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How to Do the CFW Patch in PSGroove LVL 2

Softmodding is a term for any modification made to your PS3 device̵7;s operating system. The Kweaw CFW (Custom Firmware) patch is a hacker community operating system soft-modification software package designed for use on your Sony Playstation 3 gaming system. This software allows you to gaming emulators and other ̶0;homebrew̶1; hacker applications, like the PSGroove LVL 2 file management homebrew application on your PS3. The process of loading PSGroove LVL 2 to your PS3 with CFW is fairly straightforward.

Things You'll Need

USB memory drive

Instructions

- 1
  Download the PS3 CFW.RAR and PSGroove file packages onto your computer.
- 2
  Double-click the PS3 CFW.RAR file folder to extract the files inside it. There are two files inside the folder: bsdiff4.3-win32.zip and patchfile.rar.
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  Double-click and extract these files, then insert your USB memory drive into the USB port on your computer. A folder for the memory drive will appear on your computer.
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  Drag and drop the extracted files into the USB memory drive folder.
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  Remove the drive from your computer, then plug the USB drive into the first USB port on the front of your PS3 gaming console.
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  Press the ̶0;Power̶1; button to turn the system on, scroll to the ̶0;Install Package Files̶1; option in the XMB menu, then press the ̶0;X̶1; button on your controller. The CFW file will then automatically install itself onto your PS3 system.
- 7
  Insert your USB memory drive into the USB port on your computer again, then drag-and-drop the PSGroove file package into the drive folder.
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  Remove the memory drive from your computer, then plug it into the first USB drive on your PS3.
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  Scroll to the ̶0;Install Package Files̶1; option in the XMB menu, then press the ̶0;X̶1; button on your controller to install the PSGroove package.

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