[nzie]

Originally Posted by qUaK3R i already did that... with both of them, with the setup on the E3, 100000. Files in SD, e3_downgrade.bin and bkpps3.bin (the one done with 101000, and then the one done with 001000). At some point i pressed the power button 2 or 3 times, for 10 seconds... i'm using hdmi, is it possible the ps3 is trying to use av cable? i don't have a TV right now to try, but i remembered that could be a possibility... but, then there is the no hdd access, usually, the hdd light in the ps3 lights up at startup, and now it doesn't, not even 1 time.

ok.

i successfully unbrick a console with this method.

put switch 100000. if ps3 power on, flash original dump (make sure you validate it 1st!)
once flashing is done, dont turn off ps3. switch to 000001. take out sd card and connect to pc. put e3downgrade.bin on sd card and put back on tf card.
press reset button below sata port on tf card. then press start. once the process is done pull out power cable. use your jig to enter FSM. if you fail you may need downgrade dongle

[qUaK3R]

sorry, what do you mean by flash original dump? my first one, is bad, the other two were made after the "brick", but i have 2, good ones, one made with 101000 and the other 001000.. Which one do i use?

[nzie]

Originally Posted by qUaK3R sorry, what do you mean by flash original dump? my first one, is bad, the other two were made after the "brick", but i have 2, good ones, one made with 101000 and the other 001000.. Which one do i use?

use any of your dump as long its good.

[qUaK3R]

ok, i'm going to try, just going to find the av cable first, i already borrowed a tv xD, thanks

edit

first time, used 001000 swaped bytes backup, flash successful, took sd card, copied over e3_downgrade, switched to 000001, reset, error 110010, ps3 not supported... this isn't possible, since i'm sure it's supported. (in the log, it said mtlrd or something like that, was not supported).

seconde time, 101000 swaped bytes backup, flash successful, same thing as above, same error.

third time, 001000 backup, flash successful, same thing as above, NO ERROR , downgrade successful, ps3 off, ps3jig on, ps3 power cable on, power+eject, 3 quick beeps, no change in PSPjig, and still no signal, neither from tv, neither from hdmi.

fourth time, 101000 backup, flash successful, same thing as above, no error, downgrade successful, same thing as above till the end.

none worked, so my suspicions may be correct... even if i do have 4 good backups in total, those were made AFTER the brick, i always could see the screen that said to connect a controller, or to install OFW 4,11, i couldn't get into FSM, but 1 time, my ps3jig wrote on the psp screen that everything was ok.. the psp received some kind of key, and sent another one, that's all. Now, it just waits to receive a key that isn't being sent by the ps3. I think my console is dead since i don't have an original bios backup that works. I have a bad one only. I could find the differences from the bad one and on of the good one, but i don't have the tools to do it, nor do i know how to do it. I'm going to search a way to modify a good dump from someone else. How different could it be?

[qUaK3R]

i have a request to make, if someone could send me their dump, of a CECH-2004A ps3, with OFW 4.11, i would appreciate it. I wanted to compare a good one with my bad one, and try to modify it somehow. It's my only hope.

[nzie]

if you fail trigger FSM, after you do unbrick method, take E3 stuff form ps3, connect hdd directly. then do power + eject

[haz367]

here some info on the dumps posted, u may know already, just pointing out some stuff..

backup nor flash 101000 and BU nor 001000 are identical and complete, although it's metldr instead of new metldr2 it seems u have this model(metldr) and not downgradable >>

0B 	CECH-25xx (JTP-001) with 3.56 from factory - datecode 1B 	E9 60 	0E 92 	2F5F0 	2F 5B 	2F 5B 	(RLOD+)poweroff @ downgrade 355

http://www.ps3devwiki.com/wiki/Valid...Bbootldr_sizes

the dumps have already the 3.55 ros0/ros1 files(5.23mb each) but since its above model = perm-brick? correct me if wrong.



the other dump is CECH2004 and this one is missing bootloader_o and cvtrm per console info file +corrup ROS0 folder.

