[gandalfnz]

Originally Posted by playerkp420 I forgot, you went straight to Rogero 4.30 v2.05? If you did, then you did not toggle Qa flag. If you are going to update to a new CFW, like say Rogero 4.30 v2.06 comes out, you can just update to it from the XMB. You can't toggle Qa flag on 4.30. So you would not need to worry about it. But lets say you wanted to downgrade to 3.55. You would need to use one of the downgrader PUPs. Either 4.25 to 3.55 or the REBUG 9.99 downgrader. After installing that from the recovery menu or Condor Updater, you would then want to install and run qa.toggle.pkg. Then install OFW 3.55 from recovery menu or Condor Updater. Then update to whatever CFW you want. And leave Qa flag toggled on and don't worry about it ever again. So basically Qa flag just masks the syscon checks, and allows you to install firmwares without the worry of the syscon going into a panic. The syscon only gets panicked when you downgrade from a firmware 3.56 or higher, to 3.55 or lower. If you are never going to downgrade back to 3.55, then there is no reason to toggle Qa flag.

Thanks for explaining this.
Yes, I went straight to latest rogero.
Hopefully there is no need to go back to 3.55 as I see more and more people are switching to rogero.

Couldn't have done this without your help.
Much appreciated.
Just happy all this went well on my first go, as I had that dreadful Samsung NOR chip.
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The only stupid mistake I made was, that I didn't back up my saves before doing this, and they are all gone, the hdd was wiped out.

Maybe that is worth mentioning in the tutorial.

Thanks

[aragorn]

I have a CECH 2004B ps3, so my nor chip is rotated 90 degrees. Is it possible to properly install the e3 on this? How?
Also, do you have to reapply thermal paste? If yes, where can I buy it?
Thanks!

[MJ999]

Originally Posted by aragorn I have a CECH 2004B ps3, so my nor chip is rotated 90 degrees. Is it possible to properly install the e3 on this? How? Also, do you have to reapply thermal paste? If yes, where can I buy it? Thanks!

Yes, you can install it properly.

It is recommended to re-apply fresh thermal paste ( AS5 or MX-4 ). you can buy it from ebay.

[aragorn]

Originally Posted by MJ999 Yes, you can install it properly. It is recommended to re-apply fresh thermal paste ( AS5 or MX-4 ). you can buy it from ebay.

Do you have to re-apply the thermal paste also when downgrading the ps3? I will not use dual boot.

[cowboy61]

Originally Posted by aragorn Do you have to re-apply the thermal paste also when downgrading the ps3? I will not use dual boot.

It's best to replace it, as you've broken the connection

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[aragorn]

Originally Posted by cowboy61 It's best to replace it, as you've broken the connection Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

So I have to apply it two times, first time when placing my e3 flasher and a second time when removing the flasher?

[haz367]

no, the downgrade ONLY can be with old paste, don't do anything ofcourse, then after removing the flasher and u reassemble put new paste on it

[cowboy61]

Originally Posted by aragorn So I have to apply it two times, first time when placing my e3 flasher and a second time when removing the flasher?

No , only replace when you remove the flasher, the downgrade can be done with the old paste

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[daveyaz]

Thanks for the TUT....

Will try it

[gandalfnz]

Originally Posted by aragorn I have a CECH 2004B ps3, so my nor chip is rotated 90 degrees. Is it possible to properly install the e3 on this? How? Also, do you have to reapply thermal paste? If yes, where can I buy it? Thanks!

Yes, you can install it properly.
It is a bit tricky though.
Just selotape two coins on top of the clip when you put the cover back on while doing the downgrade (remove them when finished and applying thermal paste).

Also you will most probably need to sand the edge of the E3 clip in order to be able to fit it over the chip.