You can hack your PS3 with your evo. Please refer to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=778202 for the files and informations....
Some points of interest.
1) If you run any rom but fresh, your evo will freeze during the white loading screen, its normal, it will still do the hack. (have not verified myself, I run cyanogen and it freezes on white loading screen, still hacked my ps3)
2) You must have Amon Ra 1.8 or higher or the latest Clockwork Recovery or else you cannot flash the hack to your phone. It will give a digest error.
3) You must have firmware 3.41 installed on your PS3, not 3.15 not 3.42. If you have any other firmware, your ps3 just will not show anything on the screen. If the hack is installed correctly, it will take about 10 seconds, no more.
In order to install firmware 3.41 you can download it from PS3 - Hacks - firmware 3.41 and then visit Playstations Website for installation directions. In order to learn how to update your ps3 WITHOUT doing an auto update which WILL MAKE SURE YOU CANNOT INSTALL THE HACK.
4) Whatever device you load the backup manager package on, will be the only device you can do add backups to. IE: if you load backup manager on your evo in USB storage mode, you will only be able to back up to your evo. I suggest, swallowing 100 bucks and getting an external drive, install device manager to that, then do all your backups to the drive. ORRRRRRRR Buy a 2.5 terabyte drive and install it internally to your ps3.
5) Now instead of a nandrestore there is a disable file you can flash. Check out http://wiki.psfreedom.com/wiki/HTC_EVO
--------------------- Instructions for installing PSfreedom hack with your EVO ---------------------------
1) Bakckup your nandroid then Flash the zip to your evo
2) Reboot your evo (most likely will freeze on reboot, its normal)
3) Make sure you have Firmware 3.41 on your PS3, if not, use an SD card, DVD, or Flash Drive to install the proper firmware.
4) Unplug your power cable to the ps3
5) Plug your EVO into the PS3 via USB cable
6) Plug in your ps3 power cable
7) Press the power buttom immediately followed by the eject button on your ps3 (will beep twice)
8) Wait no longer than 60 seconds for your ps3 to boot, if it does not, refer to the above information about firmwares and files.
9) Once the PS3 boots go to the game menu, and look for install packages.
10) Flash the disable zip file or do a nand restore to your evo.
If you have the option to install packages, its official! You are hacked.
kamitsuna said:
5) Once you have installed Backup Manager to your permanent storage solution, you WILL NOT NEED TO USE YOUR EVO to boot your ps3 anymore. You only need this hack in order to install unsigned code. Once the code is installed, its there permanently. (Have not verified myself).
Definitely NOT true, you will need to have the device plugged in every time.
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kamitsuna said:
You can hack your PS3 with your evo. Please refer to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=778202 for the files and informations....
Some points of interest.
1) If you run any rom but fresh, your evo will freeze during the white loading screen, its normal, it will still do the hack. (have not verified myself, I run cyanogen and it freezes on white loading screen, still hacked my ps3)
2) You must have Amon Ra 1.8 or higher or the latest Clockwork Recovery or else you cannot flash the hack to your phone. It will give a digest error.
3) You must have firmware 3.41 installed on your PS3, not 3.15 not 3.42. If you have any other firmware, your ps3 just will not show anything on the screen. If the hack is installed correctly, it will take about 10 seconds, no more.
In order to install firmware 3.41 you can download it from PS3 - Hacks - firmware 3.41 and then visit Playstations Website for installation directions. In order to learn how to update your ps3 WITHOUT doing an auto update which WILL MAKE SURE YOU CANNOT INSTALL THE HACK.
4) Whatever device you load the backup manager package on, will be the only device you can do add backups to. IE: if you load backup manager on your evo in USB storage mode, you will only be able to back up to your evo. I suggest, swallowing 100 bucks and getting an external drive, install device manager to that, then do all your backups to the drive. ORRRRRRRR Buy a 2.5 terabyte drive and install it internally to your ps3.
5) Once you have installed Backup Manager to your permanent storage solution, you WILL NOT NEED TO USE YOUR EVO to boot your ps3 anymore. You only need this hack in order to install unsigned code. Once the code is installed, its there permanently. (Have not verified myself).
6) Now instead of a nandrestore there is a disable file you can flash. Check out http://wiki.psfreedom.com/wiki/HTC_EVO
--------------------- Instructions for installing PSfreedom hack with your EVO ---------------------------
1) Bakckup your nandroid then Flash the zip to your evo
2) Reboot your evo (most likely will freeze on reboot, its normal)
3) Make sure you have Firmware 3.41 on your PS3, if not, use an SD card, DVD, or Flash Drive to install the proper firmware.
