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Post: How to fix your bricked PS3
01-06-2011, 06:50 AM #1
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01-06-2011, 07:50 AM #2
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Originally posted by ZoneTw0 View Post
How to fix your bricked PS3


This DOESN'T work for 3.55

First of all, if your PS3 is bricked, you should see this screen when turning it on: You must login or register to view this content.
Bricking the PS3 is mostly caused for a bad dev_flash when flashing it using Mount Alejandro (or another homebrew application which permanently flashes, unlike JaiCraB USB FiRM Loader) or a bad .PUP, this is a brief tutorial I made for you to fix this Cool Man (aka Tustin) :


  1. First of all, download this recovery files. You must login or register to view this content.
  2. Unzip the .zip file and it will show up two folders (Lv2Diag File 1 & Lv2Diag File 2)
  3. Put your PS3 on Recovery Mode (it its bricked it will not show you the Recovery Screen, it will just turn off once you click power+eject)
  4. Then format a USB and put the following files on the root: Lv2Diag.self (From the File 1 folder) and PS3UPDAT.PUP (Your current firmware)
  5. Put the USB on the right USB port of the PS3 (The one closer to the Disc Reader) and turn it on
  6. The screen will be black, just wait 10 minutes approximately and the PS3 will turn off it self (If the PS3 doesn't turn off after 10 minutes, turn it off manually)
  7. Turn the PS3 on and you'll see the Recovery Mode screen, after this erase everything from your USB and put the Lv2Diag.self (From the File 2 folder) on the USB root
  8. Turn off the PS3 and put the USB on the right USB port of the PS3 (The one closer to the Disc Reader)
  9. Turn your PS3 on and then it will turn off, turn it on again and your PS3 will be unbricked Cool Man (aka Tustin)
  10. Enjoy Cool Man (aka Tustin) :y:


nice but i had 3.55, my ps3 got that Rsod and could not fix it
01-06-2011, 07:52 AM #3
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01-06-2011, 07:54 AM #4
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Originally posted by ZoneTw0 View Post
I'm still researching if there's a way on doing that on 3.55 (modifying the 1st lv2diag.self) or another possible way


how i bricked the ps3:i was installing 3.55 update then i tried from there the downgrade thing then i got that Rsod
01-06-2011, 07:56 AM #5
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01-06-2011, 08:01 AM #6
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im just not gonna update my 3.41 until i know everything for 3.55 is stable...
01-06-2011, 09:24 AM #7
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Originally posted by FassBoi6 View Post
im just not gonna update my 3.41 until i know everything for 3.55 is stable...


You should use 3.41 CFW then, I have a download in my thread.
01-06-2011, 12:30 PM #8
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When i bricked my PS3 i didn't get the RSOD I just couldn't turn it on :derp: but i fixed it using the same method :p
01-06-2011, 12:32 PM #9
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so 3.55 no way to fix it ..
should we sign Lv2Diag.self to get work ?
01-06-2011, 01:59 PM #10
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Originally posted by 5 View Post
so 3.55 no way to fix it ..
should we sign Lv2Diag.self to get work ?

I believe it is signed, it was revoked, we need to remake one to do the same thing, then sign it, sony would have to revoke it in the next update

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