How to Jailbreak Your PS3 on Firmware 4.90 or Lower with PS3 Toolset!

[@garisonbonus4536]

as someone who has really never liked or commented on YT vids, I've never been so obliged to do so. You've been so refreshingly explanatory on the step by step of "how to modding" that most amateurs including myself would be lost in without the step by step instructions given in your videos. thank you for what you do

[@MrMario2011]

Thanks for hanging out!

[@ajt649]

Same! Id have put my fist through my screen already! Truly a god send🙏🏻🤓🫶🏽

[@theharvardyard2356]

Hey man, I just want to say I really appreciate how you anticipate every possibility to make sure no one gets confused or left behind. Little things like "if you already have [x] this will look different" or "if you have [y] version this might take longer" etc. etc. It takes extra thought and care, but puts you many steps ahead of so many other tutorials.

[@MrMario2011]

Much appreciated~ Totally understand that these longer videos can put off people, but the people who do stick around appreciate the detail and the timestamps. After doing this for so long I've realized I'd rather have 10 people saying I put in too much detail, or else I'll have 300 people telling me I'm not detailed enough.

[@rutgerb]

@@MrMario2011 I am skipping and skipping and skipping... but thank you.

[@jaxjams7921]

@@MrMario2011 as someone who just got into all this stuff i’m really thankful

[@Asdfboy_]

@@ResidentShytposter The title says it all, as long as it's 4.90 or below, it all should work.

[@BD-mu7ww]

This comment speaks wonders, seriously, thank you. You’re the best at what you do in this regard on YT and we appreciate it more than you know

[@osirisblaster]

Man. You've made modding every single console I have easy to mod. In the past week I've modded a phat 360, trinity 360, and now a ps3 slim. You're my new favorite channel.

[@MrMario2011]

Based

[@DoctorSandia]

​@Playstation 3.50 Holy shoot can this play GameCube games?

[@osirisblaster]

@@BringTekBack it did when I did the mod. Mine is a slim.

[@Frostyboyo150]

@@osirisblasterGameCube? Heck yeah, that means I can get Heroes and Shadow

[@strzxgvnuvwvfld3597]

Came here via MVG, great tutorial, very clear and helpful. My PS3 is now jailbroken! One small tip that may help someone someday (if they even find this amongst all the comments!) is that I didn't have the "update from storage meda" option in system update, so instead I had to boot the PS3 in recovery mode and could install the CFW from there.

[@whitedanielj91]

Thank you so much for this tip!!!!!

[@dis-xgaming3174]

This is literally the best guide for installing CFW on a PS3 I've come across on KZbin, literally every step is crucial and explained wonderfully. Definitely subscribing! I'm fairly new to the world of Homebrew and Jailbreakinf my consoles but after successfully flashing my PS Vita with CFW, I thought why not my Ps3 as well right? And following your steps I have smashed it out of the park and all steps were successful. Thanks very much good Sir!

[@MrMario2011]

Glad this helped!

[@ssjbroly8735]

The MD5 step is pointless but I agree otherwise

[@artificialenemy77]

Just used this tutorial last night. Thank you for the step by step instructions. It was easy to follow and helpful. Now installing my PS2 games from disc to my hard drive.

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it helped!

[@redStar7175]

I saw the toolset came back online, and I immediately came to you looking for this vid. Bravo and thank you!

[@MrMario2011]

Have fun!

[@dirtfriend]

picked up a used ps3 on a whim, this video was super helpful in getting everything set up. your way of explaining things and going in depth just feels so patient and informative, thanks so much!

[@MrMario2011]

Glad this helped!

[@smitwicks78]

Great job! Still works Dec 2023! I like the patience and time you take to explain so we understand what can happen if we don't lol. Keep it up, you are now one subscriber richer (look forward to seeing your other posts :D)

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it helped!

[@lesegomaune5638]

Should I update to 4.90 first or should I just start on the version I'm on ?

[@luisibalaz]

Been waiting for this since August, I bought myself a ps3 for my birthday but I was only able to do hen at the time. Now let's fully unlock it 😉

[@MrMario2011]

You've been patient! Good on you for sticking with it. The Flash Writer was updated earlier this month, but now we've got PS3 Toolset again.

