[PsyCLown]

Originally Posted by slickric33 sorry sports champions 2 thats why i need to dust off ps3 and upgrade any opinions or tutorial ermac 4.3

I plan on doing the same. What I was told would probably be best is:
OFW 3.55 => Kmeaw CFW 3.55 -> ErmaC CFW 4.30 v1.40

Then if you need to downgrade back to 3.55, you could use the Rebug 999 Downgrader, or following the downgrade tutorial from Tortuga Cove should work as well:

- Downgrading back to 3.55 is always possible using the following steps : - Download the Downgrader PUP ---> Downgrader PUP mirror ---> Downgrader PUP ...Size 176MB (184,595,263 bytes) MD5: 49d80e07fc1f5ca1b0840e02e94635db - Rename the downloaded file to "PS3UPDAT.PUP" and put it on your USB in: "USB\PS3\UPDATE\PS3UPDAT.PUP" - While on Rogero CFW4.30, go to System Update from XMB and install the Downgrader PUP. - After the Downgrader PUP installs you'll be on a hybrid CFW3.55 that will still shows ver4.21/4.30 from system settings. - Enable QA flag by following these steps: 1- Download the Rebug QA_Toggle package from here ---> toggle_qa.pkg 2- Put the "toggle_qa.pkg" on USB and Install it on the PS3. 3- Run the "Rebug Toggle QA" from XMB, the screen will go Black and you will see HDD Led activity then if all went fine you will hear 2 or 3 Beeps and the PS3 will Restart back to XMB. 4- If you want to make sure QA flag was set, go to "Network Settings" then apply the following key combo (all at the same time): L1 + L2 + L3 (press left stick) + R1 + R2 + dpad_down You should see Edy Viewer, Debug Settings, and Install Package Files if done correctly. - Now put "Rogero CEX-3.55 CFW V3.7" on your USB in: "USB\PS3\UPDATE\PS3UPDAT.PUP" ---> Rogero CEX-3.55 CFW V3.7.PUP - Start the PS3 into Recovery Menu and install "Rogero CEX-3.55 CFW V3.7" (from Recovery Menu, this is important) - Once you're back on Rogero CFW3.55 v3.7 Start the PS3 into Recovery Menu and install any CFW 3.55/4.21/4.30.

Obviously once you are on the Rogero CFW 3.55 you can go to the OFW 3.55 or another CFW which is higher.

[BGMaxie]

Ok I read something about backwards compatibility on a couple of posts before. Does that mean that this thing only can run a couple of games only and not ALL of them up to 4.30?