How to lower brightness?

[zeello]

EDIT: Nevermind, I finally did it. Vitabright 2.0.

 

[koffieleut]

I finally hacked my Vita and even got SD2Vita to work. But I still can't figure out how to lower the brightness below the minimum. I downloaded VitaBright but it as far as I can tell nothing is different. For the record I used Autoplugin to download things that disable the lock screen and disable the home button LED, and those work, but not VitaBright.

I might be wrong, but I think VitaBright is for 2000 models. Do you perhaps have a 1000 model?

 

[zeello]

I should try this:

Post automatically merged: Apr 7, 2023

Actually, I have no idea how to install it. I dl the vpk and skprx files, drag and drop onto my Vita while connected using Vitashell, but then I go to my Vita and don't see either the files in ux0.

(I also don't have the txt file. Supposedly the 7z download link includes all three, but when I download it I get an application and I'm not sure if it's safe to open.)

Post automatically merged: Apr 7, 2023

oh, I might be able to lower brightness by editing the registry. That's pretty funny actually.


There is a literally a brightness counter at 3:30 in the vid.

 

[zeello]

Okay, I tried downloading the registry editor but it won't show up in VitaShell. When I plug in my Vita to the PC I can see the vpk file is there but it doesn't appear in the ux0 folder in Vitashell so I have no way of running it.

The brightness mod plugins I downloaded don't show up either. So I think something is glitching. But 1) I don't know what, 2) I did nothing wrong, just following the tutorials like always. =/

edit: wait, maybe they don't show up because they are meant for slim models?
Although that makes literally no sense.. it's a file in a file viewer app, it should show up regardless.

 

[godreborn]

try the registry editor. I think brightness is in there and probably how these apps do it.

 

[zeello]

I can't run the registry editor because the vpk doesn't show up in VitaShell.
I suspect there's nothing wrong with the plugin itself but something about my Vita is causing it so vpk files aren't seen. (even though I didn't have this problem initially, that's how I got autoplugin app)

I'm wondering if anyone had this problem before and whether there is a fix.

Wait.. I wonder if I should trying uninstalling Autoplugin? The part where I wrote "that's how I got the autoplugin app" made me wonder if that's where the issues began..

Post automatically merged: Apr 8, 2023

@godreborn

 

[godreborn]

dunno. autoplugin is total shit.

 

[zeello]

Oh, WOW. I uninstalled Autoplugin to see if that would fix it (it didn't) and now I have no way of reinstalling it. (and therefore I can't use it to maybe uninstall some of the plugins I downloaded which potentially caused this)
I may have effed up pretty bad...

Time to sell my Vita. Or better yet just throw it on the sidewalk.

Post automatically merged: Apr 8, 2023

Turns out there is a registry editor I can download from VitaDeploy, so I tried that and changed the brightness from 21 to 5, and nothing happened. I restarted the device and it became brighter. (that was most likely not the registry, the brightness slider went back to a high setting after I restarted, that's why it was brighter. So afterwards I turned it back to the stock lowest) Then I opened registry editor againg and changed the brightness to 55 to see if *that* would work and nothing happened.

I think I'm satisfied. So done with this garbage.

Post automatically merged: Apr 9, 2023

If I unmount the SD2Vita it will presumably restore my Vita to however it was before it glitched. Then I would theoretically be able to start over and try installing the patched version of vitabright. (First I would format the SD2Vita and remount it again so I have the option to undo in case I screw something up again) Basically my first goal is simply to restore my ability to install vpks. From there I can just focus on figuring out out to install vitabright.

 

[zeello]

Just an update. Turns out the vpks do show up in my Vita, but in the folder titled uma0, no ux0. I probably should have checked all folders. Derp.

EDIT: I downloaded Vitabright 2.0 and it actually worked. Seems like the Autoplugin method was a waste of time.

Guys, I finally lowered the brightness on my OLED! Holy shit!!!
If I lower it all the way it looks weird though. eh.. ┐(￣～￣)┌