yea, before i get to the main point, i will tell my ps3 specifications:
- ps3 fat metal gear solid 80GB bundle 2008 model.
- model: CECHE01
- OFW 3.71
so guys here is my story:
bought it, and it damn was on 3.6 OFW, played on it, till suddenly stopped reading BR games, tried every "non-new-hardware" solutions (cleaning the lens, formatting the harddisk, restoring the file system, rebuilding the database, changing the harddisk) but no work, so i bought a new laser lens (KES410ACA,the two laser lens part only), installed it, and iam back to business and everything is fine.
after two months of replacing the lens, it stopped reading BR games again, (honestly, it had happened after several powercuts or better to say "non-proper-shutdown") and again tried all the "non-new-hardware" solution but no work, i though its my blueray driver is damaged and burning my lens with non proper power management over time.
so to the main point, i didnt get a new lens, and played demos and downloadable games, till yesterday, when i took the BD from the ps3 (i tried it before on OFW3.6, everything works fine even if the BD isnt there), and when i tried to play on the ps3, it starts, boots, everything works fine, but when i start a game, nothing comes except a black screen after the ps3 changes to the suitable resolution for the game (ex. from 1080p to 720p), and it stays like that, then a red screen flashed fast (comes up then disappears fast), and the screen stays black, no ps button working or anything, except turing the ps3 off by pressing the power button for 3 sec's (the green led flashed for 6 sec's then it beeps, then it flashes again then it turns off).
i tried all the games and demos i have on my HDD, same problem. what do you think is the solution for my problem?
also the red screen started now to flash fast (coems and goes) when i start my ps3.
not satisfied yet? here is the funny part, while i was trying to fix my black screen stucking problem, i tried "restore file system" and then "rebuild database thingy" but no work, then i put back my BD again, with connection only the power transmission cable (4 wires i guess) and not the data transmission cable (i dunno how many bits, but bah, you know what cable i mean), and then i turned on my ps3, and bang! the BR lens worked again, it moved, and checked for a disc, and yea there is a blue light, i put a br game disc, and it checked it (after rebooting) and the disc is spinning, everything is fine.
when i connected the data transmission cable (ofcourse while the ps3 is off), the br lens worked fine and the disc spins fine, but on the XMB, i dont see any disc icon. and my black screen stucking problem is still there when i start any game/demo from my HDD.
so do you have any solution for my two problems? (black screen stucking and no disc icon display in the XMB)?
tomorrow i will try the following stips:
- cleaning the lens very well with a lens cleaner (not just only blowing dust off it by air).
- making VERY sure that i connected the data transmission cable of the BD rightly.
- bringing back the ps3 original 80GB HDD and formatting it, and trying again.
if you have any solutions while i do the stips i mentioned, please tell me.
also sorry for the long thread, but i wanted to be specific, so no one asks details questions about my console and/or problems.
thanks for advance for any help!
- ps3 fat metal gear solid 80GB bundle 2008 model.
- model: CECHE01
- OFW 3.71
so guys here is my story:
bought it, and it damn was on 3.6 OFW, played on it, till suddenly stopped reading BR games, tried every "non-new-hardware" solutions (cleaning the lens, formatting the harddisk, restoring the file system, rebuilding the database, changing the harddisk) but no work, so i bought a new laser lens (KES410ACA,the two laser lens part only), installed it, and iam back to business and everything is fine.
after two months of replacing the lens, it stopped reading BR games again, (honestly, it had happened after several powercuts or better to say "non-proper-shutdown") and again tried all the "non-new-hardware" solution but no work, i though its my blueray driver is damaged and burning my lens with non proper power management over time.
so to the main point, i didnt get a new lens, and played demos and downloadable games, till yesterday, when i took the BD from the ps3 (i tried it before on OFW3.6, everything works fine even if the BD isnt there), and when i tried to play on the ps3, it starts, boots, everything works fine, but when i start a game, nothing comes except a black screen after the ps3 changes to the suitable resolution for the game (ex. from 1080p to 720p), and it stays like that, then a red screen flashed fast (comes up then disappears fast), and the screen stays black, no ps button working or anything, except turing the ps3 off by pressing the power button for 3 sec's (the green led flashed for 6 sec's then it beeps, then it flashes again then it turns off).
i tried all the games and demos i have on my HDD, same problem. what do you think is the solution for my problem?
also the red screen started now to flash fast (coems and goes) when i start my ps3.
not satisfied yet? here is the funny part, while i was trying to fix my black screen stucking problem, i tried "restore file system" and then "rebuild database thingy" but no work, then i put back my BD again, with connection only the power transmission cable (4 wires i guess) and not the data transmission cable (i dunno how many bits, but bah, you know what cable i mean), and then i turned on my ps3, and bang! the BR lens worked again, it moved, and checked for a disc, and yea there is a blue light, i put a br game disc, and it checked it (after rebooting) and the disc is spinning, everything is fine.
when i connected the data transmission cable (ofcourse while the ps3 is off), the br lens worked fine and the disc spins fine, but on the XMB, i dont see any disc icon. and my black screen stucking problem is still there when i start any game/demo from my HDD.
so do you have any solution for my two problems? (black screen stucking and no disc icon display in the XMB)?
tomorrow i will try the following stips:
- cleaning the lens very well with a lens cleaner (not just only blowing dust off it by air).
- making VERY sure that i connected the data transmission cable of the BD rightly.
- bringing back the ps3 original 80GB HDD and formatting it, and trying again.
if you have any solutions while i do the stips i mentioned, please tell me.
also sorry for the long thread, but i wanted to be specific, so no one asks details questions about my console and/or problems.
thanks for advance for any help!