[laarroyo]

playerkp420 did you try this b4 and if so why wont it work dont just tell me it wont with no proof im not trynna be smart i just wana know

[baileyscream]

Originally Posted by laarroyo playerkp420 did you try this b4 and if so why wont it work dont just tell me it wont with no proof im not trynna be smart i just wana know

ask yourself this.
1Q. if the firmware is on the hdd then why dump the nor or nands when forcing a downgrade.

1Athis is due to the main part of the firmware being installed on the nor and the rest "non critical" section of the firmware being on the hdd or for nand console's ALL the firmware is on the nands.

so erasing the hdd doesnt get rid of anything important. if you want proof of this then go here:-
ps3devwiki
full of everything you want to know and more.
see you in a few months

just to add

dont ask @playerkp420 for proof of something not working. but go and produce proof yourself of it working.

really how hard is it fo format a hdd then try installing lower firmware.

grab a cam and film it for us all please

[baileyscream]

Originally Posted by danguy2009 I see a post on this forum a while ago about the switch positions on an e3 flasher changing depending on wether the e3 is fitted with the clip or soldered on, is this true because when i was doing the copy ps3 nor to e3 nor to setup dual boot step it errored out, I checked the log and it had tried copying the e3 nor to the ps3 nor and bricked it!. I had checked my dump with the validators before doing the above but have since found out most of them are useless, I tried flashing my dump back but all I get is black screen so I think my dump is screwed, who is trustworthy enough to send my dump to so they can check if it is indeed corrupt without pinching the psid? Anyway i'm not too fussed about that ps3 but I have another cech2103 that has not got a BD board so want to try again but I dont want to brick that one too. I need to know 100% with regard to the switch positions, was the e3 guide written from a wired or nor clip setup? Thanks.

ok there is close to 1600 posts in here
talk of switch positions has been mentioned for many reasons
and no it doesnt matter if you use clip or linker the switches are for different functions not if you use clip or linker.

now as i'm not about to read all 1500+ replies i will assume you read advice given to someone about transfering back his/her dump back off the E3 nor and back onto the ps3 nor.
now this was for one person and that persons issue was delt with for there perticular problem.

now why ignore a guide and follow random posts??????????????

you need to verify your dump BEFORE any flashing takes place.

i do not mention any of the dump check tools yet as i have been waiting for along time for someone to finish his and now 2 more are in the wiki and another is in development in this site.
ALL are still being developed NONE are 100% ready yet.
i am in the middle of creating updates to the guides and when the dump checking tool(s) are verifying propperly then this guide will include them as a first check. then second check is to verify it as the guide currently shows with some additions then finaly a third check is to go to the wiki verify page

so go read this guide propperly and stop trying to take short cuts!!!!

i will know by what you put in a reply as to wether you have really verified your dump yourself or not.

and i allready know you have not.

i also know with the above post i have quoted that you have not read the very first post #1 of my guide.

if everyone stops taking shortcuts like you then brick risks would come down from 90% to 30%

[LilTunechi25]

Originally Posted by donkey-punch What did you do to brick? What symptoms are the console suffering. A little more info would go a long way to helping you.

ok i i was on the last step of the downgrade process, 6 switch up and i got a error and then brick the clip wasn't sealed properly
and i reformated my HDD what i bricked on but i got another HDD that is 640GB that had my games on and it was on Rebug 4.30 and i didn't format the 640GB
can i unbrick with a new HDD so my 640GB doesn't get formatted while unbricking thanks
also my ps3 is CECH 25xx MoBo JSD

[baileyscream]

Originally Posted by LilTunechi25 ok i i was on the last step of the downgrade process, 6 switch up and i got a error and then brick the clip wasn't sealed properly and i reformated my HDD what i bricked on but i got another HDD that is 640GB that had my games on and it was on Rebug 4.30 and i didn't format the 640GB can i unbrick with a new HDD so my 640GB doesn't get formatted while unbricking thanks also my ps3 is CECH 25xx MoBo JSD

was the 640Gb from this console?
if no then it will get formatted

if yes then seeing as your console is 3.56 base then you need to follow @playerkp420 's guide to go direct to 4.30cfw

as you have patched to go down to 3.55 on a 3.56 base console then your going to brick.

from http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php?t=49155

Originally Posted by LilTunechi25 im on ofw 4.31 and minverchk is 3.56 can i use a flasher to go to this cfw??? thanks!!1

from http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php...941#post506941

Originally Posted by LilTunechi25 my ps3 minverchk its 3.56 and i wanted to go on e3 cfw 4.30 and my ps3 is on 4.31 ofw i got an e3 flasher to downgrade

[3absiso]

Originally Posted by baileyscream was the 640Gb from this console? if no then it will get formatted if yes then seeing as your console is 3.56 base then you need to follow @playerkp420 's guide to go direct to 4.30cfw as you have patched to go down to 3.55 on a 3.56 base console then your going to brick. from http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php?t=49155 from http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php...941#post506941

To make it short for @LilTunechi25
you can downgrade with the following:
- make sure your dump is valid
- Patch it with 3 Mas PAtch.
- Install Latest CFW 4.31 (MiralaTijera CFW) (not Rogero CFW 4.30)

Just done one, but the dump was suspicious, had to ask @playerkp420 and @baileyscream

EDIT:
why did i QUOTE Baily, the QUOTE for the other guy sorry

[gazcbm]

Can anyone give me a hand with my post a few pages back. (Can't link to the exact post due to being a newbie)

Got mid way through baileys tutorial and seem to have hit a wall and can't get past it

[redtree]

Originally Posted by gazcbm Can anyone give me a hand with my post a few pages back. (Can't link to the exact post due to being a newbie) Got mid way through baileys tutorial and seem to have hit a wall and can't get past it

Yeah it might be worth trying chapter 2 of players guide if your F/S Mode jig isn't working. I had a F/S Mode jig which worked fine except when used on a DYN-001 mainboard.

[LilTunechi25]

[QUOTE=baileyscream;547519]was the 640Gb from this console?
if no then it will get formatted

if yes then seeing as your console is 3.56 base then you need to follow @playerkp420 's guide to go direct to 4.30cfw


yes the console the 640GB is from the console and i'm using a different motherboard the MinVerChk is 3.40 I swapped it from my bros ps3 but thanks for the reply

[Kido]

Hi there,
I've tried to search the forum for my request but couldn't found an straight forward answer.
I have a Phat PS3 model CECHH12 and recently tried to replace the HDD and in the mean time tentatively tried to upgrade with a so called JB 4.11 FW (didn't know at that time it doesn't make sense) and mistakenly did an official auto-update on top of it. Basically now, I've put back the original 40Gb HDD, and whenever I start the PS3, it tells me I need to upgrade and when I do so with an official FW on a USB stick I get an error "The data is corrupted. (8002F225)". This is also true when I try to update the FW from the recovery menu. I did try to download the update file from different browser and so on, but I always get the same message. Looks that my PS3 might be bricked...
I'm now considering doing a hardware downgrade using E3 Flasher. However, since I cannot boot to XMB, will I still be able to dump the NOR?
Should anyone have alternative suggestions/hints to my problem, I'm happy to hear them.
Thanks in advance,