Works fine for me, though I update it via external USB drive because during the update, at the same time I've upgraded my HDD to 160GB in anticipation of the ginormous Soul Calibur 4 installation rumours. I'm all set...bring it ON!!!

ahmeng

Well guess I'll be waiting a bit to install this update until this crap blows over.

nintend0nick

I think I'll start holding off on applying updates. I'd hate for my precious 60GB to stop functioning. :(

Altersparck

Weird problems here and there for this update. When I tried to update SSHD for the trophies, my PS3 kept beeping then rebooting, but I redownloaded the installer and overwrote my copy of the game and everything's good now. Not quite as severe as the problems mentioned above, but I thought it strange. For what it's worth, ingame XMB is pretty nice!

Grave

I'm a 360 owner, but I think this is really getting blow out of proportion. A couple people have a problem and then it becomes "Fire! Fire!" My 360 just "died" the other day because of an E74 error. I never knew it existed until now. But then, I remember having issues with the PS1 and PS2. Anyone remember having to play their PS1 upside down? Or how about the PS2 Disc Read Error? All systems have hardware issues and now with new firmware releases, we have to expect software issues. But, I still think you have fan boys in the Sony and Microsoft camp making bigger issues of the problem then actually exists.

EVERYONE RELAX!

Your sexy black PS3 will most likely be fine.

Enjoy the update!

xMindPrintsx

I downloaded the update a couple of minutes shy before midnight. Installed and played GRID and it worked seamlessly. I think neverythig that people are complaining about is BS, or they like to flick the switch while installing, so if it bricked their ps3, its 60% their fault, crappy internet, bad luck. Or xbots pretnding they own a ps3, because they hav no life

alucardremixed

I've not run into a single issue. As a matter of fact my gamer level is almost at 2!

MydLyfeCrysis

No problems for me. I'm glad I didn't hear this until *after* it worked. I guess I really should back my save games up.

Gort23

@TRT-X: Well, there's always the option of Sony allowing you to download something on your computer, the remedying your system through a flash drive or any other stick reader. :s

Arelan

Wooh, that can be a serious problem, or not. :)

bubble-bee

@rotcepsurt: I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT!
[i2.bebo.com]

AngryEddy

Eh, I think I'll hold off until Sony speaks on this one. Thanks to Uncharted putting trophies into an upcoming patch I'm putting that back on the shelf and playing through MGS4 starting tonight. No need for 2.40 to do that!

Datix

@rotcepsurt:
Calm down man. Not everyone is saying that.

DigitalHero

Thankfully no problems here. *knocks on wood*

Fox

my update went smoothly, thank god.

VixDiesel

@jeffreybt: I played God of War2 last month on my 60GB EU PS3. No problems met. My firmware was always up to date.

somarix

Updated my 60GB UK launch machine, no problems. Although as reported, mine did reboot itself when the install finished which stumped me for a second when I switched back over to HDMI and saw the XMB. Thought it always said "Firmware Update Completed" or something to that effect before asking you to press the PS button to reboot. Odd.

Travezy

@rotcepsurt: You should read the comments from the start, Mike made a mistake and promptly corrected it... stop getting upset about nothing.

Sigh, I had my 60GB stolen on friday (Along with all the games too) so I'll be PS3-less for a couple of months.

zoesch

@rotcepsurt: Glad to hear that you're calm, though the all caps with all of the exclaimation points seemed to indicate a surplus of emotion and frustration.

I thougth that after you finished reading all of the comments, you'd figure it out yourself, but wasn't sure if you had already finished them or if you'd posted while still going through them.

In any case, it's all moot now. Back to watching the circus unfold.

Marikir

Doesn't Sony check the update themselves before publishing it out, this is ineptitude for a company giant.

Mr.DuckSauce

Can any confirm that 2.40 is safe if we update it by downloading it onto PC first and them doing the update via storage media?

madflava

So the way I understand this...people with this issue are completely F'd?

As I'm guessing if you can't get past the wave screen you have no way of downloading any future fix/patch that comes down the line to remedy this.

That sucks.

TRT-X

@Marikir: I'm perfectly calm, I just though I was losing my mind. I scanned the article ten or twenty times and I couldn't figure out how so many people read something that just wasn't there.

rotcepsurt

@Sparx: To a degree maybe, however, just like with MS the RROD is a real issue, but the multitude of Sony fanboys that scream RROD after every new update, game release, etc. makes that issue look worse than it actually is as well.

rotcepsurt

@rotcepsurt: Apparently, the original article mentioned that removing the HDD voids the warranty. The article's writer has since said he made a mistake and has removed that information. However, those previous posts will remain...as will yours and mine discussing this.

Calm down. Seems like good advice for everyone today.

Marikir

@dh4645: It's just a ding of some kind.

Nothing special, and it's really hard to hear in Stardust. lol

Revolutionary

At first I was like "Woo! 2.4! Best birthday present ever!"

Now I have a wonky PS3.

Eff you Sony, you ruined my birthday.

