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Originally Posted by aragorn Will you have to format your hdd during the downgrade proces? If yes, how can i backup my content if I am on 3.73 with no ftp server?

i did when i done mine.

if its just save files you have to back up just do it to a memory stick in xmb.
anything bigger than that suppose you could back it up to the cloud depending on the amount of content, guessing its nothing big tho if you are on an ofw

[dubeyduck]

hi iv just received me my flasher this week and still in need of a dongle im from the uk and having trouble to find one i can only fine 2 types witch i can get from sits that i trust 1 is Minimus 32 AVR USB and the other is Maximus AVR USB but that both say that there for 3.41 can i still use one of these dongles to do the downgrade any help appreciated

thanks
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Originally Posted by baileyscream select the right spoiler and follow the steps just downgrade with E3 Downloads Downloads download E3 Flasher programs.rar from HERE and put then into c:/ your main hdd found in My Computer Setting Up The E3 Flasher Soldering the E3 Flasher Attaching the E3 Flasher with the NOR clip remove the fan from the heatsheild attach the NOR clip (this is on the JSD-001 board) carefully fold the ribbon over the clip using 2 peices of card to prevent shorting out the board. re-connect the fan as shown turn board back over and plug the fan back in. re attach and plug in the internal power pack attach the E3 Flasher together. the E3 cage will fix to the E3 mainboard using 2 of the origional hdd cage screws. then push the E3 "PS Sword" (cover board) onto the E3 mainboard via the connectors connect the ribbon cable to the E3 mainboard via the connector then push the E3 Flasher into the sata hdd port update for the E3 Flasher's firmware take the micro sd card and put it in a micro sd card reader then put it in your pc & a blank window should open go to the E3 Flasher programs folder and drag & drop the update.bin file to the micro sd. (this is the multi console update. you can downgrade more than 1 console with this update installed to the E3) remove the sd card and put the micro sd into the E3 Flasher now plug in the power / eject board & the ps3 to the mains set the switches as shown 1 down / 2 down / 3 up / 4 up / 5 up / 6 up power on the ps3 and you should see the above lights come on almost instantly the E3 Flasher will update its self & you should see the above light up in blue press the red button under the esata port (below the blue lights) to reset the E3 Flasher & the blue lights will turn off. to double check the E3 Flasher has taken the update simply put the micro sd card into the pc and it should be empty. if its still there just repeat the update steps if it doesnt flash and instead some of the blue led's turn off then you have an error a light on means 1 a light off means 0 there should also be an error code in the sd card Error Codes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Failed to initialize TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to read files in TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Failed to open TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to write files to TF card SD card not seated properly 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to initialize NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Failed to read NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Failed to erase NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Failed to write NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to initialize PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Failed to read PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Failed to erase PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Failed to write PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wrong settings of switches Check toggle switch - wrong setting 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 PS3 is operating NOR, E3 Flasher cannot operate at the same time Check toggle switch -wrong sitting 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Not the right PS3 for this backup Already used e3flasher on 1 console 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wrong PS3 version, not supported at present Metldr.2 model undowngradable 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Wrong function settings Check toggle switch - wrong setting create your dump set the switches as 1 down / 2 down / 3 up / 4 down / 5 down / 6 down put the empty micro sd card in and power up the ps3 for phat ps3's wait until it boots to the xmb. slims wont get this far as the hdd is not connected. so wait 30 seconds. when the E3 Flasher is ready then the blue led's will flash between :- 1 on / 2 off / 3 on / 4 off / 5 on / 6 off / 7 on / 8 off 1 off / 2 on / 3 off / 4 on / 5 off / 6 on / 7 off 8 on press start the blue led's will stop flashing and go out. then they will turn on one at a time slowly from left to right once all the led's are on it will then start flashing again. if it doesnt flash and instead some of the blue led's turn off then you have an error a light on means 1 a light off means 0 there should also be an error code in the sd card Error Codes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Failed to initialize TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to read files in TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Failed to open TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to write files to TF card SD card not seated properly 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to initialize NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Failed to read NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Failed to erase NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Failed to write NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to initialize PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Failed to read PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Failed to erase PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Failed to write PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wrong settings of switches Check toggle switch - wrong setting 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 PS3 is operating NOR, E3 Flasher cannot operate at the same time Check toggle switch -wrong sitting 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Not the right PS3 for this backup Already used e3flasher on 1 console 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wrong PS3 version, not supported at present Metldr.2 model undowngradable 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Wrong function settings Check toggle switch - wrong setting turn off the ps3 put the micro sd card into your pc the above window should open you should have the same files as above open e3flasher.txt check every line for an error at the bottom it should say :- OK. Backup PS3 BIOS OK. if it doesnt then check the clip is on tight and try again now make a new folder called origional dump in c:\E3 Flasher programs and put the dump "bkpps3.bin" from your micro sd card into this folder. Byte reverse goto c:\E3 Flasher programs and find FlowRebuilder run it this is the main screen select Byte reverse and EXTRACT a NOR dump file. than click the box next to brows, drag & drop, drop down a new window will open. goto c:\E3 Flasher programs\origional dump. select your dump click execute operation and it’s done it in the same place as the dump and its added “swap” to the name verify the dumps first goto c:\E3 Flasher programs\origional dump\bkpps3.swap.ext and you should have the same files as above