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Old 30-07-08, 17:21   #21
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While the PS3 is downloading the firmware, am I able to play any game, or do another thing?? How does it work??

You cannot do anything as it is downloading, basically it starts downloading (generally speeds up at 60%) and then it restarts the system and installs the update (which doesn't take as long) but you cannot do anything meanwhile.

Fortunately they added the option to auto switch off after update so you can make it download at night or whatever. But you cannot do anything whilst it downloads. For me it takes about half an hour to complete. It is like trying to download to a memory card where you cannot so a background download. It's good to do on pc if your internet is playing up, (once i tried to download the burnout patch which was 400mb and my connection kept failing so i had to start again) but i've had no problems myself.

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So, I download it... then after it's finished, the setup starts, and I can see the progress... is that it??
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Old 30-07-08, 17:25   #22
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Fortunately they added the option to auto switch off after update so you can make it download at night or whatever.

that's right.

Oh that's nice! Thanks again.

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Old 30-07-08, 17:28   #23
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Oh that's nice! Thanks again.

i noticed it for 2.40 and 2.41, have yet to get 2.42 but i guess that will be true as well.
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Old 31-07-08, 06:20   #24
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It usually takes about 3 hours for mine to download.
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Old 31-07-08, 08:54   #25
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It usually takes about 3 hours for mine to download.
Compared to the 360 it takes a lifetime to download and update, but 3 hours?! What connection are you on? Updated mine last night and it took no longer than half an hour (and that was with my housemate downloading crap upstairs on the same connection).

It now has the option to turn off the console once it's updated so just leave it doing it when you go to bed, you'll wake up and find it updated and turned off.
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Old 31-07-08, 09:10   #26
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Unless you get signed out of the network, then you come back in to an overheated black slab. Yesterday's update didn't take as long as it usually does for me.
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Old 31-07-08, 12:03   #27
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It usually takes about 3 hours for mine to download.
eek that's really long, mine take 45 mins at worst.
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Compared to the 360 it takes a lifetime to download and update, but 3 hours?! What connection are you on? Updated mine last night and it took no longer than half an hour (and that was with my housemate downloading crap upstairs on the same connection).

It now has the option to turn off the console once it's updated so just leave it doing it when you go to bed, you'll wake up and find it updated and turned off.
I think it's 54kb per second.
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Old 31-07-08, 23:05   #29
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What if the energy goes off while you're downloading the update?!

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Old 31-07-08, 23:13   #30
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What if the energy goes off while you're downloading the update?!

Good question, i guess when you start up it would detect the failed update and try to reverse like a pc would, I'll try find out
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