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Repair your PSP with this Repair Guide

 

PS3 Repair Guide - Don't spend Big bucks to have it fixed!

 

Do you have a PS3 that needs repair?

 

 This Repair Guide contains repairs for some 

 of the most common PS3 Problems: 

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How to clean the Blu-Ray lens in your PS3

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Fix the Blinking Playstation 3 problem

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fix the PS3 Bluetooth controller issue

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Freezing games - and Movies

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No - Display

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Other common video issues

 

This Guide is for you!

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Summary of Contents for PS3 INFIMOD

Page 1: ...at needs repair This Repair Guide contains repairs for some of the most common PS3 Problems How to clean the Blu Ray lens in your PS3 Fix the Blinking Playstation 3 problem fix the PS3 Bluetooth controller issue Freezing games and Movies No Display Other common video issues This Guide is for you www sharatronica com ...

Page 2: ...deo Fixes 7 PS3 Error Codes With Some Advice 8 How to Change From HDMI Composite Easier 9 PS3 3 Beep Blinking Red Light Fix PS3 Modifications 1 PS3 3 5 SATA HDD Mod 2 Adding IR Remote Control to the Sony PS3 3 PS3 HDD Replacement Mini Guide 4 USB Flash Memory USB Hard Drive External Use Controller Modifications 1 PS3 Controller Light Mod 2 PS360 Microsoft Controller Meet Sony Controller 3 PS3 Cont...

Page 3: ...ro via DLNA MediaServers 3 How to stream AVI files on PS3 via Tversity 4 Copy music videos from your iPod to PS3 5 Getting your PS3 to recognize your External Hard Drive 6 How to create a PS3 HD MPG from HD TS Best Result For Below 1 6FW 7 How to install your game saves 8 Downloading PS3 Game Saves Audio 1 How to connect PS3 to PC speakers Networking 1 How to change from NAT type 3 to NAT type 2 2...

Page 4: ...1 How to install Fedora Core 6 Linux for PS3 2 PS3 Linux The void has been filled Full install instructions for Fedora Core 5 3 PS3 Linux FAQ 4 GUI Kboot 5 Yellow Dog Linux Free Version 6 Yellow Dog Linux 5 0 Installation 7 Partitioning and readying your PS3 for Linux 8 Gentoo 9 Uninstalling Linux 10 Installing YDL VLC Mplayer Snes9x 11 Installing Mplayer on PS3 12 Installing VLC player on PS3 13 ...

Page 5: ...ook too jaggy on the PS3 Here s a semi fix 2 PS3 SWAP to play PS2 and PSX Games 3 How to play install to play PS2 backups on PS3 Miscellaneous 1 PS3 Features 2 Finding RAM locations on resistance 3 PS3 Parental Controls How to 4 20 ways to get the most out of your PS3 5 PS3 BiOS Flash Diagram Rev 1 0 BETA Parts Accessories etc Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 6: ...Legal Disclaimer Legal Disclaimer Opening your PS3 will void any remaining warranty you have left on your PS3 For more repair guides click here to see my other auctions www sharatronica com ...

Page 7: ...Disassembly Index Disassembly Index PS3 Disassembly PS3 Controller Disassembly Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 8: ...mewhere with plenty of space that is well lit and that wont build up static electricity Mainly anywhere but carpet So here we have a brand spanking new PS3 all ready to be taken part On the left side of the console you will see a few rubber feet The first screw to be removed is underneath the rubber foot circled in red in the pic below The foot can be pried out with a small screw driver Then under...

Page 9: ...PS3 Disassembly www sharatronica com ...

Page 10: ...bit of force to slide if your opening the console for the first time After the top slides as far as it will go lift the top and it should come off as seen in the pic below After the top is off there will be another cover You will need to remove the 7 long screws circled in red www sharatronica com ...

Page 11: ...he back corners of the top half of the console There are 2 small clips near the back you may need to undo with a small screw driver Now the top of the console should just lift off with a bit of gentle force and you will see the guts of the PS3 www sharatronica com ...

Page 12: ...PS3 Disassembly First the power supply The silver box on the left has to be removed Remove the screws circled in red and take out the plug the power supply will just lift out www sharatronica com ...

Page 13: ...PS3 Disassembly Also take out the mains plug in the back of the power supply The power supply should now be completely disconnected from the PS3 www sharatronica com ...

Page 14: ...isassembly After the power supply is removed the Bluetooth board in the 60GB models it also has wireless Unscrew the 4 screws and unplug the ribbon cable and the board will just lift out www sharatronica com ...

Page 15: ...vely easy Lift the drive up about 2 and you will see a really wide ribbon cable connecting the drive to the motherboard Unplug it There will also be a plug near the front of the Blu ray drive Unplug it as well The drive will then just lift out www sharatronica com ...

Page 16: ...PS3 Disassembly www sharatronica com ...

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Page 18: ...PS3 Disassembly Now you will hopefully see the same as what is in the pic below www sharatronica com ...

Page 19: ...circuit board that has the Reset and Eject buttons This board is attached to a small metal bracket Remove the 4 screws holding the board and the metal bracket and unplug the small ribbon cable The board should now easily lift out www sharatronica com ...

Page 20: ...e pic below After the screws are removed gently lift out the whole motherboard along with the back panel like the pics below Make sure you have taken out the plastic cover with the HDD sticker on it Otherwise the clips on it will get bent www sharatronica com ...

Page 21: ...PS3 Disassembly After the bottom of the PS3 case is out of the way you can admire the huge ass cooling system on the bottom of the motherboard www sharatronica com ...

Page 22: ...ugeness of the fan remove the plastic back panel The are 4 small plastic clips 2 on either side of the motherboard that you need to lift to take off the back panel Check out the size of the fan It looks a lot bigger in real life www sharatronica com ...

Page 23: ...sembly Anyway back to the tutorial Flip the motherboard back over Unscrew the 4 screws circled in red holding 2 metal brackets down Once these screws are undone take off the 2 metal brackets www sharatronica com ...

Page 24: ...PS3 Disassembly It will now look like this www sharatronica com ...

Page 25: ...w gently pull up on the heat sink Be gentle here The cooling system will lift up off the CPU and GPU and come off completely A bit of force will be required here as the heat sink will be stuck down to the CPU and GPU with white thermal paste www sharatronica com ...

Page 26: ...GPU will be white thermal paste This is used to help transfer heat from the chip to the heat sink Do not touch or eat this stuff Don t bother cleaning it off either unless you have fresh thermal paste to put on it again when you reassemble the PS3 www sharatronica com ...

Page 27: ...he shielding as it is very thin and bending it could possibly cause the shielding to short out something on the motherboard when the PS3 is reassembled Now flip the motherboard over again and remove the metal shielding on the other side and you will now see the naked motherboard Top Side www sharatronica com ...

Page 28: ...PS3 Disassembly Bottom Side www sharatronica com ...

Page 29: ...PS3 Disassembly Congratulations You now have a completely disassembled Playstation 3 Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 30: ... and take out the five screws on the back of the case Now before we can pull it apart we have to unclip the clip on the front of the controller between the two analog sticks This is the part I broke the clip off Now you should have something that looks like this www sharatronica com ...

Page 31: ... out Take off the piece of plastic that is between the r1 and r2 buttons and the one between the l1 and l2 buttons Now in order to get the main board off you must unscrew the screw on the board Once that s out you should be able to lift it out of there www sharatronica com ...

Page 32: ...PS3 Controller Disassembly Lift the board apart to get the peg out of the hole Next you have to unplug the next plug which I believe is the tilt sensor wires www sharatronica com ...

Page 33: ...PS3 Controller Disassembly Next pull out the ribbon cable and the board should be separated Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 34: ...ray lens and how to clean it PS3 Owners Report Blu ray Problems After 1 5 Upgrade PS3 Bluetooth Controller Issues Playstation 3 HDMI Problem and Fix Display Video Fixes PS3 Error Codes With Some Advice How to Change From HDMI Composite Easier PS3 3 Beep Blinking Red Light Fix Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 35: ...ce cable to a Westinghouse LCD ours is the LVM 37w3 reported the same problem Westinghouse customer support said they knew about the problem and advised using a component cable instead of HDMI and to call back in a few weeks for a real fix Unplugging and re plugging the HDMI cable was our temporary workaround a decidedly low tech fix for a high tech problem Here is also a video for the fix If you ...

Page 36: ...ew Blu ray lens What does that mean to PS3 gamers Who can say To be honest I d expect any drive or disc to fail in some way if it was being rattled about whilst trying to run and the Xbox 360 is a prime example says Jim But it ll be interesting to see how the PS3 is treated by the public when in use and to see what errors are thrown up by the Blu ray drives As I said the tolerances in the Blu ray ...

Page 37: ...ing Removal of the Blu Ray 1 Turn the console to the left so that the rubber foot that is circled in red in the picture below can been seen Use a small flathead screw driver to remove the rubber foot off Now that the foot is removed used the Torx screwdriver to unscrew the screw www sharatronica com ...

Page 38: ... look like the picture below 3 Now face the ps3 towards you and slide the top of the ps3 to the left this may take some force if it your first time opening the console When the case has slid as far left as it will go lift the case upwards as shown in the picture below www sharatronica com ...

Page 39: ...this cover start by removing the 7 long screw circled in red in the picture below using a Phillips head screw driver 5 Now undo the two small clips at the back of the console using a small screw driver then lift the cover off the console as shown in the picture below this may take a bit of gentle force www sharatronica com ...

Page 40: ...o clean it 6 While taking the cover off you will see a connector as shown in the picture below To remove the silver connector use a Small flathead screw driver as shown in the picture below to help you wedge it out www sharatronica com ...

Page 41: ...elow 8 Now to remove the Blu ray drive This is relatively easy Lift the drive up about 2 and you will see a really wide ribbon cable connecting the drive to the motherboard Unplug it There will also be a plug near the front of the Blu ray drive Unplug it as well The drive will then just lift out www sharatronica com ...

Page 42: ...The dirt on Blu ray lens and how to clean it What you will need in order to clean the Blu Ray drive Screwdriver Q tip Clean lens liquid www sharatronica com ...

Page 43: ...er as you will have to be able to lift extract the upper case 8 Once you have turned the Blu Ray drive over lift up the on the upper case to take it off Be sure that when taking it off the push back on the case while lifting it up as the case is hooked into some tabs 9 Now you will need to take out 4 screws on the drive 1 top right 1 top left 1 in the middle on the left side above the white piece ...

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Page 45: ...mes in compatibility mode with lower resolution being scaled up to high res displays The firmware also adds new support for online functionality which ironically may be the indirect cause of the freeze problem The level of exasperation expressed by some users only two months after the console s North American release reveals that patience among early adopters in consumer electronics doesn t compar...

Page 46: ...m Some upgraders however are reporting no trouble whatsoever though some admit they have a direct Internet connection and not a wireless one So for now until something better comes along the best fix is to reconnect your wireless controllers and attach your PS3 to your Internet router with a direct Ethernet cable Since the problem is mainly with Wi Fi users This is fixing about 65 of most people s...

