Hacking Downsides to hacking Vita?

[kaymynd]

how does one go about embedding updates into nonpdrm rips? same way as if one were updating from having cartridge in catridge slot, with that orange download arrow at splash screen of game?

They should just update normally like any other game, click the game bubble and then in the game page hit the refresh button and a new orange colored button should appear if there is an update available hit that and the update will begin to download.

 

[smf]

No, testing before buying.

But you don't pay for the time you tested the game if you subsequently decide not to pay for it.

Seems no different to people who download thousands of games and never play them.

 

[playstays_shun]

is there a ds4vita that works with 'new' ds4 controllers that have lightbar in front? or does ds4vita?

 

[kaymynd]

But you don't pay for the time you tested the game if you subsequently decide not to pay for it.

Seems no different to people who download thousands of games and never play them.

Same could be said for the game companies selling us a game multiple times, so who cares if we pirate a few games here and there, we're not all rich and can't buy a game multiple times, that's why i pirate alot of psp/ps1 games from pkgj, because I've paid for it in the past and I'm not going to pay for it again. As for vita games, i can understand why so many people want to get a few games for free, heck I'll admit I've pirated a few vita games since i was injured and lost my job, but so what? Who cares? Game companies screw us over all the time with their greedy cash grab practices, surely a few pirated games here and there won't make a dent in their billion dollar industry.
As for the morality of piracy it's a matter of perspective, sure game devs lose some money, but some people can't afford to buy games constantly, thank God if you can, but alot of the world sadly isn't as fortunate, so i can understand why piracy is wanted and even sought after. Poverty creates demand for piracy so until we all get off our asses and do something about poverty, piracy will always be inevitable. If people could afford games, piracy would not even be an option.

 

[kaymynd]

is there a ds4vita that works with 'new' ds4 controllers that have lightbar in front? or does ds4vita?

Use the ds4 plugin in autoplugin it should work, you just have to pair it the first time.

Using it for the first time (pairing the controller):

1.Go to Settings -> Devices -> Bluetooth Device

2.Press SHARE+PS on the DS4 for about 3-4 seconds, until the lightbar blinks very quickly

3.The DS4 will then connect and be paired (don't press over it when it appears)

Using it once paired (see above):

1.Just press the PS button and it will connect to the Vita

 

[playstays_shun]

Use the ds4 plugin in autoplugin it should work, you just have to pair it the first time.

Using it for the first time (pairing the controller):

1.Go to Settings -> Devices -> Bluetooth Device

2.Press SHARE+PS on the DS4 for about 3-4 seconds, until the lightbar blinks very quickly

3.The DS4 will then connect and be paired (don't press over it when it appears)

Using it once paired (see above):

1.Just press the PS button and it will connect to the Vita

i thought autoplugin just handled sd4vita not anything to do with dualshock4.. hm?

 

[kaymynd]

i thought autoplugin just handled sd4vita not anything to do with dualshock4.. hm?

Autoplugin has alot of plugins, not just storagemgr for sd2vita, go to where it says plugins for vita and then to install plugins and find ds4vita by xerpi plugin and click it to install. Then just follow the instructions to pair the controller

 

[playstays_shun]

Autoplugin has alot of plugins, not just storagemgr for sd2vita, go to where it says plugins for vita and then to install plugins and find ds4vita by xerpi plugin and click it to install. Then just follow the instructions to pair the controller

i see thanks!

but ds4vita works with 'new' DS4 specifically? the 'old' DS4 doesnt have lightbar on front, and I dont have that one unfortunately... didnt get into ps4 until the ps4 pro came out

for times i dont use ds4 controller, no harm/foul in keeping the plug-in enabled right for future sessions?

thanks for all your help!

 

[kaymynd]

i see thanks!

but ds4vita works with 'new' DS4 specifically? the 'old' DS4 doesnt have lightbar on front, and I dont have that one unfortunately... didnt get into ps4 until the ps4 pro came out

for times i dont use ds4 controller, no harm/foul in keeping the plug-in enabled right?

Yea it should work for both just the same, and i see no problem leaving it enabled i never had any issues when i did, if you do experience any issues though you can just add a # then a space in front of the ds4vita line in config.txt to disable it but not delete it and then to re-enable just delete the # and space in front of it and reboot.

