PS3 sMAN v1.10n (by deank): New features & improved performance & stability

A couple of new updates aiding in the evolution of the sMAN plugin has been seen in recent days as developer @deank continues to add functionality and as you see in the screenshot additional eye-candy as well. Following up on v0.08n, deank officially labled v1.09 as a Beta Release as several new things were implemented and went through some testing phases. Deank has stated he has almost re-written sMAN so much that it now almost differs from webMAN v1.47n by nearly 50% according to the guy who know (the developer of both plugin) deank. Also thanks to freddy38510 NTFS drives will show the actual time & date stamps in both FTP & the file explore in web-browsers. v0.10n was recently released as well and officially moved from Beta to the next Stable update , that did just that improve the stability & performance of things like the www client . This plugin keeps improving and new features continue to impress as deank's continues to put his magically touches on this ps3 plugin.​

sMAN v0.10n sMAN v0.09n (beta notes)

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  sMAN v0.10n​
  In the latest sman.sprx update the internal web server will use threads to serve files/images content. It will no longer hold the whole www client thread and will release the resources immediatelly greatly improving performance and stability. Until now if you download something big via the web interface and then try to browse games or refresh sman would lock, but not anymore..
  
  There were some issues with displaying images/files from network locations (ps3netsrv) using the webbrowser but it is now ok. There are also some other minor fixes.
  
  Update to sMAN 1.10n: http://deanbg.com/sman.sprx | http://deanbg.com/sMAN_1.10.zip
  
  Network/ps3netsrv locations should now support about 3200 files (1600 ISO games + 1600 images for example).
  
  p.s. sprx is updated again. If someone with a lot of network games can test it - let me know. I tested it with a folder with 9000 files and it handles 3200 to 3300, so it works.
  
  http://www.psx-place.com/threads/sm...on-sfo-scanning-more.12984/page-10#post-75905
  
  
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  I updated sman.sprx - it now has a separate option for dev_blind. sman_res.exe is changed to support .htm resource files. The source is also updated. Web content is now in external .htm files in wmtmp/res folder. It is still work in progress, but at least you can see how it is progressing.
  
  The web-pages are still ugly, but now someone can help with improving them. The external files are:
  
  • www_head.htm - this is present in each generated page and can be edited by a web-designer
  • www_setup.htm - the setup page (only the form)
  • www_foot.htm - the footer
  • www_file.htm - some javascript needed for table sorting (doesn't work on the ps3 browser)
  
  The dynamic content is generated after www_head and before www_foot.
  
  I made some changes to the layout... should be something like this at the moment:
  
  
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  Post Source: http://www.psx-place.com​
  
  
  Spoiler: Post 2

  It should look much better now. You have a very early build. It now doesn't use tables, but I rewrote everything with css. Not really gorgeous, but still simple and lite. Shows 99% the same on the PC and on the PS3 now. Also it fits perfectly even in SD resolution (720x576).
  

  
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  Without Javascript the Setup page cannot be used (because js is used to set current options/values), but all other functions are ok.
  
  This option was never clickable. The checkbox was always disabled and its "ticked" state just indicates whether the lowest speed will be applied (which happens only in "auto" mode). I added back the "tick" when in auto-mode - it is purely cosmetic checkbox just to make the options look more ordered on screen.
  
  I updated sman.sprx. Also game listing in the web-browser on the PS3 now looks properly (game names are centered as they should be - same as on the PC).
  
  http://deanbg.com/sman.sprx (now up to 1.09n - resource files will be updated and you'll also get a new background for sMAN GUI).
  Spoiler: Post 3

  sMAN updated (http://deanbg.com/sman.sprx)
  
  I hope this 1.09n version is the last "beta"/"unstable" before the official 1.10. It seems very stable at the moment. I optimized a lot of functions and rewrote a lot of the code - probably over 50% is now completely different compared to webMAN 1.47n.
  
  In this update the optimizations lead to another memory usage decrease - you should now have 2324KB free memory.
  
  FTP browsing is faster - both for hdd/usb and ntfs drives, which means copying a lot of folders will be much faster compared to any wM/sM version.
  
  Along with all the other changes since 1.08 (external web content/additional xmb info tags/code optimizations) 1.09n should be the version to update to without worries.
  
  Dean
  

  
  Post Source: psx-place.com/
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  Spoiler: Post 4

  Thanks to @freddy38510 the ntfs library now supports proper date/time stamps for files/folders. sMAN is updated to show actual date/times in FTP and web-browser for NTFS drives.
  http://www.psx-place.com/threads/li...ilation-with-cellsdk.11906/page-11#post-75770
  
  Thanks @freddy38510
  
  p.s. libntfs_prx.a is also updated in sman_1.09.zip
  
  

  Post Source: psx-place.com
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Download:

• http://deanbg.com/sman.sprx
  
• http://deanbg.com/sMAN_1.10.zip

Source: psx-place.com​

 

Does sman need to be located on main drive and not from within the plugins folder? I placed it into the plugin folder and directed the boot text file accordingly but when I press l2+r2 to bring it up, it opens and says no content. I know I have done something not right. Could someone add a quick install tutorial to the main page.

Thanks for yet another amazing contribution to the ps3 Deank!

* SOLVED * in case others have the same issue.

I had Webman MOD installed and loading at startup as well. Turned web man off with rebug toolbox and bam, Sman working as it should now.

 

Does sman need to be located on main drive and not from within the plugins folder? I placed it into the plugin folder and directed the boot text file accordingly but when I press l2+r2 to bring it up, it opens and says no content. I know I have done something not right. Could someone add a quick install tutorial to the main page.

