This tutorial will teach you how to flash and run PS Groove on your Black Cat USB board.

This will allow you to run homebrew and backup manager on your PlayStation 3.

This tutorial was written/tested under a Windows 7 x64/x86(32 bit). Other Windows
operating versions should work just fine.

Files you will need:

 Playstation 3 running PS3 FW 3.41 (unconfirmed on newer updates)
 BlackCat USB Board(Purchase Here)
 Atmel Flip 3.3.1+ (Download Here) *Install this*
 PSGroove Hex for BlackCat (Download Here)

Getting your PC to recognize your Blackcat

USB Board
1. Put the Blackcat in DFU mode by flipping bothswitches to the 1 an 2 positions.
2. Connect Blackcat to your PC, and press the RESETbutton.
3. Open Device Manager (Right Click MY COMPUTER, and click Properties, then click
DEVICE MANAGER) .
4. Click on ACTION menu, and click on "Add Legacy Hardware" (Note it does not
appear right away give it a few minutes to appear)

5.
6. A wizard should pop up, select the advanced option.
 7.
8. Highlight "Show All Devices" and click Next.
9. Click "Have Disk", then browse where ever you installed Amtel, the default should
be here:C:\Program Files (x86)\Atmel\Flip 3.4.1\usb\
10. Select atmel_usb_dfu.inf
11. Once driver is installed, press the RESET button on Blackcat again, and it should
show correctly on Device Manager.

Flashing PSGroove on your Blackcat

1. Start up Amtel Flip software, and select target deviceAT90USB162. (Should be a
small button of a microchip in the top left)
2. Go into Settings and select a communication medium, choose USB. Your Blackcat
information should now show up.
3. Go to File, hit Load Hex File, and load the Hex file you downloaded earlier
(psgroove_blackcatusb.hex)
4. Erase, Blank Check it, and flash/write the Hex file onto the chip.
5. Unplug Blackcat from your PC.
6. On the Blackcat, flip both switches back down.

Your done, and should have successfully flashed PSGroove on your Blackcat

Now all you have to do is boot your PS3 properly with your PSgroove flashed USB board
1. Go to http://www.rockbox.org/download/ and download the automatic
installer.
2. Once it is downloaded, open up RockboxUtility. Now plug in your iPod to
your computer. Your device should pop up where it says "Selected Device"

NOTE: For it to work your device must be in Disk Mode. An easy way to
tell is by going to my computer, and see if your iPod is detected there.
Also open up iTunes Select your Device, under Options there should be a
check for "Enable disk use"

3. Onece, plugged in and detected. In the Rockbox Utility, go to the

second tab for Installation. First Press "Install the bootloader"

4. When that completes, hit "Install Rockbox" It should be automatically

set to "Current build" which is fine, hit the Install button once again.

5. Once this is finished you have Rockbox installed on your iPod. Reboot
your ipod by holding down MENU and SELECT (middle of the clickwheel)

Boom your booted into Rockbox, Your Almost there!

If you already have Rockbox Installed, read from here:

1. Now you will need to download the "rockbox.ipod" file to be replaced in

the ".rockbox" folder

NOTE: You cannot just remove the .2 from the rb.psgroove.patch.2. This
file needs to be COMPILED with the original rockbox.ipod for NANO 1G or
Video 5g. Dont assume all the work has been done for you.

2. Once you have the correct rockbox.ipod file, copy it to the ".rockbox"
folder, overwriting the original rockbox.ipod.
You are done, you now have the PSGROOVE exploit on your iPod.

For noobs use this to jailbreak

http://sourceforge.net/projects/rbpsgroove/

The actual Jailbreak:

1. Power down your PS3

2. Reset your iPod so that ir runs the new rockbox.ipod script
3. Power up your PS3
4. Press the power button followed IMMEDIATELY by the eject button.
5. See if you have the 2 new folders on your "Game" tab of your PS3.

