PS3 Validating your EID0 leaf (will be used for true CEX-DEX conversion)

[pinky]

if I had a spare ps3, I'd try this just so everyone knew it was safe and okay. however, I don't. I usually like to make these little projects for myself with my gaming systems that I do after waking up at like 6 or 7 in the morning, sometimes earlier. it gives me something to focus my mind on. since I'm on disability, I sometimes focus my mind on the wrong things out of boredom, so I try to do something positive when I can.

 

[haxxxen]

since you guys have released these advanced tools, I would recommend to add eid_flasher, which is very useful when doing this DEX-leaf conversion (or maybe even adding the whole process to toolbox as new option)

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just some question which I am curious about, but why do you call it 'leaf' @zecoxao

 

[Coro]

since you guys have released these advanced tools, I would recommend to add eid_flasher, which is very useful when doing this DEX-leaf conversion (or maybe even adding the whole process to toolbox as new option)

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just some question which I am curious about, but why do you call it 'leaf' @zecoxao

@zecoxao read above post by haxxen please

@haxxxen if you edit a post, any mentions in it will not work.

 

[zecoxao]

@haxxxen it's how sony oficially calls it

 

[Berion]

@haxxxen Isn't EID Flasher is part of https://www.psx-place.com/threads/release-ps3-advanced-tools.34104/ ? I made icons for both flashers (whole nor and ied) if I remember correcty.

@zecoxao I remember that I installing DEX OFW 3.55 and 4.21 just fine on my CEX2DEX CECHL04 back in the days where Mathieulh released metldrpwn for Linux and it was times of TrueBlue scam and no games newer than for 3.55. So jumped to DEX conversion and using fine OFW DEX and a little later CFW DEX. Are You talking about changes in 4.25+ which starting to (?) validating eid signing or I didn't understood something?

 

[haxxxen]

if you edit a post, any mentions in it will not work.

thanks for mentioning and recalling, but does this also apply when adding the mention into the edit? I was hoping the opposite

it's how sony oficially calls it

oh, is that so? interesting and thanks

Isn't EID Flasher is part of https://www.psx-place.com/threads/release-ps3-advanced-tools.34104/ ? I made icons for both flashers (whole nor and ied) if I remember correcty.

ok, then forget about my suggestion. I was only guessing because of the pictures I have seen on this thread and no personal experience. I haven't tried any of the new things on ps3 tbh

(it is like I have lost my inner flow and soul with these destructive hardware mods and also this whole DECR stuff got me stuck and sucked off)

 

[Coro]

does this also apply when adding the mention into the edit? I was hoping the opposite

i am not sure really but in practice i always make a new post if the previous one has a mention.

 

[pinky]

I'm pretty sure, yes. members will not get a notification even if you mention them in an edit. same thing happens with vbulletin iirc. I've never seen a site where this wasn't true, so I guess it's just like that by design.

 

[zecoxao]

i forgot to mention in the tutorial that you should have a backup of the eid in case something goes wrong, or of the whole flash, just in case

 

[devbug_mind]

However, since the data is changed, this means that the ecdsa validation fails, so if you try to get out of cfw to ofw dex, you brick.

I wish your tutorial came out at the time that I was trying to convert a Japanese made CECHA00 with a 40nm RSX to offical DEX that I bricked following a real tutorial of it at another site (no longer online). I believe I messed up at the eid part when using the hex editor. I still continued since I already had the NAND flash backup. After almost done with the official DEX firmware installation from CFW REX, instant brick. I tried soldering to the NAND flash legs, but gave up after hours of trying with just a phone camera zoomed-in, haha.

I'm looking to restore it using a microscope to solder to the NAND flash legs, but no more original Teensy++ 2.0 available. I need an alternative and don't want to mess around de-soldering the NAND flash chips. Not sure if the FlashcatUSB XPORT posted here by @littlebalup works or not. Then there's this crazy expensive TSOP48 pin clip that goes for around 600 dollars which seems like a waste of money just to flash and put it away. I'm surprised no one in china has cloned this yet. : D

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