Thanks for yet another amazing contribution to the ps3 Deank!

You need to press the refresh button, this will start scanning the content.

 

hi master @deank

last few days i tryed your leatest sman update with clean installation of habib and rebug cfw but my ps3 still freeze.
with the latest sman if i enter the setup page from my pc and press the refresh button it freeze my ps3 everytime after it read 66 games it try to read the game 67, even if i use deffrent games. i didn't have this problem in the old release i think the last one i use is 1.05 or 1.06.

edit: i use only ps3netserv, i don't have anything pluged to the ps3 or inside the ps3 hdd.

thank you for everything

 

how to add cover art in sman?

 

how to add cover art in sman?

What I did was add the covers in multiman and from there sman take them

 

how to add cover art in sman?

What I did was add the covers in multiman and from there sman take them

Yeah it can read multiman covers, or if you have the cover art saved as the same name as the iso (in jpeg format) it will use that also. (even from ntfs drives)

 

Since i haven't got this to work yet, definitely due to my PS3, I kinda want to test it using a complete new install on a semi-new Hard Drive. If I do this and it doesn't fix anything, can I just put my old HD back in and everything I had on it before will still work as it did? (Every tutorial says to backup your files before installing a new hard drive, that's why i'm asking)

 

@Dino05 It is fixed now.

@Me_TheKing Do you use wired or wireless connection? Are your games in ISO or JB format? Do you have a real PS3 game disc in the ps3 tray?

After sMAN processes each game successfully it stores the sfo/icon in the wmtmp folder, so even if it locks for some reason, after few attempts it will scan all your games and you won't have that problem anymore. Also make sure that you don't do anything on the PS3 while the scan is running (especially net scan).

 

restart button not working for some reason I click it nothing happens on setup

 

I tested all restart/shutdown buttons/options and all worked fine. In the browser you should at least get "OK!" message on white background. Works just fine on Habib 4.81. If restart button doesn't work then shutdown will also not work and neither the options in the side menu in the GUI will work, so check again.

 

I tested all restart/shutdown buttons/options and all worked fine. In the browser you should at least get "OK!" message on white background. Works just fine on Habib 4.81. If restart button doesn't work then shutdown will also not work and neither the options in the side menu in the GUI will work, so check again.

I really don't know what is going on will reinstall smangui restart works but in browser it doesn't shutdown works in the browser tho

 

Hey Deank.

Big thx for all you,ve done.

 

I really don't know what is going on will reinstall smangui restart works but in browser it doesn't shutdown works in the browser tho

Both the GUI and the browser use exactly the same function (loading http://127.0.0.1/restart.ps3). You can try to delete the cache of the ps3 web browser. I remember that few years ago the PS3 would just return the cached page ("OK!") and will not actually send request to webMAN.

 

Both the GUI and the browser use exactly the same function (loading http://127.0.0.1/restart.ps3). You can try to delete the cache of the ps3 web browser. I remember that few years ago the PS3 would just return the cached page ("OK!") and will not actually send request to webMAN.

Thank you deank clearing the cache worked restart now works.
Edit: deank you know where saved data utilty(ps3) icon is located? I can"t find it anywhere.

 

I just tried the latest sman 1.10, it's really impressive and I love how it supports both old webman category and gui mode at the same time. Thanks @deank for all the great contributions you have been offering for us


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Thank you deank clearing the cache worked restart now works.
Edit: deank you know where saved data utilty(ps3) icon is located? I can"t find it anywhere.

I guess the icon is in explorer_plugin.rco or in some other rco, so you can't just change it.

I updated sman.sprx (and especially www_head.htm) - it will now add ?random=xxxxx using javascript to the buttons/links in the web interface. This will avoid the "cache" issue with the ps3 browser.

 

@Me_TheKing Do you use wired or wireless connection? Are your games in ISO or JB format? Do you have a real PS3 game disc in the ps3 tray?

After sMAN processes each game successfully it stores the sfo/icon in the wmtmp folder, so even if it locks for some reason, after few attempts it will scan all your games and you won't have that problem anymore. Also make sure that you don't do anything on the PS3 while the scan is running (especially net scan).

thank you for yoyr reply deank

i use wired direct from the PC no router with fixed IP in the PC and the PS3.
all my games in ISO format.
i don't have any disc in the PS3 tray.

yes after few attempts it scan my all games, but this option is not very professional.
and i don't do anything on the ps3 while the scan is running.

edit: every time i install a cfw i do quick format to my ps3, and every ti,e i want to scan my all games i delete the tmp and xmlhost from the dev_hdd0, to see if problem is fixed or not.

sorry if my english is bad, and thanks again deank.

 

Yes, it is not very professional, but the other way would be not to extract sfo/icon and then many other people will be unhappy. I don't know what firmware you use, but on Habib 4.81 it looks quite stable. I can compile a version with some added delays while scanning network iso files for you to try and report if it fixes your issue.

Download this version and rename it to sman.sprx and give it a try: http://deanbg.com/sman_mtking.sprx

 

Yes, it is not very professional, but the other way would be not to extract sfo/icon and then many other people will be unhappy. I don't know what firmware you use, but on Habib 4.81 it looks quite stable. I can compile a version with some added delays while scanning network iso files for you to try and report if it fixes your issue.

Download this version and rename it to sman.sprx and give it a try: http://deanbg.com/sman_mtking.sprx

I'm useing Habib 4.81 v1.02 or REBUG 4.81.2 (cobra 7.51).
i will try this version and i will edit my poet with my result.
i think i have to change the name from sman_mtking to samn or no need, i will try both name also.

thnks again master deank

 

Rename it to sman.sprx. I already mentioned it in my previous post.