 

[playstays_shun]

Yea it should work for both just the same, and i see no problem leaving it enabled i never had any issues when i did, if you do experience any issues though you can just add a # then a space in front of the ds4vita line in config.txt to disable it but not delete it and then to re-enable just delete the # and space in front of it and reboot.

with sd2vita in and configured for ux0 (from auto plugin), I now cannot launch auto plugin it says error

what is the best way to proceed? want to temporarily put it back to game card slot, and then later back to sd2vita

 

[kaymynd]

with sd2vita in and configured for ux0 (from auto plugin), I now cannot launch auto plugin it says error

what is the best way to proceed? want to temporarily put it back to game card slot, and then later back to sd2vita

That's strange it should still work? You can do it manually by going to ur0:tai folder and editing the storage_config.txt just swap them around so MCD=ux0 and GCD=uma0

Also make sure you don't have a tai folder in sony mem card or sd2vita if you do, you'll have to delete them and install plugins to ur0 only.

 

[playstays_shun]

That's strange it should still work? You can do it manually by going to ur0:tai folder and editing the storage_config.txt just swap them around so MCD=ux0 and GCD=uma0

Also make sure you don't have a tai folder in sony mem card or sd2vita if you do, you'll have to delete them and install plugins to ur0 only.

it is weird and I think only ur0 has tai folder, not ux0 (with sd2vita right now) or uma0 (vita memory card)

I thought MCD=ux0 but that GCD= something else, not uma0 but rather like gro0

how do I go about fixing the error launching Autoplugin?

I swear I just ran it when the vita memory card was ux0, rebooted after pointing ux0 to sd2vita, and rebooted...

just don't wanna screw anything up


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do I have to install Autoplugin from ux0 on sd2vita , set settings, reboot, when I want to switch back install from ux0 pointing to vita MC, etc etc?

Maybe it doesn't know where to look since its in 'sd2vita' path mode? I dunno

 

[smf]

Same could be said for the game companies selling us a game multiple times,

You don't have to buy it each time, they bring old games to new platforms for people who didn't play it before. If you decide to buy a game in 240p, 480p, 720p, 1080p & 4k version then it's up to you.

so who cares if we pirate a few games here and there, we're not all rich and can't buy a game multiple times,

I don't care, the people who make the games probably care and they would have every right to care.

As for the morality of piracy it's a matter of perspective, sure game devs lose some money, but some people can't afford to buy games constantly, thank God if you can, but alot of the world sadly isn't as fortunate, so i can understand why piracy is wanted and even sought after.

Sure, I understand that. Pretending that it's justified because "I'm poor & they are greedy" is just fooling yourself. Pirate or don't it makes no difference to me.

Poverty creates demand for piracy so until we all get off our asses and do something about poverty, piracy will always be inevitable. If people could afford games, piracy would not even be an option.

It's not so black and white, some pirates can afford to buy the games they play. Just because they can.

with sd2vita in and configured for ux0 (from auto plugin), I now cannot launch auto plugin it says error

what is the best way to proceed? want to temporarily put it back to game card slot, and then later back to sd2vita

I'm lazy and use this for setting up and switching between real card and sdvita.

https://github.com/theheroGAC/TF-Card-Plugin-Tool

 

[kaymynd]

it is weird and I think only ur0 has tai folder, not ux0 (with sd2vita right now) or uma0 (vita memory card)

I thought MCD=ux0 but that GCD= something else, not uma0 but rather like gro0

how do I go about fixing the error launching Autoplugin?

I swear I just ran it when the vita memory card was ux0, rebooted after pointing ux0 to sd2vita, and rebooted...

just don't wanna screw anything up


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do I have to install Autoplugin from ux0 on sd2vita , set settings, reboot, when I want to switch back install from ux0 pointing to vita MC, etc etc?

Maybe it doesn't know where to look since its in 'sd2vita' path mode? I dunno

GCD is the sd2vita, i would point it to uma0 if your going to point the mem card to ux0. And you were supposed to back up your sony mem card onto your pc and then copy that to the sd card, did you do this? If not you'll have to do this first otherwise your sd card will be empty.
Once you change the storage_config.txt like i said above, you'll have sony mem card as ux0 and sd2vita as uma0 then just backup all ypr sony mem card onto pc (make sure show hidden files and folder is enabled) and then just copy that to sd card and then just use autoplugin to switch MCD and GCD again and uou should be good.

