[jjblaster3]

Originally Posted by zaf The solder leads on the motherboard are not touching, but there exist the possibility that the other wires are touching. So I would recommend to connect the teensy and then see what happens. Try not to apply tremendous pressure on the board while soldering. ************* [ - Post Merged - ] ************* Also, my other suggestion would be to use a multimeter and then test for resistance between adjacent solder leads. If you see any resistances in the order of several ohms, then this is a short. I hope that helps.

thanks for the suggestions, i guess i should go buy a multimeter before i start soldering again..
as for now, have desoldered everything since when i connected my teensy was having some bad dumps, which was all because of loose connections (im a noob at soldering).
also solved the booting problem, wire routing was the issue.. the wires were blocking the pressure applied to the rsx chip and hence the booting with no vid/audio..

im jus glad my ps3 has booted, and from now will take things nice and slow

[zaf]

No problem. Everyone is here is ready to help.

You have to be careful on soldering and not apply tremendous pressure on the board.

My suggestion would be to connect the teensy and the wires first. Then solder each wire starting from the left if you are a right-hander. Also, solder them flat,; the wires should be almost horizontal when soldering. This will prevent the pressure issue!

[GelBoy249]

Originally Posted by judges You just have to use the latest version of norpatch. It's linked on the first post of this thread. Btw, norpatch's version number always equals to the highest OFW version it can recognize. ************* [ - Post Merged - ] ************* Here you go: http://www.multiupload.com/Y1GFGZ5N7Q

Hey Judges, I have the jsd-001 mb and samsung k8p2716 nor. Just had a few questions if you dont mind:

1.) Do I need to add the 3.3v converter to teensy?

2.) Can I use the 4b beta 12 file or do i need the beta5 file?

3.) If beta 5 can you reupload a link to it? (None of them are working)

Thanks a bunch, ur kindness is very much appreciated

[zaf]

Originally Posted by GelBoy249 1.) Do I need to add the 3.3v converter to teensy?

If you have it, then solder it to your teensy. Don't forget to cut the 5V trace. Also, it is wise to check the output of the Vcc using a multimeter. It should be 3.3V.

Originally Posted by GelBoy249 2.) Can I use the 4b beta 12 file or do i need the beta5 file?

Yes, you don't have to use the beta5 for that. The beta 12 just work out fine. I have done it before and it worked fine.

Originally Posted by GelBoy249 3.) If beta 5 can you reupload a link to it? (None of them are working)

As I said before, you don't need the beta5 to downgrade.

Have you connected your teensy yet? There is a special procedure with the samsung QB that you have to adopt to downgrade. Let me know and then I'll share how it is to be done!

[GelBoy249]

Zaf, thanks a bunch for the reply. Yes I have already soldered the teensy and am eternally grateful for your reply. What was it that you mentioned that I should do next? (Does this also apply to me as my NOR is a samsung k8p2716UZC-QI4D) Thanks again

[zaf]

No, it doesn't apply for this Samsung chip.

Now it is time to dump. It is helpful to get GOOD dumps because these kind of hold the secret keys to your PS3.
Well, use norpatch to check your dump.
Basically:
%PS3 off. COM is the teensy USB to serial driver. It can be COM3 or any other number. Check in device drivers and expand ports%
NORway.py COM4
%Turn PS3 on%
NORway.py COM4 dump flash.bin
NORway.py COM4 dump flash2.bin
NORway.py COM4 dump flash3.bin
NORway.py COM4 release

norpatch.exe flash.bin

I don't remember exactly the things to be displayed, but there should be something like PKG0, PKG1, ROS0, ROS1.
There should be some figures corresponding to your firmware like 3.55 or 3.70 or something like that.

[judges]

Originally Posted by zaf Thanks for your answer judges. I'm not sure if you got my PM but here it is... I have been doing some reading lately and apparently, I am not the only one having this issue. Dandza also was struck with this writing problem. He has the samsung ZC and the JSD mobo. He could read but not write unfortunately. Please take a few moments to check this post: http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php...961#post283961 Dandza in post #8 mentions his problem.

So, did you ask Dandza whether he has solved the problem? Did you try CrackMyDay's method? Did you check the RY/BY line?

My assumption is that RY/BY is always high for some reason. And that signal line is essential for writing. I might modify the current version in a way that RY/BY isn't used anymore. But it will terribly slow down the writing process, because I would have to use a fixed delay after writing each word (or sequence of words depending on the write mode).

But please try CrackMyDay's solution first if you didn't do already.

[zaf]

I asked him via PM, but I am still waiting for a reply. I guess that once his PS3 was downgraded, he ditched the forum. Yes, I checked my RY/BY line and everything is working. I resoldered my lines but still perfect dumps with verification errors no matter what mode I write to. I am kind of using Crackmyday's method with my PS3. I am dumping with my PS3 off so far and getting successful dumps every-time.
If you have some extra time, then please do so. I'll be more than happy to try it.

Thanks!!!

[judges]

Originally Posted by zaf I asked him via PM, but I am still waiting for a reply. I guess that once his PS3 was downgraded, he ditched the forum. Yes, I checked my RY/BY line and everything is working. I resoldered my lines but still perfect dumps with verification errors no matter what mode I write to. I am kind of using Crackmyday's method with my PS3. I am dumping with my PS3 off so far and getting successful dumps every-time. If you have some extra time, then please do so. I'll be more than happy to try it. Thanks!!!

Check out this version: https://rapidshare.com/files/2719784...b12_noryby.zip

1. Do an "erasechip"
2. Once finished, make a dump and check (should only contain "FF"s, if it doesn't, you can stop here (or power-cycle your ps3 and try again)
3. Try different writing modes in this order: write, writewordubm, writeword (always do step 1 and 2 in before)

This version uses fixed time delays instead of checking the RY/BY signal. Writing takes 10-25mins. Tested on my console, works fine.

[zaf]

This is just impossible. erasechip finishes in 2 minutes but nothing is erased!!! I get the same exact dump just like before with same MD5!!!