Last week Sony released update 4.45 for Playstation 3, but for some unlucky folk it ended up crashing their console and rendering them inoperable. Well never fear, as a fix has been prepared in the form of update 4.46.
For those who still can't access their consoles, the update needs to downloaded via a browser and saved to a USB storage device. Starting the console in safe mode allows allows you to access the update on the USB, and you can then update manually. Here's a step-by-step guide.
Having said all that, there's still reports emerging that the fix hasn't worked for all gamers. Fingers crossed that if you're affected by the issue, the new update works for you.