RPCS3 PS3 Emulator ISO Games Booting Fail Invalid File & Folder Fix

[@ED4T]

Note: 1.Please make sure you *EJECT/UNMOUNT ISO* file on Windows Before you run the patcher tool and ISO tool. Otherwise, ISO tool will get error msg (Invalid ISO file. This file does not contain PIC/D1/D2 data) 2. If after using ISOTOOL you get an ISO file with .enc extension instead of .dec this means your original ISO file has been decrypted. you can use 7zip to extract the original ISO file and put it into the ROM folder it will work with the emulator. 3. Very Important: Make sure IRD file is exact matched with your game version (TITLE ID) Here is the complete Guide for RPCS3 PS3 Emulator on Steam Deck: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2KpmamOl8ipjNU

[@tankdome37]

What does that mean and where do I unmount iso in windows?

[@ED4T]

you can quickly unmount the file by right-clicking the virtual drive under This PC in File Explorer and selecting the Eject option. Open File Explorer. Expand This PC from the left navigation pane. Right-click the virtual drive and select the Eject

[@tankdome37]

@@ED4T can you try the game blitz the league for ps3! It will not not iso crypto! It’s stops after a few minutes

[@mikehawk703]

bro your the real mf mvp for that one this has been hanging me up for hours now thank you x10

[@part9952]

You are amazing. I just followed your recent tutorial and got this error. And now the next day I see that you uploaded this upadate! Very well done tutorial and easy to follow. Here is a tip if you used ImgBurn to get the iso from your ps3 games: rename the file type from ".ISO" to ".iso" This will get rid of the "wrong file type" error in 3k3y. The iso is not invalid or anything. Its just that 3k3y specifically checks the filetype and looks for a ".iso" without any capital letters. Found this tipp online and it worked for me.

[@ED4T]

thanks for this great tip. hope it helps anyone here who needs this.

[@harrytsui3386]

Your tutorial is so helpful. I could enjoy the demon's souls on steam deck thanks to you. Your hard work has earned you a subscriber. Keep up the good work.👍

[@ED4T]

Thank you ! 😊

[@pingu8015]

damn you just saved me like 5 hours redownloading an already unencrypted ISO from Vimms archive, thank you so much!!!!!! defo adding this to the toolkit

[@ED4T]

Glad it saved your time.

[@WeWickd]

Hey man, thank you so much. Retro Repair had link your vid and gave it a shout-out in one of his vids. This was great. Watched so many videos and finally found some people who could walk me through the process, stop by step. You duh man

[@ED4T]

Thanks dude.😊 glad to know that someone is talking about me on KZbinr .

[@Dr_Manhattan_Phd]

OMFG after 5 hours of trying everything, you showed me the way. THANK YOU!!!

[@ED4T]

glad it helped

[@michaelhackman3195]

Invaluable tutorial - thanks so much for this!

[@ED4T]

Wow, thanks so much. Appreciated for the huge super thanks from you Mike! 😊

[@dalin4964]

Thanks so much for the great video! I got invalid iso file error first while using IsoTools to decrypt the iso file. After trying a lot of things, I found I could not change the iso file name since it is used by an application (although I don't know what it is), then I knew I did not patch the iso file correctly. After I rebooted Windows, everything worked!

[@ED4T]

Great to hear that. Thanks

[@raptoractual4267]

I spent all night googling, scrolling through forum posts, and experimenting with shit. Your video finally saved me. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@ED4T]

no problem. Glad my video helped you out.

[@UAETechnologies]

That worked for me, thank you very much for all your efforts to solve our problems , keep up the great videos

[@ED4T]

Glad it helped

[@yashchowdhary4534]

if you are facing error file decrypting just delete rpcs3 because the iso file is being used in it and it doesnt remove, this worked for me

[@SzNagyMedard]

Bro you are a God sent! Of all the things off the internet, this was the only solution for my PS3 with HEN and multiMan to play games without limits! Tysm!

[@ED4T]

Thank you ！😊

[@Timep3]

Thank you so much for this video, I didn't pay attention in the beginning and downloaded the wrong ird file so I was very frustrated. Once I rewatched the video and got the right file to match it was smooth sailing.

