[dszuecs]

Originally Posted by HellReborn i don't have the YLOD, its just the issue with the Bios. If That can be fixed then Im sure we can figure out what to do because E3 is no help with there customer service.

i do not have Ylod either, but i read about our issue and some ppl reported, that it was Ylod, even if the LED wasnt blinking yellow.

[HellReborn]

why not ill give it a shot. I've got another ps3 i can reball at the same time so ill just kill two birds with one stone.

[maaz1]

hi, I somehow after 20 opens of ps3 managed to get the clip on properly i have been opening it from last two weeks every single day and it finally worked today, so i backed up 3.73 bios and copy them in to pc removed them from tf card and put the e3_downgrade.bin in it and start the downgrade
after it finished i try to turn on ps3 and guess what it's not turning on
now I don't understand what should I do, asked E3 but no reply yet
any help?
thanks
video here
http://youtu.be/-0PwK4wXfcE

edit : and if i want to solder where is this PA0 point? the guide is very confusing

[Jitsuryoku]

Originally Posted by maaz1 hi, I somehow after 20 opens of ps3 managed to get the clip on properly i have been opening it from last two weeks every single day and it finally worked today, so i backed up 3.73 bios and copy them in to pc removed them from tf card and put the e3_downgrade.bin in it and start the downgrade after it finished i try to turn on ps3 and guess what it's not turning on now.

It doesn't turn on at all? Well, some similar stuff happened to me, but it turns on and then turns off in like 1 or 2 seconds. That is an issue with BIOS and I honestly don't think E3 soldering will fix anything.

E3 flasher needs power to work, it also needs ps3 to be powered on to flash the BIOS. (from what i read anyways) If your PS3 doesn't turn on (or switches off like mine) there's not much you can do....

[HellReborn]

if you solder to the board that one line and put into flash fun mode the ps3 will stay on and you will be able to flash the bios, but ive tried that and nothing has worked.

Edit: Yeah E3 has released some sort of Nor Checker to see if it was dumped correctly without errors...

http://e3-tech.net/download/E3%20Nor...ker%20V1.0.rar

I don't think they know what to do to fix this

[Jitsuryoku]

Originally Posted by HellReborn if you solder to the board that one line and put into flash fun mode the ps3 will stay on and you will be able to flash the bios, but ive tried that and nothing has worked.

So is that what the soldering is for? 0_o

[dszuecs]

Originally Posted by Jitsuryoku So is that what the soldering is for? 0_o

i definitly think so.

[seb031]

Hy everybody,

I am in the same situation.
I have a good bios backup, check with the soft from e3 tech but the ps3 is bricked during a test to restore the bios.
I solder the wire (if you don't solder the wire you do not have access to flash fun mode in my case) do the restoration but still black screen and the ps3 shut down after few secs.

[Jitsuryoku]

Ok, I got the first reply from E3. They just said:

you really not read our manual for downgrade
we say very very clear : http://www.e3-tech.net/download/8%20...ion%20flow.rar

after you see the text come out, you must unplug ps3 power cable immediately

and then plug your downgrade dog

e3 card reader can be downgrade dog

English is not really my first language and I might not now a word or 2, but i swear, i can't read "English-Detailed specification for E3 FLASHER relegation flow" as "downgrade guide". So for those who didn't know (like me). "English-Detailed specification for E3 FLASHER relegation flow" is actually an Instalation Guide! It's on their website by the way.

At any rate at that time i didn't have a dongle so i used a lot of different combinations and a psp service mode method. I do already know some people got a brick before/during "connect a controller" part, but Did anyone actually brick the PS3 by following the guide to exactly as they say?

[jows]

Originally Posted by thommy86 if its unique.. there should be an unique code in the backup file.. and there is no way to get that back.. so even if i could edit it.. edit in what?!? but if the hack is true about the metldr exploit.. is this an option for me.. the error in the e3 flasher log is.. metldr not supported.. Edit: @dszuecs Can you please upload your backup..? if you have the same type, i really would give that a try!

Thommy, did you solve your problem metldr not supported? I'm having the same problem here.