Hi all! As you can see this is my first post here. I am not a "noob" in regards to technology so I understand things pretty well with little explanation. However, I am having issues installing a game. The specific game is GTA V. And yes, I actually do own the game for the PS3 however the disc is scratched and simply will not install all the way.
After a bit of research I found HAN! :-D I was able to run the HAN exploit easily and activate it every time prior to installing a package. Anyway, I have an ISO rip of GTA V and I have 2 folders and 1 file. GTA V is compatible, I checked the list... (That list is not comprehensive, what about 3D Dot Game Hero's?)
Moving forward, I moved those into the CFW2OFW Helper directory and run CFW2OFW Helper. After it finishes I take the 2 folders and move those to the make-backup-pkg folder and run "do.bat". Once that finishes I take the .pkg files and place them in the PS3xploit folder and run each one through ps3xploit_rifgen_edatresign.exe. (I tried placing the .pkg files in the "Input" folder and running "resign_windows.bat" but that seemed to have issues)., After each .pkg is signed I move them over to the PKGlinker folder. I started the server, pinged my PS3 (super slim) and began migrating the over 17GB, 2GB and 102KB files over from the web server and installing them.
As you all know, it takes FOREVER to do this... FOREVER!!!
Anyway, the 2 of the larger files have the GTA V logo and all. The 102KB file does not and I believe that is a license file of some sort. I have installed these packages in several different orders. Largest first, smallest first, mid sized first, etc, etc. In addition, after converting them to .pkg files I noticed that the larger of the files is a different size every time. This last time I have done this it is 17.2GB, the Update file is 2.01GB which is consistent and the LIC pkg is 102KB. The first pkg was 13GB the first time I did this, 14GB the 2nd and as I said, 17.2GB this time.
I am in the process of installing these now.
Is there an order as to which I should install first, second, third? Why doesn't the LIC pkg not show the GTA V logo? Do I run the game from my throw away account or my main PS3 account? (FYI, after installing any package I reboot, re-enable HAN then install and repeat for each package.) What am I doing wrong? (if anything) Am I using the right folders from the ISO to begin with? What is the best way to install games on the PS3, creating .pkg files or finding .pkg files and installing them? (These are all questions from a hypothetical situation of course. ;-) )
On my last install GTAV just froze on a black screen and I had to hard reset the reset the PS3 in order to start over.
Any help or advice would be appreciated.
Regards,
PAinguIN