And Christmas.

Stratovarius

So why would returning PS3's cost $150? The update issue is the problem of SONY - if they break (even if it's by accident or as a side effect) it then they should pay for it.

The same thing goes for Microsoft and Nintendo for their updates.

Duoae

@TuxBobble: third party hard drives??? i think that if you open the HDD bay of your PS3 you will find a seagate HDD and if i am not mistaken Seagate do not belong to sony, so every HDD is in fact third party.

kipperminge

Mine didn't have problems, but I noticed that the PS3 restarted when patch 2.40 was installing, when it was only @ ~55%, not when it was 100%

geminas01

@EVERYONE

THE ARTICLE DOES NOT SAY REMOVING THE HDD VOIDS THE WARRANTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The article says removing the HDD and formatting fixes the issue, and doing so would be better than sending it in for repair. WTF happened to reading comprehension? Do the words "void" and "warranty" even appear anywhere besides the comments?

rotcepsurt

so what sound does a trophy unlock make?

dh4645

@Visho:

"My PS3 no longer plays any disc inserted into it. :( "

Mine did that before the firmware update.
To correct this, turn off the console from the switch on the back. Then turn it back on while holding down the power button. Keep holding until it beeps three times, and then boots up. This resets the graphic settings back to SD, but should clear up your issue (it's like booting to safe mode on a PC).

Gervy

Nothing bad happening on my end,spent all of last night and today getting as many trophies as possible in SSHD 13 down,4 to go

Tom Clancy's Samuraidino

outside of a little lag for the icons to load up no problem here.

Detre

@Kawlyn:

EXACTLY!!!!
Ok, maybe I know to do this because I'm a network admin, but peeps should know to backup data prior to a major OS change/update, etc.... There are too many things that can go wrong, and for stupid reasons.

"Does no one other than me back up their system before upgrading the firmware?"

Gervy

My PS3 no longer plays any disc inserted into it. :(

Visho

hmmm, i guess i won't turn my ps3 on until i come back from camping next week.
hopefully all will be resolved by then.

i'll just play battlefield bad company tonight on my 360.

dh4645

wow i guess i got lucky. no hiccups for me. looking forward to getting my first trophy :D

zanzibarlegend

I installed my firmware last night amidst all the issues and it worked just fine. Here's what I noticed:

alot of the bricked PS3s happened because of premature downloads (where suddenly the DL jumps from 50% to 100% in a blink of an eye) and the data isn't really downloaded properly. another thing i've noticed is that alot of the issues where from people out of the US installing the US update on their foreign PS3.

If your really afrade of your PS3 bricking, your best bet is to install the update via a Flash drive. thats how I did it and everything works for me.

(on a side note... 2 games are currently released sport with this update? what the fark?!)

Rammykun

Sounds quite rare on Kotaku...

Before updating ANY system (like the Wii not long ago with its exploit patch,) back up what you can, and if you can, wait a little while to see how it hits other people first.

The pity with consoles is that you pretty much HAVE to update or anything online is held hostage (with good reason) so people would tend to just update ASAP.

But yeah, for PS3, backup is cheap - stick in a flashdrive or any memory card, and copy those saves!

fuchikoma

I installed 2.4 and it's working great. Already have my first Trophy.

Razlo

Waah, I don't think I'll get the update straight away then.
I'll wait until Friday and see how things are.

Zeouterlimits

*chuckles* Why is THIS the longest post I've seen on the site regarding the 2.4 update? I'm just kinda curious.

Anyway, no problems on my end. Seven bronze, three silver, and one gold trophy are belong to me!

EvoAnubis

it installed fine for me, and it's still working.

s0njas0n

I have to wonder about some of these "problems". I got my 60GB fairly early in the cycle (like 4-5 months after release) and I have not had a single issue yet. Its not like mine just sits in one spot either as I'll drag it back and forth between school and home every other week. It's my guess that either people are simply treating the system like shit and not taking care of it or 360/Wii people are creating accounts on the forums which seems to happen more often than you'd think.

Sparx

@SnakeCL:
GTA4 got my 360 twice in two weeks.I didn't think it was the hardware either.She's good to go now.

I'll download 2.4 when I got home.I just talked to a few guys and no problems on their end.

enewtabie

removing the hard drive DOES NOT void your warrenty read the ps3 handbook that came with the purchase of the ps3.

lilaliendog

Hmm nothing wrong with my 40gb, YET.

screenfan

No problems on my end. Strange.

KeroseneClimax

fine here. been killing SSHD since last night.

jfx316

Updated mine just fine.

question unrelated to this particular update.
I have an Original 60GB PS3 and God of War 2 used to work
just fine, then about 3 update ago, it stopped working.
black screen, cant do anything control wont sync have to power down the system a few times to get it to boot again.

