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multiMAN

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Author(s)	deank
Version	04.02.03
Type	Backup manager
License	Freeware
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multiMAN is a backup manager, file browser and AVCHD player.

Contents 1 Installation 1.1 English 1.2 Português - Br 1.3 Ελληνικά 2 Features 2.1 Firmware Payloads 3 Controls 3.1 In GAME display Modes 3.2 In FILE MANAGER mode 3.3 In PICTURE VIEWER 3.4 In HEX file viewer 3.5 Navigation When Using USB Mouse 3.6 Navigation When Using USB Keyboard 4 Changelog 4.1 02.09.00 4.2 02.08.00 4.3 02.07.00 4.4 02.06.00 4.5 02.05.00 4.6 02.04.00 4.7 02.03.00 4.8 02.02.00 4.9 02.01.00 4.10 02.00.05 4.10.1 MP3/Audio related 4.11 02.00.04 4.12 02.00.03 4.12.1 MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS 4.12.1.1 SNES9x 4.12.1.2 multiMAN 4.13 02.00.02 4.13.1 File Manager related 4.13.2 XMMB related 4.14 02.00.01 4.14.1 XMMB mode 4.14.2 Other 4.15 02.00.00 4.16 01.xx.xx

[edit] Installation

[edit] English

• Download multiMAN.
• Download BDEMU.pkg
• Install multiMAN.
• Install BDEMU.pkg
• Run multiMAN.

[edit] Português - Br

• Download multiMAN.
• Download BDEMU.pkg
• Instalar multiMAN.
• Instalar BDEMU.pkg
• Execute multiMAN.

[edit] Ελληνικά

• Κατεβάστε το MultiMAN.
• Κατεβάστε BDEMU.pkg
• Εγκαταστήστε το MultiMAN.
• Εγκαταστήστε το BDEMU.pkg
• Τρέξτε το MultiMAN.

[edit] Features

• User defined options.ini (options_default.ini) to set various options
• Copy/backup progress bar
• Support and display for 7 devices (HDD/USB/BD/SDHC/MS/CF)
• Support for REMOTE PLAY via PSP or other compatible peripherals
• Animated icons and backgrounds
• Update check/download feature with [R3] button
• Support for COVER.PNG in AVCHD video folders
• Support for AVCHD activation from external USB devices
• Support for backup of AVCHD to internal HDD
• Support for playback of AVCHD and Blu-ray content from internal HDD
• Overscan support for DLP and CRT TV sets
• MP3/AC3 playback (play songs using the File manager from local and network locations)
• JPEG/PNG picture viewer (browse/view pictures using the File manager from local and network locations)
• HEX file viewer
• Support for at least 4 freetype fonts (user can change using [SELECT]+[R3] in game display modes)
• Translated into 24 different languages

[edit] Firmware Payloads

Firmware 3.41:

• PS3Jailbreak/PSGroove/PSFreedom (initial versions) = SYSCALL36
• Later sticks/payload revisions = SYSCALL6 + SYSCALL7 (Peek/Poke)
• Later payload revisions = SYSCALL8 (Hermes 4)
• Later payload revisions = SYSCALL35 (PL3)

Firmware 3.55:

• CFW GH: installing signed PKG files
• CFW Wutang: SYSCALL6 + SYSCALL7 (Peek/Poke) + signed PKG
• CFW Kmeaw: SYSCALL6 + SYSCALL7 (Peek/Poke) + signed + fake_signed PKG
• CFW WNK: SYSCALL6 + SYSCALL7 + signed PKG + SYSCALL36 + smth else

[edit] Controls

[edit] In GAME display Modes

[X] - Load a title
[O] - Exit to XMB
[□] - Settings menu for selected title
[∆] - System Menu

[R1] - Switch to next game display mode
[L1] - Switch to prev game display mode

[R3] - change current FreeType font
[L3] - Switch Title Names font size / paths

[SELECT]+[O] - rename game title (changes PARAM.SFO)