[@ED4T]

Great to hear that . I have an updated video show how to find the correct IRD file easily. If you have issues to find the IRD file then check out this new video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5u0coaLd7h_bsk

[@MeatBagFrank]

Been scouring through tutorials but you've helped me a lot by linking the ird database, huge like!

[@D33JMax]

Very helpful tutorial man thankyou. My physical copy of a game, ripped, stored and always wondering how to convert into a playable format on a PC, the emulator absolutely astounding , now thanks to you I can show my mates from way back when. Added in favorites and subbed

[@riodzaki4167]

2024 and it works like a charm, thank you very much for the explanation. Very simple and thorough, just got a subscriber and a like 👍. Now I can play Armored Core IV For Answer thanks to you mate, have a nice day and gbu always

[@ED4T]

Thanks for the sub. Have a good one!

[@NorrisSilaghi]

FYI: make sure the name for the ISO and IRD files match exactly when you patch or use 3k3y. It was giving me errors and once I did that it worked perfectly

[@ED4T]

thanks for the information. the main thing that needs to make sure that are matched is the game title ID. IRD & game should be exact same title ID.

[@SinisterSonance]

What do you mean match exactly? Are you saying file renaming? Like the files need to be for example "halo.iso" and "halo.ird"?

[@norris996]

@@SinisterSonance yes, first make sure you downloaded the right IRD, then I renamed it to match the ISO file. That fixed my issue.

[@ED4T]

IRD file Title ID should be exact matched with your game title ID.

[@SinisterSonance]

@@norris996 thank you for your help!!!!

[@JackMarston.1895]

You are a legend bro, thank you so much for this

[@APEXLegends298]

It was a very easy to understand explanation and I was able to implement it. Thank you very much

[@ED4T]

Glad it helped!

[@juliosuarez6847]

This helped a lot, thank you!

[@nightmare_1337]

Holy smokes you are a f****g legend. I don't know where you get this knowledge but you just saved me an infinite number of hourse coz I would have never figured this out on my own.

[@ED4T]

it's my pleasure! thank you

[@AutumnDeity]

Thank you so much. I have watched so many videos about how to run games and none helped me. Your video did! Thank you!! Edit: was unclear how to get the serial number or whatever you need to get the right ird, but I figured it out

[@ED4T]

Thanks. I have make an updated video which include how to find the correct ird file it’s petty easy with this method. You can check out this video. Just remember to eject/unmount iso before use patch tools. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5u0coaLd7h_bsk

[@TheNotSoRealAsh]

Thank you so much for uploading this video! Been trying so many times with other kind of ways but it didn't work, until I saw this video. I don't have any of that handheld portable gaming devices, but the tutorial works in PC too! P/S: If you're trying to play on PC as well, know that it still didn't work even if you followed the whole processes, but the last part of this video is for the handheld device. After decrypted the iso and followed the whole process, go to RPCS3, then go to "File" at the top right, and then "Add Games". Then go to your game folders and select it. Boom, you should have it in RPCS3, then you can click play or "Restart".

[@ED4T]

thanks buddy !

[@Seku312]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! Exactly what I needed!

[@reecerox2]

Thank you so much for this!! Super easy to follow ❤

[@ED4T]

Wow! thanks man. Appreciated for the super thanks !

[@Random2323vids]

You say we can find the iso serial # in RPCS3 but don't show how to do it. So helpful. Edit: Since the Author of the video doesn't want to include all the info needed, to get the IRD # for the game you want, extract the contents of the ISO into RPSC3 games folder, then hit refresh in RPSC3, and delete the extracted iso files after you get the S/N.

[@ED4T]

thanks for this information. I forgot to record that process in the video. You need to find the Game Title ID first then use the Title ID to look for the correct IRD file. To find the title ID, extract the original ISO then copy the folder into your SD card PS3 rom folder, next open RPCS3 from the desktop mode you will see the Title ID on the game list. Then use the title id to download the correct version IRD file.