Page 47: ...e my general suckage at FPS games but several readers have now complained about similar situations Doesn t seem to happen when I am plugged in via the USB cable only when I am wireless and generally only when I am playing online PC Doc touches on the same issue in his PS3 rant suggesting it is a problem with the Bluetooth screwing up which makes complete sense Will I have to just buy a really long...

Page 48: ...here are small non fatal glitches when using the HDMI interface You can see the report from the CheapAssGamer com of view the YouTube video from CheapyD What you may not notice is that buried in the comments are a fix from CheapyD himself I ve learned that there is a auto HDMI setup built into the PS3 They say to do the following Turn on TV and set input to HDMI port being used Make sure PS3 is co...

Page 49: ...eo problems 2 Check your display video cables to make sure that there is nothing wrong with your cables If you suspect there is a problem with your cables but are not sure try them on another PS3 one that you know for sure is working does not have display video problems 3 Hold the power button on the ps3 for 5 seconds until you hear a beep If this doesn t work try a few times It should work This w...

Page 50: ...E Game will not Save 80031150 System Settings Fail to Save Possible Blue Screen Setting information is corrupted Press the x button to repair and restore default 80130203 PS3 connects to internet but not to network Typically means that the required ports are not open to connect to store but PS3 can connect to internet 80710092 An error has occurred you ve been signed out from the ps network connec...

Page 51: ...F994 To many people downloading the update just sit back until the morning around 5am 11am and you should be able to get it 80410A0B Internal PSP error hardware fault Send back to be replaced fixed 80028F10 Go to Display Settings then HDMI or whatever your connection is and choose Automatic not Custom I always had it on Custom before 8002A705 Unable to connect to server host Check router port conf...

Page 52: ...lcd Your friend calls you over and asks to bring your ps3 for some WarHawk When you get to his house he only has a standard definition tv What the hell would you do lol You need an HDMI to see the screen From HDMI to Composite 1 Turn on your ps3 and wait a few seconds approx 10 seconds 2 If you have multiple accounts on the ps3 Press X If you don t then just skip to number 3 3 Press Left arrow 4 T...

Page 53: ...e just received bad hard drives period If you reinstall the HDD it still beeps 3 times gives you the red light then you will have to replace your HDD If I remember correctly PS3s use Hitachi Laptop Drives IMO Hitachi is not well known for good drives I replaced mine with a 160GB Western Digital drive I got for free a few months ago I haven t had any problems since Hitachi makes a good drive but th...

Page 54: ...ications Index PS3 Modifications Index PS3 3 5 SATA HDD Mod Adding IR Remote Control to the Sony PS3 PS3 HDD Replacement Mini Guide USB Flash Memory USB Hard Drive External Use Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 55: ... for now while I am waiting to be able mount my server s disk to the PS3 s XMB I m going to upgrade the PS3 s HDD Forget Team Xecuter s lame PS3 HDD mod sorry Team Xecuter They have not said anything about it for some time and it looks fugly I ll provide at least one simple solution using a 3 5 SATA HD 3 5 drives are all around much much faster cheaper and larger than 2 5 laptop HDD s like the one...

Page 56: ... only 50 bones at NewEgg There are less expensive ones available you ll have to look A few other nice things you can safely carry this unit over to your PC Mac Linux boxes or another PS3 Take it with you to your friends places work and school It will be easy to hook up it has USB and Firewire as well as the all important SATA There is little or no risk of ESD to the drive in it s enclosure So put ...

Page 57: ...need to remove part of the male end as shown below I used a pair of chef scissors and a small file to smooth it down flush Use a utility knife if you like but don t cry to me if you trash the cable or your hand www sharatronica com ...

Page 58: ...k at this picture and say to yourself that you need to cut the connector from the cable don t If you do why do you have a knife to begin with Maybe you should go play in the corner with a plush toy by yourself Notes Important SATA is not Hot Swappable in other words turn off the PS3 or computer www sharatronica com ...

Page 59: ...one I recommend it has it s own power source Some people have suggested that you can use a 22 pin male to female power and data SATA adapter picture w link below with a 3 5 drive Your 3 5 HDD will draw too much power from the PS3 and make it freeze up These work great if you want to leave your 2 5 drive outside of the PS3 or if you are swapping drives all the time otherwise forget it If you want p...

Page 60: ... bracket end to the cover Figure this part out yourself For now I ll keep the PS3 in a vertical position with the cable hidden running through a hole below to the drive enclosure An individual on Team Xecuter s forums asked about the use of RAID with the PS3 A Team Xecuter forum Mod said No That is B S Let us look at it this way You can buy a RAID sub www sharatronica com ...

Page 61: ...e an embedded RAID controller This embedded RAID controller will make the RAID array tranparent to the PS3 in other words the PS3 will see it as one device Here is an example of a two disk RAID sub system This means that it has it s own RAID hardware and the Host PS3 that you connect it to will see it as a single SATA device Take note of the switch www sharatronica com ...

Page 62: ...MR5CT1 The MR5CT1 is a 5 Disk RAID sub system costing roughly 1500 w out drives 1300 from Newegg com You can figure out how much you want to spend on 1 5 drives of the capacity of your choosing At the time I orignaly create this page I ran a search and with 5 750GB drives at Newegg and it will run you about 3000 for a big ol fat 3 75TB storage device Here is a RAID calculator for you Here is the l...

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Page 64: ...k USB 3 5 floppy Atech Flash PRO 9 USB 2 0 MultiCard Reader Logitech Wingman Rumblepad USB Mass Storage Logitech Quickcam Pro4000 Sony PS2 IR remote via RadioShack USB SonY PS2 Dual Shock controller USB Keyboard and Mice Multiple branded USB flash drives 2 5 HDDs 3 5 HDDs Dynex USB Keyboard and Mouse Combo Logitech Cordless Duo MX others www sharatronica com ...

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Page 66: ... the PS3 s extensive media capabilities it s disappointing to discover that they didn t seem to learn from past history when it comes to integrating the PS3 with audio video components Back when the original PS2 was released one of its primary secondary features was that it could play DVD movies However beyond using the wired controller it lacked any real remote control capabilities which made it ...

Page 67: ... automation systems designed to handle Bluetooth everything is either more traditional RF or standard infrared So not only does this Bluetooth only solution make it absolutely impossible to integrate that optional BD remote and thus control over the PS3 into any universal remote control but it also makes it impossible for that Bluetooth remote to perform any regular home theater functions such as ...

Page 68: ...mote Control model SCPH 10172 which specifically mentions with IR receiver unit on the package front The part number of the IR receiver is SCPH 10160 To find one check out the usual suspects for non current hardware eBay bulk liquidators and so forth To assemble this contraption plug the IR receiver into the PS2 controller end of the adapter cable and then plug the USB end of the adapter into one ...

Page 69: ...t brand of PS2 remote you may need to map its commands to their PS3 equivalents yourself using the original remote control I also do not recommend using the Mad Catz add on PS2 DVD remote with IR receiver for the original PlayStation 2 as its non standard commands are notoriously difficult for universal remote controls to learn If there s enough demand for infrared remote control of the PS3 I m su...

Page 70: ...course but we cannot promise that it will not have ill effects on your machine 1 MINI PHILLIPS HEAD SCREWDRIVER 1 MINI FLATHEAD SCREWDRIVER 1 SOLID PLACE TO WORK We cannot stress enough the importance of buying the correct HDD The one we used cost 93 USD at Newegg If you get a regular old IDE Notebook drive you will be out of luck so make sure you order the right part The first step is to find the...

Page 71: ...ou have access to the tray outside the PS3 you can take out the 4 screws which hold the original Playstation 3 HDD in place and swap in your new 2 5MM SATA Notebook HDD Once the new HDD is secured in the HDD caddy you need to place the caddy back inside the PS3 unit and slide it toward the REAR of the console to lock it in place Once you have done so the final step is to use your Phillips head scr...

Page 72: ...he HDD is formatted which takes less than 2 minutes the unit will ask you to reboot Once you have done so you can do into the settings menu option in the PS3 OS Then choose system settings and then finally system information There you will see a display of the HDD space on your console If you have done everything correctly you will see that the HDD space now reflects the amount of space on the rep...

Page 73: ...ettings and even the 1 10 update all remain in place when you do this HDD swap Neat eh There you have it folks easy as pie Of course if you choose to perform this modification GamersReports or anyone else for that matter accepts no responsibility if you break or otherwise harm your console As always if you are not sure you can perform the mod without damaging your hardware do not do it at all Prev...

Page 74: ...you have onto your PS3 All you need to do is follow the below steps 1 Format your External Hard Drive or Flash Memory FAT32 2 Create the Following Folders PICTURE MUSIC VIDEO 3 Your External Hard Drive is ready to be used With the 60GB 20GB you will also have External HDD which can be more than 500GB Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 75: ...ntroller Modifications Index PS3 Controller Light Mod PS360 Microsoft Controller Meet Sony Controller PS3 Controller Light Mod 2 PS3 Controller Button Contacts Add extra buttons to the PS3 controller Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 76: ...f with soldering the led to the LED5 spot on the board with the positive on the left and the negative on the right as shown in the picture Sony must have some ideas for putting a led there but never did The spot still has a positive but no negative so we have to add a negative to the led the led in this tutorial is always on because I haven t found a negative source that turns one when power goes ...

Page 77: ...the other side now plug the battery back in and test to see if it works if everything works then great if not check your soldering points to make sure everything is connected and make sure the led is on in the right direction www sharatronica com ...

Page 78: ...hat I didn t do that because I think red look fine once your done do all the steps in reverse order to get it back together the first time i put it back together I thought I ruined it because it wouldn t do anything then I found out I put the reset switch on backwards and it was causing it to always be pressed down so be careful with that www sharatronica com ...

Page 79: ...PS3 Controller Light Mod That s the end of my tutorial I hope it helped some of you Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 80: ...ne on consignment it s quite obviously PS3 Sixaxis controller guts in the much better shaped Xbox 360 controller shell Check out a video of this thing in action and see below for more photos and details of how it was constructed Demo Video iPod sized Demo Video Legacy MPG format www sharatronica com ...

Page 81: ... view of the main PCB in the Sixaxis Amazingly it s exactly the same shape and size as a Dual Shock board The actual tilt device is a little IC at the end of a cord not much too look at On the original Sixaxis Dual Shock most of the trigger buttons are on a plastic sheet set against a separate plastic frame much like a keyboard is inside Again I say why didn t they update the controller this time ...

Page 82: ... can see I ve used standard issue Radio Shack perfboard for both the action buttons and the left analog stick OK the Sixaxis is a little different it uses slightly smaller analog sticks than the Dual Shock or Xbox 360 Well they re smaller on the inside at least kind of like the Gamecube www sharatronica com ...

Page 83: ...troller shell with the circuit board and new tact switches for the d pad visible Unfortunately I had to keep the wanky 360 d pad oh well Here s the insides finished and ready to go The Sixaxis battery has been taken out of its shell and www sharatronica com ...

Page 84: ...S3 It may not look like much but there was a good deal of finagling to get everything to fit and work correctly especially the right analog stick Left at its original position on the PCB but lifted 075 The top back of the unit The USB cable plugs in where the Charge and Play port used to be Luckily the Microsoft hologram sticker is there letting you know at least the case plastic is genuine www sh...