[SELECT]+[L2]/[R2] - change overscan options
[SELECT]+[L3] - force content refresh from all devices
[SELECT]+[R1] - change content mode (GAMES/VIDEO/BOTH)

[SELECT]+[START] - launches File Manager
[START]+[SELECT] - restarts multiMAN
 
[START]+[∆] - enable PFS driver (for external USB NTFS HDDs)
[START]+[R2] - Screenshot to RAW RGB (saved in /dev_hdd0 or connected /dev_usb000 or /dev_usb001)

[START]+[left] - Previous MP3 song in the playlist
[START]+[right] - Next MP3 song in the playlist
[START]+[UP] - Increase playback volume
[START]+[DOWN] - Decrease playback volume

[START]+[□] - stop music playback (for mp3 and background theme audio)

[edit] In FILE MANAGER mode

[ANALOGUE STICKS] - Move mouse pointer
[D-PAD] - up/down/left/right moves mouse cursor 1 line up/down (left/right pane)

[L1] - Switches back to 'game' display mode
[SELECT]+[L1] - Switch to the game mode before File Manager was launched

[L2] - Page up (current pane)
[R2] - Page down (current pane)

[R3] - Open file in HEX viewer / LV2 memory viewer / LV2 memory save
[R3] - (INTERNAL HDD) Create FOLDER hardlink
[R3] - (INTERNAL HDD) When PS3_GAME selected: Create special shadow copy
[R3] - (EXTERNAL HDD) When PS3_GAME selected: Create BD-ROM mirror to external USB

---

[X] - Enters selected directory
[X] - Play selected AC3/MP3 file and loads remaining in playlist, view selected PNG/JPG picture (and enters PICTURE viewer)
[∆] - Exit to XMB
[□] - Delete file/folder (use with caution - disabled for PS3 root folders)
[O] - Copy file/folder

[SELECT]+[O] - Move file/folder
[SELECT]+[X] - Rename file/folder or refresh net_host# folder
[R1] - Create new folder

Bottom device icons:

[X] or [L3] - Loads device folders in LEFT pane
[O] or [R3] - Loads device folders in RIGHT pane

***

[SELECT]+[L2]/[R2] - change overscan options
[SELECT]+[L1] - change cover mode

[START]+[LEFT] - Previous MP3 song in the playlist
[START]+[RIGHT] - Next MP3 song in the playlist
[START]+[UP] - Increase playback volume
[START]+[DOWN] - Decrease playback volume
[START]+[□] - stop music playback (for mp3 and background theme audio)

[edit] In PICTURE VIEWER

[X] - Next image
[L1]/[LEFT] - Previous image
[R1]/[RIGHT] - Next image
[L2] - Zoom In
[R2] - Zoom Out
[Left Stick] - Pan
[Right Stick] - Zoom
[L3]/[DOWN] - Zoom image to fit width
[R3]/[UP] - Zoom image to fit height
[SELECT] - Show file information
[START] - Starts picture slideshow
[∆] or [O] - Exit picture viewer

[edit] In HEX file viewer

[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 (16 bytes)
[R2] - scroll down one line (16 bytes)
[∆] or [O] - Exit HEX file viewer

[edit] Navigation When Using USB Mouse

LEFT BUTTON = [X]
RIGHT BUTTON = [O]
WHEEL UP = [UP]
WHEEL DOWN = [DOWN]
WHEEL BUTTON = [L1] (to switch display modes)

[edit] Navigation When Using USB Keyboard

In game display modes:
[F1] - [F6] - directly select display modes (1-5 and 6th is file manager)
[TAB] = [L1] (switch to next display mode)
ARROWS = UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT
[NUM+] - increase mp3 volume (select+UP)
[NUM-] - decrease mp3 volume (select+down)
[NUM /] - previous MP3 song
[NUM *] - next MP3 song
[PageUp]/[PageDn] - Scroll games in pages
[F7] or [CAPS LOCK] - switch title names size/paths (like L3)
[F8] - USB patch mode
[F9] - TEST source
[F10] - Check for updates (like R3)
[F11] - previous display mode
[F12] - next display mode
[C] - Copy [O]
ENTER = [X] Launch game
DEL = [ ] Delete game
[ESC] - Quit [/\]

