I copied the files to my internal drive and it worked just fine, but I may try doing the archive file trick if I need the room. I didn't adjust the number at the top after I removed the line for the 9GB file so that maybe why it didn't load for me.
Finally got mine working. I'm not sure what was wrong before. Maybe a corrupt file from ftp transfer. I deleted the game from the ps3 and this time added it onto my external drive first with split4G. I then used multiman to copy the game to my internal, which multiman joined the split 9gb file back. In order for it to boot I did have to have a disc in the drive.
I would like to have an EBOOT without the little custom intro though.
Worked fine for me, playing it now, but it is only patched for 4.30. 3.55 users will have to make do with the Duplex intro, or upgrade to 4.30, I did last week, best decision ever, no more patching.
Just my experience with GOWA (3.55 Kmeaw, 4.31 SEN spoof). I tried creating 0 bytes files for the 2 big psarc and those language psarc, but just that was not enough. Still need to delete those lines in the ARCHIVES and LOCALIZED_ARCHIVES in order to make it work. Hated the duplex screen but I could care less as long as the game is working. Now working fine in external!