Anyone else have this problem and know of a workaround?
I loved God Of War one and really want to play 2 :P

jeffreybt

You know, normally I wait a few days before updating firmware in case something like this happens. Thank god this wasn't more widespread (read: didn't happen to me.)

creid

@thegunshow:
same downloaded last night played call of duty this morning and everything is working fine

muffinsyay

No problems with my 80GB PS3. Took forever downloading the update and Super Star Dust HD, but that was due to the heavy traffic I presume.

I definitely agree that it is better to lose save files to format the HDD than to send it in for $150. Hope this helps those in need.

nflsonic

I am definitely going to wait before downloading the update. No way am I going to spend 150 dollars to get something fixed that Sony screwed up on.

Master_Achilles

Ha, last time's false alarm had my sketchy for grabbin' this one, but I did last night, and I'm fine.

It's not really that useful for me, yet - I don't have an extensive friends list to message folks, and I can't use music in any of my games yet.

Arelan

Removing the PS3 HDD does not void the warranty. There are instructions on how to remove it in the actual manual and there is even a guide on the official Sony PS3 forums with instructions:
[boardsus.playstation.com]

dry-roasted-peanuts

Does no one other than me back up thier system before upgrading the firmware?

Kawlyn

@immikeulate: You're correct. And I've never had a problem with my Xbox360 either, so it's clear that RROD is just a lie put out by the Sony fantards. This is the internets, I put nothing past no one!

Rotmm

No problems on my 60GB PS3.

Elderwulf

From what I had heard, people were getting this more who had third party hard drives installed after the fact. At least, that's what I initially thought.

Not long after, people were claiming they hadn't switched drives and still had problems, so I'm not sure what to think anymore. I left the firmware update running when I left the house this morning, since it was taking so long and I figured I'd want to boot it up as soon as I got home from work today. I really hope I'm looking at a positive when I get back, not a negative--wish me luck.

Either way, it's not really that big of a deal. I actually think it will be a pain because my only external enclosure is a 3.5" not 2.5" so I can't hook it up as easily, but I do own a laptop and will definitely be formatting that drive if there's a problem--good thing I keep boot discs around since I'm a computer engineer haha...

TuxBobble

@dashyt2dafulliz: Yes yes, I clipped that bit out. Got consoles mixed up in my head. Amazingly easy to do when you write about them all day.

Calm down, everything is going to be alright.

Mike Fahey

I had the wavy lines>freeze prior to the 2.40 update. It happened once or twice on the previous firmwares for me. Both my PS3's auto rebooted after the update (20GB w/ 120GB, and a 40GB w/ 80GB).

vfxraven19

I think this is just a bit like the numerous cases we've had of various 360 games being released, and then a flock of systems RROD. Gears killed my 360! Halo 3 killed my 360! etc.

Its just a little something new affects the system, as stated, and either corrupted some wanked-up data, or is the straw that breaks the camel's back hardware-wise.

SnakeCL

i'm currently on my 4th ps3, so i think lady luck owed it to me this time :)

noliferuin (PSN+XBL)

I have no problems, but I was only on for about an hour so maybe I missed something.

goldwings

Woah, now I am scared :S

Will wait for a while and then install!

Reetesh

Manually formatting the drive outside of the system is what would void the warranty I would think. Connecting the drive to an outside device i.e. your pc would void the warranty.

Severin529

later it will be discovered that all the systems affected held Turning Point: Fall of Liberty save files.

kadaj_sama

I have a 60g no problem for me and the update was pretty quick. I downloaded it about 10 pm pst....

We need soundtracks playable in game now.

corchadog

Updated mine today. No issues.

EnigmaNemesis

Wow, thanks for the heads up. I think I will wait a few days until things are cleared up before I update my PS3. I'll keep it unplugged from my router until Sony sorts this out.

madflava

I think most of these people are lying. After I installed 2.40 the system didn't automatically re-boot either. But then I just restarted the console and "boom" everything works just fine. This sounds like Xbots trying to undermine the update. This is the internets, I put nothing past no one!

immikeulate

Taking out the HD and reformatting does not void the warranty. I'm sure they'll see this post and update that. As for me, I'll wait one more day to see if they fix the problem. I don't care about the trophies, but want to see if the XMB music access lets you access your media server. If it does, I will be one happy man!

Sickofitall

40GB, here, with no problems. Well, not really. It ate my cat. Fucker.

PlayerX

Well, I have some of the worst luck in the world when it comes to this kind of thing, so I'm going to wait until an official announcement or whatever before I download... I mean, my Xbox360 is forever in crapped out land so I'm not exactly going to be taking chances on my PS3.

Shadowmist

Works fine for me. I have a 60 gig. Already got a few trophies for Super Stardust. Good times.

CaptLtrl

That is horrible. Phew. Luckily mine runs ok.

jurb

Kotaku needs to change that statement, and get their facts right. Changing out the hard drive does not void your warranty.

dashyt2dafulliz

I haven't updated yet, and now I think I'll hold off until Sony says it's been fixed.

QualityJeverage

Downloaded it this morning and played COD4. No problem at all, I even tried the new functions. I'm glad my PS3 is ok.

thegunshow

To be fair, my 360 red ringed two different times, both directly after an update.