In FILE MANAGER mode:
[F2] - rename current file/folder
[TAB] = [L1] (switch to next display mode)
ARROWS = UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT
[NUM+] - increase mp3 volume (select+UP)
[NUM-] - decrease mp3 volume (select+down)
[NUM /] - previous MP3 song
[NUM *] - next MP3 song
[PageUp]/[PageDn] - Scroll current pane
[F11] - previous display mode
[F12] - next display mode
[C] - Copy [O]
[X] - Move [select-O]
[V] - View file in HEX viewer
ENTER = enter folder or play mp3/ac3 or view jpg/png
DEL - Delete file 
INS - Create new folder 
[ESC] - Quit [/\]

[edit] Changelog

[edit] 02.09.00

• Improved performance in XMMB display mode
• Backup from PS3 game discs now works as it should
• You can still launch PSX games from XMMB Game Column
• You can still launch PS3 game backups from DVD-R/RW / BD-R/RE
• You cannot create ISO backups or access non-genuine PS3 game discs (unless Direct Disc Access is enabled)
• You will see an animated icon in XMMB Game column, which you can use to launch your PSX backups.
• To keep the same functionality as before you can turn on "Direct Disc Access" from XMMB Settings column.

>>> Press [TRIANGLE] -> Enable Direct Disc Access >>> When in Direct Disc Access mode you can rip BD movie discs, launch games, but you can't create backups of PS3 Game Discs. >>> Do not use "Direct Disc Access Mode" unless you really need it.

[edit] 02.08.00

• Added: "Create ISO" option in SIDE menu when BD/DVD is selected in VIDEO column or PLAYSTATION/PLAYSTATION2 is selected in Game column
• Added: "Create ISO" option in File Manager's context menu when /dev_bdvd is selected
• Added: Creating ISO files bigger than 4GB to USB HDD will result in splitting in segments .iso.0, .iso.1 ... .iso.31
• Added: Advanced option in XMMB Settings: "Expand Contents of XMMB media columns"
• Added: SD/SDHC, CF and MS/MSPRO devices to Photo/Music/Video columns
• Added: Standalone Web-Browser application with FTP (BROWSER.SELF) to avoid all memory issues
• Added: Support for launching PSX games from CD-R discs (XMMB Game Column and other display modes)
• Added: Launching directly ps1_emu.self or ps1_netemu.self from file manager will make multiMAN assign your Memory Cards properly, too
• Added: Options to set preferred Video Mode for PAL and NTSC PSX titles (default/480/576/720/1080)
• Added: peeklv1 and pokelv1 commands to control console
• Added: String printout for peekl and peeklv1 control console commands
• Added: Prompt to dump Hypervisor/LV1 after creating GameOS/LV1 memory dump
• Changed: Improved the looks of the old debug font, used in some dialogs and file manager
• Changed: multiMAN starts faster now
• Fixed: Unnecessary auto-refresh/scan for content on each startup
• Fixed: Browsing for ROMS in ZIP format

[edit] 02.07.00

• Added: "Background Appearance" option in XMMB Settings to switch image/video background for XMMB and Coverflow modes
• Added: Screensaver will display the motion background if enabled
• Added: Option to select 9 different motion backgrounds wave.divx, wave2.divx... wave9.divx (restart may be required)
• Added: Support for REBUG CFW 3.41.3
• Added: Support for Cobra content folders: PSXISO, PS2ISO, PS3ISO, DVDISO and BDISO (WIP)
• Added: System Auto-Off in settings column (60/120/240/360 min - 1/2/3/4 hours)
• Added: Restart System and Shutdown System in Home/multiMAN column
• Changed: When motion background is activated, multiMAN will stay in 5.1 audio mode when possible
• Changed: Default display timing set to VSYNC = no tear
• Changed: SIDE menu will 8x zoom current entry icon (in VSYNC mode)
• Changed: Implemented OpenPS3FTP by jjolano and removed the old buggy FTP server (faster transfer speeds and no path/file length limitations). Login: anonymous | Password: <anything>
• Fixed: All issues in coverflow mode (lock or motion video bg stop/break)
• Fixed: "Key Repeat Delay" option

