PS3HEN I can't update, ERRORS!

[papadopolos]

Console Info:
HEN 3.0.3 | HFW 4.88 | CECH-3004A | CEX

I know you've рrobаbly seen рeoрle сomрlаin аbout uрԁаte errors сountless times, but I'm аt my wit's enԁ аnԁ ԁeсiԁeԁ to seek helр here. I'm exрerienсing two frustrаting errors:

- Error 8002F2C5 when trying to uрԁаte viа reсovery moԁe.
- Error 8002F997 when аttemрting аn uрԁаte through XMB. It gets to 70% аnԁ bаm, the error сoԁe shows uр instаntly.

I've аlreаԁy sсoureԁ this forum for solutions, trieԁ everything suggesteԁ, but аlаs, no luсk.
Given thаt most of those threаԁs аre а bit ԁаteԁ, I figureԁ it might be worth аsking аgаin. You know how methoԁs аnԁ fixes саn evolve over time.

Just to give you more сontext:
- MD5 сheсks out, аnԁ my USB ԁrive is FAT32.
- My files аre orgаnizeԁ аs follows: PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP.
- I аlso hаԁ а hiссuр with Multimаn. After ԁeleting it, I trieԁ to reinstаll the расkаge, but it threw аn error.

Here аre the firmwаre versions I've trieԁ:
- 4.81 ferrox
- 4.85 OFW
- 4.88 OFW
- 4.90 OFW
- 4.90 HFW

This whole orԁeаl begаn when I wаnteԁ to sign into PSN аnԁ notiсeԁ а new HFW releаse. I trieԁ to uрԁаte, but the error keрt рoррing uр, аnԁ the sаme thing hаррeneԁ with the other firmwаre versions listeԁ аbove. I've trieԁ uрԁаting from both the XMB аnԁ Reсovery Moԁe.

 

[Berion]

You have some problems with encoding because instead "d", You using cyrylic "ԁ". ;]

It is possible that FAT32 on "dev_hdd1/" is broken. On CFW You could check it and fix it on PC (because on CFW You can read EID Root Key and decrypt HDD on the fly) but on HEN, only format drive left (Your PS3 cannot get CFW). Check S.M.A.R.T report anyway, before You do anything (and if You want connect HDD to Windows, do NOT agree for disk initializing).

Checking any CFW like mentioned Ferrox or any older fw version was pointless. CFW cannot be install without patching fw first in above fw versions than 3.55, which also cannot be done in Your case. And installing any fw version older than currently You have installed is also not possible without setting up QA flag, which possible only on CFW.

 

[papadopolos]

@Berion

You have some problems with encoding because instead "d", You using cyrylic "ԁ". ;]

I didn't understand what you meant here.

It is possible that FAT32 on "dev_hdd1/" is broken. On CFW You could check it and fix it on PC (because on CFW You can read EID Root Key and decrypt HDD on the fly) but on HEN, only format drive left (Your PS3 cannot get CFW). Check S.M.A.R.T report anyway, before You do anything (and if You want connect HDD to Windows, do NOT agree for disk initializing).

My hard drive was actually fine, and the surprising culprit here is USB, which is something unusual. Like, does each company manufacture the USB with technologies that others don't, aside from storage? because I just tried another USB, and it did work. The only difference between them is that the new one has 16GB and the other has 4GB, which I don't think the size is the deciding factor, but the organs inside it, since the update is only 200 MB. Anyway, I've installed HFW 4.90, HEN and lastly, everything is running super cool, and I was able to install MM aswell.

Checking any CFW like mentioned Ferrox or any older fw version was pointless. CFW cannot be install without patching fw first in above fw versions than 3.55, which also cannot be done in Your case. And installing any fw version older than currently You have installed is also not possible without setting up QA flag, which possible only on CFW.

Indeed, I was freaking out yesterday, and since I don't have prior experience in this, I just kept playing around. I wasn't even aware of such things

 

[Coro]

glad you got it working. based on the codes and a different usb device working, it sounds like the old usb device was using too much electricity or perhaps getting disconnected/reset.

it is always good advice to try different usb slot/device, internet/network connection, controller/remote, bluetooth device, etc when troubleshooting ps3.