Hacking Unlisted PSV boot keycombo

[SKGleba]

Hi guys i was bored and found this:
Turn off ur vita
Hold:
PS+select+L+powerbutton +start for 10-15 secs (screen will remain black)
Release
Boot normally vita
If it works: Instead of normall to-livearea it will ask you to set date and time (clock has been reseted)
I dont know what this keycombo do.
(I think it disconnect battery for a while)
Or just resets clock
UPDATE1: It seems that this keycombo disconnects battery for a while. The time of holding the combo may vary (try even 20secs) if the bootscreen appear (when holding combo) it means that the combo wasnt applied, try again.
UPDATE2:After keycombo (not reboot yet) it sends some packets/requests to pc (if connected) which are different from normal vita turned off

After boot it should ask for date time:

Maybe this will be helpful:
https://wiki.henkaku.xyz/vita/Boot_Sequence

 

[RealYoti]

Nice found, thanks for sharing!

 

[Ikilledzeus]

This doesn't work. 1000 vita

 

[SKGleba]

This doesn't work. 1000 vita

Are you sure?? (How it works was described in UPDATE1)
What firmware, exact model , 3g/not 3g??

 

[Clector]

It worked for me in a PS Vita 1000 Wifi model.

 

[Deleted User]

Can confirm this works on my Vita Slim. Nice find!

 

[Ikilledzeus]

Are you sure?? (How it works was described in UPDATE1)
What firmware, exact model , 3g/not 3g??

WiFi only 3.60
My vita does some other weird shit that I can't find info on, so it my just be my hardware.

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WiFi only 3.60
My vita does some other weird shit that I can't find info on, so it my just be my hardware.

Got it working, after turning off the console I put in the key combo and held it. The PS logo popped up but I kept holding and it shut off, I continue to hold until I have held the combo for 30 seconds total. Then it boot up as you described! Nice find

 

[emmanu888]

So its a key combo that acts like Power + Volume Down on Android to simulate a battery pull?

 

[SKGleba]

WiFi only 3.60
My vita does some other weird shit that I can't find info on, so it my just be my hardware

Wat weird shit?

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So its a key combo that acts like Power + Volume Down on Android to simulate a battery pull?

First i thonk that its simply it but after connecting to pc and analyzing packets/data i found that they are changed / some added

 

[Ikilledzeus]

Wat weird shit?

The main issue is it will not sleep, instead shuts down. Another is that it will just cut off, although it hasn't done that in about a month. I initially thought it was a bad battery, so I replaced it with a brand new battery yet the issue persists.

 

[SKGleba]

The main issue is it will not sleep, instead shuts down. Another is that it will just cut off, although it hasn't done that in about a month. I initially thought it was a bad battery, so I replaced it with a brand new battery yet the issue persists.

Uu bad .. Did you tried fwreinstaller?

 

[Ikilledzeus]

Uu bad .. Did you tried fwreinstaller?

What is that? Could you give me a quick run down?

 

[SKGleba]

What is that? Could you give me a quick run down?

Basically it reinstalls firmware (i.e fix os0 problems)
Safe to use,, (Check ur battery first)
Its called update from 3.60 to 3.60
Im on mobile so i cant post link atm but google it.

 

[Ikilledzeus]

Basically it reinstalls firmware (i.e fix os0 problems)
Safe to use,, (Check ur battery first)
Its called update from 3.60 to 3.60
Im on mobile so i cant post link atm but google it.

Would it be recommended to do this with the device plugged in? Or is it a quick install?

 

[stomp_442]

PS+select+L+powerbutton (+start) for 10-15 secs (screen will remain black)

why is +start like this (+start)

 

[SKGleba]

Would it be recommended to do this with the device plugged in? Or is it a quick install?

The device can be plugged in (no to pc but to electricity).
The vpk itself takes bout 129mb.
Remember to set spoof to 3.53 and forget all wifis

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Oo didnt see thx will fix

 

[Ikilledzeus]

The device can be plugged in (no to pc but to electricity).
The vpk itself takes bout 129mb.
Remember to set spoof to 3.53 and forget all wifis

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Oo didnt see thx will fix

So to be clear I need to change what henkaku is spoofing from 3.65 to 3.53, disable WiFi, forget all connections and then run the installer?

 

[SKGleba]

why is +start like this (+start)

So to be clear I need to change what henkaku is spoofing from 3.65 to 3.53, disable WiFi, forget all connections and then run the installer?

Yeah

 

[Ikilledzeus]

Yeah

Successful re installation, I'll come back and give an update after playing for a while.
UPDATE:
everything seems to work fine now, it sleeps and hasn't cut off on me yet!

 

[SKGleba]

Successful re installation, I'll come back and give an update after playing for a while.

Ok hope it works