PS3 won't display through HDMI

I recently got Resistance 3 and installed the update for the game. After the update installed, the screen went blank but the sound was working so I figured the video display got reset. I restarted and booted up with safe mode (holding the power button down for one beep and then a double beep).

Safe mode boots up with some options, like restart system, restore default settings, etc. I tried restart and restore default settings, but each time when I reboot, there is no image displayed on the screen. The only way I can get an image to show up is when I boot with safe mode, but there are no options to switch the display to HDMI mode from there.

I can't use the AV component cables because I'm using a monitor which has no AV component ports.

How can I get it to display through HDMI?

If someone could coach me through the button press codes in order to change the settings blind, that would work too. Thanks!

**NEVERMIND** I think my PS3 is giving me the black screen of death, not just in the wrong display settings. I'm super sad, but this question no longer applies.