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PS3 Downgrading

Guide for PS3 downgrading using FlashcatUSB adapters or NORwegian Teensy

PS3 Downgrading Basics

What Even Is Downgrading? Downgrading is taking whatever firmware your PS3 is currently at and i...

Getting Started

Please read the entire guide before you actually start (all of it, yes I know it’s long). That wa...

PS3 Teardown

Take Apart PS3 Here’s a guide for taking apart a Fat PS3 and one for a Slim PS3 You’ll need the...

Setting Up The Clip Edition

Hardware Clip Edition For this next part I’m going to assume that you have a brand new Teensy. ...

Setting Up The Socket Edition

Hardware Socket Edition Teensy++ 2.0 First things first the Teensy++ 2.0 needs some attention ...

Setting Up The FlashcatUSB Clip Adapters

I have a tutorial video and a video going over some troubleshooting steps when using the Flashcat...

Downgrading With The Clip Edition

Don’t have the Teensy++ 2.0 or power plugged in at first. You’ll probably want this open and a ta...

Downgrading With The Socket Edition

Since these are sockets and not clips the NAND or NOR has to be desoldered and put into the socke...

Downgrading With The FlashcatUSB Clip Adapters

Don’t have the FlashcatUSB xPort or power supply plugged in/turned on at first. Make sure everyth...

NAND Dumping and Flashing

Using WAY-launchers To Dump NANDs THIS IS IMPORTANT Set the switch on the Clip Edition to NAND. ...

NOR Dumping and Flashing

Using WAY-launchers To Dump NOR THIS IS IMPORTANT Set the switch on the Clip Edition to NOR. If...

Putting It Back Together

Remove the clip from the NOR/NAND. Unplug the Teensy++ 2.0/FlashcatUSB from your computer and det...

Final Steps

You are so close to being done! So there are two routes you can take from here. If you chose to...

More Info

Thanks (in no particular order) judges, Swizzy, baileyscream, littlebalup, BwE, marcan, 3absiso,...

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting the NORwegian Teensy Clip Edition Poor Clip Contact Unknown Chip Errors Dumps ...