Newest PS3 Update Potentially Bricks your console

[ShadowSoldier]

*Reads about PS3s getting bricked*

But surely, Sony would have some sort of quality assurance to prevent such asinine errors and--never mind, I was thinking of another company.




Assuming they bother to say anything and not brush it aside. But seriously, doesn't Sony have QA teams that ensure these things DON'T happen. If it affects millions of customers and Sony sits on their loathsome spotty behinds not doing a dang thing about it, the streets will run red with blood.

You know randomizer, there were some times when you were showing signs of being civilized and not totally dumb like Janet, but you just lost all credibility there. You're just as dumb.

 

[Depravo]

Hi guys, we're aware of reports that the recent PS3 update (4.45) has caused. We have temporarily taken 4.45 offline and are investigating.

https://twitter.com/PlayStationEU/status/347270685577605120

We will announce when the system update is available for download as soon as possible and we apologise for the inconvenience.

https://twitter.com/PlayStationEU/status/347270717034868736


But on the bright side...

Good morning everyone. How we feeling today? We have the July PlayStation Plus update coming for you later today. It looks very exciting!

https://twitter.com/PlayStationEU/status/347267638814208000

 

[nl255]

Reading the thread would do wonders for you. If you had, you would have read the thread that nukeboy linked to the post before yours and seen that the PS3 has an accessible safe mode that allows for manual firmware updates via removable media. That means Sony can release a fix that can be applied directly by the user without any need for Sony to be further involved. Great thing Sony thought about potential errors and included that safe mode. Oh, but wait, Sony is horrible so that safe mode must be a myth!

Seriously, some of you people need to take a course in yanking your head from your ass from time to time. It'd do wonders.

Of course, that is assuming the safe mode is still accessable which depending on what happened may or may not be the case. I would not be surprised if there were some full bricks that could not be resolved without a NAND/NOR backup and hardware flasher (unless you manage to extract Sony's newest private keys, perhaps by black bag cryptanalysis).

 

[Nathan Drake]

Of course, that is assuming the safe mode is still accessable which depending on what happened may or may not be the case. I would not be surprised if there were some full bricks that could not be resolved without a NAND/NOR backup and hardware flasher (unless you manage to extract Sony's newest private keys, perhaps by black bag cryptanalysis).

Considering this brick doesn't seem to be varied (you know, standard area where the boot fail happens for this specific problem), and those with the brick on that thread have reported being able to boot into safe mode. It's definitely solvable on the user's end without any extra tricks as long as Sony gets the fix files out there.

 

[T-hug]

For those with bricked systems Tomorrow a patch should come out to fix this. All you need to do is download it to your USB drive and power up the PS3 in safe mode and install update from USB.

-Step 1: Turn off the PLAYSTATION 3 by holding the Power button on the front of the unit till the Power light is red.


-Step 2: Touch and hold the Power button, you will hear the first beep, meaning the PLAYSTATION 3 is powering on. Continue to hold the Power button and after about 5 seconds, you will hear a second beep, indicating the video reset. Continue to hold the Power button and after about another 5 seconds you will hear a third beep and the system will power off (Power light is red).


-Step 3: Touch and hold the Power button, you will hear the first beep, again for the PLAYSTATION 3 to power on. Continue to hold the Power button and after about 5 seconds, you will hear a second beep for video reset. Continue to hold the Power button and after about another 5 seconds you will hear a quick double beep. At that point release the Power button. If you succeeded in activating Safe Mode, you will see a message on the screen saying, "Connect the controller using a USB cable and then press the PS button."

 

[shakirmoledina]

can it unbrick fully bricked consoles too?

wow that would be a miracle even if on ofw

 

[Coto]

I'll be honest:

when I read yesterday "new ps update, now you can disable trophy achievements" this idea came to mind:

"wouldn't be risky to disable a function [that writes to vflash (partition residing on NAND)] that have had been working since forever, now suddenly?"

some bricks happen because the wear and tear of NAND / NOR, areas that are dead, or bugged because the memory manager (microcontroller) has issues.

If I were sony, I'd just move constant writing stuff, to HDD.

Who knows maybe they do it so if the console lasts a good amount of years, it'll die anyway

 

[Depravo]

I'll be honest:

when I read yesterday "new ps update, now you can disable trophy achievements" this idea came to mind:

"wouldn't be risky to disable a function [that writes to vflash (partition residing on NAND)] that have had been working since forever, now suddenly?"

some bricks happen because the wear and tear of NAND / NOR, areas that are dead, or bugged because the memory manager (microcontroller) has issues.

