UN-BRICK'ing your PS3 system!

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Originally Posted by sven

No, it's not in F/S mode. I tried to put it in F/S mode, but it just shuts off (I got it from someone else in this state, like 4 months ago) I think something on the mainboard is fried, I've had it apart and the EE/GS chip is scorched-looking. Also, I disconnected the battery at that time, it made no difference.

To recap:
1) Video reset doesn't do anything.
2) Safe mode is not accessible (It could have very early firmware which doesn't have safe mode, I don't know)
3) Doing the jig response thing (power cycle>power>eject) makes it turn on, then shut off 5 seconds later, regardless of anything being in the USB port.
4) The "fan test" (turn off back switch, turn it on while pressing eject) does nothing (once again, this might be model-specific, it works on my (also bricked) 'G01 and (working) 'P01, but not on my (working) 'E01.
5) I've of course checked all the ribbon connectors, etc.
6) I've put Lvl2diag.self and several different PUP version on a USB stick, ignores it. (So it's not waiting for that)

Any other ideas?

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Put the USB stick with the fiels into the RIGHT-MOST USB PORT.

The factory mode only looks for the files in the one USB port.

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Originally Posted by sven

No, it's not in F/S mode. I tried to put it in F/S mode, but it just shuts off

3) Doing the jig response thing (power cycle>power>eject) makes it turn on, then shut off 5 seconds later, regardless of anything being in the USB port.

6) I've put Lvl2diag.self and several different PUP version on a USB stick, ignores it. (So it's not waiting for that)

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Originally Posted by Ben Jeremy

Put the USB stick with the fiels into the RIGHT-MOST USB PORT.

The factory mode only looks for the files in the one USB port.

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I've tried all 4 USB ports, no dice. I also notice when I power it on, it briefly flashes the MS/Pro light, so I tried putting the files on a MS/Pro card, still nothing. It's not in factory service mode, and I can't put it in this state (see #3 above)

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Originally Posted by sven

I've tried all 4 USB ports, no dice. I also notice when I power it on, it briefly flashes the MS/Pro light, so I tried putting the files on a MS/Pro card, still nothing. It's not in factory service mode, and I can't put it in this state (see #3 above)

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OK, I fail at reading... heh.

It still seems very much like a state I had a PS3 in (I bought it bricked from eBay)... when I had it in factory mode.

At any rate, I would suspect the next step is to either sell it for parts, or buy a matching model for parts and start exchanging components.

Well, I went ahead and tried the reflow. Waiting for the 2nd side to cool down, and I'll post results once I get'r back together.

I did notice some sticky residue on one side of the board... cleaned it up as best I could. I think the previous owner spilled beer in it or something, in which case it may just be toast :(

edit1: It's toast! No change whatsoever from before reflowing. It is a nice looking doorstop, however ;)

edit2: WOO-HOO! I just scored another B/C PS3 with a bad laser for 40 bucks! This is getting addictive!

edit3: And... it's another CECHE01. The BD drive was totally ****ed, but the controller card was good. I swapped it onto the drive from this bricked 60GB, and it's rocking BluRays and Little Big Planet! It's even on 3.41, so JB time!

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Originally Posted by SnoopDo2G

Just find any BR drive with any logic board that are compatible with your system at least then re-do all that and it should work ! :cool:

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Just a quick question- I have a CECHG that is now stuck in a failed update loop after I tried that 10MB console reset PUP, doesn't show any display, just waits for (I'm assuming) the Lvl2diag.self file and a PSUDAT.PUP, which it does read and attempt to install, but it fails because there's no BD rom attached. I now have a (perfectly working) CECHE console that has an identical drive, now if I were to take this drive and put it in the CECHG and complete the update, would the drive no longer be married to the CECHE? I don't have even a controller card for the CECHG (I do have the firmware chip, but the card is toast) I don't want to screw up the CECHG console just to unbrick the other one, but if it's just a matter of having a drive in there so it can complete the update (without altering the drive at all) I'd be willing to swap it in for a few minutes, right?

Any idea?

