Hacking Huge SD2VITA Problem

[SOLLAZZATORE]

Hi there! I'm right now in a pretty sh***y situation with my sd2vita adapter. It worked perfectly fine for 2 weeks and then suddenly I can't get it to be read anymore by the console (which has Henkaku Enso of course).
At first a message appeared saying that I couldn't use the card with the console without formatting it. I rebooted several times, removing and reinserting the adapter and now it doesn't even display that message.
The other huge problem is that currently I don't see displayed neither Molecularshell or Vitashell and I can't reinstall them from henkaku.xyz because it says that another version is already in use (the preinstalled Enso). In the meantime I wanted to change back using my old vita memory card but I can't do that because I have no way to access the tai/config.txt file in ur0... HELP!!!!... please

 

[linuxares]

Hold your L button when you boot it and see if you can change anything? Take it out and reseat it?

 

[SOLLAZZATORE]

Hold your L button when you boot it and see if you can change anything?

Nothing happens

 

[Madridi]

Open the game card port, there should be a light dot next to the game slot (at least it's there on (1000, don't know if the slim has it). When you have the Sd2vita in, and you turn on the vita, does that light blink?

If it doesn't, then the Sd2vita is not being recognized by the system

 

[SOLLAZZATORE]

I've got the standard 1000 model. The LED is totally OFF. This is what I'm doing: I insert the card normally until I see it hitting the springs. Then I turn it, occasionally wiggling, until it is completely inserted. Am I doing it wrong?
I've also randomly succeded in re-installing molecularshell on the vita memory card, I don't know if it can come in handy in making the adapter readable again.

 

[Madridi]

I've got the standard 1000 model. The LED is totally OFF. This is what I'm doing: I insert the card normally until I see it hitting the springs. Then I turn it, occasionally wiggling, until it is completely inserted. Am I doing it wrong?
I've also randomly succeded in re-installing molecularshell on the vita memory card, I don't know if it can come in handy in making the adapter readable again.

Reinstalling might complicate things as it would probably reset config.txt which is where you have gamesd.skprx installed.

I can't tell you what's exactly wrong with your adapter. All I can tell you is that your adapter is not being recognized and therefore, maybe dead.

 

[SOLLAZZATORE]

So it's only an hardware problem? Is it supposed to blink whenever it is inserted, even without Henkaku Enso installed?

 

[Madridi]

So it's only an hardware problem? Is it supposed to blink whenever it is inserted, even without Henkaku Enso installed?

You said you had it installed and it worked fine for 2 weeks. Therefore, the config.txt for Enso is configured as such. So in this particular scenario, yes it is supposed to blink when it's inserted.

So either your adapter is not seated properly, or inserted the wrong way, or it's just completely dead.

Just to confirm, you had your Sd2vita adapter as ux0 right?

 

[SOLLAZZATORE]

Yes exactly. It's the right way also. How do I know if it is seated properly?

 

[Madridi]

Yes exactly. It's the right way also. How do I know if it is seated properly?

It's not explainable really. If you know what you are doing then chances are the adapter is just dead

 

[SOLLAZZATORE]

I've found out the problem: it's the micro-sd slot. Maybe I can ask for a replacement, I didn't do anything inappropriate.

 

[Madridi]

I've found out the problem: it's the micro-sd slot. Maybe I can ask for a replacement, I didn't do anything inappropriate.

Yeah, so the adapter
Well I guess it depends from one seller to another. Some might send you a replacement and some might not. It won't hurt to ask. Worst case scenario you'll have to pay $3 for a new one if the seller doesn't send a replacement. Check aliexpress. There are ones know that are eject-able

 

[SOLLAZZATORE]

I bought this one from srident and everbody says it's pretty open for this sort of problems, so I'm going to ask him directly.
Thanks a lot for all the help. I was going crazy

 

[Madridi]

I bought this one from srident and everbody says it's pretty open for this sort of problems, so I'm going to ask him directly.
Thanks a lot for all the help. I was going crazy

He should be trusted enough to provide a replacement then. At least I hope he is.

No problem. Just don't do anything else to your vita until you get the replacement. You can use the same microsd with its data on the new adapter when you get it

 

[SOLLAZZATORE]

Sadly I discovered the issue was with the game card reader itself. I opened a new thread for my problem.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/ps-vita-game-card-reader-broken.482176/