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Testreport table
| Board | Flash | Dumping | Writing | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COK-001 | 2x Samsung K9F1G08U0A-PIB0 | |||
| COK-002 | 2x Samsung K9F1G08U0A-PIB0 | |||
| SEM-001 | 2x Samsung K9F1G08UOB-PIB0 | |||
| SEM-001 | 2x Samsung K9F1G08UOB-PIB0 | Yes | No | sel99 : CECHG / SEM-001 - 1-875-384-31 - can dump both NANDs fine, have trouble writing. both with Infectus and Progskeet. Boards below CECHG / SEM-001 flash fine. |
| SEM-001 | 2x Samsung K9F1G08UOB-PIB0 | Yes | No | delsol : SEM-001 - 1-875-384-31 - dump both NANDs fine, still not able to reflash the nands correctly. there are always differences. Tried with Infectus. |
| DIA-001 | 1x Spansion S29GL128N90TFIR2 | |||
| DIA-001 | 1x Spansion S29GL128N90TFIR2 | Yes | No | delsol : flasher still freeze at sector0 (A&B) dumping seems to works (A&B). Same result with and without resistors. Tried on winxp-sp2 and win7. // The best results i got was using the 9k & 100k resistors. the flash is unuseable but ProgSkeet_110819 doesen´t freeze anymore. // I have tried Teensy and NORway0.3: dumping of nor works fine, but everytime when i tried to flash, the pc loose usb-connection to Teensy |
| DIA-002 | 1x Spansion S29GL128N90TFIR2 | |||
| VER-001 | 1x Spansion S29GL128P90TFIR2 | Yes | Yes | kado : Downgrading 3.70 to 3.55 success with progskeet (differ ON, No special trick) |
| VER-001 | 1x Samsung K8Q2815UQB-PI4B | |||
| VER-001 | 1x Samsung K8Q2815UQB-PI4B | Yes | Yes | calimba : downgrade successful with progskeet on VER-001 CECHL01 with QT port. if the program 110819 freeze you need flash first the file with the qt port. |
| VER-001 | 1x Samsung K8Q2815UQB-PI4B | Yes | Yes | Ir0nmanNB : Used all gnds listed on the diagram. Used 3.3V pull-up, also had R7 with switch AND R8 bridged. Disconnect USB from PC and with R7 open turn PS3 on, count to 20 and close R7 then plug in USB to PC. Then open up WinSkeet4000 and write. Use 110819 for the early sectors if they fail to write, using 4/4096, differential, alternate, verify, and byteswap. Then try again with Winskeet4000, using Samsung preset then go to NOR tab and change it to 128/128. |
| VER-001 | 1x Samsung K8Q2815UQB-PI4B | Yes | Yes | Ryd3R : Starting from NORway v0.4 Beta W/R fully supported ) . |
| VER-001 | 1x Spansion S29GL128P90TFIR2 | Yes | No | toxie : tried 128k/128 , 4k/4096. writing without alt. all FF, with alt some random patterns with 00 and FF when writing all 00. Trying A/B trick, still at Programming Sector 0 |
| VER-001 | 1x Spansion S29GL128N90TFIR2 | Yes | No | ares : tried 128k/128. With normal method a lot ff and same byte match. With alternate method 00 and ff and some byte match. Without resistor trick programmer freeze programming sector 0. with 100k and 9k resistor i can write but with errors (programmer completes the write, but the dump is all 00 ff, only few byte match, this with alternatemethod). with a/b tick's programmer (version A and B ) it freeze on programming sector 0 (both with or without resistors) |
| DYN-001 | 1x Samsung K8Q2815UQB-PI4B | Yes | No | yrr : tried 128k/128 , 4k/4096, WinSkeet40000,ProgSkeet_110819. It writes ok till sector 64(128k/128) or 08004D0xH in the dump file. From that point on no changes. No write no erase. Tried also the 10k/100k resistor trick. All the same result. |