now goto c:\E3 Flasher programs and find the HxD (hex editor) install it and then run it. first time opening click file click open select all your dump get a statistics. The fine blue bars at either side are what need checking (the one to the left is highlighted in red put your mouse on the left line and you should get a reading between 18.71% - 29.01% (in the area circled in blue) and the line on the right should be between 10.42% - 10.48% Now close the statistics tab The first thing you should see at offset 00000010 is FACEOFF , DEADBEEF if you don’t see this then you have a bad dump. Re-do all your wiring and start again you should see at offset 00000200 is IFI First find the IDPS/TARGET ID & METLDR and then BOOTLDR (were still using the hex editor) The area to find these depends on your ps3 model IDPS/TARGET ID is at 0002F077 (scroll down to 0002F070 then the top row of numbers is your last digit) CECH-20xx (DYN-001 boards) it should have the value 09 (this is what is in the image) CECH-21xx (SUR-001 boards) it should have the value 0A CECH-25xx (JTP-001 boards) it should have the value 0B CECH-25xx (JSD-001 boards) it should have the value 0B METLDR is at 0000081E & 00000842 CECH-20xx (DYN-001 boards) it should have either one of these value’s E9 20 at 0000081E & 0E 8E at 00000842 “OR” E8 90 at 0000081E & 0E 85 at 00000842 (this is what’s shown in the picture) CECH-21xx (SUR-001 boards) it should have the value E9 20 at 0000081E & 0E 8E at 00000842 CECH-25xx (JTP-001 boards) it should have either one of these value’s E9 20 at 0000081E & 0E 8E at 00000842 “OR” E9 60 at 0000081E & 0E 92 at 00000842 WARNING IF IT HAS THIS F9 20 at 0000081E & 0F 8E at 00000842 STOP NOW YOU CANNOT DOWNGRADE THIS PS3 MODELCECH-25xx (JSD-001 boards) it should have this value E9 20 at 0000081E & 0E 8E at 00000842 WARNING IF IT HAS THIS F9 20 at 0000081E & 0F 8E at 00000842 STOP NOW YOU CANNOT DOWNGRADE THIS PS3 MODEL BOOTLDR is at 00FC0002 & 00FC0012 CECH-20xx (DYN-001 boards) it should have either one of these value’s 2F 3B at 00FC0002 & 2F 3B at 00FC0012 “OR” 2F 13 at 00FC0002 & 2F 13 at 00FC0012 (this is what’s shown in the picture) CECH-21xx (SUR-001 boards) it should have the value 2F 4B at 00FC0002 & 2F 4B at 00FC0012 CECH-25xx (JTP-001 boards) it should have either one of these value’s 2F 4B at 00FC0002 & 2F 4B at 00FC0012 “OR” 2F 53 at 00FC0002 & 2F 53 at 00FC0012 WARNING IF IT HAS THIS 2F 5B at 00FC0002 & 2F 5B at 00FC0012 OR 2F FB at 00FC0002 & 2F FB at 00FC0012 STOP NOW YOU CANNOT DOWNGRADE THIS PS3 MODELCECH-25xx (JSD-001 boards) it should have this value 2F 4B at 00FC0002 & 2F 4B at 00FC0012 WARNING IF IT HAS THIS 2F FB at 00FC0002 & 2F FB at 00FC0012 STOP NOW YOU CANNOT DOWNGRADE THIS PS3 MODELIf you’re not getting some or none of these then you need to check your wiring and re-dump Ok now we need to take a look and check there are no malformed headers / file names / region names. This is what we are looking for:-   Correct Malformed location IFI IJI 00000200 asecure_loader asecure_loaher 00000420 eEID eIIH 00000450 cISD cESH 00000480 cCSD cCSH 000004B0 trvk_prg0 trvg_prk0 000004E0 trvk_prg1 trvg_prk1 00000510 trvk_pkg0 trvg_pkk0 00000540 trvk_pkg1 trvg_pkk1 00000570 cvtrm cztrm 00000600 metldr mitldr 00000820 Now find the same positions as shown in blue in the following pictures yours should match ASECURE LOADER eEID cISD cCSD Look for SCE on the line below the blue in the following pictures trvk_prg0 trvk_prg1 trvk_pkg0 trvk_pkg1 Make sure all the words below the blue in the following pictures match yours ros0 ros1 Make sure the following in blue matches cvtrm (note you may get this instead in the blue highlight: 00EC0000 53 43 45 49 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF SCEIÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ) 0FACEOFF DEADFACE CELL EXTNOR AREA bootldr Once it all checks out ok upload your dump (bkpps3.swap.bin) to a file share site. copy the link and CLICK HERE to enter the chat room. create your nic name press enter then click the green word "#ps3downgrade" to enter the correct room. paste your link with “can someone please check my dump. I have followed the guide here (this guide) I have checked it myself. if it comes back ok then delete both ( bkpps3.swap.bin & the folder with the same name) all you want is the origional bkpps3.bin (don’t forget to thank the person or persons who checked it for you) installing the downgrade patch try the "one-key downgrade" first & if that doesnt work then do the "FlowRebuilder patching" way one-key downgrade insert your micro sd card into the pc. delete any files on it then goto c:\E3 Flasher programs copy the e3_downgrade.bin to the micro sd card put the micro sd card into the E3 and set the switches as:- 1 down / 2 down / 3 down / 4 down / 5 down / 6 up for phat ps3's wait until it boots to the xmb. slims wont get this far as the hdd is not connected. so wait 30 seconds. when the E3 Flasher is ready then the blue led's will flash between :- 1 on / 2 off / 3 on / 4 off / 5 on / 6 off / 7 on / 8 off 1 off / 2 on / 3 off / 4 on / 5 off / 6 on / 7 off 8 on press start the blue led's will stop flashing and go out. then they will turn on one at a time slowly from left to right dont turn off the ps3 thinking it is not doing anything it takes a 1-2 minutes for each light to come on. once all the led's are on it will then start flashing again. if it doesnt flash and instead some of the blue led's turn off then you have an error a light on means 1 a light off means 0 there should also be an error code in the sd card Error Codes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Failed to initialize TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to read files in TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Failed to open TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to write files to TF card SD card not seated properly 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to initialize NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Failed to read NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Failed to erase NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Failed to write NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to initialize PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Failed to read PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Failed to erase PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Failed to write PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wrong settings of switches Check toggle switch - wrong setting 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 PS3 is operating NOR, E3 Flasher cannot operate at the same time Check toggle switch -wrong sitting 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Not the right PS3 for this backup Already used e3flasher on 1 console 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wrong PS3 version, not supported at present Metldr.2 model undowngradable 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Wrong function settings Check toggle switch - wrong setting if you have the flashing lights then there will be a text document created on the micro sd card upen it and at the bottom it shouls have ( OK. Program Nor OK.) now turn off the ps3 and goto (Finishing the down grade in service mode) if you have an error then goto (FlowRebuilder patching & flashing) FlowRebuilder patching & flashing Open flow rebuilder and select “PATCH a Byte reversed NOR dump or an interleaved and unscrambled NAND dump”. Select your nor dump (c:\E3 Flasher programs\origonal dump\bkpps3.bin) Select the patch file (c:\E3 Flasher programs\E3 downgrade\progskeet_patch.txt) Click execute completed it will put the patched dump in the same folder as your