Latest PS3 Firmware Updates

[SmokeMeAKipper]

Updated my PAL 60gb model no problem

[NekoFever]

Safest option would seem to be doing the update via a memory stick etc.

That's the way I always do it. It's much quicker to download that way (the updates are universal, but I grab them from the US site out of habit) and I just feel better having a 'hard' copy of the firmware update for it to do it from. I know it downloads to the hard drive before installation and must do some kind of data integrity check, but it takes so long to download that I just get paranoid about data corruption or something.

I'm still surprised that no manufacturers have thought to have two flash banks for firmware updates to avoid these problems, given how cheap flash memory is now. I mean, even Xbox modchips had that because it was a cheap precaution and made it essentially unbrickable.

[Number45]

Not sure if you're meaning myself?, but i'll give removing the harddrive and seeing if it boots up when I get home tonight. What's the 'default settings start'? Just wish I could access the XMB somehow....??? Think it's fecked to be honest

Just a wee bit more info. The PS3 doesn't turn on with the PS button on the wireless controller or the blu ray remote, so it needs to be turned on with the on/off button on the machine itself. When you do that, the wee intro tune plays the background appears but that's it. No XMB. Tried turning it on with a game in but same result.

That sounds like the display. Sometimes (It's happened to me a few times) it resets so that it doesn't display through the HDMI - resetting the video options (Hold the power button for a few seconds, until the second beep) should hopefully fix that for you.

Might back up my HDD before the update tonight, just to be safe.

[Nisa]

Just tried the HDD swap method and I'm pleased to say everything is back to normal apart from the sheer pain in the arse of downloading everything from the PS Store (I have every bit of DLC for Rock Band to re-download >_<).

[JP]

Just tried the HDD swap method and I'm pleased to say everything is back to normal apart from the sheer pain in the arse of downloading everything from the PS Store (I have every bit of DLC for Rock Band to re-download >_<).

That's really good to hear!

Still bloody annoying for people though and it's a really strange problem as I'm not sure how it could have corrupted the data on the hdd? Isn't the hdd just a storage device for the download while the internal memory would surely be used to store firmware?

It's good to hear that it's a relatively harmless problem though although I know how annoying it is having to download loads of things as I had to do it after starting up a new ID recently.

[ezg]

I've updated via the memory stick and 2.40 has given my Japanese ps3 the hdmi screen flicker problem, so every five seconds on the dashboard it flicks between the background and a black screen now.

I've tried all the normal fixes including removing the hdmi lead from the back of my tv and the ps3, resetting the hdmi settings and changing from component back to hdmi.

Nothing seems to have worked, luckily I have a ps2 component lead otherwise I would be in the land of very pee'd off with Sony instead of being mildly annoyed.

[Ajay1986]

Just done mine and everything went fine.

I think the in game XMB is pretty good, and the trophies work well. I do like the trophy stats that you can view in your friends list, its all presented very nicely.

Let the Trophy whoring begin!

Got my first 4 just now on Stardust, all were bronze but i was very close to a silver.

[Matt]

Impressed with how quickly the XMB appears, the 360 can hang a while. Lots of options there. Now just need more Live like functionality, this is a great addition but not enough yet. I have to say again how impressed I am with the smoothness of it, better than I'd hoped.

Now I need a better indication that I have Friend Requests / Messages pending, as I only just noticed a whole pile of them after John mentioned I'd not accepted his Request yet.

[JP]

Now I need a better indication that I have Friend Requests / Messages pending, as I only just noticed a whole pile of them after John mentioned I'd not accepted his Request yet.

Lol when I logged on after work my friends list had nearly doubled after sending out a load of invites for my new ID.

When you get a message it a pop up tells you that it's arrived and it also shows you envelopes next to the message box and next to the friend that has sent them.

[Matt]

Yeah I get the pop-up if I'm online, but if I just turn it on, I need an immediately identifiable number - Live is great in that respect, immediately shows number of Unread Messages and Friends Online. I'm not observant enough to have noticed the envelopes next to the message box

[JP]

Can't really remember how it worked on Live but I think now they've got this started that they really need to just tidy up small stuff like that to try and equal it.

I'd like to have more options than Online & Not Available too. I complain about this a lot but the avatars are probably the worst you can imagine and need to be sorted out.

[Matt]

Yeah, we need custom avatars - on Live, you choose (or buy) a default avatar, then have another custom one for your Friends. It's great

On Live, you have the Messages and Friends boxes, with a number clearly displayed in it. First place you when logging on. XMB has a lot of dead space, I don't want it cluttered like Live, but a corner could be used with little icons for Friends and Messages and a number next to it. Neat and clear.

The Trophies are interesting, but the screens you have looking at a Friend's Trophies and Profiles looks amateurish and barren to me. I like info, I like stats. I want an option there to immediately list all their games played, and even how long on each game - just to make us all feel better for wasting our lives away

[kernow]

Apparently 2.4 has been pulled?

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/07/02/has-2-40-been-removed-from-update-servers/

[Anpanman]

I tried updating my machine earlier and got the message that 2.36 was the current firmware at first I thought it was due to mine being a Jap machine and had to wait until midnight or some such.

[NekoFever]

I thought something was up earlier. I tried downloading the update from the site just to test out a download manager and got a 404 error.

Egg on face if it's true.

It worked fine on my PS3, in any case. Even got my first two trophies