DEX Game Mounter & multiMAN 04.05.01 DEX Released

Published on 08-31-2012 09:13 AM

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Now this is what I call a scene release! When respected developers put their minds together and create a solution for the scene. PlayStation 3 developer Aldostools, with help from zadow28, gDrive, acab, GraVoX, has released mmDM, a DEX Game Mounter. This handy application is for those who have converted their PS3's to debug/DEX units. This negates the need for a PS3Gen formatted HDD, removing the four game restriction, while utilizing your PC via LAN as the source for your backups. Then comes another respected developer! Deank has updated his DEX version of multiMAN to be compatible with mmDM.

mmDM & multiMAN 04.05.01 DEX Instructions

mmDM: Aldo’s DEX Game Mounter/multiMAN DEX Readme:

Credits:

@aldostools for creating a kickass app in couple of hours
@zadow28 for the general idea, testing and being drunk as usual
@gDrive for testing and being sober all the time
@acab for the cheer up
@GraVoX for getting settled

What is included:

multiMAN 04.05.01 [DEX]
mmDM 01.00.00 [PC] (Aldo's PS3 DEX Game Mounter)

Advantages:

No need for ps3gen and dedicated USB HDD with limitation for the number of games
No need to go to the PC each time you want to select a game (if mM is used)
Faster loading times via LAN
No need to split games
No HDD space required for games (only game data)
Works for 00.92-03.60 DISC game backups
Works for 03.70-04.20 DISC game backups with 03.55FW patched disc eboot/self/sprx files (not PSN/pkg patches)
If you prepare UPDATE packages for 03.70-04.20 games make sure to change all /dev_bdvd references in EBOOT.BIN/self/sprx files to /app_home

What do you need:

A PC and a PS3 and wired LAN (and some brains)
Wired LAN connection from your PS3 to the local network
multiMAN 04.05.01 [DEX] installed on your PS3
ProDG / TargetManager installed on your PC
mmDM (DEX GameMounter) installed on your PC

On your PC (one-time setup):

mmDM:

Start mmDM (DEX Game Mounter)
If you get warnings about ProDG, ignore and continue
Click the [FOLDER-ICON] button and browse to the game backups folder on your hdd/usb
mmDM will show your games
Pick one game and click "MOUNT >" button
If you run into 1002 error problems, change the mount-point-drive to O:\ or another drive letter

ProDG/TargetManager:

Install and configure ProDG / PS3 Target Manager to have your DEX PS3 visible in "Debugging Station (DECHA00J / .... )"
Connect to your PS3 (F7)
Make sure that you have "Reset Mode" set to "System Software Mode" -> "Target -> Reset Mode -> System Software Mode"
Reset your PS3 -> "Target -> Reset"
Wait for reset to complete
Right-click on your target PS3 name and select "Set File-Serving Directory (app_home/)"
Select drive/path Z:\ (or O:\ or the one you used earlier - IMPORTANT: it must be the same drive letter as in mmDM)
Select your PS3 under "Debugging Station ..." and press F7 (or mouse right-click -> Connect)

On your PS3:

multiMAN:

Start mM
Go to "Settings" -> "Network Servers"
Add your PC as a network server (/net_host) - enter your PC IP address and leave the default port
Go to "Games" column
Click "Refresh" and wait for it to complete
You should see the games from your PC (a little globe icon in right-hand corner of the icon)
Pick a game and press [X]

After you complete all this one-time setup you will have two choices:

--- Activate/mount games on your PC manually:

Have ProDG running on your PC and connected to your target PS3
Have mmDM running on your PC
Double click a game (or right-click -> "Convert EBOOT to DEX" and double-click)
Launch game from /app_home on your PS3

or

--- Have multiMAN remotely activate games via mmDM

Have ProDG running on your PC and connected to your target PS3
Have mmDM running on your PC
In multiMAN - select a network game and click [X] and play from /app_home

Setting up ProDG (Target Manager):

Connect your PS3 to LAN with cable (no Wi-Fi) and setup the Network in XMB->Network Settings
Install and configure ProDG / PS3 Target Manager to have your DEX PS3 visible in "Debugging Station (DECHA00J / .... )"
Click the green-refresh-arrows to scan your local network for a DEX PS3 (second row, third selection from the left)