4) Unplug your power cable to the ps3
5) Plug your EVO into the PS3 via USB cable
6) Plug in your ps3 power cable
7) Press the power buttom immediately followed by the eject button on your ps3 (will beep twice)
8) Wait no longer than 60 seconds for your ps3 to boot, if it does not, refer to the above information about firmwares and files.
9) Once the PS3 boots go to the game menu, and look for install packages.
10) Flash the disable zip file or do a nand restore to your evo.
If you have the option to install packages, its official! You are hacked.
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i appreciate your help to the community and i have implemented some of it into my thread but some of the info you posted is wrong such as device manager, i believe you mean back up manager and that is not true that you need to install it on there. Anyway, thanks for the help, i have added it to my post, but i dont think this thread belongs here, more like answers part of forum.
#5 sounds wrong. I doubt the PS3 will ever run your unsigned code without the PSFreedom hack enabled by the Evo at every bootup, even if successfully installed on a previous boot.
WIIWONWON said:
kamitsuna said:
5) Once you have installed Backup Manager to your permanent storage solution, you WILL NOT NEED TO USE YOUR EVO to boot your ps3 anymore. You only need this hack in order to install unsigned code. Once the code is installed, its there permanently. (Have not verified myself).
Definitely NOT true, you will need to have the device plugged in every time.
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beat me to it as i was typing lol, i added a little bit of his post.
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That is possible, Backup Manager will remain installed i guess but will no longer function.
Post has been edited to reflect this.
It also makes the evo a fairly useless way to hack your ps3. 15 minutes to turn on your ps3...bleh
In any case, thanx for correcting me guys. Im no developer, i just know all the questions i ran into, and they happen to be the same questions people keep asking. Figured id try to keep it simple.
Good info (seems to be copied and pasted from the PSFREEDOM thread).. I'm sure we will see this skip to QnA tho. Question is even in the title
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i appreciate your help to the community and i have implemented some of it into my thread but some of the info you posted is wrong such as device manager, i believe you mean back up manager and that is not true that you need to install it on there. Anyway, thanks for the help, i have added it to my post, but i dont think this thread belongs here, more like answers part of forum.
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Is it necessary to quote the entire first post?
Sent from my badass, superfast evo; over the fastest, cheapest, best coverage-having network.
So i got the ps3 to come up with the "install package files", so i know i'm hacked, but now what do I do? Do I have to hit install packages or what? Thanks in advance
Edit: Also where can I get backup manager?
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Good info (seems to be copied and pasted from the PSFREEDOM thread).. I'm sure we will see this skip to QnA tho. Question is even in the title
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To clarify, the info in the psfreedom thread, is copy and pasted from here, as stated above.
So i got the ps3 to come up with the "install package files", so i know i'm hacked, but now what do I do? Do I have to hit install packages or what? Thanks in advance
Edit: Also where can I get backup manager?
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You can now install package files. Google for backup manager.
I see no point on using my phone to play games on the PS3... why not to make it work with old phones (the ones that you just use as a paper weight). I have two PS3's at home and believe me I still see no point on using my evo to play games on the ps3 hehe. Don't get me wrong, I like the idea but, what about if somebody calls you and you are playing.
This will be much more streamlined when a psfreedom AMON_RA is released for our phones. Then you can just open Rom manager, click boot into Recovery, and hack the ps3, then reboot and you phone is normal again.
At that time, Bart will be my hero. (even more)
technically you rent using it to play games youa re using yor phone to put your ps3 in dev mode. while in dev mode you can play games (if you install back up mamager) or use homebrew apps with out the aid of your phone once in dev mode.. Personally i still think it is a hassle and i think Sony will crack down on those they can catch. It is kind of a pain to have to flash your phone start your ps3 and either flash or annd restore your phone back each time you want to power on your ps3 and use it in dev mode (which is needed to play the back ups).
just me. I am sure the kiddies that have nothing better to do and no jobs will love this and wont mind though.
gatorran said:
I see no point on using my phone to play games on the PS3... why not to make it work with old phones (the ones that you just use as a paper weight). I have two PS3's at home and believe me I still see no point on using my evo to play games on the ps3 hehe. Don't get me wrong, I like the idea but, what about if somebody calls you and you are playing.
