PS3 problems and setup issues thread! - Page 88

I've waited on calling Sony for that reason; my console is still under warranty but I'm sure they'll fall back to that in troubleshooting it.

But, even if the PSN is down, I think that I should still at least be able to get past my router when doing a network test and that isn't happening.

I've scoured the net and forums for answers but most/all of these articles are dated back to 2007. so some major firmware updates have happened to change menus and options.

I've done some extensive testing and i still have NO subwoofer during gameplay. I HAVE sub bass with mp3's on the HDD, video on the HDD, DVDs BDs and even playing clips off of my sony SR12 camera. Just not in game at all, nor on the XMB if i hover over a game, i get NO bass. Age Of Booty is a good test cause the soundtrack is just THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP. i used to have to turn the bass knob down to -10 and play it really quiet to not rattle the china cabinet. Now it sounds like its playing out of a tin can. Rockband? drums sound like shite.

Now it was working for a long time until a ps3 update, but i can not figure out what one it was. Its been like this for a while, i just havent had the time to sit down and troubleshoot this. with everything else working, not having bass in gameplay wasn't that big of a deal. Now i can't stand it and it needs to be fixed.

I have a Sony DG-910 receiver and the LFE icon is ON. can't figure out how to turn the bloody thing off if thats the problem. or if its possible.

Has anyone else had this problem and figured out a solution?


Thanks.

Tim.

Yup, PSN being down would not affect the PS3's ability to connect to your router.
You should still have access to your local media server and I presume it should still do web browsing.
One of the many things lacking on a PS3 is any decent diagnostics testing.

Yep, on my PS3 I can't get the speed test to work due to some packet loss error (fragments of some kind don't send according to my PS3, I posted about it earlier) but every test I run on my PC and my router show nothing is wrong. Everything works fine on my PS3 (aside from lag in CoD that I can't tell if it is the game or an actuall problem...

FWIW I ended up calling Sony tech support and will be sending the console out to them for repairs next week (although getting them to agree to service the console was like pulling teeth and I was on the line the better part of an hour).

No matter what I did I could not get the wireless networking to work. I even set up the PS3 about 6 feet, line of sight, from the router and it still failed, although every other device in my home (including another PS3) worked fine and when I ran a network cable from the stubborn PS3 to the router everything worked fine too.

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned elsewhere in the thread, but does anyone else experience noticeable humming/buzzing through your speakers when you are at the PS3's dashboard? I was watching a blu-ray at near reference levels, and when I dropped back to the dash there was noise coming from every speaker. As soon as I went back to watch the blu-ray the noise stopped completely. For example, during the silent warnings prior to the movie starting, there was no audible buzz/hum/noise.

I'm wondering if this is an issue with the PS3, or if my receiver has some sort of bug with 2.0 LPCM audio.

No humming/buzzing here, even at max AVR volume I get only a slight hissing through the speakers (to be expected).
Often such humming/buzzing is due to the volume being set too high on one of two connected devices. Most commonly a cable/sat box and a TV.
If either the box or TV volume is maxed out it can create an audible humming/buzzing.
But is there even a volume adjustment on the PS3? If there is I've never messed with nor even seen it.

TonyDP,

I've got the same problem! I currently have a PS3, Wii, Iphone, and laptop on my Lynkis 54GL router. No problems. Bought a high end Sony Blu Ray last weekend for movies/netflix but, the netflix stuttered bad. Brought it back.

Yesterday I decided to buy a second PS3 for the blu ray & Netflix in our bedroom. (By the way, when the PS3 is steaming Netflix, its very good) Hooked it up and went through the setup and it will not get an IP address. I tried everything from WEP, WPA, WPA2 and even disabled it. Still wouldn't let me get on the wireless. If I hook it up to the ethernet port on the back of the wireless, it works flawless.

Spoke to Tech support at Sony 2 times today. First guy wasn't very helpful. Second guy went through more details but, still doesn't work. He mentioned at the end that the new PS3 may have to have a static IP address. He thought the router may know there is an existing PS3 and won't give the new device a IP. I have no idea how to set it up or what to do. Just to test his theory, I unplugged my first PS3 and router. Replugged the router and left the older PS3 offline and tried to set up the new one again. Still same old message. Failed. What do I have to do!!!! Should it work given the old PS3 is offline? I've spent 8-10 hours screwing with it this weekend. I'm ready though it on the cement.

Anyone have an idea?

