PS3 SYSCON Tutorial | How to Diagnose the YLOD on PlayStation 3 using its own System Controller

[@0852657luis]

This is exactly what i needed. I still haven't given up on my launch ps3 very late 2007 checa. Thank you Felix.

[@SilverXTikal]

I love you for never giving up. That model has been a dream of mine since I was 11. I’m 29 now. And I need the one with the flap full of memory card slots. If gotten running? Test out that OS install option

[@DaWhiteTyger]

We Broke that a long time ago... just sayin...

[@brentbarham3157]

I still had mine in pieces from a failed reflow attempt in the mid 2010s before we knew what caused the yellow light. She let some dude in who tossed it at some point

[@ulterreloaded134]

It honestly amazes me that there is still an active community behind the launch PS3, as a Xbox 360 slim owner, I hold the 7th generation of consoles in a very special place inside my heart, and i hope I can get a classic Xbox 360 and a phat ps3 in the future to do my own experiments on them.

[@xXTommyXx]

For me 5,6 and 7 generations of game console's was gold era of gaming and games

[@DaWhiteTyger]

But, do you PWN it? Do you haves beyond access to the 360?

[@xXYannuschXx]

Theres still an active community behind the PS2 aswell.

[@magfal]

​@@DaWhiteTygerRGH 😉

[@Scr00ples]

I have two classic 360s and a few PS3s for sale...

[@adamthiry868]

Just what I needed. I was gonna branch out and actually try to do syscon readings this way and didn’t really know where to start. Very helpful!

[@hardwarerepair200]

Great tutorial! Even though I'm familiar with SYSCON, it's still nice to watch a more experienced person in action to make sure I don't miss anything. Just a quick tip at 12:48: Instead of installing Python directly on your PC, consider using package management tools like Anaconda or Miniconda. This allows you to create virtual environments and install Python within them, making it easier to manage different Python versions in the future. Installing Python directly on your PC can be messy when it comes to upgrades or downgrades, but with Anaconda, you can have multiple Python versions in separate virtual environments. Anyhow, great video as always! Can't wait to see your next one.

[@GFL_Tech]

Fun fact you can turn a raspberry pi pico into a Uart USB Bridge! I made a video on this recently. I have to say my video is not as well put together as this one! Great video!

[@renakunisaki]

An actual UART bridge is probably still cheaper, so it would only make sense to do this if you don't have one. Which, if you're doing this sort of thing, I recommend you just buy like 10 cheap ones.

[@BADUH9]

Best tutorial so far. Good speed to follow, explanation of what and why instead of just instructions. Thanks Felix! Could you make a tutorial how to get data of the HDD, for example to save data of Playstation Home as there are some reverse engineering projects who are looking for them.

[@ripfelix3020]

You'll need to dump the ERK for that. Requires CFW. Then there's a tool that allows you to decrypt and read the HDD contents. I forget the name of it off the top of my head. It's on the psx place. Ask around.

[@seanys]

I can’t imagine the enormous amount of work that has gone into getting this information needed to build the tools. Thank you to all that contributed. Further, Sony… give us access to the internal tools that will allow us to maintain our now defunct systems!

[@SolidSaud1]

you're videos are so much informative and fun to watch hard to find fixing videos combining both, keep up the pace

[@GuillermoTessi]

A most needed tutorial on one of the best diagnostic tools for the PS3. Thank you Felix, amazing work!.

[@retrocomms]

Very informative as always! Here's hoping this will help keep our systems alive for many, many years to come.

[@Trololo231]

I've been binge-watching your videos, really great stuff here and, hopefully, it will become easier and easier to identify a specific problem when it comes to YLOD. I had a problem with the HDMI signal in my PS3 Slim (bought back in 2010, still well preserved but for some reason that happened), tried to look up people around me that work with consoles to fix mine, but most of them stopped fucking with the PS3 since the PS5 has been released, so all the documentation online will help us all when there's only enthusiasts charging $300 (not including shipping) to fix our old PS3s. Thanks, bro.

[@bzavacado]

Thank you for this! This is perfect for me to follow along for my dad’s PS3.

[@K3NnY_G]

Had my CECH-01 gathering dust waiting for this video, I knew you'd do it; and I was confident it'd be just like this. Thanks so much fo all you've done man; it's time for me to do my part.