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You dont have to leave your phone plugged in. Once the ps3 has booted up you can remove it. takes 10 seconds.
Guys this literally takes 5 minutes.
-flash the enabler
-plug phone into ps3
-unplug ps3
-plug in ps3
-power on then hit eject
-unplug phone and restore from nandroid
Piece of cake.
then you wait 10 minutes while your phone finishes restoring. thats also assuming you are ok with the nand back up you have and havent changed anything since you made it if you have you either have to manually make the changes or make a nand back up first. 5 minutes is now 15-25. and that is EVERY time you turn on the ps3. is it cool that you can do it sure, is it hard to do no it isnt, but if you find this as an optimal solution or even a sustainable one then i don't know what to tell you.
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then you wait 10 minutes while your phone finishes restoring. thats also assuming you are ok with the nand back up you have and havent changed anything since you made it if you have you either have to manually make the changes or make a nand back up first. 5 minutes is now 15-25. and that is EVERY time you turn on the ps3. is it cool that you can do it sure, is it hard to do no it isnt, but if you find this as an optimal solution or even a sustainable one then i don't know what to tell you.
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Im playing tiger woods while my phone restores so I dont pay attention to how long it takes. Im sure there will be a much simpler solution in the future but this one works perfectly fine for me.
how do you install psfreed recovery .img??
I know that it says by fastboot, but are there any step by step instruction? thanks for the help
Hi I hope i put this in the right thread
I been trying to get playstation emulators working but failing. tried psx4droid and fpfe and i cant seem to get them working i dont know if its the setting up of it or my roms. if anyone has any of these working can you please explain how you got them to work and what roms you are using and how you got them
Psx4droid doesn't work on the GS2 yet. But Fpse should be working if you find the correct bios for it (without it, it will not work). And don't ask for roms here, it's forbidden (I think, so try google )
With my GS2 and Fpse, i've been able to run Chrono Cross, Legend of Legaia, Suikoden 2 and Grandia ^^
I can confirm that fpse works like a beaut! You just need the correct BIOS (I managed to find it on the Internet).
Does fpse start and moan about BIOSes? Or does it refuse to start?
EDIT: Details of the one I have. It should work if you get this one.
MD5: 924e392ed05558ffdb115408c263dccf
Name: SCPH1001.bin
Yeah psxdroid doesn't work on the sgs2 at the moment. It just blackscreens after selecting an iso. Fpse works fine. Had some sound issues with FF7 but playing around with the settings fixed it.
When Fpse starts, it asks for one bios and if you don't select a bios and pick a rom, it start but close directly.. if I remember correctly.
The bios you have is the one recommended
Shinrow said:
When Fpse starts, it asks for one bios and if you don't select a bios and pick a rom, it start but close directly.. if I remember correctly.
The bios you have is the one recommended
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see i did that i checked bios and it said i already have recommended bios. try to run a rom and it goes black then force close?
the roms i got are rar files. which dont get seen so i extracted them and i got a bin and cue file. tried them didnt work so i converted the rar file to iso and still not worked?
What version of Fpse do you use ?
Once you installed the apk and selected the BIOS, try restarting it before choosing a game. If you have a .rar, unzip it and select the .bin file in the case of bin/cue and iso if it is an iso ^^
hey thanks people. first thing it was telling me recommended bios i thought it was telling me i had the bios already lol secondley the roms i had where **** so iv got my roms from a different place now and they working. crash bandicoot set and grand torrismo work fine
one of my games thomb raider is in mdf n mds, how can i make these into bin and cue? im on windows 7 so just putting .bin in the name doesnt change it
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one of my games thomb raider is in mdf n mds, how can i make these into bin and cue? im on windows 7 so just putting .bin in the name doesnt change it
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this is my problem and desperately need an answer as well
My Tekken rip is mdf and it plays fine, but my Tekken disc is in pristine condition - the playstation emulators tend to be a bit fussy about the rips. I suggest you try cleaning your disc and re-ripping it (or if your CD drive is borked download another backup of your discs).