[@dLocbossedup]

Can u help me jail break mine I have slim

[@DanceW1thTheDragun]

You sir are a damned legend. I wish all modding was as simple and straightforward as you make it for us. Thank you x1000

[@MrMario2011]

Glad this helped!

[@stephanieamare]

Thank you so much for this. My brother gave me an old PS3 he wasn't using anymore, and I just basically upgraded/maxed out all of the ports on my PC with SSDs. Rather than just throw a 850 Evo 500GB in the drawer never to be used again, I gave the PS3 an upgrade. So I decided to also jailbreak it with this tutorial. Works like a charm. 🖤🖤🖤

[@MrMario2011]

Very nice!

[@BixbySnyder209]

I did the same with an old Msata 500gb solid state in a 2.5 sata enclosure. Took ten mins to upgrade the hard drive. I have noticed a slight difference in loading times. Amazing console once its true potential has been uinlocked

[@Funyarinpa874]

This video is lovely and as always you really help break down the process in such a understandable and easy manner that anyone can follow. However if I could mention one thing, I think it would’ve really helped to mention some extra precaution when going ahead with installing CFW, in specific the possibilities of bans. This was one of the first videos I watched in regards of the topic and just had assumed it would be no big deal as it wasn’t mentioned, so I went ahead and followed it all and got it working. Afterwards I deleted the jailbreaking profile and hopped onto my regular account with my PSN being set to auto login not thinking much of it. It wasn’t a bit after using it that I began to look a bit into it and saw the risk of getting banned by having CFW and being on PSN which scared the shit out of me. I think mentioning it at the beginning for people who haven’t done this before would’ve helped but other than that though this is a solid video as always!

[@Korochi]

I did the same mistake, now I gotta delete my profile XD

[@Funyarinpa874]

@@Korochi I’m not too familiar with the rate that bans are given or if it’s as enforced but I think it should be alright if it’s a few times. I hear of stories of people doing it for months or years and being alright. I guess it’s a luck of the draw.

[@Fenyx46]

This tutorial was so easy to follow. My Japanese-import fat PS3 with a 1TB SSD now has CFW! Thank you, Mario!

[@MrMario2011]

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[@wumixe]

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[@Lamborghini-One]

Keep up with the good work 👍👍👍👍 long live the Playstation 3. . .

[@theroyalaustralian]

Hell yeah. I just got a phat model.

[@abc-oc8bt]

lol i dont get how ps4 works so i rather keeep my ps3 😂👍

[@porkulio]

Bro, to be honest, I don't follow youtube because I'm very busy with life, but whenever I need to mod some console or do something like that, I come back to youtube, and it's always a pleasure, it's always extremelly happy for me to see that you keep uploading videos for the community. I wish I had time to watch them all and do a lot of modding, but saddly I don't have time. I just want to say here that I've been into tech all my life, and this is by far the best channel. When I need to do something, it becomes an extremelly entertaining and pleasurable thing to be able to do it whatching the content on this channel. Thanks for all your apports to the community and sorry for my english xD

[@zagauk]

This guy is the god of tutorials and I am so amazed at how well he presented this. Bro respect

[@jackel808]

Just bought a slim PS3 after watching this video. Flashed it with no problems at all. Excellent guide. Thanks alot mate:)

[@MrMario2011]

No problem 👍

[@racaxxxxx]

Nice and clean, everything is working perfectly, like all your videos before

[@MrMario2011]

Great to hear!

[@spamaccount6460]

I really appreciate the attention to detail on which steps you show. Sometimes even just seeing how to download the right thing off of github can be a barrier for a person.

[@MrMario2011]

Glad this helped!

[@sacem52]

Thank you so much! This was really simple to follow along with and the directions were perfect! Keep up the excellent work!!!

[@gibbo9089]

Loving the easily explained steps. Will try this shortly. Gives me confidence to try it. Thanks.

[@MrMario2011]

You can do it!

