during firm install it does checks to the system HDD BD BT WIFI stuff like that if you're stuck in a firm loop format hdd on the pc to ntfs. I have looked everywhere.and have tried everything and nothing seems to work i really don't want to send my ps3 to sony.for 100 bucks.that is my last resort if at all possible.but here is my issue.i had gotten a ps3 from a friend when i got it.it had ofw 3.70 so i decided to update it to 4.21 and both bluetooth and wifi didn't work on it.before i tried to update.so i copied the update on a jumpdrive via ps3 website started the update and only gets to about 31 - 42 percent and gives me a 8002f1f9 error i have read up on it for the last 5 days.and still haven't seen a solution i have opened up and checked the connections and every thing seems fine.but when i update it just loops its self again and tries to update it i have gone to the safe mode in the ps3 and tried everything there and still nothing just gives me more errors either 8002f1f9 or 8002f281 so i formatted the hdd and still nothing put a new hdd in and still get the 8002f1f9 error idk what else to do.so frustrated to say the lest.my next step is throwing of the roof.if not going at it with a sledge hammer.um.its a slim version.so i don't know if that makes that big of a diffrenece.or not.any help would be appreciated anything at all i was thinking if i got a friends ps3 and did the update on that one and switched out the hdd to mine if that would work.but haven't been able to try it yet.but i don't want to mess up their ps3 trying it.i have the newest update but idk if i try an other one and if that would work but i haven't found any to download.just any suggestion would help im out of options.this far.i can get to the safe mode but from there nothing works.thanks in advance.Ĭlick to expand.that's the problem right there.

Ps3 update error code 8002f1f9