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[Deleted member 126221]

Shit, now I'm terrified. If I installed it and played Bioshock Infinite for an hour without problem after that, am I safe? Or can it still brick afterward?

I disassembled my PS3 a couple of months ago for a good undusting (it was already out of warranty), so it's probably gonna be impossible to return it for repair if it bricks. Fuck.

 

[Step]

Sorry if already asked but has anyone tried accessing the PS3 recovery menu and maybe rebuilding the database or checking the file system for errors?
http://community.us.playstation.com...the-PlayStation-3-Recovery-Menu/td-p/19195118

On the ps forum I saw people saying it just crashes when you try to rebuilt it, so the best option is to wait for a new firmware update and try to install it from the recovery.

 

[Grinchy]

It's really not something to worry about for The Last of Us, the only ones that will pop in the middle of the game are the ones for collectables and MP, none will go off during story segments etc.

I was like 8 hours into the game when I realized I hadn't seen a single trophy pop up. I thought maybe this was the first game that deactivated the notification. But then I realized it was just because they didn't do the typical, "You played a section of the game. Congratulations!" trophies.

 

[Kung Fu Grip]

Afraid to update. 120gig slim. :/

 

[Vormund]

Have there been any reports of someone WITHOUT an upgraded hard drive being affected?

So far I have only seen SOME reports of 750gb drives being affected and I think every 1tb has reported a problem.

Fuck! I was going to put a 1tb drive in my PS3 tomorrow.

 

[hackdog]

Not a good day for Sony. Bricked updates, TLoU crashing phats, free Jak and Daxter...

Forgot to mention sub 30fps PS4 games.

 

[Pillville]

Things were going too well for Sony after E3. The gaming gods are restoring the balance.

 

[ReBurn]

Good thing they added that extra stability. Or it was one heck of a change to disable popups.

 

[Holmes]

Not a good day for Sony. Bricked updates, TLoU crashing phats, free Jak and Daxter...

Well, that last one was good for us.

 

[Rebel Leader]

Fuck! I was going to put a 1tb drive in my PS3 tomorrow.

you can still do that. The playstion site is still showing update 4.41


4.45 has been removed

 

[tranciful]

Problem with FW 4.45? (choose one):
no

HDD (choose one):
Factory 120GB

PS3 type (choose one):
* Slim 1

PS3 Region (choose one):
* US

 

[wilflare]

Things were going too well for Sony after E3. The gaming gods are restoring the balance.

at least the Gaming Gods aren't gimping the PS4 launch :X

 

[BasilZero]

I loved it in Shadow of the Colossus.

After having defeated a colossus, standing over it, having the melancholy music playing, and then..

*bling* Trophy! YAY!

Games are truly art

Ironically that is just what I did last night after I updated lol - killed the third colossi n__n

Edit: Question though - the fact that it still works on our PS3s, is there still a chance it could brick or do we have just a useless update?

 

[YouEnjoyMySelf]

My reaction as well.. this world..sigh.

It's a nice option for fighting game tournaments, as people don't like the pop ups in the middle of a match.

Silly GAF poster... sigh..

 

[Jay Sosa]

It's a nice option for fighting game tournaments, as people don't like the pop ups in the middle of a match.

Silly GAF poster... sigh..

It's amazing that people don't understand that some of us at least want a freaking option. That shouldn't even be something worth discussing. The ones who love something popping up on their screen can leave it on, and those who don't can turn it off, everybodys happy, end of story.

 

[chrominance]

On the ps forum I saw people saying it just crashes when you try to rebuilt it, so the best option is to wait for a new firmware update and try to install it from the recovery.

More to the point, I did try rebuilding the filesystem twice, and now it's stuck there. Every time I try to install firmware from the recovery menu, my PS3 freezes. Which probably means I'll have to reformat the drive and hope my backup is intact. Otherwise, goodbye six years of game saves.

 

[ReBurn]

Fuck! I was going to put a 1tb drive in my PS3 tomorrow.

I'm going to do it next week. Found this one on eBay last night:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321146340077

Firmware dont scare me.