| DYN-001 | 1x Spansion S29GL128P90TFIR2 | |||
| DYN-001 | 1x Macronix MX29GL128ELT2I-90G | Yes | Yes | Ryd3R : NORway 0.3 fully support R/W on Macronix MX29GL128ELT2I-90G. |
| DYN-001 | 1x Spansion S29GL128P90TFIR2 | Yes | Yes | Xb0xGuru : Downgrade successful. 100k/10k resistor trick used, Winskeet 40000 used (10 September 2011, 21:14:56) |
| DYN-001 | 1x Macronix MX29GL128ELT2I-90G | Yes | Yes | calimba : Downgrade succesfull, used progskeet. |
| SUR-001 | 1x Macronix MX29GL128ELT2I-90G | Yes | Yes | kado : Downgrade succesfull, used newest WT-port, nor pinout same as JSD-001 |
| JTP-001 | 1x Spansion S29GL128P90TFIR2 | |||
| JTP-001 | 1x Spansion S29GL128P90TFIR2 | Yes | Yes | drako_ : success downgrading from 3.70 to 3.55 with wiring according to JSD-001 diagram, with 5 grounds and settings 128K/128 (progskeet). |
| JTP-001 | 1x Spansion S29GL128P90TFIR2 | Yes | Yes | Ryd3R : success downgrading from 3.70 to 3.55 with wiring according to JSD-001 diagram NORway v0.3 . |
| JSD-001 | 1x Spansion S29GL128P90TFIR2 | Yes | Yes | dodther : Downgrade succesfull. used progskeet and winskeet40000 |
| JSD-001 | 1x Spansion S29GL128P90TFIR2 | Yes | Yes | yrr : Downgrade succesfull. used progskeet and winskeet40000 |
| JSD-001 | 1x Samsung K8P2716UZC-QI4D | Yes | Yes | kado : Downgrade succesfull with special trick |
| JSD-001 | 1x Samsung K8P2716UZC-QI4D | Yes | Yes | Ryd3R : NORway 0.3 fully support R/W on Samsung K8P2716UZC-QI4D. |
| JSD-001 | 1x Spansion S29GL128P90TFIR2 | Yes | Yes |
kado : Downgrading 3.70 to 3.55 success with progskeet (differ ON, alter ON) NOTE: THIS BOARD HAS different lengt normally (lenght is E990) |
| KTE-001 | 1x Spansion S29GL128P90TFIR2 | |||
| KTE-001 | 1x Macronix MX29GL128ELT2I-90G | |||
| EXA-MPLE | 1x dummy | Yes | No | example : Tried 128/128 and 4K/4096, resistor and A/B trick, always freezes on first sector |
Pretesters
Users With NORway (teensy++) who maybe could do pretesting :
Ryd3R
Users with Injectus who maybe could do some pretesting :
ares damox delsol
Progskeet QT port
OLDEST: http://www.sendspace.com/file/3bz5s5 USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
OLDER: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ijr2yb USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
Current: http://static.loping.net/private/ps3/WinSkeet40000.zip <- Qt Port, latest one, BETA STILL
<Ago> damox: ill add import / export soon <Ago> for now, you can export the registry key <Ago> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ProgSkeet\ProgSkeet\presets <Ago> on linux and osx its file based
Resistor trickery
without pullup: rdy ---[100kOhm]--- nor_rdy with pullup: 3.3V---[10kOhm]---rdy---[100kOhm]----nor_rdy <Xb0xGuru> <uf6667> - would the 100k help with flashing past 2048 on Samsung NORs ? <uf6667> yes :) <uf6667> you gotta use alternate write method: single word <uf6667> to be sure <uf6667> use the NEWEST FLASHER <uf6667> posted above (Progskeet QT port)
http://imageshack.us/f/221/coverboardfronts.jpg/
Front of E3:
- microSD slot
- Start button
- Stop button
- LED: flash fun?
- LED:PS1 mode
- Switch?
- LED: CFW
- LED: OFW
- Switch?
- LED: Backup
- LED: Prog
- Switch?
- marking: Backup
- LED: OB Flash
- MicroSD
- Switch?
- LED: ON Flash
- LED: PS3Flash
- Switch?
