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=== Lowest Applicable Firmware ===
=== Lowest Applicable Firmware ===
*Look up in [[SKU_Models#Retail_Models|SKU Models Table]] to see what other reported
*Look up in [http://www.ps3devwiki.com/index.php?title=SKU_Models#Retail_Models SKU Models Table] to see what other reported
*[[Talk:Playstation_Update_Package_%28PUP%29#Using_fake_upgrade_to_get_lowest_firmware_version_info|Using fake upgrade to get lowest firmware version info]]
*[http://www.ps3devwiki.com/index.php?title=Talk:Playstation_Update_Package_%28PUP%29#Using_fake_upgrade_to_get_lowest_firmware_version_info Using fake upgrade to get lowest firmware version info]
*Use [http://gitbrew.org/~glevand/ps3/pkgs/get_applicable_version.pkg get_applicable_version.pkg] to receive lower/upper UDP broadcasts
*Use [http://gitbrew.org/~glevand/ps3/pkgs/get_applicable_version.pkg get_applicable_version.pkg] to receive lower/upper UDP broadcasts


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*[[Downgrading with PSgrade Dongle]] (using Factory Service Mode)
*[[Downgrading with PSgrade Dongle]] (using Factory Service Mode)
*[[Remarry Bluray Drive]] (uses Factory Service Mode)
*[[Remarry Bluray Drive]] (uses Factory Service Mode)
*[[QA_Flagging#QA_Downgrading|QA Downgrading]] (QA flag extra and QA Recovery Downgrading)
*[http://www.ps3devwiki.com/index.php?title=QA_Flagging#QA_Downgrading QA Downgrading] (QA flag extra and QA Recovery Downgrading)
*[[Downgrading with linux]] (for consoles with OtherOS or OtherOS++)
*[[Downgrading with linux]] (for consoles with OtherOS or OtherOS++)
*[[Hardware flashing]] (Wiring and comparison of hardware flashers: [[Infectus]], [[Progskeet 1.0 / 1.1]] / [[Progskeet 1.2]] / [[Progskeet 1.21]], [[Teensy 2.0++]], [[PNM]], [[PIC32MX]] etc)
*[[Hardware flashing]] (Wiring and comparison of hardware flashers: [[Infectus]], [[Progskeet 1.0 / 1.1]] / [[Progskeet 1.2]] / [[Progskeet 1.21]], [[Teensy 2.0++]], [[PNM]], [[PIC32MX]] etc)
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**<span style="text-decoration: line-through;">[[Downgrading with NOR flasher]]</span> (older guides, NOR specific)
**<span style="text-decoration: line-through;">[[Downgrading with NOR flasher]]</span> (older guides, NOR specific)


==== software downgrades ====
'''Note:''' If your firmware is 3.56 or higher then there are currently no ways to downgrade using software only. You can use Hardware flashers on ''any'' firmware, including 3.56 and above (provided the console is capable of running 3.55).
{{warning|content=If your firmware is 3.56 or higher then there are no ways to downgrade using software only. You can use Hardware flashers on ''any'' firmware, including 3.56 and above, provided the console is capable of running 3.55 (FSM method highly recommended) \ 3.56 (noFSM method only)<br />
 
There is no way to downgrade a console that has lowest capable running version 3.60 or higher.
}}


=== Problems and Issues ===
=== Problems and Issues ===
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  It is recommended to strictly use Rogero 355 v3.7 when downgrading firmware >3.55.
  It is recommended to strictly use Rogero 355 v3.7 when downgrading firmware >3.55.
   
   
  Greetz to #ps3downgrade & psdevwiki
  Greetz to #ps3downgrade & ps3devwiki
 




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