PS3 bricked after firmware update
I have the PS3 Slim from 2010 I updated it today to the latest firmware version and after that it is not booting up. I tried entering to recovery but nothing shows up. The light turns on and stays green but nothing happens. After update from storage media, it rebooted but nothing came up for 20 minutes. the i pressed power, nothing happened. I then long pressed it to shut down. I dont think it YSOD but am not sure if the hard disk got corrupted. After that nothing shows up. No recovery options and video reset does nothing.
Edit: So I removed the hard drive and tried going to recovery. Now it shows that there is now hard drive inside. So it is probably is a case of hard disk being corrupted. I will format it by connecting to my laptop and see if something happens.
Best Answer
Place the USB stick in the right hand port closest to the power button and have your controller and cable ready.
System will report no system files and to plug in your controller and hit the Playstation button.
Next to install files from a USB press the Select and Start buttons simultaneously to start the reload.
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Can a bricked PS3 be fixed?
you can fix it yourself. to do this, boot into safe mode and re-update the firmware. to access safe mode (i didn't know it existed until this): power off the ps3, then hold down the power on key until the system has powered up three times.How do I fix my PS3 it wont turn on after update?
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Answer 2
Had the exact same problem with black screen and no safe-mode menu, after a while i desperately (last hope) change HDMI output and when i changed it back i got the text to connect the controller and press ps button. (samsung TV, 2012)
I formatted my hdd for nothing :( , btw i cant format it to fat32 cause of 250GB HDD, i leave it in NTFS and the PS3 will see the drive and format itself
Now i updated to ps 4.86 and works again.
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