.pkg files can now be placed on the root of another thumb drive and
opened from Install Package Files. Dont worry if you have no access to
/app_home/PS3_GAME/
**
USE THIS TUTORIAL AT YOUR OWN RISK, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANYTHING THAT COULD HAPPEN DURING THE PROCRESS**

What you will need!

1. Iphone 3g with Firmware 4.0 (jailbreak) + (OpenSSH)

2. IphoDroid
3. iFunbox
4. Winscp
5.PSFreedom for iPhone/iPod Touch

Step-By-Step

1. Make sure your Iphone is on the firmware 4.0, if not

upgrade/downgrade to it!

here's a link to the firmware.

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite....3_Restore.ipsw

you can find on google how to downgrade or upgrade to 4.0

2. you will now need to load IphoDroid

3. Click on Shoot. It will automatically load Android to your iPhone.

4. What you need to do now is to click on the little button on the bottom
left of the screen of your iPhone when Android as loaded. It will bring you
to the main menu of openiboot.

5. Now, with the volume down button you will need to go to Install on the
bottom left of the screen and press the Home button.

6. After the installation is done, Click the Home button on the Apple Logo
to go back to your Iphone.

7. It will bring you to your Iphone in Recovery mode. return to the

IphoDroid program on your PC and click on Exit Recovery Mode. Now you
will be back to your Iphone.

8. Make sure you have OpenSSH on your iphone for the next steps

9. Load iFunbox
10. Go in the directory of your iPhone, click on Raw File System, click on
Private and then click on VAR

11. Now that you're in the VAR folder, you will need to drag and drop the
2 files of PSFreedom in that folder. make sure you've dragged them and
they are the correct size!

12. Load WinSCP

13. On your iPhone you will have to go in Settings-- Wifi-- click on the
blue arrow next to your Wifi

14. Write down the IP Address of your iPhone to the Host Name in WinSCP

15. Username: root Password: alpine File Protocol: SCP

it might take a few seconds/minutes to load

16. Click on the open folder on the right upper corner. enter this in the
address ''/private/var'' without the quotes.

it will bring you to the folder where the 2 files of PSFreedom are.

17. right click on each files that you added: zImage and android.img.gz

go to properties and put 0777 to the permissions of both files. make sure
the boxes are checked!

18. turn the iPhone off, turn it back on. go to your PS3 switch the power
to off.

plug the iPhone, switch the power back ON to your ps3, but do not boot it
right away.

load Android, when you see this text on your iPhone:

Loading kernal...
Loading initrd...

Boot the PS3 and press eject right after!

 Required:

 Minimus board
 FLIP software to flash a hex file to
board:http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools … ol_id=3886
 Device drivers for the
minimus:http://www.minimususb.com/files/minimus_x64_drivers.rar
 Hex file to flash to minimus: http://www.ps3-
hacks.com/download.php?id=95 (Use the "psgroove_backups.hex")
 PS3 at firmware NO HIGHER THAN 3.41
 An official blu-ray game disc (Any will do)
 Backup manager package file (google it)

How to flash a hex file:

Install FLIP software (link above)

Plug the minimus into a USB port on your PC

Right click "My Computer", click "Manage", then click on "Device Manager" in the left
hand menu

Find the minimus in the list of devices, right click, click "update device drivers", and
locate your unzipped folder (link above).

Run FLIP software

Click: Device > Select and then choose AT90USB162

Click: Settings > Communication > USB then click Open

Click: File -> Load HEX File (link above to correct hex file)

Check if the file name is correct, then press RUN to program chip (Sometimes when you
press RUN, nothing happens, if so, click it again)
Check if it says "Verify Pass" at the bottom

Hex file should be loaded, now you can safely unplug the device from the PC.

Here is a link to the official PDF help file detailing how to flash a hex to the minimus.
http://www.minimususb.com/minimus_v13.pdf

If you already flashed the wrong hex file?

Press and hold "Reset"
Press and hold "HWB"
Release "Reset"
Release "HWB"
And continue from "Click: Settings > Communication > USB then click Open"

Now that you have the hex file flashed to the minimus AVR, the hard part is over.

