Hacking Ps vita kiosk bricked after downgrade

[Caful Prime]

Hi there

today i got a ps vita kiosk a.ka. Demo mode on fw 3.73

h-encore 2 installed without problems

sucessfully could change it to retail via idu-mode.vpk

But when i did the downgrade to 3.60, when the console restarded got stuck at ps logo forever

tried to enter recovery mode from all the ways but nothing happens , no menu at all

any ideas?

 

[godreborn]

I don't know if you can downgrade a kiosk system, but do you know if the system could even downgrade that far back? I think it will brick if you do so and the system came with higher than that from the factory.

 

[Caful Prime]

Hi
I used the latest modoru 2.2
It said it could downgrade to 1.06

 

[godreborn]

I've been on idu mode with the vita before on my retail system. iirc, the system will power off after five minutes unless it's plugged in? it used to be part of the way to install pkgs (the smallest possible demo for adrenaline), which I wrote a tutorial on. quite complicated, but not necessarily difficult. anyway, I reverted back. and, I have downgraded from 3.65 to 3.60 as well. from what I understand, 3.73's downgrade process seems to be unstable, because there are a lot of people who've reported bricks. I believe they're fixable, but I'm not sure what that process is.

 

[NeoGranzon]

Hi there

today i got a ps vita kiosk a.ka. Demo mode on fw 3.73

h-encore 2 installed without problems

sucessfully could change it to retail via idu-mode.vpk

But when i did the downgrade to 3.60, when the console restarded got stuck at ps logo forever

tried to enter recovery mode from all the ways but nothing happens , no menu at all

any ideas?

@Caful Prime ,have you tried holding power for 30 seconds when turning the PS vita off and on again?

 

[Blavla]

I don't know if you can downgrade a kiosk system, but do you know if the system could even downgrade that far back? I think it will brick if you do so and the system came with higher than that from the factory.

Kiosk unit is 1 to 1 the same device as the normal one
I downgraded mine withouth problems

 

[Caful Prime]

@Caful Prime ,have you tried holding power for 30 seconds when turning the PS vita off and on again?

yes but same results

now i drained out the battery as i read

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Kiosk unit is 1 to 1 the same device as the normal one
I downgraded mine withouth problems

Then it as plain bad luck? I’ve downgreaded several before
The only file i changed since my last vita was the modoru, i used the new 2.2 who said it was much safe but well...

 

[NeoGranzon]

yes but same results

now i drained out the battery as i read

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Then it as plain bad luck? I’ve downgreaded several before
The only file i changed since my last vita was the modoru, i used the new 2.2 who said it was much safe but well...

@Caful Prime ,now PS Vita charged or not?
I find this try it!

 

[Caful Prime]

@Caful Prime ,now PS Vita charged or not?
I find this try it!

Hi there!

Thanks to all for your advices! first i let the battery drain, and then with a little charge i tried to enter on recovery mode and voilá!!!

Then i followed your link and the ps vita is alive again!!

i restored to ofw 3.73 using the PC, and luckily it kept h-encore so i tried the downgrade again, this time with modoru 2.1

Fingers crossed and now it´s on 3.60 with henkaku and all the other stuff!!

Thank you all!!

 

[NeoGranzon]

Hi there!

Thanks to all for your advices! first i let the battery drain, and then with a little charge i tried to enter on recovery mode and voilá!!!

Then i followed your link and the ps vita is alive again!!

i restored to ofw 3.73 using the PC, and luckily it kept h-encore so i tried the downgrade again, this time with modoru 2.1

Fingers crossed and now it´s on 3.60 with henkaku and all the other stuff!!

Thank you all!!

Perfect @Caful Prime ,i'm very happy for you.
This is the purpose of this community,to help one another among users in difficulty!

 

[godreborn]

indeed. something seems to be unstable with the latest modoru. I only downgraded from 3.65 enso 365 (the first version with stuff on vs0) down to 3.60. I did that to both vita and pstv. no issues now, but I did have some difficulty originally. enso365 -- there's no tutorial for it, so I had to figure it out on my own.

 

[NeoGranzon]

indeed. something seems to be unstable with the latest modoru. I only downgraded from 3.65 enso 365 (the first version with stuff on vs0) down to 3.60. I did that to both vita and pstv. no issues now, but I did have some difficulty originally. enso365 -- there's no tutorial for it, so I had to figure it out on my own.

Sorry @godreborn ,the stupid question:what do you mean by there is no tutorial,the one to downgrade the PS Vita?

 

[godreborn]

the first esno for 3.65 that's just dubbed enso 365 puts stuff on vs0 instead of ur0.