After the restart, trouble sets in: You were told to restart ps3 and try again, which you obediently followed. Three times you did a restart on the ps3, but after around half way through the installation of the update (around 56 percent in many accounts), your system halts and displays ps3 8002f1c1 error message.

PS3 error code 8002f1c1: the update that didn't last

When your systems gets fed up by itself after several failed attempts at installing the system update, it would finally tell you to call Tech Support. Many gamers had their machines brought back to Sony to replacement, which can be a sad and annoying.