32w ago - Several days ago we
received word from a PlayStation 3 developer known as
HDMadness of his PS3 ErmaC 4.30 CFW v1.0 Custom Firmware, which has since been
tested, updated again and retested and now on version 1.1 with several bug fixes and
Cinavia protection disabled for those with PS3 Hardware Flashers only.
Warning: Although tested, it is still advised that
only users with PlayStation 3 Hardware Flashers attempt to install this PS3 Custom Firmware or you may end up bricking your PS3 console!
Download:
ErmaC 4.30 CFW 1.1.rar /
ErmaC 4.30 CFW 1.1.rar (Mirror)
PUP MD5: 198CA3EA016EA5855988D40F158E1F13
From the included ReadMe File: ErmaC 4.30 CFW v1.1
- More Stable than any other 4.30 CFW out there (Tested with numerous PS3, slim and phat models)
- Can run games signed with Keys up to 4.30 without any patching needed
- PSN enabled
- Cinavia protection disabled
Changes since 1.0:
- Some bugs fixed (including the ingame XMB bug) and improved overall stability
- Cinavia protection disabled
*You need to be on 3.55 CFW or OFW to install this CFW. After downgrading please install and run toggle_qa.pkg on your PS3 before upgrading to the new version.
Use exactly the same precautions on upgrading/downgrading used on other CFWs to avoid any complication. Enjoy!

Finally, if you do not have a PS3 Hardware Flasher some other (perhaps safer?) PlayStation 3 Custom Firmware options include
Rebug 3.55.3 / 4.21.1 PS3 CFW REX Editions and
Rogero CEX 4.30 CFW v1.00 PS3 Custom Firmware. Below is the ErmaC 4.30 CFW v1.0 PoC demo video for those who missed it:
Also below is a new video demonstrating PS3 CFW 4.30 ErmaC running some PS3 games:
dunno about that old version of MM, but you should be able to update from right inside of it. as for kmeaw, you might have to check around a bit for that. i fortunately still had my copy of it on my HDD.
thats great thanks will do it
also do you have a link for the newest multiman that will work on my kmeaw?
also do you have a link for the new multiman for 3.55kmeaw?
thanks again
next, this guide should help with qa_toggle and dehashing (recommended)
3rd, from what i've been told, DO NOT have a disc in the system when trying to update the firmware, since it will wanna pul the firmware from the disc first (don't know if it holds true or not though, but better safe than sorry) and last, make sure you install from recovery mode.
I've been using Ermac for a few days now, and everything seems to be running smooth. On a side note, is sony still dropping the ban hammer on people with 4.30CFW?
oh, i almost forgot. to make a NAND/NOR backup, go to mmOS, select any file, then hit (start? whatever it is for the hex viewer, it says at the bottom), select no twice, and then yes to backup FLASH.