PS3: Fix "This content can be used if you renew the licence in playstation store" for PSN games

If you ever find yourself in this situation, you can always rely on some pre-made software to fix your problem. However, knowing how the hell to use it is another story!

Preparation

First of all, you'll need the infamous RAP files. Download a program called PSNStuff by LoOzers to find the game you want and save the RAP file.

• Download reactPSN 2.25
• Copy pkg files for reactPSN and your game to USB:/
• Copy the game RAP files into usb:/exdata/
• Make sure you're not connected to PSN (being online is fine though)

The magic

• Plug the USB into the right USB port (it's the 2nd from the left if looking at it horizontally)

• Install the game + any updates
• Install reactPSN
• Create a new user called "aa"
• Switch to "aa"
• With the usb still plugged in, run reactPSN
• It should restart and display the log-in screen
• The "aa" profile should have renamed itself to some status message
• Log into your usual non-aa profile
• Remove usb drive (you're done with it)
• Your game should now work.

*update 30/4/2013* Updated sources and instructions about RAP files.

Sources

• About REACTPSN
• ReActPSN 2.0 Update for PS3 CFW with Patched VSH.Self Arrives
• Tortuga Cove • View topic - Rogero CEX-4.40 v1.03 with ToolBox/StealthMAN and ReactPSN offline Patch
• What to do with a .rap file?
• what do i do with rap files for revoultion blops 2 map
• Tortuga Cove • View topic - About REACTPSN

Stuff I looked at which weren't so helpful.

• This content can be used if you renew... - PS3Hax Network - Playstation 3 Hacks and Mods
• cant renew psn license - PS3Hax Network - Playstation 3 Hacks and Mods
• How to Run PSN Games On Rogero 4.30 ? - PS3Hax Network - Playstation 3 Hacks and Mods
• rap files - Page 2 - PS3Hax Network - Playstation 3 Hacks and Mods
• How to re-activate all of your PSN games (incl.PSOne classic) + NOOB-PROOF TUTORIAL
• Downloadable Content .RAP Files Request Thread (PKG files are welcomed)
• Fixing PSN games with rap files
• reActPSN tutorial for 4.30CFW Rogero v2.03+ (should also work for 4.21.1 Rebug)
• RIF2RAP PS3 Homebrew App, Export RAP Files Without Downgrading - Page 1 - PS3 NEWS - PlayStation 3 News - PS3 Hacks - PS3 CFW
• React psn for 4.30 Rogero CFW
• ReActPSN v2.23 for PS3 with 3.41 to 4.30 CFW Support Arrives - Page 1 - PS3 NEWS - PlayStation 3 News - PS3 Hacks - PS3 CFW
• PSN Games-DLC-PSone-miniS-Demos-Huge Collection Of Links(3544 Raps DLC PS2 Selection)
• Tortuga Cove • View topic - Rogero CEX-4.40 v1.02
  

Bash: Delete files listed in a text file

With so many unused py files in the project, I put together a few lines of code to get rid of them.

md5sum blank/tests.py
find -name "tests.py" -type f -exec md5sum {} + | grep 1fde9e174e80f7680d95dc905a3533a3 > empty_tests.txt

md5sum blank/models.py
find -name "models.py" -type f -exec md5sum {} + | grep 8c4eb991c6dca757bdd77f539092e29b > empty_models.txt

md5sum blank/views.py
find -name "views.py" -type f -exec md5sum {} + | grep ad656aaabae09dc285884ad38d889ef9 > empty_views.txt

# Delete any files listed in the text files
# awk splits up the md5 from the filename since md5sum output is "<hash> <filename>"
rm $(cat empty_*.txt | awk '{ print $2 }')

The first part collates a list of text files for any files with the common MD5 checksum.

In the second part:

• cat reads in each empty_*.txt file
• awk grabs the filename component of the checksum output
• rm removes each filename returned by cat/awk

Sources

• read list of filenames from text file, archive, and remove
• How To Use awk In Bash Scripting
• shell command/script to delete files whose names are in a text file

Python: Listing files in an FTP

Well, I don't know why this had to be harder than it currently is.

ftp = ftplib.FTP(self.get_ftp_host(), username, password)
ftp.cwd("/path/to/files/")
files = list_files(ftp)
print files

def list_files(ftp_connection):
files = []

def dir_callback(line):
bits = line.split()

if ('d' not in bits[0]):
files.append(bits[-1])

ftp_connection.dir(dir_callback)
return files

Great success!

