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How to install an E3 Flasher
Tutorial Name: How to install an E3 Flasher
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NOTE: If this is not your first time following this guide. You do not have to update the flasher again. Updating the flasher is only needed once, with the Samsung 10.28 update.bin, you can use the flasher on multiple PS3s.
1. Take your micro sd card and format to fat32.
2. Put the Samsung 10.28 update.bin file onto the root of your sd card. Rename to update.bin.
(I use this update.bin to update the flasher, because it will allow you to flash multiple ps3's. Feel free to use a newer update, if you plan on leaving the flasher installed and dual booting.
NOTE: For fast dual boot, you will need to update to the latest e3 update.bin. You will also have to solder 2 wires. One from SBE to Nor Tristate on the motherboard, and one from point A (after cutting the trace between point A and B on the motherboard.
If you are wanting to fast dual boot, refer to this guide, after you have completed this one. Read it more than once before carefully following the directions.)
3. Take the sd card and insert into the slot on the flasher.
4. Set the switches on your e3 1 and 2 down and the rest up. Turn on the ps3. All 8 blue led lights light up and means your flasher has taken the update. Press the reset button. (The red button under the esata plug)
ere is my new lazy, but best way to validate your dump guide:
How to validate your dump, the lazy but best way.
WARNING: THIS WILL ONLY BE A SURE WAY TO VALIDATE YOUR DUMP, IF THE PS3 IS ON OFW AND BEFORE THAT WAS ON OFW!
First make your dump. and copy to your PC.
Download norpatch.rar and extract to your Desktop.
Drag n drop your dump onto norpatch.exe. If ROS0 and ROS1 both are recognized with what versions the PS3 was last on, and on now. The dump is valid (SEE WARNING ABOVE).
If norpatch says "UNKNOWN" for either ROS0 or ROS1, the dump is not valid (or is on CFW now, and/or the previous firmware was CFW)
Download PS3 Flash_Tool v4.66.rar and extract to your Desktop.
Drag n drop your dump onto ps3dumpchecker.exe. If it says in green OK and asks if you would like to patch, then the dump is valid.
I also recommend to follow these Basic steps to verify if your bios dump is correct: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
It is easy if you can read.
Make sure not to have a disc in the drive. Because the PS3 will look for firmware there first, when qa flagged.
1. Enter recovery menu on your PS3.
The easiest way to enter recovery menu is with condorstrike's app Condor Updater.
a. Install Condor Updater.pkg
b. Run the app from the XMB.
You will now be in the recovery menu, continue with Step 2.
Or use the old fashion way:
a. with the PS3 on press and hold power till the machine turns off.
b. hold power button again til the PS3 turns on then off again.
c. hold power again until it beeps 3 times.
2. Put the OFW3.55_PS3UPDAT.PUP on your flash drive like this:
root:PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP [remember to rename to PS3UPDAT.PUP]
3. Insert into the right usb port of the PS3 and choose option 6. If you used Condor updater there is no options, press start and select.
4. Follow the on screen instructions.
Now you will be on OFW 3.55.
You can install a CFW from system update on the XMB. Just replace the PUP file with your choice of CFW with the one on your flash drive.
If you get an error trying to install CFW from the XMB, install from the recovery menu or use Condor Updater 3.1.
Get either Rogero 4.55 v1.00 from here, or REBUG 4.46.1 LITE or REX CFW from here (hopefully Rebug will have latest version soon), or Habib 4.65 v1.01 from here, or Habib/Cobra 4.65 v1.02 from here, or REBUG_4.53.1U REX/COBRA mod by Joonie v4 from here, or Darknet 4.66 v1.00 from here, or Darknet/Cobra 4.66 here. Always download CFWs from a trusted place and check the md5s of any firmware you are going to install, with this tool: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
You can substitute any OFW in Chapter 2-Part 3-step 2., as long as it is not lower than what your console came with new.
It is best to leave Qa Flag toggled on. You can just leave it toggled on and delete the app, if you like.
