My adverture of Remarry BluRay Drive on 4.86

[tryingbe]

I spent the an entire day to remarry a BluRay drive to 4.86 OFW PS3 yesterday.
First, I tried to use Louay's step by step, it failed at installing the 4.85 CFW. I then explored and used a combination of Louay's steps and what I found on a youtube page to make the marriage happen.

Here are the steps I took.


A. Backup your game data to a USB drive.
B. Use a computer, download the NoBD 4.86 CFW firmware, rename it to PS3UPDAT.PUP.
C. Create a folder name PS3 in the USB drive. Then create UPDATE folder inside the PS3 folder. Then put the PS3UPDAT.PUP file inside the UPDATE folder.
D. Follow this guide to update the firmware

(I'm going to borrow a lot of Louay's step by step here)

• 2-After CFW boots install Rebug Toolbox by clicking on it from :
  • Package Manager->Install Packages Files ->PS3 System Storage->REBUG-TOOLBOX-02.03.03.MULTI.16.pkg
• 3- Open ★ Rebug Toolbox then go to Selector Column the 2nd one ,scroll down until you see Toggle XMB CFW Settings make sure that is Enabled
• 4-Navigate to Utilities (4th Column),scroll down until you see Dump eid root key it will be in :
  • /dev_hdd0/game/RBGTLBOX2/USRDIR/eid_root_key
• 5-Install multiman if you don't have it then do Select+Start combo to enter explorer mode then click on Root
• 7-Click on "/dev_hdd0/game/RBGTLBOX2/USRDIR" if you find "eid_root_key" copy to /dev_usb000/ (most right USB Port) if you don't find "eid_root_key" redo Step 4

E. Then STOP.
F. Turn PS3 off.
G. Install the new BD drive.
H. Use the PC and download a non NoBD CFW, I used Rebug 4.86.1 LITE
I. Use step B-D and install the non NoBD 4.86 CFW into the PS3.

• 9-Navigate to Network Category (the one Next to Game Category)
• 10-There will be folder named ★ Custom Firmware Tools
• 11-Toggle Factory Service Mode
  • ★ Custom Firmware Tools->Service Tools->Advanced Service Tools->Toggle Factory Service Mode
• 12-PS3 will reboot with red square in bottom right saying Playstation3 Factory/Service Mode and background will be gray

Warrning : Don't Install/Update a firmware while your in Factory Service Mode !!!!!!!!!!!!

• 13-Navigate to network category then
  • ★ Custom Firmware Tools->Service Tools->Advanced Service Tools->Remarry Blueray Drive
  click on that blue icon the procedure will be in background but you get notification in top right saying :
  • CEX_drive_init() succeeded if blueray is remarried
  • CEX_drive_init() failed if blueray failed to remarry/sometime it show failed but remarry done properly
• 14-Insert BD Movie and play it to restore DRL/CRL files or you can use multiMan later "Repair Blueray Movies "Fix DRL/CRL hashes" function (I couldn't find this function in multiMan and I don't have a BD movie so I left this step out)
  
• 15-After it remarry succeeded click on the red icon Toggle Factory Service Mode to Exit FSM this time
• 16-PS3 will reboot to normal no red box,colored background again

J. I skip these steps.

• 17-You can now install any cfw ,as noBD patches revokes some of cobra features like PS2/PSP...etc
• 18-After you install Rebug 4.85 Lite,Ferrox 4.85 or Spy 4.85 (those are the latest one availble for public)

K. Time to test.

• 19-Test any ps3 game disc you have
• 20-Install your homebrews and have fan your PS3 will launch any homebrew no blackscreen the new remarried BlueRay will be like your original blueray

Hope this help someone with a 4.86 firmware and try to marry a BD drive.

 

[sandungas]

Thread moved to the tutorials subforum, thx for writing it

 

[ashet]

Thanks a lot! This worked perfectly for me too.
The drive and mobo are married, the console has latest rebug and reads discs perfectly!