Hi everyone, I recently got an Amazon Fire TV and heard that I could use a PS4 controller on it. I wanted to use it for GameFly games. Then I found out about the key mapping issues: my controller goes up, down, left, right 2 spaces instead of 1. This is the only key mapping issue that I've seen with my own controller. So I found a .kl file that is supposed to fix this issue. You just replace the original .kl file within the system. But in order to do this, I need root. I don't want a permanent root because I like my Amazon Fire TV just the way it is. I want the updates and everything else that comes along with a non-rooted Fire TV. So I was wondering if anyone had a solution for the problem I'm in. The only solution that I came up with was temporary root. But I haven't seen a temporary root anywhere on the internet and I don't know how to do it myself.
Even if you temporary root, any modification to /system would mean you wouldn't be able to do the OTA, you pretty much have to root and get on board with updates a different way, or find another alternative like a supported controller.
If it somehow would take the OTA your .kl file would need to be redone, and if it's redone that would mean root again, and whatever method you used would likely be blocked.
If you really need root you pretty much need to accept going all in =)
I bought a Fire TV stick back in December 2014 and I remember rooting it (I don't remember what method I used), but then I lost interest thanks to the chromecast... Now 3 1/2 years later I find a use for the Fire TV Stick (media player on my boat) so I pulled it out of storage and booted it up. I wanted to install Kodi but every menu option I selected has an error contacting Amazon, so I decided I should just update it (probably a BAD idea!). The update (5.2.6.3) seems to have installed fine just fine, but now I still can't get anything on any menus and I can no longer enable ADB or unknown sources. When I boot it up I don't see anything about TWRP or CWM, so I don't think the bootloader is modified. At this point I don't know how I can get any apps on it (the apps menu doesn't even load) or get into any debug mode, does anyone have any ideas where I could start? I also tried a factory reset but it didn't change anything.
Buy a new firestick bro they dont cost anything these days.
Hi,
I'm wanting to try Lineage OS on this device, to see if I can get the default (or change) media player to play LATM AAC.
Anyway's, I've flashed a few phones in my time, so easy I thought.
However, I 'cannot' get this thing into TWRP.
I've enabled USB debugging, and can reboot the device into 'bootloader'....
It's unlocked and when I issue the 'fastboot flash recovery twrp-........img it appears to go ok.
But I cannot get the device into the GUI for twrp.
The best I've been able to do, is to get the device into some other sort of recovery mode.
It doesn't go straight into it, instead goes into the droid robot, flat on his back, tummy open and underneath 'no command'.
By fluke, I can press every key on the controller and eventually I enter a 'text based', which has options for adb and usb uploading etc, but any attempts to install from this fail.
Someone 'please' put me out of my misery and tell me where I'm going wrong.
This overpriced junk is doing my suede in now.
Thanks
Neil
Not any help but just because you can't make it do something it is not intended to do doesn't make it "over priced junk"
Huawei P30 Pro (VOG-L29) using Tapatalk
Yea, perhaps my statement is a 'little' rash, but its annoying how a premium product cannot play AAC_LATM using the native media player, when cheaper Xiaomi units can.
And yes, I've contacted Nvidia about this and they think I should contact Freeview UK and ask them to change their encoding profiles.
If you're wondering, 'native' decoding is required for google live channels to be able to play 'said' streams
i have not used twrp on the shield in years, but instead of flashing twrp, have you tried just booting to it?
fastboot boot recovery twrp-xxxx.img
also, my shield tv was always a little finicky on which usb port i used on my computer, so try different ones. original cable is only one that works for me as well.
skiv71 said:
Hi,
I'm wanting to try Lineage OS on this device, to see if I can get the default (or change) media player to play LATM AAC.
Anyway's, I've flashed a few phones in my time, so easy I thought.
However, I 'cannot' get this thing into TWRP.
I've enabled USB debugging, and can reboot the device into 'bootloader'....
It's unlocked and when I issue the 'fastboot flash recovery twrp-........img it appears to go ok.
But I cannot get the device into the GUI for twrp.
The best I've been able to do, is to get the device into some other sort of recovery mode.
It doesn't go straight into it, instead goes into the droid robot, flat on his back, tummy open and underneath 'no command'.
By fluke, I can press every key on the controller and eventually I enter a 'text based', which has options for adb and usb uploading etc, but any attempts to install from this fail.
Someone 'please' put me out of my misery and tell me where I'm going wrong.
This overpriced junk is doing my suede in now.
Thanks
Neil
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Better to fastboot twrp not flash it on the shield, also twrp will not show up on a 4k tv this is a limitation of twrp on the shield. I personally stopped using twrp after software version 6 of the shield, just too many headaches and I just use adb