[stussy1]

Originally Posted by ElSalvatore Well. I didn't know that. That's why I placed that bolt "I THINK" behind my statement!

and as for bricking i hope he didnt panik while updating the screen went black
and you thought something was wrong and turned his system of screen goes black at update for half a minute or so you got to let it turn off itself it is still in the update process

[ElSalvatore]

Originally Posted by heru1990 when i wanted to upgrade there were no 4.3cfw and i was not sure wheather my ps3 was downgraded from 3.56+ before, so i had to dehash with going on ofw and the qa stuff works with ofw so in the beginning there was an other tutorial, so actually i dont know what my fault was ;D

Well. Okay, then I'm out. That exceeds all the advices I could give you, sorry.

Originally Posted by stussy1 and as for bricking i hope he didnt panik while updating the screen went black and you thought something was wrong and turned his system of screen goes black at update for half a minute or so you got to let it turn off itself it is still in the update process

Wut?
Why did you have to quote me for? :D

[willemse21]

just remove all gamedata!!

[malex]

Well in itching to try this out, but for the time being I'll resist. 1) With this hurricane coming who knows when the lights might go out, 2) My ps3 nand backup disappeared on me, so I'll have to dump my dex flash and change the target ID... which I hear is not too safe. As soon as I finish playing Tales of Graces I'll probably give this a try, and whatever will be, will be.

Gotta do some light reading in the mean time, it's not like I'm trying to brick it either.

[heru1990]

i waited about 30 minutes after i recognized that its all black
and no led was on expect of the power led and the usb devices led was off too

i cannot boot in recovery, i formatet the hdd and still cant access recovery -.-''

[xstationbr]

Any prediction when comes CFW to version OFW 4.30 without downgrading?


Thanks

[Bojak]

Thx Rogero for this new CFW I downgraded from 4.21 v1 to Rogero CEX-3.55 CFW V3.7 to finaly install Rogero 4.30 CFW. Everything work fine so if you own a CECHA01 model just like me ITS SAFE TO INSTALL ! Enjoy

[stussy1]

Originally Posted by ElSalvatore Well. Okay, then I'm out. That exceeds all the advices I could give you, sorry. Wut? Why did you have to quote me for? :D

Its to early in the morning out this way sorry if i qouted you
Hope you wernt offended
But like i said this update doesnt get practiced on 1 or 2 ps3 it gets done on over100 of ps3
There must of been a part he missed or his ps3 doesnt want to update into another what ever it is i woudnt no even sony updates have problems that is why you should take care with caution

[saeedoo]

Thanks Rich..I found many DEX2CEX topics but could not find one specifcally for DEX 4.21. I found many on 4.20 though..Would the same apply for 4.21?

[CaptainCPS-X]

Quick tips for those jumping from CFW's...

Tips #1 - Installing FW Safely

- Only install FW's via Recovery Menu (not to be confused with FSM).
- Avoid XMB install at all costs.
- Remove any disc / sd card / storage devices before installing any FW.
- Use a clean USB Storage Device with only the needed PUP structure in it.
- Make sure Toggle QA worked if you going to upgrade any CFW

Tips #2 - Prepare PS3

- If you are on OFW 3.55, upgrade to Rogero CFW 3.55 [v3.7] [MD5: 8f8166b25d6bed891f292c77de5c4b28]

- If you are on CFW 3.55 (TrueBlue / Cobra / Rebug / Etc):
* Install Toggle QA PKG from the XMB and make sure the Controller combo works before proceeding.
* Only after making sure that the QA Combo works fine, upgrade to Rogero CFW 3.55 [v3.7] [MD5: 8f8166b25d6bed891f292c77de5c4b28]

- If you are already on Rogero 3.55 (v3.7), make sure that the QA Flag combo is working before proceeding.

Tips #3 - Properly using Toggle QA PKG

1- Install the PKG from the XMB
2- Run the installed "Toggle QA" application from the Game column, PS3 will black screen and beep 2 / 3 times then send you back to XMB.
3- Make sure to verify everything went well by going to Settings column and hover Network Settings, then press L1 + L2 + L3 (press left stick) + R1 + R2 + dpad_down (You should see Edy Viewer, Debug Settings, and Install Package Files if done correctly)

UPDATE: thanks to @ryugen- for pointing out that if you leave any USB Device connected to the PS3 while using the Toggle QA application, it will give some problems, so please, make sure you disconnect any device connected to the USB slots while doing so .

Tips #4 - Installing Rogero CFW 4.30 (v1.0)

- The safest way to install it is to be on Rogero CFW 3.55 (v3.7), as I have mentioned on my previous tips, if you decide to do so on other CFW, is your choice.

- Make sure Toggle QA works
- Make sure all tips I mentioned earlier have been verified.
- Install Rogero CFW 4.30 (v1.0 / Patched ) via Recovery Menu [MD5: 7ADF524594D46EF669F4C64E07462631].

Tips #5 - Finally, while on CFW 4.30, Install multiMAN v04.08.01 and PS3~dev_blind.zip provided by Rogero at Tortuga Cove.

1- Install multiMAN from XMB
2- Activate "write access" to "dev_flash" on multiMAN settings
3- Go to mmOS / file manager and locate the PS3~dev_blind.zip and double click it (pressing X twice)
4- Follow on-screen instructions and restart your PS3.

UPDATE: Thanks to @Simonbuck for pointing out that this is not needed on the latest Rogero CFW 4.30 "Full Pack" released recently.

You can get the updated full pack here:

http://www.tortuga-cove.com/forums/v...p?f=127&t=3708

Tips #6 - Making sure game backups are correct

- Make sure all games are unmodified and without 3.55 patches (SPRX/ EBOOT / SDAT / etc)
- Make sure you remove all Game updates from XBM->Game Data Utility, to make sure you didn't install any patched ones.
- Make sure you activate BD-Mirror on multiMAN for all games, you have to configure each game options with it.
- Make sure to use BD-ROM emulator (Standard) on multiMAN settings.

I started working on a guide but since I have university and many works to do, I decided to give a few useful tips in case I can't finish the guide.

I hope this help some to upgrade safely to Rogero CFW 4.30 without any issues.

EDIT: @GregoryRasputin , hey man if you feel like this deserve to be linked / quoted in the main thread, feel free to do so, should help some users with questions or something . thanks in advance!

SeeYa!