multiMAN - multifunctional tool for your PS3 (Game manager/File manager/FTP/AVCHD/BDMV)

[willexmen]

Well, now many sites have this front paged "NTFS is here" blalbla. But i can really understand, in the changes it says "only copy from NTFS to fat, nothing more" but still psx-scene frontpaged it as you had full NTFS support(play from NTFS).

Can somebody just answer this, can you play games from NTFS?

" * NTFS support for external USB HDD (START+/\ to switch to NTFS driver)
* USB.CFG configuration file edit required: 0xVNID:0xPRID:V (vendor ID, product ID, V=number of volumes) "

Can somebody explain all this, i dont understand a thing what it does?


Thanks!

[alimao]

That statement is incorrect.

We can copy from an original PS3 game disc to HDD.

But we can not copy from any other bluray disc type, such as bluray movies...
(Or generic BDROM data discs.)

For PS3 game discs it is already implemented in the File Manager section of multiMAN,
and for other disc types it remains impossible, as the BD drive firmware will not allow us to read them.

Only custom firmware changes have the potential of changing that, by reading the disc in a way similar to how the PS3 bluray movie player does it, but no existing custom firmware has managed to implement such disc access for homebrews.

Best regards: dlanor

Thanks you . per explains. from what I understand is something more specific. only custom firmware can implement

[Bobajob]

Well, now many sites have this front paged "NTFS is here" blalbla. But i can really understand, in the changes it says "only copy from NTFS to fat, nothing more" but still psx-scene frontpaged it as you had full NTFS support(play from NTFS).

Can somebody just answer this, can you play games from NTFS?

" * NTFS support for external USB HDD (START+/\ to switch to NTFS driver)
* USB.CFG configuration file edit required: 0xVNID:0xPRID:V (vendor ID, product ID, V=number of volumes) "

Can somebody explain all this, i dont understand a thing what it does?


Thanks!

You cannot play from NTFS. All you can do is mount the External NTFS in Multiman to copy from that onto you internal PS3 so that you can then play them. For me this is good as it means I dont have to FTP across from PC but rather just copy the games by plugging NTFS HD into the PS3.

In order to mount your NTFS you need to get the Vendor and Product ID and edit the USB.CFG file then copy it into /devhdd0/game/bles80608/usrdir then once you plug your NTFS USB in do START+/\ to mount.

There are better instructions and replies to this thread that tell you how than my explanation though.

[izsteve]

How do I remove small icon next to the game names? I don't like it

[buggerlugz]

You cannot play from NTFS. All you can do is mount the External NTFS in Multiman to copy from that onto you internal PS3 so that you can then play them. For me this is good as it means I dont have to FTP across from PC but rather just copy the games by plugging NTFS HD into the PS3.

In order to mount your NTFS you need to get the Vendor and Product ID and edit the USB.CFG file then copy it into /devhdd0/game/bles80608/usrdir then once you plug your NTFS USB in do START+/\ to mount.

There are better instructions and replies to this thread that tell you how than my explanation though.

So basically if you've got a spare NTFS external about it might come in handy, otherwise just use a large file splitter, copy it to your FAT32 external and then transfer it with multiman to the ps3 internal.

Until NTFS is implemented in a CFW its not going to be a working solution is it.

[Bobajob]

So basically if you've got a spare NTFS external about it might come in handy, otherwise just use a large file splitter, copy it to your FAT32 external and then transfer it with multiman to the ps3 internal.

Until NTFS is implemented in a CFW its not going to be a working solution is it.

I've not used the file splitter and because of the number and type of Harddrives I have this works for me. My PS3 after game installs and all the essentials only has 47gb free for internally installed games.

I am hoping that this NTFS mounting stuff is one step closer to NTFS loading to work though I guess also it might not.

[ttz]

I have got the details of my external hard drive (VNID=07ab,Prodid=fcfe) and created the USB.CFG, copied to /dev/hdd0/game/bles80608/usrdir then pressed start + /\ and message comes up about attaching hard drive, then it comes up with please wait but then it returns to the file manager and just hangs. PS button, controller buttons etc all frozen until I do a power button power down and on again.
The hard drive has a small 2 gig FAT partition and a larger 498gig NTFS and I am setting the number of volumes to 2 in USB.CFG (though I have tried it as 1 as well) but still it hangs.

Any help will be appreciated.

Is the NTFS partition primary? maybe this is the problem (for example, in a Wii the WBFS partition has to be primary.)

Bobajob: thanks for your info, as many here I thought "wow NTFS loading possible" ! But now I know the only thing possible is transfering! Good work as always Deank!

[CRoW74]

ive just formatted the ps3 reinstalled the latest BM's and the BDEMU for MM but every time i launch agame from the xmb after mounting it, it starts to load then puts me back on the xmb screen.
Every thing was working great before i formatted its really got me baffled have i missed some thing out

games tried
fight night champion
killzone 3
running Kmeaw 3.55 with latest MM and ROGERO

[gangster007]

webbrowser crashed alot when i start it.
is it only me?

[lettuce]

where is the MM settings file located on the PS3??