PS3 CFW Guides: Convert PSN Games to ISO Disc Image

Tutorial by Kayot

How to turn a PSN Game into a ISO Disc Game

This tutorial assumes that you have a basic grasp of both the PS3 and PC file systems. I'm also assuming that you are using Windows 7, though it will probably work in XP and under Wine.

For this tutorial I'll be using Giana Sisters - Twisted Dreams [NPUB31272]. I'll extract it from a pkg I made back before Cobra, though if it's on you're system then you should used the second set of steps.

What you'll need PS3:
PS3 running Cobra/Rogero 4.46
reActPSN_v3.01
webMAN 1.27 and/or multiMAN v4.53.04

What you'll need PC:
CFW Eboot & PKG Resigner v1.20
PARAM_SFO_Editor
PkgView 1.3
HxD
genps3iso from the Cobra teams website

Pre installs:
Install reActPSN via a package manager
Make a user named aa (delete this after you're done using reActPSN)
Setup webMAN 1.27 and/or multiMAN v4.53.04 (Look to other tutorials for this please)

Copy CFW Eboot & PKG Resigner v1.20, and PkgView 1.3 to c:\temp

Pre steps type 1:
If you have it in pkg format, meaning you have your edats and rifs already then we simply extract it.
1. Relocate pkg file into c:\temp
2. Open the pkg file with PkgView (Drag and Drop works)
3. Right-Click NPUB31272 and Select Extract to Source Folder

There should now be a folder named NPUB31272 in c:\temp

Pre steps type 2:
This is if you have the game on your PS3 and you have bought it (if demo only, skip edat extraction)

Edat extraction:
1. Insert Fat32 formated USB drive into dev_usb000 (Leftmost slot)
2. Run reActPSN while holding R1
3. Remove USB once you have returned to XMB
4. Go to computer, extract exdata from rap2edat0.zip (located in sub folder on USB drive) to the root of the USB drive.

That should give you an edat called UP4402-NPUB31272_00-GIANAPS3BFGKEYID.edat, save this FOREVER. I suggest putting a copy into the ISO\PS3_GAME\USRDIR you make. This is what turns your demo into a full copy. As this is illegal to share, don't ask for it.

Data extraction:
FTP Route
1. Since webMAN is running, just get your PS3 IP from the system information and using any FTP client, login.
2. Go to dev_hdd0/game/ and copy NPUB31272 to c:\temp

USB Route
1. Insert USB into dev_usb000 (Leftmost slot)
2. Turn Multiman on
3. Go to dev_hdd0/game/ and copy NPUB31272
4. Go to dev_usb000 and paste
- Wait for it to finish -
5. Remove USB, power off system
6. Insert USB into computer, copy NPUB31272 to c:\temp

When this is all done, you are ready to start!

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I'm going to go faster now, so please keep up!

1. Copy EBOOT.BIN from c:\temp\NPUB31272\USRDIR to c:\temp
2. Run CFW Eboot & PKG Resigner v1.20
3. Select 1 EBOOT Menu
4. Select 1 Cex
5. Select 6 Resign to 4.30 EBOOT
6. Select 2 DISC EBOOT
7. Select n FixELF (No idea what this does, so I chose n for safety)
8. Select 4 Exit
9. Rename or Remove c:\temp\NPUB31272\USRDIR\EBOOT.BIN
10. Move c:\temp\EBOOT.BIN to c:\temp\NPUB31272\USRDIR
11. copy PARAM_SFO_Editor.exe to c:\temp (Doing this before using CFW Eboot & PKG Resigner v1.20 will cause CFW Eboot & PKG Resigner v1.20 to delete it when CFW Eboot & PKG Resigner v1.20 closes)
12. You need to edit c:\temp\NPUB31272\PARAM.SFO AND c:\temp\NPUB31272\C00\PARAM.SFO
12a. Set Category on both to DG and set PS3 System to 4.30. Change nothing else.
13. You need a PS3_DISC.SFB file, get one from another PS3 game or make one using HxD
13a. Don't have another PS3 game? Make a new file, insert 1536 byte with a 00 hex value, insert points are in dec, 0->3 is .SFB, 32->42 HYBRID_FLAG, 55 is a 0x20, 64->71 TITLE_ID, 512->513 gu, and 544->553 NPUB-31272 (Change this to game ID of your game)
13b. Have the file already? Change the game id midway down the file using HxD to your games id, in this case it's NPUB-31272
14. Inside NPUB31272 make a folder named PS3_GAME and move the directories contents to that folder.
15. Put the PS3_DISC.SFB into c:\temp\NPUB31272
16. Use genps3iso to turn the NPUB31272 directory into an ISO
17. Copy iso to dev_hdd0\PS3ISO using either FTP or USB
18. Reboot PS3, mount and play!

