Hacking PSA: Stop downgrading unless you know what you're doing!

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I just restore backup nand then it cant boot into OFW and CFW. Im on 5.1 and backup nand is 5.1 too, my burnt fuse count is 6. Anyone can help?
 
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power off console, manually re-enter RCM with jig and holding button, send hekate, renable autorcm, boot CFW. You can't boot normally with a fuse mismatch and when you restored you lost autorcm
I boot CFW it comes out this error
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Is there even a point to downgrade yet. Restoring a backup of current firmware maybe if somehow a person messed up their system with a bad install or something.
 

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which cfw are you trying and are you sure you restored the boot files?

Try restoring the backup again, if it fails again you backup was borked, if you don't have another good one backup then you need to manual downgrade
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how to manual downgrade? I just restored my backup, never do a upgrade/downgrade.
 

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after re-restoing your boot files does it boot cfw? yes or no, if no look on the sdsetup guide, read it properly and then follow instructions
still the same, cant boot CFW, yes I did follow instructions

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still the same, cant boot CFW, yes I did follow instructions
im stucked om dumping keys
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Are you retarded?
Can you read?
Is the largest word you use regularly above six letters?
If the answer to any of these questions is no, get mommy to help you when hacking a console.
Sorry my bad.
 

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still the same, cant boot CFW, yes I did follow instructions

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im stucked om dumping keys
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Sorry my bad.

you have no other backups and the keys weren't previously dumped??

I can't even help unless you have the biskeys
 

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Sorry to jump on this post but-

My switch is on firmware 2. I’m going to be putting CFW on etc. Is it safe to then use Choi to update it to 7.0 or will this mess up the switch similar to downgrading does?
 

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Looks like this needs to he read again by many people. Front page is cluttered with downgraders again.

Mhm i noticed that too, but can someone pls enlighten me WHY people are downgrading at all? I mean i totally see why you want to use RCM, preserve your fuses so you can downgrade to an exploitable FW once there gets an cooldboot exploit or smth else interessting released, but there´s nothing out yet.
What´s the reason, the urge, to downgrade? Is there any reason at all to use a lower FW with RCM and hekate when your fuses are already burnt?
 

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