[@danholli123]

Secretly, they're just tired of so many "where do I put the pins", "how do I access the shell", and photos being submitted and instead of complaining about it (like most people on the internet) they made this useful video

[@ripfelix3020]

Yes, partly. I have an entire post full of links to tutorials for common questions. But what people really want are videos. So finally getting around to it. But not because I'm annoyed by their questions. Everyone starts by not knowing. Not knowing what the previous 250 pages on the forum contain is understandable. I can forgive them for not reading all of it before asking a normal question that I've answered a hundred times before. I just like having a link to a post or video ready when they do.

[@RichardBilly-ft9jn]

This is such an incredible feat of the internet, thank you so much for distilling in such a legible manner

[@rmoog1019]

Tip: pip as a command on its own is going in and out of deprecation and it seems that Python Foundation can't make up their mind. So it's worth keeping in mind, that you can also run "python3 -m pip" instead of "pip" when "pip" is unavailable as a command, but otherwise available as a module.

[@seguramlk]

Awesome, Felix. Tremendous video as always 👏

[@Bigpaa]

I double checked and even re-soldered my wires thinking I might have had a cold solder joint, turns out it was just my rx and tx swapped the whole time... so much time wasted.

[@perkulant4629]

Hehe that’s an easy mistake to make, few colleagues in work do that still on occasion.

[@TheGlitchyMario]

It’s always a good day when you upload. I might be getting a phat PS3 (unknown if it’s back-compatible) but I’ll definitely use this!

[@GAURON123]

Thank you Félix, I still have a japanese 20Gb backwards compatibility fat PS3 waiting to be repaired since 2012. Thanks for you knowledge.

[@jayhollowayii2]

That short circuit clip lol 😂 amazing

[@hadesmcc]

Awesome, thank you for sharing this. I have 4 that are currently bricks, would be cool if I could fix any of them. I did purchase the adapter but I never got round to trying to get the logs. This video will help a lot, whenever I get some time to get around to that. Much appreciated.

[@scj643]

Today I learned you can enter cmd in the address bar. Thanks I don't have a PS3 but this was very interesting

[@pichonPoP]

This video is pure gold

[@TNTMusic5757]

Finally, somebody knows about short circuit!

[@tadeusoares5648]

Thank you for this easilly understandable tutorial! Now to check if errors 3034 and 4411 are solvable...

[@RachelWolfe]

Loving the graphics in this video as I start watching. Can't wait to see the rest

[@RachelWolfe]

Genuine tokin error! Incredible. Keep at it, dude!

[@Blank-n7c]

Great PlayStation 3 diagnosis

[@princegroove]

As the proud owner of eight PS3s, I’m so thankful that none have had any issues. I own three 60GB launch models, one partially PS2 compatible model, an E model, slim, super slim, and the gun grey MGS4 limited edition bundle.

[@klislive]

Man, this video is going to be my best friend when i plan on diagnosing my dads old day one ps3! its even older than me!

[@connorboi2434]

Looks like my CECHK may see another day yet! Thanks so much Felix!

[@drudigger]

Exactly what i need for a ps3 slim ive been holding on to for a few years. Thanks man.

[@ryujiyamazaki583]

Thanx for the amazing tutorial and the efforts that U have put in this, I have nothing but respect!💪

[@xxMidNightHuskyxx]

I don't even own a ps3, just have been enjoying your vids

[@schuremtheworm688]

This is awesome! I’m so amazed at how diehard this community is

[@Wodring]

i just did syscon check on a fat CEHH11 using a PiPico, 1-2sec YLOD, the main idea was to remove and replace all the tokins, good thing that i recalled about the syscon before attempting anything else, sadly it gave me errors 3034, meaning it needs a reball or bad CPU/GPU(?), i don´t have a reball station nor the skills to attempt a reball, maybe in a future i´ll get a station to learn how to reball PS3s and X360s, and just maybe, how to do a Frankie PS3. Once 1 repaired a slim2001A by "blindly" replacing all NECTOKINS with Tantalums, and it still works fine, also just delidded it a few days ago along with my main 2501B, both working great now. Anyway, thanks for the detailed tutorial, it really was nice to learn how to do syscon checks.

[@ztykowork]

This video is a great rescource for when i fix up the PS3 i bought. Can't wait to get to it soon

[@dh2032]

what chance has you average game console user got one PC, even no what serial port is, never mind a command prompt?, it's like all been designed to make as complicated a you manly posable to fix anything?

[@ztykowork]

That's programmed obsolescence for you. One of the reasons right to repair is so important since they can just drop support at any time. @@dh2032

[@varazi]

imma be real, i dont even own a ps3, but god damn this video is interesting and well-crafted

[@CoriolanBataille]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!

