PS3 [UPDATE] webMAN MOD 1.46.00 - Games mounted from XMB without webbrowser_plugin (using idle_plugin)

Update (2/2/17/) -- v1.46.01
Original Article (Jan 31, 2017) Plugin development continues on the PS3 for Custom firmware users, this week alone we have seen some new features added lin PSNpatch by KW (w./ Homebrew Blocker) and we have seen deank back with new updates to webMAN that added NTFS Support / a new XMB game loading that no longer uses the web browser trick (webbrowser_plugin), in other words the flash you see when mounting a game on the XMB In,webMAN MOD v1.46.00 the plugin incorporates that function but in a different way, this is due to the differences under the hood of the plugin. As webMAN MOD contain different support for various add-on/features that the original project by deank does not support/contain so the usage and handling of things has to be done differently to fit each project the best, for an explanation that is far better then i could offer i suggest checking out the differences between the implementation by deank and then by aldostools as its very well explained in our forums by
@bguerville .​

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Update (2/2/17) v1.46.01 v1.46.00 Additional Info. / Support

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  Update (2/2/17) webMAN MOD 1.46.01
  
  • FTP Server uses again the same algorithm on all editions.
    In 1.46.00, the FTP Server in full edition was based on the original webMAN due initial issues with NTFS library. The issue now has been fixed
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  webMAN MOD 1.46.00
  
  • Games now are mounted directly from XMB without the webbrowser_plugin
  Thanks to deank for the new XMB proxy included in webMAN 1.46
  
  • Re-structured the project : Moved all the sub-projects to _ Projects _ folder
  
  via Aldostols
  

  I have updated wm_proxy, which now is 40% smaller only 2968 bytes.
  SRC: https://github.com/aldostools/webMAN-MOD/tree/master/_Projects_/wm_proxy
  
  In my tests I had issues opening the Internet Search option (found under Network.menu of XMB). So in wMM 1.46.00, I used idle_plugin, instead of kensaku_plugin or xai_plugin (which is already used by CFW Settings menu). According to psdevwiki, this idle_plugin doesn't have subs in the interfaces, so I guess it is safe to remap it.
  
  I also omitted the mapping of .rco, because it's redundant (there is one file in dev_flash). This saves a few extra bytes in code.

  
  
  Spoiler: previous update

  webMAN MOD 1.45.11
  

  • Added direct NTFS support to 'Full Edition'
  • Thanks to deank, freddy38510, bguerville, Zar, Joonie, Estwald.
    
    • Added support for auto-mount game when an USB drive is connected
      • 'Check for AUTOBOOT.ISO on startup' must be checked
      • The USB drives to be checked are the ones selected in /setup.ps3 (except /dev_ntfs)
      • The game must be named AUTOMOUNT.ISO or a JB game copied to the root of the drive
    • Added /minver.ps3
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  • webMAN MOD Forum

Download: via Release Page

Source(s): github.com/aldostools/ / psx-place.com​

 

The code on github has a limit of 160 bytes for the path. I fixed the bug in this build...
http://aldostools.org/temp/test/slaunch.sprx

old code:
char path[160];
snprintf(path, 160, "%s", slaunch[cur_game].name + slaunch[cur_game].path_pos);

current code:
char path[512];
snprintf(path, 512, "%s", slaunch[cur_game].name + slaunch[cur_game].path_pos);

The 'old' prepntfs 1.17 is suggested over the internal prepntfs (which still needs more tests and has some limitations),

@aldostools
Error to mount game fixed, OK

Instead the game path is truncated in display, you can fix by reducing the font size, if Path is greater than 128 or 160 characters.

Thank so much
smikk

 

@aldostools
Error to mount game fixed, OK

Instead the game path is truncated in display, you can fix by reducing the font size, if Path is greater than 128 or 160 characters.

Thank so much
smikk

This version reduces the font proportionally to the length of the path.
http://aldostools.org/temp/test/slaunch.sprx

 

This version reduces the font proportionally to the length of the path.
http://aldostools.org/temp/test/slaunch.sprx

@aldostools
I tested the latest version released in the previous post of sLaunch 1.06
The path is now displayed correctly, dynamically according to the length.

With this latest version I also checked out some tests:
Both WMM and slaunch

1. Mount PS3 Game - Test OK (with path> 128 characters)

2. Mount Game PS2 dev_Hdd - Test OK

3. Mount Game PS1:
SLES00344 [CRASH BANDICOOT] .ISO - MOUNT TEST OK - OK Start

SLUS00974 [METAL OF HONOR] .BIN -Test MOUNT OK - blackscreen Start - corrupt filesystem, ps3 block, forced restart, file system recovery.

