hmm i;m holind to running my ps3 till got fix, yesterday after update ran afew rounds of msg4 online and some movies, later on , seems okay so far, but better not risk it...

anyone hows how to downgrade back to 2.36?

i rather let it sit till got new firmware, gonna play my xbox and pc first.... scary sh*t~~

v2.40 has been removed, now back to v2.36

they should make a back up bios or recovery mode, even cheapo pc mobo these days have dual bios or recovery option via usb flash or some sort, hope sony will implement a fail safe next time, if not siapa gonna risk being a genuie pig to install any new firmware in future,,,,?

i had the first batch of 60gb version fron japan, update 2.40 with no problem , using ps3's online update via wifi, game alot of mgs4 too after tat, but i back up my hdd just incase hehee

Just updated 2.41 yesterday, using thumb drive, works out fine too, gaming msg4 for 4-5 hours today, and even tried a few rounds tekken online..

i guess its isolated case on the firmware problem, backup ur hdd of important files ,like save, or purchase game before any update to be safe imho...

even on my lame 88 package, u can get download the firmware update in 8min+ only via pc, just install IDM, and download with it, i got 189 to190kps yesterday, if use ps3, lol 30min the fastest..