• Added: LV2 access rights to use LV1 Storage Manager (syscall 864)
• Added: LV1 patch for user access to sys_storage functions (syscalls 600 to 623)

Read more: http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php?t=24701#ixzz1ZQgWgNTi

[edit] 02.06.00

• Added: Support for 7 connected controllers to be used simultaneously
• Added: Animation/slide effect when browsing USB/PS3HDD devices in XMMB mode
• Added: BD Remote controller buttons: YELLOW BUTTON = Restart, RED BUTTON = QUIT
• Added: Experimental motion/movie background support: If wave.divx is present in multiMAN's USRDIR folder you can enable motion background with SELECT+TRIANGLE.
• Added: REFRESH option in SIDE menu for photo/music/video/retro columns when USB/PS3HDD entries are selected
• Added: Quit and Restart options in SIDE menu for Settings column
• Added: Quick access options in SIDE menu for XMMB Game and Favorites columns
• Added: A small touch to the SIDE menu: it will ZOOM in the current entry much like the real XMB
• Added: Increasing/Decreasing MP3 playback volume will make the pop-up box display in the lower left corner (thanks to chitalov for the reminder)
• Added: If multiMAN is started via Remote Play, TV Overscan will be automatically set to 10%
• Changed: Color labels when selecting the color for the SIDE menu
• Changed: Browsing USB devices in XMMB will behave like real XMB (i.e. will first open /VIDEO or /MUSIC or /PICTURE folders to look for content)
• Changed: If non-English GUI language is selected in conjunction with User Font, proper User Font will be restored after restart
• Fixed: Setting wallpaper after PNG file was used as wallpaper
• Fixed: Sorting order in XMMB for PS3 HDD and USB device icons.
• Fixed: MP3 playback (when sometimes audio plays in wrong frequency)
• Fixed: Freezing in coverflow when fast-browsing over 100 titles
• Performance check: multiMAN does ~122fps @ 1920x1080p 59.94Hz
• Showtime 3.1.241 available via online update and included in BASE/FULL versions

[edit] 02.05.00

• Added: SIDE menu in XMMB mode to access various functions (access the menu with [TRIANGLE])
• Added: SIDE menu option for XMMB Settings column to switch between ADVANCED and STANDARD settings
• Added: SIDE menu function "UPDATE" Showtime in XMMB Video column when "Start Showtime" is selected
• Added: SIDE menu function "UPDATE" in XMMB RETRO column to check/download EMULATOR updates by squarepusher2
• Added: Option in XMMB Settings to change SIDE menu background color
• Changed: UPDATE function in GAME SETTINGS menu will not download updates for higher than your current PS3 firmware version
• Changed: UPDATE function in GAME SETTINGS can now check/download updates for SNES/FCEU/VBA/FBA/GEN+ Emulators by squarepusher2
• Changed: All options in the XMMB Settings column are now selectable via the SIDE menu (much like in the regular XMB mode)
• Added: Option in XMMB Settings column: [Write access to /dev_flash via /dev_blind]
• Added: Permissions check upon loading a title
• Added: VP6 file extension to recognizable video formats
• Added: Support for browsing USB devices and Internal HDD in XMMB Photo, Music, Video and Retro columns
• Added: Larger icons when browsing devices in XMMB mode
• Added: Indication in "browse mode" when playing music (a note sign will appear next to Device or Folder icon)