[@briankeith4667]

@@MrMario2011 are there mod menus and cheat munues with this?

[@TeaBagginBandit]

Found a thread on Reddit where someone installed a 2TB internal hdd. I am going to attempt that now. I am well aware 1TB works all day and some say 1.5TB works too. I'll be editing the sectors reducing the hdd to 1.86TB then installing it on a ps3 with firmware 4.46. Once installed then I'll upgrade to newer firmware. I'll report back after to let everyone know how it turned out. The people that did do this claim it works. If it does it woud be great if you made a video on this.

[@MrRobself12]

Really appreciate your help,my PlayStation was jailbreaked for more than 7months i was thinking about fixing it with like 30$ until i saw ur video

[@ieuanwatkinsswift-eerevers6802]

Just followed all the steps and BOOM I have a jailbroken slim ps3... thank you very much Mario 🙏

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it helped!

[@anferneeortiz5429]

As far as Today (May 2 2024) it's still working. I fixed my old PS3 Slim CECH-2120A (version 4.91) and everything on this vid. Worked perfectly. My guy it was super helpful. 😊🎉

[@MrMario2011]

Based.

[@AndreaPagliarani]

so if i update my ps3 ( CECH-2504A ) to v4.91, can i install this cfw, with this procedure?

[@DEMENTO01]

so glad to see the toolset back online, hope it lasts 😭

[@MrMario2011]

For sure! Although it looks like now they have a much more robust hosting solution.

[@ShadowEstina]

The ultimate CFW console... You're channel is really good, i like the way you explain things, you're pretty good at this.

[@MrMario2011]

I just push buttons.

[@Rats-Rats]

Insanely helpful video, super easy to follow and stuff, thanks a lot!

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ivanmanchovski6256]

Many thanks for the detailed guidelines! Everything was perfectly described

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it helped!

[@knockout5624]

So crazy I jus randomly thought about jb my ps3 today and you posted this yesterday

[@MoEternity96]

Bro facts

[@MrMario2011]

We out here.

[@aigarskadikis]

I very much appreciate the extensive description of video. Video description immediately answers "what is the point?" in very concise way!

[@MrMario2011]

Oh hey, a reader of descriptions! I appreciate you.

[@elmurodxazratov2170]

bro huge respect to you you explained this process in in details its very understandable great job bro never stop

[@Shelling_Ford]

Wireless Chip of my old ps3 slim died were I had HEN installed so now i got myself a freshly new one and to my luck it had the right serialnumber so i could finally crack it. Big shoutout to you my guy always helpful and explained well!

[@robonintendo]

Saw the update on the website and my first thought was: I wonder if Mr. Mario has a video yet lol

[@MrMario2011]

Looks like you found it!

[@AthanImmortal]

Thank you, AGAIN MrMario. I watched your Xbox360 guide and modded my Xbox360 back in December, and now that's my PS3 slim done thanks to this video. You're really so clear, and I even appreciate you leaving in the bad checksum that happened. Mine went fine, but I know there's going to be people who appreciate seeing what to do when something goes wrong. Going to go and watch some of your other videos on what to do with it :)

[@MrMario2011]

Nice work!

[@MrStress]

This was super helpful, you are doing the lords work. My lord encourages making the most of what we are given. that include hardware that's been locked up :P

[@MrMario2011]

Well said!

[@aragorn2elessar262]

Thanks!

[@aragorn2elessar262]

Your videos are very helpful. I d like to buy you a coffe.

[@MrMario2011]

Thank you so much, incredibly appreciated!

[@Leeum103]

It doesn't work i opened toolset, waited and it says system error xploit sumthin sumthin...

[@extentnearby6139]

I've tried so many other turorials and each one didn't explain anything very well and I just gave up so many times Today I tried again and I used this specific tutorial I followed it step by step and it finally worked thank you so much for this tutorial it saved me so much trouble

[@MrMario2011]

Glad this helped!!

