Help people, I bricked my PS3 while going through this tutorial!
Followed the steps, but after updating the firmware into 3.55DEX.PUP (Part 3 in this tutorial), my ps3 didn't turn on and even had no red led light. Tried to start by pressing the turn-on button, but after some seconds, ps3 was turning off. PLEASE HELP !
Simple and easy TUT, thanks for that. read it, thought about it and did it in 30 minutes (60GB, CECHC, started Part 1: QA Flagging Your Console) ... now enjoying Re6 ThX
Were you having any issues prior to this? Did you have a spoofer installed?
This is the tutorial, the rest is extra info and from the readme.txts included
Part 1: QA Flagging Your Console
1. Install CFW355-OTHEROS++-SPECIAL.PUP
2. Install qa_flag_extra.pkg and run it. To Make Sure You Have Succesfully Integrated qa_flag in your console go to network setting (don't enter network setting) and press L1+L2+L3+R1+R2+Directional button Down and you can see edyviewer, debug setting, install packages menus
3. Turn on system Update DEBUG in debug setting
Q: Why I Must qa_Flag My Console ?
A: This Need When revert Back to Cex So We Can AVoid Brick
Part 2: Dump Your Flash And Root Key
1. Check whether your console nand or nor with MinVerChk
2. Install Latest multiMAN (CEX Version)
3. Plug your usb to your PS3 and Open multiman and Open Filemanager (select+start) Select any file > press O > open in hex viewer > press Select+start > choose yes on option dump your flash storage (Otherwise Choose NO) file will copied to USB extension .norbin (nor console) Or .nandbin (nand console)
4. Install eEID_RKDumper.pkg then remove your USB then run eEID_RKDumper
5. Open multiman go to file manager
6. Open folder dev_hdd0/temp then copy eid_root_key to usb (48bytes)
Part 3: Convert Your CEX Flash To DEX Flash
1. Extract cex2dex.rar
2. Load your Dump Flash in tab Nor/Nand Flash Dump
3. Load your Root key in Metldr Dump TAB
Click CEX > DEX and save file with name 355DEX.EID0.NORBIN (for nor console)
355DEX.EID0.NANDBIN (for NAND console)
Part 4: B Convert Your Console To DEX Machine
1. Copy 355DEX.EID0.NORBIN (nor Console) to USB and plug it to your PS3
2. Open multiman > filemanager then double click 355DEX.EID0.NORBIN in USB and Choose yes>yes>yes
3. Quit multiman
4. Turn off your PS3 Using Controller PS3 (Don't Turn OFF Using Power Button)
5. Then Power on Your Console Using power button
6. Install 3.55DEX.PUP from XMB
Revert Back To CEX
1. Install 3.55DEXOFW (not downgrade one) then install multiman CEX (Latest)
2. Then Flash You Console Using Flash Cex You are previously dump
3. Turn off your PS3 Using Controller PS3 (Don't Turn OFF Using Power Button)
4. Then Power on Your Console Using power button
5. Install 3.55kmeaw.PUP from XMB
Last edited by windrider42; 10-19-2012 at 03:44 AMReason: Automerged Doublepost