Sammo21

@baru: Yeah, just realized that. Clipping a bit. ;)

Mike Fahey

@chuffhoncho: I'm with you. I think I'll wait till I hear some good news...

AngryEddy

I think I'm safe. Thank God.

@baru:
What he says.

IntelSilver

@Ryuujin1024: Themes work fine on my end.

wicko

i've been too lazy to get 2.40 so i guess waiting a bit won't hurt

shichi

I think that SENDING the console to repair is the subject that avoid the warranty.....or maybe im reading it wrong?

Anyway...good luck to all ps3 owners

hlfx

I think as always the vast number of PS3 owners (myself included) are having no problems. Owners that aren't having problems are the least likely to go forum snowballing.

kungfo

I don't think removing the hard drive voids the warranty in any way, but I suppose I could be wrong.

I think I'll hold off on the 2.40 update for as long as possible.

MSUSteve

Actually it shouldn't void the warranty. The PS3 hard drive is user replaceable the manual tells you how to do it. so i cant see how it would.

Wobble

How much you wanna bet themes arnt compatible, something simple like that, always is.

Ryuujin1024

@wicko: As in, I never had any issues downloading and installing 2.40, and neither did a friend of mine (I have the 60GB, he has the MGS4 bundle). I already have 8 trophies :D

wicko

Removing the hard drive does not void the warranty.

AdeptVoice

Hmm. Now I wonder whether I should update or not. I started to a few hours ago but luckily (?) my router reset in the middle.

DarkGildon

@baru:

Glad i wasn't the only one questioning that statement.

logikil

How does taking out the hard drive void warranty? You don't have to open the case or anything.

mfwahwah

Works fine for me?

wicko

Removing the hard drive voids the warranty on the system? This is a normal and documented procedure by Sony...i don't understand why it would void the warranty.

logikil

Taking out the PS3 hard drive does not void the warranty. They specifically made it to be easily removed and replaced.

baru

So problems caused by Sony should be covered by them warranty or not...

MugiMugi

I guess I'll be passing on the update for a few days.

chuffhoncho

Woo. Glad I avoided this problem.

Maldron

I downloaded it last night with my 60GB PS3 (upgraded to 250GB Toshiba HDD), with no hitch. Maybe some of their installs were interrupted.

It does get blown out of proportion because the complaints are louder than the successful, bug-free installs. Nonetheless, Sony should be working on resolving those who have issues. Personally, if it happened to me I'd wait before wiping my HDD, at least until there's more information about possible causes and solutions.

flashtut

I'm a very lucky console owner seeing how I have never ever had any major issues with any of my systems. My PS3 updated just fine last night. Everything seems to be in order. But, if this update is causing problems to other gamers, Sony seriously needs to handle this without charging a cent.

nautnaut

No such problem here, but I've noticed one thing.

Because custom themes weren't designed with web search and trophies in mind (and Home too, once it comes out), instead of a trophy icon or websearch icon you get a huge ? instead. It has happened to my official MGS4 theme and will probably happen to all other themes, bar the default one, too.

Not a major gripe, just a bit confusing.

superbabyproject

@jeffreybt: i had this similar issue, but it was with a ps3 game: motorstorm. didnt play for months due to the issue and finally came across someone suggesting to remove the data or save files from the system. voila! booted up fine after that

kw4k

I've learned to turn off my automatic login and just ignore updates like this until I absolutely need them. I don't play online much, so it's usually a while before that happens.

When are console manufacturers gonna learn? Put out a properly functioning system from day one and then leave it alone. Sheesh. It worked for 30 years before the current generation...

badasscat

thank the gods for my laziness to update, knowing my luck i would have been one of the people to have their ps3 crap out

ohayou_kun

@Maldron: lol i did too by not buying a ps3 XD

btw, there's acutally no way of avoiding something like this since you didn't do anything to your hardware to "avoid" the issue. stop taking your ps3's credit!

genbeef

I guess ill hold off on the update until someone figures out exactly what is causing it. I couldnt bare to lose my MGS save data!

parad0x360

@HaydenTenno:
I absolutely agree, seeing as my system is now messed up due to the update.

raikire

I think I'll stay on the safe side and see if I can backup my game saves on USB before I update. I've nearly finished MGS4 and would hate to be scuppered!

Armagilius

Worked perfectly here, but then I did download it on my PC (in a few minutes) and transfer it with the use of a USB dongle so I don't know whether that helped.

Cigol

What a way to make a big something out of nothing you assholes. I downloaded my update this morning and it ran very, very smooth. Even if there were some problems, Sony will eventually fix it.

electricmine

@xMindPrintsx: Yes but microsoft went back and corrected their error (well rrod still exists but they replace for free)

some people at sony are saying you'll have to pay $150

and the problem is not the same for everyone, which is the problem for the team at sony. it's not RROD, just reading kotaku.com i see like 5 different types of problems, and on the linked site i see like 15 different problems.

when diagnosing a wide-spread issue like this it's hard to find the source of the problem when the results are so crazy... then you have the whole 'my system won't even start up' problem it's caused.... i won't be updating till i hear a fix came out, i've been addicted to diablo 2 anyway.