[@Argonn_]

Excellent tutorial ! Now let's resurrect my 3034 YLOD CECHC PS3 (Damn I'm not enough skilled to do a Frankenstein Mod 😢)

[@louishall4271]

Thank you Sir! VERY clear, informative video!

[@lululombard]

I wish we had this years ago, what a great and thorough tutorial, good job! But let's hope I won't ever need it for my slim PS3 haha

[@Volstx]

PS3 Slim doesnt get YLOD so i think youre safe lol

[@andymaher13]

Just want to say thanks for the detail guide, very heplfull

[@SINftare]

Шикарная работа! ❤

[@roughboygarage1475]

Thank you for doing all these videos! I have 2 working BC phats and one given to me for parts. The 2 have worked great so far. Other than needing to replace a disc drive here and there. I never knew these consoles had so many problems. I always assumed they were bulletproof other than the random disc drive. I have noticed an unusual amount of heat and louder fans on my 1st one. Bur I never thought anything about it. It's mainly used to watch Blu-ray now. Should I be concerned?

[@Darth001]

Replace the thermal paste if you havnt done already. While doing that do a dust fan clean down. The original thermal paste will be like hard cement by now. Once replaced and cleaned should last for years to come

[@rianmccarthy2474]

Those consoles are too valuable to just use as bd players and they'll burn their chip out eventually without warning. Either store them or sell them and then buy a cheap slim or super slim ps3 for bds.

[@erickgonzalez970]

Thanks for this info bro i went to my ps3 and it works perfectly

[@edsautohelpmore1204]

Awesome information thank you much for the video we'll probably watch It 10 more times

[@zombie3439]

Thank you for the step by step detail!!!

[@moethephoque9355]

Thanks for this excellent tutorial 🙏🙏🙏

[@FeTetra]

Damn this is so cool and i would actually love to fuck around with the syscon a bit even though my PS3 is just genuinely dealing with a psu issue lol

[@craigachuff6087]

I had a slim back in 2010, and it would shut off after a few seconds. Found out online that if you turn a diode inside 10%, it would stay powered on. It did work.

[@renakunisaki]

I watched this thinking it would be about how they broke the encryption, figured out the commands, etc. Still very interesting. Now I know how to fix a PS3 if I ever get one. 🤪

[@bsanchez3563]

I find it definetly not for a beginner to without a failsafe or alternative to repairing their dsi xl but I fixed by merely pulling back into level with the other pins heights to make all contacts on the sd reader on mine 3:10 huh.. pretty smart tbh I have to admit for bussiness reasons. An glad to have been able to put back together with no noticeable damage or further issues with the dsi xl and the card will at least read now for listening to music even with the missing albeit my fault.. as in the past I being a stupid idiot kid back then tore the card slot cover. But meh the use of it for playing free downloaded music mp4 files is pretty sweet for gaining more convienient ability for keeping of downloaded form of music instead of buying the vinyl to try listneing with the difficulty of ONLY stationary non portable listening.. plus everyone prety much for personal use is downloading at least some of the not all time favs of their music for eli,ination of the expenses/cost associated with mass media cosnumption etc.

[@ripfelix3020]

I'll give it to them It was a very effective tactic to separate themselves from the YLOD. If people assume it's just a PSU failure, SONY doesn't have to deal with the "YLOD" stigma. Which wasnt fair after they fixed the early issues. OFC the consoles could still break for a variety of causes and needed to have an error code system, but it was dibolically smart to change the way it's indicated...NGL.

[@DiyintheGhetto]

I would love to run linux natively instead of having to go through the game system itself. What I mean is to delete the game system OS and just have linux runing on boot up.

[@adamthiry868]

A new Felix video!!!!

[@muhammedozbek7492]

increadible video, like always.

[@HansWurst-ht3jh]

Dude, this is awesome.

[@gamekiller9053]

Should add syscon or ylod debugging or something similar for better search results on the consumer end

[@bloeckmoep]

Thank for this tut. Your ps3 videos are awesome. 👍

[@onceagain77]

Excellent tutorial. The only thing I did to my PS3 fat was change out the thermal paste and cleaned the heat sink about 4 years ago. I didn't have security torx drive but I had a drill so I drilled out the security pin and used a regular torx to open the system.

[@FreddyGameTime]

Honey wake up, it’s another RIP Felix video.

