PS3 FW 4.84 Compatibility Releases: SEN Enabler 6.2.2, HAN Toolbox 0.7, IRISMan 4.84 and Fan Control update among others
A few days ago, the PS3Xploit folks, with help from Rebug’s Joonie, released their hybrid firmware which allows PS3Xploit to work on FW 4.84. As usual, when new versions get hacked, the mostly dormant PS3 scene wakes for a while and provides a couple of homebrew updates to keep hacked PS3s going!
SEN Enabler 6.2.2 with FW 4.84 support
SEN Enabler has been updated yet again and this time, with CFW 4.84 support
When Sony releases a new PS3 firmware, one of the first homebrew utilities to get updated is SEN Enabler because playing online requires you to be on the latest firmware. As FW 4.84 was released in February, SEN Enabler has been able to spoof FW 4.84 for a while but it now got support for FW 4.84 with version 6.2.2. The changelog for SEN Enabler 6.2.2 mentions the following:
- Cobra 4.84 DEX is now supported
- Spoof and hash fix support for 4.84 Cobra CFWs (CEX/DEX) has been added
- Cobra was updated to version 8.0.1
To get the latest SEN Enabler with CFW 4.84 support, check out this link and install it on your PS3
HAN Toolbox updated to version 0.7
Sadly, later PS3 models are forced to get second class treatment as they don’t support CFW flashing tools but HAN Toolbox gives them some additional functionality!
If your PS3’s minimum firmware is above 3.56, CFW is a no-go and you have to be content with HAN. However, some developers on the PS3 scene (Pink1, DeViL303, Imn7) decided to give some more features to HAN-only PS3 models and released HAN Toolbox! Among other things, HAN Toolbox gives you file management capabilities and downloaders for demos,themes,wallpapers and NoPSN apps.
Now, this utility has been updated to version 0.7 with the following features:
- Various compatibility updates relating to FW 4.84
- Offline Rebooter, HAN Enabler, Debug PKG Enabler have been updated with 4.84 support
- An offline File Copier for 4.84 has been added
- An offline Temperature Reader & Database Rebuilder with support for FW 4.82/4.84 has been added
- PS3Xploit Basic and Extra tools have been updated
- Coldboot, Font and Wave downloaders have been added
To get HAN Toolbox 0.7, follow this link and make sure you also grab the resources PKG
Other Releases
Irisman and many other PS3 utilities have been updated with FW 4.84 support!
Other than the releases mentioned above, the following PS3 releases have also been made available in the last few days:
- IRISMAN, a backup manager, 4.84.2 with support for 3.41-4.84 CFWs
- multiMAN is still working properly but doesn’t report the FW version correctly
- Unofficial Control Fan Utility update with FW 4.84 support
- ManaGunZ with 4.84 CFW support
- Mamba/PRX Loader 4.84.1
Conclusion
While non-maintenance update PS3 releases are far and few between, it is quite nice to see that developers get back to update essential homebrew utilities this quickly when a new FW is released and/or when it gets hacked!
If you’re not too interested in these updates, you may check out Brewology’s list of PS3 homebrew and hopefully, you’ll find something worth downloading. You should also check RetroArch’s offerings for the PS3 if you’re into emulation 🙂
Nice!
What’s the difference between IRISMan and MultiMan? Do they intend to do the same things?
They have many similar features but also have many unique features.
Basically try both and see what suits you best.
Also ManaGunZ is another great choice for those AIO type of homebrew..
Thank you! Didn’t know about ManaGunZ.
webman mod in the han toolbox ?
No. Two separate projects.
Also webMAN MOD needs CFW.
HAN Toolbox is for HAN
does irisman works in hfw with han tool vs3?
Is SEN enabler compatible with HFW 4.84 on a Super Slim?
Yes, I have the super slim and it work like a charm
hello. from my understanding, since on the latest firmware anyhow, we should have access just fine with the HFW. exactly what does one need the SENEnabler for? is it just to help reduce risk of ban?
I got my system running custom firmware again after installing the hybrid firmware mentioned in a previous update. The PS3xploit folks recently offered a hack for 4.84; once I installed that I was back in business.
A question, though. Is there a way to run PS3 and compatible PS2 games directly from the XMB, rather than the time-consuming and unintuitive process of activating them in Multi Man first?
Offline HAN Enabler…. OH MY GOD, this is the best!!! I’m totally happy.
Thanks Wololo for the news!
Hey guys, I installed the 4.84.2 hybrid firmware. That worked fine.
But then I tried to install the REBUG_4.84.1_REX_PS3UPDAT Update, but that gave me a data is corrupt error.
is this the correct way to do things?
Thanks!