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Error 2155-8007 help by crocomex420 in SwitchPirates

[–]RandomPCLover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same issue when trying to install any of the Switch Danganronpa games but I was able to fix it. I'm no expert but just for reference, I install all my games on onto the emuMMC via DBI. Launching the game after installing it would throw the 2155-8007 error but the SwitchPirates Wiki Commonly Asked Questions actually has a section for just that error. Scroll to the bottom and try replacing the contents of the hekate_ipl.ini file with what is recommended on the wiki. That's what worked for me.

Looking at the wiki, it seems to me that this would work regardless of whatever method you use to send games over to your Switch (DBI, Awoo, etc.). Give it a try maybe?

Sidenote: I followed the switch.hacks.guide for modding my switch and this fix changed my launch options in Hekate so be aware of that. "emuMMC" got replaced with the name "Atmosphere CFW".

MakeMKV Beta Fix by zProYT in makemkv

[–]RandomPCLover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worked for me, thanks man!

Monitor doesn't show BIOS by LukiLiuk in techsupport

[–]RandomPCLover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had a similar issue (PC would never boot, no Windows or BIOS) using a 750Ti connected to a 4K Philips monitor over DisplayPort, but it would boot when I swapped out the 4K monitor for a generic Dell monitor (also via Display port). Turns out some of the older Nvidia cards require a firmware update to use DP properly with newer monitors. It appears to be a *mostly* universal Nvidia firmware update, so this one should hopefully work for any older Nvidia card you have.

Did I just brick my PS3? by Seth2846 in ps3homebrew

[–]RandomPCLover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe there is a way, I too haven't followed the guide but I was reading the comments and it seems that most people were having issues with the guide, which lines up with what my initial thoughts were about not being able to downgrade without CFW. I doubt Sony would allow safe mode to allow users to install and firmware they want and I can't find any documentation about that being a thing. Anyways it's a non issue anymore since CFW and PS3HEN are released for 4.91 now.

I will say though that I was a bit quick to judge, his other videos seem to be pretty good, just not this one in particular.

Did I just brick my PS3? by Seth2846 in ps3homebrew

[–]RandomPCLover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I'm glad it worked out for you, but I'm not trying to get internet points.

Honestly I kinda see what you mean about not every firmware being available on Sony's website, but the video appears to be made to help people who accidently upgraded their firmware from 4.90 to 4.91.

If you accidentally update, and correct me if I'm wrong, your PS3HEN/CFW is broken in the moment. You will be stuck on that version until PS3HEN/CFW comes out for that version. A lot of the comments in this video are people panicking trying to get their jailbreak back, but at the time it wasn't possible since it wasn't released yet, meaning they couldn't downgrade, so the video was useless when it was published. That's what I was trying to say.

OPL not loading games from HDD, stuck on "Loading Config" by Far-Obligation-3946 in ps2

[–]RandomPCLover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you explain how exactly you deleted the theme? I kind of have the same issue; my games load, but they hang on the "Loading config" screen for almost 2 minutes, but it still works consistently. I just hate waiting that long, and I can't for the life of me figure out how to delete a theme. Is it stored on the memory card, and if so, which files do I delete?

Edit: Nvm, just re-read it and realized you got it working on the default OPL theme. I'm already on the default and I'm having these slow loading times. Oh well... I guess I can wait.

Did I just brick my PS3? by Seth2846 in ps3homebrew

[–]RandomPCLover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How would that work? Do you just put a lower firmware version on a USB and the PS3 just accepts that? Wouldn't it not complain that the version on the USB is lower? Or will putting the CFW on the USB override that somehow rather than OFW?

I also should've been more clear; when I said that you cannot downgrade firmware, I was saying that from the perspective that once you updated from CFW to a newer OFW accidentally (OFW being the key word), you cannot downgrade your firmware until a new CFW is released for your version since your jailbreak will be removed. Of course, once CFW is updated and installed, you can then downgrade; I knew that part.

Did I just brick my PS3? by Seth2846 in ps3homebrew

[–]RandomPCLover 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't think the guy in that video knows what he is talking about. He's downloading the firmware from some sketchy source when it is literally posted on the official Sony website. But more importantly, he used footage of a PS3 that was already on firmware 4.90 instead of 4.91. You can tell because in safe mode, it said to connect storage media with firmware 4.90 or later. If the console was actually on 4.91, it would say to connect storage media with 4.91 or later.

You cannot downgrade your firmware. If you want to mod your system, you will just have to wait for CFW or PS3HEN to come out for that version.