[edit] 02.04.00

• Added: Display of embedded JPEG images in MP3 files for XMMB Music column
• Added: Pulsing of selected entry/title in XMMB display mode
• Added: Czech, Hungarian, Catalan, Galician and Indonesian languages
• Added: Other various tweaks and changes
• Added: Option in XMMB Settings column: [Write access to /dev_flash via /dev_blind]
• multiMAN LOGO Contest Winner: TheForce
• Cover server updated with latest 2644 game covers
• Changed "Download Themes" server back to my primary one
• "Set as Wallpaper" and "Restore Wallpaper" options when you press [TRIANGLE] in photo column.
• UPDATE (Showtime) when "Start Showtime" is selected in VIDEO column (initiates download of SHOWTIME.SELF)
• REFRESH: to refresh content for PHOTO, MUSIC and RETRO columns
• FILE MANAGER: to open the folder of the selected entry (picture, music, video, rom) in File Manager

[edit] 02.03.00

• Changed Font properties/functions for all modes
• Max number of games+AVCHD in game modes 960(was 640)
• Max number of entries per XMMB column 3200
• Changed character limit for XMMB Settings column [selected option] to 36 (was 32 – now German/French fit)
• Moved [selected option] to the far right
• Freed more than 20MB of RAM (and reallocated some of it to increase max number of games/xmmb entries)
• This update should fix “Not enough memory for web browser” which some users experienced. If it doesn’t – use the Original Theme.
• Added check for downloaded multiMAN updates (to avoid installing broken/incomplete PKG files)
• Added check for downloaded covers (to avoid accepting broken/incomplete downloaded files)
• Command menu in File manager changed a bit
• Legend in most display modes will use current localization setting
• Pad vibration added as warning for “Delete” game/folder prompts
• Included all languages (with latest versions posted by translators)
• Added back Dutch
• Added back Portuguese BR
• Added back Arabian

[edit] 02.02.00

• Added: Multilingual Support (22 languages)
• Changed: 2304 entries per XMMB column
• Added: Caching of XMMB Video column to speed up boot process
• Added: MP3 pop-up info box in XMMB and File Manager
• Added: "Motion Sensor" setting in XMMB SETTINGS column
• Added: Motion sensitivity (waving left/right the dualshock controller changes display modes)
• Added: Debug mode (hold L2+R2 during boot). It will allow downloading official update, even if you're on the same version.
• Fixed: Issues with coverflow display mode
• Fixed: Lock when too many AVCHD or Video titles present
• Fixed: Retro column not sorted after returning from emulator
• Changed: Behavior of "Refresh" buttons in XMMB multiMAN column and "System Settings" menu

[edit] 02.01.00

• Grouping by Genre for Game/Favorite Columns (SQUARE)
• Grouping by Emulator Type for Retro column (SQUARE)
• Grouping by title name (alphabetically) for Music (SQUARE), Game, Favorites, Retro columns (SELECT+SQUARE)
• Info pop-up during music playback
• Removed duplicate entries (by name) in Photo and Music XMMB columns
• BD Remote: [SLOW<<]/[SLOW>>] will change playback volume
• BD Remote: [BLUE] will switch to File Manager and back
• BD Remote: [GREEN] will turn on the Screensaver
• SELECT+START will switch to File Manager and back

[edit] 02.00.05

• Changed: Coverflow mode completely rewritten to use XMMB engine
• Changed: Coverflow shows covers in perspective
• Changed: Better memory management
• Changed: XMMB display mode visualization
• Changed: Caching only of Photo, Music and Retro XMMB columns with their actual size (faster boot and exit/restart) (16MB HDD space freed)
• Added: Option in XMMB Settings column “XMMB Game Icon Swap” to select mode for covers/icons for Game column
• Added: Options in XMMB Settings column “Key Repeat Delay” and “Key Repeat Speed”
• Added: Launch .zip ROMs from File Manager (from emulator folders or dev_hdd0 or dev_usb00* ./ROMS/[emulator])
• Added: Support for FBA Next emulator (port mods by squarepusher2)
• Fixed: PPU crashreport about MultiStream on exit (thanks to an0nymous for the backtrace log)
• Fixed: Minor issues when applying themes
• Fixed: Minor issues/garbage with boot screen on rare occasions
• Removed: Use of virtual memory

