147w ago - Today Examiner.com (linked above) reports that numerous users who opted to
upgrade the PS3 HDD are now experiencing issues with the recently released
PS3 Firmware 3.41 update.
It is not yet determined if these issues are related to the
PS3 Firmware Patches Sony instituted beginning with PlayStation 3 Firmware update version 3.41, however, there is currently a
lengthy thread on Sony's official board covering the issues.
To summarize, quoting from
Examiner.com: "The problems being reported are the following: PS3 owners are unable to update their system to firmware 3.41, HDD upgrades aren't being allowed, systems are crashing, and after installing a new HDD the system isn't fully downloading the file and then prompts users with a message stating 'no applicable data found'."
Sony did respond to online inquiries regarding this topic with this response:
"We apologize for any inconvenience you are experiencing with upgrading Internal Hard Disc Drive (for PlayStation 3) on your PlayStation(R)3 computer entertainment system. The information available to our Consumer Services Department does not suggest that this is a problem PlayStation(R) owners are likely to experience when upgrading the HDD with 3.41 update. Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) strongly supports the quality of its products and backs them with full confidence."
Sony is currently recommending affected users update their previous PS3 HDD first to see if the update works with it, followed by updating from a thumb drive formatted in FAT 32 with the 3.41 PS3 update.
If anyone here is experiencing similar issues, feel free to reply in the comments below.
Well this is no good. I tried installing Rebug D-Rex 4.30.2 but kept getting an error that it's corrupt from the main update screen and from the recov...
It'd be interesting to see if there's a pattern to the problem, such as upgrading from a particular model and/or firmware.
When I get my 60GB I will only be updating to 3.15 as I use OtherOS so not going to have a problem with that one.
Could just be games glitching out like they do, but it seemed more noticeable in the last few days, before this issue was posted.
Both systems are fat with upgraded hard drives, both a couple years old.