Playstation PS3 Firmware Version 2.40 Available Now!

[Adam]

Somes ps3's getting bricked after the 2.40 update !

http://www.gametab.com/news/2647320/

 

[ahmadka]

2.40 firmware bricks some PS3 consoles

Many rejoiced late last night when Sony posted the 2.40 firmware update for the Playstation 3. The 2.40 brought a number of improvements to the platform including in-game XMB accesses, a new Trophy system similar in concept to Xbox 360 Achievements, and the ability for gamers to use music playlists within games (provided that the game developers provides a patch to support the feature). Shortly after the update went live, many users began reporting problems with the update. A thread over at the official Playstation 3 forums is currently up to 61-pages and is filled with a number of irate owners.
According to Kotaku, the update is causing some controllers to malfunction, and in many cases, it bricks the system altogether. All Playstation 3 systems -- 20GB, 40GB, 60GB, and 80GB -- have an equal chance in having problems with the update, so no one is safe.
There are currently numerous theories and workarounds being proposed by forum-goers, but no one fix has been found to fix everyone's 2.40 firmware woes.
Because of the widespread problems, Sony decided to pull firmware update. In a statement released this afternoon, the company said, "In order to further assess the issue, we have temporarily taken the firmware offline for further testing. We are working diligently to isolate the problem for those few consumers and to identify a solution before we put the firmware back up."
No other details were provided on when the "fixed" 2.40 firmware will be uploaded or if a 2.41 firmware will simply be issued to address the problems at hand.


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Update: Via Sony's online help desk in response to the 2.4 issues:

"The PLAYSTATION 3 system software version 2.40 has been temporarily taken offline and will not be available for download as our engineers examine any possible issues with this update. The Knowledge Center will be updated with information as it becomes available; please check back here for further details."

After countless reports of problems across the Internet (here, here, and here) caused by the long-awaited PS3 2.40 Software Update, Sony has gone ahead and pulled the update.

Many users have been a bit befuddled, after being able to access PSN with only 2.36, however on a check of the latest available firmware, it is indeed listed as 2.36.

We can only assume that there is a major bug in the newest release. One would assume it would be detected and patched before it was rolled out en-masse, however it appears that it was not.

The big question, aside from 'When is 2.40 coming back out?' is that will Sony repair consoles that this update broke without cost, or will they still insist on charging their repair fee?

According to our member boonflop, Sony insisted on charging him, once his PS3 bricked after updating to 2.40. Hopefully Sony they will change their tune after this debacle, and fix these consoles for free.


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PlayStation 3 gamers, you may want to hold off on updating your systems to Firmware 2.40. There have been numerous reports of consoles freezing straight after, or even during, updating their systems to 2.40. You may have to wait longer for trophies and in-game XMB.

According to the reports, there doesn't seem to be any pattern as to which models of the PlayStation 3 are affected - all systems from 20 GB to 80 GB are affected. It seems that after applying 2.40, their systems just froze.

If you find your system freezing, some gamers have found that removing and reformatting their hard drive will get the system to boot up again - although this would mean that all your data would be lost. Hopefully, Sony will release a better solution.

We'll keep you updated on further developments, and certainly after Sony makes an official statement. Check back for updates.

* Article originally posted Jul 02, 2008 at 10:38AM


*Update* We just got wind from Kotaku that Sony has now pulled out the PS3 FW 2.40 update. The latest system update that you will now find online is FW 2.36. Furthermore, our very own tipster, Zero.Wing, reports of a failed attempt at trying to get the the system update:

Managed to sign in to my PSN account at around 20:30 GMT whilst still running firmware 2.36.


Tried to update using system update from XMB but system reports that I have the highest firmware available installed.


Tried to get the update using a PC from http://eu.playstation.com but am getting a 404 error.

As stated by Kotaku, this may be a temporary measure to curb any further problems that PS3 users may experience. We'll bring you guys news once Sony's released any official statement regarding this matter and when FW 2.40 goes back online.

Thanks to Zero.Wing, i3obtl, and darkliger666 for the info!


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Told you guys to not update !

 

[Shyber]

BRICKED!? WOAH.

Close call. My system is running fine with the 2.4 I installed. What's your status Cerebral?

 

[Nomad]

I updated my firmware yesterday night to 2.40. I have not played any games after that but the PS3 restarted normally and it seemed to be working fine. There seems to be an issue regarding harddisk in this firmware due to which Sony pulled it back. For any user who faced problems after updating firmware

removing and reformatting their PS3 hard drive and then reinserting it into the console would get the system to boot completely, after which it asks to reformat the disk again and everything runs normally.

http://kotaku.com/5021458/ps3-240-update-problems-and-solutions

 

[Nomad]

Told you guys to not update !

