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#1 Bow-T_88
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ok.. lol i'm even ashamed to post that my ps3 is messed up because on every topic where someone blamed firmware 2.4, i told the to stop lie..well today, when i turned on my ps3, it stayed at the intro screen where it says SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINENT..i hold down the power button and it resets and does the same thing. well..i guess it is true that the firmware WILLLL mess up your ps3 . so yea, i'm from BELIZE , central america, and I bought my ps3 last march at a bestbuy in LA, so the warranty is up, and now i have a SHELL OF A PS3 .I 'm not sure if anyone here can repair it but, i'll see , but thats still messed up.

i dont kno what the hell YOU can do to prevent this from happening to your ps3. for real

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#2 bjhean
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i have 2.40 but haven't had any problems with it yet... hope not the same thing happens to me...

i hope you get it fixed somehow.

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#3 asas63
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I succesfully upgraded my ps3 to 2.40, i hope something like this doesnt happen to mine.

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#4 RoganSarine
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You sure it's not a yellow light? I can't see how the firmware would mess it up like a week later...
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#5 anesthesie
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That almost makes me want to not even turn mine on until the new update....
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#6 NuKkU
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im actually glad that i didnt get the update in time
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#7 Ipik_Fenris
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good thing i got my ps3 on july 4th, after sony pulled the 2.4, so i got 2.36

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#8 NuKkU
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lo siento amigo, pero si aun tienes garantia, aun lo puedes cambiar :D, o espera a ver que hace Sony al respecto

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SAY WHAT lol

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#9 Dogswithguns
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Nothin' happended to mine so far. and I have been playin' my PS3 everyday all day..... call Sony to get your's fixed. xD
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#10 ZenesisX
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that really does suck, im glad i woke up to late to install it into mines
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#11 navigata
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Damn that sucks.
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#12 12345yon
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ok.. lol i'm even ashamed to post that my ps3 is messed up because on every topic where someone blamed firmware 2.4, i told the to stop lie..well today, when i turned on my ps3, it stayed at the intro screen where it says SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINENT..i hold down the power button and it resets and does the same thing. well..i guess it is true that the firmware WILLLL mess up your ps3 . so yea, i'm from BELIZE , central america, and I bought my ps3 last march at a bestbuy in LA, so the warranty is up, and now i have a SHELL OF A PS3 .I 'm not sure if anyone here can repair it but, i'll see , but thats still messed up.

i dont kno what the hell YOU can do to prevent this from happening to your ps3. for real

Bow-T_88

lo, i live in Guatemala, hi5!

if you have warranty, i would go to reclaim it

ok.. lol i'm even ashamed to post that my ps3 is messed up because on every topic where someone blamed firmware 2.4, i told the to stop lie..well today, when i turned on my ps3, it stayed at the intro screen where it says SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINENT..i hold down the power button and it resets and does the same thing. well..i guess it is true that the firmware WILLLL mess up your ps3 . so yea, i'm from BELIZE , central america, and I bought my ps3 last march at a bestbuy in LA, so the warranty is up, and now i have a SHELL OF A PS3 .I 'm not sure if anyone here can repair it but, i'll see , but thats still messed up.

i dont kno what the hell YOU can do to prevent this from happening to your ps3. for real

Bow-T_88

good thing i got my ps3 on july 4th, after sony pulled the 2.4, so i got 2.36

lo siento amigo, pero si aun tienes garantia, aun lo puedes cambiar :D, o espera a ver que hace Sony al respecto

Ipik_Fenris

erase the spanish part, seriously, i got moderated for posting on spanish :(

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#13 LucasNadolny
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you should def. call sonys support line. i'm sure then can help you. 2.4 is awesome and makes ps3 a lot better, i i know over 10 people that have installed 2.4 and have no problems at all. it must really be depressing to have a ps3 break on a firmware update.
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#14 Ipik_Fenris
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[QUOTE="Bow-T_88"]

ok.. lol i'm even ashamed to post that my ps3 is messed up because on every topic where someone blamed firmware 2.4, i told the to stop lie..well today, when i turned on my ps3, it stayed at the intro screen where it says SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINENT..i hold down the power button and it resets and does the same thing. well..i guess it is true that the firmware WILLLL mess up your ps3 . so yea, i'm from BELIZE , central america, and I bought my ps3 last march at a bestbuy in LA, so the warranty is up, and now i have a SHELL OF A PS3 .I 'm not sure if anyone here can repair it but, i'll see , but thats still messed up.

