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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 12:02AM Silent MiLk said

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I NEED HELP!!!
When I installed a new hdd in my ps3 (old one took a dump) it asks for "storage media with update 3.41 or later." No problem I say to myself, as I download the update on my pc and put it on my usb stick, (folders are PS3/UPDATE) then plug it into the ps3 and hit start and select and wait, just to discover the ps3 says there is nothing on the usb stick with an update. I am at a loss of what to do, I have tried everything my little mind can think of, maybe the geniuses at Joystiq can help me.
PLEASE HELP ME OH WISE ONES!!!
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 12:06AM Joseph9307 said

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@Silent MiLk


Solution: Buy an Xbox 360. It's inevitable!
:D
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 12:09AM Silent MiLk said

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@Silent MiLk
I dont need a 360. mine RROD and been with my ps3 ever since.
PLEASE dont start a system war when I am just a gamer that wants to shoot someone. systems shouldnt matter.
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 12:16AM Dawg605 said

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@Silent MiLk "I am just a gamer that wants to shoot someone."

LOL. WHAT?!?!
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 12:19AM Silent MiLk said

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@Dawg605
LoL. I need me some BC2 or Red Dead right about now, and I cant even play... Frustration is not the right word.
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 12:23AM Themoreyouknow said

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@Joseph9307 Nah, save your money and buy a PC
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 12:29AM chromekreeper said

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@Silent MiLk

DEFINITELY THE WRONG PLACE TO DO THIS

joystiq is about being on-topic
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 12:56AM Esposch said

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@Silent MiLk
http://boards.4chan.org/v/
Ask them.
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 12:56AM ybfelix said

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@Silent MiLk
try use PS3 itself to download and update
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 1:00AM Vidikron said

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@Silent MiLk

Make sure the USB drive is FAT formatted, not NTFS.
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 1:05AM Silent MiLk said

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@chromekreeper
dont be a douche. i have been asking in the playstation forums and nobody could help, so i thought joystiq people can help, since most arent douche bags like you.

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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 1:13AM ShadowXIII said

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@Silent MiLk

Calm down...and ignore the fanboy bullsh!t.

If you need notes:
http://www.cnet.com.au/how-to-upgrade-your-playstation-3-hard-drive-339282375.htm

Make sure the system file that you have is the current version (3.41), double-check your update file anyway AND make sure its the correct region if your overseas. Push come to shove, try putting the update file resident with the actual hard-drive xfer (PS3/{UPDATE}{exported data if any}) or move the update file etc. to a different usb source and have it auto-detect. If *THAT* doesn't work try a different memory storage entirely (because some of them have that garbage frontend stuff flashed in and sometimes causes conflicts).

But as the others said...on topic stuff...try a tech forum somewhere if this doesn't work...although I seldom see things here on-topic anyway....it usually degenerates to 'fapping', Michael Jackson/Captain Picard/Planet/Shepard or any-captain-of-a-vessel-that-moves-in-space references, fanboyism in 8 different directions, anti-piracy talk that is, more often than not, hypocritical, Icon worship regarding apples, and the occasional troll.
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 1:16AM ShadowXIII said

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@ShadowXIII

Add: it doesn't help your situation at *all* that PSN just recently updated either :/, maybe try calling 'em directly if nothing else works :(
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 1:18AM Silent MiLk said

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@ShadowXIII
yeah, I have done all that you have said, the only thing is the HDD is blank, so its just a black screen with white font, nothing more. I have tried several things including calling Sony, They say I have to wait for their page to update and show the 3.41 for download then i will be ook, even though I have the update file. hmmm, something is fishy.
anyway, thanks for all the help.
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 1:21AM ShadowXIII said

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@Silent MiLk

Its all good man, I think its probably an older version of the update file on their site.

I hope all goes well.
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 2:24AM Special Agent Bob said

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@Joseph9307
so...much....white
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 2:59AM A11smart said

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@Silent MiLk

This might be obvious, but are you opening up the properties to explore the USB drive, selecting "Display All", and copying it over that way? I transfer a lot of recoded video to my PS3, but it won't natively see the files without some "right click" fiddling.
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 4:33AM SamBeThyName said

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@Silent MiLk
I know this may sound dumb, but it's often the simply thing. press triangle and then display all?
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 12:28AM dcy123 said

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wow those graphics are amazing.....
im meh on shooters right now

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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 12:47AM Dawg605 said

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@dcy123 It's live-action...
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 12:51AM keroro said

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@dcy123
lol if you couldn't tell, that wasn't gameplay
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 12:51PM syrik zero said

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@dcy123 It looks so real. I can't wait
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 12:33AM King Johngie the Fourth said

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I thinkUbisoft has made a good decision not to follow behind EA and make their promotional movies anime
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 2:30AM dcy123 said

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Sarcasm only 10% get it
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 1:15AM Ruthless Gravity said

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That was loud. Bring me more Ubisoft.
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 11:17AM MRL3G3ND said

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wow ubisoft drops ghost recon movie, and the thread becomes a ps3 troubleshoot topic...just goes to show you how bad this game will blow. ubisoft messes up yet another classic trying to make it fit in with the rest of the current garbage...

good luck
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Posted: Jul 28th 2010 12:16PM BLAQK ROXSTAR said

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I could care less about a short film, where's my damn beta???
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