Just copying my guide I made on reddit:

Thanks to the new psvimgtools, we can edit our CMA backups. This allows for installation of homebrew bubbles using the pboot trick on FW 3.60+.

This is a short guide on how to install an ARK bubble using the pboot trick on FW 3.60+ using the psvimgtools.


Needed files:
psvimgtools - https://github.com/yifanlu/psvimgtools/releases

ARK pboot bubble for Vita 3.60 - http://wololo.net/talk/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=47678


1. Get your PSN AID. This is the 16-hex code found in your CMA backup folder path.


To quote Yifan:"For example, if I wish to decrypt PS Vita/PGAME/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/NPJH00053/game/game.psvimg then my AID is xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"


2. You can now use this site: http://cma.henkaku.xyz/ to get your KEY. Thanks Davee!


3. Download and extract the psvimgtools for your OS. We will need to use the command line/terminal for these next steps.


4. Backup a PSP game from your Vita to your computer using qCMA.


5. Find the PSP game backup in the folder: PS Vita/PGAME/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/[GAMEID]/game/game.psvimg. Copy this file to your psvimgtools folder.


6. Run "psvimg-extract -K YOUR-KEY game.psvimg game". You will get a folder named ux0_pspemu_temp_game_PSP_GAME_GAMEID.


7. Extract the ARK pboot bubble archive and find the PBOOT.PBP. Use this PBOOT.PBP to overwrite the one in your output_folder which you just generated using psvimg-extract.


8. Run "psvimg-create -n game -K YOUR-KEY game game". You will get "game.psvimg" and "game.psvmd" in your game folder. Use these to overwrite the ones in your CMA backup folder.


9. Restore the backup from your PC to your Vita using Qcma.


10. Copy ARK_01234 from the ARK pboot bubble archive to PS Vita/PSAVEGAME/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/


11. Restore the ARK-2 PSP SAVEDATA from your PC to your Vita using Qcma.


12. Say thanks to yifan.lu, xyz, Proxima, qwikrazor87 and Davee for this neat trick.

EDIT: Updated the guide. Thanks for feedback.

 

[Flirkyn]

Strange, I have the exact same structure and it work =/ Try with another game ? (I used Ape Quest demo). did you also correctly enter the command ?

 

[zac122]

Pretty sure. I entered the command exactly how it was in the guide. I'll try it with the ape quest demo and see what happens

 

[angelus kun]

when i copy the modded files to my vita (3.63) i get this error: C2-12858-4

 

[tan-tan]

So this might sound stupid, but now that I've installed the ARK bubble on my Vita, how do I get files onto the memory card? (ISO, emulators, homebrew, ect)

I tried to copy them in a save folder with CMA but it shows up as corrupted data on my Vita.

EDIT: got ISOs to show up, but still can't get homebrew to appear.

 

[metroid maniac]

So this might sound stupid, but now that I've installed the ARK bubble on my Vita, how do I get files onto the memory card? (ISO, emulators, homebrew, ect)

I tried to copy them in a save folder with CMA but it shows up as corrupted data on my Vita.

EDIT: got ISOs to show up, but still can't get homebrew to appear.

Use the old INSTALL.ZIP method.

 

[MedriVia]

when i copy the modded files to my vita (3.63) i get this error: C2-12858-4

Try refreshing database on Qcma. Mine worked.

 

[the_otsutsuki]

can someone help me with this please ? I'm on 3.63 and am kinda a noob at this

 

[angelus kun]

Try refreshing database on Qcma. Mine worked.

oh! thanks it worked!

 

[pauloedsonjk]

Thank you cinnamon, work for me.

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[nop90]

Importing the bubble went ok.

But on the PC I don't have a PSAVEGAME Folder, only a PSAVEDATA, so I cant import the savedata

I'm missing something?

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Solved. Copyed in PSAVEDATA and refreshed the database

 

[pauloedsonjk]

I did video in Portuguese [emoji14]


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[Purple_Heart]

i dumped my partial. for my vita with my pstv. what should i do with the pratial?

 

[the_otsutsuki]

How do I add emulators and isos now that I have my ark bubble ?

 

[Purple_Heart]

can i use custom themes after i installed ark on my 3.63 vita?
i dont know what to do with the generated partial.bin

 

[pauloedsonjk]

How do I add emulators and isos now that I have my ark bubble ?

Homebrews With installzips: http://hackinformer.com/2015/01/28/psvita-easy-to-install-emultors-homebrew-for-vhbl/

iso=> you can paste inside folder with installzip with rule 8:3(8LETTERS CAPTALIZE DOT ISO/CSO)
Eg: GOWGOS.ISO

Sorry for my bad english.


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[pauloedsonjk]

can i use custom themes after i installed ark on my 3.63 vita?
i dont know what to do with the generated partial.bin

You don't need to use partial.bin and key find.
You can to use cma.henkaku.xyz insert your AID and get your keys.

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[Purple_Heart]

ive done it but if i want to import my pspdemo backup (the modded one) it says error the application cannot be transfered. (i am using qcma)

 

[rileysrjay]

Would this same method work for vhbl as well?

 

[metroid maniac]

Would this same method work for vhbl as well?

Yes. But there's no point unless a future update blocks ARK while VHBL continues working; ARK's functionality is a superset of VHBL's.

 

[the_otsutsuki]

Homebrews With installzips: http://hackinformer.com/2015/01/28/psvita-easy-to-install-emultors-homebrew-for-vhbl/

iso=> you can paste inside folder with installzip with rule 8:3(8LETTERS CAPTALIZE DOT ISO/CSO)
Eg: GOWGOS.ISO

Sorry for my bad english.


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tried to install a gba emulator now my ark wont run. error c1-2858-3. ark was working before I did this