i dont kno what the hell YOU can do to prevent this from happening to your ps3. for real

12345yon

lo, i live in Guatemala, hi5!

if you have warranty, i would go to reclaim it

ok.. lol i'm even ashamed to post that my ps3 is messed up because on every topic where someone blamed firmware 2.4, i told the to stop lie..well today, when i turned on my ps3, it stayed at the intro screen where it says SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINENT..i hold down the power button and it resets and does the same thing. well..i guess it is true that the firmware WILLLL mess up your ps3 . so yea, i'm from BELIZE , central america, and I bought my ps3 last march at a bestbuy in LA, so the warranty is up, and now i have a SHELL OF A PS3 .I 'm not sure if anyone here can repair it but, i'll see , but thats still messed up.

i dont kno what the hell YOU can do to prevent this from happening to your ps3. for real

Bow-T_88

good thing i got my ps3 on july 4th, after sony pulled the 2.4, so i got 2.36

lo siento amigo, pero si aun tienes garantia, aun lo puedes cambiar :D, o espera a ver que hace Sony al respecto

Ipik_Fenris

erase the spanish part, seriously, i got moderated for posting on spanish :(

done ! :?

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#15 CellAnimation
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Many people that have had their PS3s lock up after installing 2.40 have fixed the issue by removing the HDD. Formatting it in a notebook or using an external drive caddy. Once the drive is put back in the PS3 it asks to format the drive again, once that is complete everything is fixed. Sure you lose all of your saves/data but that's what backups are for.
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#16 dboy482
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im sure sony can help u out even if it costs u, post a comment if u get it fixed :) slán!

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#17 hxcpride
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that really does suck, im glad i woke up to late to install it into minesZenesisX

im glad that happen to me too lol. was there any problem when you install it when it came out tho??

i heard someone released virus to sony during the 2.4 firmware updates. dunno if its rumour or true tho...

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#18 enygma500
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if the firmware is saved on the HDD on not somewhere else in the system you could simply take the HDD out of the PS3 and Format it in FAT32 then plug it back it. after that the ps3 will format it then youll prob hafta download and install 2.36 again and you wont keep any of your save file or anything. but its better then spending 150 on a coffin and getting back a refurb. also im not sure if that will work im just saying its an option to try, either way you're screwed out of your save files. makes me think i should start backing mine up once a week and just before updates.
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#19 boss130
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Ive been to Belize and its a beautiful place, so you got that going for you. Sorry about your luck...that sucks
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#20 Bow-T_88
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[QUOTE="Bow-T_88"]

ok.. lol i'm even ashamed to post that my ps3 is messed up because on every topic where someone blamed firmware 2.4, i told the to stop lie..well today, when i turned on my ps3, it stayed at the intro screen where it says SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINENT..i hold down the power button and it resets and does the same thing. well..i guess it is true that the firmware WILLLL mess up your ps3 . so yea, i'm from BELIZE , central america, and I bought my ps3 last march at a bestbuy in LA, so the warranty is up, and now i have a SHELL OF A PS3 .I 'm not sure if anyone here can repair it but, i'll see , but thats still messed up.

i dont kno what the hell YOU can do to prevent this from happening to your ps3. for real

12345yon

lo, i live in Guatemala, hi5!

