[judges]

Originally Posted by rick#2 I'm thinking something corrupted somewhere along the line, but not exactly sure where. If this is the case, I've accepted that I've probably irreversibly bricked my PS3 after writing over my original, untouched ROM with my modified attempt at downgrading without a proper backup but am hopeful that there is a small chance that I can salvage the data unique to my PS3 and patch it into a "stock" 3.70 ROM dump.

Well, the bad news is that your original dump is corrupted. If norpatch isn't able to identify ros0/1, it's in general not a good idea to flash it back.

After analyzing your dump I figured that you've switched address lines A21 and A22 (all address lines = A0-A22). The contents of your dump from 0x400000-0x7FFFFF and from 0x800000-0xBFFFFF were identical (and wrong).

Now the good news is that luckily for you these are about the only two address lines that you can switch while still being able to restore a working version from your original dump. Content starting from 0xC00000 till the end is still functional, because A21 and A22 are both high for all following addresses, so switching them doesn't matter. So only ROS0 and ROS1 areas were affected.

Here's the link to the fixed version with an unmodified 3.70 core os:
http://www.multiupload.com/5FELNOUDRB

Of course you have to fix your wiring for A21 and A22 first.

[Melgar]

Originally Posted by judges Well, the bad news is that your original dump is corrupted. If norpatch isn't able to identify ros0/1, it's in general not a good idea to flash it back. After analyzing your dump I figured that you've switched address lines A21 and A22 (all address lines = A0-A22). The contents of your dump from 0x400000-0x7FFFFF and from 0x800000-0xBFFFFF were identical (and wrong). Now the good news is that luckily for you these are about the only two address lines that you can switch while still being able to restore a working version from your original dump. Content starting from 0xC00000 till the end is still functional, because A21 and A22 are both high for all following addresses, so switching them doesn't matter. So only ROS0 and ROS1 areas were affected. Here's the link to the fixed version with an unmodified 3.70 core os: http://www.multiupload.com/5FELNOUDRB Of course you have to fix your wiring for A21 and A22 first.

wow!
first of all, thank you very much for taking your time to analyze my dump and finding the "problem".
i´ll do the changes and let you know about my progress.

once again, thanks a lot for that!

regards,

[judges]

Originally Posted by Melgar wow! first of all, thank you very much for taking your time to analyze my dump and finding the "problem". i´ll do the changes and let you know about my progress. once again, thanks a lot for that!

Thanks for the flowers, but my reply was directed to "rick#2", not to you.. ;-)

Unfortunately I don't know a solution to your problem. OFW 3.56_2 has a general problem with new hdds and I haven't heard of any fix yet.

[Melgar]

Originally Posted by judges Thanks for the flowers, but my reply was directed to "rick#2", not to you.. ;-) Unfortunately I don't know a solution to your problem. OFW 3.56_2 has a general problem with new hdds and I haven't heard of any fix yet.

ok, thanks anyway

[Dudshl]

Originally Posted by Melgar ok, thanks anyway

Someone at DemonHades made a tutorial to fix this error, http://www.demonhades.org/foro/viewt...p?t=5210&f=297
It's in spanish but you can use google translate xD

[postal worker]

@Dudshl - have you had any progress with your ps3? the one where when you try to flash it gives you a "unknown manufacture" and each dump is slightly different? currently i am in the same boat...

[jeerum]

i have soldered 2 times ps3 and this 2 times are my first soldering in life :D
i can say, it is not hard, but you can't hurry. first of all, be sure you have right diagrams, check wirering i dont believe that problem is in soldering, if you have checked after each wire soldering, if its observed - make easy pull test!
I have damaged on track/trace on motherboard, and this fixing takes me a week.
Picture here :D
http://www.upload.ee/image/1757443/IMAG0122.jpg
jeah, on top is track fixing.

[cvp]

i solder today again... i think i try this now 6 times ? in two different Console.... and i can solder its my hobby... and i dont have luck... all dumps are different. Different MD5... use two different Notebooks... different USB Ports, different NORway Version. Different USB cable, different cables.... NO F***ing luck! What is the Problem ?

i have PS3 Slim CECH2504B - Board: JTP-001 , i use JSD-001 Diagrams. Windows 7 64Bit (Both Notebooks), i7 CPU

it is possible on a Win 64Bit system? better use ubuntu?

[bahaa_monier]

Hi guys ,
Great work
iam following from long time but didn't try it , so i start now , soldered the teensy++ successfully .
- dumped like 20 idintical dump
- checked with norpatch but all UNKNOWN
- patched
tried to write , but iam getting ( Unknown chip manufacturer! )
my flash is : spansion S29GL128P90TFIR2

tried a lot of time , and checked all cables .
what can i do ???


using v04 Beta12 :

Pinging...
Set SB to tristate

NOR chip manufacturer: unknown (0x81)
NOR chip type: unknown (0xffa181)

STATUS_TRIST_N: True
STATUS_RESET_N: True
STATUS_READY: True
STATUS_CE_N: False
STATUS_WE_N: True
STATUS_OE_N: True

Resetting NOR...
Ready.

Unknown chip manufacturer! Exiting...

