Hacking [GUIDE] The Ultimate Noob PS Vita/PSTV Hacking Guide OP OUTDATED

[Deleted User]

I just bought a brand new metallic red vita from japan that shipped with 3.63 just a fyi. I figured it would be 3.61 but nope.

The newer Red Japan imports have been known to ship with 3.61 or higher for quite some time now. The Silver Japan import is also a known non-exploitable model.

 

[ckylesworld1]

The newer Red Japan imports have been known to ship with 3.61 or higher for quite some time now. The Silver Japan import is also a known non-exploitable model.

Yes i knew that. That's why i said "I FIGURED IT WOULD BE 3.61"

 

[Deleted User]

Yes i knew that. That's why i said "I FIGURED IT WOULD BE 3.61"

There is literally no difference between 3.61 and 3.63 at this moment in time, which is why I'm always just used to saying "3.61 OR HIGHER". It could arrive on either, at the end of the day.

 

[ckylesworld1]

There is literally no difference between 3.61 and 3.63 at this moment in time, which is why I'm always just used to saying "3.61 OR HIGHER". It could arrive on either, at the end of the day.

I think you are missing my point. Never mind.

 

[Deleted User]

I think you are missing my point. Never mind.

Yes, I did lol. Only just understood now.

You thought it would arrive on 3.61, but instead it arrived on 3.63, but I think I just misunderstood that because 3.61 and 3.63 aren't different in any way, hack-wise, so naturally, I thought you were just stating something obvious. Sorry for the confusion I had!

 

[ckylesworld1]

Yes, I did lol. Only just understood now.

You thought it would arrive on 3.61, but instead it arrived on 3.63, but I think I just misunderstood that because 3.61 and 3.63 aren't different in any way, hack-wise. Sorry for the confusion I had!

Yes lol. I was expecting 3.61 which i knew i would update to 3.63 anyway. I just hadnt seen anyone say they were shipping with 3.63 already
Great guide by the way. Very informative!! Keep up the good work.

 

[BADDINOROX99]

so as far as we know all colored slim models come with 3.61 or higher

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

so as far as we know all colored slim models come with 3.61 or higher

Not true. Most colored Slims were manufactured before 3.60 was even released, you're almost never going to find early brand new Slim colors with 3.61+ on them. There are only two colors, the silver and metallic red Slims, that are 100% guaranteed to be 3.61 or higher.

Any other slims you find with 3.61+ are either random flukes or not brand new, and it's usually the latter.

 

[Garou]

I just bought a brand new metallic red vita from japan that shipped with 3.63 just a fyi. I figured it would be 3.61 but nope.

misread this and thought you expected 3.61 but instead came with 3.60
really dig that red vita
or maybe should I buy a fat one? there's still a red one here at my local store

 

[BADDINOROX99]

Not true. Most colored Slims were manufactured before 3.60 was even released, you're almost never going to find early brand new Slim colors with 3.61+ on them. There are only two colors, the silver and metallic red Slims, that are 100% guaranteed to be 3.61 or higher.

Any other slims you find with 3.61+ are either random flukes or not brand new, and it's usually the latter.

ohh! ok damn and here I am passing up new ones in the box like an idiot :/ I've passed up 3 already thinking they would be on 3.61+

 

[ckylesworld1]

I wanted at least one on the newest firmware and really loved the red so I got it and am very happy I did. It is matte finish on front and dosent show fingerprints on the front like the shiny black ones.

 

[Garou]

is it safe to do scan disk on mounted USB mass storage using vitashell?
because every time I plug the vita to the PC, windows always ask to scan the disk

and can we convert psp iso as bubble to played on vita?
there's some games I want to play that is not available on psn, and I hope I can play it directly from vita (not using adrenaline)

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

is it safe to do scan disk on mounted USB mass storage using vitashell?
because every time I plug the vita to the PC, windows always ask to scan the disk

and can we convert psp iso as bubble to played on vita?
there's some games I want to play that is not available on psn, and I hope I can play it directly from vita (not using adrenaline)

It's probably safe, it just runs a chkdsk on the drive and tries to see if there are any corrupted files or anything.

