Changelog: ========== 01.08.01 - Fully working FILE MANAGER mode 01.08.04 - Slide menu style with animation (real sliding when changing titles) 01.08.05 - Support for mounting DVD-Video folders (VIDEO_TS) from internal or external HDD disk (playable as VOBs in XMB VIDEO tab when any DVD-R disc is inserted) 01.08.05 - Support for detecting and mounting PS2 game backups 01.08.06 - PARAM.SFO FW 3.41 patch option. 5 additional search GAME search folders added in .ini 01.08.07 - Fixed locking on exit after FTP usage. 01.08.07 - File manager - mouse pointer changed for better visibility 01.08.07 - When no games are found more messages are displayed and all cover modes + filemanager are accessible! 01.08.07 - Filemanager: L2 - Page Up, R2 - Page Down for current pane 01.09.00 - Support for AVCHD playback from INTERNAL HDD (payload with syscall8 support required) 01.09.00 - Support for backup of AVCHD folders to internal HDD 01.09.00 - OVERSCAN option in the .ini 01.09.00 - Important fix for copying files smaller than 16KB 01.09.01 - Support for AVCHD HDD playback with USB/SDHC/MemoryStick mount points 01.09.02 - Convert Blu-ray (BDMV) structures saved on the internal HDD to AVCHD format 01.09.03 - Overscan option applied to all display modes (except FILE MANAGER) 01.09.04 - Background slide/animation uses PICPA.PNG (and not PICPL/PICPR.PNG) to save 8MB or memory. 01.09.04 - Source changes to compile with SDK 1.90 for older firmwares. 01.09.04 - Separate release for FW 1.90-3.40 (OSK not working in file manager) 01.09.05 - Fixes, improvements and changes. PC HOST network support in FILE MANAGER mode. 01.09.05 - [SELECT]+[X] while in filemanager with currently active net_host# will cause forced REFRESH of net_host contents 01.10.00 - * options.ini is changed * a lot of fixes * added option to mount /dev_flash to user defined hdd folder * syscall and mount point options removed * mounting AVCHD from internal HDD now works for all payloads * overscan option applied to filemanager mode, too * version for firmware 3.15 attached, too (do not use it for FW 3.41, because OnScreenKeyboard and HOST doesn't work) 01.10.01 - Fixed PL3 /app_home mounting, added Payload Type info in [L2] Setup and in lower right corner (P=PL3, H=HERMES, G=PSGROOVE) 01.10.02 - Added REMOTE PLAY to multiMAN and the games it launches 01.10.02 - Left analogue stick now moves the mouse like the RIGHT one to be compatible with PSP in remote-play mode for FILE MANAGER in multiMAN 01.10.02 - Fixed issue with "CF Card icon" displaying when PS3 has no internet connection (and possible black-screen lock-up) 01.10.03 - Loading progress message when multiMAN starts 01.10.03 - Improved folder scanning speed 01.10.03 - Changed [L2] Setup menu with motion background and fixed freezing with [PS] button 01.10.03 - Fixed game double listing 01.10.03 - File manager rearranged to fit PSP remote-play screen and overscan TVs 01.10.03 - Fixed folder sorting in file manager 01.10.04 - Fixed LONG loading time 01.10.04 - [SELECT]+[L2]/[R2] - change overscan options 01.10.04 - [SELECT]+[L1] - change cover mode 01.10.04 - [SELECT]+[R1] - change content mode (GAMES/VIDEO/BOTH) 01.10.04 - [START] - launches File Manager 01.10.04 - No modifications will be applied to user PS3 system before accepting the Disclaimer/agreement 01.10.05 - MP3 playback support in file manager (from local and network devices) 01.10.05 - At the moment it is limited to 2ch 44100kHz MP3 audio files (max 32MBs) 01.10.05 - Fading title names on inactivity 01.10.06 - New content folder in file manager /ps3_home 01.10.06 - New option dim_titles=5 in options.ini 01.10.06 - Improved copying folders/games with large number of files 01.10.07 - Fixed MP3 mono playback (plays in stereo) 01.10.07 - Improved COPY speed (20-25MB/s from external USB to internal) 01.10.07 - Fade-out in file manager on inactivity 01.10.07 - "Now playing:" info in [L2] setup screen (for testing purposes) 01.10.07 - Fixed "white background" for some games 01.10.07 - Some other fixes. 