3d ago - Today Italian PlayStation 3 scene site BiteYourConsole has shared a guide on how to install multiMAN PS3 Themes via USB from a PKG file below.

To quote, roughly translated: Here is the program that allows us to download the theme directly in a PKG file and you can install through a pendrive.

Download: pack multiman.rar

The program was inspired by earlier work done on Bite that we allowed them to create the PKG file, the program was modified to allow an upgrade file that goes to save the theme within multiMAN.

Procedure

• Drag the file.THM in the themes folder.
  
• Click on theme.bat and wait the end of the process.
  
• Copy the MM4PS3-BLES80608_00-MULTIMANAGER0440.pkg file on a usb stick and install on the PS3.
  

The program can also be used for the themes of the hcode123 mod and opium2k, but only about MultiMAN.

20w ago - Following up on his previous release and the recent work from Szalay, this weekend PlayStation 3 developer Rogero has updated to Rogero CEX 4.30 v2.04 which includes the original Install Package Files and updated App_Home to IPF that no longer requires restarting.

Download: Rogero_CEX_4.30_v2.04.PUP (192 MB) / Rogero_CEX_4.30_v2.04.PUP (Mirror) / Rogero_CEX_4.30_v2.04.PUP (Mirror #2) / Rogero_CEX_4.30_v2.04.PUP (Mirror #3) / Rogero_CEX_4.30_v2.04.PUP (Mirror #4) / Rogero_CEX_4.30_v2.04.PUP (Mirror #5)

MD5: 9f148cb1e265810e9f962ffd4119d0fc
Size: 192 MB (201,591,424 bytes)

To quote: For all the users that are having the Singstar Icon on XMB, please know that this is a pure Original FW 4.30/4.31 feature...

21w ago - Following up on the 4.11, 4.10 and 4.00 PlayStation 3 Custom Firmware modification updates, today Szalay has shared a guide on bringing Install Package Files folder back to VSH on Rogero 4.30 CFW.

Download: add_install_package.txt / Rogero 4.30-2.03 IPF (Install Package Folder) XMB Fix

To quote: Maybe it's just my opinion, but the Install Package via multiman and other Install PKG application are not the greatest options.

Here's how to TRULY add back Install Package from the VSH directly like before in v3.41/v3.55 for CFW build's v4.30.

22w ago - Following up on my guide, the way I see it Sony will soon patch my console unban method, in my opinion it will be possible to work around the patch, I however won't release it publicly but below I give you PS_Unban v0.1 for 3.55 and v0.1.2 for 4.21 Firmware.

PS Unban is a tool to unban your PS3 on both 4.21 and 3.55 firmwares (different pkg's) (the 4.21 should work on both but meh), no console ID needed.

If it gets fixed i'll patch it a few times.

GUIDE:

Install either "PS_Unban v0.1(4.21).pkg" (UP0001-NOBAN0000_00-0000000000000000.pkg) OR "PS_Unban v0.1(3.55).pkg" on your PS3.

• PS Unban (3.55) - PS_Unban v0.1(3.55).rar / PS_Unban v0.1(3.55).rar (Mirror) / PS_Unban v0.2.pkg (3.55)
  
• PS Unban (4.21) - PS_Unban v0.1.2(4.21) / PS_Unban v0.1.2(4.21) (Mirror) / PS_Unban v0.2.pkg (4.21)

23w ago - Recently French PlayStation Vita developer NtRnOs shared a Proof of Concept (PoC) video demo on installing PKG games and applications on the PS Vita handheld console.

Below are the details, roughly translated:

This proof is not a hack but just to show how to install PKG PSVita outside the circle with the usual and customary and PSN content manager "PSViTA/PS3/PC"

• Download your PKG then copy it to a storage system external or internal to the PS3.
  
• Install it on your PS3 via "install package" (this may take a few minutes).
  
• Find it in the queue (TASK) files to install the PS3 (PSVita download content via PS3 or transferred PKG PSVita will not install on your PS3, they just put in the queue waiting to be transferred to a system PSVita).
  
• Connect your PSVita to your PS3 and go to the content manager (PSVita)
  
• On your PS3, you should find your PKG copied earlier in the queue for the PS3, click to install it (the PS3 will ask you to connect the PSVita for the transfer).
  
• In the content manager of PSVita select PS3 PSVita transfer and application, and the ones you want to transfer.
  
• To finish the PS3 delete the file from your system and you find the application / game installed on your PSVita.
  
• PS3 PKG checks PSVita...