Thanks EB, still the same error message with the nanddump file. Since I have the necessary files needed for blindscan and backupsuite, I will reflash PLI and start from scratch.
But I did get the blindscan to install and tried scanning 87 ku. It has a weird behavior while scanning.

Actual blindscan display.

After flickering, this screen appears when hitting the scan button.

Again, after flickering, the final display appears after scanning.
No matter what settings I use for the scan, it will always display the last screen.
The manual scan works though, that's how I was able to scan the news channels on 87 ku.
Will see what happens after I reflash and start from a clean slate.