BadWDSD enables noWifi + no BT through qCFW. So it'll be a persistent softmod unlike HEN and won't require internet connectivity to enable or set the time.
In general on both HEN and (q)CFW, you need to relicense installed content using rap files to avoid the date/time sync error. MrMario2011 has some YouTube tutorials discussing how to do this with rap2bin.
I haven't touched PS3 in some time and won't get back to it for the foreseeable future because of the sheer power draw. @jose_Leo12's PS3 portable runs for just 2 hours from nine 5Ah 21700 cells (3S3P) which indicates the mobo draws 65W. Dropping the input voltage to the converters to gain efficiency means you have to deal with some insane currents-- many dozens of amps on the core rails-- which negates the efficiency gains. I'm not even sure the regs can be swapped out since iirc the system talks to them over SPMI or something. What Jose did is probably about as good as it gets.
To measure regulator currents, lift the output side of the inductors and insert a current sense resistor (1mΩ - 100mΩ). The resistor value must be selected to minimize power loss while still producing a measurable voltage drop (which will be proportional to the output current). P=I²R, so even a 1mΩ resistor in series with a 30A rail will burn an entire watt. Sometimes you can use the inductor itself as the current sense element, but this has its own set of issues because the inductor current is not constant. You can also use an inductive current probe (i.e. small clamp meter) on a wire loop, or run the core rail from a bench power supply with current monitoring.
Best of luck on your research, and please share anything you discover in this thread!
In general on both HEN and (q)CFW, you need to relicense installed content using rap files to avoid the date/time sync error. MrMario2011 has some YouTube tutorials discussing how to do this with rap2bin.
I haven't touched PS3 in some time and won't get back to it for the foreseeable future because of the sheer power draw. @jose_Leo12's PS3 portable runs for just 2 hours from nine 5Ah 21700 cells (3S3P) which indicates the mobo draws 65W. Dropping the input voltage to the converters to gain efficiency means you have to deal with some insane currents-- many dozens of amps on the core rails-- which negates the efficiency gains. I'm not even sure the regs can be swapped out since iirc the system talks to them over SPMI or something. What Jose did is probably about as good as it gets.
To measure regulator currents, lift the output side of the inductors and insert a current sense resistor (1mΩ - 100mΩ). The resistor value must be selected to minimize power loss while still producing a measurable voltage drop (which will be proportional to the output current). P=I²R, so even a 1mΩ resistor in series with a 30A rail will burn an entire watt. Sometimes you can use the inductor itself as the current sense element, but this has its own set of issues because the inductor current is not constant. You can also use an inductive current probe (i.e. small clamp meter) on a wire loop, or run the core rail from a bench power supply with current monitoring.
Best of luck on your research, and please share anything you discover in this thread!
