The Playstation jailbreak game is over now as Sony have released the latest PS3 Firmware update 3.42 in order to patch Playstation Jailbreak patches including (PSGroove, PSJailBreak and PSFreedom). If you have been jailbroken your console using and of the above mentioned overworks and want to keep going the same, then it is highly recommended that you don’t update your console to firmware 3.42 at any cost. But the update will be necessary if you want to access the PS Network or the PS Store.
How to bypass Playstation 3 Firmware Update 3.42 ?
In order to pass out the latest firmware update i.e 3.42, you must use Logan5 PS3 Proxy Tool. You must set the firmware update box unchecked in order to by pass 3.42 update notifications. This will also help you get back on Playstation Network but it is likely that Sony might detect the Backup Manager and other suspicious applications. If your are detected your console will be banned from the network.
Well you can apply the alternative method where you have to set your console IP address to 67.202.81.137 as primary and secondary DNS, which will surely help you to bypass 3.42 firmware update. If you have not jailbroken your console then the firmware update is waiting for you grab it out from the links provided below :
Download PS 3.42 Firmware Update (For non-jailbreak console) :
PS3 3.42 Firmware Update (US)
PS3 3.42 Firmware Update (EN)