Warrens BDB patching Guide

Download my BDB package: http://www.mediafire.com/?nanc4o3a6m16p2i

Now go and download 7z.
Copy it to the C:\ drive. And rename the folder to just PS3
Now open up CMD promt, and type this: cd C:\PS3.
Now copy the firmware you want to patch into the same folder: C:\PS3
Set your environment Value by rightclicking on Computer or My Computer and selecting
properties, then the advanced tab or the advanced category, and then click Environment variables.
Add A new system var With the Name or: HOME and the value of C:\PS3
7. Now in the CMD type this. pupunpack PS3UPDAT.PUP Name-Of-Your-Folder
8. Navigate to the new decrypted folder.
9. Now with 7z extract the update_files.tar with the third Extract option. The option should say,
Extract to update_files.
10. Now navigate to that new folder and find the pkg called UPL.xml.pkg Once that is found cut or
copy it to the Root of the main PS3 Folder we made in step 3.
11. Now in the CMD type: fwpkg d UPL.xml.pkg UPL, this will make 3 files called UPL.0, UPL.1
and UPL.2.
12. Now open the UPL.2 file in a text editor and remove these lines from line 119-152
<Package>
<Type>BdpRevoke</Type>
<FileName>dev_flash3_022.tar.aa.2010_07_29_170122</FileName>
</Package>
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<Package>
<Type>BD</Type>
<FileName>BDIT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE.pkg</FileName>
</Package>
<Package>
<Type>BD</Type>
<FileName>BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_301R.pkg</FileName>
</Package>
<Package>
<Type>BD</Type>
<FileName>BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_302R.pkg</FileName>
</Package>
<Package>
<Type>BD</Type>
<FileName>BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_303R.pkg</FileName>
</Package>
<Package>
<Type>BD</Type>
<FileName>BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_304R.pkg</FileName>
</Package>
<Package>
<Type>BD</Type>
<FileName>BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_306R.pkg</FileName>

</Package>
<Package>
<Type>BD</Type>
<FileName>BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_308R.pkg</FileName>
</Package>
13. Now save and close the UPL.2 file. And delete the UPL.xml.pkg file as it will messup when u go

to encrypt it again.
14. Now in CMD type: fwpkg e UPL.xml.pkg UPL.0 UPL.1 UPL.2
15. Now you have the re-encrypted UPL pkg, place it back into the update_files folder and replace

the current one or just place it there if you Cut it instead of copy.
16. Now right click on the update_files folder and click the 7z Option and click add to archive.

Change the archive type from .7z to .tar.

17. After you compress the data in step 16, you are going to want to Cut it out of the folder its in
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(Name-OF-Your-Folder), and put it in the root of the PS3 folder like in step 10.
Now in CMD type: fix_tar update_files.tar
Now copy that fixed file back into the folder it came from(Name-Of-Your-Folder)and replace the
current one if needed.
Almost done! Now make sure the Folder that holds your decrypted files has these in it dots.txt
license.txt ps3swu.self update_files.tar update_flags.txt vsh.tar version.txt
Now in CMD type: puppack BDBPatchedPS3UPDAT.PUP Name-Of-Your-Folder
That should be it. Have fun with your patched CFW.