 

[Marleyman]

More to the point, I did try rebuilding the filesystem twice, and now it's stuck there. Every time I try to install firmware from the recovery menu, my PS3 freezes. Which probably means I'll have to reformat the drive and hope my backup is intact. Otherwise, goodbye six years of game saves.

Wow..that is fucked up.

 

[Magnus]

It's amazing that people don't understand that some of us at least want a freaking option. That shouldn't even be something worth discussing. The ones who love something popping up on their screen can leave it on, and those who don't can turn it off, everybodys happy, end of story.

Amen. And what? Blaming people who want the option for causing this update that's screwing up some systems? LOL. Yeah, a poorly engineered update is our fault.

 

[statham]

Question, do I have to update to play TLOU? and only the phats are dieing from TLOU right, slims should be okay?

 

[Axispowers]

Or maybe not..

GIFSoup

lol

Lol perfection

 

[Kung Fu Grip]

you can still do that. The playstion site is still showing update 4.41


4.45 has been removed

Yep. I just signed in without the update notification.

 

[lupinko]

Question, do I have to update to play TLOU? and only the phats are dieing from TLOU right, slims should be okay?

Unless you want to play online, you don't have to update TLOU to play single player.

 

[Moofers]

Problem? No

HDD? Custom 500.

Model? Slim 1

Region? US

 

[Roland1979]

Shit, now I'm terrified. If I installed it and played Bioshock Infinite for an hour without problem after that, am I safe? Or can it still brick afterward?

I disassembled my PS3 a couple of months ago for a good undusting (it was already out of warranty), so it's probably gonna be impossible to return it for repair if it bricks. Fuck.

You should rollback because the risk isn't worth it. Do you value the benefits of this update so much you'll risk your PS3? If you're going to wait will not another, stable and safe update be released? In cases like this you should ALWAYS roll back.
Unconfirmed rumors now say (but MANY!) that slim, fat, stock HDD, even small, all can be effected. Just don't take the risk and wait it out.

 

[statham]

Unless you want to play online, you don't have to update TLOU to play single player.

nice, thanks.

 

[Freezasaurus]

My 320 GB slim was fine after the update. But in the event I decide I want to roll it back to 4.41, how do I go about doing that? I haven't played around with the system settings much.

 

[BasilZero]

You should rollback because the risk isn't worth it. Do you value the benefits of this update so much you'll risk your PS3? If you're going to wait will not another, stable and safe update be released? In cases like this you should ALWAYS roll back.
Unconfirmed rumors now say (but MANY!) that slim, fat, stock HDD, even small, all can be effected. Just don't take the risk and wait it out.

Waa? You can rollback?

But wont rolling back cause more issues and put you at a potential risk if you already updated?

 

[Deleted member 126221]

Waa? You can rollback?

But wont rolling back cause more issues and put you at a potential risk if you already updated?

Is it even possible to go back to a previous firmware? Reading that the bricking usually happen right after the update, I feel safer since I managed to play a game after the update, but I'm still afraid that my out-of-warranty PS3 is now a time bomb...

 

[JardeL]

Anyone have link to 4.45 PUP? I wanna giveit a shot.

 

[anddo0]

Waa? You can rollback?

But wont rolling back cause more issues and put you at a potential risk if you already updated?

First I'm hearing of this. Whenever you do a system update from safe mode it recommends the current version or higher. I doubt you can rollback.

 

[Freezasaurus]

Reading that the bricking usually happen right after the update, I feel safer since I managed to play a game after the update, but I'm still afraid that my out-of-warranty PS3 is now a time bomb...

After the update, I watched some anime on crunchyroll, then played TLoU for a while. I even turned the system on again after reading about the 4.45 snafu just to check. Everything is fine so far, I just want Sony to hurry it up with that new shit so this can be over.

 

[Superblatt]

Am I screwed if I have a fat 60gb model that is set for auto updates? I haven't turned it on since last Saturday.

 

[androvsky]

You should rollback because the risk isn't worth it. Do you value the benefits of this update so much you'll risk your PS3? If you're going to wait will not another, stable and safe update be released? In cases like this you should ALWAYS roll back.
Unconfirmed rumors now say (but MANY!) that slim, fat, stock HDD, even small, all can be effected. Just don't take the risk and wait it out.

