121w ago -
Update: Sony has now done as expected and reissued the PS3 Firmware 3.56 update. More details to come as they are available (PUP SHA1/MD5 hash comparison
HERE) on whether it remedies the PlayStation 3 HDD upgrade issues or not.
Download:
PS3 Firmware 3.56 (Fixed - US) /
PS3 Firmware 3.56 (Fixed - EU)
Some may recall Sony quietly
reissued PS3 Firmware 3.41 to rectify
issues for PlayStation 3 HDD upgraders, and today Examiner.com (linked above) reports the same remedy may be necessary in the recently released
PS3 Firmware 3.56.
To quote: "According to users on
NeoGAF and
HighDef Forum, the 3.56 firmware prevents the newer PlayStation 3 models (with 16 MB flash) from being upgradeable to a new hard disk drive. The following models have been affected:
Original PlayStation 3 Model:
• CECHH
• CECHJ
• CECHK
• CECHL
• CECHM
• CECHP
• CECHQ
Slim PlayStation 3 Model:
• CECH-20..A
• CECH-20..B
• CECH-21..A
• CECH-21..B
• CECH-250.A
• CECH-250.B
• CECH-250.A
• CECH-250.B
• CECH-251.A
• CECH-251.B
Apparently this was an old bug that has appeared before in a previous firmware update that was eventually fixed. Hopefully, Sony can fix it again in a timely matter."
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Checked the harddisk bug out and apparently this fix works as long as you didn’t reformat the old drive. Just insert the old drive with the bugged 3.56-1st installed on it and reinstall this 2nd release, after that you can exchange the harddisk and reinstall the 2nd release again. If you by any change reformatted the (old) drive you are out of luck (and maybe a 3.56-3rd release might fix the issue).
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And again, do not update if you want homebrew or modified firmware!
Greets Modmate