As has been reported on many gaming blogs and websites, we have temporarily taken Firmware v2.40 offline. We’ve received a limited number of calls from consumers experiencing an issue with installing the system software update on their PS3. While our consumer services department has seen a low volume of calls on this topic, we are committed to providing the PS3 community with XMB access features delivered in the v2.40 update. We are working diligently to isolate the problem for those few consumers and to identify a solution before we put the firmware back up.
We’ll provide further information as necessary here on the Blog.
@ 1892
Quite! And that’s why formatting the drive ‘fixes’ it. Because there is nothing wrong in the first place! I feel sorry for the guys at Firmware Ground Zero for sure.
Still that is just my opinion…
eye agree @1894 we wont credit if were right u hear that sony free games for a year
@1889,
Yeah, plasticmouse that really the best advice to give to people…just wait it out. Of course, it’s not necessarily hard to find–like you mentioned Googling will probably produce it in less than .5 seconds–how anybody that wants to do has to go w/ that knowledge that you’re trying something at your own risk.
I’m not gonna lie, normally I’m pretty brazen about somethings (within what safety net of comfort I feel the success rate would outweigh the risk) like this, especially because I know if it’s dealing w/ my computer I know what limits I feel cool w/ taking a chance on. But my PS3…nah, that’s okay. I for one, can’t afford chancing that on my import PS3–all it takes is DLing the wrong type of firmware and the next thing you know you really do end up w/ a bricked system.
Ha….I do better to wait–save myself from heartache (or a heart attack, if something goes wrong). :)
this is really random, but i was looking at my system’s info and it says i only hav 55 gbs total. IT reads 45/55 gbs left. how is that possible if it is a 60 gb ps3?
@ 1896
Agreed, GanjaQueen. Unfortunately for me, I love nothing more than ‘messing’ with stuff haha. Oops I’ve bust it – ah well :P
But yeah, when it costs as much as a new PS3 I’m not quite that flippant. And besides, I’ve got a UK 60 gig so if that went up in flames I would probably hit myself over the head repeatedly with a frying pan or something.
@1897
Hey. Have you got a PC? If so you may have noticed this before. No matter what size your HDD is, when you format it, it will always be a bit smaller. This is because the drive’s file table and other bits are on there as well.
@ art-is-war thanks i didnt know that but now i do
@ 1877, You have to go to the site I listed and D/L the file from one of the 3 links on the page (doesn’t matter which one) Then on a USB drive/storage device, create a folder named PS3, then inside that PS3 folder, create another folder named UPDATE. Then copy the file you downloaded into the UPDATE folder. Then plug the USB device you used to your PS3. Then go to Settings/System Update, then in there you have a choice of Update from Internet or from a USB device. You choose the USB device and Bam! You MUST name the folders as I said above and place the file in UPDATE or the PS3 will not recognize it.
It worked the 1st time I did it and I still have not 1 problem.
If anyone wants to add me, My User name on PS3 is:
Spaz0023
np,,,also ur updates,,friends,,internet bookmarks,,and other things go on there alwell eye believe
i scanned the 2.40 fm i dled and it said it have no viruses so i guess thats good
@1897
It’s likely due to the difference between true 60GB and 60,000 MB.
as long as it downloads fully thats the main thing to worry about
1024 mb is 1 gb
eye agree @1904
what happens if it dosent dl fully?
me and this other guy was speculating that,that was the problem in the first place with the update,,the servers were full
@1908
If it’s missing packets, it’s likely to be buggy, based on our theory.
u cant play with half an update,what version do u have 1.20 lol,,it should be fine eye was just saying if it dosent fully dl u might have some problems
@1909
Yep that’s what we think. And we expect a cookie when they admit it ;)
lol at 1912. @1911 say that it messes up anyway i can fix it?
btw the 40gb ps3 u cant open the front huh?
while were all here u wanna talk about the messed up prices of gamestop trade ins come on $3 for a game that there gonna turn around and sell for $40 wtf wtf
no sd or ms just usb on 40s
LAIM no memorystick or ps2,,but 20gb has it come on
eye have 80gb,,60gb,,and 40gb eye wish eye didnt buy the 40
@ 1915, Yeah Gamestop is Ridiculous! I never sell games there anymore. I sold one to them once and went in a day or two later and they had in on sale for $30 more then they paid me. It should be illegal. Especially for young kids they rip off!