original dump (c:\E3 Flasher programs\origonal dump\bkpps3.patch.bin) put the bkpps3.patch file onto the micro sd card and then change the name to bkpps3 put the micro sd card into the E3 and set the switches as:- 1 down / 2 down / 3 down / 4 down / 5 down / 6 up (the wiki says to put 6 DOWN but this didnt work for me. another error on the wiki??) for phat ps3's wait until it boots to the xmb. slims wont get this far as the hdd is not connected. so wait 30 seconds. when the E3 Flasher is ready then the blue led's will flash between :- 1 on / 2 off / 3 on / 4 off / 5 on / 6 off / 7 on / 8 off 1 off / 2 on / 3 off / 4 on / 5 off / 6 on / 7 off 8 on press start the blue led's will stop flashing and go out. then they will turn on one at a time slowly from left to right dont turn off the ps3 thinking it is not doing anything it takes a 1-2 minutes for each light to come on. once all the led's are on it will then start flashing again. if it doesnt flash and instead some of the blue led's turn off then you have an error a light on means 1 a light off means 0 there should also be an error code in the sd card Error Codes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Failed to initialize TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to read files in TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Failed to open TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to write files to TF card SD card not seated properly 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to initialize NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Failed to read NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Failed to erase NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Failed to write NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to initialize PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Failed to read PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Failed to erase PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Failed to write PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wrong settings of switches Check toggle switch - wrong setting 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 PS3 is operating NOR, E3 Flasher cannot operate at the same time Check toggle switch -wrong sitting 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Not the right PS3 for this backup Already used e3flasher on 1 console 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wrong PS3 version, not supported at present Metldr.2 model undowngradable 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Wrong function settings Check toggle switch - wrong setting if you have the flashing lights then there will be a text document created on the micro sd card upen it and at the bottom it shouls have ( OK. Program Nor OK.) now turn off the ps3 and goto (Finishing the down grade in service mode) Finishing the down grade in service mode remove the E3 Flasher and re-build your ps3 (if your doing the dual boot then just unplug the clip fron the flasher rebuild the ps3 then reconect the E3 Flasher to the clip inside the hdd port) re-insert the hdd then connect the ps3 to a TV the usual way (if your doing the dual boot then connect the Esata stand and put your first hdd in that) turn on your ps3 and you should have this on screen Turn the ps3 back off insert your dev usb board (programmed with the correct files) into the right usb slot. a full list of boards are listed at the start of the thread in the second tab down called "Wrong you need these tools before you even think about following a guide" inside that tab you will see the second tab down called "A development board" in there is lists of the different dev boards. Unplug the ps3 from the mains. Wait 10-15 seconds then plug it back in. (the wiki says to do this as the capacitors need to discharge but as the ps3 is not turned on then the capacitors will actually take months to discharge) Turn the ps3 back on then immediately press eject within ~200ms. Your console will turn on and if your dev usb has led's then the dongle will light up the red LED followed by the green LED and turn back off. After triggering Factory Service Mode, go to the folder called “service mode files” & in there is a folder called “service mode 3.55 downgrade files” put the contents of that folder into your usb stick and plug it in the PS3's right most USB port (remove the dev usb & put your usb memory stick in its place) (the files are rogero cfw v3.2 and the normal Lv2diag.self (365.5 KB) 3.55 get in FSM ) Turn PS3 on, it will install the firmware you had put there (even though you have no screen output, you can see it is busy by looking at the activity led of the hard drive and of your USB Mass Storage Device). if you get the flashing green power light then this is due to the firmware not installing. first check your hdd is plugged in properly. this is usually what I forget to do. if it still flashes remove your usb stick put it in your pc and you will see “UPDATER_LOG” as a notepad file upload this to a file share site copy the link and CLICK HERE to enter the chat room. create your nic name press enter then click the green word "#ps3downgrade" to enter the correct room. paste your link with “can someone please check my updater log. I have followed the guide here (this guide) I cannot get rogero cfw to install in service mode. PS3 will turn itself back off when it has finished installing the f/w (Nb this does take a while.) Now remove your usb stick put it in your pc and you will see “UPDATER_LOG” as a notepad file open it & look through it to see if it contains errors (if it does upload the log to your file share account and ask for help online on IRC) (it should say at the bottom “0x83manufacturing updating SUCCESS(0x8002f000)”) Now you need to get the ps3 out of service mode. Open the folder “service mode files” and inside you will see a folder called “get out of service mode” copy the file inside to your usb stick. Put the usb stick back into your ps3 it will boot then the hdd light will flash then turn off. Remove the usb stick. (the file is Lv2diag.self (201.42 KB) get out FSM) turn on your ps3 and it should now boot to this screen follow the on screen instructions De-hashing Now to DeHash the console so it is brick protected when / if you decide to upgrade the firmware THIS IS THE RECOMENDED WAY QA flag method Install and run QA-toggle and make sure it beeps if you just get a blank screen and nothing happens then you have a faulty bdvd and you cannot do this step. try re-marry bdvd found in the main post then try this step again. to check you are QA flagged Set your cursor on Network Settings and press the key combo (all at the same time):L1 + L2 + L3 (press left stick) + R1 + R2 + dpad_down if you are QA flagged a new option will show up right below network settings Power off console Put unpatched official firmware (e.g. 3.55) on USB Mass Storage device as /PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP and insert in PS3 Boot into Recovery Menu: press and hold power button you get 1 beep then a wait then a second beep then the ps3 turns off press and hold power button again you get 1 beep then 2 beeps let go of power button select "6. System Update" to reinstall firmware. If installation finishes without error (there will be no logs you can check!) and boots XMB OK, then dehashing was successful. Congrats, you now finished downgrading and dehashing. Console runs 3.55 and any firmware of choice can be installed, no longer needing to be patched for downgrader. DO NOT DO THE SERVICE MODE WAY AS I AND OTHERS GET RLOD EVERYTIME IT IS DONE Now you should be on 3.55ofw You can now install the 3.55cfw of your choice that’s it simple. dual boot with E3 downgrade the ps3 