Hacking Would this work?

[aids0109]

I was reading through previous exploits when i came across a certain DEX exploit back in 2008 and my brain thought to expand on the idea since the hard drive swapping should still work.

If i waited for a PS update, didnt update, put the CFW firmware based from the current OFW on a USB and swapped out the harddrives in the same method, would i then be left with OFW, CFW or brick. I am wondering this due to the fact it may be a new exploit and that from what i have scoured the internet of, i have not seen a topic on this particular method.

If it will not work, will installing the CFW from a CFW machine onto a harddrive then HDD swap work.

 

[orcid]

This won`t work, because the firmware is stored in the NOR NAND or partly stored in the NAND NOR (slims). The PS3 won't let you intall the cfw.
edit: mixed up NAND and NOR

 

[wartutor]

no not all the firmware files are stored on hard drive...u still have nand/nor that tells it what fw it is on...plus ps3's hd is per console encripted meaning u can't switch one to the other without it wanting to reformat the hd

also firmware is stored on nand and partly on nor (nand is old fat nor is new slim)

 

[aids0109]

Thanks for clearing it up