[svenmullet]

Try this:
1) take it out of FSM, then try booting in Recovery
If this works, you should be able to format+reinstall JFW3.56, at least to get your machine working again.
2) If it won't go to Recovery, put it back in FSM then boot with JFW3.56 PUP and Lv2Diag.self #1 on the USB (and hope it formats and installs)

I've found that no matter how bad your ps3 is messed up in FSM, you can usually recover. Unless it's a Waninkoko V1 brick

[sewershark]

Originally Posted by ps3hen 1/ Yeah the service pack from my post, as I know for certain that one works. 2/Those settings should be fine. Though I would keep it in Spanish, just in case. 3/I wouldn't edit anything else, because you want your PS3 to work again, you should give it the best chance by only editing what's necessary. If this does work, and your ps3 works again, you'll be on JFW. DO NOT TRY TO DOWNGRADE WITHOUT A HARDWARE FLASHER or 'MAD' (a software based nor/nand flasher)(that's if MAD ever gets released).

i noticed on other logs online that have vflash enabled ,look at mine its disable and its not cosidering region 1 also ,what do you think about this log that i found online


http://pastebin.com/mFjDzpLQ


4/you don't think that might cause the error do you ?

Originally Posted by svenmullet Try this: 1) take it out of FSM, then try booting in Recovery If this works, you should be able to format+reinstall JFW3.56, at least to get your machine working again. 2) If it won't go to Recovery, put it back in FSM then boot with JFW3.56 PUP and Lv2Diag.self #1 on the USB (and hope it formats and installs) I've found that no matter how bad your ps3 is messed up in FSM, you can usually recover. Unless it's a Waninkoko V1 brick

that was done back on post #57

i thought just like you, that service mode should let you recover even if sometimes you might mess up things,unfortually this is not the case,so you can add another exeption to wanikoko v1 brick and thats jfw,if you get other ideas apart of flashers and ma downgrader write them here


thanks

[ps3hen]

Originally Posted by sewershark i noticed on other logs online that have vflash enabled ,look at mine its disable and its not cosidering region 1 also ,what do you think about this log that i found online http://pastebin.com/mFjDzpLQ 4/you don't think that might cause the error do you ?

The reason you have vflash disabled is because your PS3 has a NAND flash chip. The vflash is a partition of the hdd used by PS3s which have a NOR flash chip, because the NOR flash chip is only 16mb large. So the vflash partition holds the data which would have been on the NAND chip if it had one. So having the vflash disabled is normal for a PS3 with a NAND chip like yours.

EDIT: That downgrade log is from a ps3 with a NOR flash chip

[sewershark]

Originally Posted by ps3hen The reason you have vflash disabled is because your PS3 has a NAND flash chip. The vflash is a partition of the hdd used by PS3s which have a NOR flash chip, because the NOR flash chip is only 16mb large. So the vflash partition holds the data which would have been on the NAND chip if it had one. So having the vflash disabled is normal for a PS3 with a NAND chip like yours. EDIT: That downgrade log is from a ps3 with a NOR flash chip

you are 100% right

,right now i am still downloading the service pack its going at (30kb/s) when it finishes i will post the results

thanks

[sewershark]

Originally Posted by ps3hen The reason you have vflash disabled is because your PS3 has a NAND flash chip. The vflash is a partition of the hdd used by PS3s which have a NOR flash chip, because the NOR flash chip is only 16mb large. So the vflash partition holds the data which would have been on the NAND chip if it had one. So having the vflash disabled is normal for a PS3 with a NAND chip like yours. EDIT: That downgrade log is from a ps3 with a NOR flash chip

i have the worse firmware ever on my ps3 , but at least now it works and this is thanks to you,it did debrick and it works fine although i havn't tested homebrews or other functions at the moment . .but i am almost sure everything is normal now within the jfw capabilities, i heard from some people that lv2diag.self file2 wont let 3.56 exit from service mode,they said lv2dia.self file1 will let you enter in serivce mode but never exit it with file2 ,well they are wrong i am out of service mode with it on 3.56 ,as when it booted the first time it was with the big red box in the corner.

i remember yesterday or the day before i tried to update to 4.11 to interrupt it at about 90% to prevent actual upgrading but it gave me an error at about 70% do you remeber?that was made on jfw= meanining no way out either with higher and genuine orignal firmwares ,so

1/in case i want to update someday to a higher cfw example 3.70 cfw after 1 or 2 years from now, how could i do that ? is there a safe solution to "check" if i can upgrade to any firmware now but without actually upgrading,olny check for that

2/i have a cobra dongle,if i will use the dev_flash dev_blind method and swap it with 3.55 cobra the way you told me before could i use my cobra key with mcmm manager to load ps2 games ?
note:cobra requires 3.55 cobra firmware, but after i swapped dev_flash file with ofw 3.55 the first time, system software was on 3.55 not on 3.56 like before this operation,so could this make cobra soft work ?