[@Random2323vids]

@@ED4T all good, i was confused and wanted to help others confused to.

[@ED4T]

Yeah thanks for the great information you provided here. But it is my bad I forget recording that part.

[@minhtritran9068]

You are the best in the World, just action, very impressive

[@ED4T]

thanks buddy !

[@benjojo09]

Awesome! everything works now, thanks man :)

[@ED4T]

glad to hear this!

[@Styraxtwinblade]

Thank you very much for your help this also works on the PC version too :) many thanks for your hard work and steps involved

[@kwamebarning1820]

what folder do you put the decrypted folder in?

[@Zifym.-rm9gr]

This worked brilliantly, thank you for this tutorial.

[@josem.unzueta1452]

Perfectly understandable and working links. Great video

[@ED4T]

Much appreciated!

[@josem.unzueta1452]

@@ED4T Since you are here i'll ask. I'm having trouble with God of War Collections, it starts but crashes before it even reaches the Main Menu and just closes the game. I did these steps and i even changed the folder name to end with .ps3. But nothing has fixed it. Any idea what it may be?? Thank you

[@ED4T]

@josem.unzueta1452 do you have any plug in with your steam deck ? if you do try to turn off the plug ins. I mean plug ins from decky loader.

[@Darkpietje]

A great video it really helps many people! Unfortunately it couldn't get me to get Killzone 2 working, the same error pops up in Steam OS and RPCS3. Back to the forums for me, but keep up the good work!

[@ED4T]

Thanks you. What error msg did you get ? I have made an updated video and show how to get the correct ird file this is very important. Also make sure you eject/unmount iso before use patcher tool.

[@ED4T]

Here is the updated video: Ultimate Guide: Play PS3 Games on Steam Deck - RPCS3 Emulator kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5u0coaLd7h_bsk

[@Darkpietje]

@@ED4T Yeah I unmounted the iso before continuing to use patcher. The error said that booting failed, reason: Invalid file or folder. I'll try it once more through the other video you linked, thank you so much for all the help!

[@Darkpietje]

The updated video did the trick for me! Thank you so much for the help!

[@winkyawshane3959]

Your guide is so helpful and so clear. 🎉

[@djganty8830]

I have a few PS3 titles from Vimm's that arent in .iso file, they have came zipped with the game files inside (no.iso), do I have to convert these to .iso somehow in order for them to work on Emulationstation via my Steamdeck? Thank you for the help in advance.

[@ED4T]

you should extract those zip file first then see if they are iso or not.

[@menvalor]

Thanks , worked great and fixed the problem for me.

[@ED4T]

Great to hear!

[@jeren11]

Good video and an excellent explanation, thanks you very much. Greetings from Argentina

[@Zook025]

this worked like a charm, thanks!

[@ED4T]

Glad it helped!

[@Bergwacht]

You are the best channel for these tutorials anywhere and saved me so much trouble and bad mood.

[@ED4T]

Wow, thank you so much. you can use super thank on youtube I think it allows you to donate to my channel!

[@Bergwacht]

@@ED4Ti tried :/ i even dont know what that is, i do not have acredit card. a paypal donation button would be cool

[@Bergwacht]

@@ED4T here in germany no one as a credit card, this thing costs a lot of money a year and nobody here uses it

[@amrhamza2154]

THis is the best guide on the net it also works with RCPS3

[@ED4T]

Thank you 😊

[@Johnsaintss]

Great work man.. Thank you..

[@wizzyxy]

Great video!! Just one question, is there ANY WAY to differentiate a ROM that doesn't have the problem from one that does need this fix? Just to save the trouble of transferring the game to the Steam Deck and fixing it right away? I guess not, but I'm asking just in case! Thanks and excellent video, now I can play God of War Collection 😎

[@ED4T]

in most cases, you need to do this for all ISO games. unless this iso has been processed before by someone else. btw, i have this updated video which includes how to find the correct IRD file easily. for the future should look into this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5u0coaLd7h_bsk

[@wizzyxy]

@@ED4T Thank you 💖

[@bwear9012]

@@ED4T is there any way to do these processes without using windows?