Sources

• Upload file to FTP using Python ftplib
• ftp - Using Python's ftplib to get a directory listing, portably - Stack Overflow
• parsing - How do I parse a listing of files to get just the filenames in python? - Stack Overflow
• ftplib — FTP protocol client — Python v2.7.3 documentation
• Python ftp list only directories and not files - Stack Overflow
• upload - Python Script Uploading files via FTP - Stack Overflow
• How to upload binary file with ftplib in Python? - Stack Overflow
  

Internet Explorer 10: Mailto bug opening lots of windows

Internet Explorer 9 was a great move in the right direction. I was pretty excited to install IE10, but the disappointed that followed was almost as bad as Diablo 3.

What's the problem?

Could not perform this operation because the default mail client is not properly installed

Wait, what? I've been using Thunderbird for years. Default settings checked out fine mate.

But the real linsanity occurs after clicking "OK" to clear that popup.

Even when using another program such as Firefox or email client, clicking on a "mailto" link will cause Internet Explorer 10 to open up hundreds of windows for absolutely no reason.

How the fuck this got past quality control is beyond me!

I figured out it was IE10's fault when the same thing happened after I tried typing "mailto:" directly into the address bar... for science.

How do I fix it?

Get rid of it.

• Start
• Type in "Windows Update" and click it
• At the bottom, clicked "Installed updates"

• Sort by "Installed on" and find "Windows Internet Explorer 10"
• Uninstall
• Confirm and restart when done

• Don't feel bad about it. The poor thing had to be put out of it's misery... WITH A POWERBOMB

Source

• How do I remove Internet Explorer from Windows as a troubleshooting step?

Starcraft 2 - Heart of the Swarm: How to pause cinematics

Now this is a nice little feature I haven't seen in many games!

Spacebar won't work, just left-click during movies to pause it.

It's such a shame that the damn DVD installer didn't actually install the game from the DVD... worthless coaster.

Blizzard salutes to customers.

PS3: Updating from 3.55 KMEAW CFW to 4.40 Rogero CEX CFW (v1.02b)

Alright I'll say it straight, I'm going to assume you're handy with unzipping files, copying and moving stuff around and generally competent with navigating through your computer/ps3. Otherwise, this guide probably isn't for you.

Grab the files from the Rogero CFW thread. You'll need:

• Rogero_CEX4.40_V1.03.PUP
• multiMAN ver 04.30.00 BASE (20130324).zip
• toggle_qa.pkg (from Rebug)

Another early note, you need multiMAN 04.30.00. Older multiMAN versions won't work on CFW4.40 so feel free to update it before you install the 4.40 CFW.

Also, take out any discs in your console! Reason is the PS3 will check the disc for firmware before checking the USB drive. You don't want to accidentally upgrade to official firmware now, do you? ;)

In case you're wondering, this is the CEX firmware (consumer firmware), not the DEX version which has more debugging features.

Copy the files across to:

USB://toggle_qa.pkg
USB://PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP

Yep you read that right, it's UPDAT (missing E, not a typo!)

Some optional things to do while downloading/preparing files.

• (optional) Update multiMAN. I did this as a precaution, since I use multiMAN for most things
• (optional) Back up your PS3 data
• (optional) While that's happening, make sure your CFW PUP isn't corrupted. MD5 dat file.
• If you've downgraded to 3.55 from a higher firmware, you should run the QA flag thing.

Enabling QA flags

So QA flag first, just in case. I'm not gonna pretend I know exactly what happens there, but it's more of a safety thing and highly recommended by Rogero in the release thread.

• Using "Install package files", run "toggle_qa.pkg" from your USB drive.
• Once it's done, run Toggle QA from the menu.
• Your PS3 should beep and reboot (if not, try again)
• Go to Network Settings and press L1+L2+L3+R1+R2+Down (all at the same time)
• If Edy Viewer & view/debug settings appear, it worked.

Updating to Rogero 4.40

Just to be safe, disable your network connectivity so the PS3 is completely offline.

Now, onto the fun part! Open up:

• Settings
• System update
• Update via storage media
• If you see "Version 4.40-Rog v1.03" then you're in business!
  If not... it's not safe to carry on. Check if you've missed a previous step.
• X/OK to continue
• Right > Accept > Start
• Patience is a virtue so let it do it's thing.
• When it finally starts up, it should have the ROGERO logo on the boot screen.

Viola! You are now on 4.40 CFW with PSN access! To make sure, check via "System Settings > System information" menu to make sure.

Test run

Fire up multiMAN and blast away at your favourite game.

If all is well, you're now on 4.40 and survived!

If you're getting the "Your installation of multiMAN is incomplete! lease install BASE of FULL version!" error after updating, grab a copy of multiMAN from the Rogero 4.40 thread. Make sure to download the BASE version and install the CEX pkg.