Actually it looks like they left some security holes in the firmware so maybe you should update

 

[CerebralTiger]

What's your status Cerebral?

Running fine here as well....the only 'flaw' that I've noticed thus far is that if you've applied some theme to the XMB, it displays question marks instead of the 'Trophy' and 'Internet Search' icons....weird

You're right, that sure was a close call....though, Sony has acknowledged the issue and according to them, those of us who've already installed the firmware successfully have nothing to worry about....this, apparently, is only for the people who've faced issues during or right after installing the update (or have yet to install the firmware, in the first place)

Source: Playstation Blog (also read the reply to comment # 5)

 

[ahmadka]

@Shyber and CerebralTiger, I suggest you guys dont try out anything new with this 2.40 right now, as there are many people who are bricking their PS3s when they use their PS3, even after what seems like a 'successful install'..

Check this: http://boardsus.playstation.com/pla...read.id=3042817&view=by_date_ascending&page=1

@Burhan, thanx but no thanx, I think there are 'better' security holes in my existing firmware ..

 

[Shyber]

@Shyber and CerebralTiger, I suggest you guys dont try out anything new with this 2.40 right now, as there are many people who are bricking their PS3s when they use their PS3, even after what seems like a 'successful install'..

Check this: http://boardsus.playstation.com/pla...read.id=3042817&view=by_date_ascending&page=1

@Burhan, thanx but no thanx, I think there are 'better' security holes in my existing firmware ..

I tried all kinda news things with this firmware. Seems to be A-OK here.
About question marks in place of icons, well, obviously there aren't icons for the new options on the older custom themes. But there's a certain Air Paint theme which does in fact have the trophy icon in it! Using that for now.

 

[CerebralTiger]

^Ah, right!....that explains it....the air paint theme came pre-installed as a part of the firmware update that implemented themes back in 2007....so I suppose once this firmware took over, it probably included a newer version of that particular theme

 

[Muaaz]

Well , I last updated the firmware when I played GTAIV , I don't know which version it is but I'll stick to my current firmware for now . And Shyber and Cerebral , good luck with the firmware 2.4 . Hope you won't face those problems above mentioned .

 

[ahmadka]

So here's a word of caution for you guys now ... never update to a new firmware/update right away ... ! Wait for a few days, so that there is feedback on that update ... This way, you will probably avoid some kind of a forthcoming problem ..

This is the strategy I always follow ..

 

[Nomad]

This is the strategy I always follow ..

I thought you followed the strategy of never updating the firmware in anticipation of cracks coming for earlier firmware

 

[ahmadka]

I thought you followed the strategy of never updating the firmware in anticipation of cracks coming for earlier firmware

OK, I will correct my statement just for you . Hope the following makes it clear as crystal :

bool continueUpdate;
bool waitForFeedback;

if (incomingUpdate.getType() == typeof(PS3update))
{
    if (((PS3update)incomingUpdate).hackFriendly == true)
    {
        if (((PS3update)incomingUpdate).priority == High)
        {
            continueUpdate = true;
            waitForFeedback = false;
        }
        else
        {
            continueUpdate = false;
            waitForFeedback = true;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        continueUpdate = false;
        waitForFeedback = true;
    }
}
else
{
    if (((GenericUpdateModel)incomingUpdate).priority == High)
    {
        continueUpdate = true;
        waitForFeedback = false;
    }
    else
    {
        continueUpdate = false;
        waitForFeedback = true;
    }
}// ...putting Visual Studio 2005 to some gud use :D

 

[Nomad]

Hope the following makes it clear as crystal

I tried to understand but that Crystal of yours hit me on the head and I am still dazed :idea:

 

[Muaaz]

I tried to understand but that Crystal of yours hit me on the head and I am still dazed :idea:

(lmao)

BTW , ahmad what was all that about ?

 

[ahmadka]

^ The rules you should follow when updating your PS3 ...

 

[buzzy915]

Hi all,

I downloaded and installed the firmware of the link someone provided on the first page of this thread. It works fine so far for me. No problems at all! In game XMB is pretty cool and useful. Anyhow good luck to the rest of you. Also anyone figured out how to get your own music playing during games? Some house music with Top Spin 3 would be amazing!!

 

[Shyber]

Apparently all games released already need to be patched in some manner before they support the 2.4 features like music playback or trophy system.

And ahmad, I so want to optimize that code
I hate that many if elses. Heh.

I tried to understand but that Crystal of yours hit me on the head and I am still dazed

LOL. Good one.

 

[hassandx]

i have seen over the internet that many people are having problems after installing the firmware

 

[ahmadka]

I tried to understand but that Crystal of yours hit me on the head and I am still dazed :idea:

lol...good use of that emoticon .. although a completely silly statement ..