[@matsanoff]

Thank you, Mario! You are the best! Now I have JB PS3! I have a question. I want to upgrade the hard drive. My PS3 is CECHK04, NOR. I saw that NAND is easier, you just change the HDD and install only the home brew, but mine is NOR. Should I get external SSD with usb cable and format it as extended storage so I can paste games there from laptop? Or should I buy 1TB internal to change my old 80GB, I saw I just need the same CFW, but what about the patch? I deleted all from the booting flash, but I can do it again. Do I need to visit ps3toolset from my ps3 with flash in to patch again before I change the internal hard drive? I'm just wondering what to get, external with usb cable or change the internal. Thanks in advance! Keep up the good work! :)

[@MrMario2011]

Put in new hard drive, install CFW if prompted.

[@onekickrick]

thank you so much, i did jailbreak with your previous video just one hour ago and it all worked. subscribed and noticed you uploaded just 20 minutes ago xdd

[@MrMario2011]

Either method works! Although this one will of course be easier.

[@khiobi1687]

I ran into two problems during this process. Here’s how I fixed them. 1st problem: after getting the USB drive set up and ready for the cfw patch, it wouldn’t locate the update file. Fixed by double checking the folder formatting on the USB drive (“PS3” folder was in a sub folder under a folder titled “Evilnat 4.90 CFX” instead of at the root of the drive. 2nd problem: After trying to install the CFW update, met an “Error 8002F957: Data is corrupted”. Fixed by doing a full system reset (“Restore PS3 System” in system settings) and doing the flash memory patch again. Hope this helps anyone who has same problems I had

[@dr_kindi4424]

I just restore my ps3 data for nothing 🤦🏻‍♂️😡😡

[@Sealab2023]

Great video! If you make another, you may want to mention that if the PS3 has a pending firmware update (in my case 4.87 to 4.9) then when you get to the step of installing the custom firmware, you will not get the option to download via internet vs from media file; Instead it will only apply the already pending firmware and you'll have to start all over. Thanks again!

[@tiagoandre2788]

Hey mr.mario i need some help, everything was fine and did like the tutorial said but now at 30:31 installing the cfw i keep getting error during copy operation (80029c56) can you help me pls? Im on a slim 20x soo i saw it was all good

[@ohighoguy4205]

Id have to say by far you are the best when it comes to mod videos

[@AlexandrosNikolakis]

So if I do this I can play games ;) ?

[@StickManUp73]

Yep

[@cullernow]

yes ;)

[@NAMEDTODIE]

Glad you recently uploaded this as I'm picking one up tomorrow :)

[@MrMario2011]

Have fun!

[@NAMEDTODIE]

@@MrMario2011 worked perfectly thankyou :)

[@diegomedina9637]

Question. To migrate from Hen to CFW I need to get rid of HEN I presume?

[@MdAnan8536]

Same question

[@tesla_tech_travel_food_Canada]

Thanks Mario my PS3 was dead long time and you make PS3 live again. Huge Thanks again . Step by step explanation helps a lot.

[@MrMario2011]

Glad this helped!

[@RayLuvsCats64]

I did this on a Japanese CECH2500A PS3 Slim I bought from ebay last year and it worked flawlessly! I used to use HEN because that was the best alternative, but now I finally have a custom firmware installed!

[@MrMario2011]

Nice!

[@Lockjaw7192]

Man this video was super helpfull. got my PS3 CFW fully installed thanks to you on a 1tb SSD. cant wait to start exploring the world of Moded PS3 content

[@MrMario2011]

Have fun!

[@deesrevenge6606]

@@MrMario2011hey sorry to ask I just watched ur video and jailbroke my ps3 but I have zero clue what to do know how to i play games?

[@Rundle77]

@MrMario2011 Do you have a alternative link to Multiman? It seems to be down currently...

[@decl_n]

this^

[@suppengroove]

went flawless. thanks a lot 💜 but that's what i like about this channel. you can look for whatever in that regard, and the best tutorials are here!

[@MrMario2011]

Glad you enjoy them!

