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I've been hammering away at the le mons 24 hour endurance race... I suspended the game for the night, and restarted my system this morning to find a ps3 system update, version 4.0. When i attempted to restart gt5 the system now hangs up on black screen, controllers are unresponsive, power button on the front of the system is unresponsive, the system just sits idle. Any one else experience this? I hope im not alone, and i reeeeeeaaaaaalllllly dont want to lose my gt save game AGAIN (4th restart after golding all the licences, all the special events including x1 challenge and earning well over 2000 cars combined accross all the saves. Who knew ps3s would break so frequently. All i had left was the 2 24hourto races, grrrrr)
 
So the PS3 works but GT5 just wont start?
 
Ok i am going to tell you something that might help....
1. Take any games out of the blueray drive and take any usb flash drives out too
2. Turn your ps3 off
3. PRESS AND HOLD YOUR POWER BUTTON ON YOUR PS3 until it turns on then off.
4. release your finger then PRESS AND HOLD THE POWER BUTTON UNTIL YOU HEAR A QUICK DOUBLE BEEP.... (YOU WILL HERE A BEEP THEN ANOTHER BEEP AND THE THE QUICK DOUBLE BEEP). WHEN YOU HEAR THE DOUBLE BEEP RELEASE YOUR FINGER.
5. You will then see a screen that will prompt you to plus in your controller then press the ps button do that
6. After you press the ps button a menu will pop up with 6 options ONLY SELECT OPTION 3 (RESTORE FILE SYSTEM)!!!!!!!!!!!! VERY IMPORTANT
7. follow the steps after you click option 3
(THIS IS THE SAME THING AS PUTTING YOU PC IN SAFE MODE AND IT WILL NOT DELETE OR FORMAT YOUR PS3'S HARD DRIVE IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME CALL AND ASK SONY)
 
Ill give that a shot in a few hours when i get home. Thanks for the advice, hope it works.
 
No problem let me know if it does ok there might be something else wrong with your ps3 if that doesn't work
 
I am not sure if it is the same, as my case happens before update and power button works. I face the same black screen when running gt5. I found out that the tv was not detecting the input signals from the ps3. What i do is change the input selector of the tv to lets say tv then change it back to ps3 input. Then everything is fine.
 
Try to see if it will load when not connected to the network (disable the PS3 network connection from the XMB menu).
 
Yep. Turns out the 4.0 update corrupted my hard drive. Thanks sony for killing all my savegames again. /ragequit
 
So I'm not alone with this. After 4.0 update my GT5 started to freeze on certain car in garage (don't know which one as it never loaded). No response at all. And after another restet it started restoring file system. Well, without success. I had to reformat whole system. Last backup from april so I've lost maaaany things. At least game after reinstall works faster and always loads up with custom music.
 
Starting over frustrating. At least its a good excuse for practice with cars i dont normally drive (alfa 8c on eiger short always gives me trouble, i seem to be perpetually 2/10ths from gold)

It also means ill spend more time finishing the build on my real life honda challenge crx.
 
Sorry but did you not copy your save game before the update to a thumb drive.

Every day or at least once a week DO A GAME SAVE on a thumb drive.
 
Abraxas
So I'm not alone with this. After 4.0 update my GT5 started to freeze on certain car in garage (don't know which one as it never loaded). No response at all. And after another restet it started restoring file system. Well, without success. I had to reformat whole system. Last backup from april so I've lost maaaany things. At least game after reinstall works faster and always loads up with custom music.
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In my last post on those steps to fix that problem... That restore file system is suppose to help you.... But not to run automatically and last night mine started doing what yours is doing freezing up have to restart and when i do once and a while mine automatically does that restoring file system... AND IT SHOULD NOT... The thing i have really noticed is that since i downloaded the 4.0 update on startup the screen it says "READ MANUAL ABOUT HEALTH RISKS" that is what it says when the system is brand new..... Well as i recall the last time Sony updated the start up screen there was a major problem with system crashes ect.... Because it used to say "PLAYSTATION 3" ONLY.... Then they made it say the 3 ways of writing Sony playstation... My opinion kind of pointless but whatever... But they need to get this fixed now because on mine it is my MP3/ DVD PLAYER / GAME SYSTEM AND PRETTY MUCH MY COMPUTER...
Sorry for a long post
 
I had a problem post 4.0 update as well.
Started up GT5 after updating, beginning of the opening movie was glitchy, this has never happened to me before.
I x'd past this and realised that the next load to the main screen was taking longer than normal. Eventually got to the home screen, and through community entered a friends lobby.
Lockups ensued, and eventually I had to pull the power cord as the power button had become unresponsive.
I restored a previous game save and started up again.
Opening movie wouldn't start, although I could eventually x to skip. Same slow loading. Locked up on home screen.
After an hour of this I deleted the game data and reinstalled.
Update 1/10 failed at 40-50% download at least 20 times before being installed.
It took me 4 hours to reinstall!
Games been playing fine since. First world problems, lol.
 
