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TheFloW releases PSA & information about his upcoming PS Vita 3.69/3.70 Jailbreak

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Following rumors of an impending PS Vita EOL hack, TheFloW has just released a PSA as well as some important information on his next and last jailbreak targeting OFW 3.69 and 3.70 of Sony's latest handheld console. The document, published on GitHub Gist, describes the exploit chain as drastically different from the previous ones: instead of relying on a WebKit or save data exploit, it will attempt to escape the PSP emulator and take control of the rest of the system from there. While novel, the downside of this approach is that it requires users to have a PSN account activated and linked to download a PSP game from the store - as such, Sony may be able to patch it in the future and lock out anyone who hasn't taken advantage of it yet.

As a result, the developer is giving an abundant amount of time (6-8 weeks) to let interested users be prepared for the eventual release. His instructions on how to set up your console for the hack are as follows:
  1. If you're on firmware 3.69, you have two options:
    • Either update to firmware 3.70 (go to Settings → System Update).
    • Or set DNS to 212.47.229.76 (go to Settings → Network → Wi-Fi Settings → Your access point → Advanced Settings and set DNS Settings to Manual and Primary DNS to 212.47.229.76).
  2. Register a PSN account if you don't have one yet (note that only 3 devices can be activated using the same account).

  3. Download and install any PSP/minis game (PS one Classics do not work). There are demos in most regions (if you know a title that is not listed here, please let me know):
    • EU/UK: Ape Quest
    • NA/SG: LocoRoco Midnight Carnival
    • JP: YS seven
    Unfortunately, if you can't find a demo in your region, you must either buy any PSP/minis game, or register a new PSN account in one of the regions listed above.

  4. Verify that you can launch the PSP/minis game.

  5. Download and install qcma to make a backup of your game (launch Content Manager on your PS Vita and follow the instructions on screen).
If you have completed the preparation, you can now sit back and come back in 6-8 weeks for further instructions. It is important that you do not unlink/deactivate your PSN account or restore your settings in this time.
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Aside from the aforementioned timeframe, there is no definite ETA for a release yet.

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Well... I guess in ten years or so someone will use hardware bugs to fully hack the vita...

I was interested in hacking a Vita but like 90% of the games exist for other consoles so...
 
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raxadian said:
Well... I guess in ten years or so someone will use hardware bugs to fully hack the vita...

I was interested in hacking a Vita but like 90% of the games exist for other consoles so...
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The Vita is already completely hacked, software wise. There aren't any more security features that haven't now been bypassed. Seeing how the Vita is basically no longer in production, there are 0 chances for a higher firmware'd Vita to come straight from the factory, meaning unless Sony releases another firmware (which is rather unlikely), the Vita will be basically wide-open with this 3.70 release.
 
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Tom Bombadildo said:
The Vita is already completely hacked, software wise. There aren't any more security features that haven't now been bypassed. Seeing how the Vita is basically no longer in production, there are 0 chances for a higher firmware'd Vita to come straight from the factory, meaning unless Sony releases another firmware (which is rather unlikely), the Vita will be basically wide-open with this 3.70 release.
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But if they remove all PSP games and PSP demos from their store because they can... then we are screwed.

Then again this is Sony we are talking about...
 
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raxadian said:
But if they remove all PSP games and PSP demos from their store because they can... then we are screwed.

Then again this is Sony we are talking about...
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Which will either never happen, or happen so far in the future it won't make any difference. Even with the OG PSP's store shut down, you can still download owned PSP titles from PSN. If Sony is still going to support a now 15 year old handheld, I'm pretty sure they'll still support the Vita long into the future.

Unless Sony somehow randomly goes bankrupt, there's no issue.
 
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Meepers55 said:
I disagree. Social media is a decent way for devs to get their name out there. They can share their work, form connections with people in the industry, learn new tricks from fellow devs, etc. All of that can potentially lead to a job offer. That's not to say it's for everyone, but it can be useful to those who use it right.
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That's fine, everyone is entitled to their own opinion but I speak more with regards to how the scene was before Social Media was a thing when it was more underground. Everything now is too widely publicized when somethings should be left unsaid, until it is the right time to announce/release it. Plus, there is still other means of communication for devs to use to share information and code.
 
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About the memory cards deal, anyone got a link to a decent guide? And how much you need to touch up the Vita hardware to use other micro sd cards?
 
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I would prefer it if he gave us more time to prep for this. There's already a good hack out for 3.68 and below, which is much easier to find nowadays. It would suck if sony patched this right away
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How much more time do you want? He’s been saying that he would release a hack for 3.69 for over a year now so there was plenty of notice..
 
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retrofan_k said:
Everything now is too widely publicized when somethings should be left unsaid
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I disagree - information inherently wants to be free, especially when it concerns freedom to use products made for commercial gain

deSSy2724 said:
What for us who are on 3.60, can we update to the latest firmware without this PSN network method?
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As you could since forever... but if you're on 3.60 you can mod your console NOW, little reason to upgrade

raxadian said:
how much you need to touch up the Vita hardware to use other micro sd cards?
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Either you buy an sd2vita (which occupies the slot for original games), a regular flash drive/hdd (which occupies the USB port on PSTV), or a psv2sd (which replaces the internal modem on the 1100 series)
In any case you then need to install a driver (kernel plugin), which requires you to have taihen (plugin framework), which comes with all major Vita mode jailbreaks, temporary or permanent, of the last two years
 
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raxadian said:
About the memory cards deal, anyone got a link to a decent guide? And how much you need to touch up the Vita hardware to use other micro sd cards?
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Assuming you're referring to the SD2Vita, you'll need the adapter (can be had for like $2 on Aliexpress), the hacked Vita (obviously :P), then you can follow this guide to set it up: https://vita.hacks.guide/storagemgr <

Works on all Vitas, and you don't need to do anything at all to the Vita hardware-wise because it uses the cartridge slot.

If you don't want to give up your cartridge slot, you can buy the PSVSD. This is only available on the 3G OLED Vita, you can't use the Wifi only OLED or any Slim model, and you have to open up your Vita to install it and every time you want to swap the micro SD card. Only worth it if you plan on shoving a giant micro SD card in it once and leaving it in.
 
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Tom Bombadildo said:
Assuming you're referring to the , you'll need the adapter (can be had for like $2 on Aliexpress), the hacked Vita (obviously :P), then you can follow this guide to set it up: https://vita.hacks.guide/storagemgr <

Works on all Vitas, and you don't need to do anything at all to the Vita hardware-wise because it uses the cartridge slot.

If you don't want to give up your cartridge slot, you can buy the PSVSD. This is only available on the 3G OLED Vita, you can't use the Wifi only OLED or any Slim model, and you have to open up your Vita to install it and every time you want to swap the micro SD card. Only worth it if you plan on shoving a giant micro SD card in it once and leaving it in.
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Any difference between the SD2Vita
v2, v3, v4 and v5 and so on models? Or is just all the same?
 

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