PS3 [Update] Apollo Save Tool v1.8.4 released

Rambo9000 · Sep 5, 2021

BLES00316 Bioshock not working

Poncio Pilatos · Sep 12, 2021

Is there a step-by-step manual?
I can't make things work properly.
The games can't read the modified saves and I can't modify trophies list.
Something is missing and I think I'm not doing something simple and I have no idea how to start.

Thanks.

60fpshacksrock · Oct 21, 2021

@bucanero

Can you add NTFS support?

bucanero · Oct 21, 2021

60fpshacksrock said:
@bucanero

Can you add NTFS support?

ntfs is not a high priority for Apollo. Other features could be more useful, like allowing to upload/download saves to a ftp/http server.

Also, Apollo is stable and mature enough now, and I want to work on other projects, so it will be mostly in "maintenance mode" for a while.

aldostools · Oct 21, 2021

bucanero said:
ntfs is not a high priority for Apollo. Other features could be more useful, like allowing to upload/download saves to a ftp/http server.

Also, Apollo is stable and mature enough now, and I want to work on other projects, so it will be mostly in "maintenance mode" for a while.

If a file manager is included, the user would be able to move the saves to NTFS/exFAT without exit from Apollo.

This feature would be very easy to add if you use Simple File Manager, It would be as simple as add the reference to 3 libs (libsfm_ps3.a, libfatfs.a, libntfs_ext.a) and call the file manager with a combo or from an option in the menu:

Code:

// exFAT File Manager
extern s32 fmapp_run();
fmapp_run();

Louis Garry · Oct 21, 2021

60fpshacksrock said:
@bucanero

Can you add NTFS support?

I agree, to decrypt PS2 games that are >4GB we need NTFS/exFAT.
And if possible, the encrypted results already have a game title ID so that it supports wMM config.

@bucanero, for the next Apollo Save Tool version update, maybe just name Apollo because its functionality is so extensive now.
Thanks.

ramzidz15 · Oct 22, 2021

welcome bucanero,Is there no way to translate games, sorry this question is off topic.

60fpshacksrock · Oct 23, 2021

Louis Garry said:
I agree, to decrypt PS2 games that are >4GB we need NTFS/exFAT.
And if possible, the encrypted results already have a game title ID so that it supports wMM config.

@bucanero, for the next Apollo Save Tool version update, maybe just name Apollo because its functionality is so extensive now.
Thanks.

I am unsure what PS2 has to do with this, but my PS2 ISO's are run decrypted by the way.

bucanero · Oct 23, 2021

ramzidz15 said:
welcome bucanero,Is there no way to translate games, sorry this question is off topic.

the only way to translate games is to patch/modify game files, and that requires specific tools for each game, format, etc.
Fan-made translation projects require a lot of work, so if you're curious, I suggest checking https://www.romhacking.net/ to learn more about it.

bguerville · Oct 23, 2021

Translating ps3 games is never a quick & easy job. There are various factors in play, the original & target languages for starters but also the language support implementation in the game, like the characters storage type (ASCII, wide characters etc..), the language strings storage method or the use of system features like the OSK panels or dialogs that cannot be changed without patching the executable code itself.
When the game is already multi language, its language support implementation often makes the job much easier, in other cases, the difficulty may vary.

You are not likely to find a tool that automatically translates any PS3 game into the language of your choice, anytime soon.

ramzidz15 · Oct 26, 2021

bucanero said:
the only way to translate games is to patch/modify game files, and that requires specific tools for each game, format, etc.
Fan-made translation projects require a lot of work, so if you're curious, I suggest checking https://www.romhacking.net/ to learn more about it.

thank you bro.

Sy_up · Jan 27, 2022

I ran into a bug(?) while using this homebrew app.
So i launched the app (idk what version it was on) it asked me to update and i said okay, it downloaded the update to the packages folder and i installed it from there, before launching it, i checked the version and it was 1.65
running the app put me in the idk what it is called mode that asks u to restart the console or reinstall the firmware. i restarted and had the file system check

bucanero · Jan 27, 2022

what's your firmware, ps3 version, HEN, CFW? Apollo has been tested on HEN and CFW without issues. Maybe you have some mods or plugins running?

you can also try the previous version, 1.6.4

Sy_up · Jan 28, 2022

bucanero said:
what's your firmware, ps3 version, HEN, CFW? Apollo has been tested on HEN and CFW without issues. Maybe you have some mods or plugins running?

you can also try the previous version, 1.6.4

I think the problem was with the in-app updater, i realized that the pkg it downloaded was only 320kb, im on rebug 4.84.2 D-REX (im on DEX) btw.
I manually installed apollo 1.6.5 myself and it worked as it normally should so im pretty sure the only problem was with the in-app updater, it downloaded or created some kind of a corrupt file. I can try installing apollo 1.6.4 and using the in-app updater again to share the corrupt file if it happens again so maybe you guys can inspect it.

60fpshacksrock · Mar 13, 2022

@bucanero

Could maybe add in the future options to decrypt/encrypt to and from usb000?

Rambo9000 · Mar 13, 2022

banned ps3 unbanned ps3 account activation no need wepman

bucanero · Mar 15, 2022

60fpshacksrock said:
@bucanero

Could maybe add in the future options to decrypt/encrypt to and from usb000?

it could be added, but as mentioned somewhere, I'm mainly focusing on PS4 homebrew right now, so don't expect any updates to my ps3 homebrews for a while. (assume those projects are on maintenance mode)

so I suggest to open an issue on GitHub apollo-ps3 project so I can tag it and keep track about this request in the future when I come back to ps3 development.

BurritoBurro · Apr 26, 2022

Hi, I'm trying to use the Activate Account feature from this program, on a user where no PSN account was ever created, but it's not working for either my 4.88 Evilnat PS3 or my 3.03 HEN PS3. The message I always get is:

"Error! Fake account could not be saved in xRegistry.sys"

Is there a setting in HEN, CFW, multiman or webmanMOD that one has to change from default in order to get this feature to work? Does this feature always fail to work if the PS3's in question already have activated accounts on them? If that is the case, will the feature then decide to work when the CMOS battery fails and I'm using the PS3 in a place with no internet access to reactivate said accounts?

bucanero · Apr 26, 2022

"Error! Fake account could not be saved in xRegistry.sys"

Apollo can only activate new clean accounts, and it will generate a random account-ID for that user.
It won't let you activate a user account that already had some account-id set. Just create a new user on the PS3, and try activating that new blank account.

btw, on Evilnat you can also try the account activation feature included in the CFW, I haven't used it but it should work fine.

BurritoBurro · Apr 26, 2022

bucanero said:
Just create a new user on the PS3, and try activating that new blank account.

Finished attempting this. Still no luck, getting the same error. Happy to report that the other option you mentioned for the CFW PS3 does work, though, so thank you for that!

Are there any other workarounds for offline activation on HEN PS3s? Everywhere I read makes it sound like this Tool is IT, but yeah I keep getting this error even on freshly made accounts. Even though the CFW PS3 has other options, the same error in Apollo occurs there too for new accounts. Has anyone ever reported this error before? If not, I just cant understand why both my PS3s happen to have this issue.

Unless it has something to do with the Data Transfer Utility somehow screwing things up for both systems, as the HEN PS3 was the recipient of the CFW PS3's data a few years back (they both had OFW when that occured).

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