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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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did you try my rebug 3.55.2 bdb ?

I put the firmware in folders such as PS3>UPDATE>PUP file, and i used geohots 3.55 jb when it first came out so i could always get my ps3 to find the firmwares, but now when I click Update firmware it searches forever. Last night i started searching before bed, when I woke up this morning it was still searching. I don't know whats happening. On one website it said make a game, photo, video, and music folder on the HDD. Please help me figure out how to get this to work! I spent $50 on a HDD housing for this method because the 3.50 PS3 has no Blu Ray drive at all.

did you use the rebug 3.55.2?

No, but the ps3 is not even reading the HDDs at all. Will the rebug 3.55.2 fix that?

tried that three times. and still starts the loop

Dose the blu ray drive have to be broken?

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Is there anyway in this method or any other that I an get my pc and ps3 to read the same hard drive without re formatting it every time I plug it in to Eather one

Right ive got the CFW installed and booting fine but my problem is when i try to boot multiman i get stuck at black screen im missing something any suggestions

Thanks for all your help so far mate

i get a black screen on all backup managers anybody got any suggestions ????

Im confused and have some questions. Okay so should I download the 3.55 Official BDB and install it and then after install KMEAW BDB? Do I have to rename 3.55 Official (TripBDBv3) to PS3UPDAT.PUP? And what do I do with the File 1 and File 2 in KMEAW?