[@LibertyForAll-l3q]

Thank you this worked for me!

[@ED4T]

Glad it helped!

[@Miraken81]

Perfect Tutorial ! Thanks a lot 👍

[@ED4T]

Glad you liked it!

[@borankoc2837]

Thanks for the great and simple explanation !

[@ED4T]

Glad it was helpful!

[@abhayrambaran718]

Spent 3 days of trying was about to give up then God sent me to you and this video thank you

[@ED4T]

Glad I could help

[@TerminatorT10]

Thank you very much for this/your video. I tried many ways but without success. Due your video i got my games from my PS3 discs running. :-)

[@ED4T]

enjoy and have fun 😊

[@TerminatorT10]

@@ED4T I will, now with your help. 😁 So I just have to figure out how I can get run my PS1 game isos from my discs. They won't run also in duckstation on the steam deck. 😐 If you have here also a tutorial feel free to link me there. 😁

[@null1909]

YOU ARE THE GOAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO

[@Pelorso]

working! thank you so much!

[@angel79892]

Thank you so much it all works now! 😀

[@adrianthomas4163]

You sir are a legend!! Thanks a lot!

[@akillerlp6]

You're the best, i love you

[@ED4T]

thanks dude.

[@AMAN-S.L.F]

WORKS!!! Thank You GANGG

[@EmulatorGamerRetro]

It's work on my laptop, thank you

[@ED4T]

No problem!

[@sovereignsammy8528]

Why does the IsoTool choose to ENCRYPT instead of DECRYPT my .iso game file?

[@vdheiden]

Hi! First of all, thanks for putting up these helpful videos. I tried to do this for Final Fantasy XIII, but had no luck so far. Maybe I used the wrong IRD file? You said make sure the IRD version is matched with the ISO version. How can I tell the ISO version, though?

[@ED4T]

i have made an updated video which shows how to easely find the correct ird file. just make sure you eject/unmount your iso before using the patch tool.

[@MauroElComuGamer]

THANKS YOU GREAT VIDEO +1 SUB

[@GomiKeigo]

Pretty straight forward, thank you!

[@ED4T]

thanks 😊

[@affemitwaffe9080]

For some reason 3k3y encrypted my iso file instead of decrypting it. Any fix?

[@ED4T]

please see pinned comment.

[@affemitwaffe9080]

@@ED4T thanks

[@howardwasryan901]

thank you your video made my day

[@ED4T]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@qualitytouch]

when i right click on sd card i see the eject but when i do it to the C drive i dont see mount or eject

[@ED4T]

You need to eject your iso file before using patch software from Windows not eject your sd card.

[@qualitytouch]

@ED4T no i know, im saying when i right click Sd card i see it but your saying virtual drive and its not saying eject or unmount. I see expand, format, properties etc for C: drive

[@qualitytouch]

When i right click file, i don't see anything either only open, add to favorites, properties etc

[@adammacfarlane3732]

Hey I can’t get the iso tools to even open up does anyone have any suggestions? I can’t even get it to open up by using wine

[@ED4T]

The iso tool only works on Windows.

[@xxraptorsc0pezxx]

Thank you so much!!

[@chickencake2884]

When I ran my patched iso through ISO CRYPTO, I got a .enc.iso instead of a .dec.iso. Does anyone know hot to fix this issue?

[@ED4T]

that means your iso has been decrypted before, so you don't have to do this process.

[@thalesramos9815]

you are a legend

[@kieronmetcalf5277]

Thank you so much!

[@ED4T]

no problem thanks

[@fireclash7653]

is it possible to use the patcher tools on linux ? because ive tried and it doesnt seem to work

[@ED4T]

Only works with Windows right now

[@BiggidyBam]

Awesome tutorial! The games load now, but now they get stuck at the title screen. All of them do this. Any help?

[@ED4T]

try this- go to your rpcs3 on desktop mode- go settings- under advanced- increase driver wake-up delay to 200us. also apply apply game patches from RPCS3- select the game then hold on it and select manage game patches. some game just cant run well.