[@Br-zt2ij]

This was easily the most helpful video out there had such a tough time with other videos

[@MrMario2011]

Based

[@brondster47]

Thank you for your step by step guide man, never done CFW before- had a Fat pos3 sitting dusty in my cupboard and was considering loading it up with CFW to turn it into a Ultimate Retro console upto ps3 thanks you again :)

[@Koma_gaming2]

Thank you for your hard work, I've watched a lot of your videos and I really enjoy the content. Getting ready to mod my ps3 as I type this. Thanks again

[@whitedanielj91]

Thank you for all the informative videos! Just bought a ps3 from a yard sale for dirt cheap. I am using this tutorial to breath some new life into it.

[@MrMario2011]

Have fun!

[@johnny_Drip_]

man i need to say really thank u. Lucky me i got a slim that can be jail break and i do all the steps because i was using hen but it was for me a problem with ps2 games that cannot be played unless with ps2 gui and it was a lot of trouble for me. so u really saved me bro. subscribed. REALLY THANK YOU

[@MrMario2011]

You're welcome!

[@xxmadaraxx7189]

Finally, I jailbreak it after many hours of errors until I saw your video , keep going dude 👍👍

[@MrMario2011]

Enjoy!

[@FIippinTheScript]

Works great. Thanks a ton! And oh, if anyone has problems finding the Multiman application, check the folder in your PS3 that stores all your digital games, it should be there if you don't see it :)

[@joaopedromelodoamaral4205]

used the tutorial on the 4.75 i just bought and everything worked fine thanks!

[@MrMario2011]

Great to hear!

[@rileycoyot42]

Thanks man. I just used this tutorial after buying a CECH-2001 for $20, and cleaning it. I delided the rsx and put some liquid metal on it. Just got done installing the OC firmware

[@MrMario2011]

Super nice! That console will be purring for a long time.

[@LucaBlightOfHighland]

Thank you very much, I have never found such a clear tutorial explained in a simple and detailed way in every single part like yours, I have been thinking about modifying my old PS3 for years but not being a native English speaker I have always been afraid of getting stuck somewhere (the ones in Italian always suck). Finally I can start copying all the games I have, I just have to figure out how to dump them from the discs. Grazie mille!

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it helped! Check my multiMAN video for help with dumping discs.

[@dopeboyfresh54]

did this when it came out, but using your steps; i was able to upgrade the HDD! thank you for all of your work friend!:)

[@MrMario2011]

Great to hear!

[@LM-en4hz]

Thank you so much man!!! This worked! Everyone else's tutorials were confusing. Youre awesome

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it helped!

[@slimshady9619]

Man, you are a god! 🙏 I just finished jailbreaking my ps3 slim and everything is working perfectly. Also a million thanks for the game splitting video that you made, rdr was to big for the usb but following your video i could install it. Finally i wanted to ask how can i run ps2 isos? I can't see the iso file when i go to the retro section. Cheers!

[@MrMario2011]

Check out my webMAN MOD video.

[@MITSI1991]

Love your vids! Full of helpful information. Used this vid to mod all my ps3s. Sadly my B01 and E01 were destroyed by a so called Professional who delided them. Luckily I found an A01 still sealed to work on. First thing i did was watch this to mod it and check its temps and play time. Always a big help!

[@MrMario2011]

Glad this helped and you've got a working system!

[@HL2015-dan]

Thank you so much! It is working on my ps2 slim cech-2501B. I carefully followed your tutorial and successfully CFW it. Very helpful for a newbie like me.

[@MrMario2011]

You are welcome!

[@haterisshxt]

Following this guide, I successfully JB my PS3 2007A, thank you very much!

[@MrMario2011]

You're welcome!

[@JohnnyStashh]

You are the BEST Jailbreak Tutorial Guy on KZbin! 😎

[@thedoctor2880]

the MultiMAN theme audio is awesome, how dare you call it annoying? JK, awesome vid. Can't believe noHW jailbreak is possible now on PS3

[@yolofovea2799]

Bro you are a goat !!! Really been trying to get ncaa revamped and now I finally can thank you so much

[@RickyHadou]

Definitely was in market for a ps3 and this solidified it.

[@sleepisnotneeded2625]

i rarely comment on videos but this was so good i had to. Thanks for the step by step guide it really helped me do this process. Also i used a sd card with a sd card reader for the usb drive

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it helped!

