PS5 Exploit Guide

HS2005 · Jan 25, 2026

SonGoku78 said:
oh and do i need the kstuff-toggle.elf too in this setup ? or is that intergated in etahen 2.5b too ?

It's integrated.

BobaFett_UK said:
No no no no no!

You do not need kstuff in there as you can update kstuff from etaHen. Only have kstuff in your autoload if you are not loading up etaHEN... And tbh you don't need 2.5 secs between each load of elf either....

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It's like food, they go bad after a certain time

Indeed. For most setups 2.5 seconds is not needed. This my script for example:

Code:

etaHEN.elf
ftpsrv-ps5.elf
v1.3-betaNVME.elf

You can rename the files however you like. Just use the same name in the autoloader.

BobaFett_UK · Jan 25, 2026

Theone5000 said:
It's integrated.

Indeed. For most steups 2.5 seconds is not needed. This my script for example:

Code:

etaHEN.elf ftpsrv-ps5.elf v1.3-betaNVME.elf

You can rename the files however you like. Just use the same name in the autoloader.

Gotcha.....

madbrainx · Jan 25, 2026

SonGoku78 said:
Hi everyone,
as of recent developments in the scene, i decided to give it a go on my 4.03 and be prepared for any backports that i am interested in to play and dont have legit already, like black myth wukong especially if its released.
PS5 4.03 is in new state, just initialised to home menu and then shut off.
So after many reads i am a little lost and confused, hope someone can help me sort my head
I would start with blocking the mac adresses an my router for internet access, so no dns etc needed and i can still from my pc, because local network will be active.
I would then jailbreak with an esp8266 that i have laying around from good old ps4 times.
But what then ?
Do i install Youtube JB or something else ?
Itsplk ? Autoloader ?
i know i can also install the media link, so i dont need the esp anymore, but from my understanding thats not the most stable exploit ?
What would you advise to have as most stable JB for the 4.03 and can you please route me to the correct guide ?
And also what confuses me:
With dumprunner and shadowount for both was mentioned no need for etahen anymore.
But i see people still load it ?
Whats the deal here ? Is it to keep functionalities that you would loose without loading etahen ?

So what would i need for example to later run a backported black myth wukong with cheats or astro bot backported without cheats etc ?

Thanks in advance for pushing me to the right route/guide.
my head is just full, because i updated switch atmosphere yesterday and had some troubles which i just cleared.
So i still got some hours to nicely tinker with the ps5 today

For now i would go for the external usb drive for backups loading, does it need to be fornatted from the ps5 or just exfat formatted and usable between ps5 and windows ?

Cheers

I switched from PLK’s Lua Autoloader to the Y2JB Autoloader back in October when it launched. Lua gives me a slightly better success rate on 7.61, but Y2JB doesn’t require discs, so it wins overall. It’s one less thing to deal with. It would be nice to have umtx on Y2JB to better compare these userland methods.

I also moved from etaHEN to a kstuff-only setup after the recent dumprunner and shadowmount updates. I prefer keeping things minimal, and neither etaHEN nor itemzFlow are really needed anymore to play PS5 games. For day-to-day use, it’s just another payload that can fail. Even though the December 2.5b release is “only” ~4 MB, it’s almost double the size of the September 2.3b build. That may not sound like much, but it relies heavily on kstuff, which currently requires a lot of software emulation, and anything layered on top of that can impact performance.

As for dumprunner vs shadowmount, they’re quite similar. Both create per-game folders under /system_ex/app and /user/app(meta) that point to the actual game location (/data/homebrew, /mnt/usbx/homebrew, etc). The key difference is that shadowmount only needs its payload and automatically adds all detected games, while dumprunner requires installing the homebrew launcher, running websrv.elf, and adding each game manually. If you have a large library, that can take a while, especially since you also need to drop two files into each game folder.

If you go with shadowmount, I wouldn’t recommend running it on autoload unless you’re constantly adding new games. Otherwise, it’s just another background service that can fail on load or slightly impact performance. If you only add games occasionally, it’s better to just send the payload when you need it.

BobaFett_UK · Jan 25, 2026

madbrainx said:
I switched from PLK’s Lua Autoloader to the Y2JB Autoloader back in October when it launched. Lua gives me a slightly better success rate on 7.61, but Y2JB doesn’t require discs, so it wins overall. It’s one less thing to deal with. It would be nice to have umtx on Y2JB to better compare these userland methods.

I also moved from etaHEN to a kstuff-only setup after the recent dumprunner and shadowmount updates. I prefer keeping things minimal, and neither etaHEN nor itemzFlow are really needed anymore to play PS5 games. For day-to-day use, it’s just another payload that can fail. Even though the December 2.5b release is “only” ~4 MB, it’s almost double the size of the September 2.3b build. That may not sound like much, but it relies heavily on kstuff, which currently requires a lot of software emulation, and anything layered on top of that can impact performance.