if you have warranty, i would go to reclaim it

ok.. lol i'm even ashamed to post that my ps3 is messed up because on every topic where someone blamed firmware 2.4, i told the to stop lie..well today, when i turned on my ps3, it stayed at the intro screen where it says SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINENT..i hold down the power button and it resets and does the same thing. well..i guess it is true that the firmware WILLLL mess up your ps3 . so yea, i'm from BELIZE , central america, and I bought my ps3 last march at a bestbuy in LA, so the warranty is up, and now i have a SHELL OF A PS3 .I 'm not sure if anyone here can repair it but, i'll see , but thats still messed up.

i dont kno what the hell YOU can do to prevent this from happening to your ps3. for real

Bow-T_88

good thing i got my ps3 on july 4th, after sony pulled the 2.4, so i got 2.36

lo siento amigo, pero si aun tienes garantia, aun lo puedes cambiar :D, o espera a ver que hace Sony al respecto

Ipik_Fenris

erase the spanish part, seriously, i got moderated for posting on spanish :(

waddup lol.

my mom is currently in new mexico state ..and she's gonna buy me a ps3 . check this out, i was gonna get an hdtv and i had already printed out the one i wanted and gave her so she can kno which one it is. but now that i need a ps3, i guess i wont get that no more. unless its a 22 inch , that would still be kool. and to the guy who asked if i'm sure its not a yellow light..man..i kno colors, nothing is yellow , not even my teeth . lol they hack xbox 360's over here, 10 bucks US for a bootleg copy game, and they told me they'll see what they can do, but if they cant fix it, they'll still buy it from me for a 150 US lol. thats str8. anywayz , yea, hopefully sony releases another update.

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#21 Bow-T_88
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[QUOTE="ZenesisX"]that really does suck, im glad i woke up to late to install it into mineshxcpride

im glad that happen to me too lol. was there any problem when you install it when it came out tho??

i heard someone released virus to sony during the 2.4 firmware updates. dunno if its rumour or true tho...

man.. nah . the update was working well for me, i told people they were FINDING stupid ass things to label as problems , cuz everyone was like ' NOW I CANT DO THIS ' etc . but this morning when i turned it on, oh and my ps3 is mostly on STAND BY ..it stayed at the intro screen. but yea, as i said, the guys that run that game place where they mod your xbox 360 n what not, if they cant fix it, they'll still buy it from me for $150 . maybe i should buy one of those modded 360's ..then i can try gears of war , its just 10 bucks for a game..oh, 10 bucks BELIZE dollars is 5 bucks US. those modded 360's run for 350 US. ok laterz, if its fixed, i'll ask em how they did it, and post that here.

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#22 killer00151
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My PS3 also is broken, i think its due to 2.4 too. It worked fine always and then a day after the update I was playing GTA and boom, my PS3 has that yellow light. It rly does suck, hope you get it fixed. I'm calling Sony on Monday to try to get it fixed.
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#23 king23_
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Luckily mine works perfectly.
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#24 cegmp
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killer, i think your case is different due to the yellow light. Anyway, to the TC, I'm sorry to hear that man. Wish you the best of luck though. Hope it gets fix.
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Scary stories here. If my PS3 breaks down...Things will change in this household.
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#26 TrevCubsOr21
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That almost makes me want to not even turn mine on until the new update....anesthesie
same here my warranty is up also!
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#27 bigboss_gil
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:o that sucks... My ps3 will be with me forever? right? right? right!!!!
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#28 hilltops
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im actually glad that i didnt get the update in timeNuKkU


same here.. i went on to download the update
and it wasnt there so i came on here and found
out why..just lucky by the sounds of it i guess :P
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#29 MiiOnWii
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WoW..the biggest reason why i got a ps3 is because i was hoping it will be more reliable than my 360, now this happens, *sigh* i'm afraid to turn mine on now, this has happened to 3 of my other friends who did the update...i have gotten my 360 fixed 2 times already, i don't want this to happen to my ps3....
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#30 svenskamerikan
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[QUOTE="anesthesie"]That almost makes me want to not even turn mine on until the new update....TrevCubsOr21
same here my warranty is up also!

If it brakes after an update Sony will fix it under warranty. Can almost guarantee it - you can't use your PS3 online without the update, so they are responsible