PS5 Exploit Guide

HS2005 · Oct 15, 2026

Eva888 said:
Is there any reason why garlic is there? I thought that was used when someone needs to edit a save file.

Uhh yes. I always autoload it because I do a lot of save decrypting / encrypting and editing. So via a Save Editor or the build in Hex editor.

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PS5_RetroArch-v2.0.0-beta-2

PS5 RetroArch is a passion project, not a piracy project.

It exists so you can play the games you own on the console you own.

Piracy is not condoned.
No games, BIOS files, console firmware or decryption keys are included, and they never will be.
Use only legally obtained backups of games you own, made yourself from your own discs, cartridges or digital purchases.
Use only BIOS and firmware files dumped from hardware you own.
Requests for, or links to, games, BIOS files, firmware or keys are not welcome in this project's issues or discussions.

PlayStation 2, rebuilt for the PS5. Frames made between frames. Your achievements, online.

	What this beta brings
	PS5SX2, the new PlayStation 2 core. PCSX2 made for the PS5, now inside RetroArch, up to 4K internal resolution.
	Frame Generation. A trained network makes the frames between a game's own, up to 120 fps.
	RetroAchievements. Sign in once and earn achievements in the games that have them.
	NetPlay. Play together over the network.
	The WebUI in 16 languages. Chosen once, remembered by your PS5 for every device.
	Six more ES-DE themes and system icons on RetroArch's game tabs.

In this release

PS5SX2 · Frame Generation · RetroAchievements · NetPlay · WebUI languages

Your library · Tested games · Upgrading · Source and credits

PS5SX2 replaces LRPS2. It is Swordpdf's PS5SX2, the PCSX2 edition built around the PS5's hardware, brought into RetroArch as a core: its recompilers, its fixes, and its Vulkan renderer drawing on the same GPU device RetroArch uses.

Option	Choices
Internal Resolution	Native, 2×, 3×, 4× (≈1440p, the default), 5× (≈1800p), 6× (≈2160p, 4K), 8× (≈2880p)
Aspect Ratio	4:3 or 16:9
Renderer	Hardware (Vulkan) or Software
Fast Boot	Start the game directly, or watch the BIOS intro first

Save states from the Quick Menu, like every other core.
RetroAchievements for PS2 games, with the console's main memory and scratchpad exposed the way RetroAchievements reads them.
Rumble on your DualSense when the game asks for it.
Your BIOS stays where it is. Keep your own dumps in system/pcsx2/bios; PS5SX2 picks the newest USA one there, or the newest of any region.

Use only a BIOS dumped from a PlayStation 2 you own. Compatibility and performance vary by game.

A trained network (PS5_FrameGen) makes the frames between a game's own, so a 30 or 60 fps game reaches your screen at a higher frame rate. It is on by default, for every core.

Option	What it does
Frame Generation	On or off.
Target Framerate	120 fps: a 60 fps game gets one made frame between each pair, a 30 fps game three. 60 fps: a 30 fps game gets one; a 60 fps game is shown as it is.
Method	Neural, the trained network. Blend and Repeat are the baselines to compare it with.
Content Frame Cadence	Auto measures how often a game makes a new frame. Force 1 to 4 when a game is misjudged (30 fps games: 2).
Working Size	The most pixels the generator works at: up to 4K, 1440p, 1080p or 720p. Smaller is faster.
Status On Screen	The method, the rate, the frame size and a count of made frames, over the game.
Recommended Settings	On, 120 fps, Neural, Auto, up to 4K, status off.

Find it in three places: the leftmost tab in RetroArch's XMB, the first entry of RGUI's main menu, and EmulationStation's menu. A choice made in one is the choice in all three.

The frame rate counter now tells the two apart: Base Rate is the game's own new frames a second, FrameGen the frames you see.

Sign in with your retroachievements.org account and earn achievements in the games that have them.

Sign in from the WebUI (Settings → Achievements) or from RetroArch's own menu.
Your password is used once. After the first sign-in RetroArch keeps a sign-in token, and the password is removed from your console's settings files. The WebUI never shows a saved password or token.
Switching accounts works first time. A new user name or password replaces the previous account's token.
Hardcore mode is off by default. Turn it on for the stricter rules: no save states, rewind, slow motion or cheats while playing.
Secure connections. HTTPS now checks the server's certificate, so nothing on your network can stand in for RetroAchievements and read your sign-in.

RetroArch is now built with networking, so NetPlay is here: host a game or join one over the network, from RetroArch's NetPlay menu. Its settings, including the NetPlay password, are also in the WebUI under Settings → Netplay, where passwords can be set but never read back.

The Online Updater is gone from RetroArch's menu: cores and assets come with each release, built for the PS5.

Link: https://github.com/mihawk-99/PS5_RetroArch/releases/tag/v2.0.0-beta-2

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TheStonedModder said:
Can anyone share their newest autoloader setup with me by chance

I will upload it in a minute.