@1914,
Nah…you can’t. You can use a USB thumb drive or a plug-in USB SD port adaptor.
not tring to support nothing but watch ZEITGEIST on google video the whole thing first 5 mins not good rest is awesome
1915 i kn ow man i tried that but it was 7 and they was gon sell for 40 i was like wdf are u serous. watch imm rob them lol
umm i have a 40gb ps3, it lets me use thumb drive, also i can plug in a usb memory card reader so it will read memory cards that way. also we have built in wifi which 20gb doesnt.
MY PS3 FIGHT SONG ANTHEM AND LYRICS
down on the battleground laying waste to competition
i’m collecting intellects and exhaling solar systems
i decree mutiny
it’s revolution US against the patriarchy
the assembler of souls, full of knowledge untold
while i’m spinning webs of wisdom prophecies unfold
into attack mode to decipher the code
of Babylon’s terror spawn – tyranny reloads
into the mental stasis – apathy erases
urgency of rage and it’s fightening little places
prepare for warfare
the afterbirth of knowledge is america’s nightmare
@1919,
Yeah, I’m with you. It’s completely lame ass. Hell, I don’t even believe I ever trade or sold anything to them before–all it took was them telling me one time that they’d give $5 for a freakin’ *BRAND NEW* (still had the shrink-wrap on it!) PSP game and I promptly turned around and walked out.
Sold it on Ebay, myself, and net $20 buck back into MY OWN pocket.
Seriously, it’s sick how they rip gamers off! And the bad think I would just know if let they asses get my game I’d went back in there they’d probably slapped $29.99 on it threw up there w/ they new s***. Oh noes, GameStop, you get me, LOL.
I took my PS2, XBox, and about 25 games into gamestop, including Guitar Hero 2 w/ controller, I got about $150 in trade in value, which I promptly used to buy my 80GB PS3. This was in Dec, then I was looking at there website a few weeks ago and I saw that they are now giving $80 on a PS2 toward trade in on a PS3.
i live in the uk, and theres another game shop here that does the same thing, but on hardware too, i sold my xbox360 premium (only 6 months old) halo3, gears of war, old nintendo gamecube with 30 games, + 3 360 controllers, they were gonna give 140 uk pounds which is about 270$. That seems crazy for all that stuff.
NICE HELL YEA TOOK AN XBOX BACK EYE WOULD OF GIVIN U $20 TO BE THERE LIKE HAHAHA XBOX WORLD U SEE THIS!!!!
my 40gb all i can do is use a usb card
matt u should sync ur computer with ur ps3 the media servers then screw all memory cards
No gameStop in the UK :D Although, we just get Game instead, and they are exactly the same… Now and again I will trade in stuff if I’m skint and want something NOW, but usually they can sod off. It is disgusting the markup that they make on games. I used to work for Electronics Boutique before they got eaten by Game, and whenever we bought a game off of someone we would write a four digit code on the barcode. I dunno if they do that in the US, but basically the first two digits are the console code, like say 24 for PS3 or something, and the last two digits are the amount that the game was originally purchased for. When you buy preowned it’s a great way to see how much they rip everyone off!
well i still got a 360, have a elite, but to be honest, that only gets used to play deadrising, lol
lol imma imma sell them a broken ps3 i dont think they check either
thats cool eye dont like MS not just because of xbox eyeve never like there products
to me the xbox controller dosent make scine kinda like the psp joystick
ps controllers perfect fits great if u rest ur hands the controller fits in them perfectly or maybe mine or just stuck like that lol
@1930
How do you sync the computer and PS3, cuz I have a ton of videos & music on my computer 3 feet away from my PS3, but I’m too lazy to manually load it up.
u probally have windows media player dont u
get tversity, google it, download, install and u can watch streamed vids, music, and tv channels etc on ya ps3 :).
@1938
indeed, do I need diff software?
art how u sync
u can choose to share all media thats in ur network,eye dont know the computer u have but on my new hp eye made me network settings private with file sharing enabled and then put all my files in my media holder u just have to figure it out,eye mean go through ur network settings and find out if file sharing is enabled first
then if it is select to share with all incoming devices or just the ps3