Originally Posted by JonahUK
I've been thinking about this and wondered what would be the best way to get the cleanest dump of a nor/nand.
Myself, I think it would be better to revert to 3.55OFW and use Preloader to dump. That way, there will be no other flags present which could cause problems later.
Once you have a clean dump, flash 3.55OOS++ and use Linux to get your EID root key and once done, flash back to 3.55 OFW and then use Preloader to flash the DEX.
I know it's extra steps but the dumps would be clean.
What do you guys think?
|
I recommend 200% to use
Factory Service Mode Tool v2 +
JaiCrab Preloader Advance v3.1 to dump or re-flash both NOR / NAND PS3 models.
In my personal experience all other methods to acquire the Flash Dump for NAND skip a section from the flash therefore resulting in a incomplete ~239MB dump, instead of the proper 256MB dump.
The ONLY method for NAND to get a valid + complete flash dump (similar to Hardware method) is by using JaiCrab Preloader Advance v3.1.
PS3DevWiki has precise information about this:
http://www.ps3devwiki.com/wiki/Hardw...ND_from_GameOS
Difference between hardware dumps and software dumps
ps3vflasha
hardware dumps
256 MB (268,435,456 bytes)
bootldr is at 0x000000 on NAND (0xFC0000 on NOR)
software dumps
dump size = 239 MB (251,396,096 bytes)
bootldr not at 0x000000 on NAND :
Code:
00000000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00000010 00 00 00 00 0F AC E0 FF 00 00 00 00 DE AD BE EF .....¬à ÿ....ÞÂ*¾ï
reason:
Code:
addi %r12, %r4, 0x200 # r4 = start sector
256MB NAND consoles have a hidden section of size 0x40000 (0x200 * 512 byte sector = 0x40000) hidden by the hv. The hv hides it at address 002786E8
Original code : 0x39840200f8010090
Change to : 0x39840000f8010090
|
And here you have my previous post with some information on this matter:
http://www.ps3hax.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=1380
PS: I will include detailed information about this on my guide ASAP, so people don't use bad "software dumps".
EDIT: I will go sleep now its almost 5:00 AM here, when I wake up the package should be done uploading and I will post my guide, I just have to hit "Submit New Thread" xD.
SeeYa!
