Hacking Homebrew not Possible since 3.68?

[DocBo]

Hi, i have experience with hacking my old PSP but im new in the VITA scene and i have a PS VITA 3.67 and i want to install VHBL but i cannot enter the store without update the FW.
And the content manager wants to update too.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

VHBL still works on 3.68, however it should be noted that TheFlow has an exploit available for 3.67, which means if you stay on your current firmware you could at least gain access to a native Vita hack called Henkaku, which allows for native Vita homebrew and Vita backups.

 

[Lia]

Hi, i have experience with hacking my old PSP but im new in the VITA scene and i have a PS VITA 3.67 and i want to install VHBL but i cannot enter the store without update the FW.
And the content manager wants to update too.

we will find out if homebrew works on 3.68 in the weekend, wait and block updates until then

 

[DocBo]

VHBL still works on 3.68, however it should be noted that TheFlow has an exploit available for 3.67, which means if you stay on your current firmware you could at least gain access to a native Vita hack called Henkaku, which allows for native Vita homebrew and Vita backups.

Sounds really good! I have searched about your information and i found somthing that TheFlow said at the end of the year or later. Is that right?!

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Sounds really good! I have googled about your information and i found somthing that TheFlow said at the end of the year or later. Is that right?!

With the release of 3.68, it now depends.

Originally, yes, TheFlow was going to wait ~1 year to see how Sony treated the Vita and whether it would hit EOL status. This has now changed. If 3.68 fixed any of the exploits TheFlow found for 3.67, then he supposedly plans on releasing his latest exploit for 3.67 sooner than the original year. If 3.68 did not fix the exploits, it's likely TheFlow may still wait that aforementioned year, once again to see if the Vita hits EOL status.

At this point, as Lia mentioned, we won't know anything until TheFlow makes an announcement sometime during/after this weekend.

 

[DocBo]

Very interesting!
Another question, is the SD2VITA adapter for use as storage?! If yes, can i use this storage on a original FW or for Emulators?!

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Yes, the SD2Vita is used as storage. No, you cannot use it on normal firmware. Henkaku (native Vita hack) is 100% required to use SD2Vita, as it needs a kernel plugin to add support for storage via gamecard slot.

 

[nero99]

Very interesting!
Another question, is the SD2VITA adapter for use as storage?! If yes, can i use this storage on a original FW or for Emulators?!

You need henkaku to use SD2VITA.

 

[DocBo]

On Twitter TheFlow says:

15. March
Alot of people still don‘t get it: there will be no enso for 3.67
3.67 will only get temporary henkaku

and days later:

20. March
yey found an other user entry point for 3.67

Does It means that there will be a permanent henkaku?!

 

[Nisem0n0]

Does It means that there will be a permanent henkaku?!

Not quite. Henkaku enso is completely different as it exploits the bootloader and that was patched >3.65 ofw.

 

[RY0M43CH1Z3N]

Does It means that there will be a permanent henkaku?!

No, maybe he said that for the usefull of his chain exploit, totally diferent to Enso (in >3.67 patched until someone develop a exploit for bootloader).

 

[DocBo]

Hmm i think i sell my vita und look for an 3.60 or lower......

 

[DocBo]

Can anybody tell how the Henkaku works?!
I mean, does Enso enable Henkaku every boot in some memory?!
Or is it "hard-flashed" after installed Enso?!

 

[Jayro]

For not supporting the Vita anymore, Sony sure does keep it secured... Wonder why honestly.

 

[Localhorst86]

For not supporting the Vita anymore, Sony sure does keep it secured... Wonder why honestly.

The Vita and PSTV are apparently still going strong in Japan. It's just that the western world (Europe and US) did not care for the devices.

 

[leon315]

VHBL still works on 3.68, however it should be noted that TheFlow has an exploit available for 3.67, which means if you stay on your current firmware you could at least gain access to a native Vita hack called Henkaku, which allows for native Vita homebrew and Vita backups.

i'm sure those hackers have already completed their exploits, the question's what are they waiting for to release it?

 

[Jayro]

The Vita and PSTV are apparently still going strong in Japan. It's just that the western world (Europe and US) did not care for the devices.

We would care if they gave us good games. But they don't, so we don't.

 

[Localhorst86]

We would care if they gave us good games. But they don't, so we don't.

That train is long since gone. The Vita didn't have a strong western-oriented lineup from the beginning and it soon after being advertised as an accessory to the PS3 and PS4 didn't help bringing it to audiences in Europe and the US either. But that's an off-topic discussion.

 

[RY0M43CH1Z3N]

Can anybody tell how the Henkaku works?!

https://blog.xyz.is/2016/vita-netps-ioctl.html


For how Enso Works:
https://yifan.lu/2017/07/31/henkaku-enso-bootloader-hack-for-vita/

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

i'm sure those hackers have already completed their exploits, the question's what are they waiting for to release it?

As mentioned, TheFlow is waiting to see if Sony will announce EOL for the Vita.

This is likely because he sees no point in releasing an exploit for the "latest" firmware when Sony would just pop out another, fixing his exploits, and then someone would have to go through the process of finding new ones again so people can have both homebrew and access to legitimate Sony features like PSN and such.