Hacking Need Help With Bricked PSVITA!

Samchou · Jul 5, 2020

Hello Everyone! I Need Help With A Bricked PsVita.I Bricked while trying to downgrade from 3.72 or 3.73 to 3.65. It showed me the green screen where it says there is an update,but then it tells me to restart the vita and then it should start.I restarted a couple of times,but nothing has changed. A week went by and then i turned on the vita,but now it shows me a black screen.

I read about this problem,and now i'm trying to update to 3.73 through a pc, but my psvita doesn't find the update.

Thanks for the help in advance!

XpertNoobhacker · Jul 7, 2020

I had this issue when i downgraded as i didnt follow the instructions carefully enough. when it happened to me i rebooted into safe mode the only option available connected to a windows PC Used QCMA to update vita back to original firmware then tried again and it worked.

when you say black screen as in safe mode? or like my vita just died blackscreen?

if you can get to safe mode where you have a black background options to restore/rebuild system or update then you just need a PC.
If you just got a blackscreen then i dont know what to suggest perhaps removing the mem card and reboot but i dout that will help.

EDIT :forgot to say thats pretty much how mine was and it wouldn't update because you need to change the firmware values in qcma its been a while but im sure its on the first page when it opens. its easy to spot as it has way to many 0's lol
something like 3.00.73.0

Samchou · Jul 8, 2020

XpertNoobhacker said:
I had this issue when i downgraded as i didnt follow the instructions carefully enough. when it happened to me i rebooted into safe mode the only option available connected to a windows PC Used QCMA to update vita back to original firmware then tried again and it worked.

when you say black screen as in safe mode? or like my vita just died blackscreen?

if you can get to safe mode where you have a black background options to restore/rebuild system or update then you just need a PC.
If you just got a blackscreen then i dont know what to suggest perhaps removing the mem card and reboot but i dout that will help.

EDIT :forgot to say thats pretty much how mine was and it wouldn't update because you need to change the firmware values in qcma its been a while but im sure its on the first page when it opens. its easy to spot as it has way to many 0's lol
something like 3.00.73.0

Well i can open Safe Mode And it Only Allows me to update through PS3, PC or PSVITA card. I Choose PC,i restart QCMA ,everything works,but the PSVITA Doesn't recognize the update. I tried updating a couple of times,but nothing shows up.

Then i tried to take off the Memory card and update,but nothing changed.

XpertNoobhacker · Jul 8, 2020

have you selected your right firmware in QCMA?

i only ask as it will say that error if you haven't entered the number
(e.g) if your going to 3.65 you need to open QCMA and change the numbers at the bottom to the firmware your using there should be two options one is the firmware your on and the other os the one your going too
so one box should say something like current version which you'll have to change to the firmware your on and the other box should say desired firmware or something thats the one you need to change or QCMA wont push the update every time
so.. open QCMA on the page thats first opens scroll all the way down to the bottom and it should be there should say firmware and like 3.6.5 or something similar make sure you change it to the firmware your going too.
do this before connecting the vita then connect and update and it should find the update. it will fail to find it every time without changing that.

let me know if your still stuck and ill try help some more. I dont have QCMA on my laptop atm so i cant see the options lol i will instal it and find out for you what its called if your still stuck

Samchou · Jul 9, 2020

XpertNoobhacker said:
have you selected your right firmware in QCMA?

i only ask as it will say that error if you haven't entered the number
(e.g) if your going to 3.65 you need to open QCMA and change the numbers at the bottom to the firmware your using there should be two options one is the firmware your on and the other os the one your going too
so one box should say something like current version which you'll have to change to the firmware your on and the other box should say desired firmware or something thats the one you need to change or QCMA wont push the update every time
so.. open QCMA on the page thats first opens scroll all the way down to the bottom and it should be there should say firmware and like 3.6.5 or something similar make sure you change it to the firmware your going too.
do this before connecting the vita then connect and update and it should find the update. it will fail to find it every time without changing that.

let me know if your still stuck and ill try help some more. I dont have QCMA on my laptop atm so i cant see the options lol i will instal it and find out for you what its called if your still stuck

Well i changed it there.After i had changed it for the update it was 03.730.000 and on top of it i have changed it to custom.

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Samchou said:
Well i changed it there.After i had changed it for the update it was 03.730.000 and on top of it i have changed it to custom.

Here are my settings.As i said-i want to downgrade to 3.65 from 3.73 or 3.72.

XpertNoobhacker · Jul 9, 2020

thats the one well done glad i could at least point you in the right direction

Samchou · Jul 10, 2020

XpertNoobhacker said:
thats the one well done glad i could at least point you in the right direction

I try but it doesn't work

. I am still very thankful for the help!

XpertNoobhacker · Jul 11, 2020

you are changing that 3.73 number to 3.65 right?
I believe thats the firmware your going to not the one your on currently.
Also have you tried it with and without the memory card. You may have lost whats on that memory card because it will also tell you its wrong IF YOU DO NOT format the memory card as it stores info on current firmware used.

it may be that you haven't actually downgraded so your vita is still on a higher firmware but wont let you boot as it corrupt. so its possible if your trying 3.65 firmware you need to go back to 3.73 and use moduru again.

it too me about 2 or three trys and i thought i was done for but i just re did the steps and got there in the end

my advice from here would be remove the memory card and try and as long as QCMA Says 3.65 you should be fine. although this point i think also try going back to 3.73 and re downgrade firmware*remember to change QCMA(. Maybe someone else with more knowledge on the subject will chime in as this seems strange to me as ive seen a few softbricks now but there always seems a way around.