Hmmm. Could be a lot of different things. The two places to start would be your AVR's listening modes and the PS3's audio output settings. Set everything to "vanilla" mode. That is, turn off any special processing modes/listening modes on your AVR. See if it still happens. If it does, try forcing 2-channel output on the PS3 (by unchecking all the other formats). See what happens.

I'm not sure what happened to my PS3 slim but here they are:

I have a ps3 slim 250gb and a shaqp aquos 37" vyper edition.

A few weeks ago there was a large thunderstorm here (ottawa). I had all my stuff connected to a UPS and power never went out or anything. I haven't turned on the ps3 for a week since then but I did today. However HDMI no matter what port I used comes up as blank.

I use HDMI for my pc. If I plug out the hdmi cord my pc sets my secondary screen as default. If I plug that cord back into hdmi port the pc sets that as main screen and all my stuff gets moved back to screen 1.

However if I plug in my pc (i use hdmi port on my gpu) into the same port where the ps3 was I get no picture/sound. However my pc does the same flip like it would when I plug it in the seemingly working port.

For the ps3 if I plug in composite and then HDMI and boot the ps3 it will say on the composite that HDMI has been detected. However when I accept the change and switch to that input I get no sound/picture. This isn't just the port where the ps3 was: it's any HDMI port on my hdtv.

So my questions are: did the storm somehow kill both my hdtv hdmi port and ps3 one and if so what would I need to buy since it seems the UPS does nothing to protect against it?

Update. Talked to an IT guy at work today. Based on my issues, the wireless portion of the PS3 wasn't working. Exchanged it with a new one and it connected to my router the first try. Something was wrong with my first unit. Learned a lot this weekend about wireless routing but, lost 10 hours I'll never get back....

Paul

I'm a little confused by all the different ports you're switching around, but it sounds like you might want to try different HDMI cables first (just to be sure).

Once you do that, you can also do some basic troubleshooting by using a (working) HDMI cable with an AVR, and then using it with a direct connection to your display. Start isolating where the bad connection(s) might be. Assuming you don't have a faulty cable and assuming your PS3 is properly configured in the video settings menu, you should be able to very quickly isolate the trouble area.

Anyone know what's the symptom (region-free game or Blu-ray movies) if your PS3 encryption key (Advanced Access Control System) isn't up to date? My '09 PS3, still with original 2.60 firmware, has a black screen with a new 4-disc supposedly region-free movie. Posted this query in the PS3 Player forum and thought firmware updates applying to games might be relevant to Blu-ray movies, too.

Someone suggested I try immediate fast forwarding to skip over potential trailers hanging up play. Can't see any way of FFW, though, until the Blu-ray has already loaded (black screen) so I can bring up the on-screen control-icons screen. FFW then has no effect.

Hoping to avoid a firmware update, unless there's no option, since my 2-GB USB memory is used for some computer-backup files.* Read a post somewhere implying that a blank USB should only be used for PS3 firmware updates? Thanks for any tips. -- John

*EDIT: Also read online that PS3s need FAT32 format for a USB update, not my current FAT, so that'll take a new USB drive with the right format. My PS3 couldn't 'find' the update data on my FAT-only USB stick. Thanks Sony, love your encryption key/endless updates idea.

EDIT2: A system update from my '09 2.60 firmware to 3.60, via a FAT32-formatted USB drive, made no difference. The PS3 won't play discs 1 or 4 (blank screen) from a so-called region-free Littel Dorrit 4-disc set ordered from Amazon.UK.

I posted this in a new thread but thought I might try this one as well. I'm having some similar issues as unrealsword. Several weeks ago, my PS3 was working beautifully passing an HDMI signal through my AVR (B&K AVR-707) to my JVC RS-15 projector. Then it quit working. I have swapped devices to that HDMI input and they work fine. I have transferred my PS3 to other AVR inputs and it still doesn't work. I have swapped cables and nothing. I even went and purchased a new HDMI cable to try and it didn't work. The only thing that works is to connect the projector directly to the PS3. While this works, it's really not a good option as it is very difficult to make this change on a daily basis due to rack mounting of equipment. I feel I've done most of the obvious troubleshooting (cables, inputs, etc.). Any other thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

John

Did you try doing the auto-detect over again? Since it works with a direct connection to your projector, it sounds like all the connections and cables are fine. Sounds to me like it's probably either an issue with your PS3's video output settings or with your AVR's settings.

Recently is Crysis and in Black Ops I've had an issue with my audio and video dropping in and out. I have a Denon 791, an LG55" LED Backlit TV, and Def Tech Speakers. I've swapped out the HDMI cord and it hasn't happened again.

