"Until further notice, please remain on this firmware" HELP PLEASE

[rebelgrad20062008]

I've been trying to update from 4.86 to 4.87.1 on my FAT PS3 since it's release.

I'm running the 4.86 firmware and have HEN already. In fact, that updated the other day.

I have the 4.87.1 update on two FAT32 formatted thumb drives, and neither one is showing up.

And when I go to the system update area, I receive the message, "Until further notice, please remain on this firmware."

So the system won't let me update. It no longer recognizes PKG files or updates. And all of this started when Playstation launched 4.87 in the first place.

Prior to that, everything was doing great.

Someone please help.

 

[DeViL303]

Check you have the USB formatted to FAT32 and the 4.87.1 HFW update named correctly and in the correct folders.

USB:/PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP

Use recovery mode if it will not update from the XMB.

 

[rebelgrad20062008]

Check you have the USB formatted to FAT32 and the 4.87.1 HFW update named correctly and in the correct folders.

USB:/PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP

Use recovery mode if it will not update from the XMB.

I've done all of that, and am still getting the same message. I've even tried applying the update in safe mode, but the system tells me an update file can't be located.

Both jump drives work with computer, are formatted to FAT32 and have had the update downloaded and applied multiple times.

Is there something blocking it from being recognized by PS3Xploit?

 

[DeViL303]

Is the USB drive showing up in the photo/music/video categories? If its not then you have an issue with your stick. It's either not compatible with the ps3, or its not formatted to FAT32 MBR.

FAT32 GPT formatted sticks will not work, make sure its MBR.

If the USB drive is showing up in the photo/music/video categories, then you know its formatted correctly and compatible. Then the issue must be with the PUP files naming, or the folders naming.

PS3Xploit can not affect this.

 

[rebelgrad20062008]

Is the USB drive showing up in the photo/music/video categories? If its not then you have an issue with your stick. It's either not compatible with the ps3, or its not formatted to FAT32 MBR.

FAT32 GPT formatted sticks will not work, make sure its MBR.

If the USB drive is showing up in the photo/music/video categories, then you know its formatted correctly and compatible. Then the issue must be with the PUP files naming, or the folders naming.

PS3Xploit can not affect this.

How do I change it to FAT32 MBR on a Windows PC? It is not showing up in the photo/music video category, but it is the exact same stick I used for the 4.86 firmware and HEN.

 

[DeViL303]

Maybe you have formatted it since it worked.

Try this tool https://fat32-format.en.softonic.com/

 

[Coldheart2236]

How do I change it to FAT32 MBR on a Windows PC?

MiniTool Partition Wizard works well for converting a partition from GPT to MBR.

Edit: It seems you cannot convert MBR -> GPT and vice versa with the free edition.

 

[Berion]

diskmgmt.msc (build-in tool in every Windows), right mouse click on disk0, disk1 etc.

 

[DeViL303]

diskmgmt.msc (build-in tool in every Windows), right mouse click on disk0, disk1 etc.

Windows does not like to format larger sticks to FAT32 though, or I think I have had issues there before.

 

[Berion]

GPT<->MBR converstion have nothing to do with filesystem on it.

And yes, nor Explorer, nor Disk Management support FAT32 on high capacity drives because this is one of the software which they didn't update since Vista. Microsoft have huge problem with escaping core programmers and none modular design.

 

[DeViL303]

GPT<->MBR converstion have nothing to do with filesystem on it.

And yes, nor Explorer, nor Disk Management support FAT32 on high capacity drives because this is one of the software which they didn't update since Vista. Microsoft have huge problem with escaping core programmers and none modular design.

Ah i see, so you can convert it on Windows. Cool. I did not know that.

 

[Berion]

You can convert GPT to MBR for sure but probably not in other direction (I didn't test) because GPT size is larger than MBR and GPT have part for legacy compatibility with systems which understanding only MBR and PBR (and to be honest, this should works on PS3 too... but for some reason doesn't ).

 

[ElGris]

That's strange, a lot of people already udapted to the lastest HFW. If in recovery mode the console isn't finding the file update, try what littlebalup salid:

https://www.psx-place.com/threads/cant-install-hfw-no-applicable-update-data-was-found.23366/

 

[Berion]

@DeViL303 Actually I tell You bullshit. I'm sorry for that. Today I have tinkered little around diskpart.exe and diskmgmt.msc and both are ancient junk...

For devices recognized as flash storage, converting between MBR and GPT is disabled in diskmgmt. And convertion via diskpart demand deleting all data. On top of that, both cannot format large partitions to FAT32 - diskpart because doesn't allow control of clusters and diskmgmt because MS blocked this feature in GUI...

Below is valid procedure via diskpart if someone is curious and have device max 32GiB capacity. So if someone want freedom in such matter should use another tool, not the build into Windows crap which remembering dinosaurs. I recommending GParted (preloaded in most of Linux live distributions like Mint or Ubuntu).