(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ok, first off the requirement for this is that you have two PS3's. One on 3.41 and the other with 3.42

I did this earlier today and was amazed it actually worked and was so easy. I was able to get a hacked MW2 patch on my 3.42 PS3 and use the hacks online without a hitch.

Credit goes to shiver for giving me the idea. The original posting can be found You must login or register to view this content..



1. On the 3.41 PS3, jailbreak it and install a hacked MW2 patch (tutorial You must login or register to view this content.). You might also need to confirm the hacks working when you are NOT jailbreaked. Meaning you start the PS3 like normal and the patch hacks still work (just test it in splitscreen).

2. On the 3.42 console, do a full backup of your HDD with the PS3 backup feature. Unless you don't care about all the contents on this PS3 being wiped clean and lost forever.

3. Follow this guide for doing a Data Transfer between two PS3's

    https://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/settings/transferutility.html

That's it! Basically with the PS3 data transfer feature, you can effectively transfer over EVERYTHING from your 3.41 PS3 to your 3.42 PS3. Including hacked patches! It also transferred over my FTP server and the backup manager... although those don't work without jailbreaking. :p


Whats the advantage to this? Well, instead of doing the MW2 patch hack and updating the PS3 FW which may forever prevent you from enjoying jailbreaking hacks ever again, this also allows you to install new hacked patches when they release. Otherwise if you do it the insane way (updating) you are stuck with godlymodz forever! Not to mention when IW releases the next patch, you would be SOOL. Doing it this way lets you stay on 3.42 while keeping a open line to your hacked PS3 and hacked patches.


Downside to this is that the PS3 which receives the data (the 3.42 one) has it's HDD re-formatted, so all the previous data will be lost. If you do a full backup, you can restore all your stuff later if you want to. And since you will restore to the same PS3, everything gets restored just like it was before.

Also note that the PS3 data transfer instruction manual (which is linked above) says you need both PS3's to have the same firmware. Surprisingly this doesn't matter if the PS3 you are transferring from has a lower FW than the one you are transferring to. The only time you need both to have the current/same FW is when you want to transfer data from the 3.42 PS3 to the 3.41 PS3.

So 3.41 -> 3.42 :y:
And 3.42 -> 3.41 :n:

I'm sure Sony will fix this soon, since this not only makes having hacked patches on MW2 real easy, but this also would open up the door for future hacks on the 3.41 PS3 to a online 3.42+ FW PS3. Since the DT utility copies over everything, hacked files and all.


Anywho, sorry if this is already common knowledge, but I was quite pleased to see that it worked without a hitch! I have been messing with the Godlymodz hacks all night on my 3.42 PS3.


P.S. Please try and keep this premium only. The less exposure this gets, the less chances Sony will fix it right away. I'm sure many others have already figured this out, but still...

P.P.S Just so you are all aware, I currently am NOT hosting any lobbies. So don't ask. I have already restored the backup on my 3.42 PS3, so no hosting lobbies for me (unless I do the DT again).

I'ma try this when I get my new PS3.
Thanks :wub:

I have been doing this since 3.42 I have 3 ps3's so keep 2 on 3.50 and 1 on 3.41 keep it there because of my copied games have about 12 games on external HDD! I use it to upload test patches to my 3.50 also! I made a YouTube video of this method also if you want me to post!

Would this work if you have 2 HDD's on the 1 PS3 system? (noob question flame away)

Does this work with 3.50? If it does could someone give me the transfer files from their ps3 so I could use it and make some modded lobbies