Recover Blu Ray Playback - Phat 256mb NAND Consoles

Published on 09-28-2011 08:50 PM

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Resident of PSX-Scene, Mark Webber, has released the information needed to restore lost Blu Ray playback functionality on consoles which lost this ability, I.E. Phat Consoles with 256mb NANDs that were downgraded using the Service Mode method. If your Phat console has lost Blu Ray playback, you can now use this easy method to to re-enable the lost feature.

Ok, so finally....
How To Recover BD Playback On 256meg Fats

You will need to QA flag your PS3
IF you are on 3.55: Using the special 3.55 downgrade PUP by Jaicrab, then down again to 3.15 or 3.41 using stock PUP files

Follow this guide to QA flag your PS3

Originally Posted by ps3nemesis

NOTE BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT THIS OR ANY MOD TO PS3 FILE STRUCTURE PLEASE BACK-UP YOR dev_flash 2 FOLDER AND THE WHOLE OF dev_hdd0/home AS THIS IS WHERE YOUR PSN / DLC/ PSONE LICENCES ARE KEPT. ALSO MAKE AN EXTRA BACK-UP OF dev_hdd0/home/act.dat .

PLEASE ALSO BE AWARE THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE STATING THAT THE TROPHY SYSTEM GETS MESSED UP !!!!!!!! FOOLS RUSH IN .........

Note: Only works on Otheros++ 3.55 or 3.41 CFW at the moment, so you'll have to reflash to it, then go back to your cfw's
(i.e 3.55 CFW > Otheros++ > QA Flag > 3.55 CFW )

|Requirements| instalation instructions|

PS3 on OtherOS++ 3.55 CFW PUP

rename it to PS3UPDAT.PUP

install the firmware

QA Auto Flag .PKG

install the qa_flag.pkg

then run the qa_flag program

if you hear a beep, it worked.

restart ps3
Go to network settings (Do not enter it) and hit or hold L1+L2+L3+R1+R2+down on the dpad

QA auto flagging is now done

Turn on the 'system update debug' in the debug settings

Play a BD disc with the highest MKB version you can get..Latest release from Blockbuster or whatever.

Note: It may start to play and then you get no video output to the tv.This happened a few times to me. Just power off, accept the "naughty boy" messgage from Sony and try again until it plays. If it keeps doing this, you need to change to AV or component leads since your TV seems to not be 100% HDMI/BD compliant.

I have tested this on several (at least 5) PS3's with 100% success rate.

Thanks to Mark Webber for the news!

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Edited by tthousand

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48 Comments

Mark Webber - 09-30-2011, 07:54 PM
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Appears so. I have not checked the DRL's yet due to lack of time.
I am going to erase the devflash 3 today and see what happens to it then.

Also, someone else confirmed that Kmeaw breaks the BD playback also.

finalman - 09-30-2011, 10:25 PM
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Mark just thought i'd let you know my findings:

OK so the first movie I played after doing the QA mode steps that updated the DRLs is the only DRL pair now that will allow movies to play, meaning Using a lower DRL MKB version returns the BD prohibited MSG.

Therefor the above issue atleast for me debunks the theory that using a lower MKB version DRL set will allow you to update atleast the DRLs.

I don't have a higher MKB version movie to test so what I'm gonna next is rent a higher value MKB movie and try that and see if it updates the DRLs again.

If it does then i'm gonna try going to kmeaw 3.55 to test. How do I get there do i just enable debug updates and install via the XMB update function or recovery mode. I don't wanna brick though so how should I go about it.

Mark Webber - 10-01-2011, 02:07 AM
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You can swap between any of the 3.55 firmwares at will.
All you are doing as far as the PS3 is concerned is installing the same version again.

finalman - 10-01-2011, 02:38 AM
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Mark did you go back to kmeaw 3.55 or not, if so what were your results?

Mark Webber - 10-01-2011, 04:13 AM
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Someone else already tried it without success.

finalman - 10-02-2011, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Webber

Someone else already tried it without success.

This I can also confirm.

Mark Webber - 10-02-2011, 08:10 PM
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In the other thread someone was talking about Rebug but with OtherOS++ features imported from PS3MFW.

I have not been keeping up with the whole firmware thing, but he claims he has Rebug working with the BD playback still working.

bitsbubba - 10-02-2011, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Webber

In the other thread someone was talking about Rebug but with OtherOS++ features imported from PS3MFW.

I have not been keeping up with the whole firmware thing, but he claims he has Rebug working with the BD playback still working.

yes he used REBUG-OtherOS++ he's in the process of re-building the pup w/o access to all SS services which should fix the trophy error, the same could be done with OtherOS++ using OFW as a base