- marking: Prog
- LED: Unlock
- LED: Lock
- ESATA Plug
- microUSB Plug
See it all here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FJsuc_uAjc
Maximum harddrive 2.5TB according to E3 website (currently down)
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Teensy
<jevin> nikitis, want to work tonight on getting samsung support working w/ teesny? <jevin> ive got a hack to get around the different block sizes throughout the chip: just chip erase the whole thing <jevin> and that chip erase is actually 2 chip erases, one with a22 low and one with a22 high (internally there are 2 8MB nor dies) <jevin> then when flashing you cant use the write buffer command (there is no buffer) <jevin> and have to instead use slower unlocked programming <jevin> nikitis, ive had my teensy soldered up for nearly a week in the hopefully new, emi-proof location but havent hacked up the mobo shield to make it actually fit. i should try it tonight to see if it works
Progskeet
<kado> i confirm PROGSKEET HARDWARE is STABLE than other programer (teensy,etc) <kado> the only problem is from flasher <kado> especially for Spansion 'N' & SAMSUNG <kado> i tested the winskeet but still not working well for those <eussNL> ok, did it use A22 virtual chip #CE correct in your observations kado ? <kado> actually no euss <eussNL> shame <kado> all flasher should be focus on SB_tristae, reset <eussNL> so it was low all the time (virtual chip select 1) ? <kado> and for spansion should be focus on those + #WP <kado> and i am sure it could be emulated by flasher it self ;) <eussNL> sure, not a problem to change the way controllines are used <eussNL> just need a good preset that also sets the correct writing strategy <kado> yes <kado> thats right <eussNL> which reminds me, that was one thing left out in winskeet (the samsung setting needs manual setting after selecting the preset) <kado> the secreet for spansion N is only need 0v for (tristate & reset) <kado> and do not ever modified the RDY <kado> RY/BY NOR is controlled by SB <kado> hope you can make this clear eusss, and explaint to all people
<kado> next secreet for SAMSUNG Q, pls make note : <kado> check your #WE shold be 'L' <kado> and RESET should be 'H' <eussNL> isnt that default kado? because Samsung Q already works fine afaik <kado> once again no RESISTOR trick <kado> i always use 110819 <kado> for write <kado> and check those point <kado> with all option checked <kado> eus: the flasher could not emulated that point <eussNL> kado, the QT port is the current one, the other is ment to be no longer maintained if I got it right
Read CFI data
<Ago> guys, we need people to supply us with nor cfi data <Ago> we're most interested in samsung <Ago> i'm currently uploading a test version that dumps cfi <Ago> http://static.loping.net/private/ps3/WinSkeet40000_CFI_Test3.zip <Ago> select preset and press dump cfi on nor tab <Ago> then send the resulting file <Oliveira> CFI is a section of the PS3 flash image ? <Oliveira> or is it the chip ID stuff ? <Ago> no, its information about hte flash chip itself <Ago> like how it wants to be written, erased and how big it is <Ago> we currently do not use it at all <Ago> but we think the samsung problems and maybe the spansion n problems are because of that
http://static.loping.net/private/ps3/Spansion S29GL128N90TFIR2.cfi http://static.loping.net/private/ps3/Spansion S29GL128P90TFIR2.cfi http://static.loping.net/private/ps3/Samsung K8Q2815UQB-PI4B.cfi http://static.loping.net/private/ps3/Macronix MX29GL128ELT2I-90G.cfi
Offboard flashing / Replacement NOR talk
<Rogero> eussNL: about flashing a nand/NOR externally,
once removed from the board and into a socket,
will this work for sure ?
<Rogero> i mean could be done, no problems if the nand is standalone
<eussNL> this will work for sure for board originated problems.
<eussNL> that still leaves us the Samsung dualbanked issue
<eussNL> e.g. VER-001 are most likely to benefit from offboard solution
<eussNL> perpaps it is a solution to exchange the banked Samsung for the uniform one,
or a Spansion/Macronix - someone tried that on a VER,
but ran into board related issues afaik
<eussNL> because reading isnt the problem, writing is -
so read a banked Samsung offboard,
and flash patched in a nonbanked/uniform one offboard and resolder
<eussNL> offboard also means no need for messing with resistor trickery
(pullup/down´s) on control-lines (RY/BY)
<nice69> read and write externally, then re-solder the chip
<Xb0xGuru> right, so it's the board layout which is the problem?
<eussNL> 2 fold
<eussNL> 1) Samsung banked 2) VER-001 board
<Xb0xGuru> what about the DYN-001 board? Would a Spansion work on there as a replacement?
<eussNL> and if board modification is on order, it would be most likely a controlline,
like RY/BY, which was the target of the resistor trickery
<eussNL> DYN-001 works fine with Macronic Xb0xGuru
<eussNL> see http://www.ps3devwiki.com/index.php?title=Talk:Hardware_flashing#Testreport_table
for the patterns of problems
<eussNL> you can use others flash too,
the one I list there is just the one Sony used on a different version of the board.
See http://www.ps3devwiki.com/index.php?title=Flash_%28Hardware%29#NOR
for all the current NORs used
(and stay away from dualbanked and perhaps ¨N¨ serie spansion too)
<eussNL> anyhow Samsung K8P2716UZC-QI4D = uniform/nonbanked and is fastest.
