EXCLUSIVE: installPKG SingStar XMB Replacement Installer Released by DeanK

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Now you can install PKGs whilst drooling over Justin Bieber... if you are a bloody Belieber that is!

DeanK has developed and released a cheeky installPKG SingStar XMB Replacement Installer, which will allow CFW users that have been affected by the widely-disapproved undeletable SingStar XMB Icon issue to install the application in place of the SingStar XMB icon.

In order to install the installPKG application though, users will need to allow their PS3s to have Internet access in order to download the SingStar package, or alternatively, users will need to download an offline SingStar package and install it in order to use the package-installing application in its place.

For more information on how to use the application, read the read-me below:

InstallPKG - SingStar XMB Replacement Installer by DeanK
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System/Firmware Requirements:
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- Any custom firmware (CFW) that has been affected by the undeletable SingStar XMB Icon (Rogero 4.30-rev. 2.03 CFW is known to be affected by this).


Installation Instructions:
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1) Start the PS3
2) Click the "SingStar" icon and download/install it if your PS3 is connected to the Internet.
3) Quit "SingStar"
4) Launch multiMAN
5) Go to mmOS (multiMAN's point-and-click file manager) and double-click "PS3PSN~NPEA00374.zip"
6) Exit multiMAN
7) Access the "* Install Package Files" application where the SingStar XMB icon was, and you should now be able to start it up.


Removing The SingStar XMB Background Music/Image
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If you dislike the SingStar XMB Background Image/Music, then you can delete the PIC1.PNG, PIC0.PNG and the SND0.AT3 files from the "/dev_hdd0/game/NPEA00374" directory using mmOS (multiMAN's point-and-click file manager) in order to disable the background and music when the "* Install Package Files" XMB entry is selected in the XMB.

Update: DeanK has now released a simple-to-install package that in fact negates the need to install SingStar in order for the user to install the * Install Package Files application, which now involves just clicking on the package file, as one would do with installing homebrew - for more information, read the following post here: installPKG SingStar XMB Replacement by DeanK - Simple Installer - PS3Crunch

DOWNLOAD LINK - BASE PACKAGE: installPKG_FUSS BASE - Putlocker
DOWNLOAD LINK - FULL PACKAGE: installPKG_FUSS FULL - Putlocker

DOWNLOAD LINK #1 - SIMPLE INSTALLER (RECOMMENDED): installPKG_FUSS SIMPLE - SendSpace (DeanK)
DOWNLOAD LINK #2 - SIMPLE INSTALLER (RECOMMENDED): installPKG_FUSS SIMPLE - Putlocker

Special thanks go to DeanK for developing the SingStar replacement version of the installPKG application

[deank]

Ok, I was fooling around so here it is:

1) No need to download singstar or install it offline
2) Install this package
3) Done

installPKG [SingStar Replacement].pkg (254.08KB)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/klv9jz

If you ever feel sad and want singstar back - just press [Triangle] and [Delete] the new [IPF] and XMB will bring SS back. You can also get rid of the standalone installPKG and you'll have a legitimate IPF now (using the ID of Singstar - so no worries there!)

Have in mind that this will behave almost like the original [* Install Package Files] and will stay on top of the list just under /app_home (thanks to the new PARAM.SFO field ITEM_PRIORITY).

Dean

[kokotonix]

Great !
Now we have an (almost) complete stealth solution

Thanks



Question: Is it possible that future games will be able to search the internal ps3 file system for "un-official" folders or does ps3 official sdk prohibits this type of access ?

[deank]

In a normal (OFW) environment applications can't access folders outside their USRDIR home folder. But on CFW the patches that allow us to access all folders of the internal hdd also allow the games to do the same. So any game dev can do a simple check if he can access for example /dev_hdd0 and will know that this is a hacked ps3 and proceed from there.

[somenutter]

In a normal (OFW) environment applications can't access folders outside their USRDIR home folder. But on CFW the patches that allow us to access all folders of the internal hdd also allow the games to do the same. So any game dev can do a simple check if he can access for example /dev_hdd0 and will know that this is a hacked ps3 and proceed from there.

So what your basically saying is ,Its a waste of time trying to be stealth because game developers can put a script in the game to flag a console for banning if they wish to, By asking for access to /dev_hdd0 if true send notification to Sony

[deank]

In theory - yes. The rules forbid game devs to access folders outside the game installation path, but who knows.

[brakk3n]

In theory - yes. The rules forbid game devs to access folders outside the game installation path, but who knows.

I wonder if these same rules prevent them from doing anything if they do indeed detect it's a modified system (aka it's up to Sony what will happen). If it's that easy one would assume game developers could easily have their games then refuse to run (thus, until eventually they are cracked).

[vikasnarula]

Thank you dean, for this update.
if you can somehow embed psninja to clear log n history in mm. that will be great.

[deank]

mM always clears the logs/pushlist (for over 2 years). There is an option in the "Settings" and unless you disabled it - it clears the logs.

[vikasnarula]

Thank you dean, i was not aware of that . guess i dont need psninja anymore
ok, i notice something .. after installing this its showing Singstar as "Install Package manager" permanently and not replacing with game title on every reboot, like it does on previous stealth mode.
i may be wrong and screwed with installation or something.. (i was having singstar installed previously and just install 2mb new mm pkg)

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also i have one more suggestion, i think its more safe if we play same region game with similar psn account)
(e.g borderland.2.EUR in PSN Europe Account)
making new region account and switching in between is easy , but if some how it can categorize in mM region vise) that will be more safe.