Downloads Downloads download E3 Flasher programs.rar from HERE and put then into c:/ your main hdd found in My Computer Setting Up The E3 Flasher Soldering the E3 Flasher Attaching the E3 Flasher with the NOR clip remove the fan from the heatsheild attach the NOR clip (this is on the JSD-001 board) carefully fold the ribbon over the clip using 2 peices of card to prevent shorting out the board. re-connect the fan as shown turn board back over and plug the fan back in. re attach and plug in the internal power pack attach the E3 Flasher together. the E3 cage will fix to the E3 mainboard using 2 of the origional hdd cage screws. then push the E3 "PS Sword" (cover board) onto the E3 mainboard via the connectors connect the ribbon cable to the E3 mainboard via the connector then push the E3 Flasher into the sata hdd port update for the E3 Flasher's firmware take the micro sd card and put it in a micro sd card reader then put it in your pc & a blank window should open go to the E3 Flasher programs folder and drag & drop the update.bin file to the micro sd. (this is the multi console update. you can downgrade more than 1 console with this update installed to the E3) remove the sd card and put the micro sd into the E3 Flasher now plug in the power / eject board & the ps3 to the mains set the switches as shown 1 down / 2 down / 3 up / 4 up / 5 up / 6 up power on the ps3 and you should see the above lights come on almost instantly the E3 Flasher will update its self & you should see the above light up in blue press the red button under the esata port (below the blue lights) to reset the E3 Flasher & the blue lights will turn off. to double check the E3 Flasher has taken the update simply put the micro sd card into the pc and it should be empty. if its still there just repeat the update steps if it doesnt flash and instead some of the blue led's turn off then you have an error a light on means 1 a light off means 0 there should also be an error code in the sd card Error Codes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Failed to initialize TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to read files in TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Failed to open TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to write files to TF card SD card not seated properly 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to initialize NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Failed to read NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Failed to erase NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Failed to write NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to initialize PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Failed to read PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Failed to erase PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Failed to write PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wrong settings of switches Check toggle switch - wrong setting 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 PS3 is operating NOR, E3 Flasher cannot operate at the same time Check toggle switch -wrong sitting 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Not the right PS3 for this backup Already used e3flasher on 1 console 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wrong PS3 version, not supported at present Metldr.2 model undowngradable 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Wrong function settings Check toggle switch - wrong setting create your dump set the switches as 1 down / 2 down / 3 up / 4 down / 5 down / 6 down put the empty micro sd card in and power up the ps3 for phat ps3's wait until it boots to the xmb. slims wont get this far as the hdd is not connected. so wait 30 seconds. when the E3 Flasher is ready then the blue led's will flash between :- 1 on / 2 off / 3 on / 4 off / 5 on / 6 off / 7 on / 8 off 1 off / 2 on / 3 off / 4 on / 5 off / 6 on / 7 off 8 on press start the blue led's will stop flashing and go out. then they will turn on one at a time slowly from left to right once all the led's are on it will then start flashing again. if it doesnt flash and instead some of the blue led's turn off then you have an error a light on means 1 a light off means 0 there should also be an error code in the sd card Error Codes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Failed to initialize TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to read files in TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Failed to open TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to write files to TF card SD card not seated properly 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to initialize NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Failed to read NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Failed to erase NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Failed to write NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to initialize PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Failed to read PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Failed to erase PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Failed to write PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wrong settings of switches Check toggle switch - wrong setting 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 PS3 is operating NOR, E3 Flasher cannot operate at the same time Check toggle switch -wrong sitting 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Not the right PS3 for this backup Already used e3flasher on 1 console 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wrong PS3 version, not supported at present Metldr.2 model undowngradable 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Wrong function settings Check toggle switch - wrong setting turn off the ps3 put the micro sd card into your pc the above window should open you should have the same files as above open e3flasher.txt check every line for an error at the bottom it should say :- OK. Backup PS3 BIOS OK. if it doesnt then check the clip is on tight and try again now make a new folder called origional dump in c:\E3 Flasher programs and put the dump "bkpps3.bin" from your micro sd card into this folder. Byte reverse goto c:\E3 Flasher programs and find FlowRebuilder run it this is the main screen select Byte reverse and EXTRACT a NOR dump file. than click the box next to brows, drag & drop, drop down a new window will open. goto c:\E3 Flasher programs\origional dump. select your dump click execute operation and it’s done it in the same place as the dump and its added “swap” to the name verify the dumps first goto c:\E3 Flasher programs\origional dump\bkpps3.swap.ext and you should have the same files as above now goto c:\E3 Flasher programs and find the HxD (hex editor) install it and then run it. first time opening click file click open select all your dump get a statistics. The fine blue bars at either side are what need checking (the one to the left is highlighted in red put your mouse on the left line and you should get a reading between 18.71% - 29.01% (in the area circled in blue) and the line on the right should be between 10.42% - 10.48% Now close the statistics tab The first thing you should see at offset 00000010 is FACEOFF , DEADBEEF if you don’t see this then you have a bad dump. Re-do all your wiring and start again you should see at offset 00000200 is IFI First find the IDPS/TARGET ID & METLDR and then BOOTLDR (were still using the hex editor) The area to find these depends on your ps3 model IDPS/TARGET ID is at 0002F077 (scroll down to 0002F070 then the top row of numbers is your last digit) CECH-20xx (DYN-001 boards) it should have the value 09 (this is what is in the image) CECH-21xx (SUR-001 boards) it should have the value 0A CECH-25xx (JTP-001 boards) it should have the value 0B CECH-25xx (JSD-001 boards) it should have the value 0B METLDR is at 0000081E & 00000842 CECH-20xx (DYN-001 boards) it should have either one of these value’s E9 20 at 0000081E & 0E 8E at 00000842 “OR” E8 90 at 0000081E & 0E 85 at 00000842 (this is what’s shown in the picture) CECH-21xx (SUR-001 boards) it should have the value E9 20 at 0000081E & 0E 8E at 00000842 CECH-25xx (JTP-001 boards) it should have either one of these value’s E9 20 at 0000081E & 0E 8E at 00000842 “OR” E9 60 at 0000081E & 0E 92 at 00000842 WARNING IF IT HAS THIS F9 20 at 0000081E & 0F 8E at 00000842 STOP NOW YOU CANNOT DOWNGRADE THIS PS3 MODELCECH-25xx (JSD-001 boards) it should have this value E9 20 at 0000081E & 0E 8E at 00000842 WARNING IF IT HAS THIS F9 20 at 0000081E & 0F 8E at 00000842 STOP NOW YOU CANNOT DOWNGRADE THIS PS3 MODEL BOOTLDR is at 00FC0002 & 00FC0012 CECH-20xx (DYN-001 boards) it should have either one of these value’s 2F 3B at 00FC0002 & 2F 3B at 00FC0012 “OR” 2F 13 at 00FC0002 & 2F 13 at 00FC0012 (this is what’s shown in the picture) CECH-21xx (SUR-001 boards) it should have the value 2F 4B at 00FC0002 & 2F 4B at 00FC0012 CECH-25xx (JTP-001 boards) it should have either one of these value’s 2F 4B at 00FC0002 & 2F 4B at 00FC0012 “OR” 2F 53 at 00FC0002 & 2F 53 at 00FC0012 WARNING IF IT HAS THIS 2F 5B at 00FC0002 & 2F 5B at 00FC0012 OR 2F FB at 00FC0002 & 2F FB at 00FC0012 STOP NOW YOU CANNOT DOWNGRADE THIS PS3 MODELCECH-25xx (JSD-001 boards) it should have this value 2F 4B at 00FC0002 & 2F 4B at 00FC0012 WARNING IF IT HAS THIS 2F FB at 00FC0002 & 2F FB at 00FC0012 STOP NOW YOU CANNOT DOWNGRADE THIS PS3 MODELIf you’re not getting some or none of these then you need to check your wiring and re-dump Ok now we need to take a look and check there are no malformed headers / file names / region names. This is what we are looking for:-   Correct Malformed location IFI IJI 00000200 asecure_loader asecure_loaher 00000420 eEID eIIH 00000450 cISD cESH 00000480 cCSD cCSH 000004B0 trvk_prg0 trvg_prk0 000004E0 trvk_prg1 trvg_prk1 00000510 trvk_pkg0 trvg_pkk0 00000540 trvk_pkg1 trvg_pkk1 00000570 cvtrm cztrm 00000600 metldr mitldr 00000820 Now find the same positions as shown in blue in the following pictures yours should match ASECURE LOADER eEID cISD cCSD Look for SCE on the line below the blue in the following pictures trvk_prg0 trvk_prg1 trvk_pkg0 trvk_pkg1 Make sure all the words below the blue in the following pictures match yours ros0 ros1 Make sure the following in blue matches cvtrm (note you may get this instead in the blue highlight: 00EC0000 53 43 45 49 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF SCEIÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ) 0FACEOFF DEADFACE CELL EXTNOR AREA bootldr Once it all checks out ok upload your dump (bkpps3.swap.bin) to a file share site. copy the link and CLICK HERE to enter the chat room. create your nic name press enter then click the green word "#ps3downgrade" to enter the correct room. paste your link with “can someone please check my dump. I have followed the guide here (this guide) I have checked it myself. if it comes back ok then delete both ( bkpps3.swap.bin & the folder with the same name) all you want is the origional bkpps3.bin (don’t forget to thank the person or persons who checked it for you) installing the downgrade patch try the "one-key downgrade" first & if that doesnt work then do the "FlowRebuilder patching" way one-key downgrade insert your micro sd card into the pc. delete any files on it then goto c:\E3 Flasher programs copy the e3_downgrade.bin and your checked dump (bkpps3) to the micro sd card put the micro sd card into the E3 and set the switches as:- 1 down / 2 down / 3 down / 4 down / 5 down / 6 up for phat ps3's wait until it boots to the xmb. slims wont get this far as the hdd is not connected. so wait 30 seconds. when the E3 Flasher is ready then the blue led's will flash between :- 1 on / 2 off / 3 on / 4 off / 5 on / 6 off / 7 on / 8 off 1 off / 2 on / 3 off / 4 on / 5 off / 6 on / 7 off 8 on press start the blue led's will stop flashing and go out. then they will turn on one at a time slowly from left to right dont turn off the ps3 thinking it is not doing anything it takes a 1-2 minutes for each light to come on. once all the led's are on it will then start flashing again. if it doesnt flash and instead some of the blue led's turn off then you have an error a light on means 1 a light off means 0 there should also be an error code in the sd card Error Codes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Failed to initialize TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to read files in TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Failed to open TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to write files to TF card SD card not seated properly 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to initialize NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Failed to read NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Failed to erase NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Failed to write NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to initialize PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Failed to read PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Failed to erase PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Failed to write PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wrong settings of switches Check toggle switch - wrong setting 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 PS3 is operating NOR, E3 Flasher cannot operate at the same time Check toggle switch -wrong sitting 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Not the right PS3 for this backup Already used e3flasher on 1 console 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wrong PS3 version, not supported at present Metldr.2 model undowngradable 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Wrong function settings Check toggle switch - wrong setting if you have the flashing lights then there will be a text document created on the micro sd card upen it and at the bottom it should have ( OK. Program Nor OK.) now turn off the ps3 and goto (Finishing the down grade in service mode) if you have an error then goto (FlowRebuilder patching & flashing) FlowRebuilder patching & flashing Open flow rebuilder and select “PATCH a Byte reversed NOR dump or an interleaved and unscrambled NAND dump”. Select your nor dump (c:\E3 Flasher programs\origonal dump\bkpps3.bin) Select the patch file (c:\E3 Flasher programs\E3 downgrade\progskeet_patch.txt) Click execute completed it will put the patched dump in the same folder as your original dump (c:\E3 Flasher programs\origonal dump\bkpps3.patch.bin) put the bkpps3.patch file onto the micro sd card and then change the name to bkpps3 put the micro sd card into the E3 and set the switches as:- 1 down / 2 down / 3 down / 4 down / 5 down / 6 up (the wiki says to put 6 DOWN but this didnt work for me. another error on the wiki??) for phat ps3's wait until it boots to the xmb. slims wont get this far as the hdd is not connected. so wait 30 seconds. when the E3 Flasher is ready then the blue led's will flash between :- 1 on / 2 off / 3 on / 4 off / 5 on / 6 off / 7 on / 8 off 1 off / 2 on / 3 off / 4 on / 5 off / 6 on / 7 off 8 on press start the blue led's will stop flashing and go out. then they will turn on one at a time slowly from left to right dont turn off the ps3 thinking it is not doing anything it takes a 1-2 minutes for each light to come on. once all the led's are on it will then start flashing again. if it doesnt flash and instead some of the