E8 90 	0E 85 	2F170 	2F 13 	2F 13 	OK

this is simply a BAD E3CLIP connection, reclip and redump, this one must be fixable, so please reclip e3 on the CECH2004 and redump the bios, post it here verify for bootloader and if OK, flash it back

[qUaK3R]

haz367, maybe the first two ones seems to have that metldr because i used a modified bkpps3.bin i found here in ps3hax. I had to try everything... maybe i did wrong.

and i don't know how the clip could be placed wrong, i opened the ps3 3 times, and it always seemed the clip was in good position. i also added a type of foam that doesn't heat to the clip, so it stayed on position. it looks perfect, no space between clip and mainboard..

just to be sure, i have the clip facing up on the maiboard.

--------------
|.........|.---..|
|.........|.__|_|
|...........|..|
|...........|..|
|--------|

(sorry for the "drawing"...) it's the right way right? all the tutorial i saw had a different chip, so the clip would be facing east or west, mine has to face north or south. But i think i got it right..

Now correct me if im wrong, how can i do a good dump now, since the bios must be all scrambled after i reflashed it several times, trying to unbrick it?

Can't i modify a bootloader and a cvtrm from other dumps? the ros fodler are supossed to be the same right? i have a good one, it would be just copy paste, the rest it's the hard work.

I'm going to reflash with my bad dump, i don't care, i did it already, and then i'll try to backup again, if it doesn't work, i'll try what you said.

[haz367]

u have 2 consoles right? cech20xx and cech25xx datacode 0b, if those dumps are ur own the wiki tell's u this one will brick, the other one cech20xx is fixable in my view, and its connected right only not toughing all pins thus missing/zero bytes bootloader_o/missing cvtrm file

what modified dump? prohacks? if so, isn't it, flashing his dump first, then flash ur own(any good dump, doesn't matter ofw/cfw) then proceed with downgrade...people claim it works so, but the 2 good dumps here are from CECH-25xx (JTP-001), prohacks is a 3.72/3.73 bios?! if prohacks dump has MD5 MD5: 9d47f1c1f94384c388d8553ac9ec9d42 it's the same values = brick...the suckers

and what u mean by this?
first time, used 001000 swaped bytes backup



do not write/erase anything again, first make dumps(001000) on that CECH20xx console(the bad dump from the backup folder)



reclip, making sure it's pressed 100%, then redump, verify and if complete(including bootloader per console info) u can flash it back(patched or manual way e3_downgrade.bin)

if i understand correct, one can use files from another dump but not the per console info(what's missing in ur bios), so if all per console is intact, u can patch ros0/1 files if they are missing from another, that stuff is the same, howto is unknown to me, i think using HxD and replace those values/offsets...

[nzie]

Originally Posted by haz367 u have 2 consoles right? cech20xx and cech25xx datacode 0b, if those dumps are ur own the wiki tell's u this one will brick, the other one cech20xx is fixable in my view, and its connected right only not toughing all pins thus missing/zero bytes bootloader_o/missing cvtrm file what modified dump? prohacks? if so, isn't it, flashing his dump first, then flash ur own(any good dump, doesn't matter ofw/cfw) then proceed with downgrade...people claim it works so, but the 2 good dumps here are from CECH-25xx (JTP-001), prohacks is a 3.72/3.73 bios?! and what u mean by this? first time, used 001000 swaped bytes backup do not write/erase anything again, first make dumps(001000) on that CECH20xx console(the bad dump from the backup folder) reclip, making sure it's pressed 100%, then redump, verify and if complete(including bootloader per console info) u can flash it back(patched or manual way e3_downgrade.bin) if i understand correct, one can use files from another dump but not the per console info(what's missing in ur bios), so if all per console is intact, u can patch ros0/1 files if they are missing from another, that stuff is the same, howto is unknown to me, i think using HxD and replace those values/offsets...

he once wants dump from another console for him flash it back to his console