If does happen again, how else should I trouble shoot? I will try switching ports on the AVR. If I still have problems, what would you do?

I'm thinking this might be a hardware issue but last night all of a sudden, I'm not getting any video upon booting. I get audio but the TV detects "audio signal" only. The PS3 is connected by HDMI to the TV and optical to a surround system.

My PS3 has been working fine for the past 3 years. I've got the fat 80gig PS3 that's backwards compatible. I was able to watch a Blu ray the night before but last night is when this all started.

I've tried holding down the power button to reset the video settings and I've tried to bring up the system restore menu. Both did not restore video. I haven't tried to connect through composite yet as I don't have those cables but can anyone tell me if this is fixable or is a part of the videoboard fried.

do you guys know anything about fan mods? I found a local place that will do a reflow (not re-ball though) and will include a fan mod with the reflow, so I can control the speed of the fan.

Is that worth doing?

Yep. It depends how much they are charging.

$125 to re-flow and install the fan mod. 3-month warranty.

The price and 3-month warranty are the same as sending it to Sony, but of course I get the extra fan mod with the local place.

I forgot to ask them this over the phone, but do these fan mods typically override the auto-fan speed control that's in a normal ps3, and just convert it to 100% manual control?

Game systems don't have video boards. They are not modular like a PC. If you have sound. That's a good thing. Get a composite ps2 or ps3 all the same and plug it in and hdmi in at the same time. See if you get a picture on either in put. When you rest the video it resets to composite the scart output. I deactivated the hdmi. Or turn the system on then plug in your hdmi cable into the back of the ps3 and you should get the hdmi available message on your screen.

That's expensive. I charge $85 for the same thing. A reflow is optimal if it's less than Sony charges to replace it. Judging by your comment you must have a 20 60 or 80gb model if your saying the reflow is the same as what Sony is charging. I would recommend you sending it to Sony. There is no permanent fix for ylod. It can come back at anytime. I tell all my customers this. I know some customers that their PS3 is still going strong fir over a year and some that died after 3-4 months. As for the fan control yes it overrides the auto speed. I dont use a adjustable fan. I wire it straight to high. Because I know customers will crank it to the lowest speed because of the noise level then it's defiantly going to ylod again. If I were you I would send to Sony and get another system. They are not fixing yours they will replace it. Unless you are just wanting to save your data off your old one then I would go the cheapest route to get it running so you can transfer the data from the old to the new one. Also you can opt for the Sony $99 deal if you take a slim in exchange for yours.

Yes, I have the 80gb model that came with the MGS4 bundle.

How do I get the $99 slim deal? when I asked a few weeks ago if there was a way for me to get a discounted slim, the manager I was transfered to said no. Most he would offer me was a free greatest hits game. :/

The last I heard was they were trying to talk everyone into a Slim. Im sure its because the backwards compatible models are getting low on availability as they dont make them any longer. They are all refurbed. Im sure some units are beyond repairing and the availability has to be dropping everyday. I would call again and ask what your options are and if you can opt for the slim.

Oh, thank you for your reply! I had such an problem too, that helped. Thanks a lot

So I have strange predicament, due to being on a low budget, I finally entered the world of HD by getting a used HDTV, an Insignia NS-27HTV, its a CRT HDTV, which I know makes u cringe, but it was a yard sale deal from someone who seemed to take care of their TV. My problem is, even after calibrating the TV with a THX Test, on my PS3, the words on XMB when selected seem a little too blurry, I have the video output at 1080i, its the highest the TV will support, and even at 720p it suffers the same problem, at 480p the problem seems to go away but its 480p. I know the easiest solution is to get a more modern HDTV, but for the time being this is my main TV, and I would like the PS3 to do 1080i or at least 720p, but something just seems off. Anyone have any ideas?

Sorry , this thread is to long to find some answers, need some help please. Does anybody knows the size of tool (star shape one call a T) to remove the screw of the cover of the old ps3 "40 G" the one inside the warranty seal, or the size of a small flat screw driver. I tried a T-10 and a T-15 size star tool, one to small other to big.

Thanks

It's a T-8 security bit. Or a very small flat head will do if you can get it to bite the grooves.
Why are you opening it might I ask?

Don't get it a T-10 seems to small, or I'm missing the touch in my hand,
Thanks, yes power supply fried is a 3+ yrs old no warranty , so I'm buying the power supply and replace it .

Thanks

How do you know it's the power supply? If it is. You will have zero lights on the PS3.