DO NOT USE THIS WITH FIRMWARE OR HIGHER UNTIL A METHOD TO EXIT FACTORY/SERVICE MODE IS FOUND!
PS3Jig is a small PSP homebrew application that exposes the PSP as a Sony USB jig stick and properly responds to the PS3’s challenge data, enabling Factory/Service Mode which can then be used for downgrading (or recovering from a brick during a downgrade attempt).
This DOES NOT fix Waninkoko bricks -- only bricks where lv2 is still intact and can run to look for the presence of a jig stick or