PS3 Swiss Army Knife (SAK), Tool That you must have for your PS3

This is you need for your PS3, the PS3 Swiss Army Knife, Doing almost you can do. But I warn you, this is hardway when you used it. And always RTFM. Credit taken from here

CJPC has released an incredibly useful application for the PS3 using the OtherOS Open Platform concept. PS3 Swiss Army Knife (SAK), appropriately titled, provides a web interface that enables the following:

• Check Blu-Ray Disk size
• Format internal PS3 HDD
• Back-up iSO to internal PS3 HDD
• Back-up iSO to external EXT3 HDD
• Back-up iSO via wired network, to Windows Network Share
• Explore HDD (Linux side), and download files to a PC.
• Explore Blu-Ray Disks, and download files to a PC (with UDF 2.5 Support!)
• Reboot console
• Reboot console to PS3 GameOS
• Poweroff console

Note: With SAK v1.00 you can now dump your PS3/Blu-Ray disc images without installing PS3 Linux, however, you must still format the PS3 HDD prior (as if you were going to install PS3 Linux) in order to install/use the OtherOS– this is a $ony requirement unfortunately.

How to install: using a memory or USB stick, or CD-R, etc… Copy “otheros.bld” (included in the RAR archive) & “otheros.self” (see below) to “/PS3/OTHEROS/”. Insert your removable media and from the XMB (Settings -> System Settings) run “Install Other OS.” Set the default boot to OtherOS, reboot, and you should be good to go.

If you require further assistance, have a look at Sony’s official Open Platform web site.

You can fetch the PS3 OtherOS Installer (otheros.self) here.

Download: PS3 SAK v1.00

And here about DEFAULT MANUAL.

Menu Options:

1) Use EXT3 Formatted External HDD
2) Use FAT32 Formatted External HDD
3) Use Windows Network Share

4) Backup to PS3 HDD
5) Get Blu-Ray Disc Size

6) HTTP Server Information

F) Format PS3 HDD – EXT3 (OtherOS Partition)

E) Exit, Return to PS3OS
P) Exit, Poweroff Console
R) Exit, Reboot Console

Note: You must have the Caps Lock ON when selecting a letter, or hold Shift down. Also, if you let it sit on the menu screen idle it will give you a black screen (the screensaver built-in) after a few minutes so be aware of this.

Bugs:

FAT32 backup via Web is non-working atm (will in next rls, ran out of time to implement!)

To be Fixed:

NTFS write support, its enabled, but is totally broken, crashes the PS3 (so it’s hidden)
“Whoops!” checks (to make sure the user isnt trying to back-up a Blu-Ray to the PS3 flash etc!)

Note:

When installing this, it removes any previous otheros.bld, possibly making linux refuse to boot, just reinstall your otheros.bld from linux distro, and your back in action!

There will be more to come (updates, new additions, patches etc), but I need user feedback, can’t get every bug myself!

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BTW you might got this problem for sure

I SERIOUSLY NEED HELP, ON THE MENU, IT SAYS 1) 2) 3) bLAH BLAH, BUT HOW DO I PRESS THE NUMBERS, DO I NEED A KEYBOARD?? MY PS3 CONTROLLER WON’T CONNECT WITH THE PS3 SINCE ITS ON OS.

I NEEED HELP PLEASE I CANT GET ON MY NORMAL PS3 SYSTEM

And the answers is here