[@justanorange2038]

i don't even have a ps3, but this is gonna be entertaining

[@Darth001]

Just the video I needed for some phats that I need to fix. You got a sub from me from now on

[@mitkoprakov1296]

What an amazing guide, im picking up tommorow a whole lot of untested or clearly defective consoles - one of them is the cechc BC (EU model) and they state it has YLOD so that guide sounds very helpful to give it a try. You do appoint that its best to diassemble and get it hooked up before even trying 1st boot yourself?:) if not would really appreciate explanation on that. Also on on the power - do you use an external power connector for the 12V or for 5V and is there certain mA or A that should be specified if so.

[@ripfelix3020]

I just use an APS226 PSU. I got banana plug to aligator clip cables for 12v. They plug into the PSU perfect. As for 5v I made an extention cable. This allows me to have PSU off to the side, out of the way and prevent shorting when the RF shield is not on (so I can live probe).

[@nice8D]

Great Video Felix!

[@coatlessali]

-If the console boots, is it acceptable/helpful to use CFW to dump the syscon logs when asking for help (assuming it's already installed)? Apologies if this is covered in the video and I somehow missed it.- Yep. It was answered pretty early in the video. Thanks again for the fantastic tutorial.

[@devinmiller2158]

Here I go resurrecting the dead 10 plus years this would've been great to know

[@laurenralf7628]

I'm getting a lot of help from you. How do I change the screen of cmd like you at 15:45? I have entered the folder, but I don't know how to enter the first cmd screen or the second cmd screen. Help me.

[@ripfelix3020]

The command string needed depends on what SYSCON version you"re console has. Mullion (CXR/CXRF) or Sherwood (SW). inside the "linux" folder is the syscon script. [somthing].py That's what you type. If you mount that folder into the command terminal like I showed, all you have to do is type a few letters and then press TAB. It will autofill with anything withing that folder matching the letters you type (like a shortcut). If you press it again it'll match the next one alphabetically (if there are more than one). You can also rename the python script to ps3.py to make it easier to type if you'd prefer. The script will still run fine.

[@produKtNZ]

Hey - there's a better way to 'open as path' Try holding shift and right click in the folder and choose 'Open Powershell window here'. All known 'CMD' commands work in PS.

[@ripfelix3020]

Yeah, some people prefer powershell. I'm less familiar with it and went with what I know.

[@produKtNZ]

@@ripfelix3020 fair enough :) just don't get left behind when cmd is retired is all 😎

[@pierce2949]

god i hope i never need to use this info, amazing video

[@6reen6uy]

A01 model owner, still runs all 3 gen games, blu rays, everything perfectly fine. Is there any benefit to running the toolset proactively checking errors that could lead to faults sooner than later? Just curious.

[@ripfelix3020]

Just curiosity. But you should be aware there are likely to be some A0801001, A0801004, A0802022...etc. Potentially, A0801601/A08014FF/A0801701. Some errors can occur from unexpected shutdowns (like a power outtage, or pulled plug, surge). Or from software crashes that are sometimes encountered. If the console is otherwise stable, they shouldn't alarm you. If OTOH, there is instability in intense games and you see those, it could indicate a failure is in progress. Catching it early, can give you enough warning time to get your saves off, for example.

[@6reen6uy]

@@ripfelix3020thanks, it’s strange because even now I’ve always felt this ps3 has a more stable frame rate in demanding games such as Last of Us, MGRising, MGS4, etc. just lucky I suppose as it was definitely not opened before I did to repaste. I’ll get around to that then and post any unusual codes I (may) get on the forum. 👌

[@Hiilikuitu]

Been scrolling the internet for couple of days now, no answers. You are one of the only ones who seem actually professional about this. So the problem is: the playstation is fat, cechl turns on normally games work normally but after some time depending on the game the console turns off, 3 beebs blinking red light but no yellow light. Turns on normally after that. Syscon shows codes 2124 and 1002 after that the codes are 0xffffffff. I cleaned the playstation, it was full of dust. After that i replaced the paste, did that terribly. Could the problem be in the capacitors or somewhere else? The system has been turned off many times so could the problem be in corrupted files? Much appreciated. And sorry for bad english.

[@ripfelix3020]

That is bad RSX tokins. The behavior you describe, the 1002 codes, and the model revision all strongly support that conclusion.

[@Hiilikuitu]

@@ripfelix3020 thank you very much, helps me a lot. I suppose all 4 caps have to be replaced. Is 470uf tantalum capacitor the right replacement or is there a better option?