01.10.08 - * JPEG/PNG picture viewer mode in file manager * Picture viewer mode controls: LEFT/RIGHT or L1/R1 or [X] and [/\] / [O] to exit * Picture viewer: JPEG downscale to 1920x0180 * Picture viewer: JPEG upscale of 1280x720 and 640x360 to 1920x1080 * Picture viewer: PNG max resolution 1920x1080 * Interface uses JPEG pictures and not PNG * Covers are now in JPEG format * Faster browsing in cover/slide mode * Full package with 826 covers is now 14MB (was 119MB) * hdd_home options will now accept USB paths, too 01.10.09/10 - Picture viewer * Zoom-in / Zoom-out with RIGHT analogue stick (or with L2/R2) * Pan left/right/up/down with LEFT analogue stick * Slideshow (~6 seconds per picture) - start/stop slideshow with [START] button * Picture information on/off with [SELECT] button * Proportional ZOOM to fit WIDTH with [L3] * Proportional ZOOM to fit HEIGHT with [R3] * File manager: mp3/jpg/png files colored - makes it easier to find supported media. * Game browsing in all modes is more responsive (excl the cover/slide one). * Covers/thumbnails for AVCHD/Blu-ray compilations created with multiAVCHD are now also displayed. 01.10.11 - * MP3 "playlist" is now working. After you play a song from the file manager, multiMAN will load the rest of the mp3 files from the folder as a playlist and will play them sequentially. * During playback: [START]+LEFT / [START]+RIGHT skips to previous/next song in any mode and [START]+UP/DOWN controls playback volume * MP3 is stereo, but it will be played back through all 6 speakers in 5.1 configuration with little attenuation for the rear speakers and the LFE. * Changed initial volume to be a little softer * AC3 5.1ch / 2.0ch is also working, but in halts the main thead until song is played through. I'll need a bit more time to put it in the background. * multiMAN internet update doesn't require USB stick anymore. It will save it under its USRDIR/TEMP and will mount it to /app_home. * Filemanager shortcut changed to [SELECT]+[START] * New icon, created by condorstrike from the forum 01.10.13 - * Display mode #1 uses FREE TYPE fonts * Filemanager [RENAME]: the current name is displayed * Separate UPDATE via internet for firmware 3.15 01.10.14 - * Nice free type fonts added to display modes #1 and #3. * Additional [PATHS] mode added with [L3] (large title names, smaller title names + game path, smaller titles names without the path). * Game scrolling is rewritten to work in PAGES and browsing is as fast as it can get for all modes. * Fixed double listing of Blu-ray/DVD-R disc when present * Fixed disappearing USB games in USB PATCH mode 01.10.15 - * Fixed OnScreenKeyboard (OSK) for firmware 3.15 * Fixed NETHOST support for firmware 3.15 * Changed NETHOST access during boot * Fixed AVCHD title display for firmware 3.15 * Fixed some other minor things 01.10.16 - Copy video files to /ps3_home/video virtual folder - they will appear directly in the XMB Video tab. 01.10.16 - [SELECT]+[R3] in game display modes switches between 4 different fonts (with Japanese/French/Spanish/Russian/Bulgarian (Cyrillic)/Serbian support). 01.10.17 - In File Manager: * [R3] will open a file in HEX view mode * HEX view: [UP]/[DOWN] - Scroll in pages (512bytes) [left]/[right] - Scroll in blocks (8KB) [L1] - Seek to start of file [R1] - Seek to end of file [L2] - Scroll up one line (8 bytes) [R2] - scroll down one line (8 bytes) [/\] or [O] - Exit HEX file viewer * Playing network files will show their names and not 'net_play.bin'. * [SELECT]+[L1] will return you from file manager to last display mode * [SELECT]+[R3] - change freetype font for display modes 1 and 3 01.10.18 - * Proper detection of Blu-ray Video discs * New options in the .ini to set mouse deadzone in percents for R/L sticks deadzone_x=30 deadzone_y=30 * Added MP3/WAV/AAC file copy support to /ps3_home/music (XMB Music tab) * Added PNG/JPG file copy support to /ps3_home/photo (XMB photo tab) 01.11.00 - * Improved memory management * Smoother and faster browsing * Interface fixes and adjustments, improved MP3 playback * Background music upon multiMAN startup (additional download required) - Background music available in separate package (Theme original) 01.11.01 - * Support for USB mouse * Support for USB keyboard * Support for BD Remote Controller (if set as controller#1) 01.11.02 - FILE MANAGER: * Launch games from any folder (click [X] on EBOOT.BIN) * Mount AVCHD from any folder (click [X] on INDEX.BDM) * Mount BDMV (Blu-ray) from any folder (click [X] on index.bdmv) * New option in INI: mount_hdd1=1 (to use 2GB PS3 cache partition) 01.11.03 - BUGFIX RELEASE (sorry guys!) * Fixed AVCHD discovery from external USB * Fixed PL3 payload lockup when launching games * Added "Control console" accessible via telnet to port 1713 (FW 3.40+) 01.11.04 - * Added support for custom interface colors (COLOR.INI) * Added support for [LASTPLAY] game application * Fixed PL3 payload lock after internet update * Fixed multiple game/video listing * Have a nice X-MAS and support multiMAN and multiAVCHD! 