Sony blames HDDs for new round of firmware update issues

How about you just stop breaking things and removing features.

Originally posted by hikaricor:

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How about you just stop breaking things and removing features.

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i'm running a non standard issued drive and have zero issues with this. although i'm not to pleased at sony but that's a story in itself.

Ok, so please take this information from someone who is experiencing the problem.

The issue ONLY occurs if you upgrade to 3.41, and THEN try to install a new hard drive. The problem is that 3.41 has a bug that won't allow you to restore the firmware form the bootloader. Newer PS3's store the firmware on the hard drive since the flash was reduced to 16mb and cannot store the entire firmware.

DON'T TAKE SONY'S ADVICE. IF YOU UPGRADE TO 3.41 AND THEN TRY TO INSTALL A NEW DRIVE YOU WILL HAVE A SEMI-BRICK LIKE THE REST OF US. IF YOU'RE ON 3.40, THEN INSTALL THE NEW DRIVE, REINSTALL 3.40 ONTO THAT DRIVE, AND THEN UPDATE TO 3.41 OVER THE INTERNET FROM WITHIN THE XMB.

Full thread can be seen here:
http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/PlayS...1/td-p/45984903

btw, PSN ID is Ongakukun.

So then, this will prevent you from repairing a system if the hard drive dies (or gets corrupted) once you have 3.41 installed?

Yeah right sony ...
all this PS3's had/have the same HDD for several years with numerous FW's and all the sudden with 3.41 they decided to stop being compatible and is HDD's fault... yeah right......

This fiasco reminds me the clock issue back in february that they said "we fixed it"...my @$$

Yes, Killerbug, if your hard drive fails after you install 3.41, you'll be unable to install another one and install 3.41 firmware on it. Since this is the highest firmware out, it's not like you have the option to skip that buggy version. We need a 3.42 with a bug fix.

Originally posted by hikaricor :

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How about you just stop breaking things and removing features.

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-_- I just can't believe Sony would go the same route like Apple is. Sony in a sense is blaming this on the users and not themselves. But whats strange is Sony updated the PSP to 6.31 with the exact same feature as 6.30 which I feel is odd in itself.

Originally posted by elk1007:

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Ok, so please take this information from someone who is experiencing the problem.

The issue ONLY occurs if you upgrade to 3.41, and THEN try to install a new hard drive. The problem is that 3.41 has a bug that won't allow you to restore the firmware form the bootloader. Newer PS3's store the firmware on the hard drive since the flash was reduced to 16mb and cannot store the entire firmware.

DON'T TAKE SONY'S ADVICE. IF YOU UPGRADE TO 3.41 AND THEN TRY TO INSTALL A NEW DRIVE YOU WILL HAVE A SEMI-BRICK LIKE THE REST OF US. IF YOU'RE ON 3.40, THEN INSTALL THE NEW DRIVE, REINSTALL 3.40 ONTO THAT DRIVE, AND THEN UPDATE TO 3.41 OVER THE INTERNET FROM WITHIN THE XMB.

Full thread can be seen here:
http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/PlayS...1/td-p/45984903

btw, PSN ID is Ongakukun.

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I heard about this issue... Fortunately I already upgraded the hard drive, but yeah, I feel the pain. Sony should just release another patch to fix this.

I had this problem. All you have to do is wait for the HDD indicator light to stop before you update. Atleast that's all I had to do to fix it.

Originally posted by Tristan_2:

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-_- I just can't believe Sony would go the same route like Apple is. Sony in a sense is blaming this on the users and not themselves.

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Thats because Sony executives are comprised of people that are in it to make money and keep their bottom line secure as possible. When you talk people that invest in stocks the last thing they want to admit to the public is that its the companies fault cause then the value of stock crumble and fast. If you can point it to the users with just enough logic, no matter how stupid it sounds, it just needs to be possible enough, then Sony makes the company look good, the people look stupid and they don't take a big a hit if at all.

At the end of the day consumers are stupid, because we were dumb enough to buy into these toys and expect that support would be honest and fair; well fair use was thrown out the window ever since the piracy arguments started taking a turn for the worst in courts, and honesty has never happened with any executive board members from any multi-million $ company.

another sony blame lol its called bad programming admit it....what am i saying this is sony

Why is everything always the consumers fault?

Wow Sony just wow

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All company's make mistakes.
Such as the older 360's failure rate or the iPhone 4's death grip problem.

Although it is pretty disgraceful that they're blaming the HDDs...

Here's a simple answer to the solution: Don't upgrade the firmware. Revert back to the back to the old version if necessary, it's as easy as that. Jesus, they are becoming like Apple everyday! If you take away the essentials of any product, consumers will bitch back, it's a guarantee.

*sigh* just like the 3.10 witch eff'd up the bluetooth on some slim ps3's and I think 3.30 witch completely bricked my friend slim ps3 their is something seriously wrong with the software & hardware of the ps3, but I have question why do you update your hard drive? (seriously I'm not being sarcastic)

BTW, Sony has apparently put up an updated FW 3.41 that 'fixes' this issue. So say other sources online, anyway! Leaving it 3.41 instead of 3.42 might be their way of denying 3.41 was a problem.

Originally posted by GH1987:

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*sigh* just like the 3.10 witch eff'd up the bluetooth on some slim ps3's and I think 3.30 witch completely bricked my friend slim ps3 their is something seriously wrong with the software & hardware of the ps3, but I have question why do you update your hard drive? (seriously I'm not being sarcastic)

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