[edit] MP3/Audio related

• Changed: MP3 playback requires 384KB of RAM (was 24MB before) and now MP3 file size is unlimited (4MB ram freed)
• Added: Fade-in / fade-out for mp3 playback
• Added: Indication of which mp3 title is currently playing/paused in XMMB mode
• Added: multiMAN mp3 playback will pause if you play music from PS3 XMB Music column

Extended support for BD Remote Controller:

• BD Remote: [ENTER] and [PLAY] keys will act as [X] (much easier to navigate)
• BD Remote: [PAUSE] will pause music playback
• BD Remote: [PREV]/[NEXT] will skip to previous/next audio track
• BD Remote: [STOP] will stop music playback

[edit] 02.00.04

• Added: Threaded processing for various tasks (downloading covers, scanning, etc) (no more GUI interruptions)
• Added: XMMB mode will invoke download of missing covers, too
• Added: Support for Genesis+ GX retro emulator (port by squarepusher2)
• Added: Support for FCEUltra (NES/ULTRA) PS3 retro emulator (port by squarepusher2)
• Added: Support for VBA PS3 retro emulator (GameBoy/GameBoy Advanced)
• Added: Support for PNG covers for Retro column (408x408 max resolution) (408x180 for best results)
• Added: L2+R2 will turn on screensaver mode (or put the PAD on a table/coach/sofa and press it down gently)
• Added: Caching of the whole XMMB mode
• Improved: XMMB Photo column display and navigation (no more image buffers release when full - a lot seamless now)
• Improved: Navigation in XMMB is completely rewritten - now smooth and faster than original PS3 XMB
• Improved: Increased image buffers (50 icons/covers) in XMMB (30 in prev versions)
• Added: Unfolding effect up/down while loading XMMB columns
• Added: Indication in XMMB mode when FTP service is used or background download is active
• Added: Warning prompt when user leaves multiMAN with active FTP connections
• Added: Screensaver Timeout option in XMMB Settings column (1-10 mins)
• Added: Link to GBATemp website with Online User Manual by Cyan in XMMB WEB column
• Added: FF/REW for Picture Viewer in XMMB mode (holding left/right or L1/R1)
• Added: Support for 2048 entries per XMMB column
• Added: Virtual memory used for certain tasks (like mp3 playback) to save real memory
• Added: Asnynchroious loading of MP3 files for playback
• Added: A bit more memory allocated to webbrowser and put it in separate container
• Added: MP3 playlist support for 2048 entries (was 128)

[edit] 02.00.03

• Fixed: Launching games with cached files right after they're cached
• Fixed: GAMEI folder won't appear on USB unless "Ext Game Data" option is used
• Fixed: Double entries in VIDEO column when thumbnail is named for example video.avi.jpg and not video.jpg
• Improved: Scrolling left/right in XMMB mode (faster and won't load columns)
• Improved: Scrolling up/down. Scroll will pause for ~1 second before looping.
• Added: Option "Hide BD-ROM disc from game list" in XMMB Settings
• Added: L2/R2 switch pages in 4x2 and 8x4 game list modes
• Added: "Save Screenshot" option in PS3 XMB Photo column to capture multiMAN screens in PNG (multiMAN Screenshots album) (10x to squarepusher2 for the hint)
• Improved: multiMAN will return from emulators and showtime much faster (~1-2 seconds boot screen)
• Improved: Last XMMB column and selection/entry restored upon restart/respawn
• Improved: JPG and PNG loading and decoding is performed faster (via SPU with fallback to PPU when header-decoding fails)
• Added: "Retro" column for emulators (WIP)
• Added: "Genre" option in "Game Settings" submenu to select categories for albums/grouping
• (WIP) Added: Support for latest SNES9x port for PS3
• (WIP) Added: Support for SNES9x ROMS: SMC/smc, FIG/fig, SFC/sfc, GD3/gd3, GD7/gd7, DX2/dx2, BSX/bsx, SWC/swc, JMA/jma
• (WIP) Added: New options in options.ini:
• Added: Support for playing music/playlists from PS3 XMB Music column (thanks to squarepusher2)
• Improved: TVs with 480p/576p resolution will show XMMB and slide-coverflow modes a bit better

