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= List of files on NOR Flash (OLD/historic) = | = List of files on NOR Flash (OLD/historic) = | ||
'''Note: <span style="color:red | '''Note: <span style="background-color:white; color:red;">this is the old table that defyboy made<!--// and kept here for crossreference/backup/historic reasons - don't delete!//-->, a more current one with absolute values and for all firmware versions is on the [[Flash|Flash mainpage]]</span>''' | ||
The following is a list of files stored in NOR Flash | The following is a list of files stored in NOR Flash | ||
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'''remarks:''' | '''remarks:''' | ||
* NAND dumps are 239MB because HV masks bootldr, see [ | * NAND dumps are 239MB because HV masks bootldr, see [http://www.ps3devwiki.com/index.php?title=Hardware_flashing#Difference_between_hardware_dumps_and_software_dumps Hardware flashing #Difference between hardware dumps and software dumps] | ||
* trying to read beyond 0xEFC0000-0xFFFFFFF on NAND systems (a region filled with FF's on consoles without OtherOS) results in panic | * trying to read beyond 0xEFC0000-0xFFFFFFF on NAND systems (a region filled with FF's on consoles without OtherOS) results in panic | ||
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0E7807F0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ | 0E7807F0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
=== OtherOS === | === OtherOS === | ||
[[Flash:OtherOS]] | [[Flash:OtherOS]] | ||
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* filling hash2 with any other value besides hash1/2/3 in hash2 WILL result in RSOD | * filling hash2 with any other value besides hash1/2/3 in hash2 WILL result in RSOD | ||
* no considerable changes found with experiment. most considerable changes would happen when the guilty is hardware and not software. | * no considerable changes found with experiment. most considerable changes would happen when the guilty is hardware and not software. | ||
= RAW NAND + bad blocks = | = RAW NAND + bad blocks = | ||
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The PS3 has many different ways of doing this depending on the location of bad blocks. That's [[:File:Nand-extract-error2.png|where flowrebuilder fails]], because it doesn't know all the different ways of doing it (if it [[:File:Nand-extract-noerror.png|doesn't fail]] it means it had bad blocks in a way that Flowrebuilder understands). | The PS3 has many different ways of doing this depending on the location of bad blocks. That's [[:File:Nand-extract-error2.png|where flowrebuilder fails]], because it doesn't know all the different ways of doing it (if it [[:File:Nand-extract-noerror.png|doesn't fail]] it means it had bad blocks in a way that Flowrebuilder understands). | ||
== As requoted from | == As requoted from NANDpatch == | ||
<div style="border-width: 1px; border-style:dashed; border-color:#000000; padding: 10px; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000; ">Some additional information on how to use "norpatch" for checking ECC errors of raw NAND dumps... | <div style="border-width: 1px; border-style:dashed; border-color:#000000; padding: 10px; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000; ">Some additional information on how to use "norpatch" for checking ECC errors of raw NAND dumps... | ||
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== Generic Recommendations == | == Generic Recommendations == | ||
* The information in this wiki was given [[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.txt freely by many volunteers]] ; it would be most fair to release any program based on it, as opensource with the community accordingly (tip: [http://git.ps3dev.net/ public git-repo]). | * The information in this wiki was given [[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.txt freely by many volunteers]] ; it would be most fair to release any program based on it, as opensource with the community accordingly (tip: [http://git.ps3dev.net/ public git-repo]). | ||
* Please link to | * Please link to ps3devwiki so that others might improve the code and also know on what information it is based as well as other informative pages. | ||
* Feel free to ask questions on the talkpages when having trouble understanding mainpage or when not knowing what to check for. | * Feel free to ask questions on the talkpages when having trouble understanding mainpage or when not knowing what to check for. | ||
* Make checkers/extractors bytedirection aware and byteswap when needed | * Make checkers/extractors bytedirection aware and byteswap when needed | ||
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* Check for downgradeability | * Check for downgradeability | ||
* Check statistics in range with known FW versions (3.55 is considered base on wiki unless documented) | * Check statistics in range with known FW versions (3.55 is considered base on wiki unless documented) | ||