Or if you are trying to put the PS3 on OFW 3.55, that is not modified at all: after you have completed the guide, toggle Qa flag off, and install OFW 3.55. Note: you must be on CFW 3.55 to do that.
1. Take your micro sd card and format to fat32.
2. Put the Samsung 10.28 update.bin file onto the root of your sd card. Rename to update.bin.
(I use this update.bin to update the flasher, because it will allow you to flash multiple ps3's. Feel free to use a newer update, if you plan on leaving the flasher installed and dual booting.
NOTE: For fast dual boot, you will need to update to the latest e3 update.bin. You will also have to solder 2 wires. One from SBE to Nor Tristate on the motherboard, and one from point A (after cutting the trace between point A and B on the motherboard.
If you are wanting to fast dual boot, refer to this guide, after you have completed this one. Read it more than once before carefully following the directions.)
3. Take the sd card and insert into the slot on the flasher.
4. Set the switches on your e3 1 and 2 down and the rest up. Turn on the ps3. All 8 blue led lights light up and means your flasher has taken the update. Press the reset button. (The red button under the esata plug)
ere is my new lazy, but best way to validate your dump guide:
How to validate your dump, the lazy but best way.
WARNING: THIS WILL ONLY BE A SURE WAY TO VALIDATE YOUR DUMP, IF THE PS3 IS ON OFW AND BEFORE THAT WAS ON OFW!
First make your dump. and copy to your PC.
Download norpatch.rar and extract to your Desktop.
Drag n drop your dump onto norpatch.exe. If ROS0 and ROS1 both are recognized with what versions the PS3 was last on, and on now. The dump is valid (SEE WARNING ABOVE).
If norpatch says "UNKNOWN" for either ROS0 or ROS1, the dump is not valid (or is on CFW now, and/or the previous firmware was CFW)
Download PS3 Flash_Tool v4.66.rar and extract to your Desktop.
Drag n drop your dump onto ps3dumpchecker.exe. If it says in green OK and asks if you would like to patch, then the dump is valid.
I also recommend to follow these Basic steps to verify if your bios dump is correct: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
It is easy if you can read.
Make sure not to have a disc in the drive. Because the PS3 will look for firmware there first, when qa flagged.
1. Enter recovery menu on your PS3.
The easiest way to enter recovery menu is with condorstrike's app Condor Updater.
a. Install Condor Updater.pkg
b. Run the app from the XMB.
You will now be in the recovery menu, continue with Step 2.
Or use the old fashion way:
a. with the PS3 on press and hold power till the machine turns off.
b. hold power button again til the PS3 turns on then off again.
c. hold power again until it beeps 3 times.
2. Put the OFW3.55_PS3UPDAT.PUP on your flash drive like this:
root:PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP [remember to rename to PS3UPDAT.PUP]
3. Insert into the right usb port of the PS3 and choose option 6. If you used Condor updater there is no options, press start and select.
4. Follow the on screen instructions.
Now you will be on OFW 3.55.
You can install a CFW from system update on the XMB. Just replace the PUP file with your choice of CFW with the one on your flash drive.
If you get an error trying to install CFW from the XMB, install from the recovery menu or use Condor Updater 3.1.
Get either Rogero 4.55 v1.00 from here, or REBUG 4.46.1 LITE or REX CFW from here (hopefully Rebug will have latest version soon), or Habib 4.65 v1.01 from here, or Habib/Cobra 4.65 v1.02 from here, or REBUG_4.53.1U REX/COBRA mod by Joonie v4 from here, or Darknet 4.66 v1.00 from here, or Darknet/Cobra 4.66 here. Always download CFWs from a trusted place and check the md5s of any firmware you are going to install, with this tool: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
You can substitute any OFW in Chapter 2-Part 3-step 2., as long as it is not lower than what your console came with new.
It is best to leave Qa Flag toggled on. You can just leave it toggled on and delete the app, if you like.
Or if you are trying to put the PS3 on OFW 3.55, that is not modified at all: after you have completed the guide, toggle Qa flag off, and install OFW 3.55. Note: you must be on CFW 3.55 to do that.
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