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Earlier today, Yifan Lu, a well-known member of the Vita hacking scene famous for the Rejuvenate hack for the Dev Assistants, has announced that a new (native!) Vita homebrew enabler for the latest firmware version, as of writing (3.60), will be arriving tomorrow at "9:00AM UTC".

The new hack, known as "HENKaku", will require the following:

• A Vita/PSTV running 3.60
• A memcard with at least 10MB of free space (internal memory is currently not supported!)
• An FTP client
• An internet connection**

**Offline support is now available! Launch the exploit straight from the email app without the need for internet access at all! See the unofficial release thread for more details. (Internet connection still required for installation)


This is a small paragraph of Yifan Lu himself explaining what the properties of this new homebrew enabler does:

HENkaku simply lets you install homebrew as bubbles in LiveArea. It is a native hack that disables the filesystem sandbox. It installs molecularShell, a fork of VitaShell that lets you access the memory card over FTP and install homebrew packages (which we create as VPK files). With vita-toolchain, developers have access to the same system features licensed developers have access to as well as undocumented features that licensed developers cannot use (including overclocking the processors).

The hack has been released at http://henkaku.me ~ Furthermore, the hack is said to be exclusive to 3.60, and there is to be no backports for the time being.

Source: http://yifan.lu/2016/07/28/henkaku-vita-homebrew-for-everyone/

 

[VitaType]

According to Yifan there is a way that hekaku will run offline eventually. But again: not anytime soon.

Thats great. Will the online version be realeased once the challenge is completed? (One server is easily to shutdown with lawers, isn't it?)

Edit: Yeah, good news there will be self hosting https://twitter.com/yifanlu/status/759141521127936000?lang=de

 

[cearp]

thanks yifan and co for all the hard work

Call me when somebody achieves dat privilege-escalation so I can avoid paying for the terrible PS Vita software.

if the software is terrible why do you want to play it?

 

[pikpol]

No, just limits of your memory card.

Sure with app.db mod but on 3.36+ (I think), Sony disabled the package installer.

I removed some games and still get "out of memory" error.
Also tried another homebrew game which did load longer, but same "out of memory" error.

 

[dkabot]

Package Installer is disabled on any current version, unless you have an IDU unit (you'll know if you have one, no you can't switch your unit).

 

[Rizzorules]

Package Installer is disabled on any current version, unless you have an IDU unit (you'll know if you have one, no you can't switch your unit).

I think you can switch it if you have this card https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ICAvcoLlgPo/maxresdefault.jpg

 

[dkabot]

I think you can switch it if you have this card https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ICAvcoLlgPo/maxresdefault.jpg

Yes, I was simplifying as I'm fairly certain anyone who needs to ask wouldn't have it.

 

[VitaType]

Yes, I was simplifying as I'm fairly certain anyone who needs to ask wouldn't have it.

they really exist?

 

[yifan_lu]

Actually, I think you can switch it with a private api call. Search "Idu" in the nids Json database. Not sure if it'll work though (there might be additional permission checks).

 

[dkabot]

they really exist?

I think GodmanGen has seen one in the wild.

Actually, I think you can switch it with a private api call. Search "Idu" in the nids Json database. Not sure if it'll work though (there might be additional permission checks).

Makes sense, since the card would have to do it somehow.
Be interesting if someone was able to call it, though I think I'd rather stay as IDU.

 

[kingsora831]

Anybody grab a demo for VHBL?
Im looking at the playstation store on the vita but can't find any.
I know you can transfer through ps3 but i cant do that since my ps3 is on Rebug CFW.

 

[Supster131]

Anybody grab a demo for VHBL?
Im looking at the playstation store on the vita but can't find any.
I know you can transfer through ps3 but i cant do that since my ps3 is on Rebug CFW.

RocoLoco was the only PSP demo I was able to find on the PSN store.
It's over 100MB.

Too bad you can't install VHBL on full PSP games.

 

[dkabot]

Anybody grab a demo for VHBL?
Im looking at the playstation store on the vita but can't find any.
I know you can transfer through ps3 but i cant do that since my ps3 is on Rebug CFW.

If you're US (or NA, I think region is NA), there's the Petz Saddle Club Demo. Can't speak for other regions.
My PS3 is Rebug and I was able to transfer things to activate just fine, not sure where you get that impression.

 

[bitcrush]

does HENKaku leave files on the vita system even after rebooting? i want to try it temporarily and im afraid sony might catch us using this.

 

[kingsora831]

If you're US (or NA, I think region is NA), there's the Petz Saddle Club Demo. Can't speak for other regions.
My PS3 is Rebug and I was able to transfer things to activate just fine, not sure where you get that impression.

Well its not really a Rebug issue more like my ps3 is banned issue T_T lol.
But thanks i found petz saddle club, wish it was a smaller size tho. (Damn expensive vita memory cards)

 

[dkabot]

Well its not really a Rebug issue more like my ps3 is banned issue T_T lol.

Oh. Well, 3.60 is latest version so you should be able to install one on-device, provided you can find it.
LocoRoco Midnight Carnival also may have a demo, as noted above. I have that one downloaded as well.

 

[sj33]

Too bad you can't install VHBL on full PSP games.

You can, I'm using World of Pool which is a cool 99MB for the full game. If there are no demos, it might be worth buying a cheap game for this. I recommend World of Pool for the file size.

 

[Townsperson]

RocoLoco was the only PSP demo I was able to find on the PSN store.
It's over 100MB.

Too bad you can't install VHBL on full PSP games.

?

Of course you can... I have VHBL set up through Growlanser (Which is a shame, because I love that game. Guess I could switch now, though).

 

[kingsora831]

Looked for locoroco demo to compare sizes and its no longer available.
Seems like Petz Saddle is the only available demo (that doesnt need a ps3 to transfer).

If anyone is interested in using vhbl and hasn't gotten a demo or psp game yet, grab the Petz demo while you can.

Edit - Petz Saddle Club Demo is 171mb.

 

[Townsperson]

Looked for locoroco demo to compare sizes and its no longer available.
Seems like Petz Saddle is the only available demo (that doesnt need a ps3 to transfer).

If anyone is interested in using vhbl and hasn't gotten a demo or psp game yet, grab the Petz demo while you can.

Loco Roco Demo is available on US store. Comes in at 188 MB

 

[kingsora831]

Loco Roco Demo is available on US store. Comes in at 188 MB

Must be only on the Vita (portable) Store.
Technically im looking at the "PS TV store" atm since im setting it up for the first time.