by billb » 27 May 2012, 16:03
I don't if there's a way to set a password which would be required to update firmware. What I do is keep the internet connection disabled on the GameOS side (see
http://manuals.playstation.net/document ... nnect.html) so it can't connect on startup. But if someone were to put in a game (probably pretty much anything that came out since around Red Dead Redemption) that wants to update firmware, it would likely ask to update to the minimum required firmware included on the game disk. And as far as I know the user would just need to answer yes and agree to the terms and conditions.
I've heard a few "horror stories" about users who came back to find a family member or friend updated without asking about it and they lost their OtherOS, so this is a good question.
PS3 60GB [CECHA01], FW 3.15, YDL 6.2, Samsung T260HD @ 1920x1200
Powermac G4 1.25 GHz x2, 2 GB RAM, YDL 6.2