u/TwilightX1

Evilnat's done it again!

Flash Writer has been successfully ported by Evilnat to 4.93, making it possible for all of those who accidentally installed 4.93 OFW to install CFW again.

Instructions -

1. Install HFW 4.93.1 - Flash Writer cannot jailbreak OFW directly the same way bgtoolset does. You have to install HFW first. Note - Install HFW only. Do not install HEN.
2. Plug a FAT32 formatted USB disk to the rightmost USB port and make sure it's recognized on XMB.
3. Open the browser on the console and clean it completely - History, Cookies, Cache etc., delete everything.
4. Press the start button on your controller and go to this address - https://xxevilnatxx.github.io/flash-writer/
5. Follow the instructions
6. When asked if your console is NAND or NOR based - If you have a fat console with model CECHA/B/C/E/G, pick NAND. Any other fat model, as well as all slims, pick NOR.
7. Continue following the instructions.
8. After rebooting, install CFW.

A few notes -

• On NAND models, Flash Writer cannot take a complete dump of the entire NAND. This is an inherent issue with the exploit used by Flash Writer, and cannot be fixed. The mostly full dump can still be checked with PyPS3Checker. However, please do mind that if that specific small part of the NAND that can't be dumped gets corrupted (chances are very close to zero, but not zero), that's a hard brick. NOR models don't have that issue - The dump taken by Flash Writer is a full dump.
• As always, do not proceed with flashing before verifying the dump with PyPS3Checker and making sure there are non dangers / warnings.
• If you don't want to use a cloud service, you can self host Flash Writer on your own computer. Download the tool from here -> PS3Xploit Flash Writer (4.93 HFW) | PSX-Place. Note that while you can jailbreak without an Internet connection, you still need a LAN connection to your computer. Therefore, PS3s with both Wi-Fi and Ethernet broken cannot be modded.
• There are no news about bgtoolset and it's unknown when and if 4.93 will be supported, so please don't comment with that question.