igor242 11 Posted October 24, 2012 After Testing with some bricked Slim consoles ( from updating to CFW4.21 ) with different friends and testers around the world, I can confirm that Bricked consoles can be recovered back to CFW3.55 even if you didn't have a NOR Dump/Backup . Requirements are: 1- a Hardware Flasher so you can read/write to the PS3 NOR flash 2- A Dongle with PSgrade payload (any old jailbreak dongle + PSGrade hex will do) used to Enter Factory Service Mode (FSM) 3- Rogero CEX3.55 v3.7 PUP Recovery Procedure : 1- Dump the current NOR Flash of the bricked PS3 at least 3 times using a hardware flasher (Progskeet / E3 / TEENSY++) 2- Verify that it is properly dumped and you have a valid dump ready to be patched with the downgrade patches. 3- Patch the dump using Rogero PS3 NOR Auto Patcher or any other Program available. 3- Flash the Patched Dump back into the PS3 NOR using the Hardware flasher. 4- From this point you can continue as a normal Downgrade Procedure by entering Factory Service Mode using the dongle and Flashing Rogero CEX-3.55 v3.7 from the USB stick. more info and details will be added to this post gradually as needed.... Source: http://www.tortuga-cove.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3654&p=9275#p9275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites