[Gamer_299]

Okay so I posted a question about PS3 Customs, so you said that jailbreaking a PS3 is the only way to access the contents of the HDD, although it’s not because it’s a standard SATA HDD. So can’t I just take out the HDD and use a SATA to USB 3.0 adapter to put the files on the HDD that way?

[Alternity]

Please avoid double posting, I answered to your question in your thread.

[Shroud]

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I am (obviously) interested in trying out customs on a PS3, but I am also a total n00b… so I have been trying to read the entire thread twice in the last few days, and I am still confused by the various discussions on how things have changed over the years. I will (eventually) sort it out but I would like to ask if it is possible for someone to confirm whether the instructions in the first post are still valid or have become obsolete. At least the links to the tools do not work anymore (understandably, since the thread is 5 years old).

 

Thanks, and kudos to everyone who has been involved in custom RB creations… the amount and quality of work is mindblowing!

[Alternity]

They are still valid but with some updates: Both NTSC and PAL rap files comes with C3 CON Tools, so if you’re on PAL you don’t have to do whatever is written in the tutorial.

The rap files are located in (root of C3 CON Tools)/bin/raps.

You have to rename the rap file you’re going to install and the correct name for both rap files can be viewed in (root of C3 CON Tools)/bin/klic.txt

 

Once you installed the rap file corresponding to your disc’s region, all you have to do is FTP the songs to the correct folder for your disc’s region, both should be in the tutorial.

[ps3uzer2149]

May be a dumb question, but is there a way to make the custom songs work on the PS3 version of Rock Band 2? If I have to go out and buy a used version of Rock Band 3 from Gamestop to get the songs, no big deal, but I’d much rather use the copy of RB2 I already have and save some money if I can. Plus, I’m a lot more used to the setlist in RB2 since it’s the only RB game I’ve ever had.

[Bansheeflyer]

May be a dumb question, but is there a way to make the custom songs work on the PS3 version of Rock Band 2?

 

Check this out, I believe it works for PS3 as well: http://customscreators.com/index.php?/topic/14574-rock-band-2-customs/

[Alternity]

Yes, the files will work, but it’s a bit more complicated than that. The technique we use for custom songs on RB3 consists of replacing a DLC pack with custom songs, and the current pack we use is the RB2 Free Pack 01 which is only read by RB3. If you want to load custom songs in RB2, you will have to change that and it’s a rather tedious (and to be fair, annoying) process.

I have explained how it works in this post: http://customscreators.com/index.php?/topic/17500-how-to-x360-customs-on-ps3-482-ofw-han-exploit/?p=1000046123

[Kivic]

Guys
I have the problem of ‘merge the songs already converted’, after a conversion from XBOX to PS3 the songs automatically goes to the ” All Music ” folder.
I copy the songs from the ” All songs ” folder and paste them into the ” songs to merge ” folder. After that I enter the program and the tool of C3 and the option to merge songs is inactive. I’ve tried it anyway and I can not merge the songs, could anyone help me?

[Kivic]

Hello!

I’m newby here. I can not do merge 2 songs for PS3.

I’ve done con to All Songs convertion. But tools-Merge songs button is always gray. How can i merge songs?

 

 

 

 

I have the same problem

[Alternity]

You need to either take the RB2 Free Pack 01 DTA file from your PS3 and put it in the “Merged Songs” folder if you own that pack, or create an empty text file and rename it to songs.dta. Make sure to change the txt extension to dta.

Just pointing out that the post after the one you quoted is me answering the question just like I do now.

[Shroud]

The problem was that the game couldn’t unlock the midi file for use because there was no way to install the rap file. The song would show up in the songlist (because the game can read dta file no matter what) but once you select it it would skip the song with a popup.

 

Does the rap file has anything to do with the encryption type being used when converting customs to PS3 format using C3 CON Tools?

 

I was wondering that, because there is at least one person who is playing customs after merely FTPing them into the correct folder, but without having installed the rap file… and if I understand correctly the Type 3 encryption of the CON Tools may be DRM-free (because HAN users report that Type 3 -encrypted customs still work while HAN is not activated).

[Alternity]

All I know is that different encryption types uses different softwares to encrypt the midi file. I would guess the rap file (and the k-license from the klic.txt file) is used for that process, but I’m not too sure how type 3 works compared to the others.

[xoxidine]

Is this still possible? Some of the links on the first post of this topic are dead.

[Shroud]

Is this still possible? Some of the links on the first post of this topic are dead.

 

Things have actually got better recently. Previously you needed an old enough model of PS3 to make it jailbroken. A couple of months ago they released a new hack called HEN which allows to run homebrew software on every model of PS3, even the previously considered ‘unhackable’ superslims.

 

I think the thread is a bit misleading nowadays because a newcomer obviously starts reading at the first post which is outdated, but only the original poster can change that.

 

I was planning to post a thread with my own experience using HEN, if you can wait another week or so.

 

In the meantime just make sure you do NOT UPDATE your PS3 beyond 4.84 if a newer firmware comes out.

[TrojanNemo]

Post the new update here and I can edit the original post.

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