[edit] MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS

• Improved: Added threaded processing for photo/music/video/game/favorites/retro columns
• Improved: Added threaded processing for loading jpg/png images in XMMB mode

[edit] SNES9x

• Fixed PS3 reset when exiting with {PS} button
• Fixed returning to XMB
• Fixed returning to multiMAN

[edit] multiMAN

• Greatly improved loading of all columns in XMMB mode
• Progress icons added in the top right corner (next to the clock)

[edit] 02.00.02

• Fixed: handling of themes_dir and covers_dir options in options.ini (broken in .01)
• Fixed: handling of NETHOST definitions in options.ini (broken in .01)
• Changed: Remember user font selection on exit (prevents reverting to theme font at each startup)

[edit] File Manager related

• Added: Context menu in File Manager (similar to right-click) with CIRCLE button (all other shortcuts are removed)
• Changed: Removed File Manager from mode list (L1/R1 skips it)
• Changed: File size in File Manager shown with 2 decimal precision
• Added: "File Manager Access" option in SETTINGS XMMB column - PIN protected - to disable FileManager mode
• Changed: Key to select multiple files/folders: [SQUARE] (was [select])
• Left pane shows up to 60 characters and right up to 55 for file/folder names (was 26/22)

[edit] XMMB related

• Added: "Poster and Cover Alteration" option in XMMB Settings column
• Added: "Button Assignment" option in XMMB Settings column
• Added: Current selection in Settings column remembered
• Fixed: Applying themes now changes text colors immediately in XMMB mode (clock, option names, game column title)

• Added: Video thumbnails for XMMB VIDEO column (3264x3264 max res):

- for external (non-XMB) video files: Example: --- movie name: my_video.avi --- thumbnail : my_video.avi.jpg, my_video.avi.JPG, my_video.jpg, my_video.JPG - for internal (XMB) videos - .STH thumbnail generated by the PS3 is used

• Added thumbnail support for AVCHD, BDMV and DVD video structures (POSTER.JPG, COVER.JPG)
• Added thumbnail support for AVCHD, BDMV (multiAVCHD compatible /HDAVCTN/BDMT_O1.jpg, /BDMV/META/DL/HDAVCTN_O1.jpg)
• Added thumbnail support for PHOTO column (for JPEG images with resolution up to 3264x3264)
• Added: Last game selection is remembered in XMMB mode after restart and after switching to other display modes
• Improved: No more reloading of XMMB columns each time you leave/enter XMMB mode or game/system submenu
• Changed: Scanning for content while in XMMB doesn't show the ugly "Scanning..." screen
• Removed: File extensions for known media files in MUSIC/PHOTO/VIDEO XMMB columns
• Added: Download Themes application in WEB XMMB column (thanks to S4BRE and condorstrike for hosting)
• Added: Visit multiMAN forum link in WEB XMMB column
• Graphics fixed: Downloading files via web browser while in XMMB mode
• New option in options.ini/options_default.ini: themes_web_dir (to store downloaded themes)
• Option: Directory to store downloaded multiMAN themes

themes_web_dir=/dev_hdd0/game/BLES80608/USRDIR/themes_web

• Visualization improvement (good news for users with 720p/576p/480p TVs, too):
• No more jagged edges of the textures (ICONS) during enlargement/shrinking
• 576p looks good now, not to speak of 720p
• Smoothing also applied to OVERSCAN modes
• Added: Support for srt/ssa/ass subtitles when caching video for Showtime from NTFS drive
• Removed: AC3 playback from file manager
• Optimized memory management (90MB free during mM operation)
• More optimizations: multiMAN executable (RELOAD.SELF) size down to 496KB

