How to re-activate PSN games (incl.PSOne classic, DLC, MINI) + NOOB-PROOF TUTORIAL
Yep folks, someone by the name of Hotz8611 (..could it be ******?) released tools to activate/re-activate all of your lost PSN games. Also, this activates your illegally downloaded PSN games too. (ahoy!).
Now, I have read multiple reports on how it bricked some PS3s on other forums and such. By reading the readme, it looks super complicated but I've managed to get it working and made for you all a noob-proof guide, easy to follow so you reactivate all your PSN games in 5 good minutes. Are you ready? Alright let's get it on.
There have been reports of red screens of this but they are errors with vsh.elf and reinstalling CFW through the recovery menu fixes. I recommend using REBUG 3.55.2 as there are no issues with this CFW.
ATTENTION
YOUR USB DRIVE MUST BE FROM THE RIGHT SLOT (NOT LEFT)
AND ANY USB MUST BE UNPLUGGED. Only USB DRIVE FROM THE RIGHT.
- Extract vsh.elf and use the one designated for your CFW or patch your own vsh.elf for your CFW. Once Again I recommend using REBUG for this so use the 3 files in 3.55.2.
NOTE: If you have any other CFW other than the one provided, or your OWN CFW than you've got to patch your CFW.
- Now, for the REBUG users, you've got to put your console into NORMAL mode first. Now, go download the latest REBUG SELECTOR if you haven't already. Open your console, go to REBUG SELECTOR, change your console to MODE: NORMAL - XMB: DEBUG. After, restart your console.
- Now connect your usb drive on the far right slot either usb_000 or usb_001.
- Next open exdata.rar -> exdata,
Extract that one exdata folder into whatever USB Stick or HDD you use on your console. (so it looks like exdata/files and NOT exdata/psn146/exdata)
- Now extract ReActPSN2.0.pkg and install onto your ps3.
- Use MULTIMAN to write vsh.elf to dev_blind via file manager. You will need to enable write acces to /dev_flash at the bottom in settings.
- Once enabled go to /dev_blind/vsh/module and copy over the 3 vsh.elf files
- After done copy return to settings and disable write access to dev_flash. (overwrite)
- Restart the console.
- Run ReActPSN and hold R1 during the restart process should only take about 5 seconds. (Holding R1 will make a ReActPSN folder on the base of your usb drive with 2 folders in it "BK0001" and "pubPSN")
- The BK0001 folder contains a backup of all the users on the system. The pubPSN folder contains all of the .rif and act.dat on the system converted into .rap/.edat format. The pubPSN folder is the one we are wanting.
- Copy the exdata folder in pubPSN to the base of your USB drive. So it should looks like this in a File browser/manager "usb drive"/exdata/".rap files"
- Make a new user, name it ''aa'' (without quotations)
- Run ReActPSN again *do not push anything this time (it will rename user "aa" to reActPSN v2.0 xrif xedat )
- When it's done (won't take long) it'll restart your console.
- You'll notice aa has been renamed to something longer.
- That's it. You are DONE
- If you want to add more content to the account at a later time just add the .rap files to the exdata folder you copied earlier rename the user back to "aa" and run reActPSN again. Then just install the content you are wanting to add.
NOTE: You need your act.dat tied to the .rif to create valid .rap.
Tested with FF7, Crash Bandicoot Racing, Final Fantasy Tactics
CREDIT: Anonymous (who I appreciate a lot) who helped me get it working, Hotz8611 (for the everything, from tools to exploit - all credits goes to him really.), thxalot (for giving more detailed explanation for the post) big shout to TeamPS360 and much love from PS3Crunch/ISO
Gamba, thank you for this information. However i have 1 question: my girl loves Angry Birds (and i have fun playing too) and i want to offer this little gem to let her play on PS3. Unfortunnely, it doesn´t exist a working version by DUPLEX or other scene groups. With this tutorial i may activitate a "version" acquired on the web ;-).
My question is: how do i search an un-"activated" "Angry Birds" version on the web? Is there some software that allows a download of an PSN game unactivated?
Sorry for my not-so good english, but i hope you understand my question...
Gamba, thank you for this information. However i have 1 question: my girl loves Angry Birds (and i have fun playing too) and i want to offer this little gem to let her play on PS3. Unfortunnely, it doesn´t exist a working version by DUPLEX or other scene groups. With this tutorial i may activitate a "version" acquired on the web ;-).
My question is: how do i search an un-"activated" "Angry Birds" version on the web? Is there some software that allows a download of an PSN game unactivated?
Sorry for my not-so good english, but i hope you understand my question...
PS: Updated the thread with even more noob friendly information. (To be honest, its one of the greatest exploit on the ps3 scene atm - not known yet by the public )
Everything seems to check out but I think I messed up. I have rebug 3.41.3 and didn't use rebug selector because I already knew my settings were Normal and XMB debug, when I ran ReActPSn I think I let go of the button early, I only got the pubpsn folder and didn't think too much of it cause guide said what you need is pubpsn, when I ran it the second time it didn't restart and aa didn't change. It wasn't till after the fact I got a more detailed version of the faq and it says ALL usb except devusboo1 (the far right one) must be disconnected. My question is I don't want to mess anything up more than I already have, so what can I do now?
Everything seems to check out but I think I messed up. I have rebug 3.41.3 and didn't use rebug selector because I already knew my settings were Normal and XMB debug, when I ran ReActPSn I think I let go of the button early, I only got the pubpsn folder and didn't think too much of it cause guide said what you need is pubpsn, when I ran it the second time it didn't restart and aa didn't change. It wasn't till after the fact I got a more detailed version of the faq and it says ALL usb except devusboo1 (the far right one) must be disconnected. My question is I don't want to mess anything up more than I already have, so what can I do now?
I had the same error before writing the tutorial.
I'll copy paste what the problem and solution.
Extract that one exdata folder into whatever USB Stick or HDD you use on your console. (so it looks like exdata/files and NOT exdata/psn146/exdata)""
hi, I have a old fat ylod ps3 it was on kmeaw 3.55(just used the heat gun to get it working again) and just bought a slim on 3.50( not cfw yet). if I use the transfer utility to transfer everything over to the slim, can this tool be used to reactivate my downloads even tho the slim has not ever been online?
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