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Latest PS3 Firmware Update Requires Hard Disk Wipe to Fix 193

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday July 02, 2008 @04:54PM
from the entire-qa-department-is-fired dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Earlier today Sony launched firmware V2.40 for the PS3 which is mandatory for online play. To my horror after installing the update my console wouldn't boot, and this appears to be a not uncommon problem affecting all ages and models of PS3s. Although there is rampant fanboy denial over at the official Playstation forums, the Kotaku article details the issue and has a suggested solution if you don't mind yanking your PS3's hard drive."

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Re:Which is why... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday July 02, 2008 @05:04PM (#24037029)

Yeah, things like the server code need to be abstracted to a layer above the firmware and stored on the Hard disk. We could call it something like Operating System. Someone should get to work on designing something like that...

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Anonymous FUD? The hell you say!?! (Score:3, Funny)

by LoudMusic (199347) * writes: on Wednesday July 02, 2008 @05:58PM (#24037665)

Who would have thought an anonymous submission would be not entirely accurate.

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Re:Breaking: The update's been pulled (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday July 02, 2008 @08:56PM (#24039011)

Breaking: You are not on digg anymore.

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Re:Which is why... (Score:4, Funny)

by flitty (981864) writes: on Thursday July 03, 2008 @08:28AM (#24042513)

by simply reformatting the HD, obviously the actual firmware is fine
Your definition of "fine" is one i'm not familiar with.

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I know who can help! (Score:3, Funny)

by elrous0 (869638) * writes: on Thursday July 03, 2008 @08:38AM (#24042713)

He's called the mighty Wizard of Woz. We can get to him by following the bricked console road. Along the way we'll pick up a cowardly Democrat, a dumb Republican, and a RIAA lawyer with no heart.

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