Hopefully your PS3 will appear, so right-click -> Add target
Make sure that you have "Reset Mode" set to "System Software Mode" -> "Target -> Reset Mode -> System Software Mode"
Make sure that mmDM (DEX Mounter) is running on your PC and a game is mounted to Z:\ drive
Right-click on your target PS3 name and select "Set File-Serving Directory (app_home/)"
Select drive/path Z:\ (Or O:\ or the one you used earlier - IMPORTANT: it must be the same drive letter as in mmDM)
Select your PS3 under "Debugging Station ..." and press F7 (or mouse right-click -> Connect)
Reset your PS3 -> "Target -> Reset"
Wait for the resettingphase to complete
mmDM: Aldo’s DEX Game Mounter
multiMAN DEX – network (PC)-located games have a little globe in the right-hand corner of the icon

Download: mmDM & multiMAN 04.05.01 DEX

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47 Comments

neociano - 08-31-2012, 09:26 AM
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*tear* The scene is NEVERDEAD. As virtua fighter once said, Patience is a virtua. To all members involved.....Thank you.

Neoathalon - 08-31-2012, 10:08 AM
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while utilizing your PC via LAN as the source for your backups

I've been hoping to see this function for a long time, would love to see it on a cex console.

bl0m0dr0 - 08-31-2012, 10:37 AM
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converting to DEX is looking better n better...

Tranced - 08-31-2012, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by bl0m0dr0

converting to DEX is looking better n better...

I have not got around to converting yet either. I think DEX is going to be the way forward.

Originally Posted by neociano

*tear* The scene is NEVERDEAD. As virtua fighter once said, Patience is a virtua. To all members involved.....Thank you.

And patient we have been. Now CFW is bearing it's fruits.

gonzule - 08-31-2012, 11:13 AM
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but, do we still have the restriction that games patches need to be available to use the DEX method or not?

YoYoBalls - 08-31-2012, 12:16 PM
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wow, this is amazing

mikelant - 08-31-2012, 12:28 PM
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I must say I'm impressed by all the collaboration and effort made by all the developers. Thanks to everyone for making this possible. I did not convert to DEX yet, but I will look into it as soon as I can.

Aldostools, with help from zadow28, gDrive, acab, GraVoX and the man, DeanK. BIG THANKS!

naruto555 - 08-31-2012, 12:33 PM
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is to run games 4:20 ?

Denis - 08-31-2012, 01:35 PM
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Any way to play rock band dlc musics ?

aldostools - 08-31-2012, 01:37 PM
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@naruto555
You still can play games 4.20 using the BDEMU method on 4.20 DEX.

This tool is to convert/play games on DEX via a network connection to your PC.

soulkyo - 08-31-2012, 03:19 PM
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I never post here, but when I do is to say THANKS!!!!!!

BahumatLord - 08-31-2012, 03:27 PM
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very nicely done guys. now if we can just make dummy game updates for the ones that don't have them we'd be able to play everything

darkshin0b1 - 08-31-2012, 03:34 PM
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Great News. Have not got a chance to go DEX yet, but will give a go now. Ive always wanted this on the CEX unit over the network connection. Excellent work devs.

-DS

brakk3n - 08-31-2012, 03:45 PM
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Streaming games.... I like it!

unnamedfeeling - 08-31-2012, 04:16 PM
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THANK YOU!!!

JOshISPoser - 08-31-2012, 04:46 PM
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awesome work! it seems like ever since dex has been released, every big news goes back and forth between dex and cex. first dex works, then 3.6 keys for cex, then dex limit removed, then cex breaks tb encryption, etc.

awesome stuff! i hope i get a credit soon since i am drunk a lot :P

kada - 08-31-2012, 04:59 PM
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I have two questions. I didnt convert to DEX but if this will be improved maybe.Anyway...

As I saw in screenshot it can mount 8 games right?
And can they be write accessible from MultiMAN. I mean deletable or not from MM

STLcardsWS - 08-31-2012, 07:06 PM
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Aldostools, zadow28, gDrive, acab, GraVoX and deank..

great work. Proof of what a scene can do together!!!

Side Note: Zadow28 was labeled as a FAKE by hellsing9 over at that "other site". Zadow28 is very respected by many people in the scene. This was his general idea. Not bad for a wrongly suspected fake.

BahumatLord - 08-31-2012, 07:26 PM
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Edit: deleted by me. message got to where it was going

Rubyduck - 08-31-2012, 11:08 PM
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Excellence!

This is really the best thing for a DEX console. Looks like devs are giving more and more time to the new way of modding the PS3 every day, the DEX way.

I hoped for something like this about a year ago, and now its here.

Allmost felt like the converting to DEX was too early just a few days ago, not any more.

I bow before your excellence.