I did the 4.0 update and about 2 sec after it was complete with the install, my PS3s fan speed up to the highest setting REAL quick then shut off. Now it will turn on and open to the "READ MANUAL ABOUT HEALTH RISKS" screen then does the same thing...it shuts off. Never had an issue with my PS3 until now. Cannot get it to stay on for more than a few seconds. I receive a blinking red light after shut down but still get my green and blue on startup (fat model)

It was 71deg F in my living room when this happened and the fan was at idle until directly after the update. I also had backed up all saved games a week before on my thumb drive thank god! Went and bought a Slim PS3 cause I wanted one anyways. Going to try and fix the Fat as I fix the other YLOD fat I have in the spare room for guests.
 
vk56dehan
I did the 4.0 update and about 2 sec after it was complete with the install, my PS3s fan speed up to the highest setting REAL quick then shut off. Now it will turn on and open to the "READ MANUAL ABOUT HEALTH RISKS" screen then does the same thing...it shuts off. Never had an issue with my PS3 until now. Cannot get it to stay on for more than a few seconds. I receive a blinking red light after shut down but still get my green and blue on startup (fat model)

It was 71deg F in my living room when this happened and the fan was at idle until directly after the update. I also had backed up all saved games a week before on my thumb drive thank god! Went and bought a Slim PS3 cause I wanted one anyways. Going to try and fix the Fat as I fix the other YLOD fat I have in the spare room for guests.
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So only the fat PS3s are doing this????
 
Looks like that update is giving the YELLOW LIGHT OF DEATH....FML
 
Weird thing happen to me as well. For a while now my eject button was not working, after 4.00 I was doing something near the PS3 and I accidentally touched it and the disk ejects, I put it back in and press it again to make sure and it ejects again. Hey it's fixed, cool, turned off PS3. Later went to turn on PS3, YLOD, **** I thought, not again. I played with the power button, the switch at the back etc until it finally came on and stayed on. (Phat 80gb)

No issues with any games though, everything working flawless, immediately backed up my most recent game saves though.
 
Demogerg
Starting over frustrating. At least its a good excuse for practice with cars i dont normally drive (alfa 8c on eiger short always gives me trouble, i seem to be perpetually 2/10ths from gold)

It also means ill spend more time finishing the build on my real life honda challenge crx.
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try changing brake balance to 6 and 9.
 
ORPHANTHIRTY7
So only the fat PS3s are doing this????
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Yes, mine is, my slim is fine.....havent hooked my other Fat up online yet. Gonna wait just in case there is a link between the update and my failure.

ORPHANTHIRTY7
Looks like that update is giving the YELLOW LIGHT OF DEATH....FML
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That is whats weird...my other PS3 had the YLOD...this is not it. YLOD and RLOD, it will, in my experience, never load up the operating system (blue/green light)...mine does. When you press the power button, it starts like normal until after the opening screen then the fan speeds up and it dies. Its almost like its on purpose as a save guard. Anyways, I get a blinking red light until I disconnect power completely and do a hard boot.

I just find it odd that Ive never had any signs of failure from this PS3 in over 4 years, then literally 2 sec after the update...it goes. Idk im going to crack her open and replace the thermal paste to ensure the processors arent just heating up and not dispersing the heat..even though I did it a year ago. If its not that I dont really know what it could be.
 
ORPHANTHIRTY7
Ok i am going to tell you something that might help....
1. Take any games out of the blueray drive and take any usb flash drives out too
2. Turn your ps3 off
3. PRESS AND HOLD YOUR POWER BUTTON ON YOUR PS3 until it turns on then off.
4. release your finger then PRESS AND HOLD THE POWER BUTTON UNTIL YOU HEAR A QUICK DOUBLE BEEP.... (YOU WILL HERE A BEEP THEN ANOTHER BEEP AND THE THE QUICK DOUBLE BEEP). WHEN YOU HEAR THE DOUBLE BEEP RELEASE YOUR FINGER.
5. You will then see a screen that will prompt you to plus in your controller then press the ps button do that
6. After you press the ps button a menu will pop up with 6 options ONLY SELECT OPTION 3 (RESTORE FILE SYSTEM)!!!!!!!!!!!! VERY IMPORTANT
7. follow the steps after you click option 3
(THIS IS THE SAME THING AS PUTTING YOU PC IN SAFE MODE AND IT WILL NOT DELETE OR FORMAT YOUR PS3'S HARD DRIVE IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME CALL AND ASK SONY)
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From what I have learned this will not work with firmware 4 and if you do manage to get the console into service mode it is impossible to get it out of it again.
 