How to install backup manager

1) Turn off the PS3 at the wall socket.
2) Plug in the Minimus AVR USB device
3) Turn on your PS3 so that there is a red light indicating that it is in standby mode
4) Press the power touch button, then the eject button immediately after, as fast as you
can, and keep hitting eject for a few seconds.
5) On the GAME menu, there should be two new options, one saying install new
package files, and the other something like ps3-game/dev blah blah, ignore this one.
6) Put the backup manager package file (link above) onto another USB memory stick,
and plug it into the PS3.
7) Click "Install package files" and you should see Backup Manager v1
8) Click X to install it, follow the prompts to go ahead.
9) You should now have backup manager installed on the GAME menu.

How to backup a game

1) Ensure that the PS3 loads up with the option to install package files (as above).
2) Run Backup Manager
3) Insert the disc you want to backup (it should now appear in the list)
4) Use the D-pad to go down so the game is highlighted.
5) There should be two options at the bottom, I think one is to backup and the other is
to run it.
6) Click the relevant button to backup, and wait a while (First option is to backup to
external drive I think, if you click NO, then you are given the option to install to internal

How to play a backed up game

1) Ensure that the PS3 loads up with the option to install package files (as above).
2) Run Backup Manager
3) Ensure ANY game disc is inside the PS3
4) Scroll down to the backed up game
5) Click Load, or RUN
6) Should be taken back to XMB now.
7) It should appear that the backed up game is now in the disc drive.
8) Run as you would any real game
Important info
Game compatibility list found here:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key … &hl=en

Games with INDIVIDUAL file sizes larger than 4GB cannot be backed up to an external
drive, as the PS3 only supports FAT32 for external drives.

To copy a backed up game to the PC, use the following FTP program to copy it.

Do NOT update past 3.41.

Check the compatibility list before reporting problems with any games.
Some games can install updates for them, some can't. Some won't play at all.
Table of Contents

I. What you will need

II. Installing TI Connect and Updating the TI84+
III. Transferring PSGroove Port to the TI84+
IV. Transferring Backup Manager to a USB Flash Drive
V. Activating the exploit
VI. Installing Backup Manager
VII. Backing Up Games
VIII. Playing Backed Up Games
IX. FAQ.
X. Credits

I. What you will need:

 TI-84+ Calculator with USB cable

 TI Connect (download for windows or download for mac)
 Modified version of Brandon Wilson's TI-84+ PSGroove port with backup manager
enabled (http://www.ps3hax.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=402)
 FAT32 formatted flash drive
 Backup Manager Package
(http://www.ps3hax.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=408)

II. Installing TI Connect and Updating the TI84+

1. Download and install TI Connect

 2.
3. Plug in your calculator, Windows should automatically detect and install the
drivers for your calculator.
4. Make sure your calculator has the newest firmware. Click on updates

5.
6. Then make sure under "TI Device Applications" that "Device Operating System" is
checked.
 7.
8. Choose your TI-84+ when it starts scanning and click select

9. At this point, if there is an update for your calculator it will prompt to for your
username and password (you can create an account for free on TI's website).
Install the update and continue to the next section.

III. Transferring PSGroove Port to the TI84+

1. Open up TI Connect, then click "TI Device Explorer"

 2.
3. You will now see the contents of your calculator. Click on the " + " next to
"Applications" to see all the applications installed on your calculator.

4.
5. You now need to drag and drop the PS3JB.8XK file to the applications section that
you just expanded. If done correctly, you will see "PS3JB" listed under
Applications.

6.
Congratulations, you have successfully transfered over the exploit to your calculator.
Continue to the next step to install the exploit onto your PS3.

IV. Transferring Backup Manager to a USB Flash Drive

1. This is simple, once downloaded, simply transfer the package file onto a FAT32
formatted USB flash drive.

V. Activating the exploit

1. Turn your Playstation 3 completely off. Switch the power button on the back to
off, or unplug it from the power outlet.
2. On your calculator, press the "APPS" key and scroll down, you should see PS3JB.
Select it and hit Enter.