Alternatively, this method takes longer but at least it's easier:

• Load multiMAN
• Web
• scroll down to "multiMAN 04.30.00 BASE (or whatever's latest)

Extra reading

Now, this solution works but you'll run into some common errors that others have run into.

• How to fix errors when loading PSN PKG games after upgrading to Rogero CFW 4.40 v1.02

Apparently the way people were using to downgrade games to 3.55 was "wrong". You'll need a package resigner in order to get them to install and run properly on 4.30 and 4.40.

• How to transfer games to your PS3 via FTP (using multiMAN)

The previous guide on KMEAW was finicky and tricky for the average user. This method is far easier so I highly recommend it.

• Proper fix for slow FTP transfer speeds over gigabit ethernet

When the file transfers were going at 140kb/s, I was annoyed to say least. Seriously, I spent some extra time to make sure everything was gigabit ready.

To my delight, it wasn't my fault =)

There are lots of dodgy fixes for this on the internet. Try mine first, it's least likely to break anything on your computer.

Update 15/04/2013:

I've updated the tutorial so it points to 4.40 v1.03 (rather than 1.02b).

Sources

• Everything You Need To Know To Install 4.30 CFW (From 3.55 CFW)
• Toggle QA | Codename: REBUG
• Tortuga Cove - Rogero CEX-4.30 v2.05 with Original "*Install Package Files" and Updated [app_home] IPF -> ToolBox (No more Restart)
• PS3 4.21/4.30/4.xx CFW User Guide - Read Before Attempting Anything And Bookmark - PS3Hax Network - Playstation 3 Hacks and Mods
• Tortuga Cove - Rogero CEX-4.40 v1.02
• [How To] Check MD5 sums - xda-developers
• PlayStation®3 PC System Software Update Method - PlayStation®
• How to Enable QA Flag (Toggle QA) [PS3] - YouTube
  

PS3: How to transfer games to your PS3 via FTP (using multiMAN)

This is pretty simple now, but there are some quirks you have to be aware of.

• multiMAN works best in passive mode (PASV)
• You can only have one connection at a time. Any more than that and multiMAN will either time out or disconnect.

First, go to Settings > Network Settings > Settings and Connection Status List. There you can get your IP address.

On a side note, I prefer to match a MAC address to an IP in my router settings (not covered in this tutorial!)

Now run multiMAN. Check under Settings > FTP Service to see if it's enabled.

On your computer, download and install FileZilla. Go to File > Site manager > New Site. Use the following settings:

• Host: Your PS3's IP address
• Port: 21
• Logon type: Normal
• User: anonymous
• Password: (Clear it out and leave it blank)

On the "Transfer settings" tab:

• Transfer mode: Passive
• Tick "Limit number of simultaneous connections" and set it to 1

Once you connect, you'll see a few folders like this.

Double click on dev_hdd0, it's the internal hard drive.

For extracted game files, put em into "dev_hdd0/GAMES". The "game" folder is for games which are already installed.

If you have PKG files which need to be installed on the PS3, place them into "dev_hdd0/packages".

Drag and drop the files to transfer. Once the files are copied over,they can be accessed via multiMAN's user interface.

This is much easier than the previous method where games had to be copied onto an external drive then copied into the PS3 via a horrible user interface.

No more jumping through hoops!

PS3: How to fix errors when loading PSN PKG games after upgrading to Rogero CFW 4.40 v1.02

After a lot of digging around, eventually I learned that the reason for this whole mess is because people were replacing eboot files to make games compatible with 3.55.

That made sense at the time, but when the newer firmwares started checking the eboot signatures, stuff started breaking.

So to resign the packages so they work with the newer firmwares, you'll need a special suite of programs.

At first I tried aldos tools, which seemed like a pretty good all-in-one bundle. To be honest, all I could really do was unpack some archives and check the ID of stuff. The installer didn't integrate with my Windows properly.

Then I tried RazorX's CFW Eboot & PKG Resigner. Looks noob friendly enough, but I had no idea what NPDRM meant. Couldn't find anybody that could explain it either.

As much as I wanted to use RazorX's utility, I could only get as far as resigning the eboot. For some reason, it just wouldn't repackage the PKG!

I was almost tempted to just search for the pre-fixed eboots until I noticed a reference to PS3 CFW 4.XX+ F.A.R. (Full Auto Resigner) Script. Just drag the PKG file to the script and it resigns the whole thing for you. Wow, this can't get any easier!

How to use it?

Download CFW_4.xx__F.A.R._Script_v0.5b .rar and extract it somewhere. Leave the folder open.

