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Whenever you want to mess with flash (NAND or NOR), you have to '''make sure you are getting 100% correct, valid, verified dumps.'''
Whenever you want to mess with flash (NAND or NOR), you have to '''make sure you are getting 100% correct, valid, verified dumps.'''


{{warning|content=If you do not validate your flash, and for some reason(s) the dump is invalid/bad, and you are rewriting to flash, you have <span style="color:red!important;">no way of restoring</span> the console hence making a perma-brick (unrecoverable brick).
{{warning|content=If you do not validate your flash, and for some reason(s) the dump is invalid/bad, and you are rewriting to flash, you have <span style="color:red;">no way of restoring</span> the console hence making a perma-brick (unrecoverable brick).
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So what can we use to prevent that, and make sure our dumps are as proper as we can check?
So what can we use to prevent that, and make sure our dumps are as proper as we can check?
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<div style="float:right">[[File:Nand-extract-noerror.png|200px|thumb|left|Flowrebuilder extraction no error]]<br />[[File:Nand-extract-error2.png|200px|thumb|left|Flowrebuilder extraction error]]</div>
<div style="float:right">[[File:Nand-extract-noerror.png|200px|thumb|left|Flowrebuilder extraction no error]]<br />[[File:Nand-extract-error2.png|200px|thumb|left|Flowrebuilder extraction error]]</div>


<span style="color:red!important;">(make sure they are all there, flowrebuilder will not give warning when it fails!)</span>:
<span style="background-color:white; color:red;">(make sure they are all there, flowrebuilder will not give warning when it fails!)</span>:
* bootloader_0
* bootloader_0
* bootloader_1 (NAND only)
* bootloader_1 (NAND only)
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There are almost infinite variations of each dump! Have fun and good luck! <br>
There are almost infinite variations of each dump! Have fun and good luck! <br>


If you do not validate your flash, and for some reason(s) the dump is invalid/bad, and you are rewriting to flash, you have <span style="color:red!important;">no way of restoring</span> the console hence making a perma-brick (unrecoverable brick).}}
If you do not validate your flash, and for some reason(s) the dump is invalid/bad, and you are rewriting to flash, you have <span style="background-color:white; color:red;">no way of restoring</span> the console hence making a perma-brick (unrecoverable brick).}}




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There are almost infinite variations of each dump! Have fun and good luck! <br>
There are almost infinite variations of each dump! Have fun and good luck! <br>


If you do not validate your flash, and for some reason(s) the dump is invalid/bad, and you are rewriting to flash, you have <span style="color:red!important;">no way of restoring</span> the console hence making a perma-brick (unrecoverable brick).}}
If you do not validate your flash, and for some reason(s) the dump is invalid/bad, and you are rewriting to flash, you have <span style="background-color:white; color:red;">no way of restoring</span> the console hence making a perma-brick (unrecoverable brick).}}


=== Notes ===
=== Notes ===
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=== Notes/Warning ===
=== Notes/Warning ===
{{warning|content=Using this program is [[NOT]] a 100% way of validating your dumps (because ''nothing'' is), but it is a good way of quickly seeing if it is worth checking further. This program will NOT work with NAND and will not check anything other than what is stated. ALWAYS CHECK MANUALLY!<br /><br />
{{warning|content=Using this program is [[NOT]] a 100% way of validating your dumps (because ''nothing'' is), but it is a good way of quickly seeing if it is worth checking further. This program will NOT work with NAND and will not check anything other than what is stated. ALWAYS CHECK MANUALLY!<br /><br />
If you do not validate your flash, and for some reason(s) the dump is invalid/bad, and you are rewriting to flash, you have <span style="color:red!important;">no way of restoring</span> the console hence making a perma-brick (unrecoverable brick).
If you do not validate your flash, and for some reason(s) the dump is invalid/bad, and you are rewriting to flash, you have <span style="background-color:white; color:red;">no way of restoring</span> the console hence making a perma-brick (unrecoverable brick).
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=== Notes/Warning ===
=== Notes/Warning ===
{{warning|content=Using this program is [[NOT]] a 100% way of validating your dumps (because ''nothing'' is), but it is a good way of quickly seeing if it is worth checking further. This program will not check anything other than what is stated. ALWAYS CHECK MANUALLY!<br><br /><br />
{{warning|content=Using this program is [[NOT]] a 100% way of validating your dumps (because ''nothing'' is), but it is a good way of quickly seeing if it is worth checking further. This program will not check anything other than what is stated. ALWAYS CHECK MANUALLY!<br><br /><br />
If you do not validate your flash, and for some reason(s) the dump is invalid/bad, and you are rewriting to flash, you have <span style="color:red!important;">no way of restoring</span> the console hence making a perma-brick (unrecoverable brick).
If you do not validate your flash, and for some reason(s) the dump is invalid/bad, and you are rewriting to flash, you have <span style="background-color:white; color:red;">no way of restoring</span> the console hence making a perma-brick (unrecoverable brick).
}}
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=== Notes/Warning ===
=== Notes/Warning ===
{{warning|content=Using this program is [[NOT]] a 100% way of validating your dumps (because ''nothing'' is), but it is a good way of quickly seeing if it is worth checking further. This program will not check anything other than what is stated. ALWAYS CHECK MANUALLY!<br><br /><br />
{{warning|content=Using this program is [[NOT]] a 100% way of validating your dumps (because ''nothing'' is), but it is a good way of quickly seeing if it is worth checking further. This program will not check anything other than what is stated. ALWAYS CHECK MANUALLY!<br><br /><br />
If you do not validate your flash, and for some reason(s) the dump is invalid/bad, and you are rewriting to flash, you have <span style="color:red!important;">no way of restoring</span> the console hence making a perma-brick (unrecoverable brick).
If you do not validate your flash, and for some reason(s) the dump is invalid/bad, and you are rewriting to flash, you have <span style="background-color:white; color:red;">no way of restoring</span> the console hence making a perma-brick (unrecoverable brick).
}}
}}


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