[ps3hen]

Originally Posted by sewershark 1/in case i want to update someday to a higher cfw example 3.70 cfw after 1 or 2 years from now, how could i do that ? is there a safe solution to "check" if i can upgrade to any firmware now but without actually upgrading,olny check for that 2/i have a cobra dongle,if i will use the dev_flash dev_blind method and swap it with 3.55 cobra the way you told me before could i use my cobra key with mcmm manager to load ps2 games ? note:cobra requires 3.55 cobra firmware, but after i swapped dev_flash file with ofw 3.55 the first time, system software was on 3.55 not on 3.56 like before this operation,so could this make cobra soft work ?

I'm glad it worked. You should be able to get out of Factory Service Mode no problem, while you can't downgrade you can still get in and out of Factory Service Mode on 3.56 JFW.

1/There is no way to know how JFW will react with future CFW. Who knows what the future will hold.

2/No that won't work. The Cobra CFW uses special lv1 and Lv2 patches which allow the dongle to provide it's features. Swaping a dev_flash from the cobra cfw won't let you use the cobra dongle. As the lv1 and lv2 are not in the dev_flash.

EDIT: I'm in the mood for creating/modding things, if you don't like the XMB layout of JFW. I don't mind making a mod of it to make it more like Rebug or regular CFW or with the XMBM+ or anything(within reason).

[sewershark]

Originally Posted by ps3hen I'm glad it worked. You should be able to get out of Factory Service Mode no problem, while you can't downgrade you can still get in and out of Factory Service Mode on 3.56 JFW. 1/There is no way to know how JFW will react with future CFW. Who knows what the future will hold. 2/No that won't work. The Cobra CFW uses special lv1 and Lv2 patches which allow the dongle to provide it's features. Swaping a dev_flash from the cobra cfw won't let you use the cobra dongle. As the lv1 and lv2 are not in the dev_flash. EDIT: I'm in the mood for creating/modding things, if you don't like the XMB layout of JFW. I don't mind making a mod of it to make it more like Rebug or regular CFW or with the XMBM+ or anything(within reason).

yes maybe giving it a more classic look without the demons ,ugly icons and the loud industrial music sound of start up would be better

i would make a theme just as a normal classic 3.55 without any fancy icons etc . .
if it would be possible lets add in it menu debug 1 and menu2 at the same time

in this format (assuming that can be done)

menu1
1.option 1 xxxxxx
2.option 2 xxxxx
3.option 3 xxxxx
x.o0tion yxxxx
etc . .

menu2
1.option 1 xxxxxx
2.option 2 xxxxx
3.option 3 xxxxx
x.option yxxxx
etc . .

the install package /run mounted image should not be in sub folders like rebug fw (this would enable instant access to any of these function without the waste of time going inside folders in and out)

still if possible lets get rid of the wave sound and replace it with silent boot



there is no way around to boot ps2 isos?we can't dev_blind other folders ,or edit the flash.bin to add in it
cobra patches and reflash ?or other ideas like the one you had in resurrecting my dead console few hours ago like a miracle ?

you don't know how much time i wasted in finding a ps3 ntsc 60gb that was in great conditions, that had emotion engine inside of it on fw 3.55 to use cobra and have ps2 games running perfect


then i saw jfw,it would nativly load ps2 isos,i said to my self great this will make me free up almost 2 or 1.5 usb ports as the cobra key was kinda of bulky,it had online openps store for downloading things ,psp emulation,run not all but some newer games than the ones on 3.55 cfw . . . just in case i wouldn't be happy with all of that i would still be able to return to 3.55 with the downgrader


well none of those features are there and worse things not even the last features ,so i am going to write this for whom is in the mood of trying demonhades fw.



DO NOT INSTALL JFW 3.56 MA,DO NOT INSTALL JFW 3.56 MA,YOU WONT GET ANYTHING NEW AND WORSE OF THINGS YOU WONT BE ABLE TO EXIT THIS FIRMWARE EVEN WITH THE HELP OF NEWER FIRMWARES THAN IT , IT WONT LET YOU UPDATE EVEN WITH A 4.11,AND IF YOU THINK YOU CAN DOWNGRADE BACK TO OLDER ONES WITH MAD DOWNGRADER ,YOU'RE WRONG!! MA DOWNGRADER DOESN'T EVEN EXIST.
IF YOU THINK FLASHERS CAN HELP,THEY ARE EXPENSIVE AND HARD TO INSTALL AND YOU WONT HAVE ANY GUARANTEES THAT THOSE FLASHERS WILL WORK WITH THIS KIND OF VIRUSED FIRMWARE

[playerkp420]

I'm glad to see you unbricked it! Really sucks your stuck in that crap firmware though.

Maybe you could sell it and get a bc model to use your cobra on.