Page 85: ...sides sealed the deal I should just graft an X Acto knife to my arm I use them enough Another view of the top The USB cable plugs in a little off center but I can live with it In the video you can see the Ring of Light with the new red LED s sure to strike fear into Xbox 360 owners the world over Well that s about all I have to say about this mod hack I d best get back to some other projects so I ...

Page 86: ...PS3 Controller Light Mod 2 PS3 Controller Light Mod 2 First you ll need to take apart your PS3 controller www sharatronica com ...

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Page 90: ...PS3 Controller Light Mod 2 Yes a minor mod but you should be able to do it from these pics You can use any color you like Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 91: ...er PS3 Controller Button Contacts Add extra buttons to the PS3 controller Here s a picture I made up for anyone wanting to know what contacts you need to add extra buttons The second pic is the analog contacts for anyone wanting to do joystick mods www sharatronica com ...

Page 92: ...PS3 Controller Button Contacts Add extra buttons to the PS3 controller Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 93: ...Other Modifications Index Other Modifications Index Charging Station Headset Mod Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 94: ... my Bluetooth headset so I thought I d build in the headset charging cable to the controller charging station it s nice to have all things in one place here is the original charging station 1 tools needed file glue knife drill cutting pliers and a screwdriver 2 open www sharatronica com ...

Page 95: ...Station Headset Mod start with opening up the case 3 Make the cable hole use the drill and knife to get a half circle hole that the headset charging cable fits in 4 make the other cable hole www sharatronica com ...

Page 96: ...Mod remove the shiny plastic thing and start to drill and cut until the end of the cable fits precisely in the hole 5 Glue make sure the cables is in the right position then glue it from below 6 Shiny thing www sharatronica com ...

Page 97: ...Charging Station Headset Mod cut the shiny thing so that it fits around the end of the cable 7 Done www sharatronica com ...

Page 98: ...Charging Station Headset Mod now you have an all in one charging station Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 99: ...rypt Blu Ray Movies with a PS3 WITHOUT keys Blu Ray Unique Volume Keys Blu Ray Media Links Play BluRay movies without disk FULL INSTRUCTIONS Convert HD DVD To Blu ray works On PS3 No Loss Of Quality Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 100: ...suggest not doing much while it works its magic 5a Now a lot of people talked about how AnyDVD HD has errors with blu ray but that is because they fixed the ripping in the latest version ONLY if you use the special rip tool If you go to windows explorer and copy over the files to your hard drive THEY WILL ERROR This is the ONLY way to do it properly and I will show you how to verify next 6 Once co...

Page 101: ...Decrypt Blu Ray Movies with a PS3 WITHOUT keys Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

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Page 106: ...4D71BD024CA9 The Terminator 00 00 00 8A5FEF62B62E9FE0C2674FCB86972403 FC8A85B91F17A85A67CE4F8526BA96B63D6E2599 The Usual Suspects 00 00 00 8EB118C0FAE9EAB35556DD8FE6D50DB9 10AB86AED69923A3614175DCAD8668D3144E24EC The Wild 00 00 00 528FF018FF241473A5386B7A91178406 7962ED8E5A3FE43E20CFBC42C561A2B52382C41A Tomb Raider 00 00 00 EB2F9F018B4C0CC794C85E743164C3B1 A060DA91B326CD7A6DBF318D06EA89901AF83DA8 ...

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Page 108: ...ification 1x speed is defined as 36Mbps However as BD ROM movies will require a 54Mbps data transfer rate the minimum speed we re expecting to see is 2x 72Mbps Blu ray also has the potential for much higher speeds as a result of the larger numerical aperture NA adopted by Blu ray Disc The large NA value effectively means that Blu ray will require less recording power and lower disc rotation speed ...

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Page 111: ...s file parts one by one using this command xport h Mymovie m2ts 1 1 1 It will demux movie to wherever xport is located Open up TMPGEnc Plus and mux all m2v and mpa together one by one into Program stream You should end up with 4 or 5 mpg files all playable on ps3 Your welcome Peace Don t flame til you try THIS WORKS Copy to ps3 hdd using external hdd and play or burn to dvd 2 dual layers are cheap...

Page 112: ...u can either put on a blu ray disc or multiple DVDs This can then be played back on your Blu ray player including the PS3 No loss of quality no re encoding No more HD DVD exclusives because they can be put on blu ray Guide Convert HD DVD To Blu ray works On PS3 No Loss Of Qual Click here for another funny movie If you are unable to view the video click here Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 113: ...Nero via DLNA MediaServers How to stream AVI files on PS3 via Tversity Copy music videos from your iPod to PS3 Getting your PS3 to recognize your External Hard Drive How to create a PS3 HD MPG from HD TS Best Result For Below 1 6FW How to install your game saves Downloading PS3 Game Saves Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 114: ... fact PC I ve found these two as good options for a PC media server The first is Microsoft s Windows Media Player 11 and the second is Simplecenter I went with Simplecenter because I don t have WMP11 installed and after seeing what Simplecenter could do I definitely thought it was the better option Both of these set up guides require that you already have your Playstation 3 connected to your home ...

Page 115: ...t time Check your PS3 and your media server should now be visible Other Windows Notes I ve heard that many people are using Nero MediaHome and consider it to be the most feature rich server Mac We recently tried setting up my roommate s macbook as a media server using two different products Allegro Media Server and TwonkyMedia We had numerous problems with both including configuration issues lack ...

Page 116: ...iaHome On2Share Rhapsody SimpleCenter TVersity free TwonkyVision Windows Media Connect free Linux Fuppes Geexbox GMediaServer MediaTomb MythTV TwonkyVision uShare Unknown Cideo Internet Radio Server CyberMediaGate Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 117: ...n DLNA protocols Remote connect to PSP is using proprietary protocols What it means is that you have to have a DLNA server installed either hardware like some HDD storages DVRs or set top boxes or as a software on your PC The latter is most interesting for majority of us since DLNA certified CE equipment is not that widespread yet Your options for the software naturally depends on your operating s...

Page 118: ... 6 You should now be able to navigate your PC files through PS3 Tip Hit Triangle to copy to your PS3 Known Issues and troubleshooting with Windows Media 11 and PS3 If you have a problem with it under XP try to manually enable UPnP service For this do the following www sharatronica com ...

Page 119: ...with AVI s The only solution here is transcoding which is basically on fly recoding of source video audio to target video audio The best and only correctly working so far program for it is Nero MediaHome 1 Turn your PS3 on and login and leave it on your XMB 2 Run a file in Nero Showtime to unblock the firewall that pops up and ALLOW 3 Run Nero MediaHome 4 On the left are a set of Icons 5 Here s a ...

Page 120: ...ey work fine You might have issues if you have an old pc as the transcoding can take up resources Known Issues and troubleshooting with Nero MediaHome1 and PS3 If you cannot view media on the PS3 try this Turn off the server and go to TOOLS NERO SCOUT INDEXING FOLDERS and select the folders you want there Then go back to the INDEXING tab and click INDEX NOW this may take a while to do if you have ...

Page 121: ... tversity com http www twonkyvision com Has excellent HD streaming results overall but very glitchy keep checking back on their site for updates Other DLNA Media Center information COMPATIBILITY LISTING for PS3 Media Class Image Audio AV Required Format Set JPEG LPCM MPEG2 Optional Format Set PNG GIF TIFF AAC AC 3 ATRAC 3plus MP3 WMA9 MPEG 1 MPEG 4 AVC WMV9 Other UPnP Software you can use if you S...

Page 122: ...ows commercial On2Share Windows commercial PyMeds Python open source Rhapsody Mac Windows commercial SimpleCenter Java Based commercial TVersity Windows closed source currently free TwonkyVision Linux Windows Mac NAS commercial uShare Linux NAS open source Windows Media Connect Windows closed source currently free Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 123: ...is Program Files TVersity Media Server 2 Start sharing and try accessing your audio video and photos from the PS3 3 Install FFDshow revision 802 uninstall any old versions before installing this 4 Once you have done all the above go to your windows firewall and in exceptions allow Mediaserver exe you can find it at C Program Files TVersity Media Server MediaServer exe You may need to allow Tversit...

Page 124: ...sity 5 Scroll to bottom of the page and Save your config you have setup 6 Do the Search for servers on your PS3 and it should now find Tversity server and from there you all know how to play your videos etc Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 125: ... You will now see a lot of folders that begin with the letter F Press triangle and select copy all 7 The PS3 will now start to copy your music 8 Once it finishes go to the music section in the XMB and there s your music Procedure for Videos 1 Connect your iPod to your PS3 like you would with your computer 2 The iPod will show up as USB DEVICE iPod 3 Press triangle and hit display all when highligh...

Page 126: ...Copy music videos from your iPod to PS3 Q Will the PS3 read the ID3 tags A Yes it will Q Does the music videos lose any quality A No it does not Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 127: ...TERNAL HDD s will not WORK on PS3 Making sure the HDD is FAT32 Remember the PS3 external drive must be FAT32 formatted usually if your buying a store packed external HDD it already is but if your making your own you might have to follow a few extra steps in order to make it FAT32 and PS3 compatible Once your external hard drive is connected to your computer Go to START CONTROL PANEL ADMINISTRATIVE...

Page 128: ...t the bottom select Create and you re done You should now have a FAT32 partitioned drive to check open My Computer and double click on your empty external hard drive Now you will want to create a folder system identical to that on the Playstation 3 Right click to create a new folder and name the first folder Photo Do this for Music Video and Game When you are finished you should have 4 folders tot...

Page 129: ... box Preserve bit rate and Set vertical_size to 1080 click OK Click Add and browse your ts file open it when loaded in Output File Name Type set Transport Stream ts Click Process U will get a 1080i ts Close HDTVtoMPEG2 Now continue with 2 and forward Because PS3 doesn t play mpg with AC3 6ch or 2ch sound when movie is burned on a DVD u will get only picture with no sound thumbsdown we need to conv...

Page 130: ...al step muxing m2v video and mp2 audio to PS3 MPG format EDIT Start Mpeg VCR go to Tools MPEG Systems Multiplexer for Video input browse your m2v file and for Audio input browse mp2 file for MPEG format set MPEG 2 Program Stream set where to output IMPORTANT Click on AV Sync button in Audio offset type that value U write down before example 0 276 click Done And now click Save After a while U will ...

Page 131: ...er 2 Transfer the PS3 folder from your computer to your memory device 3 Take the memory device and insert it into your PS3 4 Go to the Saved Data Utility folder under the Game menu 5 Hit the X button 6 You should see your old game saves and the memory device 7 Select your memory device and hit the X button 8 Now you will see the game save from your memory device 9 Hit the Triangle button and selec...

Page 132: ...es to your PS3 1 First off download the game save onto your desktop and transfer the PS3 folder from your computer to your memory device 2 Then plug the USB Key into your PS3 USB Port 3 Then go under the Game section on the PS3 Dashboard and go down until you see saved Data Utility www sharatronica com ...