The Macronix and Spansion are 90ns
<eussNL> Replacements for NOR have to be
=>128Mbit x8,
VCC 3V (2.7V~3.6V),
<=90ns,
56-TSOP1, pincompatible,
uniform/nonbanked, non OTP, non encrypted.
<Xb0xGuru> I successfully transplanted a Spansion P NOR onto my DYN-001 board that had a Samsung NOR on there previously.
<kado> r u sure??
<Xb0xGuru> yes - all done
<Xb0xGuru> downgraded to 3.55 CFW.
<kado> wow thats good to know
<Xb0xGuru> flashed it initially with the original 3.70 dump and it fired up nicely too
<Xb0xGuru> Spansion P came from another DYN-001 board, if that matters
Heavily edited log. Interesting read IMO
<kado> i want to confirm about RSOD <kado> my english is bad, but i want you can tell to evryone <kado> there is 2 types of RSOD <kado> 1.come from CFW 2.from OFW <kado> if coused by CFW we should patch the cVTRM <kado> and if coused by OFW we should patch the core_OS. and use the last official Core_OS <kado> btw, i have fix this 2pcs off RSOD today <kado> guys here i upload 3.55 board ver-001 (including here are OFW,CFW, service Mode dump) <kado> its all for studying RSOD <kado> http://www.sendspace.com/file/ywvmox <kado> you can compare with them, if you have RSOD come from ofw 3.55
Comparison
| Feature | Infectus | PNM | progskeet | Teensy2.0++ NORway |
PIC32 | E3 | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use CFI | ? | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | Common Flash Memory Interface writing strategies |
| NAND Support | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
| NOR Support | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Solderless | No | No | No | No | Yes | Solderless is optional for E3. Announced for progskeet near future. | |
| OpenSource | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| OpenHardware | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Updateable | JTAG | JTAG | USB | ISP | |||
| Onboard Flash | No | - | |||||
| - | |||||||
| - | |||||||
| - | |||||||
| - | |||||||
| - | |||||||
| - | |||||||
| - |
Old reference
(don't remove, not all is on mainpage)
NAND
NAND (256MB, old FAT models, needs 32 wires, 15 per NAND + GND + VCC)
2 chips: Samsung K9F1G08U0A-PIB0
NOR
NOR 16MB, newer FAT models + Slims
needs 44 I/O wires: 23 address lines:A0-A22 + 16 Data lines:D0-D15 + 5 control lines:
CE#,OE#,WE#,RESET#,TRISTATE (optional:#RY-BY) + GND + VCC
(NB: RY/BY is optional only for Teensy, Progskeet NEED ALL controllines!)
1 chip: Spansion S29GL128N90TFIR2 or Samsung K8Q2815UQB-P14B
NOR uses 1024 byte sector, just as NAND.
- noralizer.rar (9.95 MB) incl. 2 different FAT models (CECHL04-jestero + CECH?-Phiren) pads labeled
- http://git.dashhacks.com/pic32mx-nor-flasher / pic32mx-nor-flasher-pic32mx-nor-flasher-master.tar.gz (751.65 KB)
(Note : PIC32 flasher for Spansion is very slow: dumping 16MB = ~15min / writing full dump = 4 hours)
- http://hotfile.com/dl/118618929/f6914e0/ps3flasher.tgz.html (note: older version)
Alternatives for Infectus2 and Teensy 2.0++:
- Progskeet (UF6667) : http://twitpic.com/5pk6dz // http://fronttowardsgamer.com/2011/07/15/exclusive-hacker-talks-progskeet-geohot-and-why-he-doesnt-give-a-sht-about-sony/
- quad NAND with Progskeet: http://subirimg.com/images/img2065.jpg
NORway / Teensy experimental samsung support
THIS IS UNTESTED CODE! DO NOT TRY THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE A VERIFIED GOOD DUMP OF YOUR FLASH AND ARE WILLING TO WORK OUT ANY BUGS IN FLASH WRITING!!!
This modification of NORway.py attempts to support samsung flash chips. It performs a chip erase (with a22 low then high) then programs the entire flash using unlocked, single-word programming. Programming ranges is not supported because partial erasing is not implemented. Programming will be slow because it waits for RY after programming every single word. The author's teensy install has EMI issues so they were not able to test this code! The file works with NORway's original Teensy firmware.