3. You will see a splash screen with a version number, press any key to continue,
then press 1 to start the exploit. Now, connect your calculator to your playstation
3 via USB. You will see this screen.
 4. Flip the power switch on the back of your PS3 to on, or plug your playstation 3
back into the power outlet and turn it on, then QUICKLY press the eject button (I
press it several times to make sure). It will say "Working...", then eventually
switch to "Working...Done".

5. Go to Games under the XMB, you will see 2 new items. "Install Package File" and
"/app_home/PS3_Game/". If you see these 2 items, congratulations, you've
activated the exploit. Now onto installing backup manager.

VI. Installing Backup Manager

Once the exploit is activated:

1. Plug in your USB Flash drive (with the backup manager package on it). Then, go
to "Install PackageFile" under the Game XMB and you should see "manager.pkg",
select it.
 2. It will prompt you with piracy warnings, accept if you agree and you will have
installed Backup Manager.

VII. Backing Up Games

1. Insert a game
2. Under the Game XMB, select backup manager
3. Once backup manager loads, you will see the game you inserted into the drive

and it will give you the option to Load or Backup (Circle). Press Circle to
backup your game.
4. It will give you the option to install it to an internal or external drive, choose
whichever you want.
 5. The game will now start backing up to your hard drive

6. Once finished, backup manager will return to its initial screen and you will be able
to view your backed up games.

VIII. Playing Backed Up Games

1. Activate the exploit using your calculator (by going into APPS and selecting
PS3JB...)
2. In the Game XMB, select Backup Manager
3. Insert any Blu-ray disc into the PS3
4. Select the game you wish you play, it will kick you back to the game XMB- but
the game you selected will be mounted and show up as a blu-ray disc. Select it
and enjoy :-)

Here's a video since some people are having trouble playing the backed up video games.
IX. FAQ:

 Q: Which PS3 firmware should I have?

A: 3.41, earlier versions may not work, newer versions will definitely not work.
 Q: What's the latest firmware for the calculator?
A: 2.53
 Q: What type of USB cable do I need?
A: A mini-usb cable, the same one that charges your PS3 controller.
 Q: Does the calculator need to be plugged in and on the entire time?
A: No, one you see "Working...Done" and backup manager shows up on your
XMB you can close the application and turn off your calculator.
 Q: Do I need to have a blu-ray disc in the drive to play a game using backup
manager?
A: Yes, you must have a blu-ray disc inserted when playing backups
 Q: I press 1 on my calculator to activate the exploit but it freezes, what should I
do?
A: Update your calculator to the latest version
 Q: My calculator restarts and tells me my ram has been cleared everytime I try to
start the exploit, what should I do?
A: Update your calculator to the latest version
 Q: I don't see anything when I select "Install Package Files", why doesn't it show
manager.pkg?
A: It will not show backup manager until you have your flash drive connected
with the manager.pkg file on it, once your flash drive is connected, it will appear
and allow you to install backup manager.
 Q: I've tried everything and everytime I load a game I get a black screen, what
should I do?
A: Delete all the game saves and game information on your PS3 for that game,
then start the game. It should then work.
this is for the Nokia N900 only, it will not work on the N97 or any 'similar' devices. It will
not work on a linux PC, it will not work on Android without recompilation from the
source, which will be released tomorrow.

KaKaRoTo released his PSGroove clone for the Nokia N900, it is not a port of PSGroove.
You can find the news post here, however due to huge load the site went down

You can find a mirror here:http://www.ps3hax.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=395

Instructions to install this, you need the stock kernel rootsh and wget installed for now.
Code:

root
wget http://xceleo.org/psfreedom.tar.gz
tar -xzvf psfreedom.tar.gz
chmod +x *.sh
./psfreedom-enable.sh

Turn off the PS3 from the back power switch, plug the N900 in, flip the switch on the
back, then press the power button and in less than 200ms the eject button.
The PS3 should now be jailbroken, check with dmesg on the N900 to see if it succeeded.