Zaos

Worked fine for me but stuff like this scares me of the what could have happened.

Konchu

@xMindPrintsx: Ah yes, the PS2 DRE...I remember those good old days...haha...

TuxBobble

I updated to 2.4 with no problem whatsoever.

bruhkgb

Had no problem with my 80gb last night, still need to do the update on my 60gb. More then likely, its a small fraction of ppl, the forums are just blowing it up.

KINGZ

Sounds like user error. People need to follow instructions when updating a console. Kotaku is a blog. I know conjecture is allowed and it is not a news site. Chalk this post up to a few people complaining loudly about something. everyone that I know who has updated their PS# has had no problems.

jackal888

My PS3 works fine (80gb upgraded 160gb), am even getting my trophies. 5 so far. I think I'm becoming a trophy aficionado. Lol.

Dayhalk

@xMindPrintsx: ..Well said

silverfox840

Since Sony knows that these updates can cause these problems, then they shouldn't be screwing their supporters for $150. I don't care it its out of warranty. An update, which is properly installed, shouldn't brick a system. Fix these damn consoles for free, Sony.

HaydenTenno

Things like this always amuse me. Any discussion about a subject that might, in the slightest, be divisive, is always populated by the "all or none" types. By this, I mean the Xbox 360 apologists who claim that, since they have personally never had any issues with their consoles, everyone else is either lying, a Sony fanboy, or treats their personal property like a dog's chew toy. And on the flip side of the same coin, you have the ones who claim that, since something bad happened, it must apply to everyone. The only absolute is that there are no absolutes.

For what it's worth... my PSX and PS2 never had any issues until I started specifically doing things you're not supposed to do to them (grabbing the disc while it's spinning, and the buggery slide card, respectively) Both were replaced after several years of faithful, to-spec and untroubled service. Thus far, my PS3 has had no trouble (even with the 2.40 update). My original Xbox never had any issues, but my 360 has been replaced once, and the second one just got back from the shop for repair. And I treat my personal property like museum pieces.

Relax, people. It's not the end of the world.

Deuce

Good to know. I am glad I didn't update my system yet. I can wait 1 week for Sony to release a patch, but longer than that and than we have a real problem.

gencid

hmm, I think maybe I shouldn't turn my PS3 off until I can go out and buy a card to save my games onto. I mean, I realize it'll probably be fine and all, but at the same time, I'm fifty hours into Persona 3 FES, I do NOT want to start over from the beggining.

WolvenOne

Yes, but has this happened to anyone who actually owns a PS3?

Just saying.....

DelSource

2.4 seems to be working fine. Updating Super Stardust HD seems to be a real bitch though...

EndersGame

Sounds like a good thing I didnt update yet.

adragonfang18

hmm.. that's kind of weird.... I had absolutely no problems at all. Of course, I still have my original HDD that came with the console, so maybe only certain HDD models are affected.

thingg

Wow, had no idea 2.40 came out last night, thanks for the heads up. Hopefully this is fixed asap and I can download the patch.

StopTheOncoming

Update applied, no issues, and I finally have a clock. I feel I must scream again, FUCK YEAH!

rotcepsurt

The one problem I hit was while playing SSHD, I plugged a controller into the USB port. This immediately caused the video to go blank. Restarting the system did not help. Finally I went ahead and re-seated my HDMI cable and also did full power down (switch in the back) of my PS3. I started it back up and everything worked fine.

JoshDev

Just installed it myself with no problems about five minutes ago. Now I can work on my MGS4 no alerts/kills/items/under 5 hours run... a low-difficulty warm up run before I try to earn the Big Boss emblem.

天雷

@jackal888: "Sounds like user error. People need to follow instructions when updating a console."

Why would there be so many instances of problems if this were the case? All of these people suddenly forgot how to update their system? Coincidentally all at once (for the 2.40 update)?

Tzepish

I'm thinking that from now on, before any update I'm gonna back up my hdd just to be on the safe side. Luckily my ps3 is unaffected. But that seriously sucks for affected people, the plague carriers.......

Word Man

Right after I finished with Warhawk last night, all I could see was the background pic for my MGS4 theme. Turned off console (with controller, only thing I could do), booted it back up, and the PS3 spent about 20 minutes rebuilding my hard drive. After that, it worked perfectly.

Razer210

i updated and then played rock band for like 2 hours with no problems....though now that the system has been turned off lets see what happens...=D

...whooo unaffected. cause my ps3 <3's me. and now...off to pizza w00t.

demonknightinuyasha

Smart folks will back up their game saves (and/or videos, music, themes, etc.) onto an external HDD (any will do) or removable media BEFORE running the update... common sense, really.