As to your second question, no. You'll have to use a PSP mode hack to play any PSP game on the Vita.

If it were on PSN, it'd be a different story, as you can install the PSP game pkg and transfer the legitimate license from a PSP/PS3 to your Vita.

 

[Garou]

It's probably safe, it just runs a chkdsk on the drive and tries to see if there are any corrupted files or anything.

As to your second question, no. You'll have to use a PSP mode hack to play any PSP game on the Vita.

If it were on PSN, it'd be a different story, as you can install the PSP game pkg and transfer the legitimate license from a PSP/PS3 to your Vita.

if it's on PSN, I'll definitely buy it
the game is Crisis Core and unfortunately it's UMD only. so I guess I need to play it using adrenaline then

as for the first one, guess I need to scan the disk then
thanks

 

[Joe88]

On latest henkaku r8 is it safe to go into sleep mode while a game is still playing?

on henkaku r6, I ended up losing my tearaway (vitamin 2.0 dump) save when the save corrupted
just wondering if they ever fixed that

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

On latest henkaku r8 is it safe to go into sleep mode while a game is still playing?

on henkaku r6, I ended up losing my tearaway (vitamin 2.0 dump) save when the save corrupted
just wondering if they ever fixed that

It should be fine, AFAIK it stopped happening when r7 released. But there was a "hacky" fix for it for aggges now so if by chance it still happens, though I doubt it does (I haven't come across the issue at all myself, but maybe I'm just lucky)

1: Change the Time Format to 12-Hour Clock 2: Backup and delete "ux0:\user\00\savedata_backup\list.dat" file 3: Create a folder named "list.dat" Example "ux0:\user\00\savedata_backup\list.dat\"
Someone posted this a few days ago in the comments and it works for me. At long last, I don't need to exit the dungeon in Persona before going to sleep.

 

[Kikario]

Ok so I am dying here. I got my vita, updated to 3.60, got henkaku, set up winscp to use the FTP and now nothing will work. After setting up FTP I downloaded my vpk file and attempted to move it over using FTP, it just tells me the file couldnt be found? I try to make a new folder for my VPK's using FTP, I get an error saying it couldnt create a new folder. So then I go out of my way to do the VHBL thing, I download QCMA, open it, put the vhbbl folder where it says to, place my game inside that, refresh the database, open content manager on the vita, copy the vhbl onto the vita from my computer, got o molecular shell and.... nothing. What am I doing wrong? FTP wont move files or let me create new folders and even copying the vhbl folder didnt do anything, nothing shows up on my molecularshell besides ux0: and the normal folders that were already there!

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Ok so I am dying here. I got my vita, updated to 3.60, got henkaku, set up winscp to use the FTP and now nothing will work. After setting up FTP I downloaded my vpk file and attempted to move it over using FTP, it just tells me the file couldnt be found? I try to make a new folder for my VPK's using FTP, I get an error saying it couldnt create a new folder. So then I go out of my way to do the VHBL thing, I download QCMA, open it, put the vhbbl folder where it says to, place my game inside that, refresh the database, open content manager on the vita, copy the vhbl onto the vita from my computer, got o molecular shell and.... nothing. What am I doing wrong? FTP wont move files or let me create new folders and even copying the vhbl folder didnt do anything, nothing shows up on my molecularshell besides ux0: and the normal folders that were already there!

Open Molecular Shell, hit "Start" and enable unsafe homebrew.

 

[Kikario]

Open Molecular Shell, hit "Start" and enable unsafe homebrew.

God bless you. I swore I tried that already, but I guess I forgot to exit shell and then reenter it after making it unsafe

 

[Alex658]

What demos are there left on The USA and EUR PSNs? I'm trying to install legit ARK bit tries locoroco and petz saddle and they dont come up on either pspllists or search button.