Tutorial  Updated

Install ARK-bubble on FW 3.60+

Just copying my guide I made on reddit:

Thanks to the new psvimgtools, we can edit our CMA backups. This allows for installation of homebrew bubbles using the pboot trick on FW 3.60+.

This is a short guide on how to install an ARK bubble using the pboot trick on FW 3.60+ using the psvimgtools.


Needed files:
psvimgtools - https://github.com/yifanlu/psvimgtools/releases

ARK pboot bubble for Vita 3.60 - http://wololo.net/talk/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=47678


1. Get your PSN AID. This is the 16-hex code found in your CMA backup folder path.


To quote Yifan:"For example, if I wish to decrypt PS Vita/PGAME/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/NPJH00053/game/game.psvimg then my AID is xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"


2. You can now use this site: http://cma.henkaku.xyz/ to get your KEY. Thanks Davee!


3. Download and extract the psvimgtools for your OS. We will need to use the command line/terminal for these next steps.


4. Backup a PSP game from your Vita to your computer using qCMA.


5. Find the PSP game backup in the folder: PS Vita/PGAME/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/[GAMEID]/game/game.psvimg. Copy this file to your psvimgtools folder.


6. Run "psvimg-extract -K YOUR-KEY game.psvimg game". You will get a folder named ux0_pspemu_temp_game_PSP_GAME_GAMEID.


7. Extract the ARK pboot bubble archive and find the PBOOT.PBP. Use this PBOOT.PBP to overwrite the one in your output_folder which you just generated using psvimg-extract.


8. Run "psvimg-create -n game -K YOUR-KEY game game". You will get "game.psvimg" and "game.psvmd" in your game folder. Use these to overwrite the ones in your CMA backup folder.


9. Restore the backup from your PC to your Vita using Qcma.


10. Copy ARK_01234 from the ARK pboot bubble archive to PS Vita/PSAVEGAME/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/


11. Restore the ARK-2 PSP SAVEDATA from your PC to your Vita using Qcma.


12. Say thanks to yifan.lu, xyz, Proxima, qwikrazor87 and Davee for this neat trick.

EDIT: Updated the guide. Thanks for feedback.
 
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Strange, I have the exact same structure and it work =/ Try with another game ? (I used Ape Quest demo). did you also correctly enter the command ?
 

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Pretty sure. I entered the command exactly how it was in the guide. I'll try it with the ape quest demo and see what happens
 

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So this might sound stupid, but now that I've installed the ARK bubble on my Vita, how do I get files onto the memory card? (ISO, emulators, homebrew, ect)

I tried to copy them in a save folder with CMA but it shows up as corrupted data on my Vita.

EDIT: got ISOs to show up, but still can't get homebrew to appear.
 
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So this might sound stupid, but now that I've installed the ARK bubble on my Vita, how do I get files onto the memory card? (ISO, emulators, homebrew, ect)

I tried to copy them in a save folder with CMA but it shows up as corrupted data on my Vita.

EDIT: got ISOs to show up, but still can't get homebrew to appear.

Use the old INSTALL.ZIP method.
 

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Importing the bubble went ok.

But on the PC I don't have a PSAVEGAME Folder, only a PSAVEDATA, so I cant import the savedata

I'm missing something?

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Solved. Copyed in PSAVEDATA and refreshed the database
 

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can i use custom themes after i installed ark on my 3.63 vita?
i dont know what to do with the generated partial.bin
You don't need to use partial.bin and key find.
You can to use cma.henkaku.xyz insert your AID and get your keys.

Enviado de meu ASUS_T00J usando Tapatalk
 

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ive done it but if i want to import my pspdemo backup (the modded one) it says error the application cannot be transfered. (i am using qcma)
 

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