Ps3 bricked while updating to 4.21 cfw
 

My ps3 was ok and 3.55 installed.just tried to update the rogero cfw 4.21 from recover.and now its bricked.green led on.everything else dead.no usb working anymore.black screen only.cannot enter fsm or recovery menu either.one more thing when i was updating my system.there was disc on drive.can i fix it with e3 flasher?

sorry to hear about your brick. You could have easily avoided it had you installed rogero 4.3 v2.03 from recovery. The good news is it can be recovered with a flasher if you have one.

Sucks when people cant follow directions.

I know i hv another system which is rogero 4.3 but i did the mistake this time.i didnt notice the disc.so the firmware it took from the disc for sure.and guess what the disc is fifa 08 lol.anyway do i need flash backup?

what is console minimum firmware? Head over to tortuga cove there is a tutorial over there for recovering from rogero 4.21 cfw brick. Flasher needed.

i think the ps3 will only install firmware from a disc if it is higher then the one that you are trying to install, i always have ridge racer in.

what if he was qa flaged and it went lower than his factory fw . then it would brick


@tanimr2002 was your ps3 qa flaged

if it was v1.0 rogero cfw 4.21 that is the most probable cause. But you have nothing to fear if you have a flasher as there is a clear tutorial on how to recover over at tortuga cove.

It was qa flagged .the minimum stock firmware 3.15 and i was trying to update 4.21 regero version 1.ok i got the tutorial but certain things are not clear.i need to rewrite the flush dump right?i backed up my dump when i converted my console cex / dex.is that dump going to work?

you need to make 3 fresh dumps with your flasher, you dont need an original you need to make 3 now
Requirements are:
1- a Hardware Flasher so you can read/write to the PS3 NOR flash
2- A Dongle with PSgrade payload (any old jailbreak dongle + PSGrade hex will do) used to Enter Factory Service Mode (FSM)
3- Rogero CEX3.55 v3.7 PUP



Recovery Procedure :
1- Dump the current NOR Flash of the bricked PS3 at least 3 times using a hardware flasher (Progskeet / E3 / TEENSY++)
2- Verify that it is properly dumped and you have a valid dump ready to be patched with the downgrade patches.
3- Patch the dump using Rogero PS3 NOR Auto Patcher or any other Program available.
3- Flash the Patched Dump back into the PS3 NOR using the Hardware flasher.
4- From this point you can continue as a normal Downgrade Procedure by entering Factory Service Mode using the dongle and Flashing Rogero CEX-3.55 v3.7 from the USB stick.
Do you have a flasher??