Editing E3 Nor dump checker

== E3 Nor dump checker ==
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! style="background-color:red!important;" | <span style="background-color:lightred; color:white; font-size:200%; ">Warning</span>
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| <span style="white; color:red; font-size:150%; text-align:center; ">This tool is known and proven to give false positives on bad dumps that lead to permabricks. 

Use this method: [[Validating flash dumps]] to make sure the dumps are in crisp condition.

You cannot recover from bad flash without proper dumps (e.g. bricking the console beyond repair).<br />
''<small>note: there are  12½ million bits to permabrick a console</small>''</span>
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[http://www.multiupload.com/RV3PN9GVTA E3 Nor Dump Checker V1.0.exe (521.7 KB)] <br />
Article: http://www.ps3hax.net/2011/11/released-e3-nor-dump-checker-v1-0-released-tested/

=== Quick bulletproof test ===

does not test:
* bootldr (corrupted binary not detected)
* metldr (corrupted binary not detected)
* bootldr size (both under- and oversize not detected)
* metldr size (both under- and oversize not detected)
* cISD (didn't catch brick-byte error)
* cCSD (didn't catch brick-byte error)
* trvk_prg0 (didn't catch brick-byte error)
* trvk_prg1 (didn't catch brick-byte error)
* trvk_pkg0 (didn't catch brick-byte error)
* trvk_pkg1 (didn't catch brick-byte error)
* eEID (didn't catch brick-byte error)
* cvtrm (didn't catch brick-byte error)
* CELL_EXTNOR_AREA (didn't catch brick-byte error)

partly test:
* ROS0 (but didn't catch brick-byte error)
* ROS1 (but didn't catch brick-byte error)

does test:
* headerprefix ("00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00")
* header ("00 00 00 00 AC 0F FF E0 00 00 00 00 AD DE EF BE")
* header ("FI.I")
* headersuffix "(FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF")
* filetable ("saceru_eoldare.." etc.)

Conclusion : '''USELESS''', brickdumps will still show as 'valid'. <br />

'''[[Recommendation: use]]<span style="white; color:red;"> [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://ps3devwiki.com/files/flash/Tools/Flowrebuilder/ Flowrebuilder] instead and common sense like mentioned on [[Hardware_flashing#Generic_Warning|Hardware flashing]] page.'''

==== Added 22 nov 2011 ====
   ''New E3 flasher update released, it will backup bios 3 times automatically.
   We suggest user verify those bios with E3 Nor dump checker, to assure the backup bios is no erro.'' 

'''[[Conclusion:]]<span style="white; color:red;"> Anyone with a flasher (should) know that you can dump it 1 to 1000's times the same bad. Comparing CRC/MD5/SHA1 is not any secure way to validate flash (as mentioned on [[Hardware_flashing#Generic_Warning|Hardware flashing]]). Letting the dumper do it x times, only gives endusers/customers a false sense of reassurance, always a bad idea.'''




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