01.11.05 - * Fixed mount points reset on launch * Added experimental support for PS2 game backups * Other minor fixes 01.11.06 - * Added startup check for backup folder access * Fixed support for [last game] application * Fixed [last game] application (separate download) 01.12.00 - * Added FILE/FOLDER copy to network PC (nethost) * Added DELETE file from network PC (nethost) * New version of ps3serv.exe required (separate download) * Support for theme ICON0.PNG file 01.12.01 - * Added CREATE FOLDER for network PC (nethost) * Improved nethost support (fixed missing empty folders) * Larger send buffer for ps3serv (up to 10MB) * Improved game/avchd scan times * New version of ps3serv.exe required (separate download) 01.12.02 - * Added support for themes in FILE MANAGER * Option in the INI to set themes folder location * Fixed issue with downloading covers for some users * Theme package with 22 themes availabe (separate download) 01.12.03 - * Fixed and optimized initial content scan (much much faster than before) * Fixed font size change (shrink/enlarge) when overscan mode is on during title names dim (fade in/out) * Fixed original theme (to restore ICON0.PNG) * Fixed SOUND.BIN (background sound will stop if theme does not support sound and next time you launch multiMAN there will be no sound, too) * Added Other/Group/User access attributes display in filemanager for files and folders (linux style dxwr) * Added [START ]+[ ] to stop music playback (for mp3 and background theme audio) * Added [SELECT]+[X] to force [Direct Launch Prompt] when disabled * When theme which supports sound (SOUND.BIN) is applied during MP3 playback, playback will not be interrupted * After device connect/disconnect/patch mode change currently selected game will not change (when possible) * New options in the ini file: progress_bar (0 = don't show progress bar during game backup/folder copy, 1 = show progress bar) update_dir (path to store downloaded multiMAN update .pkg - to be used ONLY BY advanced users) date_format (DD/MM/YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY, YYYY/MM/DD) 01.12.05 - * multiMAN can be launched from XMB in normal retail mode * Symbolic / hardlink folder copy in FILE MANAGER [R3] * New HELP screen in FILE MANAGER (10x condorstrike) * [L2]/Setup reports firmware and payload (if available) * Separate download for firmware 3.55 01.13.00 - * Added support for CFW 3.55KMW and latest PL3 (kmeaw) * Added check for proper access permissions * [FW 3.55]: [R1] resets access permissions for selected game * [Last Game] application updated (separate download) * [ps3serv] PC application updated (separate download) * Other fixes and improvements 01.13.01/02 - * Fixed support for CFW 3.55 (KMW/WTG/WNK/GH) and latest PL3 (kmeaw) * [Last Game] application fixed to support CFW 3.55 (separate download) * New options in the ini (clear_activity_logs / load_custom_payload) * Other important fixes 01.13.03/04 - * Copy/backup speed increased (about 10% speed gain) * On-screen-keyboard supports all languages (latin, cyrillic symbols + JP/CN glyphs) * Experimenatal web browser in FILE MANAGER (network icon) * multiMAN will save some display options on exit and restore upon launch * New options in the ini (clear_activity_logs / load_custom_payload) * Default "load_custom_payload=0" to avoid lockups with FW 3.55 * Important fixes, interface improvements and dialog additions 01.14.00 - * Implemented stable syscall36 function (thanks to they know who) * Fixed file manager default character mode * Fixed network icon/text when no network is available * More user friendly messages when problem appears * New update/cover server (thanks to shaj) * Option to