Page 133: ...e or Memory Card or something to that effect Click on that 5 You should then see the game save Like Resistance was on here Press Triangle on your PS3 Controller and click Copy Then you have the save on your Playstation 3 Hard drive Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 134: ...Audio Index Audio Index How to connect PS3 to PC speakers Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 135: ...d impossible to find adapters that go from a female RCA input to a female 3 5mm output that you can plug your speakers straight into so you re going to need another piece of equipment This adapter will take the white and red ends of the AV cable the one connected to your PS3 and magically turn it into a stereo 3 5mm male end the end will look the same as the end of your desktop speakers cable 3 5m...

Page 136: ...and do it that way Or you can play a game like RFOM throw a grenade to your right and make sure it comes out the right speaker be imaginative On the end of your RCA adapter attach the 3 5mm coupler make sure you push it in all the way finally you can now plug your desktop speakers into the other end of the coupler You re done I hope this helps people I found quite a few I mean literally a few peop...

Page 137: ...Networking Index Networking Index How to change from NAT type 3 to NAT type 2 Make a Lag Switch Who Needs SIMPLE DNS Remote Play On The Go Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 138: ...will walk you through how to change your NAT type 3 to NAT 2 Don t worry if your lost there is a glossary down below to tell you exactly what everything is so you can eliminate this discrepancy Before we begin I would like to let you know there is more than one method to do this One way is to enable DMZ for PS3 some routers support this and or disable UPnP You can also follow the tutorial below if...

Page 139: ...d where the LAN meets the Internet makes all necessary IP address translations Port In TCP IP and UDP networks an endpoint to a logical connection The port number identifies what type of port it is For example port 80 is used for HTTP traffic Port Range Forward An interface on a computer to which you can connect a device Personal computers have various types of ports Internally there are several p...

Page 140: ...AT Type 2 Your PS3 is connected to a router Your PS3 is connected properly and you shouldn t run into any issues NAT Type 3 You are behind a router firewall While your PS3 may be able to connect to the PSN and perform downloads updates other functions may not work as intended How to find out your NAT Type To find out your PS3s NAT Type simply go to Settings Network Settings Internet Connection Tes...

Page 141: ...ay You ll need to know your PS3s MAC address to assign a static IP To find your MAC address simply go to Settings System Settings System Information You should now see your MAC address I suggest you write it down Once your PS3 has an static IP address you need to open up a few ports In my situation I simply went to Applications Gaming Port Range Forward This is basically what I see Ultimately you ...

Page 142: ...re to check enable Protocol Port number Access Notes TCP 6 80 Outbound Standard HTTP web browsing TCP 6 443 Outbound HTTPS secure web browsing TCP 6 5223 Outbound Secure Jabber for online chat UDP 17 3478 3479 Outbound Inbound STUN Simple Traversal of UDP through NATs UDP 17 3658 Outbound Inbound Playstation Network li list Once you ve done this turn off your PS3 and power cycle your router Run an...

Page 143: ...How to change from NAT type 3 to NAT type 2 Congratulations your PS3 is now NAT Type 2 and fully functional Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 144: ...e otherwise use screws and nuts or solder or something else Gentle fingers you don t want to cut any wire you re not supposed to If you want to you can get speaker wires Only thick gauge speaker wires work or something so you can sit far away from your system and still use the switch Steps 1 Decide where to start cutting into your wire My PS3 is on an entertainment center so I started cutting mine...

Page 145: ...e you are a noob If you didn t understand here s a quick guide 1 Slit Ethernet open 2 Take out orange wire 3 Cut the SOLID orange wire not the striped one Be careful they are wrapped around each other 4 Strip the ends of the wire you just cut pic 5 Wrap the metal strings or wired different ends of your light switch and do whatever to keep them on tape solder glue etc Here s another set of instruct...

Page 146: ...stuck there on all times so you don t get disconnected 5 Now take both ends of the solid orange wires you stripped and place the copper prons wires on the switch such as above now either tape screw glue and etc Make sure you have those wires places stuck there on all times so you don t get disconnected Some other Techniques Fake Standby 1 get your regular Ethernet cord and unplug it from ps3 2 now...

Page 147: ... animations that might have gone by and catch up Although one exception is the cable glitch When you do it you stay in the same position you started from but in the spot when you stopped lagging This is how the perfect swim in air was found In the lobby though using the lag to catch up is the way most glitches are done Take the universal glitch for example when it catches up the room you made is t...

Page 148: ...3 update playstation net in the top box and 67 15 88 46 in the bottom box Step 11 Once you have finished that click on Save Step 12 Save the config file to C Program Files Posadis 0 60 6 Config and name it ps3 update playstation net prm Step 13 After that close the window Step 14 Now go back to Start Programs Posadis Start Posidas a command box will pop up and start the server after it does it s t...

Page 149: ...Who Needs SIMPLE DNS Step 18 Crack open a Beer and play me in NBA 07 Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 150: ...tings to that of the PS3 and connect it to your router via Ethernet cable In your router settings choose to forward the router s internet connection to the IP address of the game adaptor Run remote play on your PS3 Now basically you have a Remote play server which can be accessed by any PSP in the world that knows your WPA key On to the final part 3 On your PSP go to the Network section and choose...

Page 151: ...Remote Play On The Go 4 Choose the freshly edited connection and you should be connected straight to your PS3 Finally enjoy all your videos and music Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 152: ...ructions How to download Japanese Demos Create Jap PSN account Create Different Region PSN Accounts View PS3 Store Download Demos on your PC and install Demos To PS3 Play Online And Access Sony Store No Updating View Playstation store on PC Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 153: ...account 3 Use the login information given from the sender to create the existing account 4 Login into the account 5 Enter into the Playstation store 6 Click on Download List on the upper right near the person s userID and select the game you wish to download and hit download 7 After game is downloaded notify the sender that the download is complete so they can change the password to the account 8 ...

Page 154: ...l on your HDD simply re download then cancel to re authorize the game Q Do I have to login with the sender s account to play the game A No it just needs to be authorized on your PS3 You can play the game using your account thereafter Just do not delete the user account as mentioned above or else the game will be locked out Q I m trying to download the game from the Playstation store but it is not ...

Page 155: ...hink again Over in Japan golf loving PS3 owners have been enjoying a sample of Everybody s Golf 5 Follow us on a magical tour of creating a Japanese PS3 account so you can grab it First up under Users on the XMB create a new user I called mine McJapan for ease Once that s created sign in and zoom over to Friends and choose Sign up Network ID The first step will take you straight into the strange a...

Page 156: ...How to download Japanese Demos Create Jap PSN account This screen asks you if you want a sub or master account Make sure you choose Master or it won t work www sharatronica com ...

Page 157: ...h the positive action on the right This page asks for an email address must be different to your British or whatever account you have account two of the same password must be over 6 characters have no more than 2 of one letter or number and must include both letters and numbers The final box is your secret question and answer www sharatronica com ...

Page 158: ...How to download Japanese Demos Create Jap PSN account Now enter your PSN ID which is pretty much your GamerTag I used the same name as my User McJapan for ease www sharatronica com ...

Page 159: ...I did them all as Japan and select either radio button at the bottom This is your address The first box contains 3 numbers 123 the second is a drop down box of something or other Choose the first three character option in the list The last four text boxes are your address so fill them with random words again Once again I just repeated the word Japan www sharatronica com ...

Page 160: ...load Japanese Demos Create Jap PSN account This then asks if you want to put some money in your Playstation Wallet Choose the second option No otherwise you ll have a bunch of boxes to fill in www sharatronica com ...

Page 161: ...is one last page which has a single checkbox Don t check it and move on If you are given more forms after this you can quit out by pressing the PS button Then log in with your email and password and go to the Playstation Store Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 162: ... each account just use hotmail accounts u never have to check anything or click anything in it 5 When it asks for a residential address this is the fun bit Google hotels or businesses in that area and use their address I m using a shop I know in Red Bank NJ and a hotel from the chain my wife works at in HK 6 When it asks for a name on the HK account it will ask u for first and last name TWICE once...

Page 163: ...so DON T upgrade if your bother about the PS3 ISO loader Programs Updates Needed FireFox PS3Proxy NET Framework Version 1 1 Equipment Needed Router with at least 2 Network ports or wireless View PlayStation 3 Store on PC 1 In the Address Bar enter about config and tap enter to load the config page 2 Then In the table right click 3 Then go to New String and click it 4 Then enter general useragent o...

Page 164: ... do do again the View PlayStation 3 Store on PC section USA ARMORED CORE 4 DEMO WORK 990MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn UP01 country us BLAST FACTOR DEMO WORK 96 82MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn EP90 country us BLAST FACTOR FULL NOT WORK 96 59MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn EP90 country us BLAST FACTOR MULTIPLAYER PACK FULL NOT WORK 96 64MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn EP90 countr...

Page 165: ... cdn UP00 country us GENJI ADD ON WORK 17 99MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn UP90 country us GENJI DEMO WORK 579MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn UP90 country us GRAN TURISMO HD 1 2 FULL WORK 632MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn UP90 country us GRIPSHIFT DEMO WORK 121MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn UP00 country us GRIPSHIFT FULL WORK 293MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn UP00 country u...

Page 166: ...RESISTANCE FALL OF MAN DEMO WORK 865MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn UP90 country us RIDGE RACER 7 DEMO WORK 393MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn UP07 country us SUDOKU DIFFICULT PACK FULL WORK 100 00KB http zeus dl playstation net cdn UP90 country us SUDOKU EASY PACK FULL WORK 115 95KB http zeus dl playstation net cdn UP90 country us SUDOKU FRIENDISH PACK FULL WORK 100 00KB http zeus dl play...

Page 167: ...h fah pkg FORMULA 1 CHAMPIONSHIP 722 MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn EP90 country it FORMULA 1 CHAMPIONSHIP Making of Video 280MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn EP90 country gb GENJI DEMO WORK 589MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn EP90 country it http zeus dl playstation net cdn EP90 country gb Alternate Link GENJI SCHOOL COSTUME WORK 18MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn EP90 country gb GE...

Page 168: ...ion net cdn EP90 country ch http zeus dl playstation net cdn EP90 country gb Alternate Link LEMMINGS FULL ACTIVATION WORK 133Kb http zeus dl playstation net cdn EP90 country pt MOTORSTORM DEMO WORK 456MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn EP90 country gb QBERT http zeus dl playstation net cdn EP00 5WC3Wo pkg RESISTANCE FALL OF MAN DEMO WORK 865MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn EP90 country gb RIDG...

Page 169: ...t cdn JP07 country gb RIDGE RACER 7 STICKER PACK 1 KATAMARI DAMACY 1 74MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP07 country gb SUPER RUB A DUB FULL ACTIVATION WORK 100 00KB http zeus dl playstation net cdn EP90 country pt SUPER RUB A DUB STARTER PACK DEMO WORK 184MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn EP90 country de http zeus dl playstation net cdn EP90 country gb Alternate Link TEKKEN DARK RESSURECTION...

Page 170: ...ystation net cdn JP90 country hk GENJI Costume 05 http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP90 country hk GENJI Costume 06 http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP90 country hk GRAN TURISMO HD 1 0 FULL WORK 630MB http apollo dl playstation net cdn JP country jp HOT SHOTS GOLF DEMO WORK 240MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP90 country hk NINJA GAIDEN SIGMA DEMO WORK 982MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP...