blue led's turn off then you have an error a light on means 1 a light off means 0 there should also be an error code in the sd card Error Codes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Failed to initialize TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to read files in TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Failed to open TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to write files to TF card SD card not seated properly 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to initialize NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Failed to read NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Failed to erase NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Failed to write NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to initialize PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Failed to read PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Failed to erase PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Failed to write PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wrong settings of switches Check toggle switch - wrong setting 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 PS3 is operating NOR, E3 Flasher cannot operate at the same time Check toggle switch -wrong sitting 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Not the right PS3 for this backup Already used e3flasher on 1 console 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wrong PS3 version, not supported at present Metldr.2 model undowngradable 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Wrong function settings Check toggle switch - wrong setting if you have the flashing lights then there will be a text document created on the micro sd card upen it and at the bottom it shouls have ( OK. Program Nor OK.) now turn off the ps3 Finishing the down grade in service mode insert the hdd then connect the ps3 to a TV the usual way set the switches on the E3 as 1 down 2 up 3 down 4 down 5 down 6 down turn on your ps3 and you should have this on screen Turn the ps3 back off insert your dev usb board (programmed with the correct files) into the right usb slot. a full list of boards are listed at the start of the thread in the second tab down called "Wrong you need these tools before you even think about following a guide" inside that tab you will see the second tab down called "A development board" in there is lists of the different dev boards. Unplug the ps3 from the mains. Wait 10-15 seconds then plug it back in. (the wiki says to do this as the capacitors need to discharge but as the ps3 is not turned on then the capacitors will actually take months to discharge) Turn the ps3 back on then immediately press eject within ~200ms. Your console will turn on and if your dev usb has led's then the dongle will light up the red LED followed by the green LED and turn back off. After triggering Factory Service Mode, go to the folder called “service mode files” & in there is a folder called “service mode 3.55 downgrade files” put the contents of that folder into your usb stick and plug it in the PS3's right most USB port (remove the dev usb & put your usb memory stick in its place) (the files are rogero cfw v3.2 and the normal Lv2diag.self (365.5 KB) 3.55 get in FSM ) Turn PS3 on, it will install the firmware you had put there (even though you have no screen output, you can see it is busy by looking at the activity led of the hard drive and of your USB Mass Storage Device). if you get the flashing green power light then this is due to the firmware not installing. first check your hdd is plugged in properly. this is usually what I forget to do. if it still flashes remove your usb stick put it in your pc and you will see “UPDATER_LOG” as a notepad file upload this to a file share site copy the link and CLICK HERE to enter the chat room. create your nic name press enter then click the green word "#ps3downgrade" to enter the correct room. paste your link with “can someone please check my updater log. I have followed the guide here (this guide) I cannot get rogero cfw to install in service mode. PS3 will turn itself back off when it has finished installing the f/w (Nb this does take a while.) Now remove your usb stick put it in your pc and you will see “UPDATER_LOG” as a notepad file open it & look through it to see if it contains errors (if it does upload the log to your file share account and ask for help online on IRC) (it should say at the bottom “0x83manufacturing updating SUCCESS(0x8002f000)”) Now you need to get the ps3 out of service mode. Open the folder “service mode files” and inside you will see a folder called “get out of service mode” copy the file inside to your usb stick. Put the usb stick back into your ps3 it will boot then the hdd light will flash then turn off. Remove the usb stick. (the file is Lv2diag.self (201.42 KB) get out FSM) turn on your ps3 and it should now boot to this screen follow the on screen instructions De-hashing Now to DeHash the console so it is brick protected when / if you decide to upgrade the firmware THIS IS THE RECOMENDED WAY QA flag method Install and run QA-toggle and make sure it beeps 3 times if you just get a blank screen and nothing happens then you have a faulty bdvd and you cannot do this step. try re-marry bdvd found in the main post then try this step again. to check you are QA flagged Set your cursor on Network Settings and press the key combo (all at the same time):L1 + L2 + L3 (press left stick) + R1 + R2 + dpad_down if you are QA flagged a new option will show up right below network settings Power off console Put unpatched official firmware (e.g. 3.55) on USB Mass Storage device as /PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP and insert in PS3 Boot into Recovery Menu: press and hold power button you get 1 beep then a wait then a second beep then the ps3 turns off press and hold power button again you get 1 beep then 2 beeps (double beep) let go of power button select "6. System Update" to reinstall firmware. If installation finishes without error (there will be no logs you can check!) and boots XMB OK, then dehashing was successful. Congrats, you have now finished downgrading and dehashing. Console runs 3.55 and any firmware of choice can be installed, no longer needing to be patched for downgrader. DO NOT DO THE SERVICE MODE WAY AS I AND OTHERS GET RLOD EVERYTIME IT IS DONE Now you should be on 3.55ofw You can now install the 3.55cfw of your choice install a 3.55cfw before carrying on the dual boot process take the micro sd card and put it in a micro sd card reader then put it in your pc & a blank window should open go into the E3 Flasher programs folder then files for dual booting folder and then 2012.01.05 update and drag & drop the update.bin (this is the dual boot one) file to the micro sd. remove the sd card and put the micro sd into the E3 Flasher set the switches as shown 1 down / 2 down / 3 up / 4 up / 5 up / 6 up power on the ps3 and you should see the above lights come on almost instantly the E3 Flasher will update its self & you should see the above light up in blue press the red button under the esata port (below the blue lights) to reset the E3 Flasher & the blue lights will turn off. to double check the E3 Flasher has taken the update simply put the micro sd card into the pc and it should be empty. if its still there just repeat the update steps if it doesnt flash and instead some of the blue led's turn off then you have an error a light on means 1 a light off means 0 there should also be an error code in the sd card Error Codes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Failed to initialize TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to read files in TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Failed to open TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to write files to TF card SD card not seated properly 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to initialize NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Failed to read NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Failed to erase NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Failed to write NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to initialize PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Failed to read PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Failed to erase PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Failed to write PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wrong settings of switches Check toggle switch - wrong setting 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 PS3 is operating NOR, E3 Flasher cannot operate at the same time Check toggle switch -wrong sitting 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Not the right PS3 for this backup Already used e3flasher on 1 console 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wrong PS3 version, not supported at present Metldr.2 model undowngradable 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Wrong function settings Check toggle switch - wrong setting install cfw to the E3 NOR chip image 1 set the switches as 1 down / 2 up / 3 down / 4 up / 5 down / 6 down and power on the ps3 wait 30 seconds. when the E3 Flasher is ready then the blue led's will flash between :- 1 on / 2 off / 3 on / 4 off / 5 on / 6 off / 7 on / 8 off 1 off / 2 on / 3 off / 4 on / 5 off / 6 on / 7 off 8 on press start the blue led's will stop flashing and go out. then they will turn on one at a time slowly from left to right once all the led's are on it will then start flashing again. if it doesnt flash and instead some of the blue led's turn off then you have an error a light on means 1 a light off means 0 there should also be an error code in the sd card Error Codes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Failed to initialize TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to read files in TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Failed to open TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to write files to TF card SD card not seated properly 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to initialize NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Failed to read NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Failed to erase NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Failed to write NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to initialize PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Failed to read PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Failed to erase PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Failed to write PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wrong settings of switches Check toggle switch - wrong setting 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 PS3 is operating NOR, E3 Flasher cannot operate at the same time Check toggle switch -wrong sitting 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Not the right PS3 for this backup Already used e3flasher on 1 console 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wrong PS3 version, not supported at present Metldr.2 model undowngradable 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Wrong function settings Check toggle switch - wrong setting now i have had trouble with 1100010 error (ps3 is operating nor) i ended up re-naming the bkpps3 backup to bkpe3 and with switches set as 1 down 2 down 3 down 4 down 5 down 6 up then turning on the ps3. wait 30 sec then pressing start this then coppied the dump to the E3's nor i dont know why i had so much trouble but that was my fix. image 2 turn off the ps3 put the micro sd card into your pc the above window should open you should have the same files as above open e3flasher.txt check every line for an error at the bottom it should say :- OK. Backup E3 BIOS OK. if it doesnt then check the clip is on tight and try again preparing the 1 key fast swap image 1 set the switches as 1 down / 2 down / 3 down / 4 down / 5 down / 6 down and power on the ps3 update your ps3 to the latest firmware (this is updating the ps3's nor) once done remove the hdd and mark as "ofw" and mark the other hdd as "3.55cfw" image 2 now goto E3 Flasher Programs folder then into files for dual booting folder then into e3_downgrade folder then put the e3_downgrade.bin file onto your micro sd card from c://e3downgrade to TF v1.2 and your origional backup bkpps3 image 3 set the switches as 1 down / 2 down / 3 down / 4 down / 5 down / 6 up and power on the ps3 wait 30 seconds. when the E3 Flasher is ready then the blue led's will flash between :- 1 on / 2 off / 3 on / 4 off / 5 on / 6 off / 7 on / 8 off 1 off / 2 on / 3 off / 4 on / 5 off / 6 on / 7 off 8 on press start the blue led's will stop flashing and go out. then they will turn on one at a time slowly from left to right once all the led's are on it will then start flashing again. if it doesnt flash and instead some of the blue led's turn off then you have an error a light on means 1 a light off means 0 there should also be an error code in the sd card Error Codes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Failed to initialize TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to read files in TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Failed to open TF card SD card not seated properly 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to write files to TF card SD card not seated properly 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Failed to initialize NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Failed to read NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Failed to erase NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Failed to write NOR in E3 Check pads / clip at E3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Failed to initialize PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Failed to read PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Failed to erase PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Failed to write PS3 BIOS Check pads / clip at PS3 board check may not be properly seated 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wrong settings of switches Check toggle switch - wrong setting 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 PS3 is operating NOR, E3 Flasher cannot operate at the same time Check toggle switch -wrong sitting 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Not the right PS3 for this backup Already used e3flasher on 1 console 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wrong PS3 version, not supported at present Metldr.2 model undowngradable 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Wrong function settings Check toggle switch - wrong setting if all went fine then you can now use the fast dual boot switch hidden E3 Flasher click here if it has stopped dual booting 1st. when it will only boot to ofw set your switch to cfw put your cfw hdd in and reinstall cfw via recovery menu (yes it will install) then re-do the dual boot update 2nd. when it only boots to cfw then set your switch to ofw put in your ofw hdd then reinstall ofw via recovery menu then re-do the dual boot update 3rd. re-installing cfw wont loose your games as it doesnt format the hdd (trophies etc i think are lost) its just putting the same f/w back on over the one that is still there. 4th. qa-flag de-hash the cfw boot once its up and running then you can change cfw types without fear of getting the red-light-hash-fail

