Fat PS3 3.60 RSOD - Please help, informed post.
 

Alright, so I will start with some specs/background on my situation before I go into my questions. I currently have the following:

- Fat 80gb PS3, CECHK-01
- FW 3.60
- An empty 80gb HD in the console
- Already opened and re-applied thermal paste to heatsinks

Anyhow..I've had this broken PS3 sitting around for a couple of years now and haven't tackled fixing it, but decided I'd give it a shot. I know that nothing is guaranteed with RSOD fixes, but I recently found this, which seems promising:

http://psx-scene.com/forums/content/...solution-1920/

So it seems as if this is a possible fix for the RSOD. Also I noticed this was released:

http://www.ps3hax.net/2012/02/ps3-fa...-jig-required/

Which seems to make it even easier to get into FSM without any sort of dongle. I figure my only challenge then, is to get my PS3 downgraded from 3.60 to 3.55. I did some research and found this:

http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php?t=39766

Which tells me that my PS3 would be OK to downgrade using a Teensy++ board:

https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensypp.html

And it then goes on to say you would need a a development board, which if needed, I have a TI-84. But from my understanding, with the new FSM tool v.01 jigless factory service mode, that wouldn't even be needed?

One of my first questions is - right now, it seems as if there is no OS installed, and I go straight to the recovery mode menu but all I can do is restart the system. Do I need to find a 3.60 PUP and install that using a flashdrive in the right-most port first, before anything?

Secondly, would Teensy++ work on downgrading my system, even if I am currently in a RSOD situation? Would it be able to read the NOR although I can't boot into an OS? I understand that soldering would be required and I'm sure I can manage given a proper diagram.

Is it a solid possibility to try and use Teensy++ to hardware downgrade to 3.55, then use the jigless fsm-tool to get into FSM, and use the RSOD fix? I am mostly wondering if the downgrade will even work given the RSOD state of my system.

Any guidance would be appreciated. I could also use more comprehensive guides to wiring Teensy++ if they are available. I don't really wanna pay more than the $24 for the Teensy++ board.

Thanks for reading! I hope someone can chime in..I really wanna try this, and hopefully/maybe this can help others if it works out.

- Vic

Anyone? :/

Yes, you can downgrade with RSOD. Whenever the guide says boot to xmb, (if that guide does, not sure?) you boot to the red screen.

Then once on 3.55 use the fix.

Good luck. :hello:

Thanks! Just finally gonna get Teensy++ to try this. Hoping it works.