Hacking [GUIDE] The Ultimate Noob PS Vita/PSTV Hacking Guide OP OUTDATED

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I seemed to have it working now but I still need help with filezilla to transfer folders

how do u mean? r they not transferring?

edit: I'm thinking the problem with filezilla may be that rn't using a static ip. that's y molecular shell/vita shell display the ip of ur system. filezilla has a static ip in mind which can be changed in the site's settings. u might try using a usb connection which is now possible, but u can only see ux0 I believe. I've never personally tried it though, so I can't speak about its performance.
 
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how do u mean? r they not transferring?

edit: I'm thinking the problem with filezilla may be that rn't using a static ip. that's y molecular shell/vita shell display the ip of ur system. filezilla has a static ip in mind which can be changed in the site's settings. u might try using a usb connection which is now possible, but u can only see ux0 I believe. I've never personally tried it though, so I can't speak about its performance.
They are transferring but I would like to not have to rename everything and save some time. But as long as they are working I'm happy. ...now only would like account swapper to install since my Vita is 2nd hand. But I have the offline method so hopefully as long as I stay offline there shouldn't be any problems.
 

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not sure y u'd have to rename something. when u say offline r u talking about the offline henkaku installer? what happens when ur online?
 

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not sure y u'd have to rename something. when u say offline r u talking about the offline henkaku installer? what happens when ur online?
I need to rename everything in the folder if I'm copying it with qcma to mp4 to transfer. So far don't know any other way to add files on my Vita. And I already installed the off henkaka installer. I need to stay offline since my Vita is still connected to the person I bought it from so I can keep my games on the other memory card.
 

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well, I can tell u a little about those files. the system.dreg contains ur psn id, password, most (if not all) user settings, and is required for license activation. the system.ireg is needed in order to decrypt the system.dreg. the act.dat is used to activate ur psn content by using the rif (licensing) files that u might've seen on ur memory card. the id.dat is a file on the memory card that contains things like firmware, and some other information germane to ur system. I believe it's the file that prevents u from installing newer firmware content on to lower firmware, but I'm not 100% sure of that.
 

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OK so I got account swapper to work finally & got everything working...except filezilla won't connect to my Vita. I put in all the numbers with the '.' As is before the '/' since that's the port & nothing. Keeps saying error trying to reconnect.
 
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go into site manager, input ur ip, and port, leave all other sections default. now, try to connect. maybe it's ur filezilla install. that's what I use, and I don't recall having these ftp issues.
 

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henkaku installed molecularShell 1.43
Is that right? Shouldn't it be VitaShell?

I cannot create a folder from within molecularShell or by using ftp.
I downloaded the VitaShell.vpk but I cannot transfer any files using ftp.

What do I do? Every website just says "install vitashell instead"

Also, after a reboot I cannot open molecularShell, I need to install again.
 
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henkaku installed molecularShell 1.43
Is that right? Shouldn't it be VitaShell?

I cannot create a folder from within molecularShell or by using ftp.
I downloaded the VitaShell.vpk but I cannot transfer any files using ftp.

What do I do? Every website just says "install vitashell instead"

Also, after a reboot I cannot open molecularShell, I need to install again.

u need to install the vpk of vita shell. molecular shell installs when u install henkaku. that's normal. also, u need to press start and enable unsafe homebrews to have full access in vita shell. lastly, each reboot does in fact require u to reinstall. there's an install button in molecular shell outside of the app itself.
 

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I got it. I had tried to enable unsafe homebrew and reboot but it didn't work. The reboot must be done through the molecularShell menu option, not using the power button.
 

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How does one activate the PS Vita (3.60 Henkaku), exactly? The (old) guide provided at the start is non-descript and sorely lacking vital information (I assume you have to go into the content manager which isn't stated in the guide, for example.) I'm currently stuck on using Qcma to display an error message on the Vita and then connecting it to a PS3 system to transfer content, which so far has just resulted in the update nag.

It's kind of sad really since this small guide fails to even help a noob activate their PS Vita. If it can be revised or stated that it doesn't work you should do as such in the OP. EDIT: It seems you need to have both the PC and Vita's wifi off and reset the Vita, then try the method.
 
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How does one activate the PS Vita (3.60 Henkaku), exactly? The (old) guide provided at the start is non-descript and sorely lacking vital information (I assume you have to go into the content manager which isn't stated in the guide, for example.) I'm currently stuck on using Qcma to display an error message on the Vita and then connecting it to a PS3 system to transfer content, which so far has just resulted in the update nag.

It's kind of sad really since this small guide fails to even help a noob activate their PS Vita. If it can be revised or stated that it doesn't work you should do as such in the OP. EDIT: It seems you need to have both the PC and Vita's wifi off and reset the Vita, then try the method.
Erm, excuse me but there is pretty much only 1 way to properly activate a lower firmware Vita, and that is through a PS3, and nothing more. Period.

What more do you want out of the activation guide? There's really nothing more to it...
 

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Erm, excuse me but there is pretty much only 1 way to properly activate a lower firmware Vita, and that is through a PS3, and nothing more. Period.

What more do you want out of the activation guide? There's really nothing more to it...

I'm not bashing the method of the guide at all, nor am I saying there's an alternative way. What I mean is that the guide doesn't contain sufficient information to achieve its goal. To give a metaphorical comparison, if I wrote down instructions on how to put peanut butter and jam on bread as "Place peanut butter and jam on bread", that's just as descriptive as telling someone to place a jar of peanut butter and jam on top of a loaf of bread.

It of course should be a no brainer to someone who's done it how you're supposed to do it, but to someone who's reading solely off of instructions there's a lot missing, so how should they know what to do? This is the ultimate noob guide for PS Vita/TV hacking, isn't it? You talk in your guide about transferring content; okay, how? It's never explained in steps how to get up to the point where you can transfer content in your guide. Plus resetting the system with airplane mode on helps in case those who try the method find out it doesn't work such as myself. I wasn't getting the error message until I restarted the system in airplane mode, something which the guide fails to mention.

TL;DR The guide needs a revision to contain more steps and more information, else how are you going to help noobs properly?
 
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How do I get a PSP demo for Adrenaline onto my Vita TV using a PS3?
Do I need the vita update blocker proxy or will taihenkaku version spoofing work to avoid any update nags?
 

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