PS 3 Jailbreak with broken disc reader

[pastak]

My ps3 stopped being able to read games a while back and since i dont have any warranty i just stopped using it.

When i saw that i would be possible to play games from the harddrive i would like to start playing again but then i found this in the FAQ and it worried me a bit:

Does a game disc have to be inserted to play backups?
Yes. Any retail disc inserted in the drive will aid compatibility when launching backups from a hard drive.

Since mine cant read any games will i be able to use the jailbreak?

[broodje]

nope.

But u might be in luck when a tool is made where u can send iso's from pc to ps3

but i wont hold my breath

[pastak]

nope.

But u might be in luck when a tool is made where u can send iso's from pc to ps3

but i wont hold my breath

that blows

[niai]

the back up loader needs a lagit disk in the drive to work as well btw.

[ham]

I'm in the same situation. Do you think someone will find a way around having to have a disk in while playing backups from the hard drive? Similar to how you used to have to have a UMD in the psp to play backups.

Otherwise I guess i'll have to buy a replacement laser.

[Tiglet]

I think there's a chance for everything now. People just have to put time in to programming it. And I bet lots of people have this problem and would kill for an app that does the ISO loading thing.

[pastak]

Has anything been released yet that would work without being able to read discs ?

[Miljyot]

well it will probably happen eventually. Remember when the psp first got hacked, on the early cfw's you had to have a umd in the disc drive to boot a copied game. It is the same way with the ps3 now, just give it time and it will be possible.

[tonybologna]

nope.

But u might be in luck when a tool is made where u can send iso's from pc to ps3

Actually, the recently released PS3 FTP Server can do that but still doesn't defeat needing a disc in the drive.

[Muffy]

just buy a replacement laser they are reasonably cheap now at £40 or less.