If your game isn't activated any more and you have the edat/rif files:
1. make a user named aa if there isn't one (rename it to aa if you've used reActPSN on it)
2. make sure the edat/riff file is in the exdata folder on the USB drive
3. Insert usb drive into dev_usb000 (Leftmost slot)
4. Run reActPSN while holding L1, this will reinstall your activation files

Enjoy your ISO... That is unless!!!!

After this I had an bit of a problem, I have version 1.0 of the game. It prompted for an update to 1.01. I did the update and had an incomplete PSN install. I decided to put this on my disc.

It's simple really!

1. FTP/USB to the NPUB31272 folder located on the PS3 in dev_hdd0\game
2. Copy the contents to c:\temp\update
3. Using PARAM_SFO_Editor.exe, edit c:\temp\update and c:\temp\update\C00
3a. Set Category on both to DG and set PS3 System to 4.30. Change nothing else.
4. Copy EBOOT.BIN from c:\temp\update\USRDIR to c:\temp
5. Run CFW Eboot & PKG Resigner v1.20
6. Select 1 EBOOT Menu
7. Select 1 Cex
8. Select 6 Resign to 4.30 EBOOT
9. Select 2 DISC EBOOT
10. Select n FixELF (No idea what this does, so I chose n for safety)
11. Select 4 Exit
12. Rename or Remove c:\temp\NPUB31272\PS3_GAME\USRDIR\EBOOT.BIN
13. Move c:\temp\EBOOT.BIN to c:\temp\NPUB31272\PS3_GAME\USRDIR overwrite the original
14. Move c:\temp\update\PARAM.SFO to c:\temp\NPUB31272\PS3_GAME\PARAM.SFO overwrite the original
15. Move c:\temp\update\C00\PARAM.SFO to c:\temp\NPUB31272\PS3_GAME\C00\PARAM.SFO overwrite the original
16. Use genps3iso to turn the NPUB31272 directory into an ISO
17. Copy iso to dev_hdd0\PS3ISO using either FTP or USB
18. Reboot PS3, mount and play!

Q. Why do this? I can just use it as a PSN install.
A. There are many different reasons, from being able to mount it over a LAN, to running it off a USB device. I use it so I can compress the games a little better. Compressing encrypted data is a loosing battle by it's very nature. Using this method gives me way better compression then I'd get with just a PKG file.

The PKG File is 1,773,077,664
The ISO (With 1.01 Update) is 1,775,173,632
The Compressed (9) ISO is 480,010,083

Q. Can I use the update method on disc based games?
A. It can but it's quite complicated and there is no ONE solution. It involves editing a decrypted EBOOT and redirecting paths back to the disc. This is further compounded by UTF8 based ELF files that deal with two pair character charts. If you don't understand what that means then you probably shouldn't try. For practice, turn a few disc based games into PSN Games and you'll have an idea how to do it in the reverse.