SLUS00974 [METAL OF HONOR] .ISO -Test MOUNT OK - blackscreen Start - ps3 block, forced restart.

This occurs either when the Game is placed in the internal HDD and external.

The problem does not occur if you start the PS1 game with Multiman.

@Joonie
The burned games on CD or DVD are installed, but when I start it I get blackscreen, CFW Rebug 4.81.2 cobra 7.52 PS3 Slim 2004B

Thank you very much

 

@Joonie
The burned games on CD or DVD are installed, but when I start it I get blackscreen, CFW Rebug 4.81.2 cobra 7.52 PS3 Slim 2004B

What did you use to build your ISO? GenPS3ISO 2.0 or higher?

and what game is that?

 

@aldostools
I tested the latest version released in the previous post of sLaunch 1.06
The path is now displayed correctly, dynamically according to the length.

With this latest version I also checked out some tests:
Both WMM and slaunch

1. Mount PS3 Game - Test OK (with path> 128 characters)

2. Mount Game PS2 dev_Hdd - Test OK

3. Mount Game PS1:
SLES00344 [CRASH BANDICOOT] .ISO - MOUNT TEST OK - OK Start

SLUS00974 [METAL OF HONOR] .BIN -Test MOUNT OK - blackscreen Start - corrupt filesystem, ps3 block, forced restart, file system recovery.

SLUS00974 [METAL OF HONOR] .ISO -Test MOUNT OK - blackscreen Start - ps3 block, forced restart.

This occurs either when the Game is placed in the internal HDD and external.

The problem does not occur if you start the PS1 game with Multiman.

@Joonie
The burned games on CD or DVD are installed, but when I start it I get blackscreen, CFW Rebug 4.81.2 cobra 7.52 PS3 Slim 2004B

Thank you very much

You should try to create your ISOs on GENPS3ISO 2.0, because 2.5 there's some kind of AES Encryption that causes some problems with Cobra...

 

What did you use to build your ISO? GenPS3ISO 2.0 or higher?
and what game is that?

@Joonie
Original Disc PS2 - Metal Gear Solid 2

 

@Joonie
Original Disc PS2 - Metal Gear Solid 2

You know you can't run PS2 disc games on non backward compatible PS3 right?

 

You know you can't run PS2 disc games on non backward compatible PS3 right?

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@Joonie
ok Sorry, are distracted, I thought the patch deank to boot from DVD or CD exceeded the limitation.

 

ok Sorry, are distracted, I thought the patch deank to boot from DVD or CD exceeded the limitation.

@deank only added support for PS3 back up disc on top of whatever it was supported [which includes PS2 back up compatibility since COBRA USB]

 

@deank only added support for PS3 back up disc on top of whatever it was supported [which includes PS2 back up compatibility since COBRA USB]

@Joonie
As it regards the limitation of the start of PS2Game.iso, only by dev_hdd0 and not from an external unit.
It will be possible to solve the problem?

Thanks

 

@Joonie
As it regards the limitation of the start of PS2Game.iso, only by dev_hdd0 and not from an external unit.
It will be possible to solve the problem?

Thanks

@habib and @mysis used to work on that matter, it requires reversing in ps2_netemu.. I'm not sure how far they have gone

 

I know some people are having problems converting to iso properly, I can write something up tomorrow after work that might help, but i'd need more details. I know its more than just genps3iso 2.0.... (I can candy coat the interface the process to make it easier, in other words, lol)

 

I know some people are having problems converting to iso properly, I can write something up tomorrow after work that might help, but i'd need more details. I know its more than just genps3iso 2.0.... (I can candy coat the interface the process to make it easier, in other words, lol)

Also add an option to use makeps3iso please,

The latest one should include some bug fixes, and probably will work better than Genps3iso v2.

I remember it had some issues with certain games which worked on later versions (not just AES encryption part)


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Also add an option to use makeps3iso please,

The latest one should include some bug fixes, and probably will work better than Genps3iso v2.

I remember it had some issues with certain games which worked on later versions (not just AES encryption part)


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definitely. if the newest mkps3iso works better, i'll have to have people replace the mk.exe in nekrovert also

 

Are the iso issues just to do with burnt media?

I've had no troubles with webman/sman etc with genps3iso 2.5 isos and ird created isos (90% of my collection was built with IRD) with ps3-iso-rebuilder 1.0.4.1. Although recently I've noticed some IRD files (from johnnysp website) must of been generated from dodgy copies anyway (thumbs.db included in ird or invalid eboot/param files compared to the real disc) making it kind of pointless.

