Yeah, yeah, I know, another noob writing a "PLEASE HELP MEEE!!!1!!1" post. I know this isn't a good look for my first post here, but I'm not trying to be malicious or negligent with your time, I promise.
So, I decided to go messing around trying to install linux on OtherOS. I have a PS3 Slim CECH-2001A, and IIRC the minimum version reported by MinVerChk is 2.70. I was running an outdated firmware (Evilnat 4.90 CEX) so I decided to do wipe the hard drive and install Evilnat 4.92.2 CEX, and try installing OtherOS with a fresh environment. I had nothing of value on the PS3 itself, so doing a complete wipe was fine for me.
Well, it didn't work. I got as far as finding the correct dtbImage.ps3.bin and trying to install petitboot. I was using the tools built into Evilnat (or maybe it's technically part of xai_plugin, I don't know), and as far as I could tell it got as far as resizing the VFLASH regions, and then failed while trying to install petitboot. I should note that I never attempted to convert my system from CEX to DEX, and as far as I know, nothing I did should've affected that. I also recall some similar attempts from a few years ago, and I did get linux to boot (but not install properly) so maybe some debris from that caused the present petitboot install failure, I couldn't say for sure.
Most of the information I could find on doing OtherOS was pretty outdated at this point (from around 6 years ago) and mostly assumed that you would be using Rebug CFW for it. I figured I'd try anyway, because I love messing with this stuff, and I can usually handle whatever technical problems crop up. But, after a couple of attempts with no success, I found this, which seems to imply that OtherOS is so broken at this point that it's not worth trying anymore, I decided to try to undo everything and erase the hard drive again, and do another fresh install of Evilnat 4.92.2 CEX and set all of my stuff back up again.
Now, are there any possible side effects or damage I should be aware of and/or try to fix? My PS3 seems completely fine, but obviously there could be latent issues, possibly with the flash or EEPROM being corrupted.
I have a NOR flash backup from before I jailbroke my PS3, and PyPS3checker validated it with zero warnings or dangers. I assume that if worst comes to worst, I can restore this flash image to repair things and then just re-jailbreak it. If I need to buy a hardware flasher tool, I could do that.
Any guidance or help would be greatly appreciated. I have tried to provide as much relevant information as I can, but if you need additional details please let me know, and I will try to respond quickly.
So, I decided to go messing around trying to install linux on OtherOS. I have a PS3 Slim CECH-2001A, and IIRC the minimum version reported by MinVerChk is 2.70. I was running an outdated firmware (Evilnat 4.90 CEX) so I decided to do wipe the hard drive and install Evilnat 4.92.2 CEX, and try installing OtherOS with a fresh environment. I had nothing of value on the PS3 itself, so doing a complete wipe was fine for me.
Well, it didn't work. I got as far as finding the correct dtbImage.ps3.bin and trying to install petitboot. I was using the tools built into Evilnat (or maybe it's technically part of xai_plugin, I don't know), and as far as I could tell it got as far as resizing the VFLASH regions, and then failed while trying to install petitboot. I should note that I never attempted to convert my system from CEX to DEX, and as far as I know, nothing I did should've affected that. I also recall some similar attempts from a few years ago, and I did get linux to boot (but not install properly) so maybe some debris from that caused the present petitboot install failure, I couldn't say for sure.
Most of the information I could find on doing OtherOS was pretty outdated at this point (from around 6 years ago) and mostly assumed that you would be using Rebug CFW for it. I figured I'd try anyway, because I love messing with this stuff, and I can usually handle whatever technical problems crop up. But, after a couple of attempts with no success, I found this, which seems to imply that OtherOS is so broken at this point that it's not worth trying anymore, I decided to try to undo everything and erase the hard drive again, and do another fresh install of Evilnat 4.92.2 CEX and set all of my stuff back up again.
Now, are there any possible side effects or damage I should be aware of and/or try to fix? My PS3 seems completely fine, but obviously there could be latent issues, possibly with the flash or EEPROM being corrupted.
I have a NOR flash backup from before I jailbroke my PS3, and PyPS3checker validated it with zero warnings or dangers. I assume that if worst comes to worst, I can restore this flash image to repair things and then just re-jailbreak it. If I need to buy a hardware flasher tool, I could do that.
Any guidance or help would be greatly appreciated. I have tried to provide as much relevant information as I can, but if you need additional details please let me know, and I will try to respond quickly.
