PS3 CFW Guides: Autoboot Control Fan Utility for Cobra 7.00

Tutorial & Files Can Be Found Here - http://psx-scene.com/forums/content/tutorial-autoboot-control-fan-utility-cobra-7-00-3916/

Autoboot Control Fan Utility for Cobra 7.00
by atreyu187

So you want Control Fan Utility upon boot with Cobra 7.00? Well there are a few things needed for this guide. So I will do my best to get you setup like I have my PS3. It boots directly into Control Fan Utility, no app_home (No longer needed as Cobra has 100% discless compatibility) and the "Install Package" option is now under the XMBM+ mod as well as all data utilities. MultiMan will be it's own category right underneath XMBM+, updating will not effect this and remove from its own section on the XMB in the "Games" category. The only thing you will see is the "Memory Card Utility" and "Saved Data Utility [PS2]" as for some reason once edited in the XML files they refuse to work.

First and foremost lets get the thanks out of the way for all this as it is a lot of apps and steps to get where we need to be but it is worth it with the end results.

RogerO~ For the basis of the new Cobra 7.00 CFW
DeanK~ For his work with mM, Last Game, and WebMan
XMBM+ Team~ For the installer
aldos~ For the XML/XMBM+ mods
Estwald~ Control Fan Utility
Haibib~ 4.50 patches to Control Fan Utility to bring it up to v2.00
ExoFreak~ XML game loading POC
bitsbubba~ For letting me in on the "secret" (shhhhh)

If there is anyone I forgot I will edit this of course. And there are many others devs to thank that got us this far but we will leave the other heroes out of this chapter of the PS3 Saga.

1~ Install this software, I am sure you can source this part without me. Cobra 4.46 7.00 RogerO Hybrid CFW, Mulitman 4.50.04 & Last Game [Cobra] to start.

Then you need to install XMB Manager+ 0.22.006 (mod) for COBRA 7.0 and here is the supplied install guide for this application slightly modified

1.) Copy webftp_server.sprx (version 1.11) to the root of /dev_hdd0/
Latest version is always here: http://deanbg.com/webftp_server.sprx (I ran into troubles with the settings not working for me on this version so I have uploaded the first build of v1.1 here for you all if the latest doesn't work for you.

P.S. Settings are saved as /dev_hdd0/tmp/wmconfig.bin if you need to "start fresh" in case of errors. Just delete with XMBM+, Comgenie's Filemanager or mM.

2.) Copy the included boot_plugins.txt to the root of /dev_hdd0/

3.) Copy the included category_game.xml to /dev_blind/vsh/resource/explore/xmb/ (Or you can install this one to remove app_home & IPF)

4.) Install the included xmbmanplus_hdd.pkg

5.) Install update XMB Manager+ (mod) for COBRA 7.0 (v 0.22.006)

6.) Reboot your PS3 after install is all done to start fresh with your new FTP/Webserver working upon boot up
7.) Now open your PS3 browser set in Tools -> Confirmation on Browser Close -> “OFF” or when choosing a game in WebMan it will make you close browser each time.

8.)Turn of "Disc Auto Start" under System Settings. Disc Auto Start on Settings > System Settings.

9.) FTP Control Fan Utility v2.00 AUTOBOOT.ISO to /dev_hdd0/PS3ISO My build has a nice new logo instead of the tired looking "official" logo I think suits the system better. Or if you don't like that aldos made one as well that can be found here as well with the old logo.

10.) Install PSNinja v4 and open the app and press X on "Make Files Read Only" this way "Last Game" will stay as Control Fan Utility AUTOBOOT.ISO upon every boot. Or you can do this manually by FTP and going to /dev_hdd0/last_game.txt and right clicking on the file and go to properties. Then choose "Read Only" attribute with FTP client. This can also be done if you FTP txt file to HDD and right click, again go to properties and check "Read-Only" and then press "Apply" and FTP the file back over.

11). This I am going to borrow from aldos as well as he is the one that helped me get mine setup and running.

1. Turn ON the Disc Auto Start on Settings > System Settings.

2. Go to My Games > webMAN Setup and select the devices to scan, mark all the settings in the 2nd section and at least 5 and three seconds in the 3rd and 4th sections. (I choose 0 for both as I don't use a USB drive, boot times increase dramatically so the lower the better for your "Auto Boot Times" which DeanK might give us in future updates to his fine app. It has seen more action this month then just about mM's existence and we thank him for that. It was two simple plugins that got combined)

3. Press Save on the browser and restart the PS3.

Every time that you start the PS3, the AUTOBOOT.ISO will be launched. All you have to do is press  to exit.

Note about my AUTOBOOT.ISO file. Once you exit the app in "Payload" mode the LED will turn yellow allowing you to know the payload is in effect. If you choose any of the other "Modes" the LED will return to normal. I did this so one would know if in fact the settings in fact took place after exit as it is hard to tell sound wise. Again if you do not like this option aldos made a Control Fan Utility AUTOBOOT.ISO as well that does not have the yellow LED indicator at all.

And that is it folks you can boot your PS3, set your fan speed right away and have fun gaming knowing your precious PS3.5 is nice and cool to go along with all the neat new features Cobra has unleashed upon the CFW world.