Rebuilding them with genps3iso 2.0 at the moment to see how things fare anyway since I've just switched to an NTFS drive and need to rejoin them anyway.

Edit: As far as PS2 games on external drives go, couldn't they just get copied to the internal drive on mount? (maybe caching the last 5 games or something to avoid wait times on more commonly played games)

 

Are the iso issues just to do with burnt media?

I've had no troubles with webman/sman etc with genps3iso 2.5 isos and ird created isos (90% of my collection was built with IRD) with ps3-iso-rebuilder 1.0.4.1. Although recently I've noticed some IRD files (from johnnysp website) must of been generated from dodgy copies anyway (thumbs.db included in ird or invalid eboot/param files compared to the real disc) making it kind of pointless.

Rebuilding them with genps3iso 2.0 at the moment to see how things fare anyway since I've just switched to an NTFS drive and need to rejoin them anyway.

Edit: As far as PS2 games on external drives go, couldn't they just get copied to the internal drive on mount? (maybe caching the last 5 games or something to avoid wait times on more commonly played games)

For sman/wm/wmm/mmcm/iris/managunz, whatever iso works,

For physical disc burned, genps3iso 2.0 or makeps3iso should work the best,

For ps2 wise, wmm already does what you ask, and even over netsrv


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For sman/wm/wmm/mmcm/iris/managunz, whatever iso works,

For physical disc burned, genps3iso 2.0 or makeps3iso should work the best,

For ps2 wise, wmm already does what you ask, and even over netsrv


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Ahh sweet, I'll try that out later. Getting everything copied off the internal / fat32 drives onto the new ntfs drive and getting ready to do a backup and try a FSM downgrade to see if that clears up the recovery rebug installation / petitboot issues on my console.

PS2 games take up more space than everything else combined, so might be neat to leave them on the external for now instead of copying them all back on.

 

@habib and @mysis used to work on that matter, it requires reversing in ps2_netemu.. I'm not sure how far they have gone

I havnt really looked into it. I am more interested in having debug output on the emu and not running isos from external hdd.
I think I said it before, as it makes use of lv1 syscalls it is mounting/opening the hdd device. Maybe you can simply change the id to usb and keep the same directory structures including the bootparam etc. which is opened on init.

 

[METAL OF HONOR] .BIN -Test MOUNT OK - blackscreen Start - corrupt filesystem, ps3 block, forced restart, file system recovery.
The problem does not occur if you start the PS1 game with Multiman.

The same problem I have synonymous with the imagetype [B].bin[/B]!
The[B] image[/B] in the format [B].bin[/B] is on / dev_usb006 / PSXISO.
Furthermore, the following date with .CUE and the coverfomat .jpg
-Destruction Derby 2 PAL.BIN
-Destruction Derby 2 PAL.CUE
-Destruction Derby 2 PAL.jpg

[B]ps1 game [METAL OF HONOR] .BIN[/B] I can load and also start then in the xmb. But then I get a blackscreen! Then restart the ps3.

Blacksreen I get when loading over webman MOD 1.47.00 new test build (ps1 folder) and just as I over sLaunch mod 1.06 the image in the [B]format .bin[/B] load wants!
But I can play the image in the [B]format .bin[/B] but over multiman!
The format .bin is no longer supported under the webman or sLaunch mod 1.06?
Or how can you fix the error?

Also under the new webman MOD 1.47.00 new test build consists of the error:
That if you leave Multiman and then a game via Webman Mod mounts the ps3 freezt!
Could you please correct this error?[URL='http://www.psx-place.com/members/89/'] @aldostools[/URL]

[U]There is a solution at the time[/U]:
"Press the start button for sLaunch mod 1.06 to update L3 for XML Games list again"!
So the error is gone or you then press triangle and refresh!

 

I havnt really looked into it. I am more interested in having debug output on the emu and not running isos from external hdd.
I think I said it before, as it makes use of lv1 syscalls it is mounting/opening the hdd device. Maybe you can simply change the id to usb and keep the same directory structures including the bootparam etc. which is opened on init.

Your words remind me one of my unsuccessfull try :
I tryed to change every "hdd0" to "usb000" inside the ps2_netemu. My usb device turned off when i launched the game like it always but few second later it turned ON !
Unfortunatly the screen remained black !

Now, i think it because I completly forgot about the bootparam.... *hope*

Do you think this is what we should do ?
To tell you the truth I didn't completly understand what you wrote, and what is this screenshot ? Oo