 

[playstays_shun]

GCD is the sd2vita, i would point it to uma0 if your going to point the mem card to ux0. And you were supposed to back up your sony mem card onto your pc and then copy that to the sd card, did you do this? If not you'll have to do this first otherwise your sd card will be empty.
Once you change the storage_config.txt like i said above, you'll have sony mem card as ux0 and sd2vita as uma0 then just backup all ypr sony mem card onto pc (make sure show hidden files and folder is enabled) and then just copy that to sd card and then just use autoplugin to switch MCD and GCD again and uou should be good.

but don't I want ux0 = Sony memory card, and game card slot to be something other than uma0 in order to re-insert and play game cartridges?

..≥and I did copy over everything from my vita memory card to SD card, BUT I think I installed auto plugin after doing that from VitaShell (without transferring everything over after that)... if that helps. maybe thats the missing link?

should I just transfer the app from vita card to sd2vita, refresh live start and see if the error will go away?

 

[kaymynd]

You don't have to buy it each time, they bring old games to new platforms for people who didn't play it before. If you decide to buy a game in 240p, 480p, 720p, 1080p & 4k version then it's up to you.



I don't care, the people who make the games probably care and they would have every right to care.



Sure, I understand that. Pretending that it's justified because "I'm poor & they are greedy" is just fooling yourself. Pirate or don't it makes no difference to me.



It's not so black and white, some pirates can afford to buy the games they play. Just because they can.



I'm lazy and use this for setting up and switching between real card and sdvita.

https://github.com/theheroGAC/TF-Card-Plugin-Tool

Unless it's being remastered, it's not an updated game, you're literally paying for the same game. Resolution may be a bit better but that's a whole other conversation.

And i know the people making games care about losing money, it's unfortunately one of many symptoms of the virus that is poverty.

I'm not trying to justify pirating whatsoever, I'm simply stating the reason piracy even exists, and how to get rid of it, and piracy wouldn't be the only thing it solves either, ridding the world of poverty would solve alot of problems the world faces.

Sure there's a few people who pirate just because they can, but in all actuality those people are few compared to those who pirate because they don't have any means to buy the game. I honestly think that most people would buy the game if they could, rather than pirate it and risk being banned.

 

[kaymynd]

but don't I want ux0 = Sony memory card, and game card slot to be something other than uma0 in order to re-insert and play game cartridges?

..≥and I did copy over everything from my vita memory card to SD card, BUT I think I installed auto plugin after doing that from VitaShell (without transferring everything over after that)... if that helps. maybe thats the missing link

Oh ok i understand now, you can leave GCD as blank and MCD=ux0
if you installed autoplugin after you copied everything you don't need to mess with storagemgr, just reinstall autoplugin while sd2vita is ux0 and you should be good to go, it should work again.

 

[playstays_shun]

Oh ok i understand now, you can leave GCD as blank and MCD=ux0
if you installed autoplugin after you copied everything you don't need to mess with storagemgr, just reinstall autoplugin while sd2vita is ux0 and you should be good to go, it should work again.

reinstall auto plugin while still in sd2vita mode (ux0 pointed at it) and good to go

...should I refresh live start to be sure as well?

 

[xxNathanxx]

Quickly chiming in to say: please, PLEASE stop recommending autoplugin. First of all its developer is a certified idiot of humongous proportions who astroturfs his own horribly put together bullshit by using endless shill accounts which go quiet as soon as someone points them out (although new ones pop up like weeds in a flower bed), but most important of all is that if anything at all goes wrong when using autoplugin, it's anyone's guess as to what exactly happened and the user doesn't know anything other than "I ran autoplugin and nothing works anymore".

Just follow vita.hacks.guide, every step is explained in detail and you actually learn how it all works along the way. If you run into trouble, all you need to do is say "I got stuck at step x, what do".

 

[kaymynd]

reinstall auto plugin while still in sd2vita mode (ux0 pointed at it) and good to go

...should I refresh live start to be sure as well?

Nahh if autoplugin is working you don't need to refresh livearea you're all good!