29.07.2010, 12:10
I think I understand what your trying to do... your trying to run older firmware on the PS3 by putting a new HDD in.
Now, if I've understood correctly, then I'm sorry but this isn't possible :P The firmware isn't stored on the HDD and once you've upgraded it is *practically* impossible to downgrade.
It's kind of annoying that they took something that to some people was a big selling point of the PS3 out of the system just like that.
The PS3 system files, OS, and all that are internally stored on the PS3 and cannot be altered via the HDD or any other method. I have 2 PS3's (one of them I took apart and repaired because it had the YLOD, but the YLOD just came back like a week later) and I remember my original launch day 60GB which is now unfortuantly broken (R.I.P) used to handle Linux pretty damn well, the major issue was that intensive tasks and gaming were not possible through Linux as the PS3 did not allow the other OS function access to the full power of the Cell Processor and the Graphics Card which was annoying.
Anyway, hope this sort of provides you with an answer, even if it wasn't the one you wanted to hear
Now, if I've understood correctly, then I'm sorry but this isn't possible :P The firmware isn't stored on the HDD and once you've upgraded it is *practically* impossible to downgrade.
It's kind of annoying that they took something that to some people was a big selling point of the PS3 out of the system just like that.
The PS3 system files, OS, and all that are internally stored on the PS3 and cannot be altered via the HDD or any other method. I have 2 PS3's (one of them I took apart and repaired because it had the YLOD, but the YLOD just came back like a week later) and I remember my original launch day 60GB which is now unfortuantly broken (R.I.P) used to handle Linux pretty damn well, the major issue was that intensive tasks and gaming were not possible through Linux as the PS3 did not allow the other OS function access to the full power of the Cell Processor and the Graphics Card which was annoying.
Anyway, hope this sort of provides you with an answer, even if it wasn't the one you wanted to hear