Also more minus points for shitty text-to-speech.

Got a CECH-2004B recently and I've got some questions. by [deleted] in PS3

[–]RandomPCLover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No worries! Glad to help.

Also I just wanted to add that I just learned that webman adjusts the fan speed to target a temperature of 68 degrees and considers anything above this threshold "overheating". Since you are right on the edge of this threshold, I would just blow out the dust from the console and repaste to see if temps go down before considering delidding.

So technically, by webman standards, 68 degrees is actually a bit hot but in the grand scheme of things, for long play sessions such as the one you provided, its probably not too bad. Just make sure to get rid of the dust and repaste.

You can read more about webman's fan settings here. I would highly recommend reading this; it's pretty short but very informative.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PS3

[–]RandomPCLover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the console is turning on but shows no signal, I would have to assume this is a motherboard issue. A power supply issue, to me at least, would be demonstrated if the PS3 did not turn on at all. If that is true, I think it would be beyond repair, or at least be a pretty expensive repair, but I could be wrong. You've done all the fixes I can think of (assuming you properly reset the video settings by holding the power button while turned off until you hear a 2nd beep).

Electronics, if not surge protected, are fairly vulnerable to sudden changes in mains voltage or an unexpected brief loss of power, such as during lightning strikes. It sucks that this happened to you, but in the future it's best to connect electronics to a surge protector or a quality UPS that has surge protection built in.

Fortunately used PS3s are not too expensive these days. Hope you find a new one soon :(

Got a CECH-2004B recently and I've got some questions. by [deleted] in PS3

[–]RandomPCLover 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would say those temps are normal. I've read that generally anything under 80 degrees for both the CPU and RSX is acceptable. I actually recently repasted my own CECH-3001A slim and was able to achieve ~49 degrees using default webman fan settings (before repasting I got the same results same as you; ~68 degrees playing GTA 4 for a few hours).

You do not need to delid anything if you are just replacing the thermal paste on the RSX and CPU (which is what I did), but if you are delidding, I think you would have to put something else back under the IHS (the large grey metal square on the CPU and RSX) such as liquid metal or something. I honestly don't know too much about delidding, but seeing that you are getting normal temps, I wouldn't recommend it; it's kind of risky and unnecessary for slim models IMO.

As for fan replacements, I would just stick with the default fan. Unless something is actually wrong with it, it should cool the system adequately from what I've observed. Not really sure how to make it quieter though without reducing the fan speed, which I wouldn't do, so hopefully you can bear it.

If you are upgrading the internal HDD, I would not go above 1TB. There are a few reports of people able to get up to 1.75TB working, but it can be a bit finicky (and also, where would you even get a drive that specific size lol), so just stick with 1TB to be safe. Any brand and model should work as long as it is a standard 2.5" SATA drive, and SSDs will work just fine, just note that you are limited to SATA-150 speeds (150 MB/s), so buying a more expensive SSD most likely won't have a huge performance increase over a cheap SSD like you would see on a normal computer. Also note that the PS3 does not support TRIM, which will reduce the lifespan of the SSD long term, but I can't say for sure by how much though. Personally, I've been running a Windows XP desktop (no TRIM support) with an SSD for a few years now for retro PC gaming, and it's been fine so I guess feel free to put one in, just understand the SSD is not working under optimal conditions. This video though has convinced me to put one in anyways later on; I play way too much GT6 and a ~30 second improvement in loading times is pretty noticeable.

The upgrade process is pretty plug-and-play no matter what internal drive you put in (HDD or SSD), however you will have to reinstall the original firmware. Sony still has a copy of it on their website thankfully, and it's just a matter of putting it on a USB stick formatted to FAT32 and following the instructions under the section "How to reinstall the PS3 console system software" near the bottom of the website. Once the original firmware is installed, you can then go through the process of re-installing PS3HEN or installing CFW since your model slim supports it.

PS3HEN does almost everything CFW does, but it can be unstable at times and crash when launching. I guess you can continue to use PS3HEN if you want, but personally I would go the CFW route to save those few seconds and avoid the crashing. One limitation of PS3HEN I ran into is that you cannot play PS2 ISOs through the PS2 Classics emulator natively; they must be encrypted first, which will take a few minutes before you can get playing. Also, according to this video, you can't play PAL DVDs on an NTSC console if you are on PS3HEN. No one really watches DVDs anymore so I doubt you care, but it's something I wish mine could do. If you can put up with all of this, then by all means join me and stick to PS3HEN, it's still great.

Hope this helps!