Note: i'm using 3.3v from teensy++ because my PS broken from bad downgrade . ( Boot for 3 seconds only )
i didn't found IFI in all dumbe , all started with :

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A5 B2 ED E1 ED AA D5 B1 FB A4 CD EF 99 A6 9D B1 91 B0 B5 A2 C1 F6 EB EB 99 AC ED AE F9 BD BD E9 D7 E0 9F BA 95 EF 8D AE F3 B1 DB EF A3 F2 B7 A9 AF A1 F5 B7 C3 E7 9F B6 F5 F4 83 B4 F1 E1 D3 A2 99 E0 D9 A5 CF B4 C7 B7 FF F8 9B A1 99 FD AB A5 A5 FB DD A7 A1 A5 F9 A8 87 A6 C7 E6 8B A2 EB B9 A9 B8 FF B8 A5 EA AF BC 95 E8 85 F6 99 E5 B7 AE 97 E2 A3 AE CF A9 B1 EC B1 F9 B3 F7 C9 B4 C5 F3 A5 A2 CB B9 A3 F2 C5 E5 C9 F6 8F BD E3 A6 A1 A6 AD FA D1 AC AD F2 89 ED B1 FC CF E3 DB F9 F9 FD DD E9 B1 FC BD AC C5 B1 8B A8 C5 FC F1 F0 A3 B1 AD B0 A9 AF 9D AA BD EA ED EF BB B9 97 FF CD EB F7 B9 9B BA F1 EA A5 FB 9B E2 CF F3 CD EE D7 ED B5 E5 9F FE E9 FA 89 F7 E3 BA E7 A0 D1 FA EF F5 B5 AF 93 E0 F5 EE A3 B0 ED EF B5 BC B5 BE 83 A0 AD E9 C9 A0 D9 EA F9 BF A1 E8 CF EF 95 B6 F3 E2 FD EB BD F3 A7 F9 B7 AC A5 A3 D1 B9 BD A5 E5 EE ED A3 AF B2 B1 E4 A9 BC BD B5 F1 A2 C1 F6 F5 F9 C1 FB AB BC C5 F6 A9 EC A7 E5 9D B8 B3 AC E7 A0 93 E7 A3 A2 E3 EF 9B F1 F1 EE 8D FC C3 EA CB E1 A3 F8 BB EF 89 BF 8F F5 C5 A0 D9 ED A9 A2 8D EA AD EC 8F AE D7 B4 89 AA A7 B7 CD EE BF BB E3 FC 99 EE CD A6 F5 B9 C7 F1 EB B6 81 B5 D5 FE 89 FC B1 A2 9F BA 9D BD A9 A2 D3 B2 F9 A8 B1 B8 C1 F2 AB AC 95 EF EF B9 A1 FE A7 FD 97 AB C5 A5 9F A2 FD AE 89 AC CF A9 C1 EF BD A0 FF FE D7 E2 9B BC E1 BB 99 EC 9B FB 91 AC AB F9 F7 AC D5 AD EF A0 99 ED A1 F0 99 E6 85 AF B1 EC 89 BB CF B9 AB EF BF B9 C9 FC 8B E3 9D B5 EF F6 F1 B3 CD F5 E5 E2 DD B0 FF A8 CF A2 EF FA D7 FF B3 BD C3 A8 D1 B0 8D E1 DB A5 E5

regards .

[Dudshl]

Originally Posted by postal worker @Dudshl - have you had any progress with your ps3? the one where when you try to flash it gives you a "unknown manufacture" and each dump is slightly different? currently i am in the same boat...

What NOR chip do You have? Do You see "unknown manufacture" every time or some times?
I had Spansion,Macronix,Samsung K8P2716, but problems with reading I had only with Samsung K8Q2815. Other chips read and write correctly. (Samsung K8Q2815 sometimes shows "unknown manufacturer")

(MY INSTRUCTION IS VERY RESKY!!!!!!!!! Think TWICE before do it!!!!! You do it at You own risk)

I used NORway_v0.4_beta12

I do so: I switched teensy to 5V-mod and received correct dump (5 dumps had same MD5 and norpatch find correct ros0/ros1). Then I switched it to 3.3V and erase chip. I patched my dump with dospiedras_v2. Then I open NORway.py and replace all "rdata = self.readsector(addr+(block/2), 0x1000)" with "rdata == data[block:block+0x1000]", save it and make "writeword" with patched dump. My console returned to life and I successfully update it with rogero_v2 firmware.
Try "writeword" several times until You console boots correctly.
Good luck

(MY INSTRUCTION IS VERY RESKY!!!!!!!!! Think TWICE before do it!!!!! You do it at You own risk)
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Originally Posted by bahaa_monier Note: i'm using 3.3v from teensy++ because my PS broken from bad downgrade . ( Boot for 3 seconds only )

If norpatch says "unknown" in each row - You dump is not correct!
Do not connect Teensys 3.3V to anywhere! Disconnect it from console!
Try such procedure:
1. connect USB (power is disconnected)
2. NORway.py YOUR_COM
3. connect power cable and turn on console (console just turns on and do not show you "red flashes" or "beeps")
4. NORway.py YOUR_COM
5. NORway.py YOUR_COM dump xxxxx.bin
6. NORway.py YOUR_COM dump yyyyy.bin
7. NORway.py YOUR_COM release
8. disconnect power cable
Your dumps must have same MD5, norpatch must find correct ros0/ros1 and you must find IFI!!!