PS3:CFW

Installing CFW (PUP) Files.

• Download glevand's latest CFW, depending on your firmware: http://gitbrew.org/~glevand/ps3/cfw/ (e.g.: http://gititbit.ch/341 || http://gititbit.ch/355).
• Rename file PS3UPDAT.PUP and place it on a USB drive located at /PS3/UPDATE/ (usb: /PS3/UPDATE/PS3UPDAT.PUP)
• Plug the USB drive into the PS3.
• Enter recovery mode:
  • Turn off your PS3
  • Hold the power button until the PS3 turns on and then off.
  • Hold down the power button until you hear two consecutive beeps.
• Run System Update

Notes:

PS3UPDAT.PUP is NOT a typo.

Additional files (such as .pkg files) should be on the root of your USB drive.

Your drive must be formatted fat16[1] (fat32 will *not* work)

A faulty bluray drive can cause installation failure. One must remarry[2] the drive, or enable the noBluray patch through rebuilding the MFW with MFW Builder win32[3] linux/mac[4].

Additional troubleshooting can be accomplished through attempting to install the CFW within JIG mode.

• This creates a log file on the root of the attached thumb drive.
• Installation via this method requires the PUP file to be on the root of the drive, and 'NOT' within /PS3/UPDATE/

Verify your HDD has been partitioned correctly. On my FAT it took a few tries.