hi iv just received me my flasher this week and still in need of a dongle im from the uk and having trouble to find one i can only fine 2 types witch i can get from sits that i trust 1 is Minimus 32 AVR USB and the other is Maximus AVR USB but that both say that there for 3.41 can i still use one of these dongles to do the downgrade any help appreciated

thanks

[jensen76]

yes you just need to flash det downgrade files (service mode) to the board

[dubeyduck]

Originally Posted by jensen76 yes you just need to flash det downgrade files (service mode) to the board

ok thanks is it any downgrade file or is there a specific one for that board

[rastadallas]

I have a question. I have done everything right until i shall get into servicemode. I have a Ti-84 calc that i have been used for about a year ago to get into that mode. but now i can't get it right... My eject and powerbutton have been abit slower and hard to use after i reassembly my ps3, and i have got (once) that the fan got up in speed and it started to blink in red. but it just went away after i shut down the ps3. And now when i try to use power+eject it just start up as usual to the "reconnect the controller with usb....". and the calc is standing still on "WORKING", any tips?
Edit: tried with my psp, still stopping on the "connect usbcable screen..."

[messenger101]

hi guys fairly new to the forum and looking for solid advice i have a 60GB CECHA01 running 4.31 OFW. my question is [since i'm broke] is there any way i can get onto CFW by flashing the FW with a usb drive and a flasher? if so where can i download one?

[Sarah1331]

Originally Posted by messenger101 hi guys fairly new to the forum and looking for solid advice i have a 60GB CECHA01 running 4.31 OFW. my question is [since i'm broke] is there any way i can get onto CFW by flashing the FW with a usb drive and a flasher? if so where can i download one?

Did you read the first post you need to buy hardware

[carldenning]

Originally Posted by messenger101 hi guys fairly new to the forum and looking for solid advice i have a 60GB CECHA01 running 4.31 OFW. my question is [since i'm broke] is there any way i can get onto CFW by flashing the FW with a usb drive and a flasher? if so where can i download one?

u don't download a flasher , u buy a flasher

[Sarah1331]

Originally Posted by dubeyduck hi iv just received me my flasher this week and still in need of a dongle im from the uk and having trouble to find one i can only fine 2 types witch i can get from sits that i trust 1 is Minimus 32 AVR USB and the other is Maximus AVR USB but that both say that there for 3.41 can i still use one of these dongles to do the downgrade any help appreciated thanks ************* [ - Post Merged - ] ************* hi iv just received me my flasher this week and still in need of a dongle im from the uk and having trouble to find one i can only fine 2 types witch i can get from sits that i trust 1 is Minimus 32 AVR USB and the other is Maximus AVR USB but that both say that there for 3.41 can i still use one of these dongles to do the downgrade any help appreciated thanks

Mrmodchips is where I got my minimus avr

Customer service is poo but you'll get your item get the cheap one buddy thats what I got

And you need psgroove

[carldenning]

Originally Posted by Sarah1331 Mrmodchips is where I got my minimus avr Customer service is poo but you'll get your item get the cheap one buddy thats what I got And you need psgroove

psgrade not psgroove

psgroove = jailbreak
psgrade = downgarde/service mode