Connect your controller to another PS3, or connect a different PS3 controller to your PS3 to make sure the problem isn't with the console itself. Check the USB connection.

If you succeeded in activating Safe Mode, you will see a message on screen saying, "Connect the controller using a USB cable and then press the PS button". Connect a controller to the PS3 with a ...

But that just made me more determined than ever to fix my broken DualShock 3. I imported said DualShock when PS3 finally got rumble inthe far-off lands of the Far East a couple of years ago.

Following reports that some PS3 consoles are failing to boot properly after firmware update 4.45 was applied this week, here’s a couple of ways to try and fix the problem.