EDIT:
This is the whole folder including all the payloads

Link: https://gofile.io/d/VQuPEN7b
Link: https://akirabox.to/E9Qz964dJGOL/file

cloudfe · Oct 15, 2026

I have given up on seeing an update of etaHEN (it's been 10 months), so I'm thinking of going without an all-in-one solution and refreshing my payloads.
I'm on 6.02, with Y2JB autoloader.

This is my (tentative) list:
kstuff.elf (light)
!3000
shadowmountplus.elf
!3000
pldmgr_v0.6.1.elf
!3000
elfldr-ps5.elf (otherwise PS5Upload won't work)
!3000
ftpsrv-ps5.elf (for FileZilla)

Does this seem ok (and fPKG-ready)?
Suggestions are welcome

HS2005 · Oct 15, 2026

Schweino said:
9.40 is the highest firmware of the PS5s he owns so that's what he is using to work on

Currently yes.

Schweino said:
If I understand it correctly Arksama has his A53 exploit working up until 13.60 in private (without the HV exploit). His A53 exploit doesn't seem to work with the (latest?) HV exploit, so that's wht he is trying to get FPKG to work directly with the HV exploit.

tbh, I'd rather have the A53 exploit up till 13.60 than FPKF with ByePervisor since A53 doesn't require waking from rest mode.

You are in the right direction.

Anyway I can share this with you:

byepervisor_reborn_AUTO-9.40(fat-slim-pro).elf

Link: https://gofile.io/d/nYhGNRXJ
Link: https://akirabox.to/Xkrzo1oYRmBO/file

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cloudfe said:
I have given up on seeing an update of etaHEN (it's been 10 months), so I'm thinking of going without an all-in-one solution and refreshing my payloads.
I'm on 6.02, with Y2JB autoloader.

This is my (tentative) list:
kstuff.elf
!3000
shadowmountplus.elf
!3000
pldmgr_v0.6.1.elf
!3000
elfldr-ps5.elf (otherwise PS5Upload won't work)
!3000
ftpsrv-ps5.elf (for FileZilla)

Does this seem ok (and fPKG-ready)?
Suggestions are welcome

pldmgr loads the other scripts by using a autoloader. So No need to load that. Unless you want to it manually but what is in there?

Do it like this

Code:

kstuff.elf
!4000
shadowmountplus.elf
!6000
ftpsrv-ps5.elf
!4000
elfldr-ps5.elf

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This is the whole folder including all the payloads.

Link: https://gofile.io/d/VQuPEN7b
Link: https://akirabox.to/E9Qz964dJGOL/file

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Blythe93 said:
I doubt that my autoloader setup will be useful to you but my Payload Manager is still on 0.5.2 and I'm using kstuff lite 1.11, ShadowMountPlus 1.7beta5-fix1 and nanodns 0.4. So far no KPs whatsoever. My current load order is: nanoDNS, ShadowMountPlus, kstuff lite, with 3s delay between them. Note that I'm yet to try out some games in FPKG format so I can't really say how stable it really is.

kstuff lite 1.11 > https://github.com/EchoStretch/kstuff-lite/releases/tag/v1.11
ShadowMountPlus 1.7beta5-fix1 > https://github.com/drakmor/ShadowMountPlus/releases/tag/1.7beta5
nanodns 0.4 https://github.com/drakmor/nanoDNS/releases/tag/0.4

Is fine setup as well. Lightweight. Should always work.

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truemaster said:
i think in the end fpkg will be for all fw up to 13.60

Yes that is what is being worked on...

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zebrone said:
Cannot find the .elf file for fw 10.01...

Would you link it,please?

You have to build it via the source code and SDK code.
I can build it but I won't share it. I cannot oversee the code within it, so I can't predict what will happen when you load that .elf file.

synderella · Oct 15, 2026

How do i delete ps1 and ps2 standalone emulators? Since retroarch now has them both, I dont really need standalone apps. Is it enough to just delete ppsa folder from homebrew folder and PSXPS5 folder from data? Or i need to delete something else?

Scheisssewasser · Oct 15, 2026

synderella said:
How do i delete ps1 and ps2 standalone emulators? Since retroarch now has them both, I dont really need standalone apps. Is it enough to just delete ppsa folder from homebrew folder and PSXPS5 folder from data? Or i need to delete something else?

Delete the Source over SM+ and then the Icon via PS5 Menu

Mc_Kuc · Oct 15, 2026

Schweino said:
9.40 is the highest firmware of the PS5s he owns so that's what he is using to work on

View attachment 596039

If I understand it correctly Arksama has his A53 exploit working up until 13.60 in private (without the HV exploit). His A53 exploit doesn't seem to work with the (latest?) HV exploit, so that's wht he is trying to get FPKG to work directly with the HV exploit.

tbh, I'd rather have the A53 exploit up till 13.60 than FPKF with ByePervisor since A53 doesn't require waking from rest mode.

