[arcadekidflo]

An user here had the same Warning in BWE Validator in the bootldr area and the dump worked . Strange thing is that the dump was validated ok in the dump checking thread .

If i would have flashed the e3_downgrade.bin instead of the patched backup would i have had more chances of recovery ? Because the e3_downgrade.bin wouldn't have touched the metldr + bootldr areas and i would have been able to maybe , make a good dump after .
Anyone else with an idea please post ..maybe try the 3 musketeers method ?
What are the chances of manually rebuilding the metldr ? Maybe some algoritm program that would generate random values , maybe one of them will work

As for CECHJ , this SKU is rare but the motherboard is DIA-002 which is very common

[ortis123]

Originally Posted by arcadekidflo An user here had the same Warning in BWE Validator in the bootldr area and the dump worked . Strange thing is that the dump was validated ok in the dump checking thread . If i would have flashed the e3_downgrade.bin instead of the patched backup would i have had more chances of recovery ? Because the e3_downgrade.bin wouldn't have touched the metldr + bootldr areas and i would have been able to maybe , make a good dump after . Anyone else with an idea please post ..maybe try the 3 musketeers method ? What are the chances of manually rebuilding the metldr ? Maybe some algoritm program that would generate random values , maybe one of them will work As for CECHJ , this SKU is rare but the motherboard is DIA-002 which is very common

e3_down is even more faulty then the other methods. what is done is done. you can not rebuild it (i dont intend to be mean ). also dia -002 mobo are a little ylod magnet. my own experience.

[anaria]

Originally Posted by arcadekidflo What are the chances of manually rebuilding the metldr ? Maybe some algoritm program that would generate random values , maybe one of them will work

I guess the only way to rebuild properly the metldr is to get one decrypted and use your per console key to re-encrypt it for your own console.

Hope you got your keys on the side and someone with the knowledge to guide you in this.

You may get some ideas from:
Per_Console_Keys
The talk from Hellsing9 about CEX-DEX gives hints on how to use the keys it's good reading too: Hellsing9 Talk page

Some will correct me if I assume wrong, but seeing what may happen when playing with the flash, I guess that having a dump is not the only requirement to be safe, it seems best to have the per console key(s) as well as decrypted metldr/EID/bootldr... actually anything related to the per console data in flash and the knowledge to re-encrypt what is possible to.

[arcadekidflo]

Are the Per Console Keys stored in the NOR Dump ? The metldr i would have to use has to be from CECHJ with the exact same size as mine or any SKU with DIA-002 motherboard ?

[anaria]

Nop, you cannot get that from just a Flash dump, I've no idea how you can get them with a hardware solution...

You may understand more with this

[urbananonymous]

Originally Posted by BwE If your ps3 does not start (gives you ylod etc) solder tristate and have flashfun switched up - otherwise continue: 1. Get your dump 2. Patch it with my patcher 3. Name it correctly 4. Put it on the microsd card 5. Turn the ps3 on 6. Attach the e3 clip and make sure its on PROPERLY the FIRST TIME. 7. Put the microsd card into the E3 8. All switches DOWN 9. Press START 10. Wait for it to finish (if it doesnt start or fails, apply pressure to clip OR reattach) 11. Turn off the ps3 from the rear and turn it back on. 12. Enter FSM (Dongle, Power/Eject etc) 13. If it accepts the FSM and turns off then get some beer and party.

so a console will not go into fsm unless it has been succesfully flashed with a patched dump?

[haz367]

Originally Posted by ortis123 e3_down is even more faulty then the other methods

each time reading this false claim that the original e3downgrade.bin is faulty i'm getting more dumb..thx for that...anyway it's total bull..no offense but it's tested so many times o a "first time" E3clip downgrade, this coreos patch comes with the E3flasher, why? because it just works..each time...brick while downgrading? connection fault..not e3_downgrade.bin's fault at all...

aftter the initial E3 clip downgrade and u make mistake..then we can use the Progskeet patches and these where made not for E3 at first, ofcourse one can use it instead, and it's real handy when u need to unbrick a PS3 and can be done by patching...cuse then the e3_downgrade is useless, we need the patches then.....once agagin first initial E3 flasher downgrade there's no need to use patches instead, not saying u can't but the default e3_downgrade.bin works every time on each NOR console..

[ortis123]

Originally Posted by haz367 each time reading this false claim that the original e3downgrade.bin is faulty i'm getting more dumb..thx for that...anyway it's total bull..no offense but it's tested so many times o a "first time" E3clip downgrade, this coreos patch comes with the E3flasher, why? because it just works..each time...brick while downgrading? connection fault..not e3_downgrade.bin's fault at all... aftter the initial E3 clip downgrade and u make mistake..then we can use the Progskeet patches and these where made not for E3 at first, ofcourse one can use it instead, and it's real handy when u need to unbrick a PS3 and can be done by patching...cuse then the e3_downgrade is useless, we need the patches then.....once agagin first initial E3 flasher downgrade there's no need to use patches instead, not saying u can't but the default e3_downgrade.bin works every time on each NOR console..

so does the e3 4.30 cfw!!!!?

[arcadekidflo]

@urbananonymous , if your flashing is succesful the console won't get bricked and the USB's will still work , you can continue the downgrade in FSM , simple as that

@ Haz367 , do you know if the NOR is erased entirely when writing e3_downgrade.bin ?

@ Anaria , is the key you are talking about called Per Console Nonce ? It's contained in EID0 , EID3, EID5.

[BwE]

I am eating wheat right now.