Joyrex

It seems to be a bit clippy as times when playing online, games offline were smooth as butter for me. Something I can understand and am sure will be fixed. Just read through another thread about 2.40 "breaking PS3's" and everyone said they had no problems...it's just funny. ahhh yes, expect nothing less from Kotaku tho. Congrats guys! Still living the dream I guess!

Hutchinson

After the update, I'm still good to go. Sucks for those who got affected, but i'm sure a fix will come soon.

oneshot_

I would like to point out, if no one else has already that last night, I was able to access the XMB from the lobby in MGO but not from within a match, which sort of the defeated the entire purpouse. I popped in UEFA 2008 and then Toy Home and the in-game XMB worked fine (though it does chug like a "bad mutha... shut yo mouth" while its being accessed). I haven't tried with more games

NumberTWO

just updated my 60gb and all is well :)

alyaba

Too busy getting trophies to worry about FUD. ;)

iPhone post

Mongoosekun

Has anyone in this thread had a problem? If no-one on Kotaku has even seen this problem then just go ahead and download it, it's not widespread.

And since it can be fixed with a re-format anyway then back up your data before the update. I have a usb flash drive with all my saves on it.

Astrofox

I had one hiccup the first time I tried updating SSHD and my system reset but I did it again and everything runs fine. I wonder if the amount of stress on the servers have anything to do with it, I updated to 2.4 at midnight and had no problems, still have no problems. Maybe some of the data just didn't go through right and that's causing the issues people are having

Makidian

Not only was this one of the quickest updates for me, but everything DLed and Installed without a problem. While unfortunate few are having problems, it seems like the majority didn't. Member of a few different forums and it definitely doesn't seem to be the majority having problems....tho this does seem to happen all the time with a FW. A few people freak out, run to the "interwebs" for "help" and die hard fanatics just run with it.

Hutchinson

Wow, how did I not have this happen to me last night? whew. I was worrying that it might brick my system somehow.

Sollus

problems? what problems? update was as smooth as silk and the 3AM 2.40 PSN party on my friend's list was awesome

Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.

2.40 Trophy of Death?

Salen

Both of mine work, and they are now sexier than ever.

IvoryMelotron

Updated my PS3 this morning and everything works fine

evlyti

Geez... Here we go... I'd be interested in seeing real stats on how many people had PS3s that ate it... Mine wasn't one, of course, but I know how much this sucks, from experience... My first PS3 (from ebay, not properly shipped) had a damaged RSX. I was afraid of something going seriously wrong again when I had my HDD database rebuilt a week ago, and I thought it was formatting my drive... I nearly cried...

bobtheduck

I wasn't so lucky this time, though I did take a risk since my bandwidth was split between the PS3 and two laptops.

SG79

Wow, glad I'm not having the problem. The new update is prdy darn sweet, I just wish you could view photos and start chats through the in-game XMB... Generally I think they should size down the in-game XMB for things you have to quit to use anyway, it kind of teases the player into thinking they can do things in-game when they actually can't. I do really like the ability to switch games in the middle of one, but it would be cool to be able to view photos and videos without having to stop your game. Also, the lack of voice chat is absolutely criminal.

tehflyingwombat

I updated my 60 gig and my Gimpy Gun Metal just a few mins ago without issue,asked 13 people from around world on my friends list and not one of them had an issue.

xIvSlowDeath420

Nobody I know has had any issues.

Barbara

@kadaj_sama:

"later it will be discovered that all the systems affected held Turning Point: Fall of Liberty save files."

I can say that that is not the case...Err..What I mean to say is that my friend had Turning Point save files still cluttering his HDD (until today) and m...his PS3 is working just fine after 2.4.

EricStratton-RushChair

Just installed it...no problems. Everything is working fine.

Crux117

Updated last night, no problems. 60GB version.
Now it spits out 2 kittens at a time!

*although it is a shame that none of the games I have has trophy support...

rbleader

Removing the HDD does not void the warranty, however the warranty is only a year old and many of us (myself included) had ours expire naturally sometime ago. However if a manditory PSN update caused the system to break it should be covered by them, warranty or not.

Personally I didn't experience that problem, though I did have issues after installing 2.4. The in-game XMB was horribly laggy, so much so it was barely usable (when playing echochrome no less, heh). And when trying to download/install the Super Stardust HD patch it would shut the game down to begin the download process, but then the console would make a single beep (with no lights) and go back to the XMB. All I did was power down my system and start it up again. Both problems solved, 100%.

*knocks on wood*

Replica23

phew, minor errors cleared up for me.
one thing did happen few days back, though: whilst exiting MGS4, my system locked. when i reset it, it said the hard drive needed rebuilding, and took a bit counting this down. when it was done, i found everything where i left it, but any changes to file names of pictures, videos etc had reverted to their original ones. annoying, but no harm done i guess - anyone else have this?

me, im thinking of backing up my gamesaves.

TheIrishNinja

PS3 Forum Drama you say?

I smell a movie!!!

Amazon_Chris

I sure am glad that I am never plagued with these problems that come from "every update."

His_Shadow7

Seriously how many people have this issue? I've skimmed through comments here and not one had a problem.