Mark
Sorry but did you not copy your save game before the update to a thumb drive.

Every day or at least once a week DO A GAME SAVE on a thumb drive.
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I have my save game from my old PS3 saved on pen drive , but it wont work on my new PS3. My old 60GB fat died in February and I bought a slim model three weeks ago. I have been working on B-spec ever since.
 
I think I'm having problems with my PS3. It's a fat 40gb, I had it ever since 2008 (4 years strong!) :)

Ever since the GT5 2.0 update it was acting strange, from starting up and playing for a few minutes and freezes, go to the NCD and UCD to look at the cars and watch their demos or discriptions, the music stops and when I back out I get the GT logo and it freezes. I did the restore database and system file several times from the system safe mode and it worked for awhile.

When I got the 3.73 update and updated GT to the 2.01 patch, it started to go downhill from there. It will play GT for a few minutes, bug after racing (A-spec, B-spec and remote racing) it finish the race and the cars just coast around the track as usual, but without showing the race results. I thought that the disk was acting up, so I restored the database and the file system, but no prevail. I tried my other PS3 games, no luck. But strangely my PS1 games and other non blu-ray CDs work fine, but PS3 games play between 10-30 minutes and stop, even with the new update. I thought it was dusty, I cleaned it out and it still won't read blu-rays CDs.

I'm running out of options if anyone here can help or give me a solution. I appericeate any tips. Thanks :)
 
VspecZR1GT2RS89
I think I'm having problems with my PS3. It's a fat 40gb, I had it ever since 2008 (4 years strong!) :)

Ever since the GT5 2.0 update it was acting strange, from starting up and playing for a few minutes and freezes, go to the NCD and UCD to look at the cars and watch their demos or discriptions, the music stops and when I back out I get the GT logo and it freezes. I did the restore database and system file several times from the system safe mode and it worked for awhile.

When I got the 3.73 update and updated GT to the 2.01 patch, it started to go downhill from there. It will play GT for a few minutes, bug after racing (A-spec, B-spec and remote racing) it finish the race and the cars just coast around the track as usual, but without showing the race results. I thought that the disk was acting up, so I restored the database and the file system, but no prevail. I tried my other PS3 games, no luck. But strangely my PS1 games and other non blu-ray CDs work fine, but PS3 games play between 10-30 minutes and stop, even with the new update. I thought it was dusty, I cleaned it out and it still won't read blu-rays CDs.

I'm running out of options if anyone here can help or give me a solution. I appericeate any tips. Thanks :)
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Seems like many are having issues...hopefully they come out with a new patch soon to fix this. Btw, have you tried to go offline as well and play?
Even my brand new PS3 is acting a slight bit odd. It froze once last night and I realized while loading up the track, it wasn't pulling off the HDD...but rather off the disk. I restarted the game, went back to the same race, it started loading like normal of the HDD, then worked. But, my slim PS3 has been really slow to react. It will take several seconds sometimes after I input a demand. My fat model didn't do this. I wonder if it has to do with the lack of processing power of the slim compared to the fat, or if has to do with the update. My fat model never had any issues like this all the way until the day it died (again, right after the 4.0 update)
 
steve30x
I have my save game from my old PS3 saved on pen drive , but it wont work on my new PS3. My old 60GB fat died in February and I bought a slim model three weeks ago. I have been working on B-spec ever since.
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Why wouldn't the savegame work? It should be fine as long as your profile is named the same as before. I transferred mine to a new Slim from a 80GB Fat after I blew up a chip the last time it YLOD'ed with no problems whatsoever.
 
vk56dehan
Seems like many are having issues...hopefully they come out with a new patch soon to fix this. Btw, have you tried to go offline as well and play?
Even my brand new PS3 is acting a slight bit odd. It froze once last night and I realized while loading up the track, it wasn't pulling off the HDD...but rather off the disk. I restarted the game, went back to the same race, it started loading like normal of the HDD, then worked. But, my slim PS3 has been really slow to react. It will take several seconds sometimes after I input a demand. My fat model didn't do this. I wonder if it has to do with the lack of processing power of the slim compared to the fat, or if has to do with the update. My fat model never had any issues like this all the way until the day it died (again, right after the 4.0 update)
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Nope, I haven't tried it offline yet. I'll try it out later.

It could be something with the update in the 3.00-4.00 PS3 update range that's making the PS3 (mostly fat ones) acting wierd all of a sudden. I was reading on some playstation websites and the official Sony Playstation fourms that people were having problems with the laser reading a higher level of energy, and they reset it from the video options (blu-ray reader something and 24hz) restoring the database and file restore and even reformatting the hdd.