Page 171: ...07 country hk RIDGE RACER 7 sticker set 9 Mainichi Issyo http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP07 country hk RIDGE RACER 7 sticker set 10 Bounty Hounds http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP07 country hk RIDGE RACER 7 sticker set 11 Ace Combat Zero http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP07 country hk RIDGE RACER 7 sticker set 12 King Street Sounds http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP07 country hk RIDGE RACER...

Page 172: ...cial Event 17 http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP07 country hk RIDGE RACER 7 UFRA Special Event 16 http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP07 country hk RIDGE RACER 7 UFRA Special Event 15 http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP07 country hk RIDGE RACER 7 UFRA Special Event 14 http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP07 country hk RIDGE RACER 7 UFRA Special Event 13 http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP07 country ...

Page 173: ... Event 03 http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP07 country hk RIDGE RACER 7 UFRA Special Event 02 http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP07 country hk RIDGE RACER 7 UFRA Special Event 01 http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP07 country hk SUDOKU STARTER PACK FULL WORK 80 22MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP90 country jp TEKKEN DARK RESURRECTION FULL NOT WORK 829MB http zeus dl playstation net cdn JP07 c...

Page 174: ...make sure they are running 3 Download PS3Proxy from here and extract it from the rar to the desktop or something 4 Now click ps3proxy exe ps3proxy and it will display your IP and Proxy port as shown in the picture below Take a note of the IP address and port number so that you can enter them in to your ps3 and use them on the pc 5 Now go to Control Panel then click Network Connections 6 Once in Ne...

Page 175: ...thing you wish to install useing proxy All you have to do is copy the URL of the PS Store thing you wish to install and click ok Clear Redirects This will clear the game file or the URL you selected 11 Now ever browser and select the PS store file you want to install or copy and paste the URL of the PS store file you wish to install on your ps3 into enter URL After you have ever Selected the file ...

Page 176: ...will look like something like this 12 Now Turn on your ps3 and go to network settings Pick Internet Connection Settings and when it ask you if you want to continue say yes 13 Pick if you have a wired or wireless press right then Pick custom Address Settings and press www sharatronica com ...

Page 177: ...ch as Resistance Notes The icon of what the PS3 think your downloading will appear e g Resistance but if you notice the Filesize should be the SAME as the file on your PC or URL you redirected too The download will begin and the PS3 will automatically install the file in the GAME folder on the XMB 20 Once installation is complete exit the PS Store and goto GAME on XMB Whatever you downloaded shoul...

Page 178: ...to Start Programs Posadis Install Service Step 3 After that open up Master File Editor Step 4 Click on NEW then enter ps3 update playstation net and for the ip address in each box use 67 15 88 46 Step 5 Press OK Step 6 Now click on NEW RR Step 7 Now click A IPv4 address Step 8 Now put in the site you are going to redirect for USA use fus01 ps3 update playstation net In the top box IMPORTANT Previo...

Page 179: ...rties 5 Click use the following IP Address Button 6 Put in these settings Ip Address 192 168 1 13 or whatever IP you prefer subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 1 1 your router s IP to check if this is right open an internet browser and type 192 168 1 1 into your browser 7 Click on use the following DNS server Addresses button 8 Put in your router s IP Address a k a Default gateway wh...

Page 180: ...er IP you prefer Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Router 192 168 1 1 depending on your router gateway you entered on your pc DNS 192 168 1 1 DNS2 Doesn t matter leave it 0 0 0 0 Press right 9 Pick auto MTU press right 10 Pick Proxy Use press right 11 Enter 192 168 1 13 the ip of your computer and leave the port at 8080 Press Right must match step 6 of PC INSTRUCTIONS PART 1 12 Pick UpNp enabled d...

Page 181: ...3 INSTRUCTIONS PART 2 1 Go to the PS3 store if it loads YOU RE GOOD and so am I 2 Go to the demos and download any demo till it hits 1 a k a one percent 5 PC INSTRUCTIONS PART 3 1 Go back to the PS3 ProxyServer program and click the second tab at the top 2 If all goes well you will see two identical website addresses 3 Copy one of the addresses 4 Open the third tab and click the button on the righ...

Page 182: ...loading go back to the PS3 ProxyServer GUI and on the third tab click the little dot to the right of the right box 10 Locate your file that you want to install click it and then click open 6 PS3 INSTRUCTIONS PART 3 1 Go back to the Playstation store 2 Go to the demo you downloaded only 1 of earlier 3 Download it again only this time it will download the file from your PC that you downloaded in ste...

Page 183: ...mware Version Check Bypassed Linux PS3 Firmware Version Check Bypassed Windows Ettercap Windows PS3 Demonstration Mode Unlock Code Use SIMPLEDNS To Bypass The Firmware Check Windows How to UPDATE your PS3 Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 184: ... the request to our Web server The Web server has the same files as the ony servers modified however to report a 0 00 Firmware version The PS3 then will check the file it received the above mentioned file It removes data such as Firmware version and checks it against its own If the PS3 has a lower FW version than the ony server it needs to update BUT if the ony server has a lower version number or...

Page 185: ... it to eth1 etc 13 Type ettercap T Q M arp i eth0 P dns_spoof Now leave it alone it will output a lot of stuff wait 30 seconds and go to the PS3 try the store etc Output on PC should look like dns_spoof fus01 ps3 update playstat ion net spoofed to 67 15 88 46 The Web server is conveniently hosted by us and any updates are removed Firmware version is spoofed at 0 00 so unless you re running a pre 0...

Page 186: ...5 Now that you have your new server added you need to add A Name entries so the ps3 gets redirected on the firmware requests to do this simply right click and choose New Host Address A Record 6 We need to add two A Name entries depending on what region you are in You can add as many as you d like if you want to cover your bases though For the US we need fus01 ps3 update playstation net and dus01 p...

Page 187: ...simply close the records window in SimpleDNS so that it is back at the activity window 8 On your Playstation 3 go into internet settings and enter manual setup and set your PS3 s DNS server entry for the IP of the pc on your LAN which is running SimpleDNS then away you go Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 188: ...p_4_0 exe after you get both those installed you need to replace the etter dns with the one from ps3news Now run ettercap choose the tab that says sniff unified Sniffing choose your network adapter and press ok next go to the tab that says plugin manage plugins select dns_spoofing should be third on the list then under tab that says start select start sniffing then under hosts tab scan for hosts l...

Page 189: ...le who got their hands on a PS3 Demo Kiosk and want to unlock it Hold L1 R1 and select simultaneously when the security settings icon is selected in the XMB Then it ll ask for you to input a code In this case it s 5 2 0 2 This will unlock it from demonstration mode Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 190: ...telling you to click on the Records button 3 In the records window click on Tools Quick Domain Wizard 4 for domain name enter ps3 update playstation net for Web server IP enter 67 15 88 46 delete the Secondary DNS name entry you do not need it 5 Now that you have your new server added you need to add A Name entries so the ps3 gets redirected on the firmware requests to do this simply right click a...

Page 191: ... playstation net for UK for Record name and 67 15 88 46 for IP Address set the Time To Live to 999 days Repeat this for dus01 ps3 update playstation net 7 your end result should be a setup similar to this once done simply close the records window in SimpleDNS so that it is back at the activity window 8 On your Playstation 3 go into internet settings and enter manual setup and set your PS3 s DNS se...

Page 192: ... folder in the root of your drive for example F PS3 then in the PS3 folder create another folder called update F PS3 UPDATE Copy the following update file within this folder then put the cd or whatever external device you have into it Follow Directions on the screen and Good Luck Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 193: ...llow Dog Linux 5 0 Installation Partitioning and readying your PS3 for Linux Gentoo Uninstalling Linux Installing YDL VLC Mplayer Snes9x Installing Mplayer on PS3 Installing VLC player on PS3 Installing Other OS on PS3 How to get Wi Fi to work with YDL Run Ubuntu Linux 7 04 Feisty Fawn on PS3 Ubuntu Kubuntu Xubuntu and Edubuntu onto a PlayStation 3 Emulate WinXP in PS3 under Linux www sharatronica...

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Page 195: ... the FC6 DVD on the drive during all this tutorial Network and ssh server mount the mnt dcrom with the FC6 DVD in the driver after the installation is finished and install dhclient and ssh server This way you can login from another computer and copy paste the rest of the tutorial on the command line mount mnt cdrom cd mnt cdrom Fedora RPMS rpm Uvh dhclient cd dhclient yum install openssh server Im...

Page 196: ...c man pages noarch talk ppc pam_ccreds ppc nc ppc traceroute ppc unix2dos ppc setarch ppc pam_passwdqc ppc words noarch cpuspeed ppc netdump ppc crontabs noarch fbset ppc acl ppc dosfstools ppc usbutils ppc redhat lsb ppc rsync ppc mgetty ppc time ppc man ppc pam_passwdqc ppc64 pam_smb ppc wget ppc yum install diskdumputils ppc ftp ppc pinfo ppc ksh ppc jwhois ppc psacct ppc ipsec tools ppc dhcpv6...

Page 197: ...fbdev Option ShadowFB false Option UseFBDev true EndSection change etc inittab file to mode 5 edit line id 5 initdefault Testing Graphic Mode Reboot the PS3 and validate that you can login with your user ID Persist Network settings Login as a normal user Go to System Administration Network Add a new device and setup the network to dhcp Select activate this will persist your network settings Langua...

Page 198: ...n the command line type rpm import etc pki rpm gpg rpm ivh http rpm livna org livna release 6 rpm rpm import http rpm livna org RPM LIVNA GPG KEY Final Notes I have the PS3 running fine with FC6 no issues for now I use KDE but GNOME should also be working fine Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 199: ...nux on your PS3 Make sure you have it before jumping into the installation Alright once you have these things ready here s how you prepare your PS3 for another operating system which in our case is Fedora Core 5 You ll need a USB storage drive can be a Memory Stick Compact Flash drive external hard disk etc Now plug the drive into your PC Make a folder called PS3 in the root of the storage drive I...

Page 200: ...e in install fc sda Once it starts you will see a message Please insert Fedore Core install DVD Is it OK y n Just press y to begin install This will prepare your PS3 for Linux Once done you will be able to select one of the 2 install methods Fedora Core minimum install Fedore Core full install Select whichever install you want We d recommend a full install to reap all the benefits of Linux on your...

Page 201: ... it That includes most major applications like Mozilla Firefox VLC player and more Now if you want to go back to the Game OS just type in boot game os at the prompt Have fun with Linux on your PS3 We will be updating this post with pictures of our own Linux installation as soon as we get our PS3 which will be in a few hours In the meanwhile make sure to read the official FAQ by Sony For more info ...

Page 202: ...pe in startx to load the X GUI interface You will either see have Gnome or KDE I am confused about one thing If PowerPC Linux works would it be possible to install OSX with OtherOS Installer Linux works because drivers for the PS3 have been made AFAIK OSX PPC development is pretty much dead If you don t have drivers you can t run the OS simple as that I also would like to know if Fedora Core 5 is ...

Page 203: ...ng all the files from the Hard Disk Probably not That would mean that your save data would be deleted too which isn t something you want to do Changing Resolution Edit etc kboot conf using any editor and add a special parameter at the end of the kernel line linux boot vmlinux 2 6 16 initrd boot initrd img video ps3fb mode 3 Here s the full list of mode ids 0 auto mode default value YUV 60Hz 1 480i...

