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I ordered the 8-tool INDX upgrade from the 1st (non-FE) batch which will be shipped sometime in August. After ordering I realized, that all 8 nozzles are 0.4mm and there is no other choice (yet). I asked Prusa chat and they just said other sizes are in the pipeline, but no date. I read here on reddit that it was possible to order them directly through Bondtech, but I can't find it anywhere.

So maybe there is someone here, who only got the 4 tool kit and could use 2 additional ones that I won't need. I'm in Germany btw. (for shipping).

Dear PS3 enthusiasts,

according to this table: https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/Power_Supply

the ADP-160AR PSU only supplies 0.9A @ 5.5V. This seems very low considering the console (in this case a SuperSlim) has 2 USB ports which usually should be able to provide 1 or 2A each. So I assume their power is generated somewhere on the main PCB from the 12V source. Can anyone confirm this or has info on what power they can actually provide?

Thank you.

Swiss has a whole bunch of video options that are not fully explained in the annotations and I have no idea what they are used for nor which games support them. I have tested some stuff (alpha dithering, anisotropic filter, force horizontal scale) on several common games but nothing made a difference, except the "force 480p" option (which is great by itself). But there has to be a reason these options are available in the first place. Is there a list somewhere floating around the internet where enthusiats gathered all the best settings for all games?

Some games for example, seem to be able to render a proper widescreen picture, but only when set to 576p instead of 480p (second sight & timesplitters 2). Other games have a widescreen option in their own settings but it only squishes the picture, so some other means to stretch it again is required.

With all the picoboots and flippydrives around I expected to find more people looking into this stuff, but i guess the default is good enough for most.

Da könnte ich schon wieder ausrasten, was das für ein ineffizienter Haufen Mist ist den sich unsere lieben Bürokraten da ausgedacht haben.

Schritt 1: Kind bekommen (das ist der einfache Teil) und in der Klinik alle möglichen Formulare bzgl. Namensgebung etc. ausgefüllt, die von der Klinik dann an die entsprechenden Ämter geschickt werden (auf Papier mit Kugelschreiber versteht sich, sonst wärs ja zu effizient).

Schritt 2: Auf Geburtsurkunde warten, nach 2 Wochen noch nix da, also nachgeschaut: Man muss die aktiv beantragen (warum???). In der Klinik angerufen: ja das steht auf dem gelben Merkblatt xy. Haben wir nie bekommen, hat uns niemand gesagt. Kann mal passieren, auch wenn man bei einer Geburt natürlich Prio 1 immer die Bürokratie im Kopf hat.

Schritt 3: Geburtsurkunde beantragen, kostet ja nur 12€ für ein DIN A4 Blatt mit Stempel, ohne das man auf dieser Welt nicht existiert.

Schritt 4: Nach 4 Tagen Mitteilung bekommen zu fehlenden Dokumenten: Geburtsurkunde der Mutter in Originalsprache. Na toll wozu das denn, ihr habt doch schon die beglaubigte Übersetzung. Stand nirgendwo im Antrag, dass man die auch einreichen soll. So vergehen insgesamt 3 Wochen bis die Urkunde kommt.

Schritt 5: Elterngeldantrag (nur der Vater beantragt EG): bitte laden sie auch den Mutterschutzgeldnachweis der KV hoch. Ja toll, den kann man natürlich auch erst mit Geburtsurkunde bei der KV beantragen und kommt dann irgendwann mal per Post. Von den 2 Monaten EG Frist nach Geburt sind jetzt noch knapp 3 Wochen übrig.

Schritt 6: KV Anträge stellen und hoffen, dass Jutta von der Dienststelle grad nicht im Urlaub oder überarbeitet ist. Direkt die Auto-Antwort bekommen: "Aufgrund des derzeit hohen Anfrageaufkommens kann die Bearbeitung etwas mehr Zeit in Anspruch nehmen." Geilo.

Schritt 7: Reisepass beantragen: Nächster Termin im Rathaus erst in 2 Wochen. Eh klar. Man muss das Kind mitbringen, sonst könnte man sich ja alles nur ausdenken, klaro.

Schritt 8: Flug für den Sommerurlaub zu Oma und Opa buchen - brauch man die Reisepassnummer vom Kind. Ist ja klar. Dauert nur 6 Wochen bis man den bekommt. Flüge dann +500€ wahrscheinlich.

Es ist nurnoch zum kotzen. Man hat mit einem Neugeborenen ja sonst nix zu tun. Warum kann nicht einfach die Klinik bei der Geburt den Behörden eine standardisierte Meldung machen wo man alles relevante ankreuzen kann: Hier Kind xy geboren, Name soundso, bitte alle Dokumente auf einmal schicken, KV bekommt auch gleich ne Meldung, usw.

Es könnte so schön einfach sein...

