manager also i checked in IRISMAN the game is located inside but not appear on xmb menu and the pkg is converted from GAME folder
 
Check for it in game data utility, you probably have the wrong category set in PARAM.SFO.
 
DeViL303 said:
Check for it in game data utility, you probably have the wrong category set in PARAM.SFO.
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How to check it? If it has bad content type.
In game data utility installed game is showing with exact GB but not showing on XMB.
I installed GTA y same method and it is working and showing in xmb
 
Leon120081 said:
How to check it? If it has bad content type.
In game data utility installed game is showing with exact GB but not showing on XMB.
I installed GTA y same method and it is working and showing in xmb
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Extract PARAM.SFO from the pkg file.
Open it with the PARAM.SFO editor.
 
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