Page 204: ...device and install and then boot to the otheros to check if it worked I reset my ps3 twice to make sure it worked and it did when the otheros fires up you will be hit with a screen and there is going to be an icon of an HDD on the left press down on your keyboard the press right to get to the other sections of that HDD partitions select the current one and press enter video modes can also be set I...

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Page 207: ...econd operating system on your PS3 you will need the following A PLAYSTATION 3 with a Hard Disk 20GB is fine USB Keyboard USB Mouse A USB Storage Device An ISO of the desired Linux distro Sony PS3 Other OS Installer OtherOS bld file for the respective distro Blank optical media burner Other things which will be specific to every distro Once you have these things ready the next step is to format yo...

Page 208: ...prompt for Yes No to ask you if something is really what you wanted to do This feature could be overridden by using the yoption though it is strongly suggested that you do use the default option so that you double confirm what is happening and also it is a good way to find out all the dependencies of a package Pointing to the correct server In 5 0 and 5 0 1 yum conf doesn t contain the point to yu...

Page 209: ...e is available for the specified package If you would like to update every package that is currently installed in your system run this command without any package name In either case dependencies are checked and satisfied yum info package name yum info php ENTER this returns a brief introduction of the package your are going to install You don t have to have this package installed unlike rpm qi If...

Page 210: ...ter It is suggested that you review the following in order 1 Introduction to PS3 video Introduction The PS3 is both a game console and a computer Game consoles traditionally output to TV screens computers traditionally output to computer monitors TV screens and computer monitors have very little in common The PS3 can output to both and can also output to High Definition HD TV screens Since this in...

Page 211: ...lution represents an Interlace mode and a p represents a Progressive scan mode Except for old style CRT televisions progressive scan is usually the better choice On top of these basic video modes several variations are possible when using the ps3videomode tool The default is YPbPr called YUV by ps3videomode and Overscan RGB and or full screen can be chosen instead The best variations for you depen...

Page 212: ...ifferent video connectors for different monitors and televisions High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI This is the best connection for running Yellow Dog Linux 5 0 on your PS3 It allows for the full range of video modes as long as your monitor or TV supports them You will need to consult the documentation for your display to find out which modes it will support It is connected by connecting an...

Page 213: ...ions as well Interlaced modes are typically not supported by most VGA monitors 3 720p using this connection method seems to work with most computer monitors SCART SCART is a European standard connector that can do the equivalent of component S Video or composite as well as stereo audio See those sections for details It is connected by a cable from the PS3 AV Multi Out port to your TV or monitor s ...

Page 214: ...aphics system is unable to respond properly to the way that the PS3 changes video modes Control Alt F1 will switch Yellow Dog Linux 5 0 to use the first text console where you need to log in as root before you can use the ps3videomode tool Using ps3videomode help will show this help text Version 1 00 Usage ps3videomode options parameters ps3videomode show and modify video settings OPTIONS help h v...

Page 215: ...n and correct color mode Underneath the bar of stars will be the video mode currently being shown With no arguments ps3_video_test will scan through all the basic video modes As a safety feature ps3_video_test will return to the video mode the PS3 was in before it started Once you have determined the best video mode you will need to change the boot and graphical configurations to match 4 Configuri...

Page 216: ...it 3 The above lines DO NOT WRAP If none of these meet your needs you may copy one of these lines replace the label and edit the video ps3fb mode number For example to make a new configuration named myconfig that will start with mode 5 1080p myconfig dev sda1 vmlinux 2 6 16 20061110 ydl 1ps3 initrd dev sda1 initrd 2 6 16 20061110 ydl 1ps3 img root dev sda2 init sbin init video ps3fb mode 5 rhgb Th...

Page 217: ...s computers traditionally output to computer monitors TV screens and computer monitors have very little in common The PS3 can output to both and can also output to High Definition HD TV screens Since this involves several completely different sets of standards things can get complex This includes various tips and tricks that could help you get the best display out of your PS3 Tips and tricks If yo...

Page 218: ...ally can handle fullscreen A big problem is that the overscan region is not exact some adjusting of your televisions horizontal and vertical controls will be needed to get the best result It may be that you need to try any particular video mode using the GameOS first before it will work with Linux This is still being investigated Advanced the variations are set by the upper bits in the mode number...

Page 219: ... or newer 2 Download the new PS3 Wi Fi enabled kernel if you are upgrading a prior install This is found via your YDL net Enhanced account or the public mirrors You will need kernel ps3 2 6 16 20070425 ydl 3 ppc64 rpm or newer 3 Install the new kernel rpm ivh path to kernel ps3 2 6 16 20070425 ydl 3 ppc64 rpm ENTER 4 Edit etc kboot conf Copy the default kernel line in kboot conf then modify the or...

Page 220: ... be achieved from GameOS with the Software Update function in settings This must be v1 6 or newer 2 Unplug the ethernet cable eth0 is both the wired and wireless Ethernet port on PS3s 3 Launch system config network Network in the Settings menu 4 Delete the eth0 gelic_net interface 5 Create a Wireless connection 6 You may now configure that wireless connection as you would with other YDL versions O...

Page 221: ...f the USB drive make a folder PS3 Inside the PS3 folder make a otheros folder Copy the otheros bld and otheros self files into the otheros folder on the USB drive X PS3 otheros Start the PS3 and go to Settings System Settings and format your Hard Disk Once the Hard Disk is formatted just click on Allot 10GB to Other OS Bear in mind that you can allot more space if you have a bigger hard disk Now p...

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Page 223: ...ur network Router or another PC which is sharing the internet connection Installation starts now with the livecd prompt Partitioning Disks Assuming you gave your Linux partition 10GB If you gave the linux partition 50GB change the 10000M to 40000M livecd fdisk dev sda The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 10239 There is nothing wrong with that but this is larger than 1024 and could in ce...

Page 224: ...ks livecd sbin reboot This will reboot your PS3 What it will do is force the installer to re read the partition table After it reboots you will be back at the kboot prompt and you can continue your installation from the next step Formatting root file system and swap Enabling swap and mounting root livecd mkfs ext3 j dev sda1 mke2fs 1 3x 29 May 2006 Filesystem label OS type Linux Block size 4096 lo...

Page 225: ...nt gentoo bin bash livecd export PS1 chroot PS1 chroot livecd env update source etc profile profiles arch list is empty or not available Empty portage tree Regenerating etc ld so cache chroot livecd emerge sync Skip this step if your PS3 is not connected to the internet This will take some time Go and make yourself a cup of coffee livecd export PS1 chroot PS1 Final configuration steps Setting time...

Page 226: ...ibilities The following is an example kernel label Uncomment and edit as needed Gentoo sda1 boot kernel genkernel ppc 2 6 16 ps3 initrd sda1 boot initramfs genkernel ppc 2 6 16 ps3 root dev ram0 real_root dev sda1 init linuxrc video ps3fb mode 8 rhgb replace video ps3fb mode required mode id Now press Ctrl X Then Y to save and exit editor Creating mount points for Memory Stick and SD Card 60GB ver...

Page 227: ...the script in matching the value that XSESSION is set to The support scripts are smart enough to look in all bin directories if it cant find a match in etc X11 Sessions so setting it to enlightenment can also work This is basically used as a way for the system admin to configure a default system wide WM allthough it will work if the user export XSESSION in his bash_profile etc NOTE 1 this behaviou...

Page 228: ...t this stage Please consult etc make conf example for a more detailed example CFLAGS O2 pipe mtune 970 mcpu 970 mabi altivec CXXFLAGS O2 pipe mtune 970 mcpu 970 mabi altivec This should not be changed unless you know exactly what you are doing You should probably be using a different stage instead CHOST powerpc unknown linux gnu PORTDIR_OVERLAY root livecd overlays portage PORTAGE_BINHOST http ftp...

Page 229: ...onstrained by time right now so you ll have to install them on your own if you wish Installing applications The magic word to install any application in Gentoo is emerge Gentoo s package manager known as Portage stores information for over 25 000 applications At any point of time if you want to install an application all you have to do is emerge name of application So for example if you want to in...

Page 230: ...now how to install applications What if you want to install KDE since you prefer it above the minimalistic fluxbox The process is just a couple of steps and after a restart you will be looking at your new KDE desktop emerge pvG kdebase Since it is available as a binary emerge vG kdebase This will install the base of KDE 3 5 In Gentoo KDE has been divided into small meta packages which allow you to...

Page 231: ...kde 3 5 Here you can see that I can either put kde 3 5 or fluxbox as the XSESSION variable Depending on what WM DE you install you will see more sessions Until next time have fun with Gentoo Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 232: ... is cancelled before completion the system software may become damaged and the system may require servicing or exchange During this operation the power button on the system front is not active System software is not deleted when the hard disk is formatted Settings that are saved on the hard disk such as bookmarks under Internet Browser will be deleted You can shorten the formatting time by selecti...

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Page 234: ...om the options You ll need a USB mouse and a USB keyboard Use simple generic ones Fancy ones might not be detected well and cause the installation to halt YDL by default runs 720p resolution even during installation So it s better to install it on a PS3 that is hooked to a HDTV or a Monitor There is a low resolution mode of install but it requires Linux command line configuration I don t recommend...

Page 235: ... therepos zip I tried uploading it to tbreak but it failed Extract the zip in your Windows There should be 9 files Now you need to get those files to your PS3 s YDL You can get creative here but the 3 easy ways are 1 Putting them on a SD MS CF card YDL detects those with ease 2 Putting them on an external USB HDD YDL detects FAT32 and EXT3 2 Only 3 Downloading them using the YDL s Firefox After pi...

Page 236: ...u typed during installation At the bottom beside the Firefox icon to the left there is a black box icon called Gnome Terminal Click it In the Terminal type yum update After the update is complete Type yum install videolan client hit Enter during the process it will ask if this is ok just type y and hit Enter After completion congrats You have installed VLC 9 Post VLC installation Notes Using an En...

Page 237: ...nching and Using Mplayer Mplayer doesn t seem to pick the right drivers for the PS3 by default so we are going to have to configure it NOTE These configuration might not apply to everyone I m using a component cable not HDMI Log in as root Browse to etc mplayer and double click mplayer conf Make the changes shown in the pictures In video settings vo sdl In audio settings ao sdl Scroll down Once in...

Page 238: ... Type yum install snes9express Back in GNOME not as root Launch a Terminal and browse to the snes9x folder where placed your source code For example I placed the extracted folder called Snes on my Desktop And I want to get to the snes9x subfolder My code would be cd home jcorso Desktop Snes snes9x where jcorso is replaced by your username Once There Type configure make if everything goes well an e...

Page 239: ...ROM selector and hit Power to play To use the SIXAXIS controller hook it up through USB no Bluetooth go to the controller option click on Configure Button Maps Hit the PS button once and configure the buttons as instructed Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 240: ...the pre compiled binary available at the BINHOST and install it on your PS3 All that s left is running it You can either run it using the command line or double click on the MPlayer shortcut in whatever DE WM you re using Starting MPlayer from the command line You have to use x11 as the video driver and oss as the sound driver when playing videos in MPlayer mplayer vo x11 ao oss fs zoom sws 0 path...