[@ripfelix3020]

These I designed to help make soldering easier, but you don't need them if you solder to the rails and use bridge wires. 3x 470uF per cap replaced works well. But there are some higher frequency harmonics that an array of MLCCs would help to remove. You can read about it here. www.psx-place.com/threads/research-experimental-nec-tokin-capacitors-replacement-ylod.25260/page-217#post-313627

[@Hiilikuitu]

@@ripfelix3020 thanks!

[@Hiilikuitu]

@@ripfelix3020 i read your advice on psx, so will one mlcc replace one nectokin?

[@UsedToBeConsumer]

10 years spent of someone's life to get to this !, sure there are people out there who are worth millions of others who does nothing but to get life on this planet worse than it is...

[@tiagoangelo3828]

That man deserves a documentary on his work!

[@Bigpaa]

Can you offer a tutorial on configuring the fan phases and duty cycles?

[@ripfelix3020]

An example of the COK-001/2 default fan table is given in the written tutorial linked in the description. There is also a link to a thread on psx place with more examples and explanations.

[@jeromievalenzuela2190]

nice. appreciate this

[@Sestain]

PS3 Slim 25xx can show yellow light but syscon doesn't for some reason do it on that model.

[@xCr00k3Dx]

19:11 that's not a weird format. It just looks like a truncated form of unix time, which is the number of seconds since the computing epoch (Jan 1st, 1970).

[@ripfelix3020]

Yeah, it's J2000 epoch in HEX.

[@nyanpasu64]

Be sure not to buy cheap jumper wires with aluminum or CCAW wiring, which will be impossible to solder onto.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

CCA is solderable like copper because the outside is copper...

[@nyanpasu64]

@@thewhitefalcon8539 I bought CCAW jumper cables, tried soldering to them, after messing up the joints I tried again and discovered that the copper had dissolved and no amount of flux would make new solder stick to the aluminum.

[@zachariahbrown5869]

Quick question, if I purchased the serial cable you linked in the description I don’t need any kind of converter to make it 3.3v correct. My laptop puts out 5v and wanted to make sure I don’t fry anything plugging that cable into my laptop and the description from Amazon says nothing about voltage. You just plugged it into a usb splitter so I assume the big blue end of the cable has everything built in to knock it down to 3.3v thanks again! Awesome tutorial!

[@ripfelix3020]

Nope, that's already set to 3.3v. I like it because it's regognized automatically and doesn't require any drivers. And it uses the breadboard pins I like to use. But any UART device would work if you know how to use it. There are cheaper devices. That's just the one I have.

[@zachariahbrown5869]

Awesome thanks man. I tried it and it worked. I got my errors and then went to try internal mode and kept getting an error when trying to enter “auth” again no matter how I tried to spell it. Restarted everything and same thing.

[@zachariahbrown5869]

I figured it out, you have to case ground diag, and ground wire from the usb TTL cable to get into internal mode. Hooking diag wire straight to ground wire of usb cable won’t work. So when it is all said and done do I need to reset the eep 3961 back to 01 when I am done with? Thanks man, definitely been a fun project, unfortunately seems like my ps3 has 3034 so it may be cooked. Thanks again!

[@johnk7134]

Beloved!

[@VoidPelt]

I miss my PS3. I want to get one and mod it, but they’re so expensive nowadays, especially for launch models.

[@daniel070487]

No. 5 lives !

[@JP_Albuquerque_]

Great video! One question, does the first method works with OFW?

[@ripfelix3020]

Yes.

[@HardcoreGR]

Is it possible to change IDPS from SYSCON? without jailbreak, webman etc.

[@ripfelix3020]

Not that I know of. Pretty sure that's stored in flash, but not sure.

[@MisterGaiGai]

I've been mentally gearing up to fix the 100 some of these I still have.

[@ripfelix3020]

That'll be a grind. GL!

[@AysoXD]

could u put the required items in the description ie what ever the usb thing is called

[@ripfelix3020]

It's in the written tutorial that's linked

[@hasohaso4325]

@ripfelix3020 hey Felix, first of all, I would like to thank you for your videos. I’ve got a question I bought in PlayStation 3 fat lady 60 GB model warranty seal is intact. Console is working I am asking myself. Should I open it up and renew the thermal paste and clean the Console from dust would you recommend something like that for a running Console? Thank you very much and would be great if you have a Patreon account so we can support you.