Q. Why so many steps?
A. Mac and Cheese is 3 steps and people still goof it. Not really an answer, but it still applies.

Q. My Assassin Creed [Insert pronoun or verb here] isn't working. It just boots then returns to the XMB with no Error Message. How do I fix this?
A. Add an empty directory named ASSASSIN_ISO to the USRDIR directory. You have to do this for ALL Assassin Creed games. - bitsbubba

Games that work: (If credit isn't marked, then it's matomato's post)[/U]
After Burner Climax [NPEB00175]: WORKS PERFECT!
Assassins Creed Liberation HD [NPEB01386]: WORKS PERFECT!
Bonks Adventure [NPUF30012]: WORKS PERFECT!
Burnout Crash [NPUB30464]: WORKS PERFECT!
Castle Of Illusion - Starring Mickey Mouse [NPUB31099]: WORKS PERFECT!
Castlevania Mirror of Fate [NPEB01441]: Works Perfect! - JoeRamone2013
Cave, The [NPEB01237]: WORKS PERFECT!
Critter Crunch [NPUB30059]: WORKS PERFECT!
Duck Tales Remastered [NPUB31126]: WORKS PERFECT!
Flashback HD [NPUB31265]: WORKS PERFECT!
Giana Sisters - Twisted Dreams [NPUB31272]: WORKS PERFECT! - Kayot
GTI Club+ Rally Cote D'Azur + DLC [NPEB00060]: WORKS PERFECT!
Guacamelee [NPUB30672]: WORKS PERFECT!
Hot Shots Golf World Invitational [NPUA80864]: WORKS PERFECT!
Journey [NPEA00288]: WORKS PERFECT!
Jurassic Park Ep1 - The Intruder [NPUB30499]: WORKS PERFECT!
Killzone [NPEA00418]: Works Perfect! - JoeRamone2013
Limbo [NPUB30373]: WORKS PERFECT!
Motorstorm 3D Rift [NPUA80499]: WORKS PERFECT!
Motorstorm RC [NPEA00333]: WORKS PERFECT!
Naughty Bear - Panic in Paradise [NPUB30828]: WORKS PERFECT! - Kayot
Rain [NPEA00394]: WORKS PERFECT!
Rocket Knight [NPEB00186]: WORKS PERFECT!
Smash Cars [NPUB30097]: WORKS PERFECT!
Super Rub'a'Dub [NPEA00016]: WORKS PERFECT!
Super Stardust HD [NPUA80068]: WORKS PERFECT!
SuperFrog HD [NPEB01316]: WORKS PERFECT!
Topatoi [NPUB30063]: WORKS PERFECT!
Tori Toki [NPEB00651]: WORKS PERFECT!
Trine [NPUB30109]: WORKS PERFECT!
Trine 2 [NPUB30331]: WORKS PERFECT!
Urban Trial Freestyle [NPEB01238]: WORKS PERFECT!
Wakeboarding HD [NPEB00122]: WORKS PERFECT!
Worm Crazy Golf [NPEB00595]: WORKS PERFECT!

Not Working:
Beyond Good & Evil HD [NPEB00435]: NOT WORKS! black screen during boot, console freeze.
Brothers - A Tale Of Two Sons [NPEB01201]: NOT WORKS! black screen during boot, console freeze.
BurgerTime World Tour [NPEB00646]: NOT WORKS! black screen during boot, console freeze.
Contrast [NPUB31364]: NOT WORKS! black screen during boot, console freeze.
Elefunk [NPUA80157]: NOT WORKS! black screen during boot, console freeze.
MagicOrbz [NPUB30047] + DLC: NOT WORKS! stuck on loading screen, need console reboot. I will try to reconvert the game without DLC/UPDATE...
Papo & Yo [NPEB01109]: NOT WORKS! black screen during boot, console freeze.
Scott Pilgrim vs The World [NPUB30162]: NOT WORKS! Loop on loading screen, press PS to return to XMB.
Shank [NPEB00310]: NOT WORKS! black screen during boot, console freeze.
Shank 2 [NPEB00814]: NOT WORKS! black screen during boot, console freeze.