download updates without USB stick * New 'options.ini' format (thanks to SiGMAniac) * [Last Game] updated (separate application) * A lot of other stability fixes 01.14.01 - * Hypervisor mapped memory set to 4096 bytes (not 3MB) * Restored AVCHD support for HDD video folders * Added on the fly mount point redirection * Added /app_home discless game support (very limited) * multiMAN now uses only syscall36 function * Increased stability: proper memory management 01.14.02 - ( 01.15.RC) * FW 3.55 - Disc and discless suport (/app_home) * Update downloads provided in single packages * A lot of stuff to come in next release 01.15.00 - * Added: Support for "Black Screen Games" from external USB HDD (thanks to anonymous#3 for the idea) * Added: Launch "Black Screen Games" with [SELECT]+[X] key combination * Added: Control console with peek/poke/peekl support via telnet to port 8080 * Added: LV2 GameOS memory [HEX view] and [Save to file] in FILE MANAGER * Fixed: Blu-ray to AVCHD conversion * Fixed: Memory allocation for RemotePlay * Changed: [Last game] application (separate download) 01.15.01 - * File and folder copy transfer speed improved * Restored support for games saved on SDHC or MemoryStick cards * Changed default name for BD-ROM backups to GAMEID-GAMENAME * Added support for PS3 Demo and Package discs * Fixed game list refresh in modes with freetype fonts * New [Help] screen in File Manager (thanks to condorstrike!) * A lot of hidden improvements and fulfilled requests 01.15.02 - * Added option to go [BACK] from certain [YES]/[NO] prompts * Check for available free space before initiating copy/transfer * Warning prompt if copy destination already contains folder with same (source) name (cancel/overwrite) * Support for COVER.PNG/COVER.JPG (260x300) and POSTER.PNG/POSTER.JPG (1920x1080) for AVCHD/Blu-ray movies * Greatly improved internal/built-in FTP server: - MOVE FILES - MOVE FOLDERS - RENAME FILES - RENAME FOLDERS - MULTIPLE simultaneous FTP CONNECTIONS from different PC's/clients - MULTIPLE simultaneous FILE-TRANSFERS (within session or between clients) - RESUME interrupted transfers * Total of 973 game covers (FULL package) * Four new themes (GUI BLUE, SAMUS REMIX, SAMUS REMIX 3, GIZMO) (MEGA package) 01.15.03 - * Improved copy/backup speed (again) * Fixed stability during copy * Delete folders/games is now faster * Fixed a minor problem with FTP server * Fixed COVER/POSTER PNG/JPG for external USB AVCHD movies * New shortcut to check for game updates within multiMAN ([START]+[R3]) 01.15.04 - * Added ftp server controls in Control Console * Fixed "expand_avchd" option * General performance improvement * FTP and USB to Internal speed gain * Code optimization 01.15.05 - * Added new display mode (#2) 4x2 icons * Fixed bug for [select]+[x] combo 01.16.00 - READ CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU PROCEED WITH UPDATE (FW 3.55)! - No payload of any kind included in the distribution - Support for "Black screen games" using external USB HDD * BDEMU.BIN or external payload required to enable following functionality: - Support for AVCHD/BDMV structures saved on internal HDD (AVCHD HDD) - Path redirections for /dev_bdvd and /app_home - BDEMU.BIN is not distributed with install packages 01.16.01 - * Web browser with PKG files download working * Improved display mode #3 * Improved switching between display modes * Improved memory management * Grayscale images for split-games * [SELECT]+[X] remembered for games on USB HDD * (DEV) Functions to blur, alter sat/bri/contrast, mipmap/scale * (DEV) Preparations for new display mode and GUI 01.16.02/03 - * NTFS support for external USB HDD (START+/\ to switch to NTFS driver) * USB.CFG configuration file edit required: 0xVNID:0xPRID:V (vendor ID, product ID, V=number of volumes) * Only copy from NTFS is supported - nothing more, nothing less * Folder/File copy in FileManager from NTFS volumes * Merging split files while copying from NTFS is not supported (only 1:1 copy) * Altered display modes 1, 2, 3 and 4 (small device icon in lower right corner) * Fixed 99% progress bar freeze * Fixed "not enough space on destination drive" in rare cases * New cache convention * Added support for 3.56 spoof * Probably a lot of other things...