How to recover from a BRICKED PS3 Console

If you have had the misfortune of bricking your PS3 console, either with waninkoko's original custom firmware or by any other means, an app has arrived that will revive your bricked console. CVOS v3.1 will analyze and correct your flawed firmware and bring your console back to life. Unfortunately this is only for the technical minded, as it requires the installation and use of a NAND reader.

Download: CVOS-3.1-BETA.rar (84.18 KB)


Features


- Check and analyze the dump correcting the flaws that have this and thus the internal firmware of our PS3.
- It can extract the various files that make up the core of our PS3 (read lv2_kernel.self, eurusfw.bin, etc …).
- Lets look at both full NAND Dumps as desenciptados CORE_OS_PACKAGE.pkg packages provided to analyze your files.
- Finds and extracts the User Profile (EID, bootloaders, etc) the dump interlaced with the flow rebuilder.

Requirements

- Full Dump and PS3 NAND memory reader, Version 3.55



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Ok i am going to break it down and try to make it easy to understand...In order to use CVOS you must have a way to DUMP your NAND, so that CVOS can repair the damaged Firmware. In order to do that you will need some hardware such as Infectus as well as a few programs.

What You Need

1) Your PS3
2) Infectus Mod Chip
3) Infecus Programmer v3.9.9.0 http://www.digital-distinction.com/download/InfectusProgrammer-3.9.9.0.zip
4) CVOS-3.1-BETA.rar (Thanks to rugburn) http://www.multiupload.com/LB8XWRDVEC
5) PS3 Infectus Diagram http://www.infectus.biz/diagrams/MB%20PS3DOUBLE.jpg
What Now?
1) Use the diagram to connect your chip to your PS3 (Soldering Required)
2) Power on the console
3) Connect Infectus to your PC
4) Start the software (Infectus Programmer)
5) Select DOUBLE NAND PROGRAMMER from the ACTEL FIRMWAREMENU (Because the PS3 has 2 NAND chips)

You should see this picture if you have everything done right so far!

 6) From the Actel Firmware Menu click Update
7) Now under the Flash Commands Menu select FLASH 0
8 ) Again under the Flash Commands Menu select Read (This will dump the NAND which should be 128mb)
ATTENTION - Please dump each NAND atleast twice to different files... Then compare file sizes to be sure you have a dependable FLASH DUMP!!!

9) Now under the Flash Commands Menu select FLASH 110) Again under the Flash Commands Menu select Read

From this point you use CVOS to repair the DUMP. Then Flash (Write) the DUMP back to the NAND.

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I will add a tut for CVOS when i have  time. Good Luck

Credits to xAlimorAx