[UPDATE 1] E3 Flasher shipping October 13th - No Dual Booting - Page 12 - PS3Hax Network

Bassflower · 10-14-2011

2 days now and LIGHTAKE.COM is NOT Responding to my Cancel-mails...wrote the third one today....
Anyone else? :-/

Mystt · 10-14-2011

What I dont' understand is if they are saying its capable of dual-booting using 2 separate HDDs, then why do you need two HDDs? Why not just split the partition for 1 HDD, and force it to read as 2 separate drives? It doesn't make sense to bother with 2 HDDs. And where the hell would you put them inside a slim anyhow? Basically you'd need 1 to be an external drive. Frankly progskeet is better way to go, even if you don't know how to solder; there are tech shops out there you can usually pay to have it solder in for you.

carldenning · 10-14-2011

Originally Posted by Mystt

What I dont' understand is if they are saying its capable of dual-booting using 2 separate HDDs, then why do you need two HDDs? Why not just split the partition for 1 HDD, and force it to read as 2 separate drives? It doesn't make sense to bother with 2 HDDs. And where the hell would you put them inside a slim anyhow? Basically you'd need 1 to be an external drive. Frankly progskeet is better way to go, even if you don't know how to solder; there are tech shops out there you can usually pay to have it solder in for you.

you cant partion a hdd for the ps3 . as the ps3 reads it and formates it to it own file system no way round that bit , and as for useng to hdd thats what the estat station included in the package is for so u can use 2 hdd drives

Mystt · 10-14-2011

[QUOTE]you cant partion a hdd for the ps3 as the ps3 reads it and formates it to it own file system and as for useing to hdd thats what the estat station included in the package is for so u can use 2 hdd drives

It was my understanding that progskeet can dual boot off 1 HDD? Is that incorrect then, if using progskeet do you still need 2 HDDs?

carldenning · 10-14-2011

[QUOTE=Mystt;263872]

you cant partion a hdd for the ps3 as the ps3 reads it and formates it to it own file system and as for useing to hdd thats what the estat station included in the package is for so u can use 2 hdd drives

It was my understanding that progskeet can dual boot off 1 HDD? Is that incorrect then, if using progskeet do you still need 2 HDDs?

i think it uses one hdd drive but you will have to formate the hdd every time you change fimware so it best to have 2 hdd one for ofw 3.72 and one for 3.55

Mystt · 10-14-2011

i think it uses one hdd drive but you will have to formate the hdd every time you change fimware so it best to have 2 hdd one for ofw 3.72 and one for 3.55

Thanks, I'll look into it a bit deeper later, right now I not in a hurry for progskeet anyhow; but I do have multiple drives just in-case. Just would suck if that truly is the best way to go. Ty for the advice.

circirman · 10-14-2011

This half dual boot sounds ideal as it will indeed most likely have you re-format the hdd every time you downgrade or upgrade. However, my trust in e3 has now but diminished. Unfortunately I can not trust them again and will patiently await either progsheet or a higher hackable firmware (if it ever happens)

carldenning · 10-14-2011

i just look at the new manual and i swear we need a downgrade dongle aswell so we can enter service mode and exit it too , or have i read it wrong ?

wakka_wakka · 10-14-2011

Originally Posted by carldenning

i just look at the new manual and i swear we need a downgrade dongle aswell so we can enter service mode and exit it too , or have i read it wrong ?

I don't know, they have a bunch of new files to download. One of them is for a "one key downgrade" and another is for factory service mode.

http://www.e3-tech.net/download.html

Christ, I'm running out of time to cancel my pre-order... Now they don't even commit to releasing an actual dual boot version:

"4: We are working hard to allow e3 flasher limited vesion works really dual boot, but we can't promise now because lots of changes."

Wolfie708 · 10-14-2011

Personally I would cancel if dual boot is your main interest as sorry, but in this day and age it is almost impossible for a company that wants potential customers to give such a badly written spec and information as these are, and that is in Any language, not just English. Don't forget, they are a company, not just someone doing a Google translate to sell an old game etc.

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[UPDATE 1] E3 Flasher shipping October 13th - No Dual Booting

10-14-2011	#111
Bassflower Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 38 Likes: 0 Liked 22 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	2 days now and LIGHTAKE.COM is NOT Responding to my Cancel-mails...wrote the third one today.... Anyone else? :-/

10-14-2011	#112
Mystt Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 195 Likes: 58 Liked 42 Times in 28 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What I dont' understand is if they are saying its capable of dual-booting using 2 separate HDDs, then why do you need two HDDs? Why not just split the partition for 1 HDD, and force it to read as 2 separate drives? It doesn't make sense to bother with 2 HDDs. And where the hell would you put them inside a slim anyhow? Basically you'd need 1 to be an external drive. Frankly progskeet is better way to go, even if you don't know how to solder; there are tech shops out there you can usually pay to have it solder in for you.

10-14-2011	#114
Mystt Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 195 Likes: 58 Liked 42 Times in 28 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	[QUOTE]you cant partion a hdd for the ps3 as the ps3 reads it and formates it to it own file system and as for useing to hdd thats what the estat station included in the package is for so u can use 2 hdd drives It was my understanding that progskeet can dual boot off 1 HDD? Is that incorrect then, if using progskeet do you still need 2 HDDs?

10-14-2011	#117
circirman Apprentice Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 16 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This half dual boot sounds ideal as it will indeed most likely have you re-format the hdd every time you downgrade or upgrade. However, my trust in e3 has now but diminished. Unfortunately I can not trust them again and will patiently await either progsheet or a higher hackable firmware (if it ever happens)

10-14-2011	#118
carldenning Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,128 Likes: 1,880 Liked 1,793 Times in 1,173 Posts Mentioned: 220 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i just look at the new manual and i swear we need a downgrade dongle aswell so we can enter service mode and exit it too , or have i read it wrong ?

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