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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/

 

[Supster131]

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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).

I tried doing it on Pinball Heroes. Didn't want to work. Tried it several times, no dice.
When I tried it on the LocoRoco demo, it worked on the first try.

 

[ut2k4master]

i used the ape quest starter pack in europe for vhbl

 

[VitaType]

i used the ape quest starter pack in europe for vhbl

That worked for me too. A terrible game that deserves to not beeing played for using these great franchise for selling purpose...

 

[kingsora831]

Anybody planning on using Henkaku on Ps TV.
There is a new Whitelister APP for Henkaku.

Just install through henkaku and the whitelister will be automatically applied, no messing with files necessary.
http://wololo.net/downloads/index.php/download/8407

 

[VitaType]

The HENKaku site features FTPVita.
Is this only to make the lib more known or is there another reason? (wonder since the hack contains a ftpd)

 

[sj33]

The site HENKaku site features FTPVita.
Is this only to make the lib more known or is there another reason? (wonder since the hack contains a ftpd)

FTPVita existed as homebrew anyway for Rejuvenate. There's no reason for end users to use it because moleculeshell already containn an FTP server, but the source code may be useful for developers.

 

[Swiftloke]

Should I buy a Vita for this? Which one, the original or the slim, and where can I get it the cheapest? Will there potentially be a way to have a MicroSD card inside a game cart which we can use with this, as @the_miah mentioned? I don't want to buy an overpriced memory card.

Just repeating my question since it clearly got buried

 

[sj33]

Just repeating my question since it clearly got buried

1) You can buy a Vita if you want. May as well get one now while it's still easy to update to 3.60.
2) Doesn't really matter which version you get. The original version has a superior OLED screen. The smaller one is lighter and has 1GB internal memory (though this is not recognised by Henkaku so you'll still need a memory card, which I think disables the internal storage anyway).
3) Don't expect MicroSD card support anytime soon, the MagicGate encryption needs cracking. Unfortunately, Vita memory cards are not cheap.

 

[VitaType]

FTPVita existed as homebrew anyway for Rejuvenate. There's no reason for end users to use it because moleculeshell already containn an FTP server, but the source code may be useful for developers.

I see. Was just wondering because the site looks so professional as they really is for endusers only.

Just repeating my question since it clearly got buried

Edit: See one post above.

 

[Swiftloke]

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

Wait, what's an IDU unit?

 

[dkabot]

Wait, what's an IDU unit?

Kiosk/Demo Mode, operates slightly differently in various areas.

 

[Swiftloke]

1) You can buy a Vita if you want. May as well get one now while it's still easy to update to 3.60.
2) Doesn't really matter which version you get. The original version has a superior OLED screen. The smaller one is lighter and has 1GB internal memory (though this is not recognised by Henkaku so you'll still need a memory card, which I think disables the internal storage anyway).
3) Don't expect MicroSD card support anytime soon, the MagicGate encryption needs cracking. Unfortunately, Vita memory cards are not cheap.

But it has been cracked with Cobra right?

 

[VitaType]

But it has been cracked with Cobra right?

No, Cobra isn't working with 3.60.
It wasn't a crack at all.
Everytime you start a game there is a crypto challenge from the system to the card, I think.
They just transmitted the result from this challenge over the internet (got them from a real card which was put into a system for sharing purpose).

 

[Duo8]

But it has been cracked with Cobra right?

No that's a whole different thing altogether.

 

[Swiftloke]

No, Cobra isn't working with 3.60.
It wasn't a crack at all.
Everytime you start a game there is a crypto challenge from the system to the card, I think.
They just sended the result from this challenge over the internet (got them from a real card which was put into a system for sharing porpos)

Oh, riiiiiight.
Either way, the encryption shouldn't matter, since we have full filesystem access, right? I'm not asking it to be used for games, just homebrew. couldn't HENkaku just read it directly?

 

[VitaType]

Oh, riiiiiight.
Either way, the encryption shouldn't matter, since we have full filesystem access, right? I'm not asking it to be used for games, just homebrew. couldn't HENkaku just read it directly?

I think the Vita is decrypting everything on the fly and never stores the decrypted stuff on the filesystem. (could be wrong, but would wonder me if the do it differently).
So, i guess no.

Homebrew for the Vita natively exists: http://haxxey.com/vpkmirror/ and here https://henkaku.xyz/showcase/
Edit: And this for PSP Homebrew http://wololo.net/2016/07/29/tutorial-installing-vhbl-custom-bubble-via-henkaku-firmware-3-60/ or here http://hackinformer.com/2016/07/29/psvita-pstv-how-to-install-vhbl-bubble-on-fw3-60-with-henkaku-変革/

 

[Swiftloke]

I think the Vita is decrypting everything on the fly and never stores the decrypted stuff on the filesystem. (could be wrong, but would wonder me if the do it differently).
So, i guess no.

Homebrew exists: http://haxxey.com/vpkmirror/

Pardon my noobiness, but, like I said, couldn't HENkaku just read it directly, if it has access to the filesystem? It wouldn't need to be decrypted, right? It could just be read directly.
Sorry, I come from the 3DS scene ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[invaderyoyo]

I'm using The Impossible Game for VHBL and It's only 10 MB.

 

[djricekcn]

Too add, one thing better about the PSP2k besides being lighter is that they can also be charged / data transfer by a mini-usb in exchange of OLED

 

[kingsora831]

Successfully Installed Molecule and VHBL bubbles and Custom Themes on 3.60 Vita and 3.60 PS TV.
Now its time to play the waiting game for more progress to be made.