Page 241: ...tively instead of using just zoom you can input your screen s resolution so that the video is fully proportioned to the screen by using x and y for example on a 480i TV that s blocked on all sides the resolution would be 576x384 gmplayer vo x11 ao oss zoom x 576 y 384 sws 0 Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 242: ...Click it In the Terminal type yum update After the update is complete Type yum install videolan client hit Enter during the process it will ask if this is ok just type y and hit Enter After completion congrats You have installed VLC 2 Post VLC installation Notes Using an Enlightenment Session when you go into full screen VLC will crash To avoid this At YDL s login screen Click on Session and choos...

Page 243: ...wireless controller are not active 1 Insert the disc or storage media that contains the installer in the system 2 Select System Settings under Settings in the home menu 3 Select Install Other OS The system searches for the installer When the installer is found its content and location will be displayed 4 Check the contents of the installer and then select Start After the installer has been checked...

Page 244: ...e new section would like this Code ydl dev sda1 vmlinux 2 6 16 20070425 ydl 3ps3 initrd dev sda1 initrd 2 6 16 20070425 ydl 3ps3 img root dev sda2 init sbin init video ps3fb mode 3 rhgb oldydl dev sda1 vmlinux 2 6 16 20061110 ydl 2ps3 initrd dev sda1 initrd 2 6 16 20061110 ydl 2ps3 img root dev sda2 video ps3fb mode 3 rhgb Where oldydl is your original kernel 5 Reboot 6 Configuring Wireless 1 Unpl...

Page 245: ...apt key add Then edit your sources list e g with nano sudo nano etc sources list and add the following line to the bottom deb http apt mediatomb cc feisty main Press Ctrl O to save and Ctrl X to exit Then install it with the following command sudo apt get update sudo apt get install mediatomb First run mediatomb to create standard database and config file mediatomb Press Ctrl C to exit To configur...

Page 246: ... mediatomb with nano sudo nano etc default mediatomb and change the lines containing set this to if you want to start the MediaTomb daemon NO_START yes NO_START to the following set this to if you want to start the MediaTomb daemon NO_START yes NO_START you would also want to edit the init script to use the config file we just made sudo nano etc init d mediatomb The line starting with D_ARGS shoul...

Page 247: ...ed if you want to quit your PS3 XMB and start the other OS so choose Yes and wait for the PS3 to restart In a few seconds you will see Ubuntu PS3 KBoot Loader text on the top of your screen Insert the Ubuntu PS3 CD you just burnt in your PS3 hit enter on your keyboard which should be connected to your PS3 right now and wait for the live disc mode to start Note The Kboot will sometime not detect th...

Page 248: ...7 Repeat step 5 to move on after clicking OK on the error window that comes up 8 Go through the next simple steps and then the installation will begin 9 Installation should take 20 minutes or so 10 After restarting your PS3 after the installation you will be brought back to the Kboot menu Remove the Ubuntu disc that you burnt earlier in the guide 11 Hit enter on your USB keyboard and you should se...

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Page 250: ...I keep getting the Kboot menu each time I turn my PS3 on A Type in boot game os Troubleshooting Once the system is up and running from the disc you may choose to install Ubuntu permanently There is a bug which halts the installation at 15 To avoid this you need to terminate some running services and processes open System Administration Services Uncheck everything except the CPU frequency manager p...

Page 251: ...us dbus Open System Administration System Monitor Select the Processes tab Kill all processes on the list right click Kill Process The ones that are necessary for the system to install will automatically restart or refuse to be terminated Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 252: ...The links below are where the Live CD images are located Download the Ubuntu distribution you intend to install on the PlayStation 3 Ubuntu Kubuntu Xubuntu Edubuntu Once you have downloaded the CD images burn the images onto a CD NOTE There is currently a problem with the desktop installer Bug 106683 You will have to manually setup the partitions during the setup else the entire system will lock u...

Page 253: ...on 3 Press X on the controller to select OK which is automatically highlighted at this prompt After selecting OK the kboot boot loader will be installed 4 In the XMB go to Settings System Settings Default System 5 Choose Other OS as the default 6 At the following prompt you will be asked if you want to boot into the Other OS now Choose Yes 7 The PlayStation 3 will restart and boot into a command l...

Page 254: ...g sudo sed e s sdd1 sda1 i etc kboot conf Playing Blu Ray Films It should be possible to play Blu Ray film under Linux in a manner similar to HD DVD which shares the same ineffective DRM restrictions Known Bugs Currently Ubuntu Kubuntu Xubuntu and Edubuntu Feisty Fawn is still in beta so there will be numerous issues with running these distros on any system at the moment Here is a list of known bu...

Page 255: ...nd login into as root use root as username 2 Open up the terminal at the top bar Applications Terminal 3 Type yum update without the and press ENTER 4 Write yum install qemu without the and press ENTER 5 After sometime it will ask you about downloading some files Write y and press ENTER That mean yes 6 After it s finished put your WinXP cd into the ps3 drive Open up Computer click the computer ico...

Page 256: ...heck the Activate screensaver box 11 After you have finished and every time you start you can use qemu hda win img cdrom path to YOUR iso std vga boot c This way you save 5 secs from the prompting boot from this disk bios message and you can also mount an image for the WinXP environment For more features on boot type qemu in the terminal and see the other features Just add them in the qemu hda win...

Page 257: ...Downloads Index Downloads Index Homebrew Loaders Linux Utilities Firmware Updates Other OS Bootable Homebrew Drivers Proof Of Concept Exploits Game Saves Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 258: ...ease Load PS2 homebrew on the PS3 Description Hermes experimental PS2 homebrew loader for the PS3 Currently is only capable of booting PS2Reality Mediaplayer Guitarfun Requires firmware 1 90 and Swap Magic 3 6 or later Download Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 259: ...wnload Xbox360 Controller Driver diabolix s compiled Xbox360 controller driver for FC5 Description diabolix s compiled Xbox360 controller driver for Linux on the PS3 Its been tested with Fedora Core 5 PPC distribution using Snes9x and Doom Download PS3 Linux Documentation PS3 Linux documentation Description Power Developer s Linux documentation to get Linux up running on your PS3 Download Linux 2 ...

Page 260: ...Linux bootloader Download 2 6 19 Kernel Patches PS3 patches for Linux kernel 2 6 19 Description Linux PS3 2 6 19 kernel patches from Power Developer Assists in booting Linux on your PS3 Download Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 261: ...entire picture albums transfer your music collection using the power of your own network No more USB disks cars or drives But don t let the PS3 in PS3Portal fool you This program should work with the PSP too Let the features speak for themselves Access all the files on your PC and network on your PSP and PS3 s browser Stylish Vista styled interface Displays only file types supported by the PS3 and...

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Page 263: ... Home Beta sign up page When sign ups are accepted you will receive immediate notification Requires Internet Explorer 6 Download InFeCtuS Programmer v 0 0 3 4 InFeCtuS BIOS NAND Programmer Description InFeCtuS BIOS NAND Programmer for the PS3 Read write the internal PS3 NAND FLASH You will require the appropriate InFeCtuS USB drivers Download www sharatronica com ...

Page 264: ...reated by Leif Erikson Download PiMPStreamer v0 83 DickyDick1969 s video mp3 streaming solution for the PS3 Description Stream MP3s FLVs flash video from a Windows PC to your PS3 via the integrated web browser using DickyDick1969 s PiMPStreamer Also PSP compatible Download Vilvic Media Center 1 0 4 BETA damons2k2 s Media Center for sharing files between the PC and PS3 Description damons2k2 s Java ...

Page 265: ...re your PC s IP address No installation just run the supplied executable No need to download PKG files to the PC PS3 Proxy will redirect the download to the correct URL entered No need to download 1 and then cancel PS3 Proxy will intercept the download automatically Screenshot Download PS3 Proxy Server GUI Install downloadable PS3 games via your PC Description CF3B5 s PS3 Proxy Server GUI for Wind...

Page 266: ...3 Blu Ray compliant ISO images Screenshot Download BackupBluRay v0 21 Java app to backup your Blu Ray discs Description A Java application to decrypt and backup your Blu Ray movies Source code included Download Red Kawa File Server Easily share files from your Windows PC to your PS3 www sharatronica com ...

Page 267: ...Utilities Description Easily view download files on your Windows PC from your PS3 s web browser Download Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 268: ...les To check on the latest status visit the search site for compatible titles coming soon Download 1 90 FW Update PS3 1 90 Firmware Update Description Sony s official PS3 1 90 firmware update You can now display an image as the background of XMB XrossMediaBar You can now use emoticons when creating messages under Friends You can now enter text directly into text entry fields of Web pages using a U...

Page 269: ...ings while playing PlayStation and PlayStation 2 format software You can now sort games that are saved on the hard disk Network Add to Bookmarks has been added as an option in the File menu of the Internet browser Friends When an avatar is displayed during a voice video chat the avatar now moves in response to audio Overall Eject Disc has been added in the options menu for discs You can now select...

Page 270: ...soles It is used strictly for analyzing the internals of the PS3 firmware Download 1 80 FW Update PS3 1 80 Firmware Update Description Settings BD 1080p 24 Hz Output HDMI has been added as an option under BD DVD Settings RGB Full Range HDMI has been added as an option under Display Settings Y Pb Cb Pr Cr Super White HDMI has been added as an option under Display Settings Bitmapping Super Audio CD ...

Page 271: ...data for PlayStation format software and PlayStation 2 format software to a PS3 system Network The options menu items under Download Management have been changed Friends Display Photo has been added to the voice video chat options menu Download 1 70 FW Update PS3 1 70 System Software Update Description PS3 system software update version 1 70 Changes A feature has been added for playing downloaded ...

Page 272: ...ing project that is run by Stanford University The goal of the project is to research protein folding mechanisms in the hope that this will lead to medical treatments for related diseases Using the Folding home program you can participate in this project over the Internet Note that the program must first be downloaded and installed on your PS3 system Remote play via an access point Support for pla...

Page 273: ...1 54 firmware update Description PS3 system software update version 1 54 Changes Screen Mode has been added as an option in the options menu for video chat The image of the person you are chatting with during video chat can now be changed to match the screen size You can now use a compatible USB camera compliant with USB video class UVC for video chat Download 1 51 FW Update Official Sony PS3 1 51...

Page 274: ... AOSS using an earlier version of the system software you must perform AOSS setup again to use the security methods listed above When Automatic is selected the security method to be used is automatically set AOSS is a trademark of Buffalo Inc Friends The method for saving your password signing in automatically under PLAYSTATION Network has been changed There are now two separate options Other You ...

Page 275: ...1 30 system software update Settings You can now register the BD remote control in Register Bluetooth Device under Accessory Settings BD DVD Video Output Format HDMI has been added as an option under BD DVD Settings Backup Utility has been added as a feature under System Settings You can now select the hard disk format method in Format Utility and Restore PS3 System under System Settings The metho...

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Page 277: ...download files to a PC Explore Blu Ray Disks and download files to a PC with UDF 2 5 Support Reboot console Reboot console to PS3 GameOS Poweroff console See readme txt for OtherOS installation details Download PS3 OtherOS Installer Sony s official OtherOS Installer Description Sony s Open Platform OtherOS Installer Install Linux boot custom formatted homebrew titles etc Download Ludavader rerofum...

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Page 279: ...indows It s recommended Windows XP or higher 1 Download and install the filter driver libusb win32 filter bin 0 1 10 1 exe 2 Unpack ps3sixaxis_en exe 3 Plug the SIXAXIS into your PC 4 Run ps3sixaxis_en exe once 5 Push the PS button on the SIXAXIS once if it doesn t see it straight away Download Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 280: ...ll seem to hang Browse to the XMB game menu and launch a Blu ray game When nothing happens blank screen swap the disc and remove the USB stick This can also be used to bypass the firmware check on newer PS3 titles Download LibMPEG A possible exploit in LibMPEG Description hacked2123 s proof of concept LibMPEG exploit This mpg will cause the PS3 s XMB to crash Download Previous Next www sharatronic...

Page 281: ...nese European USA Call Of Duty 3 Description Call of Duty 3 80 Completion Download Call of Duty 3 100 Completion Download Screenshot Full Auto 2 Description Full Auto 2 just before Huncho Download Screenshot www sharatronica com ...

Page 282: ... All Gundam saves Download Mobile Suit Gundam Crossfire Beat all from easy to very hard Download Mobile Suit Gundam Crossfire Everything fully upgraded by Stalvros Download Screenshot Madden 07 Description Madden 07 Gamer Level 11 Download Screenshot Motorstorm www sharatronica com ...

Page 283: ...complete US Download Screenshot Resistance Fall Of Man Description Resistance Fall of Man 100 completion super human Download Resistance Fall of Man beat in medium Download Resistance Fall of Man 50 completion super human Download Resistance Fall of Man 100 JAP easy Download Screenshot www sharatronica com ...

Page 284: ...me Saves Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 Description Tiger Woods 07 110 all Attributes Download Screenshot Tony Hawk s Project 8 Description Tony Hawks Project 8 rank 130 Download Screenshot www sharatronica com ...

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Page 286: ...o PS3 Index PS2 PS1 To PS3 Index Do your PS2 games look too jaggy on the PS3 Here s a semi fix PS3 SWAP to play PS2 and PSX Games How to play install to play PS2 backups on PS3 Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 287: ... connected to my TV via the HDMI and those cruddy composite cables the yellow white and red Why both Because my TV has channels dedicated to both When I run a PS2 game on the HDMI channel yeah it looks bad So what do I do Go to my Display Settings and swap the PS3 back onto the 480i channel the channel most PS2 games were probably meant to be seen in I think that s the problem PS2 games didn t pla...

Page 288: ... Perhaps Sony will strive to fix this in the future but for now keep your PS2 hooked up if it gets too unbearable update As I continue to screw around with different games if you crack out any 2D centric titles Atelier Iris 2 in my case the graphics actually look better with HDMI The backgrounds have a few splotchy points but the sprites are much much sharper Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 289: ... This tutorial is for information purposes and I am not responsible or can be held responsible if you screw up your PS3 by following this tutorial Make sure the PS3 is unplugged from mains power AT ALL TIMES Mains power is dangerous Dismantle the Playstation 3 console and follow this tutorial at your own risk This tutorial will teach you how to play PS2 and PS1 game backups on your PS3 without any...

Page 290: ...c electricity Mainly anywhere but carpet Accessing the BluRay Drive Removing Cover 1 Turn the console to the left so that the rubber foot that is circled in red in the picture below can been seen Use a small flathead screw driver to remove the rubber foot off Now that the foot is removed used the Torx screwdriver to unscrew the screw 2 Once the Screw has been removed it should look like the pictur...

Page 291: ...irst time opening the console When the case has slid as far left as it will go lift the case upwards as shown in the picture below 4 After the top is removed you will be faced with yet another cover to remove this cover start by removing the 7 long screw circled in red in the picture below using a Phillips head screw driver www sharatronica com ...

Page 292: ...ips at the back of the console using a small screw driver then lift the cover off the console as shown in the picture below this may take a bit of gentle force 6 While taking the cover off you will see a connector as shown in the picture below www sharatronica com ...

Page 293: ...PSX Games To remove the silver connector use a Small flathead screw driver as shown in the picture below to help you wedge it out 7 You will now be able to see the ps3 insides as shown in the picture below www sharatronica com ...

Page 294: ...is relatively easy Lift the drive up about 2 and you will see a really wide ribbon cable connecting the drive to the motherboard Unplug it There will also be a plug near the front of the Blu ray drive Unplug it as well The drive will then just lift out www sharatronica com ...

Page 295: ... it time out at the browser if you want it to just wait 5 min with original game in and it will stop spinning the take cog off and put backup on with cog on top to start game Have fun If you do want to TRY and keep warranty then use a blow drier on the sticker and SLOWLY I repeat SLOWLY remove the sticker as you are using the blow drier right on to of the sticker 1 hand blow drier over sticker oth...

Page 296: ...PS3 SWAP to play PS2 and PSX Games your own RISK Pirate Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 297: ... up taking out my card reader on my PS3 because I never use it and just mounted the switch there You could possibly let it hang out It s up to you Just remember that if you plan to retain original functionality as far as the drive sensor and automatic load unload motor you will need 2 additional small on off switches The Switch I purchased 1 Solder a wire from pin 6 to pin 1 2 Solder a wire from p...

Page 298: ...at run to your Blu ray load unload motor I d say make the length about a foot just to be safe You can cut off what you don t need later 4 Pin 2 and pin 5 are the power source Doesn t matter which way you connect those I m using a plug in power adapter with an output switch on it up to 12 volts It s set at 3 volts www sharatronica com ...

Page 299: ... involved If you need help with opening the up to the BluRay drive go here 1 Take the one bolt out on the side and slide the top off 2 take the rest of the screws out and take the second top off This will expose the Blu ray drive 3 The Blu ray drive has 2 plug ins that need to be unplugged After that it comes out freely A ribbon on the bottom www sharatronica com ...

Page 300: ...e not to unplug anything That s up to you 4 Take the metal top off you will see a small circuit board with 2 wires towards the front of the drive This is a sensor that allows the game to be sucked in You need to disable this by either cutting the small wires Hooking up another small switch so you still retain original functionality or put a small piece of tape over the sensor www sharatronica com ...

Page 301: ...at we re after and makes this possible You ll see 2 small wires soldered onto the motor RED and BLACK You have another tough choice now if you chose to add a switch to the load sensor above you will need to add a switch to one of the original motor wires also This way when you put your game in and the sensor sucks it in the motor will work automatically like it did to start with If you have the se...

Page 302: ...rews back in make sure not to tighten them down too much just make them snug and make sure the small switch on the right side of the board is in the proper place 9 And that s pretty much it Where you plan to mount the switch or switches is up to you The way I have mine set up is when the switch is up the motor is sucking in I start to put a game in and it sucks it in When the game is in and the dr...

Page 303: ...How to play install to play PS2 backups on PS3 Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 304: ... Index Miscellaneous Index PS3 Features Finding RAM locations on resistance PS3 Parental Controls How to 20 ways to get the most out of your PS3 PS3 BiOS Flash Diagram Rev 1 0 BETA Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 305: ...all the slots and ports of your PS3 and more importantly what they mean to your multimedia experience Back of the console from left to right HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface port capable of transporting you into a new era of quality visuals but remember a HDMI cable must be bought separately LAN The Ethernet cable supplied with your PS3 connects you directly to the Internet provided you h...

Page 306: ...ick you get with the Xbox 360 Front to the console from left to right USB slots The four USB slots will give you more than enough flexibility to attach anything from a PSP to a digital camera Also charges the Sixaxis when plugged in Front Flap directly above the 4 USB slots Inside this flap resides slots for CompactFlash SD Memory Card and Memory Stick Pro Duo cards Blu Ray Drive The Blu Ray DVD d...

Page 307: ...gos and trim but a massive 60GB of storage Wi Fi out of the box and extra memory readers For anyone who doesn t just want a games machine the premium model is the only way to go if you want the full multimedia experience To browse holiday photos play MP3s download chunky files stream music or movies surf the internet wirelessly or even access your PSP via the Remote Play option this is arguably wo...

Page 308: ...d USB cable A big downer however is that it no longer has a rumble feature due to patent infringements with the technology license holder Immersion Interestingly rumors suggest the situation could well change if Sony and Immersion come to an amicable agreement Peripherals The four PS3 USB ports will support a host of gadgets and peripherals which include the EyeToy camera web cam and SOCOM Headset...

Page 309: ...PS3 Features Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 310: ...ine 2 Find any match that you can get into doesn t matter what kind 3 When your in the Staging screen press Square 4 As soon as the loading screen comes up were it shows you the options of the match press the PS button P S Sometimes it doesn t work so you have to exit the PS menu By pressing the PS Button again and pressing the PS Button a second time Here is a video of it www sharatronica com ...

Page 311: ...Finding RAM locations on resistance If you are unable to view the video click here Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 312: ...t Browser Start Control web browser If you haven t messed with the password of the PS3 then your default password should be four zeroes 0000 You can enable different levels of parental locks for movies and games with a lower number indicating greater restrictions For the web browser it s just an on and off switch Just remember to change the password just in case they know the 0000 code Previous Ne...

Page 313: ...ge or Full Screen to stretch it It ll make some games look wonky though in which case switch it off 2 Make a photo album Can t see your photos Then they re the wrong format PS3 supports JPEG TIFF BMP GIF and PMG Convert them with Image Converter Once that s done use PS3 s snazzy slideshow options to display them beautifully 3 Shop abroad Blu ray movies are region coded so in theory you ll only be ...

Page 314: ...n it somewhere with a standard TV simply shut the machine down then restart it holding the power button down until it beeps This will reset it into 480p so you can pick your settings 8 Smile use emoticons With the 1 92 firmware upgrade installed select on your keyboard in chat and you ll be given a list of smiley angry crazy faces to choose from 9 Make extra space Want to use an external hard driv...

Page 315: ...ttings menu and select Enable ATRAC to let PS3 play files in this format You ll need to do this to hook up your PS3 to ATRAC format MP3 players 14 Change your operating system If you re feeling a bit techy and don t mind messing about with your PS3 s workings you can try installing semi approved open source OS Linux 15 Help to cure cancer Folding Home lets you lend processing power to Stanford Uni...

Page 316: ... So until Rock Band finally arrives on your next gen console you might want to consider investing in one of these 19 Press Triangle to Display All This ll show any files on storage devices plugged into your PS3 that aren t in the correct folders They ll be displayed in the appropriate places so MP3s will be shown under Music 20 Find online games If you re having trouble then it s probably because ...

Page 317: ...is an update from v0 9 BETA of the PS3 Dual BiOS NAND Flasher diagram rev 1 0 18 05 07 After some tests we can confirm that PS3 firmware are specific and unique for each console and it s not possible to use firmware from one PS3 console on another Previous Next www sharatronica com ...

Page 318: ...Parts Accessories etc Parts Accessories etc ConsoleSource com Modchip com Console Shop Play Asia com Systems Parts accessories etc Modchipstore com Previous www sharatronica com ...

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