LittleBigPlaneteer

@superbabyproject: That sucks! Does Sony's "editor" thing for themes let you change the icon in an official theme, etc?

NobleArc, The Lazy Canadian

no problem in my 60gb ps3 , thank god

fatez

DLDing that update put me to sleep, Anything could have happend. But when I woke up it was all good.

darthmatt

"quality PS3 forum drama." I laughed. But seriously, I guess we would know if the problem affected us the first we booted after the update?

gunstarhero

Hmm...no problems downloading or installing for me. (Knock on wood) 60GB PS3

henhowc

Yes, I can confirm my PS3 is listing 2.36 as the most up to date version right now. Looks like Sony have pulled 2.4 for now.

dr_lha

@Hugh Jass: Exactly.

electricmine

@Hugh Jass: Fuck off. It's been done to death, by every idiot fanboy such as yourself forever for every console. They wouldn't be doing their job if they didn't report on it.

TearsandScreams

talk about bias. damn kotaku might as well rename their site kotaku360.com

Hugh Jass

hmm i just went to update my ps3 and the 2.4 firmware update isn't available, when i click download it just says i have the current version. i just saw a couple other corroborations of this on the ps3 forums. it looks like they may have pulled the update.

adaorardor

I have read multiple reports that the issue is caused by the update reseting your video settings to defaults. Try holding the power button down till you hear the beep and reconfigure the video, seems to have worked for the people that experienced this issue.

gnudna

Where in the post that it says it voids the warranty...no one said that how come everyone is commenting about voiding warranties. I'm glad I didn't update mine yet. Hadn't got home to do it :) Looks like I'll hold off on it. Like I said, from now on. Lets not rush ino things. Update later, buy games later and you can avoid all the headaches, all the crappy games that reviewers said were good but isn't. Wait for demos.

karateka

All good here. Strangely enough, the update didn't ping from the PS3 UI, so I downloaded it direct from eu.playstation.com; but no problems.

gblock

@HaydenTenno: if you read the TOS before you even install an update it says that it may impair functionality of the unit. Thus, if you're doing the update, you do so at your own risk.

that being said, the update was fine with me, except that it took over an hour to download, for some reason... and it wasn't my internet connection causing the issue :/ that, and it took me an hour to sign into MGO afterwards (speaking of which, anyone wanna play at some point?)

kathartik

Downloaded 2.40 at about 11PM PST last night, put in 2 hours on round 2 of MGS4... no issues.
Isn't it strange that *nobody* on these forums have actually *seen* this problem right after updating? I'm not one to get involved in the "console wars" (my launch 360 has never RRODed), but this sounds like a bunch of political horseshit to me.

Roll3r

that reminds me, I should run a backup of both my PS3's just in case.

vfxraven19

sorry to hear some people are having problems.

i have two 60gb ps3s (one a launch beast and the other bought after the price drop) and updated both early this morning. no problems at all but i did notice that one of my rigs (the newer one) didn't restart automatically. i had to hit the ps button on my controller but other than that no problems.

youareivan

@Mal-Content: yah after a year plus of RROD's did they finally own up.

Xilibrius

See...PS3 has their own RROD issues. I think the only thing that sucks is people who did/do end up with dead systems should get replaced for free by Sony. THIS is what irks me about Sony...they will not admit an issue and pay for it. At least MS did do that.

But thats the risk you take as the systems get more advanced...more things to go wrong. I DO think both companies are rushing things out too soon and not looking at potential issues

Mal-Content

I haven't had any problems yet.

shak_0

I think I am going to wait to update, being that it's no longer up for download anyway. I thought about looking for a download mirror, but that's probably more risk than it's worth. Let's just hope it appears by tonight. I feel sorry for all of the people that have jobs and were waiting anxious to get home to update, but then again, maybe Sony saved a few systems from being bricked by removing the download.

Ed_209

Turned on my PS3 after work...and no FW update 2.4 anymore available..?!?!

Also tried to go to the PS website to download it to my USB stick...and i get the following error :

The requested URL /update/ps3/image/uk/2008_0702_96e9def601672c5abcbb4604bb2346f1/PS3UPDAT.PUP was not found on this server.

I think they pulled the update.....:/

RodmanSan

Hopefully if the update bricks your system they take off the repair price. I downloaded it last night and it didn't screw mine up, hopefully I'm safe.

ThePeacemaker02

If you're uncertain and want to be absolutely sure your data will stay intact even if you encounter this issue, make sure you do a system backup on an USB drive (or just copy all savegames) before running this update.

I don't know if the disk check utility is accessible from the XMB, but it probably wouldn't harm to run that as well before performing the update. It has run for me at least once (probably after turning off the system while it was writing data to the disk, or something), so it's there somewhere in the OS.

Grauw

I think they pulled the update since like @Ed_209 it says i have the most current update.

