Thread: Ps3 CFW Folder Check + Source Code Included

PsDev brings us a new application to use on our PCs that checks to see if you have everything setup correctly on your USB to install CFW. Now no one should have any problems not being able to put the CFW onto their USB drive.

I was bored, so I whipped up an application that checks to see if the folders that you have to setup for you to be able to install the CFW on the ps3 are named and correct so you never have to wonder why the ps3 could not find the update. Source code is included

Took me 5 min to develop

How to: Just place the .exe file in your flash drive where you have your folders and cfw setup run it and it will tell you if there is a typo, the foldername correct, the pup name correct and then if so it tell you your ready to go. THE PROGRAM HAS TO BE RIGHT WHERE THE FOLDERS ARE REMEMBER

Pictures:

With everything correct-


it should look like that ^^^^^

WITH A ERROR like wrong spelled folder

Source Code

Code:

#include <Windows.h>
#include <direct.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>

#pragma comment(lib, "shlwapi.lib")
#include <shlwapi.h>

using namespace std;
typedef unsigned int u32;

/*******************************************************************************
 * Check if a file or a folder exists
 ******************************************************************************/
bool Exists(string Path)
{
	return GetFileAttributes(Path.c_str()) != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES;
}

/*******************************************************************************
 * Quit the application with a message
 ******************************************************************************/
void Quit(string Message)
{
	cout << Message.c_str() << "\r\nPress any key to continue...";
	cin.get();
	exit(0);
}

/*******************************************************************************
 * Entry Point
 ******************************************************************************/
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
	// - Show banner
	cout << "*****************************************************\r\n";
	cout << "**\r\n";
	cout << "** \tCFW Checker\r\n";
	cout << "**\tFollow me on twitter @ RealPsDev\r\n";
	cout << "**\tI was bored made in 5min\r\n";
	cout << "**\r\n";
	cout << "*****************************************************\r\n\r\n";

	// - Get CFW Path
	char ExePath[MAX_PATH];
	GetModuleFileName(NULL, ExePath, MAX_PATH);

	string SourcePath = string(ExePath);
	SourcePath.erase(SourcePath.rfind("\\"));

	// - Verify 'Cfw' folder
	SourcePath += "\\PS3\\UPDATE\\PS3UPDAT.PUP";
	cout << "- Checking see if Folders For CFW are correct" << endl;

	if (!Exists(SourcePath))
		Quit("Error: Folders are not correct(" + SourcePath + ")\r\n");

	
	Quit("\r\nYou are now ready to the USB into the ps3!\r\n");
	return 0;

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What does this exactly do? :S

EDIT: OH I UNDERSTAND, TY.

man, CFW is so easy to install. I just cant believe people actually mess it up, and devs have to make an app to check you are doing things right.

theshiddledy****? the noobiest noob tool ever... i really apreciate that the devs even help the noobs, though. we all were noobs at some stage

what boredom do to people omg and lol

Oh God!!! Some people

I never say that anything the dev's do for us is useless, but come one if you can make 2 folders on your usb drive, you don't need a ps3, sell it because your 2 dumb to use it. This is a stupid app.

i would say that this is patronising, but... well... ive seen some comments that make me wonder

Believe it or not people have trouble installing cfw

Wow what an amazing release.How did we ever manage without it. More development into things like this please