EDIT PS
Dont give up you will get there im sure. it sure is frustrating and that why i keep an eye here for new users who possibly are less confident or less sure of what to do

after it happened to me i was ready to give up but with enough triyng i got there and so will you

and trust me ive seen worse situations lol

Samchou · Jul 11, 2020

XpertNoobhacker said:
you are changing that 3.73 number to 3.65 right?
I believe thats the firmware your going to not the one your on currently.
Also have you tried it with and without the memory card. You may have lost whats on that memory card because it will also tell you its wrong IF YOU DO NOT format the memory card as it stores info on current firmware used.

it may be that you haven't actually downgraded so your vita is still on a higher firmware but wont let you boot as it corrupt. so its possible if your trying 3.65 firmware you need to go back to 3.73 and use moduru again.

it too me about 2 or three trys and i thought i was done for but i just re did the steps and got there in the end

my advice from here would be remove the memory card and try and as long as QCMA Says 3.65 you should be fine. although this point i think also try going back to 3.73 and re downgrade firmware*remember to change QCMA(. Maybe someone else with more knowledge on the subject will chime in as this seems strange to me as ive seen a few softbricks now but there always seems a way around.

EDIT PS
Dont give up you will get there im sure. it sure is frustrating and that why i keep an eye here for new users who possibly are less confident or less sure of what to do after it happened to me i was ready to give up but with enough triyng i got there and so will you and trust me ive seen worse situations lol

Well, i tried downgrading with these software updates:3.73 , 3.72 , 3.68 and 3.65 ,but no response.

I think that if i buy a SD2VITA reader and put the PSVITA card in the PC,and change the update file from 3.65 to 3.73 , it might work. I downgraded my PSVITA with ENSO, i think.

I will send you some photos later,because i have some work to do. Have a great Weekend!

Tom Bombadildo · Jul 11, 2020

If your Vita was on 3.73, you didn't have Enso. The downgrade tool is called Modoru.

Which version of Modoru did you use to downgrade?

Are you putting the update file in the correct location for QCMA? Is it named correctly? The default for qCMA is: userfolder/Documents/PSV Updates, and the file should be named PSP2UPDAT.PUP.

Have you tried restoring the Vita to factory settings from the safe mode settings?

Samchou · Jul 11, 2020

Well,i don't know the version of modoru i used,but i am 100% sure i have put the update in the default place in qcma. I double checked and it is in the right spot. The update's name is PSP2UPDAT.PUP .

I can't restore the psvita to factory settings,because it does not allow me. In safe mode i can only click on UPDATE SYSTEM SOFTWARE.

I don't understand why,but i can't click on the other settings in safe mode-they are gray.

I will upload some pictures.

Tom Bombadildo · Jul 11, 2020

Is there any particular reason you're not picking "Update by Connecting to a PC"?

That's the option you should choose to use the PC QCMA update method, not the Vita memory card. There probably isn't a valid update file on the memory card, which is why it's not updating.

Samchou · Jul 11, 2020

Nooo haha, i am clicking on update by pc,i am just showing what it says when i click on update by PSVITA card.

When i click on update by PC, i restart QCMA, i check if my update is in the right place-of course it is, and the update does not show up.

The QCMA shows that the psvita is connected,but no response.

godreborn · Jul 11, 2020

did you refresh the database after placing the update file?

Samchou · Jul 11, 2020

What do you mean by refreshing the database?

godreborn · Jul 11, 2020

Samchou said:
What do you mean by refreshing the database?

you have to refresh the qcma database for new content to be picked up.

Samchou · Jul 11, 2020

godreborn said:
you have to refresh the qcma database for new content to be picked up.

Ooh.Yes i did. I refresh jt every time before i try updating rhe console.I wrote that in a few of my comments.

godreborn · Jul 11, 2020

Samchou said:
Ooh.Yes i did. I refresh jt every time before i try updating rhe console.I wrote that in a few of my comments.

make sure you did everything like this then: https://www.psx-place.com/threads/tutorial-how-to-manually-update-vita-pstv-zload-not-required.9337/

I've updated manually once to 3.60 when 3.63 was out, but it was through system settings, not the recovery menu. it's very simple, so I don't know what could be wrong here.

Samchou · Jul 11, 2020

godreborn said:
make sure you did everything like this then: https://www.psx-place.com/threads/tutorial-how-to-manually-update-vita-pstv-zload-not-required.9337/

I've updated manually once to 3.60 when 3.63 was out, but it was through system settings, not the recovery menu. it's very simple, so I don't know what could be wrong here.

When i go home i will try it. Thank you all for the help!

Samchou · Jul 12, 2020

UPDATE: Still no response. I am doing everything as shown,but nothing shows up.

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Samchou said:
UPDATE: Still no response. I am doing everything as shown,but nothing shows up.

Oh and also when i connect by pc,on the qcma it says:
The PSVITA has requested an update check, sending local xml file and ignoring version settings.

It says that,but nothing shows up.

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