[@BiggidyBam]

@ED4T thank you AGAIN for so much help, but I found a different solution. If you right-click on a game and go into custom gamepad config, changing it from "keyboard" to "EvDev" will make the keys responsive. It seems that it wasn't freezing, the keys just weren't responding. Thanks again for all you do!!

[@michalnikk47]

Hi bro nice tutorial ! Do you try some souls game ? becouse when I tried dark souls or dark souls 2 games start with in game screen, running but at the process building SPU cache screen freeze and game don t run.

[@ED4T]

demon soul works flawless on steam deck

[@tylerm7411]

BIG THANKS!

[@aaronc.7023]

Is it possible to do this on steam deck itself cause i don't have a PC.

[@gideon5682]

Thank you, man.

[@ED4T]

You're welcome!

[@acdd88]

thanks dude you're a master

[@miqotelover]

I've heard converting the folder to an iso give's better results, and some games will only run if they're in iso format like mass effect. Have you noticed a difference between running in JB folders or dec.iso?

[@ED4T]

I don’t think rpcs3 can run iso file directly.

[@miqotelover]

Ah, I wan't trying to run iso's on it. I have a fat ps3, and I finally got my ISO's to run on it. The hardest part was learning how to decrypt them together with the ird keys. Though I think my system is dying after 15 years, it runs normally at 67C xD@@ED4T

[@slothlife5106]

Bless your soul m8

[@liamezra5512]

Thank u man!

[@ED4T]

You are very welcome sir !

[@davidsproul3030]

thanks for this. great work. everything been working great until yesterday tried using 3k3y and it won`t run. was working a few minutes before. tried downloading again, tried updating windows, rebooted computer any suggestions or alternatives to 3k3y?

[@parasthakkar1632]

Hi I am not getting dec file doing iso crypto process. Instead I am getting .enc file now? How to solve this? Game is not working anymore.

[@ED4T]

if. you got enc. that mean your originally file has been decrypted so just unzip your original file and put the folder into the rom folder.

[@ivegyattocomment]

this is happening for standalone ps3 emulator too. icant boot the game with the iso file only...

[@FanmanAustralia]

Hello. I am missing something. I followed your original set up and got to the BOOTING FAILED screen in Emudeck. So I deleted the file in the ROM folder as you suggested in this video. Now, back on the PC screen your tutorial wants me to re patch the ISO....BUT I dont have the ISO...I have the 2 folders and Word file generated in your original tutorial . What am i not understanding? Anyone had this issue? Thank you

[@ED4T]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5u0coaLd7h_bsk. check this updated ultimate guide.

[@user-lr9ho8wc7n]

Thank you so much

[@ED4T]

No problem

[@R3ality_11]

1:38 Is there any easier for me to find the IRD title ID instead of checking rpcs3 everytime? Because I have to copy every game in order to know the title ID and that is very consuming of my time.

[@ED4T]

Sorry I should include my updated video here Ultimate Guide: Play PS3 Games on Steam Deck - RPCS3 Emulator kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5u0coaLd7h_bsk Check from 06:50 on my new video. Just remember to eject/unmount ISO before you patch the game.

[@R3ality_11]

@@ED4T Thank you! That was very helpful

[@itranscendencei7964]

Out of curiosity, is it really necessary to use 7-zip to extract the decrypted iso? I did still use 7-zip just to try and make sure everything worked, but was just curious if you could achieve the same result with WinRAR. Also, I never removed the ".dec" from the file name like the pinned comment suggests because OP didn't do it in the video, and everything still worked fine. So not sure if it that's really necessary, or if I just got lucky.

[@ED4T]

Thanks for the comment. Yes it’s better to use 7zip instead of Winrar. For the Dec. I think it might need to be removed for certain games. I have no issue with the Dec. Someone under the comments does said his game is not running if Dec. exist on the folder. So it doesn’t hurt to remove the DEC.

[@itranscendencei7964]

Thank you for the clarification. I assume it wouldn't hurt to remove the ".dec" from the file name after you have already ran the game, correct?