Find your PKG file and drag it over the file called "CFW 4.xx+F.A.R. Script (Drag Here).bat".

Wait for it to do it's thing. It's a little difficult to read the dark blue writing against a black console window, but wait for the terminal to disappear and you should have yourself a new PKG file (most likely with a different filename).

Copy the new PKG to the PS3 or USB and it should work fine.

So, repeat the process with any packages which don't work.

Time to get busy!

Sources

• CFW 3.55 Games can be play on CFW 4.30 v2?
• PS3 Tools by Aldo Vargas
• [UPDATE 10] CFW Eboot & PKG Resigner v1.20
• 109.PSN.Game.Fixes.Compatable.For.All.CFW.341.355.421.430.ZMK
• PS3 How To Resign PKG Files & PSN Games To CFW 4.21- 4.30 - YouTube
• Tortuga Cove - PS3 CFW 4.XX+ F.A.R. (Full Auto Resigner) Script v0.5b is Released
• CFW_4.xx__F.A.R._Script_v0.5b .rar
  
• PlayStation 2 DataCenter - NTSC-U List (wasn't referenced in this tutorial, but useful for checking the game IDs between regions)

PS3: Proper fix for slow FTP transfer speeds over gigabit ethernet

The PS3 does indeed support full duplex gigabit ethernet, but it doesn't seem to automatically select it all the time. I had slow transfer speeds most of the time, but once in a while after a reboot it'd be fast.

 
Copying stuff and feeling like it's going nowhere? Yeah, I get ya.

But man, when it comes to the internet people sure do come up with some weird solutions.

A popular one floating around is to modify your (working) Windows settings and set up a special IP/subnet mask/gateway. Just do yourself a favour, spare yourself the pain and don't even try this method.

"Get a faster HDD". LOL harddrive write speeds are a limiting factor, but it wouldn't cause the speeds of 70Mb/s to drop down to 140kb/s.

There are suggestions of changing the FTP server on the PS3 or the FTP client on the PC. That's fine and dandy, but they're not really responsible for the huge drop in speeds.

Side note: I use FileZilla and MultiMan v4.30 for FTP.

Well Twig, do you have a better solution?

Of course! And here are some starting points. Make sure that...

• You have an ethernet port that supports gigabit connectivity
• You have at least a Cat5e (not Cat5) or Cat6 ethernet cable (read the writing on the wire). Cat5 does not support gigabit.
• Your router is gigabit ready
• Your PS3 isn't on the wireless network (This can happen if you ripped out the wired connection and the PS3 knows your wireless settings)
• The FTP client you're using isn't limiting transfer speeds

If all those check out, then you might be victim of the PS3's buggy network speed detection. So I manually set the network configuration by going through...

• Settings
• Network settings
• Internet connection settings
• Custom
• Wired connection
• Manual settings
• Speed and Duplex: 1000BASE-T Full-Duplex (or whatever else if you know exactly what you're doing)
• IP Address setting: Automatic
• DHCP: Do not set
• DNS: Automatic
• MTU: Automatic
• Proxy: Do not use
• UPnP: Enable
• X to save
• Now then test your connection.

If it doesn't work, you'll have to change the speed and duplex mode.

Otherwise, here comes fast copy-pasta!

Sources

• Slow FTP transfer to PS3 using wired connection?!?!?
• Slow FTP transfer?

Android: ADB Composite/Debug drivers for Telstra Uno (aka ZTE T12)

Most of the time you can get away with using the Google USB drivers that come with the SDK.

For some reason, the Telstra Uno only showed up in the Device Manager as an unrecognised device "MT65xx".

First off, this post by Andweeb showed me to a viable set of drivers.

Download usb_driver_MT65xx_Android_ZTE_v821.rar and extract them somewhere easy to access.

Now open up the folder you extracted it to, click through to "usb_driver" and edit "android_winusb.inf".

Depending on your operating system (x86 or x64), paste this under either "[Google.NTx86]" or "[Google.NTamd64]" respectively.

; Telstra Uno ZTE T12
%SingleAdbInterface%        = USB_Install, USB\VID_19D2&PID_0260
%CompositeAdbInterface%     = USB_Install, USB\VID_19D2&PID_0260&MI_01

Save, then use the edited inf file as the driver. Then you can enjoy debugging on this awkward, semi-passable phone.

Almost as awkward as this.

Sources

• Telstra Uno (ZTE T12) - $45@Coles
• usb_driver_MT65xx_Android_ZTE_v821.rar

The links which almost helped.

• [Q] Mt65xx Android Phone Driver
• PDAnet ADB Auto-Driver For Windows!