PS3 webMAN 1.45n - With new NTFS Support by deank

If you have been keeping a look on this thread: libntfs_ext library compilation with cellsdk in the psx-place.com forums you will have enjoyed some great development conversations as developers worked with deank together taking this idea and putting it to practice. With this update there is no longer a need for prepNTFS v1.0 (an app by deank which, in the past, provided webMAN with NTFS Support (see update tab for extra details on prepNTFS)), you will have the ability to access your NTFS drives via FTP with upto 2 drives (4 partitions) connected to the your CFW enabled PS3. Checkout all the details in this latest update coming from deank.

Release Quote (via deank) Features of webMAN UPDATE: Regarding prepNTFS (via Aldostoos)

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  I think webMAN 1.45n is ready for official release with ntfs support.
  
  Thanks to @freddy38510/@Zar/@bguerville for the good job with libntfs_ext cellsdk changes, @aldostools for the information about the vsh exported libraries, @Joonie and @bguerville for the tests. Hopefully still there are users who use webMAN over the feature-rich webMAN MOD.
  
  
  • Added access to ntfs drives via FTP
  • Up to 2 drives x 4 partitions supported (/dev_ntfs00 to /dev_ntfs70)
  • No need for external prepNTFS (ntfs drives are scanned at system startup or if later attached - when refresh html/xml buttons are pressed or when FTP session is created)
  
  Source can be compiled with or without NTFS support by defining USE_NTFS in main.c and changing the Makefile.
  
  Dean
  
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  Core Features of webMAN (aka webMAN (official) , webMAN Vanilla)​
  • FTP server with remote control functions (shutdown/restart)
  • WWW server with remote control functions (scroll down for the complete list of shortcuts)
  • Support for loading and browsing of [local] PS3 games in ISO and folder format, DVD videos in ISO format, Blu-ray movies in ISO format, PS1/PS2/PSP games in ISO format with cover display
  • NETISO support for network loading and browsing of PS3 games in ISO and folder format, DVD videos in ISO format, Blu-ray movies in ISO format, PS1 and PSP games
  • NTFS support for PS3 and PS1 games in ISO format, Blu-ray movies in ISO format and DVD Video in ISO format
  • Dynamic Fan Control and in-game temperature monitoring
  • PAD shortcuts (*open include/combos.h for a complete list of shortcuts)
  • Keep USB device awake
  • Mount last game or AUTOBOOT.ISO to system startup
  • NEW NTFS Drive Support (no need for prepNTFS as of v1.45n)
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  I would like to clarify that "No need for external prepNTFS" refers to prepNTFS 1.0. prepNTFS 1.17 has some extra features that are not currently supported by the internal prepNTFS in webMAN 1.45n:
  
  • Support for multipart ISOs (*.ISO.0....n) on NTFS
  • Creation of fake ISO (.ntfs[BDFILE]) for video and pkg files stored on ntfs
  • Patch ISO for lower CFW (e.g. games that require 4.80 on 4.75)

Downloads:

• http://deanbg.com/webMAN_1.45.zip (all the stuff)
• http://deanbg.com/webftp_server.sprx (182KB Cobra+NetSRV+NTFS support)

Source: www.psx-place.com​

 

Thanks, aldo! Smaller is BETTER

I was looking at idle_plugin the other day and wondering if it good idea to use it. Anyway it is good to keep mygames.xml compatible between wM and wM MOD,so I guess I'll use it too.

 

@aldostools: Hmm, idle_plugin may not be suitable. My PS3 locked 3 times during boot when some of the system modes appear before loading the XMB (like: HDMI signal found, what do you want to do / Errors occurred - do you want to send them to $ony...). I guess at this point (before XMB is loaded) some vsh exports are still missing and it causes idle_plugin not to init properly. I'll investigate later when I'm back from work - I didn't have stage2-debug output turn on to see what is going on and if idle_plugin was loaded too early at system boot.

 

@deank hey, I tried to contact you in the past through various ways, but we somehow never got on one table
Is it possible to talk in a chat of some sort with you? (eMail, iRC, Skype, etc.)
I have a suggestion for webMAN that might be of interest for everybody, it would be cool to hear your opinion on this one.

Regards

 

You can send me an email or pm.

 

You can send me an email or pm.

EDIT: Woops sorry :/ I found it on google, didn't thought it was a problem.

I already wrote you there, so I thought it was dead.

 

Yes, please remove it from your post!!

Actually it is dean@... but anyway

 

Yes, please remove it from your post!!

Actually it is dean@... but anyway

You got the mail .... hopefully

 

any help ? what to do with this file?
where to place ?
webftp_server.sprx

 

No.
What you are asking for requires changes to more than just webman, namely rawseciso.sprx to begin with.
This new webMAN feature adds ntfs support to ftp & games listing. It means that prepntfs isn't needed as a separate self anymore, webman can just list the ntfs games without it. Something I have dreamt of for a long time actually. Dreams come true... Lol

I already asked @deank's opinion on bringing ntfs support to rawseciso.sprx but he doesn't believe it really feasible due to constraints. As a result there is no plan to add JB folder game support on ntfs at the moment. The idea might be revisited at a later stage however JB games is a feature of the past so is it worth bothering...?
Here is what deank said about it:


There's also the case of netiso.sprx I suppose... Same constraints though...

Just to confirm, games in iso format, using a NTFS drive works?

I have tons of games in folder format, can I just use ImgBurn and create iso files from them?
Or is there any proper software for this?

 

Use genps3iso_v2.0 to create is or multiMAN

Sent from my Lenovo P1a42 using Tapatalk

 

@veggav
On Cobra cfw webftp_server.sprx should be copied at the root of /dev_hdd0 & the path /dev_hdd0/webftp_server.sprx should be added to /dev_hdd0/boot_plugins.txt.
On Rebug CFW, you must enable /dev_blind & copy the file to /dev_blind/vsh/module. There is no additional changes to boot_plugins.txt in Rebug as the system loads it automatically already as long as webman is enabled in the Rebug Toolbox.

Make your iso files either on the PS3 using any backup ma or use the PC & PS3 ISO Tools by Rudi Rastelli.
Note that you must use original files to make your isos, no patched eboots etc...

 

Thanks DeanK and bguerville.

I have several questions regarding ntfs before moving my 1.5TB hd filled with games to this format. I'll try to keep this as short as possible to avoid noob polution to the thread.


Installing pkg using package install work from ntfs drive?

dvd iso?
bd movie iso?
ps1 cue bin?
ps2 iso?
psp?

 

@deank
You are very talented at what you do.
I would like to know if it is possible to do a PKG installer for webman 1.46n ?
Thank you very much for your work.

I would like to know if it is possible to do a PKG installer for webman 1.46n ?

A pkg for webman?
Installing webman is as easy as copying the webftp_server.sprx file to /dev_hdd0 & adding the path to boot_plugins.txt.
Even simpler with Rebug where we just need to copy the webftp_server.sprx file to /dev_flash/vsh/module.
Honestly, having a pkg installer to copy one file is really overkill & unnecessary.
It's not like webMAN-MOD which uses an updater pkg because there are several possible editions & some dependencies to install.