[judges]

Originally Posted by hopeididnotkillit ok so i was following a tut on using the teensy since I'm new to all this and I have tried emailing judges about my issues but got no reply so i started an account here since he seems to be active here..

Sorry for the late answer, but I've been on a business trip..

Originally Posted by hopeididnotkillit well after a lot more reading when the issue of my ps3 not booting anymore came about i noticed that i should have been checking my md5 check sums to compare my dumps..

The first thing you should have read is the "README.txt" from the NORway archive. If I may quote:

"IMPORTANT:
Before you flash your PS3 with anything new, make sure that the content of your dump is correct (use the supplied tool "norpatch.exe", it's able to recognize any OFW core os). And keep your original dump in a safe place. You might need it."

Originally Posted by hopeididnotkillit my question is if the dumps i have are corrupted "i made 5 at the start" is there a way to patch that info in to a good dump just to get back the recovery menu and get back to a functioning ps3 because not even my recovery menu will come up.. I'm planing on getting a e3 flasher just cause all this soldering is ridiculous when there are clips out there.

Unfortunately it's very unlikely that you can restore a working dump from five corrupted ones. How would you differentiate between "good" and "bad" bytes? I don't see any chance here, sorry.

And an E3 flasher can't help you there either..

[hopeididnotkillit]

Unfortunately it's very unlikely that you can restore a working dump from five corrupted ones. How would you differentiate between "good" and "bad" bytes? I don't see any chance here, sorry. And an E3 flasher can't help you there either.. Read more: http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php...#ixzz1fo2udD77

that's understandable but as I stated earlier in that post.. from what I can tell and from reading bits here and there.. as long as the console specific stuff is there it's at least possible to get it back booting up.. would you be willing to have a look at one of my dumps and see if it really is there.. and how would one go about patching that into a say "virgin 3.73" dump.. I don't care if I have to go through a million steps to get it back working as long as I do .. how can I contact you more directly @judges ? so this whole file transfer stuff can go down do you have a dropbox?

[hopeididnotkillit]

can someone post a known good dump from 3.72 so i can have a look at the hex to see where mine differentiates from a good dump? and does anyone else know the exact offsets where the mandatory console specific data is stored? maybe i can try my hand at patching in what needed to get my console at least showing some form of life..
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and @judges I actually did run my dump through your norpatch and it said


"norpatch.exe v3.72 - Verify/Patch PS3 NOR flash dumps [(c) judges@eEcho.com]
PRG0 version is 3.55
PRG1 version is 3.50
PKG0 version is unknown
PKG1 version is unknown
ROS0 version is unknown
ROS1 version is unknown"

but being new to all this I seen it recognized 3.72 and some older stuff and assumed since my dump size came out right and that the norpatch seen something I should have been ok.. like I said I did a lot more reading after that and became a lot more informed on stuff.. still no expert by any stretch of the imagination and I'm really hoping someone else with more knowledge and experience at this can help me.

[judges]

Originally Posted by hopeididnotkillit would you be willing to have a look at one of my dumps and see if it really is there.. how can I contact you more directly @judges? so this whole file transfer stuff can go down do you have a dropbox?

I can have a look at them, but as I said, it's very unlikely that it's fixable. Just upload them to some file hoster and send me the links either here by pm or by email.

Originally Posted by hopeididnotkillit and @judges I actually did run my dump through your norpatch and it said "norpatch.exe v3.72 - Verify/Patch PS3 NOR flash dumps [(c) judges@eEcho.com] PRG0 version is 3.55 PRG1 version is 3.50 PKG0 version is unknown PKG1 version is unknown ROS0 version is unknown ROS1 version is unknown" but being new to all this I seen it recognized 3.72 and some older stuff and assumed since my dump size came out right and that the norpatch seen something I should have been ok..

Unfortunately you totally misinterpreted norpatch's output. 3.72 is the version of norpatch.. It should have said e.g. "ROS0 version is 3.72" and "ROS1 version is 3.66".

[hopeididnotkillit]

@judges hopefully the really useful stuff is there I'm pretty sure the dumps are corrupted but I'm at the very least hoping that where the important data is that parts still intact do you or anyone else know the offset locations for the console specific data is? I would love to try and play around with it for future adventures.. below are my dumps and subsequent downgrade files ..crossing my fingers and hoping for a miracle to happen.


http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XHEF6KRA
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9VKRZZ1F
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S7GUMNL3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5N27EWG7
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9KMEP16W
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5QDMZXVO

[jhax78]

Originally Posted by hopeididnotkillit @judges hopefully the really useful stuff is there I'm pretty sure the dumps are corrupted but I'm at the very least hoping that where the important data is that parts still intact do you or anyone else know the offset locations for the console specific data is? I would love to try and play around with it for future adventures.. below are my dumps and subsequent downgrade files ..crossing my fingers and hoping for a miracle to happen.

all offsets you want are on this page
ps3dev wiki flash content

could you try this patched bin please i patched it for downgrading for you
http://www.mediafire.com/?fd4cdslavujrbc9

if i did see it correct the files where patched wrong

jhax

[hopeididnotkillit]

Originally Posted by jhax78 all offsets you want are on this page ps3dev wiki flash content could you try this patched bin please i patched it for downgrading for you http://www.mediafire.com/?fd4cdslavujrbc9 if i did see it correct the files where patched wrong jhax

I will try your bin as soon as i resolder the teensy to the board.. going to solder it on again to make doubly sure it was not a wiring issue last time.. dont think it was but who knows.. also going to make the wires as short as possible and try and insulate them from rf interference or anything else.. and then try flashing etc etc..

[jhax78]

Originally Posted by hopeididnotkillit I will try your bin as soon as i resolder the teensy to the board.. going to solder it on again to make doubly sure it was not a wiring issue last time.. dont think it was but who knows.. also going to make the wires as short as possible and try and insulate them from rf interference or anything else.. and then try flashing etc etc..

i checked your patched downgrade.bin against the bin i patched for you
and they where diffrent
i know my patches work to downgrade because i use them too
maybe something went wrong while patching who know's

let me know if it worked or not please

jhax

[Richard536]

Thanks and great work. I was wondering when you were going to pop up with this. Going to give this a go.

[hopeididnotkillit]

Originally Posted by jhax78 i checked your patched downgrade.bin against the bin i patched for you and they where diffrent i know my patches work to downgrade because i use them too maybe something went wrong while patching who know's let me know if it worked or not please jhax

@jhax
sorry I may have worded that last reply wrong.. after my ps3 decided to not boot anymore I unsoldered my teensy from it.. I have not yet tried any new bin files but once I do get the teensy all soldered up I shall give the bin you patched for me a go.. sorry if I through you off I sometimes word things wrong. and thanks in advance for trying to help.. hopefully it brings some life back into a once wonderfully working console that I borked up.