[bartez82]

Originally Posted by sewershark yes maybe giving it a more classic look without the demons ,ugly icons and the loud industrial music sound of start up would be better i would make a theme just as a normal classic 3.55 without any fancy icons etc . . if it would be possible lets add in it menu debug 1 and menu2 at the same time in this format (assuming that can be done) menu1 1.option 1 xxxxxx 2.option 2 xxxxx 3.option 3 xxxxx x.o0tion yxxxx etc . . menu2 1.option 1 xxxxxx 2.option 2 xxxxx 3.option 3 xxxxx x.option yxxxx etc . . the install package /run mounted image should not be in sub folders like rebug fw (this would enable instant access to any of these function without the waste of time going inside folders in and out) still if possible lets get rid of the wave sound and replace it with silent boot there is no way around to boot ps2 isos?we can't dev_blind other folders ,or edit the flash.bin to add in it cobra patches and reflash ?or other ideas like the one you had in resurrecting my dead console few hours ago like a miracle ? you don't know how much time i wasted in finding a ps3 ntsc 60gb that was in great conditions, that had emotion engine inside of it on fw 3.55 to use cobra and have ps2 games running perfect then i saw jfw,it would nativly load ps2 isos,i said to my self great this will make me free up almost 2 or 1.5 usb ports as the cobra key was kinda of bulky,it had online openps store for downloading things ,psp emulation,run not all but some newer games than the ones on 3.55 cfw . . . just in case i wouldn't be happy with all of that i would still be able to return to 3.55 with the downgrader well none of those features are there and worse things not even the last features ,so i am going to write this for whom is in the mood of trying demonhades fw. DO NOT INSTALL JFW 3.56 MA,DO NOT INSTALL JFW 3.56 MA,YOU WONT GET ANYTHING NEW AND WORSE OF THINGS YOU WONT BE ABLE TO EXIT THIS FIRMWARE EVEN WITH THE HELP OF NEWER FIRMWARES THAN IT , IT WONT LET YOU UPDATE EVEN WITH A 4.11,AND IF YOU THINK YOU CAN DOWNGRADE BACK TO OLDER ONES WITH MAD DOWNGRADER ,YOU'RE WRONG!! MA DOWNGRADER DOESN'T EVEN EXIST. IF YOU THINK FLASHERS CAN HELP,THEY ARE EXPENSIVE AND HARD TO INSTALL AND YOU WONT HAVE ANY GUARANTEES THAT THOSE FLASHERS WILL WORK WITH THIS KIND OF VIRUSED FIRMWARE

Hi, I follow this thread from beginning.I have E3 flasher and I try help my friends get out of this stupid firmware because his stuck like U.His console is Nand like Yours.I have try all qa_flag methods,FSW brick my PS3 i didn't try dev_flash but I can tell U i have install 4.00 firmware without any problems,maybe because my PS3 is Nor.Can U extract Rebug OtherOS++ for me and put on all files on fileserver?This firmware is checkoff like rogero but with better capabilities.
THX

[ps3hen]

Originally Posted by sewershark yes maybe giving it a more classic look without the demons ,ugly icons and the loud industrial music sound of start up would be better i would make a theme just as a normal classic 3.55 without any fancy icons etc . . if it would be possible lets add in it menu debug 1 and menu2 at the same time in this format (assuming that can be done) menu1 1.option 1 xxxxxx 2.option 2 xxxxx 3.option 3 xxxxx x.o0tion yxxxx etc . . menu2 1.option 1 xxxxxx 2.option 2 xxxxx 3.option 3 xxxxx x.option yxxxx etc . . the install package /run mounted image should not be in sub folders like rebug fw (this would enable instant access to any of these function without the waste of time going inside folders in and out) still if possible lets get rid of the wave sound and replace it with silent boot there is no way around to boot ps2 isos?we can't dev_blind other folders ,or edit the flash.bin to add in it cobra patches and reflash ?or other ideas like the one you had in resurrecting my dead console few hours ago like a miracle ? you don't know how much time i wasted in finding a ps3 ntsc 60gb that was in great conditions, that had emotion engine inside of it on fw 3.55 to use cobra and have ps2 games running perfect

I can't edit the XMB to have two versions of debug settings. There is currently no way to edit the "System" Column of the XMB for some reason. You will have to choose CEX or DEX. I will need a copy of your /dev_flash/ (not the flash1.bin, an actual copy of your dev_flash directory) so upload it to somewhere like mediafire.com. The reason why I need this is because things might have changed in the 1.2.1 service pack, and I don't want to make a broken mod(I'm sure you don't want a broken mod either).

As far as I know there is no way to give Cobra capabilities to other CFW (or in your case JFW). The only way you will be able to boot ps2 ISOs is if you use something like swapmagic with a hdd loader. Swap Magic shouldn't be that hard to find or too expensive.

I should be able to do those other things, do you want the debug icons from the "Playstation Network" column on this mod?