Hello fellow PS3 enthusiasts,
I wanted to write this post to clear up some misconceptions about external harddrives (HDDs), MBR and the 2TB barrier. There is so much speculation and half-truths circulating on this topic, so let this be your proven and tested guide:
Some facts before we start (as of writing this in May 2026):

1. there are 2 main ways partition tables are organized on any HDD: MBR (old) and GPT (new). This is completely independent from the filesystem (FAT32, NTFS, exfat,...)
2. the PS3 can only register external USB-HDDs with MBR. Even with a hacked system and homebrew, GPT is not possible
3. HDDs have both a physical and a logical sector size (ss), which can differ
4. physical ss is usually either 512 bytes or 4096 bytes (4 kB); modern high capacity HDDs have 4096 afaik
5. external HDDs have either a removable SATA to USB board (eg. Seagate) or a USB port directly incorporated on the HDD's circuit board (some Western Digital drives)
6. the SATA to USB converter can change the logical sector size, so hooking up this HDD to a PC via Sata or USB might show different numbers.

Now what does all this mean?
If a HDD has a logical ss of 512, formatting with MBR, the maximum partition size is indeed 2TB. Even if it has a physical ss of 4096, many (most) HDD controller boards or the Sata to USB adapter board will emulate it to be ss 512, sometimes called 512e. Afaik the main reason is compatibility. I am unsure if the opposite exists, a 512 physical ss drive having an emulated ss of 4096.

HOWEVER, a HDD with a physical & logical ss of 4096 formatted as MBR can be as large as 16TB and will be perfectly recognized by the PS3 (as long as it is formatted to FAT32; if you have a hacked system and can execute the prepISO homebrew, you can also format to NTFS).

The issue is, that it is not always possible to set the logical ss to 4096. I only tested a 4TB Seagate drive (2.5") and a 4TB Western Digital drive (2.5" - WD40NMZW). Even with the SeaChest utilities and connecting directly via SATA, I was unable to change the ss settings on the Seagate drive, thus being unable to make it work.
Luckily the WD drive, which has a native USB port without an adapter, is capable of this feature with the official WD_quick_formatter tool from WD. I couldn't find any list of HDDs which support the change of logical ss or maybe have ss 4096 by default, so please share your drive models and whether it works or not. Hope this helps and let me know if I missed something.

Hello fellow PS3 enthusiasts,
I wanted to write this post to clear up some misconceptions about external harddrives (HDDs), MBR and the 2TB barrier. There is so much speculation and half-truths circulating on this topic, so let this be your proven and tested guide:
Some facts before we start (as of writing this in May 2026):

1. there are 2 main ways partition tables are organized on any HDD: MBR (old) and GPT (new). This is completely independent from the filesystem (FAT32, NTFS, exfat,...)
2. the PS3 can only register external USB-HDDs with MBR. Even with a hacked system and homebrew, GPT is not possible
3. HDDs have both a physical and a logical sector size (ss), which can differ
4. physical ss is usually either 512 bytes or 4096 bytes (4 kB); modern high capacity HDDs have 4096 afaik
5. external HDDs have either a removable SATA to USB board (eg. Seagate) or a USB port directly incorporated on the HDD's circuit board (some Western Digital drives)
6. the SATA to USB converter can change the logical sector size, so hooking up this HDD to a PC via Sata or USB might show different numbers.

Now what does all this mean?
If a HDD has a logical ss of 512, formatting with MBR, the maximum partition size is indeed 2TB. Even if it has a physical ss of 4096, many (most) HDD controller boards or the Sata to USB adapter board will emulate it to be ss 512, sometimes called 512e. Afaik the main reason is compatibility. I am unsure if the opposite exists, a 512 physical ss drive having an emulated ss of 4096.

HOWEVER, a HDD with a physical & logical ss of 4096 formatted as MBR can be as large as 16TB and will be perfectly recognized by the PS3 (as long as it is formatted to FAT32; if you have a hacked system and can execute the prepISO homebrew, you can also format to NTFS).

The issue is, that it is not always possible to set the logical ss to 4096. I only tested a 4TB Seagate drive (2.5") and a 4TB Western Digital drive (2.5" - WD40NMZW). Even with the SeaChest utilities and connecting directly via SATA, I was unable to change the ss settings on the Seagate drive, thus being unable to make it work.
Luckily the WD drive, which has a native USB port without an adapter, is capable of this feature with the official WD_quick_formatter tool from WD. I couldn't find any list of HDDs which support the change of logical ss or maybe have ss 4096 by default, so please share your drive models and whether it works or not. Hope this helps and let me know if I missed something.

Hallo Schwarmintelligenz,

ich habe eine Frage zum Elterngeld. Wenn ich Elterngeld Plus beantrage, kann ich noch etwa 1500€ brutto dazuverdienen um die 900€ EG Höchstsatz zu bekommen.

Jetzt wüsste ich gerne ob in dieses brutto auch steuerfreie Zuschüsse wie AG-KV-Zuschuss, KiTa-Zuschuss fürs 1. Kind, etc. reinfallen, die ja auf dem Lohnzettel das Brutto erhöhen aber kein Arbeitslohn sind?

Würde mich freuen wenn das jemand aus eigener Erfahrung weiß.

Danke!