(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); /facepalm Anybody know how to get the recovery menu back on a slim 3.55 cfw? I lost it during a "downgrade attempt" that I should not have tried.
I used a E3 card reader for the attempt, But I got soft/semi bricked. But now after messing with it for a few, I got it to boot again just now I dont have a recovery menu. I don't want to risk another brick. Any help is much appreciated!!!

I have moved this thread to the questions section for you.

Also I haven't a clue if it actually works but I found this method for getting into service mode with an E3 card reader (you reinstall 3.55/whatever firmware using this)
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Directions are as follows...

1) Eject discs if there is one in the console, then completely disconnect power from PS3 - On FATS flick the switch on the back, on SLIMs disconnect power lead for 5-10 seconds, then apply power so the red light comes on, but DO NOT TURN ON YET!

2) Insert your E3 card reader into your PC. Ensure there is no MicroSD card slotted inside it. After a few moments, you will see 2 new drives in "My Computer". One is a standard 3.97mb drive and another called "Upgrader" which is 126kb in size (The card reader won`t light up or anything).

-In the E3 downgrade firmware folder you have downloaded (and unzipped) there is a file called "e3downgrade 12.03.bin" and we need to drag this bin file to the Upgrader drive.

-IMPORTANT : When you drag it over, there will be a red LED that will flash for a second or two, then it will turn blue. Once it has turned blue, this confirms that we have just installed the downgrade firmware to the E3 card reader. If you do not see a blue light, you have done something wrong. Try again until you get the blue light. We can now remove the E3 card reader.

3) Now insert the card reader into your PS3 (Use the far right USB port as you look at the machine.)

4) Press POWER then within 2 or 3 seconds press EJECT. This will start the process. After a few seconds, the E3 card reader light will turn blue and the PS3 will switch off. If it doesn`t turn blue, then try again but REMEMBER TO UNPLUG POWER FROM YOUR PS3 EVERY TIME YOU TRY. IT WILL NOT WORK IF PS3 HAS ALREADY BOOTED. YOU NEED TO DISCONNECT THE POWER CABLE OR SWITCH THE SWITCH AT THE BACK

5) Once the PS3 has powered off, you can now remove your E3 card reader. Now turn your PS3 on and there will be a red box in the bottom corner of the screen saying you are in factory/service mode!

6) Now, to downgrade, you can put your choice of PS3UPDAT.PUP onto any empty dongle and put the file 1 (LV2DIAG.SELF) on there too. These two files should be in the root of the USB dongle. Power on your PS3 and it will start the downgrade process. This is covered in greater detail elsewhere. To downgrade from 3.55 to 3.41 you will need the modified 3.41 (3.56 spoof) pup, otherwise the standard modified 3.41 will be fine. REMEMBER IF DOWNGRADING, YOUR HARD DRIVE WILL BE COMPLETELY WIPED!!!

7) To get out of service mode, switch PS3 off and put the file 2 (LV2DIAG.SELF) onto an empty dongle.

Put the dongle in PS3 and turn on. After a few seconds, your PS3 will power off by itself and you will back into retail mode.""

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