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bluray-drive-bypass firmwares and some unbrick explanations

list of firmware bypassed meaning not needing a blu ray drive to use
1. Rebug cfw BDB: You must login or register to view this content.
2. Watungrza 3.55 BDB: You must login or register to view this content.
3. KMEAW 3.55 BDB: You must login or register to view this content.
DOWNGRADE FIRMWARE BDB 3.55:You must login or register to view this content.
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4. 3.55 OFFICAL BDB: You must login or register to view this content.
5. 3.41 BDB: You must login or register to view this content.
6. 3.15 BDB: You must login or register to view this content.

Now in steps, we try this first if you are in a loop.

1. Power of the console, no lights on.

2. Take the HDD out the console

3. Put HDD on youre pc ( get a housing for it and usb it on youre pc something like this EXAMPLE ), i had mine for 10 euro, after the fix you can always use it, i bought a hdd for it 320gig for 40 euro , (or put it in a laptop if it fits, format it there , and take it out )

4. Get somekind of program for formatting the HDD , i used EASEUS Partition Master, format the HDD in ntfs and use primary.

5. Put the HDD back in the console, dont turn it on yet.

6. Take a USBstick, and format it to fat32 ,

7. Make a folder on the root of the usbstick named PS3, open that folder, and make in that folder , the folder UPDATE, in that folder UPDATE you put the firmware of this link DBD 3.55 File name: You must login or register to view this content.

8. Put the usbstick in the right usb port of youre console, nothing else in the other ports.

9. Power it on and keep the button pushed till it beeps 2 times, then release, try again if it beeps one time and goes to xmb, or beeps once and goes off.

If it beeps 2 times and you release button , then after a few seconds it asked for a connected controller, then you can choose the update option.

Hope it works if not try in the loop to remove the HDD, format it and put it back then try the firmware again in recovery mode, try different firmware, maybe the one you had last, but use always the BDB versions.

After installing the ofw 3.55BDB fw you want to try the custom firmwares, install those ones same way or thru factory mode, for me it didnt worked on the normal way thru xmb menu.
ps remember you always need the BDB versions to update or downgrade thru recovery or factory mode or if you use the others you get a loop on 76 %,or get a red screen because of the check for a good working bluray logic board, it will only work when install thru recovery menu, most of the times it says the pup is damaged when you try to do it thru the xmb menu.
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YOu can make a BDB firmware by yourself, its easy if you follow warren guide and the links to the keys. Only need a ofw firmware of sony.

I used the package from warren from his guide
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The Guide Warren wrote to patch a CFW: You must login or register to view this content.
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You must put your keys in: "C:/PS3/.ps3"
You can't rename a folder with a "." at the beginning of the name, so you must download a pack with a folder already named and extract it in your home (c:/PS3 in your case).
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CURRENTLY WORKING ON Q&A FLAG FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT BD DRIVE

Here is were you can find what blu ray drive you need you need :
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use this you will be happy not from this thread You must login or register to view this content.

So just go into recovery and install that straight away? No 3.55 Official BDB?

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Actually I just realized that I still have my bluray drive but the thing is that the laser, and all of the parts inside the drive have been thrown out since they fell apart. I still have the logic board and the rest of the bluray drive. Does this mean that i can just install normal firmwares? Please answer, you will make my night

install it in recovery you will be happy k

My bluray drive is just missing the part where it holds the disk, so basically I have the logic board and everything else is connected fine. If I try to install a cfw regularly (Ex- Use geohotz regular cfw (no BDB) will it install fine since I have the bluray drive connected to my ps3 even though that piece to hold the disks is missing?

So im still stuck :cry: still getting black screen put a different BD drive in but still the same result blackscreen on Multiman(or any other manager)demo custom game so dont think its the board any suggestions !!?

Dave

nice post bro

Please i need 3.15 bdb link broken helpmy

Can someone update the links, they seem to be dead. I need to remarry my BRD or at least get the PS3 back on Rebug 3.55 as I tried to update to the newest Rebug CFW with a non married BRD and got stuck in a firmware update loop. Please someone help me get this PS3 to go back to normal and just get it running to the point that I can remarry the BRD back to the motherboard.