PS3 NoPSN Apps

[pinky]

u can find the content id with the eboot. it's at offset 400-something from what I recall. it might be either 430 or 460. also, I believe ares is always demos while zeus has a mix of the two.

 

[DeViL303]

Someone here must have a proxy already setup and could get you a few links. Im busy with other stuff at the mo but if no one has got it together in the next week I'll have a go for you.

 

[bguerville]

Maybe I could try saying "yes" to the update popup on application startup. That's a start.

What do you mean? To get the latest versions?
You don't need PSN to update your Apps.

You could use Charles Proxy or similar.
Install on PC.
Modify the PS3 Internet Connection Settings to use your PC proxy.
From there any request from the PS3 will show in Charles on your PC. When you try to update an app, Charles will display the update URL.
Bob is your uncle!

 

[DeViL303]

Maybe I could try saying "yes" to the update popup on application startup. That's a start.

I suppose you could, and then pull the plug of your ps3 just as the download finishes and then go find the pkg on your hdd, or use a proxy as bguerville said.

 

[pinky]

What do you mean? To get the latest versions?
You don't need PSN to update your Apps.

You could use Charles Proxy or similar.
Install on PC.
Modify the PS3 Internet Connection Settings to use your PC proxy.
From there any request from the PS3 will show in Charles on your PC. When you try to update an app, Charles will display the update URL.
Bob is your uncle!

this. when we couldn't connect to psn due to later firmware existing, we could still update our games/apps.

 

[DeViL303]

Yeah, Sony never blocked people on lower FW from updating their apps, why would they, they want people to get those "stability updates", even people on lower FW, even banned people.

 

[pinky]

the ps3 updates and the app updates r on different servers much like with the wii-u. the 360 is closed, so updating depends on the length of the file name: short names go in the 000B0000 folder while long names go in the cache folder. anyway, u have to grab the updates from ur system or the dev network afaik. u can't proxy them. with the wii-u, u need the nus key which I posted a link to on this forum. u can download them with an app. the ps3/psv/ps4 r unique in that u can download them from a link on the pc.

 

[Nomeji]

So here is what I could be doing to patch RedbullTV 1.05:

• Update app via startup popup
• Download the installed app from PS3 via FTP
• Patch, make pkg, done

Am I right?

 

[bguerville]

So here is what I could be doing to patch RedbullTV 1.05:

[*] Update app via startup popup
[*] Download the installed app from PS3 via FTP
[*] Patch, make pkg, done

Am I right?

Well.
I advise people to start with the official pkg.
I have done what you are talking about in the past a couple of times & it worked however it's not a recommended practice at all.
You may experience issues doing this with some apps...

 

[Nomeji]

Well.
I advise people to start with the official pkg.
I have done what you are talking about in the past a couple of times & it worked however it's not a recommended practice at all.
You may experience issues doing this with some apps...

Okay so I will try this method, it's the easiest way. RedbullTV app is very basic. There's not any user side configuration, not even TV resolution detection. It could work, thanks.

 

[bguerville]

Well there is definitely no harm in trying, it will take 15mn at most...

 

[bguerville]

That's a good idea, someone could make a little package, that redirects dev_usb000 to dev_usb001-006. Or it could be added to the list of WebMAN commands, if its not there already.

I just checked the wMM source code. Here is what I understand from it.
The remap.ps3 web command can already do this, you will need to specify two parameters like this:

localhost/remap.ps3/dev_usb000?to=/dev_usbxxx

This web command uses a function called sys_map_path leveraging the Cobra library in order to remap one drive into another.
Obviously, as usual, you could add that to some xml including webman.xml in order to get an easy to use link on XMB.
For those who only need it very occasionally, you could also bookmark the command in your PS3 browser.

Note that you can use the unmap.ps3 web command in order to undo the remapping changes.

If course any changes made will be reset on reboot & would need to be reapplied.

I have not tried from a USB port to another USB port but if I am not mistaken, this remapping should work just as fine as USB-HDD. [emoji6]

However I don't know if it would work if the port itself was dead & not recognised by the system at all.
It's a definite solution if the socket is done in but the port is still recognised.
If not..??
I cannot test this but someone else with a dead port could try & report...[emoji5]️

 

[DeViL303]

Yea what sucks about that is my right USB port is toast on my slim. Really wish we could use other ports.

I just checked the wMM source code. Here is what I understand from it.
The remap.ps3 web command can already do this, you will need to specify two parameters like this:

localhost/remap.ps3/dev_usb000?to=/dev_usbxxx

This web command uses a function called sys_map_path leveraging the Cobra library in order to remap one drive into another.
Obviously, as usual, you could add that to some xml including webman.xml in order to get an easy to use link on XMB.
For those who only need it very occasionally, you could also bookmark the command in your PS3 browser.

Well if @atreyu187 wants to try something out I have made THIS modded CFW settings xml that adds a remap section, just copy this xml to dev_blind/vsh/resource/explore/xmb (at your own risk) and reboot. (for Rebug 4.80.1 only)

Spoiler

 

[bitsbubba]

Anyway if it doesn't show, check what Aldo said about this in post #3.
http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php?t=54612

Really both Aldo and I have posted quite a few times here how to fix this

If context menu for aldostools' PS3 Tool Collection does not show

Run the PS3 Tools Collection installer as administrator.

In some computer you should disable Data Execution Prevention (DEP).

If the right-click menu doesn't appear, execute ps3tools\tools\registry patches\remove_ps3tools_file_associations.reg and run PKG ContentID.exe as administrator

 

[bguerville]

Really both Aldo and I have posted quite a few times here how to fix this
If context menu for aldostools' PS3 Tool Collection does not show

I already know that... [emoji6] Why are you telling me?

 

[Nomeji]

I already know that... [emoji6] Why are you telling me?

I guess it's for me x)
Thanks by the way!


Guys, I think a discord chat would be easier, we always talk on this topic.

 

[bguerville]

I guess it's for me x)
Thanks by the way!

But didn't you already know as well? [emoji5]️

 

[bitsbubba]

I already know that... [emoji6] Why are you telling me?

Because there are links to our forum with the same info, one being the PS3 Tool Collection thread itself [emoji14]

 

[bguerville]

Because there are links to our forum with the same info, one being the PS3 Tool Collection thread itself [emoji14]

The info is the info, the source matters little & especially when the internal search in this forum won't work, pre-May 2016. As a result, I take whatever comes first with Google...

As to the resources section, I should know as I contributed that one! [emoji6]

 

[DeViL303]

Well the source doesn't really matter, but still when theres a choice might aswell avoid ps3craps