Xilibrius

As the not-so-proud owner of one of the bricked PS3s I can say it was a factory-installed 40GB unit, two months in operation, with wired connection. Everything went smoothly and as expected. Then the 60%-100% jump and then wavy lines. I'll take you further, a hard resent eliminated the picture all together.

I'm not a noob and I understand hardware and software issue pretty well. The best theory I've seen is that the upgrade is lacking verification (or skipping it) for some reason, thus the sudden jump in the install.

Anway, no snide comments please. I probably just lost all my game saves. Just letting people know this isn't an overblown issue nor is it incompetence on the part of users. I don't even think it's a bad interaction with something on the user machines. I believe Sony cut a corner somewhere in the coding, and the result allowed incomplete downloads to install as completed downloads.

west43rd

I've updated to 2.4 with my 60 and it works just fine

Neostorm

My 60GB had a few minor hiccups at the beginning, some random error FFFFFFFF or something like that kept popping up when I would click on my friends avatars, but it's running smooth now.

GummyTumor

As of 4:45 EST, Wednesday, July 2nd...it is telling me that 2.36 firmware is the most currently up to date firmware when I try to network update. The "download now" button on the playstation website gives me a broken link also. Did they temporarily remove the update?

Ed_209

For the love of god, I downloaded everything fine but my PS3 won't actually fully update, it's been on 99% install now for the past hour. This after I've already restarted the system 2 times. I'm starting to get pissed, mostly because I just don't want to lose my game saves.

LaineNZ

So - a general question: I have one of the 40 GB PS3's (purchased it about 3-4 weeks ago) and I have not yet updated the firmware to 2.40. What's the consensus? Should I hold off on the update or should I proceed? Does anyone know how likely it is for the update to brick one's console?

mbolton

I did get to download and install the update this morning. I did not turn my PS3 into a Foreman Grill but unfortunately, the reason I downloaded the update does not work: Change Sound Settings.

I currently have my sound running via HDMI to my TV. However, when I want to run sound to my receiver via the Toslink, I still have to be outside of a game. I'm pretty disappointed that I could have torched my system over a promised but not delivered feature.

Alershka

i got the update and it works perfectly fine for me.

shade-black

I downloaded and installed it just before midnight on my 40 gb with no problems, but I didn't try playing any games after it was finished.

Khalil

@kadaj_sama: lol I bet you are right.

GeorgeSears

Yep, whiners always complain the loudest. No problems with my 2.40 update, just like no problems with red rings on my Xbox360. Of course now that I have said that, both of them have just burst into flame and my house is burning down. :P

Kahoko

@Roll3r: Its all part of an elaborate scheme, a conspiracy i tell ya. Obviously Microsoft hired people to make up fake forum trolls regarding problems with the update. Then they paid off some sony employees to pull back the update to make it seem more official... idiot.

sniper13x

Haven't encountered any problems so far, and I was up all night playing MGS4.

zerokoolpsx

@Sickofitall: It doesn't... So far it's only music from your HDD...

Okinuza

@xMindPrintsx: yeah, upside-down PS1 trick was hilarious; QFT. But don't bother trying to reason with fanboys. They are empowered by a need to justify their purchase choice. :P

Canuckssleepinthenude

2.40

Sonys New Marketing Stradegy

Your PS3 broke? I'm sorry, we'll fix it for (insert price here). Would you like to buy the 8 year old PS2 for, still, $150?

tokyoshi

Oops. This sort of thing sucks for those affected, but it is really hard to get 100% success with a system update -- especially one making this many changes. They are doing the right hting to pull it, root cause any issues then re-release. I'm sure Sony will make good for anyone losing data.

wheezo

@TheIrishNinja:
I had that issue but it only happened once to me. I couldn't tell you the exact game that it happened with but I do remember a freeze and then reboot, only to find my file names and folder titles reset.

And, I've had nothing but smoothness from 2.40 I'm very happy with it. It sounds like trolls who have been able to trick the most thorough of readers here.

-oG-ShAdY

No problem here. Works fine.

Patient

no problems here

yardguy00

Well, thank goodness it all worked out fine for me.

imgoingtomakeyoubald

mine loaded fine last night. I wonder if its an overloaded system dropping some of the data...

Awoken

Hmm. So what should the people do who dled it last night before they pulled it; but who's systems it hasnt bricked do?

Will they release 2.41 to fix whatever was wrong w/ 2.4. I hope they dont just release it as 2.4 again & make it impossible for people to get the fixed version who already have the busted 2.4.

I'm one of those people. I thought something was screwy, it didnt brick my system but about the only thing that worked was the clock. the in game music feature hasnt worked on ANY of my games. not 1. Just says "this game does not support this feature.". Tried about 10 diff games so far.

string_theory

Mines fine. I'm currently unlocking some trophies. Everything is running silky smooth.

UkGuru

@string_theory: what the hell? dude you realize that the games have to be coded to take advantage of the feature, so uh...no...none of your games would work with custom soundtracks...yet.

Also, the ingame messenging works as well as a good number of features in the crossbar while you're in game, as well as the trophies. So what are you talking about none of the features work?