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How to Jailbreak My PS3

In 2010, the U.S Copyright Office ruled that jailbreaking your own electronic device to install applications on it would no longer violate federal copyright law. Since then, people have been able to jailbreak their devices without risking a lawsuit. For example, the PlayStation 3 console (PS3) does not allow you to play third party games or install third party applications, such as media streaming apps. The only way around this issue is to jailbreak it. The only downside is that jailbreaking your PS3 voids its warranty.

Things You'll Need

USB flash drive
WinRAR

Instructions

- 1
  Turn on your computer and open your favorite Web browser. Enter "http://www.xup.in/dl,57897311/PS3UPDAT.rar/" in the address box and press Enter to navigate to the site.
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  Click the Download button to start downloading the PS3Updat tool. Save the file to your computer and use WinRAR to extract the contents of the archive in a folder on your hard disk drive. A file named "PS3UPDAT.PUPjail" will appear. Delete the "jail" part of the name.
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  Plug the USB flash drive in one of the computer's USB ports and it will be recognized by Windows as an external storage device. Open Windows Explorer, go to the drive and back up all of its contents.
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  Delete the contents of the USB stick, right-click inside the white space, select "New" and click "Folder" to create a new folder. Name it "PS3." Double-click the PS3 folder to see its contents and create another folder, named "Update," inside it.
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  Copy the PS3UPDAT.PUP file to the new Update folder. Disconnect the USB flash drive from the computer.
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  Turn on the PS3 and plug in the USB stick. Go to Settings on the PlayStation and select "System Update" to start updating the console. Select the "Update via Storage Media" option to use the USB stick for the update.
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  Click "OK" in the window that alerts you that the console found Version 3.55-jb. Read and accept the conditions and select "Install Update" to start the update process. Your console is jailbroken during the update. Do not unplug the USB stick until the PS3 beeps four times and shuts down.
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  Start the PlayStation 3 from the console, not the controller. Install a third party application to test if it was properly jailbroken.

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