If I were sony, I'd just move constant writing stuff, to HDD.

Who knows maybe they do it so if the console lasts a good amount of years, it'll die anyway

As far as I am aware it's only to disable trophy popups in-game. Although why anyone would want to do this is beyond me. They're not distracting at all. I actually find them rather satisfying. Now if the update was the option to hide Singstar from the games menu....

 

[Gahars]

Microsoft and Sony have a lot in common, actually.

While Microsoft is shitting bricks, Sony is bricking shit.

 

[the_randomizer]

You know randomizer, there were some times when you were showing signs of being civilized and not totally dumb like Janet, but you just lost all credibility there. You're just as dumb.

Well, I saw the post Nathan Drake mentioned about the safe mode this morning, so I had no idea the link was even there. I'll just be waiting in the sidelines and update when it's safe to do so.

 

[codezer0]

Replies in the quotes because fuck breaking that down.

Given your attitude, and that your username is after the single most racist protagonist Naughty Dog has been able to get away with, I am not surprised you are quick to defend Sony. You certainly sound like the condescending character enough.

I treated my PlayStation(s) no differently than my other consoles. My first Sega Dreamcast suffered through the most abuse, and remained strong for 6.5 years... I know what the problem is (fan failure); I just don't have the tools or the chops to repair it. On the upside, my girl happened upon some well-cared-for replacements at an obscenely good price so I could retain that system and the library I built up for it. Yet it was Sony that has actively chose to screw me every time.

I finally broke down and bought a 16gig M2 for my go for $30 at Amazon, even though I thought it was ridiculous when compared to the sales that microSDHC's even get. Since then Amazon rose its price to $40. Only affordable route that I'd seen for another one at t his point is if I ordered through an Asian reseller through Newegg.

Reading the thread would do wonders for you. If you had, you would have read the thread that nukeboy linked to the post before yours and seen that the PS3 has an accessible safe mode that allows for manual firmware updates via removable media. That means Sony can release a fix that can be applied directly by the user without any need for Sony to be further involved. Great thing Sony thought about potential errors and included that safe mode. Oh, but wait, Sony is horrible so that safe mode must be a myth!

Seriously, some of you people need to take a course in yanking your head from your ass from time to time. It'd do wonders.

If Safe mode worked as advertised I would be able to use my rescued 20gig model now. Oh, wait, it doesn't. Oh yes, Sony... thank you so much for stupidly cryptic errors that just force me to pay your $200 ransom just to get a refurb with whatever your current OFW is. Thanks a lot~

Since you seem to be so all-knowing, maybe you can explain what the hell a 8002F14E is and how I can get said 20gig model to actually boot again.

 

[Sakitoshi]

all the reports of bricks comes from people that had upgraded/swapped their hdd, typically for one superior to 500gb, I have not so I'm not worried, I'll report if my PS3 is bricked once at home, assuming that PS+ updated before the update was pulled.

 

[jonthedit]

I can't find the update for FW 4.45 so that's good.
What's Sony going to do about the bricked PS3s though?

Give $100 off to their new PS4

 

[the_randomizer]

Glad Sony's on the ball. They must have quite the team of ninjas to act that quickly

 

[p1ngpong]

Only on GBAtemp could a simple information thread for a quickly resolved issue be filled with so much fail and hate.

 

[Taleweaver]

Aw, for fuck sake, guys! Honestly...



The other day, I said that "If these sort of announcements (rumor about mandatory PS+ for PS3 multiplayer) are going to pop up weekly from now on, it may still be close in the end. ". You know...


...I didn't MEAN it, okay? I take it back. Just...stay the fucking course, sony. Don't fuck up, okay? Don't fuck up. Just...do nothing but make games, okay? It's NOT a contest of having the worst console builder's image here.

Jeez...

 

[the_randomizer]

Well, the important thing is we survived.

 

[Qtis]

Since you seem to be so all-knowing, maybe you can explain what the hell a 8002F14E is and how I can get said 20gig model to actually boot again.

Quick google gives the problem as a faulty/loose BluRay drive/'s cable. iFixit. It took me 5 seconds

 

[mechadylan]

Back on track, if no one minds.... What about those of us that updated with no problem? Is my ofw 4.45 "safe" to be on? Honestly, I've noticed intermittent lack of response from my Dualshock3 that wasn't there before.

 

[ShadowNeko003]

So while my Super Slim updated fine yesterday, I can't sign onto PSN to access Netflix.