re: upgrading firmware on ps3, will u brick it if power cuts off?

**kleptodathief** · 11-21-2010,05:34 AM

true or false?

been always scared to upgrade...im currently on 3.15 and most of the hex support is for 3.41 correct?

has anyone personally BRICKED a ps3 while upgrading firmware when the power gets cut off? i know its rare but still

thnks

**hubba_bubba** · 11-21-2010,05:43 AM

You can find the answer in Nike's slogan

**chich** · 11-21-2010,07:16 AM

yeah i expect you would...same as if losing power during any hardware firmware update. in short basically the system doesnt know how to boot up again after booting from a failed firmware update...then freaks out and either blue screens or some other spastic crap.

my opinion, do it anyway. the chances of losing power at the exact time and bla bla are extremely minimal. worst case it happens, just take it back to where you bought it and say you dont know what happened..or call sony (provided you dont already have a backup manager already on your ps3...in which case delete it before upgrading if your uber paranoid). its not *exactly* your fault if your neighborhood had a blackout the exact moment you put your "newly purchased" [insert game requiring 3.50 firmware here]

**kleptodathief** · 11-21-2010,09:48 AM

i have an old phat ps3 thats OUT of warranty though, im gonna risk it tho, planning to update to 3.41 today! GT5 is out!

o god im nervious, doing the update now, 9% hope no power cutoff

it was like 30% and it rebooted? apparently, its done once it reboots like twice? i thought it wud take like 20mins but it took like less then 5 mins!

my iphone 4 is horrible at pix

**min2max** · 11-21-2010,10:37 AM

Nope, it will restart at the beginning of flash process itself.

Did cut the power yesterday by accident while flashing ps3 fat with 3.41 from 3.30. I almost sh*t my pants, but the system came up without problems and restarted the flash.

Props to Sony to have an idiot proofed system now

**LKJHGFDSA** · 11-21-2010,11:08 AM

lol this guy is like Mort Goldman or something!

**ccfman2004** · 11-23-2010,08:48 AM

Originally Posted by kleptodathief

true or false?

been always scared to upgrade...im currently on 3.15 and most of the hex support is for 3.41 correct?

has anyone personally BRICKED a ps3 while upgrading firmware when the power gets cut off? i know its rare but still

thnks

Yes, it happened to me.

**Loodakid** · 11-23-2010,11:28 AM

Originally Posted by ccfman2004

Yes, it happened to me.

Damn, what did you do?

**[C*]** · 11-23-2010,11:30 AM

I assume the downgrade could overcome this issue though?

**ccfman2004** · 11-23-2010,11:51 AM

Originally Posted by Loodakid

Damn, what did you do?

I went back to GameStop and exchanged it. I only had it a few hours when I had to update to play a new game.

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