ABOUT

Webman Classics Maker is tool for the PS3 that makes PKG shortcuts for ISO files straight to the home menu. It is using web commands through webMAN-mod to mount and launch the ISOs automatically: http://www.psx-place.com/threads/webman-mod-web-commands.1508/

This software is under GPLv2 license: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.en.html, not to be confused with the GPLv3 license.

BUILDS

Get the latest build from releases: https://github.com/Roet-Ivar/Webman-Classics-Maker/releases/

TOOLS/BINARIES USED

• SCETOOL 0.2.9 (scetool.exe): https://github.com/naehrwert/scetool

• OpenSCETool (oscetool): https://github.com/spacemanspiff/oscetool

• PSL1GHT pkgcrypt (python3 version) https://github.com/lephilousophe/PSL1GHT/tree/use-python3/tools/ps3py

• PARAM_SFO_EDITOR (Aldos PS3 tool collection) https://www.aldostools.org/

• webMan-mod https://github.com/aldostools/webMAN-MOD

Credits goes to all of you guys!

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HOW TO USE

1. PS3: Dump your disc-based games (multiman is great for this)
2. PS3: Make sure webMan-mod from aldostools is installed
3. PC: Start Webman Classics Maker application
4. PC: Fetch games-list over FTP
5. PC: Build PKG forwarder for the game you like
6. PS3: Install PKG on PS3 and enjoy disc-images straight from XMB

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TROUBLESHOOTING

• If you hear three fast beeps: Probably a misspelled path to the ISO, double check it (case sensitive)!
• Games only mounts but doesn't automatically start: the timings on the webcommand are not enough for your HDD read speeds, see the forum thread for mor info.

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Dev environment setup

• install python3.9+ x86_64 (https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-390/)
• pip install Pillow (might be bundled in the windows version)
• pip install pyinstaller
• pip install tqdm

Building the executable

• Run the pyinstaller-scipts located in: /Webman-Classics-Maker/resources/tools/util_scripts/_pyinstaller_and_release_scripts/
• Run your new webman-classics-maker.exe based on your new changes

Linux dev environment setup

• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install python3.9
• sudo apt-get install python3-tk
• sudo apt-get install python-pip
• sudo apt-get install python3.9-dev
• pip install Pillow
• pip install pyinstaller
• pip install tqdm