Certain Game Installs Crashing External HDD and PS5

[Firmsss]

(I'm an existing member who had to make a new account because of Facebook's broken login button)

Has anyone experienced something like this? I've done lots of testing on this, and here's what I found:

• Without the HDD connected, the system boots and functions fine.
• When the system only had two PS4 games (fPKGs) installed on the external HDD, it also booted just fine. I had it this way for months without issue.
• But then I installed like 100+ PS4 games (fPKGs). Suddenly, now when the system boots, it gets to home screen, and then crashes and powers off after a few seconds. I'm not even able to run the hack or even get to the Settings page before it crashes and powers off.
• This occurs regardless of which HDD I use, both wall-plug and USB-only HDDs, different brands and storage sizes, new/used, etc. I've done this several times with different drives. Always fine with just one game or two, but then if I go to install everything, it goes back to crashing.
• It doesn't crash while installing the games, only after being powered down and rebooting.
• The system refuses to accept larger internal SSDs, it rejects them during formatting and powers the system off, so I'm stuck with the default internal storage space, which isn't enough for me, requiring an external HDD.
• This PS5 was a launch day model, and I left it in the box unused until the 4.03 hack released.

Can someone identify what the heck is going on here? It's been driving me crazy all year.

• Can particular bad fPKG files install a game that then corrupts your PS5 file system?
• Would an official PKG cause this if accidentally installed among fPKGs?
• Is my PS5 messed up, and do I need to replace it?

 

[Firmsss]

Bump! Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[KenzieRobinson]

It seems like the issue could be related to the number of fPKGs you're installing or maybe even a specific game file causing some kind of corruption.One thought is that a bad fPKG might be messing with your PS5’s file system, especially if it only crashes when you’ve loaded up a ton of games. It might be worth checking if any particular game file is causing the problem by adding them back in smaller batches.Another thing could be how your PS5 is handling external storage. The fact that it crashes with a lot of games but not with just one or two suggests it might struggle with managing a large number of files. This could be a firmware issue, or maybe something specific to your system’s setup.he issue with your PS5 not accepting larger SSDs during formatting is also pretty odd and could point to a deeper hardware problem. If none of the fPKG-related stuff pans out, that might be something to look into more closely. You might also want to double-check that all your fPKGs are from reliable sources, as a corrupted or improperly signed file could cause some serious issues.