[@ripfelix3020]

Regular maintenance is always a good idea. 1st I would caution you against opening the console until you know how to do it safely. For example, the suction the paste makes against the heatsink requires force to separate them. This can crack the solder balls. Using the console before opening or heating the HS with a hair dryer (nothing crazy, just warm it up) will soten the past and allow you to break the suction. But if it's dry, it shouldn't be too hard to remove. Wet stuff or non-OEM pastes can be pretty hard to separate. That is one potential danger of opening it. So I'd reccomend doing the normal thi gs first. Blow it out as best you can with an electronics duster. Install web man mod for better fan control. And see how much the fan ramps up under load after 25min in an intense game like TLOU (to reach thermal saturation). If the fan% to maintain 68C is less than 40%, the thermals are fine and it can be used as is until that climbs above 50%. Fair warning that in many cases now the paste under the IHS is wearing out, requiring s delid to fix. That is very dangerout and should only be attempted if you know what you're doing. Either practice on a donor board or send it to someone for the service. And OFC, keep it it an location where it'll get good airflow.

[@hasohaso4325]

Thanks for the reply thank you very much. I have a PlayStation 3 fatlady 60gb version signed by Hideo Kojima and unfortunately with YLOD. A service shop tried to repair it but it was at that time not possible this was 12 years ago. I keep the main shelf where I have the signature. That’s why I bought another 60 GB version and I do not want to lose this one so for me it’s really really important to keep the console as long as I can without getting YLOD. I guess I know how to open Consoles because I did it previously I’m a huge collector of old retro games, consoles and devices and I would say that my soldering skills are not bad but still I’m really concerned about about the whole situation with the PS3 because still I know opening it up and putting new thermal paste can cause some issues. Greetings from Germany every Tipp is appreciated.

[@Lucifer_Sam]

Hey Felix, question on your Tantalizer PCBs. Was gonna buy some off jlcpcb but they don't have 0.8mm Thickness in 2oz cooper like the osh park boards, only 1oz. Is getting the 1oz cooper PCBs off jlcpcb good enough to handle the current?

[@ripfelix3020]

Yeah, that's fine.

[@Lucifer_Sam]

@@ripfelix3020 Appreciate it thank you.

[@gimmicx3798]

Thank you this upload I have 2 backwards compatible ps3 with emotion engine maybe I’ll get off my arse and syscon diagnose them lol

[@PastPresentFutureEndofTime]

My PS3 is still crying out for a savior from YLOD a lot of this technical stuff is beyond me.

[@MJV104]

Thank you Felix just got the results and a 1002 seems to be the issue

[@ripfelix3020]

In the latest releases he's put the script into a folder names linux.

[@MJV104]

Thank you very much

[@writtenskate522plays]

For the PL2303TA USB to TTL Serial Cable, how do I know if it is 3.3 volts? How do I make it 3.3 volt's if it's not? I did get the 2 pip things installed successfuly, however it's telling me there is a new update available for the pip I ran. When I did the pip command, it installed 23.2.1, but it told me there is 23.3.2 available. Should I update? Do I need to update?

[@seesikopter]

23:38 probably one out of a supercomputer or something but damn if that was game sessions then phew

[@PrimeRetroGamer]

Hey, would you be okay if I use a small snippet of your video in my upcoming video that I'm making? It'll be no more than a few seconds and without audio. I will leave credit to your original video. Thanks!

[@ripfelix3020]

I do not mind

[@munshi_man9736]

I have no problems authing in external mode but when i get to internal mode when i auth it says scopen response invalid how do i fix this

[@manueltaveras2484]

I'm curious if I was to take my playstation 3 into a reputable repair place do they do this type of troubleshoot also?

[@johnr.hernandez3207]

Not sure if you are still commenting or not, but i was wondering how you set up the power supply to be distant from the board, and whether that mattered or not?

[@ripfelix3020]

I'm using an APS226 as a bench PSU. For the 12v connector I'm using banana plug to aligator clip cables. The banana plugs conveniently fit perfectly into the PSU. For the 5v connector I spliced the wire and used ribbin cable to make it longer. Lastly, I made adapters so it'll work for models with 3, 4, and 5 pin 5v connectors.

[@lisc11]

i'm having a hard time time seeing the dust i wish some one would point it out with some sort of indicator like some arrows or something it would be really helpful.

[@cdoublejj]

well thats nice, i could use a syscon debug/TS and I mainly use PopOs linux now

[@cali-co6428]

lubricated with SAE 20W is so funny lmao