As for dumprunner vs shadowmount, they’re quite similar. Both create per-game folders under /system_ex/app and /user/app(meta) that point to the actual game location (/data/homebrew, /mnt/usbx/homebrew, etc). The key difference is that shadowmount only needs its payload and automatically adds all detected games, while dumprunner requires installing the homebrew launcher, running websrv.elf, and adding each game manually. If you have a large library, that can take a while, especially since you also need to drop two files into each game folder.

If you go with shadowmount, I wouldn’t recommend running it on autoload unless you’re constantly adding new games. Otherwise, it’s just another background service that can fail on load or slightly impact performance. If you only add games occasionally, it’s better to just send the payload when you need it.

Nicely said

The other day i had 4 successive failures trying to load Y2JB with etaHEN... No explantion why it happened, it just did... I only use etaHEN for the Blsck Myth coz i need the cheat lol... Otherwise it's dump runner for me without etaHEN... Never used shadow mount myself but am looking forward to the new incarnation Voidshell i beleive it's going to be called....

Axido · Jan 25, 2026

littlemisskittn said:
Why do these payloads have expiration dates?

If you understand what the b in those version numbers stands for, you might be able to guess it yourself.

Hint: It's a measure against stupid people.

BobaFett_UK · Jan 25, 2026

Axido said:
If you understand what the b in those version numbers stands for, you might be able to guess it yourself.

Hint: It's a measure against stupid people.

B for Bumble Bee?

HS2005 · Jan 25, 2026

littlemisskittn said:
Why do these payloads have expiration dates?

B (Beta). It's not an Alpha release. It's like a mid version and not stable. There could still be issues. A lot of testing from various people is required. Always use it at your own risk.

SonGoku78 · Jan 25, 2026

thanks everyone, i slowly get the hang of it

great tip with only using shadowmount when adding new games.
successfully installed Y2JB with itsplk and for now with etahen and shadowmount.
Tried dark pictures - devil in me, worked very well.
Now its waiting time for 4.03 backports for astrobot and black myth

Have a nice start in the week tomorrow everyone

sudeki300 · Jan 25, 2026

BobaFett_UK said:

BobaFett_UK said:
No no no no no!

You do not need kstuff in there as you can update kstuff from etaHen. Only have kstuff in your autoload if you are not loading up etaHEN... And tbh you don't need 2.5 secs between each load of elf either....

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It's like food, they go bad after a certain time

come on, eveyone knows the expiration dates are so it can work with backpork, out of date etaHEN, smelly backpork.lol

PhantonXX360 · Jan 25, 2026

It's a great day for the PS5, who would have thought AstroBot would be running on 4.03? Now the sky's the limit! The question is: how did Best Pig do this magic? It ran perfectly here on a SATA 3 SSD, now I'm playing it on my M2.

Ethelbert · Jan 26, 2026

Life has no meaning without Astral Bot on 2.50.

qamartheone · Jan 26, 2026

no offence to those on low fws such as 2.xx & 3.xx but i genuinely believe 4.xx is the least we might be able to backport these latest AAA titles..lets see,i will be more than happy if future proves me wrong though.

sudeki300 · Jan 26, 2026

PhantonXX360 said:
It's a great day for the PS5, who would have thought AstroBot would be running on 4.03? Now the sky's the limit! The question is: how did Best Pig do this magic? It ran perfectly here on a SATA 3 SSD, now I'm playing it on my M2.

how did you load your backpork elf, can't get it to show on usb no matter what i do. using viktorious disc to jb

iguanoPT · Jan 26, 2026

Ethelbert said:
Life has no meaning without Astral Bot on 2.50.

I'm afraid 2.50 is too Astrobottlenecked

Ethelbert · Jan 26, 2026

qamartheone said:
no offence to those on low fws such as 2.xx & 3.xx but i genuinely believe 4.xx is the least we might be able to backport these latest AAA titles..lets see,i will be more than happy if future proves me wrong though.

iguanoPT said:
I'm afraid 2.50 is too Astrobottlenecked

Yeah, I'm just memeing.
I can always play Sackboy: A Big Adventure instead (on PC).

SonGoku78 · Jan 26, 2026

PhantonXX360 said:
It's a great day for the PS5, who would have thought AstroBot would be running on 4.03? Now the sky's the limit! The question is: how did Best Pig do this magic? It ran perfectly here on a SATA 3 SSD, now I'm playing it on my M2.

is the telegram channel the only source for downloading these backports ?
I mean only the backport files

MohammedQ8 · Jan 26, 2026

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madbrainx · Jan 26, 2026

HS2005 · Jan 26, 2026

etaHEN V2.6b

Expiration: still February 7

Adds a 2s delay on toolbox loading to prevent instability on older FW + new app plugin system.

Discord: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachme...004d2e549c65815cd587178e0c20d2f5b973859b4ac0&

FYI; I notice that 2.6 is a bit more stable then 2.5B (FW: 9.60) Your firmware may vary.

Blythe93 · Jan 26, 2026

Ethelbert said:
I can always play Sackboy: A Big Adventure instead (on PC).

And make use of the Astro Bot skin.

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