Hello everyone!
A little boy has this problem on his ps3 and asked me to help.
The Slim ps3 (CECH 2504A) won't update, it's stuck in an update loop giving everytime error 8002F1F9 when it gets around 50%.
I've found out online that this error comes up when the hardware fails, specifically the Wifi/Bluetooth module, and the only way to overcome it is to install a cfw that bypasses the hardware check.
Now, the console is hackable, but I can't use the webexploit since it won't turn on, nor enter the recovery menu, so I wondered if, being the console hackable and MAYBE on a low firmware (it hasn't been turned on in the past 2 years) there's a way to SAFELY install a cfw just by usb installation after formatting the hard disk again. The point is I don't know what firmware is installed.
edit. UPDATE: the console was updated in september (geez) so maybe there's nothing I can do.
A little boy has this problem on his ps3 and asked me to help.
The Slim ps3 (CECH 2504A) won't update, it's stuck in an update loop giving everytime error 8002F1F9 when it gets around 50%.
I've found out online that this error comes up when the hardware fails, specifically the Wifi/Bluetooth module, and the only way to overcome it is to install a cfw that bypasses the hardware check.
Now, the console is hackable, but I can't use the webexploit since it won't turn on, nor enter the recovery menu, so I wondered if, being the console hackable and MAYBE on a low firmware (it hasn't been turned on in the past 2 years) there's a way to SAFELY install a cfw just by usb installation after formatting the hard disk again. The point is I don't know what firmware is installed.
edit. UPDATE: the console was updated in september (geez) so maybe there's nothing I can do.
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