Gaming updating a PS3

[VashTS]

to start this is my aunts ps3, they are not very good with technology, so this could be their fault...anyway here it goes.

they just got red dead redemption undead and it has an update on it. they are on 3.41 as we jailbroke it using an ipod a few months back. they don't care about the jailbreak, it was mainly for fun. it has comgenies software on it and a few games installed to the hdd. is there any reason the jailbreak would cause the update to fail? i highly doubt it as the jailbreak doesn't modify the system until you launch with it plugged in.

she states it fails at about 9% each time, it just freezes. im thinking of telling her to go online and update. good idea or bad idea? they don't have a flash drive to try to update in that manner either.

i don't have a ps3 so i can't really give her a good answer, nor am i anyway near them (im heading down next week, but the kids want to play red dead NAOWWW!!).

any help is appreciated.

edit so it seems it is updated to 3.50, it freezes when copying the game to the hdd. still don't have an answer.

 

[DeadlyFoez]

The issue is most likely the ribbon cable that connects to the optical drive or some other type of cable somewhere inside the PS3. When updating the PS3 does a hardware check and if something isn't right then it locks up. You either have to send it to sony or open it up yourself.

 

[VashTS]

foez??! you are back! welcome back bro.

its updated to 3.5 successfully. its just when copying to the hard drive it fails at 9%.