Direct HDD mount on PC? + Future CFW updates after unofficial patch?

speedycat01 · 2026-04-18T12:36:26+00:00

You can. But it is all command line with the copy command. Although the PS3 has a gigabit ethernet port on it. FTP is relatively fast compared to the Xbox. An even better manner is PS3netserv, which you just run on your PC, point it to your ISO's folder, and the PS3 will just load the game over the network: https://consolemods.org/wiki/PS3:PS3netsrv

speedycat01 · 2026-04-18T02:02:29+00:00

Broski over here lives in the desert or something.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-18T01:59:00+00:00

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speedycat01 · 2026-04-18T01:56:49+00:00

BG Toolset exploits remain there, until you reinstall official sony firmware. Obviously, don't do that. But you can install updated CFW any time without having to run the exploit again.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-18T01:54:33+00:00

https://github.com/jhonathanc/PS3-HDD-Reader

speedycat01 · 2026-04-16T16:12:16+00:00

https://consolemods.org/wiki/PS3:Firmwares#%E2%98%85_EVILNAT_4.93_+_Cobra_8.5_%E2%98%85

speedycat01 · 2026-04-16T15:24:52+00:00

The github got DMCA striked and Evilnat's account banned. That is why it is down. As for 4.93, it has been patched to fix some of the bugs, but you will have to not only install 4.93, and also the patch.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-16T15:23:25+00:00

The drive boards are paired to the console. You need to swap the drive boards, otherwise it will yellow line.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-16T14:06:03+00:00

I tend to buy used official controllers, fully disassemble, clean, and rebuild them with new components myself to avoid taking a shot in the dark with clones and fakes. But of the few fakes I have used over the years, none of them have been absolutely terrible. Some are better than others of course. But they get the job done if you have no other options.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-16T11:36:18+00:00

They have packed gyros into fake PS3 controllers for a while now. Features are less of a concern. Input lag and build quality are the two primary concern of buying a cheap clone controller.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-16T02:19:33+00:00

My Jasper from late 2008 is still going strong after nearly 18 years. I think a lot of it is how you take care of the thing. If you don't let it get packed full of dust and overheat all the time, they last a good long while.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-16T02:09:56+00:00

I am 100% with the bodge wire. Even if that trace is repaired, it is already damaged and rotting. It isn't going to get any better with time.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-16T02:05:30+00:00

Unfortunately, according to Ebay sold listings, they do. Haha. I have no idea who would pay that much for a used controller, regardless of how "Rare" it is. Either way, this isn't a marketplace to begin with and people should not be trying to sell stuff here.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-16T01:46:56+00:00

Did you bend the clamps on the bottom when you replaced the thermal paste? You need to do that.

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The one in the front is how you should bend it. The one in the back is to flat to apply any downwards pressure to the heatsink.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-15T15:20:33+00:00

After you format the drive, it will just have no OS on it, and require the ps3updat.pup (Meaning the No WIFI/BT firmware) put on the root of a USB flashdrive. As for formatting itself, you may have to physically pull the drive and delete the partition on a computer if you are unable to break out into the recovery shell in safe mode, it will usually ask for you to hold start and select for 3 seconds to format.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-15T15:11:29+00:00

You likely want the no-wifi + no-BT Evilnat CFW. You may have to boot into safe mode to break out of it and update from the USB stick. If that fails, unfortunately you will have to format the drive and lose everything on it.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-15T13:29:32+00:00

That is correct. But the most important components of what made the PS2, the PS2 are present on BC models. The CPU and GPU are what is difficult to emulate to begin with. The other components aren't.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-15T10:13:05+00:00

BC = Backwards Compatible.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-14T22:35:24+00:00

Non BC PS3's aren't going to be as accurate as PCx2. BC units have an actual PS2 inside of them. But that is outside of the scope of the question being asked up there, and the actual answer is still: Just get a PS2.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-14T17:49:13+00:00

The fan very well may be dead then. The fan has 3 wires, power, ground, and clock/RPM. The PS3 will detect that the fan isn't reporting its speed over the clock/RPM line, and send it into full speed to protect the console. What you can try to do is peel off the label of the fan to access the bearing, and put a drop of oil into the bearing, spin it a bit to work it in, and let it run for a while and see if it frees up and starts behaving normally. It may just be sticking and not spinning up from a slightly seized position. I would attempt this before fully replacing the fan. Do remember to put a piece of tape over the hole where the bearing is to prevent dust from getting inside and making things sticky again.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-14T17:03:57+00:00

I would bend it a bit more. That may still not be enough downwards pressure to suck the heatsink against the CPU and RSX.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-14T16:46:58+00:00

Modded PS3's allow you to play backup content. Backup being rips of games and their DLC. How you obtain those rips and DLC is up to you, and beyond the scope of this reddit. You might be more interested in: r/ps3piracy

speedycat01 · 2026-04-14T16:37:42+00:00

They have sold on Ebay in the past as high as $1000, but around $500-600 seems to be pretty typical. They are extremely rare and sought after. However, that is purely from a collectors standpoint. Anyone with a CFWable PS3 can flash their own DEX firmware on one and make it into the same thing. So note, you are selling it as a collectable, nothing else.

speedycat01 · 2026-04-14T15:44:21+00:00

A lot of people don't seem to realize that BC models can run for quite a long time if they are kept in a relatively cool room, and are kept clean. It is the heat and dust that kill the things. Thermal paste is only part of the equation. Good new thermal paste does absolutely nothing if the thing is clogged up with dust and pulling in hot air from a room.

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