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    PS2 MechaPwn by MechaResearch

    Yes, PAL region DLT-H50004
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    PS2 MechaPwn by MechaResearch

    I may be stating the obvious, but it wasn't obvious for me and I didn't see it mentioned anywhere so hey-ho. Even though you can't bypass region lock on older PAL systems by the means of mechapwn, today I tried something that had occurred to me, and got NTSC-U game working on my PAL 50004...
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    PS3 Fault finding YLOD with the SYSCON - First steps and Error reporting

    Well pin certainly seems fine, and I'm not sure how to check connection to syscon. It's going to 25th pin from the bottom on the left side of the syscon chip, but legs of the chip are not exposed and I can't connect there. As per service manual, that pin is going to JL9401, but I have no idea...
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    PS3 Fault finding YLOD with the SYSCON - First steps and Error reporting

    Double post as there's no edit function. Rx pin is not outputting any voltage, and as console was opened before, is it safe to assume that syscon is dead and therefore console is beyond repair? Tx and Diag are outputting 3.3v as they should. Is there an alternative point to connect to Rx? You...
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    PS3 Fault finding YLOD with the SYSCON - First steps and Error reporting

    That's where I'm getting confused, as schematics on GitHub says 3.3v for COK-001 / COK-002 but table under the images says don't connect 3.3v to anything. https://imgur.com/a/oswr3QO
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    PS3 Fault finding YLOD with the SYSCON - First steps and Error reporting

    Quick question - COK-002 needs USB TTL 3.3V pin connected to the outer copper line that goes round the board, and I can use ground off usb pin legs?
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    PS3 Fault finding YLOD with the SYSCON - First steps and Error reporting

    Aaah, ok this absolutely makes sense. I just wanted to be absolutely sure so I don't fry anything.
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    PS3 Fault finding YLOD with the SYSCON - First steps and Error reporting

    Hello guys and gals, I hate being the guy who's first post is asking for help, but I'm really stuck and I'm wondering what on earth am I doing wrong. I have a DYN-001 board I'm trying to get the codes off. As per the PDF on Github, I connected RX and TX syscon pins https://imgur.com/a/8WLI0Hb...
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