Waa? You can rollback?

But wont rolling back cause more issues and put you at a potential risk if you already updated?

Is it even possible to go back to a previous firmware? Reading that the bricking usually happen right after the update, I feel safer since I managed to play a game after the update, but I'm still afraid that my out-of-warranty PS3 is now a time bomb...

First I'm hearing of this. Whenever you do a system update from safe mode it recommends the current version or higher. I doubt you can rollback.

Pretty sure you can't roll back to a previous firmware unless you're on a debug or hacked system. It's impossible to roll back if you're on normal firmware without soldering a special flasher to your PS3's motherboard.

Am I screwed if I have a fat 60gb model that is set for auto updates? I haven't turned it on since last Saturday.

Afaik, PS+ only downloads firmware updates automatically, it never installs them. This is part of the reason why, they also need you to accept new terms of service.

 

[Roland1979]

Terribly sorry I assumed you could IF you would hook it up to a PC.
But this shows that you should be able to if needed!

 

[Alcahest]

Wished Sony allowed 0% trophy deletion as well in this udpate.
It's a current feature on 360..

 

[Goodacre0081]

Not a good day for Sony. Bricked updates, TLoU crashing phats, free Jak and Daxter...

Forgot to mention sub 30fps PS4 games.

I want free Jak and Daxter too! where?

 

[Cindres]

Hell with that, I want them popping up ALL THE TIME, SHOW ME MY TROPHIES YOU FUCKS, YEAAAAAH.

 

[anddo0]

9am PST. Sony, you're officially on the clock. If they allow this to lapse into the weekend. I'll go off the deep end.

 

[Xbudz]

9am PST. Sony, you're officially on the clock. If they allow this to lapse into the weekend. I'll go off the deep end.

I hope they know what the problem was. They need to take a little extra time with this next firmware update just to be safe. Free games coming?
For anyone with lost saves / bricked PS3, I would say they deserve more than free games.

 

[Eclectic Jabber Monkey]

9am PST. Sony, you're officially on the clock. If they allow this to lapse into the weekend. I'll go off the deep end.

I've worked on software dev and testing on both hardware devices and servers and from my experience I would guess its going to take Sony a few days just to test the new firmware, let alone fix it. Some people are in for a few long days and nights at Sony.

 

[I'm an expert]

Not saying this patch isn't problematic, but I swear I remember every firmware thread on gaf having someone complain about the patch bricking their ps3.

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

More to the point, I did try rebuilding the filesystem twice, and now it's stuck there. Every time I try to install firmware from the recovery menu, my PS3 freezes. Which probably means I'll have to reformat the drive and hope my backup is intact. Otherwise, goodbye six years of game saves.

this is actually the main reason why i subscribed to ps+ (outside of the free games). having my demons/dark souls saves in the cloud helps me sleep at night

 

[Theman2k]

Wished Sony allowed 0% trophy deletion as well in this udpate.
It's a current feature on 360..

This.
Plus the option to hide games that you didnt 100%.

If they do both it will be awsome.

 

[FeiRR]

[my bad]

 

[Wario64]

So much misinformation in this thread. Seems like most people have never updated their firmware. There are some facts:
- this was an optional update. nobody will force you to install it, even if your PS+ downloaded it. JUST IGNORE IT and keep playing
- again, as it was optional, you can go online without installing it.
- if you've already installed and nothing happened, you're fine. downgrading isn't possible.

Now we need to wait for Sony to clear the shit up. Everybody should remember that every firmware update is a risk. I've lost some expensive hardware to failed updates. Nothing special with Sony provided how many consoles there are out there.

The update was not optional. It was mandatory.

 

[partime]

I heard if you told your PS3 you've already pre-ordered the PS4, it would forgive you and continue working.

 

[ironcreed]

I have a 500GB and will not be taking the chance. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Fahdi]

Gonna use the exclamation mark sound in MGS for the pop in's now.

 

[I'm an expert]

I heard if you told your PS3 you've already pre-ordered the PS4, it would forgive you and continue working.

I had printed out my preorder and taped it on my PS3. Probably why it spared me.