(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); hi, im using cfw 3.55 on my old ps3, i was wondering, can i play a backup without having to insert a cd, my blue-ray laser is fried.

i have games on the ps3 using ftp server, i just need a way to boot the games

there are old versions of gaia manger that let you do it or insert a disck even though it doesnt read right

what version exactly?

If you have a cfw that has the app_home folder then you can play games without a disc. Not all games are compatible with this method though. I recomend using multiman as your backup manager.

Here's a list of compatible games.
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i dont have that folder, i seen somewhere you can only get that folder using cfw 3.41.

other then that is there a way to boot it?

Kmeaw's cfw 3.55 has that folder. I would go to ofw first and then put kmeaw's over that.

Sony's ofw
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Kmeaw's cfw
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kk so i, install Kmeaw's cfw, then what manager do i use? multiman?

(after i pick manager) i load the backed up game, and it should be in that folder (apps_home)?

Use this version of multiman
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put it in the root of your usb drive and install it onto your ps3. Once it is there you need to create a folder called GAMES if it is not already there onto your ps3's dev_hdd or the root of your usb. You should see your games in multiman now, once you click on a game it will ask you if you would like to boot from xmb, select no and it will send you back to the xmb now to to the app_home folder and click on it, the game should run as if it were on a disc if it is compatible, if that doesn't work try selecting "yes" when it asks if you want to boot from xmb.

k il do the multiman, but i dont have a usb drive big enought for most games, can i use blackbox ftp to copy games on the hdd?

Yeah you can but it might take some time via FTP. Although you can speed things up using this method here.
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