GamerAbei
Contributor
Guys, I know my comment is too long but please help me out here.
See, I just "got" (not bought) a PS3 two days back. It has a ferrox/cobra custom firmware installed, I think, as that's what pops on the right side of the screen everytime I switch it on, and also, it says "Firmware 4.81[SC-35 | PL3] and Firmware Mode: COBRA 7.30 compatible" in the "system information" section from multiman.
Now, my main concerns-
1. PS3 randomly freezes momentarily when navigating the xmb or multiman ui.
2. The freezing is much worse in games, especially in cutscenes. In the cutscenes it doesn't happen randomly, but continuosly, after every second or two there is a 0.5 second freeze. But, while actually playing the game, only the audio freezes(not the video I think, but then, I haven't used it a lot, yet.). As of yet, it's most notable in Prince Of Persia 2008. The whole main menu freezes every next second.
3. As of yet, I am on a conclusion that maybe the problem is with the hdd as the rsx and cpu temps are always around 60C and 61C, never seen more.
Which brings me to the main problem-
I have decided to switch to another HDD (maybe with an SSD) from the one that this console currently has.
So, as I'm not EXACTLY sure about which cfw it has, do I-
a) Install ferrox latest cfw (the one from this post) over the one my PS3 has now, keep it in the flash drive, switch the HDD and then install the latest cfw in that HDD from the flash drive to make sure I know which cfw my PS3 had before replacing the HDD?
b) Downgrade back to 3.55 (I HAVE NO IDEA IF I EVEN CAN, OR IF I CAN WITHOUT ANY RISKS), replace the HDD and then install the latest one from this post into that HDD (I'm pretty sure that this method would not allow me to use my current HDD with this PS3 anymore without formatting, but I am more than willing to do it, if this is the safer/better way).
c) Can I install any cfw over any other, for example, can I install Rebug latest over my current CFW or over the latest Ferrox one and Vice-versa? And is the same with any CFW version?
Please answer all these questions of mine in the simplest way possible, I would worship you! Also, ANY ADVICE regarding using and maintaining a CFW PS3 is much appreciated.
Thanks a lot.
P.S. My PS3 Model is Slim 320 GB, CECH2508B
And here's the link to the picture of Multiman's "System information" sector.
See, I just "got" (not bought) a PS3 two days back. It has a ferrox/cobra custom firmware installed, I think, as that's what pops on the right side of the screen everytime I switch it on, and also, it says "Firmware 4.81[SC-35 | PL3] and Firmware Mode: COBRA 7.30 compatible" in the "system information" section from multiman.
Now, my main concerns-
1. PS3 randomly freezes momentarily when navigating the xmb or multiman ui.
2. The freezing is much worse in games, especially in cutscenes. In the cutscenes it doesn't happen randomly, but continuosly, after every second or two there is a 0.5 second freeze. But, while actually playing the game, only the audio freezes(not the video I think, but then, I haven't used it a lot, yet.). As of yet, it's most notable in Prince Of Persia 2008. The whole main menu freezes every next second.
3. As of yet, I am on a conclusion that maybe the problem is with the hdd as the rsx and cpu temps are always around 60C and 61C, never seen more.
Which brings me to the main problem-
I have decided to switch to another HDD (maybe with an SSD) from the one that this console currently has.
So, as I'm not EXACTLY sure about which cfw it has, do I-
a) Install ferrox latest cfw (the one from this post) over the one my PS3 has now, keep it in the flash drive, switch the HDD and then install the latest cfw in that HDD from the flash drive to make sure I know which cfw my PS3 had before replacing the HDD?
b) Downgrade back to 3.55 (I HAVE NO IDEA IF I EVEN CAN, OR IF I CAN WITHOUT ANY RISKS), replace the HDD and then install the latest one from this post into that HDD (I'm pretty sure that this method would not allow me to use my current HDD with this PS3 anymore without formatting, but I am more than willing to do it, if this is the safer/better way).
c) Can I install any cfw over any other, for example, can I install Rebug latest over my current CFW or over the latest Ferrox one and Vice-versa? And is the same with any CFW version?
Please answer all these questions of mine in the simplest way possible, I would worship you! Also, ANY ADVICE regarding using and maintaining a CFW PS3 is much appreciated.
Thanks a lot.
P.S. My PS3 Model is Slim 320 GB, CECH2508B
And here's the link to the picture of Multiman's "System information" sector.