This wiki page will detail users on every prerequisite/requirement before accessing Home online.

1. Your PS3 device needs to be fully working for this process. Any model PS3 will work for this process including FAT/SLIMS/SUPERSLIMS. This includes any model PS3 from any region as well, meaning if you have a Japanese PS3 or a European model this process will work regardless. Note this is for users who are currently on stock OFW Official Firmware systems. If you are already on a device that has custom firmware such as REBUG or HEN/HFW you can disregard this prerequisite. Additionally, if you happen to have a debug unit PS3 such as a testkit, you can also skip this step.

⚠️	Be sure to verify that your PS3 USB slots are functioning for this process. You can plug in a FAT32 USB stick to test whether both USBs work. If you see your PS3 USB stick under the video/music icon in XMB, that means the PlayStation 3 can read your external USB drive just fine.

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Your PS3 needs to have a working Blu-ray drive with a working Wi-Fi Bluetooth module. In simplistic terms, your device's disc drive should work as well as be able to connect to a network Wi-Fi connection regardless if it's wireless or by an ethernet cable. NOTE: IF YOUR PS3 HAS A BROKEN Blu-ray Drive or your Wi-Fi/BT adapter is broken STOP RIGHT NOW. Currently, there is no noBD HFW/HEN firmware at the moment for systems that have those issues stated. If you try to install HFW over a console that has a broken Blu-ray drive or a Wi-Fi/BT adapter it is possible that your system will be semi-bricked and stuck into a boot loop.

2. You will need a USB Flash Drive that is formatted to FAT32.