[@apadia8447]

Thanks. Just bought used ps3 about $60 today. After follow your videos. Its working for jailbreak😊

[@MrMario2011]

Enjoy!

[@JorgeRodriguez-ih8ub]

This video was plain excellent, everything worked, I just followed your steps, thanks man.

[@MrMario2011]

You're welcome!

[@supersaiyan2]

Great tutorial man, had no issues!

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it helped!

[@AdityaRaj-sd5vq]

Hi Mario, thanks for this tutorial this works fine for my ps3slim. Appreciated 🙂

[@RetroMythologist]

MrMario Makes *The BEST* tutorials on these sorts of things. Thanks!!

[@onometre]

I think I've used your vids on every possible sony system at this point

[@justinmassie4958]

This took a long time for me cause I did something stupid and format my PS3 and didn't realize that the toolkit got shut down so I am glad that they finally fix it

[@Lone_Wanderer138]

Man i subscribed after watching so many of your helpful videos you are the "CREAM OF THE CROP" I lost access to my modding tools on my modded CECH-2500A after upgrading my 160hdd to a 1tb ssd and your video saved my console and taught me not a valuable lesson but very handy knowledge thank you so much. Also btw you can change CECH2500A from ? To yes i have the ceramic white Japanese model but enough rambling time for me to dump my entire PS1, PS2, PS3 physical library

[@prod.S.0.S]

Ayee it worked for me💯💯good looks my G fr fr 🔥🔥🔥

[@MrMario2011]

Glad I could help!

[@OswaldMulenga-ee2fe]

Keep up the good work man, you help us alot with this.

[@mullinsjm1]

Looking into maybe doing this to my a01 ps3. Just watched modern vintage gamer just refer to your video this morning.

[@MrMario2011]

Based

[@2fast4udk]

Thank you so much, just bought a really cheap ps3 and your tutorial was so easy to understand and everything went really smooth.

[@MrMario2011]

Very cool!

[@BulletproofKuloodporny]

@@MrMario2011 what is the Playsation 3 Folder On Top Of Package Manager

[@idontevenknow8381]

Thank you MrMario I can’t thank you enough helping me through my first jailbreak you just earned a new sub thank you again

[@kingslayer2964]

This is the best tutorial in history , very clear you are legendaaaaaary❤

[@MrMario2011]

Glad this helped!

[@Miguel-m2u3c]

Let’s go!! After waiting for months to get ps3toolset back to working, finally able to start a game on my ps3 after so long, thanks man 🎉

[@AdamHougham]

Fabulous! I just successfully followed this guide on a Slim CECH-2503A model. Not a hiccup 🎉

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it helped!

[@davidnunya6296]

I never heard of jailbeaking a ps3 all this time I wanted to play my gta ps2 disc and been looking fir a backwards compatible ps3 within how much I wanted to spend didn't know I could do this thanks!!!!!

[@MrMario2011]

Have fun!

[@joshuaboniface]

Worked flawlessly - thanks for this!

[@MrMario2011]

You're welcome!

[@irfanalley]

Just picked up a cheap FAT yesterday and this tutorial was so easy to follow, now a HDD upgrade and I'm gaming away

[@MrMario2011]

Have fun!

[@waltrautengels816]

Thanks a lot for all your incredible Tutorials!!!!! Great Work!

[@ahmad_dos5563]

Thank you so much I just upgraded from hen to cfw and i can say hen sucks so bad , i had allot of problems and freezes when i was on it, yeah cfw is the way to go ! Thanks again man I watched the video twice before i make the cfw to make sure i did everything right.

[@brandonl9286]

Nicely made update video! This is easy to follow along!

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it helped!

[@didleslie2421]

WOW Thanks for this your tutorials are just fantastic and very much appreciated.

[@MrMario2011]

You're very welcome!

[@Nokknokkopenup]

One of the best Tutorials for this

[@MrMario2011]

based

[@drewconley6444]

Thank you for making this make sense to people like me who just have a little bit of spare time.

[@MrMario2011]

Glad this helped!