Hi all, I wasted hours on this stupid problem, so I thought I'd share the solution here just in case anyone else has it in the future (couldn't find any other discussion of this anywhere else on the web). The following summary drafted by copilot AI -
Problem:
My Region B PS3 running custom firmware (CFW) refused to play a Region B Blu-ray disc. The error said the disc would only work in a Region B player—even though the console was Region B.
Solution:
In WebmanMod, I manually re-selected Region B for Blu-ray playback—even though it was already showing as set to Region B. After saving the setting and rebooting the console, the disc played perfectly.
Why this works:
Sometimes the region setting doesn't properly apply until it's explicitly re-confirmed and the system is rebooted. It's a quirk in how WebmanMod handles BD region flags under certain CFW setups.
Problem:
My Region B PS3 running custom firmware (CFW) refused to play a Region B Blu-ray disc. The error said the disc would only work in a Region B player—even though the console was Region B.
Solution:
In WebmanMod, I manually re-selected Region B for Blu-ray playback—even though it was already showing as set to Region B. After saving the setting and rebooting the console, the disc played perfectly.
Why this works:
Sometimes the region setting doesn't properly apply until it's explicitly re-confirmed and the system is rebooted. It's a quirk in how WebmanMod handles BD region flags under certain CFW setups.
