Follow the instructions on screen.Īfter you installed the cfw successfuly visit Be patient and don't fiddle with anything. Your system will reboot and you can install the cfw directly from your settings menu. Please use the backup function and then use the NAND / NOR link according to what you determined your console is.

įrom this point on with your usb stick plugged in the rightmost slot you can navigate your ps3 webbrowser to. Make sure to read this site of the wiki as it explains a few things I left out before you proceed.

Please visit beforehand and transfer the file on 'You will need to put this on your USB when you run the exploit. Prepare an USB stick, format it to FAT32 and follow the steps here until step 3. Visit check the sidebar on the right and go for the 'Recommended Custom Firmware:' if you're wondering about REX or D-REX recommended is REX. Since you know what kind of console you have you need to get a custom firmware. Please regard this site to find out which your PS uses. Those are discernd by the type of flash storage your console uses.

To actually be able to install a cfw you will need to use a web exploit. Most of the time you will have a console at hand with fw version 4.82. If not please refer to the wiki and skip this paragraph. If you followed my advice you have a cfw capable console. The slim and super slim versions are not guaranteed to be able to install custom firmware to. PS3 Fat models are the cheapest and easiest to work with and I do recommend buying those. Other than this critera you should consider how much effort / price you want to pay. Hello there, this isn't supposed to be very comprehensive but rather a short overview of the outlines to guide along the wiki.Īs a newcomer to this you should take a look at this: įor the first 2 entries you can see an odd point listed: 'Hardware-based PS2 Backward Compatibility' that makes those models the most desireable for anyone trying to play PS2 games.

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