Hacking Could I have bricked my PS3 by using Sen enabler?

[legoinventeor]

Hi guys.
I was just trying to get back online from a HEN 4.84 ps3 because of the recent update. I am not very experienced with ps3 homebrew, so I looked up a video guide on how to do it. It had two methods, one for HEN and one for normal CFW. I tried the HEN method first, I copied over a txt to the root of ps3 hhd0 with MultiMan instead of another manager he used. Then the video pressed R2+Triangle on a specific folder on the XMB to delete CFW history. I didn't have any folder like that o I tried different ones to no avail, so I used PSNinja to do the same. After exiting I tried to log in but it didn't work, so I directly went to the pkg installer and installed the SEN enabler I already had prepared. I opened it and selected "Enable SEN access" in the SEN/PSN options. It seemed to work and it asked me to reboot. When I did reboot the PS3 never turned back on . It's working inside and takes/returns my discs, but it doesn't give any HDMI signal at all. I know it's not the cable or the TV because I tried it on another "broken" (disc drive not working) ps3 I have and it turned on.
Was it SEN enabler? Or the .txt I left and forgot about in the ps3 root?
can I do anything about this? If not, can I transfer any save data from the HHD to the other "broken" ps3 I have?
Thank you.

 

[godreborn]

the only way to read the hdd is with the erk (eid root key). can you access the recovery menu?

 

[legoinventeor]

the only way to read the hdd is with the erk (eid root key). can you access the recovery menu?

Oh, I can! Thank you!
What should I do next?
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[godreborn]

try reinstalling the firmware.

 

[legoinventeor]

Alright, I tried all the options except for the Restore ps3 system and System update. I'm not updating it so I guess I have to wipe my ps3. rip my save data..
Edit: It looks like even restarting didn't fix it. It's still not giving any signal!

 

[m1s3ry]

Updating your system did nothing too?

 

[godreborn]

try reinstalling the firmware. it could be the hdd, but you only want to format that as a last resort. updating the firmware or reinstalling it won't affect your saves.

 

[legoinventeor]

Reinstalling didn't work but updating it did. Thank you!
The ps3 doesn't seem to remember me at all though, not even that I had hen installed.

 

[yeul]

I did the exact same thing just today and i know it was sen that caused my problem as well. Now do i have to update to latest 4.85 ofw in recovery mode or is it no harm trying to install any kind of cfw version? I am wondering which one you updated with that ended up working for you. Did hen work afterwards when your ps3 went back to normal? @legoinventeor

 

[legoinventeor]

I just updated to the same firmware I had, 4.84. You can't download it from the ps website anymore so I just used the Wayback machine website to go to an older snapshot of the website where they still had 4.84 up for download.
Sadly, I lost all my data and CFW probably because I tried to restore it before updating and it didn't work

 

[Jetmir]

Kinda late but have the same problem and im using ps3hen.You just clicked update system on safe mode is that it ?

 

[legoinventeor]

Kinda late but have the same problem and im using ps3hen.You just clicked update system on safe mode is that it ?

Yep, IIRC. Use the wayback machine to get the same version you are on already to not update it to a new one

 

[VyperS_702]

If you updated with hfw 4.85 you wouldn’t be having this problem.

 

[CHALGaming]

I know this is a really late reply, but i did the same thing on 4.87, is the method the same?