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    Hacking ps3 on unknown 3.55 cfw, want to upgrade hdd size

    I know, now way off this thread's topic...All attempts for temporary revival of my dead fatty failed. Currently waiting on caps to get here to try a more permanent fix, BUT still plan to do a data transfer to my slim on 3.55cfw if I ever get it running again, SO...I've upgraded the hdd to 1Tb...
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    Hacking ps3 on unknown 3.55 cfw, want to upgrade hdd size

    ...Well I don't have a pc with ftp program to communicate with the 3.41 machine if I do get it running temporarily. The main reason I want that hdd/machine working again is all the "custom" games that I had installed to it's internal 500GB hdd. For example, I had done a TON of modding to...
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    Hacking ps3 on unknown 3.55 cfw, want to upgrade hdd size

    ...But I don't have rebug toolbox on the dead fatty, it still uses the dongle and hermes3.41cfw. I need a single eid root key dumper pkg to install and dump the erk from the 3.41 machine quickly. I don't want to attempt to revive, then update to a different cfw, THEN dump the erk. OR am I not...
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    Hacking ps3 on unknown 3.55 cfw, want to upgrade hdd size

    OH yeah, I just learned last nite about the crap nec/tokin caps. Sounds really promising, and easier than attempting leaded reball(which I thought was root cause all this time). But first things first, I want that erk! Then it's on the buying tons of tantalum caps to try a proper resurrection...
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    Hacking ps3 on unknown 3.55 cfw, want to upgrade hdd size

    ...So it IS possible to JB a slim(CECH-2001A) on ofw4.86??? Sorry,, my brains fried, I've nothing but research all weekend...Are the links I provided above crap or true? I was thinking if I could JB my 4.86slim and downgrade to match the FW on the dead fatty, I might be able to do the "hdd...
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    Hacking ps3 on unknown 3.55 cfw, want to upgrade hdd size

    So all the crap I'm seeing about JB'ing your OFW4.86 machine is indeed CRAP...I thought maybe things really changed in the years I've been away from this stuff, but I guess not. Like this for example - https://psexploit.com/ps3-jailbreak/ - or this -...
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    Hacking ps3 on unknown 3.55 cfw, want to upgrade hdd size

    ...I still have no idea what dex or cex or hen or any of that actually denotes or means. BUT, I have a few more dumb questions before I hopefully reanimate the dead3.41 machine long enough to extract it's key. Does my clone of my old dead fatty(my OFW slim now on 4.86) have the same erk as the...
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    Hacking ps3 on unknown 3.55 cfw, want to upgrade hdd size

    Well, I just found "EID root key dumper V1.0" from 2014 and it actually had a 3.55fw version and actually told you where it would dump it(/dev_hdd0/tmp/). So I was able to do that and found a ~48 B file there...But I didn't see a version to work with 3.41( which is what the dead machine is on I...
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    Hacking ps3 on unknown 3.55 cfw, want to upgrade hdd size

    It's V0.92, and I saw where 0.88 said it worked with almost any CFW. But I don't understand what any of the options are.
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    Hacking ps3 on unknown 3.55 cfw, want to upgrade hdd size

    How do you use idpset?? I DL'd the pkg and installed it on my 3.55cfw slim to try to get it's erk so I know how to use it if/when I get the old dead fatty up and running temporarily. I've been looking for hours and there is zero explanation of how to use it to extract the erk anywhere that I...
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    Hacking ps3 on unknown 3.55 cfw, want to upgrade hdd size

    ...I'm thinking a heat gun reflow and thermal paste and if it turns back on, try to do another data transfer before it dies again(I know it won't last if it does turn back on,CRAP ROHS solder balls)...I looked up your recomended idpset, but it says "You just have to run IDPSet on your CFW (with...
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    Hacking ps3 on unknown 3.55 cfw, want to upgrade hdd size

    ...Well, thanks again. My brain hurts, I'm gonna go watch the idiot box and get drunk and think aboot this. I really want access to my old fatty, but don't want to attempt a leaded reball to fix it...I'm thinking I must have some options that most don't, but will require alot more research...
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    Hacking ps3 on unknown 3.55 cfw, want to upgrade hdd size

    I've abandoned the data backup restore utility idea and am wondering about the data TRANSFER utility. I don't remember using an ethernet cable between machines, I thought the transfer utility made a similar file to be able to clone an old machine into a new machine. All I know is when I...
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    Hacking ps3 on unknown 3.55 cfw, want to upgrade hdd size

    But I'm only mentioning the fw as it relates to being able to do the data transfer to a new machine. If I can find my original data I used to "clone" my fatty to a slim, can't I use it again to make another slim a clone of the old fatty? I know it's confusing, but I have three machines: A=old...
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    Hacking ps3 on unknown 3.55 cfw, want to upgrade hdd size

    MyGOD, it's so nice to have access to people who know what the heck they're talking about. Thanks again. But what about the data transfer utility? I mean, can't I downgrade my cfw slim to same fw as my data used for the original data transfer to an new machine and use it again and then it...
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