i searched so flame me if you must.....i bought a ps3 phat from a friend already on 3.55...this is what i have done.
created a folder ps3 then UPDATE on my usb stick.
put in the cfw in the update folder.
went to recover mode or whatever with the power on of 2 beeps guide and did #6 to update.
goes through the first part before the restart fine then after the restart it says
the latest system software is already installed there is no need to update..
what am i doing wrong or how do i fix this problem? its never been modded in any way.. please help