[edit] 02.00.01

[edit] XMMB mode

• Game poster/background loads/shows 2x faster now
• Game poster is crisp and unaltered
• All texts in XMMB are smooth and easy to read with bright backgrounds
• All texts got small shadow to improve visibility
• Favorites column shows game icons
• Fave star applied to game icons in Favorites column
• Clock and column title more visible and better looking
• Cover overlay image (GLC.PNG) applied to cover in XMMB mode, too
• Added image background for theme selection (10x to condor) (pop up can be moved with analogue sticks)
• Fixed: time/date format changes immediately (not after 30 seconds)
• Fixed 'favorites' column (showing stuff when no faves selected)
• Added option in SETTINGS column to disable "Theme Audio"
• "Title Details" option in SETTINGS column to change 4x2, 8x4, cover flow and Box-art modes (title/+id/+title count/none)
• Fixed Mouse X/Y deadzone setting
• Fixed PHOTO column populates properly from USB storage (/PICTURE folder)
• Changed: "Verifying USB Games" option: [Always/Auto/Never]
• Added new function in SETTINGS column "Clean Game Cache"
• Added selection list menu to clear Game Data for specific Game
• Favorites selection remembered when going out of game-settings submenu
• Added support for SDHC/MemoryStick/CompactFlash storage for MUSIC/PHOTO/VIDEO columns in XMMB mode
• Added: SDHC, CF and MS icons in PHOTO/VIDEO/MUSIC XMMB mode
• Added: multiple strategies for mounting titles using all available methods

[edit] Other

• Changed: options are saved on exit (not each time you change a setting in SETTINGS column)
• Changed boot procedure (EBOOT.BIN is just 50KB and it launches main multiMAN app RELOAD.SELF)
• "Mouse X/Y deadzone" can go up to 90%
• "Dim titles" setting can go up to 10 seconds
• Changed top-menu in File Manager
• Fixed "DIRECT BOOT" from external USB HDD
• Changed: "Overscan" application (much better than before)
• All texts in FileMan mode look better now
• Added support for SND0.AT3 in themes
• Added option BD-Emulator (to switch between Standard (syscall36) / Hermes (syscall8) / None)
• Added support for MFW 3.41 (BD-Emulator option: Hermes (syscall8)
• Added support for playing games with split big files from USB HDD (up to 10 BIG 4+GB files supported):
• - Caching split files to internal HDD for unlimited number of titles
• - Playing games with split files works with "Direct Boot" and "BD Mirror" options, too.
• - Launching games with split files works from Disc Icon and /app_home
• Added new option in "Game Settings" submenu: "Ext Game Data" (install game data on external USB)
• Fixed: garbled screen in File Manager when Help/About selected while coming from another display mode
• Fixed: changing current game for game modes while browsing XMMB display mode
• Removed: sparks/stars from slide-coverflow mode
• File Manager top menu text color is defined by COLOR.INI FMFILE setting
• Added: Vertical alignment for title/title+id in some modes when "Title Details" option requires it

[edit] 02.00.00

• Fully working XMMB display mode (XMB clone)
• Editable options in "Settings" column of XMMB mode
• Game Covers and Game Poster in XMMB Game column
• Improved XMMB scrolling, speed and reliability
• "Themes" option in "multiMAN/Home" XMMB column
• Changed options/options_default.ini
• Direct Boot method changed
• SELECT+X auto-sets BD-Mirror option and is remembered
• A lot of other stuff

[edit] 01.xx.xx

multiMAN 01.xx.xx Changelog