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Originally Posted by sven

Just a quick question- I have a CECHG that is now stuck in a failed update loop after I tried that 10MB console reset PUP, doesn't show any display, just waits for (I'm assuming) the Lvl2diag.self file and a PSUDAT.PUP, which it does read and attempt to install, but it fails because there's no BD rom attached. I now have a (perfectly working) CECHE console that has an identical drive, now if I were to take this drive and put it in the CECHG and complete the update, would the drive no longer be married to the CECHE? I don't have even a controller card for the CECHG (I do have the firmware chip, but the card is toast) I don't want to screw up the CECHG console just to unbrick the other one, but if it's just a matter of having a drive in there so it can complete the update (without altering the drive at all) I'd be willing to swap it in for a few minutes, right?

Any idea?

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I haven't done any swapping of components, but it's my understanding that part of the "downgrade" process remarries the boards. I do not know if this happens regardless of the outcome of the flash procedure.

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Originally Posted by SnoopDo2G

I finally unbricked my FAT PS3 20 GB NTSC :)
By going trough Factory/Service Mode and upgrading to 3.41 Modified PUP ! using a psjailbreak in jig mode.
My bluray still not working but i guess it's re-married to my motherboard now
since i can see that whirling/swirling ? stuff ? eXcuse my english :D

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Im updating my post here just to tell that it didn't actually do the re-marry stuff
because i finally found a fully working & spinning drive but now it keeps on
spinning and lens is alright and still that clock swirling.
But NO Disc appears in the xmb... :facepalm:
I guess we gotta wait untill someones makes an opensource app that would re-marry our Logic Boards... :p

Hello guys, I appreciate the time you all have taken to reply to topics in this thread.

I need an opinion on my PS3 Slim. I'm pretty sure I know the answer but I figured I would check with the experts.

I bought a PS3 slim from a guy for $60 with a 320 GB hdd. He said it was "stuck in an update loop".

So I took it home figuring it would be a pretty easy fix (yeah right). It was freezing at around 40% or so and throwing the error 8002F14E.

I downloaded the newest firmware from Sony (3.41 I think), put it on a FAT32 USB stick and took out the HDD and reformatted it in windows.

I slapped the HDD back in and the PS3 detected it immediately and formatted it. I was able to get to the recovery console and had it update from the USB.

It threw the same error and froze at the same place. So I took it apart and checked all of the cables, the ribbon cables looked really good but I tested all the connectors on the ribbon cables and they were fine. I put it all back together but left the battery out overnight. It still froze.

I started testing components and powering up the PS3. I could see the Blu Ray drive getting power, and the laser centering itself and powering up, but then it would stop, it wouldn't spin and the laser wouldn't move or check for disc. At that point I figured the control board was bad. I checked some components and found a resistor that appeared to be throwing infinity ohms.

So I ordered a new control board of the same model and desoldered the 8 pin flash that contains the "married" hash and put it on the new blu ray board.

It STILL throws the same error.

The only thing I haven't tried is pulling the CMOS but I think at this point it's pointless.

Anyone else have any thoughts? This has been driving me crazy! :crazy:

@ wats6831, you should try the service/factory mode and reflash the FW...
or maybe downgrade and try to flash again new FW or just use service mode and exit it
after you done flashing new Fw...
whatever you should try that stuff i posted here, it gave some good results
to a lot people that wanted to unbrick their systems...

>>> http://psx-scene.com/forums/615475-post76.html
if you have another dongle that does the downgrade stuff you'll be alright too, i guess.

Also if you do that trick, never ever upgrade FW while in service mode i mean when the xmb shows that red rectangle...
never upgrade the usual way by using updating function in settings menu.

@ SnoopDo2G

Will your instructions work for a PS3 Phat with a faulty BD Drive, that is stuck in an update loop. I think it was on an early firmware version 3.x.

The reason that I ask is that I have seen post that state not to try an update the firmware using the Downgrade stuff, including your own post.

Is there anywhere to read up more on this, I don't think I understand the process well enough, still trying to figure it all out.