[@ED4T]

Yes you can remove dec. from the folder name. It doesn’t hurt at all. I know it looks ugly on steam library.

[@modifiedlandfish]

I've heard winrar sometimes has issues w larger files

[@ED4T]

You are right. 7zip is more stable to take care of huge files. So stay with 7zip

[@endmn492]

I downloaded a skate 3 game but the second software stated that it was NOT a ps3 drive. may I ask, where did you get your version of the skate 3 game?

[@ED4T]

Search google the first two website will have it.

[@Flackojoang]

I followed your tutorial to the tee and skate 3 still gives me the same error, should I try it all again?

[@ED4T]

follow my new video and make sure you get the correct ird file for your game( i showed how to get the correct ird file in the new video)kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5u0coaLd7h_bsk also, make sure you eject/unmount your ISO file before you use patch software.

[@AutoAbsolute]

absolute legend

[@ED4T]

thank you 😊

[@ryandonovan7665]

I followed all of your steps and still get the message "Booting failes: The Selected file or folder is invalid or corrupted" What could be the issue?

[@youssef9907]

is 7-zip really necessary or any zipping software could do the job ?

[@dalebyrne6228]

Hello 👋 I was wondering if there is anyway I can get a fix while just using steam deck without windows on it? As I don’t have laptop or anything or if it’s not possible should I look for more iso files for same game and keep trying till it works in rscp3?

[@ED4T]

i dont think so. you need windows to run the softwares.

[@44Mangmun]

my downloaded ps3 rom is not .iso format, its folder, what should i do?

[@Arnav_the_sasta_astronomer]

I am trying this on Gta v for batocera rpcs3 but this trick doesn't worked for me

[@qualitytouch]

Hi, i got the ird file, moved it to iso folder. Was able to patch and then the next step (crypto) keeps giving me invalid...any idea?

[@ED4T]

Make sure you eject/unmount iso from Windows before use patcher tool

[@qualitytouch]

​@ED4T i fixed it but the step i want to confirm is the extract with 7zip. I always use 7zip and i think i extracted it already when i first downloaded it. Do i skip step??

[@nrok609]

please help me ı take this error in ısotools: System.OverflowException:array sizes exceed supported range

[@boboa1140]

Same error...

[@sumo434]

I downloaded a game and extracted it, no any .iso file, just a folder named as "ABCD12345", how to identify if it's been patched or not?

[@ED4T]

That should be a PSN format file. You can just copy that game folder into your steam deck sd card. There is no need to unpatch it.

[@ED4T]

I showed how to do the PSN format in the first video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2KpmamOl8ipjNU

[@sumo434]

@@ED4T Thanks, it works! You made my day👍

[@christaylor6112]

doesnt work. IRD version and ISO file version matched but the 3k3y says array dimensions exceeds support range invalid ISO. Gonna guess maybe ISO is bad but ill edit that in later if so

[@ED4T]

Check my updated video. Make sure ird file title id is same as the game. I showed the method how to easily find it in this updated video. Also make sure you eject/unmount iso from windows before use patcher tool. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5u0coaLd7h_bsk

[@zealonix4604]

I downloaded the rom ps3 game i want it says archive corrupted or insufficient permissions when I try to open it

[@andrewdavis1755]

Thank you

[@thepaladinofthelight1991]

Can that ISO be used for PC? I have a PS3 Emulator

[@ED4T]

yes its same process.

[@thepaladinofthelight1991]

Where did you get the iso for the game?

[@ED4T]

sorry your on your own for that part. its copyrighted stuff.

[@jamesblacklaws23]

Does this happen in batocera too. I have this error when trying to launch from batocera menu but it launches fine from the emulator itself

[@spillz_0o0]

I did everything correct as u did and everything worked the same but after extracting decrypted iso i run retrobat and the game doesn't pop up in the list... any idea y?

[@spillz_0o0]

I figured it out if anyone else has this issue just rename the folder for example I have having issues with those PS3 game he shows how to fix in video but never showed up in retrobat I had to rename the game folder I was having issues with and add .PS3 to the end and then when I open retrobat they show and can scrap for artwork...