Mostly it could be Sony's updates that are making the fat PS3s to act like the newer and better slim PS3s, but instead of working like they did before, now they are messing up like flies dying in a single minute. Just my opinion, but who knows.

:indiff: :confused:
 
VspecZR1GT2RS89
Nope, I haven't tried it offline yet. I'll try it out later.

It could be something with the update in the 3.00-4.00 PS3 update range that's making the PS3 (mostly fat ones) acting wierd all of a sudden. I was reading on some playstation websites and the official Sony Playstation fourms that people were having problems with the laser reading a higher level of energy, and they reset it from the video options (blu-ray reader something and 24hz) restoring the database and file restore and even reformatting the hdd.

Mostly it could be Sony's updates that are making the fat PS3s to act like the newer and better slim PS3s, but instead of working like they did before, now they are messing up like flies dying in a single minute. Just my opinion, but who knows.

:indiff: :confused:
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Well, I honestly dont think Sonys update caused my PS3 to die...that just sounds silly really. Im not sure what happened with it, but I will figure that out when I have the time and energy to break it apart. All I can say is, if it is Sonys issue...and it has caused failures, we will all find out eventually. At that point, I will get my $500+ back.....lol jk, kinda.
 
VspecZR1GT2RS89
Mostly it could be Sony's updates that are making the fat PS3s to act like the newer and better slim PS3s, but instead of working like they did before, now they are messing up like flies dying in a single minute. Just my opinion, but who knows.

:indiff: :confused:
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You might be on to something here. I know when my fatty died a while back... shouldn't say died, but lighted... it was more or less caused by an update that had the same effect on a lot of other folks. Never found a reason to it, nor have I tried updating that particular unit.

That said, I have rolled over in my mind that they (as in Sony) can release a patch that can recognize the unit itself. And I have also noticed this usually all happens in the silly season, usually before the 25th. Coincidence or not I'm not sure... but I do know I did by a slim and no more issues since :odd:
 
...and I thought it was just me. I've been having exactly the same issues as described. My 80GB fatty was working fine until the last PS3 update. I didn't realize it until now, however. I just thought it was dying a slow death. I sure hope Sony is listening. I'm playing offline now...we'll see if that has anything to do with it. So far, so good.
 
vk56dehan
Well, I honestly dont think Sonys update caused my PS3 to die...that just sounds silly really. Im not sure what happened with it, but I will figure that out when I have the time and energy to break it apart. All I can say is, if it is Sonys issue...and it has caused failures, we will all find out eventually. At that point, I will get my $500+ back.....lol jk, kinda.[/QUOTE/]

Hey, that's a good 💡 there.

By the way, what type of fat PS3 you got and how did it die? Whenever you get to it and see if it's either the hardware or the updates with some tests, PM me here or add my PSN name niNJasPY55 with your results. I would love to hear them. Hopefully this can help. I played it again with a different PS3 game, it played for at least 20 minutes and then it suddenly stopped. Tried a PS1 game, and it works like it was brand new. I was thinking of reformatting the hdd and retrying the update, I'm saving this as a last resort after so many tries.

HippieGiraffe
You might be on to something here. I know when my fatty died a while back... shouldn't say died, but lighted... it was more or less caused by an update that had the same effect on a lot of other folks. Never found a reason to it, nor have I tried updating that particular unit.

That said, I have rolled over in my mind that they (as in Sony) can release a patch that can recognize the unit itself. And I have also noticed this usually all happens in the silly season, usually before the 25th. Coincidence or not I'm not sure... but I do know I did by a slim and no more issues since :odd:
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You too as well?! :eek:

So it seems there is a lot of people with perfectly good fats PS3, even if they got YLOD and were fixed and work all the way until now, they still die out in a wierd way. There's a forum site, it's the offical Sony playstation community.us( or different regions) playstation, I saw the lists of so many people with their fat PS3 listed and how they died from updates in the 3.00- to today. The conditions varied from perfect, ok, YLOD, bad hdd, internet problems and more. They all still play PS1/PS2/DVD and CDs but not blu-rays. It's like a epidemic that's plaguing all fat PS3 around the world.
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Well VspecZR1GT2RS89, if Sony is trying to get us 'fatties' into new PS3s, I'll buy a 360 and FM4 before I give my money to Sony again.

ps. After taking my PS3 offline, I've had no freezing issues, long load times, sound drop-offs...basically, it works just fine. This is totally contrary to the way it was behaving not 5 min before. I'm wondering why going online would be such a problem after the last update...if that is the problem.
 
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