[Dartban214]

Originally Posted by baileyscream it needs to be done just like the slim strip down i have. with good hi-res pics and while i remember a good shot of that ffc cable under the bdvd drive thats a pain to re-connect with fat fingers if you can create a free account with imgur then the image quality wont get affected like it does on other image hosting sites thanks for your help

LMAO I'll try to get hi-res pics. Don't have a AWSOME camera lying around but I can find a decent one. As for re-connecting LMAO that's what these boney fingers are for.

[afzoo3hax]

Originally Posted by baileyscream and while i remember a good shot of that ffc cable under the bdvd drive thats a pain to re-connect with fat fingers

If you are delicate, and being sure to not apply excessive force. Then the best thing to use is a pair of Needle-Nosed Pliers.

If worried about damaging the FFC cable whilst gripping onto it. Then simply wrap-up or tape to the the pliers some patches of fabric or tissue to help protect what you are gripping. Although I didn't bother doing that myself - and my BD Drive is still seems to be working fine for me.

[donkey-punch]

Just finished dehash with 3.55 ofw and must say it was an absolute breeze downgrading following this very comprehensive guide. Thankyou very much @baileyscream it was so very easy. Now just to brush up on my soldering skills.

[Mr.Dutch]

Originally Posted by Dartban214 LMAO I'll try to get hi-res pics. Don't have a AWSOME camera lying around but I can find a decent one..

is this from a board that have the logicboard built in?

[baileyscream]

Originally Posted by Dartban214 LMAO I'll try to get hi-res pics. Don't have a AWSOME camera lying around but I can find a decent one. As for re-connecting LMAO that's what these boney fingers are for.

neither do i

i use my Sony Ericsson c905 phone

its old but the cam on it is brilliant.

i have it set as normal pics

dont zoom in

and flash off

best time i get pics is a bright day (not at night lol)

or i have a table lamps with a GU10 builb and a dimmer. so i can adjust the light untill i get pics just right.

for the board tracks you might have seen me post here and there i get these with a digital microscope via usb.
but you dont need to go that far lol
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Originally Posted by Mr.Dutch is this from a board that have the logicboard built in?

yes
i keep forgetting to do a strip down when i have one in so @Dartban214 is going to get me some pics
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Originally Posted by afzoo3hax If you are delicate, and being sure to not apply excessive force. Then the best thing to use is a pair of Needle-Nosed Pliers. If worried about damaging the FFC cable whilst gripping onto it. Then simply wrap-up or tape to the the pliers some patches of fabric or tissue to help protect what you are gripping. Although I didn't bother doing that myself - and my BD Drive is still seems to be working fine for me.

i have heard that if you remove the bdvd casing then its really easy to get detach / reattach that ffc from the laser instead of the main board.
but again i keep forgetting about trying this when i have one in lol
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Originally Posted by donkey-punch Just finished dehash with 3.55 ofw and must say it was an absolute breeze downgrading following this very comprehensive guide. Thankyou very much @baileyscream it was so very easy. Now just to brush up on my soldering skills.

fantastic news

yes practice your soldering and watch your fingers ...... not that i have ever burned my fingers ...erm much

[donkey-punch]

Quick questin @baileyscream . In the guide on dump verification section the only thing that threw some doubts my way were lookin for malformed headers. ASECURE LOADER and bootldr in HxD didn't match up to the example you set, is that just due to board variation?

[baileyscream]

Originally Posted by donkey-punch Quick questin @baileyscream . In the guide on dump verification section the only thing that threw some doubts my way were lookin for malformed headers. ASECURE LOADER and bootldr in HxD didn't match up to the example you set, is that just due to board variation?

THIS IS THE MALFORMED HEADDER SECTION

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

ARE YOU SAYING YOURS WERE MISSING OR MIS SPELT?

THERE ARE EXTRA HEADDERS IN THE ACTUAL DUMP BUT THERE NOT PART OF THE CHECK AS THE EXTRA HEADDERS ARE FIRMWARE DEPENDANT. IS THAT WHAT YOU MENT?

[donkey-punch]

Originally Posted by baileyscream THIS IS THE MALFORMED HEADDER SECTION 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 ARE YOU SAYING YOURS WERE MISSING OR MIS SPELT? THERE ARE EXTRA HEADDERS IN THE ACTUAL DUMP BUT THERE NOT PART OF THE CHECK AS THE EXTRA HEADDERS ARE FIRMWARE DEPENDANT. IS THAT WHAT YOU MENT?

nah sorry my bad mate it was the images you supplied below with the HxD. My HxD images matched up to your's other than ASECURE LOADER and bootldr. Also how do you determine HDD and firmware version and model number. Sorry to bother you on this it's just that I'd like to start verifying my own dumps. Like I stated in the dump check thread I was 99% sure but would like to become competent.

[baileyscream]

new soldering diagrams added to progskeet NOR guide
this is for the progskeet v1.2 boards



VER-001



JSD-001



DYN-001



DIA-001

[magic_marty]

on the first page on this guide i don't see the solder diagrams listed ...it only tells how to set up progskeet using the clip.From what i have been reading the clips are mostly one time use so i assume its best to solder directly to the board..But a diagram is needed to show the solder points unless i missed it somehow..
thanks a bunch..