They visually updated the direct store I see. And also removed the 5% psplus discount and free shipping

Sony being Sony I guess

edit:
Odd, it still says on the website that a 5% discount will be given to psplus members. But it doesn't work.

Also, they changed the free shipping T&C: Now you'll only get free shipping when you order a console + an additional item.... But that also doesn't work....

View attachment 596041

The UK PS direct site does apply the 5% correctly btw, and also has free shipping on everything (like it used to be on EU PS direct too).

I guess Sony want's to piss off even more customers than they have done so far.....

I called sony support after waiting for 2 hours for an agent in the support chat. According to the gentleman on the phone i was the first one that contacted them because of this issue. Currently they are changing the storefront and there is a bug that they have to fix. He forwarded the case to the softwareteam.
Looks like sony support has a lot of work at the moment. Would not surprise me if they got hacked again. Who knows..

if you want to order sth and do not get the 5% off and free shipping, it is probably better to wait a few days and try again once fixed.

zebrone · Oct 15, 2026

HS2005 said:
Currently yes.

You are in the right direction.

Anyway I can share this with you:

byepervisor_reborn_AUTO-9.40(fat-slim-pro).elf

Link: https://gofile.io/d/nYhGNRXJ
Link: https://akirabox.to/Xkrzo1oYRmBO/file

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pldmgr loads the other scripts by using a autoloader. So No need to load that. Unless you want to it manually but what is in there?

Do it like this

Code:

kstuff.elf !4000 shadowmountplus.elf !6000 ftpsrv-ps5.elf !4000 elfldr-ps5.elf

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This is the whole folder including all the payloads.

Link: https://gofile.io/d/VQuPEN7b
Link: https://akirabox.to/E9Qz964dJGOL/file

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kstuff lite 1.11 > https://github.com/EchoStretch/kstuff-lite/releases/tag/v1.11
ShadowMountPlus 1.7beta5-fix1 > https://github.com/drakmor/ShadowMountPlus/releases/tag/1.7beta5
nanodns 0.4 https://github.com/drakmor/nanoDNS/releases/tag/0.4

Is fine setup as well. Lightweight. Should always work.

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Yes that is what is being worked on...

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You have to build it via the source code and SDK code.
I can build it but I won't share it. I cannot oversee the code within it, so I can't predict what will happen when you load that .elf file.

im not able to built it...

Bigoroth · Oct 15, 2026

NeoEnabler - Enable PS4 Pro mode in base PS4 games to allow for high resolution patches*

Play PS4 games on your PS5 in PS4 Pro mode at higher resolutions, up to native 4K.

*Patches designed for ps-patch-system are required, and must be created in a game to game basis. All patches in the repo were made with extensive help of LLMs and lots of time testing image quality and image stability only, not testing for game stability over time.

https://github.com/gasb07/NeoEnabler

Gonna give it a try during the weekend

ayechief · Oct 15, 2026

Bigoroth said:
NeoEnabler - Enable PS4 Pro mode in base PS4 games to allow for high resolution patches*

Play PS4 games on your PS5 in PS4 Pro mode at higher resolutions, up to native 4K.

*Patches designed for ps-patch-system are required, and must be created in a game to game basis. All patches in the repo were made with extensive help of LLMs and lots of time testing image quality and image stability only, not testing for game stability over time.

https://github.com/gasb07/NeoEnabler

Gonna give it a try during the weekend

so they did not run in the ps4 pro mode on the ps5 by default? LOL

kevin corms · Oct 15, 2026

ayechief said:
so they did not run in the ps4 pro mode on the ps5 by default? LOL

From readme

Play PS4 games on your PS5 in PS4 Pro mode at higher resolutions, up to native 4K.

The PS5 already runs PS4 games that have PS4 Pro support in Pro mode. Games without it run as on a regular PS4. NEO Enabler makes those games start as if they were on a PS4 Pro (games with Pro support are left as they are). This alone does not make any game work: every game tested so far broke in Pro mode without its patch (black or corrupted image, or the game closing). The patches in xml/ fix each game for Pro mode and raise its resolution, so NEO Enabler is only useful for the games listed below.

unstaffed7479 · Oct 15, 2026

Hi guys! Long time lurker here. Until now lurking was enough for me, but now I have a question:

Until now I was using my Fat 4.03, but I am thinking that the time is ripe to get my 5 Pro with 9.05 from storage. I am kinda concerned that the 9.05 firmware is too exotic to be properly supported, so I would love to hear some opinions about if I should update, and if yes to which version. Is there a golden version >= 9.05 as it is/was for 4.xx?

Thanks!

bamboocappucino · Oct 15, 2026

unstaffed7479 said:
Hi guys! Long time lurker here. Until now lurking was enough for me, but now I have a question:

Until now I was using my Fat 4.03, but I am thinking that the time is ripe to get my 5 Pro with 9.05 from storage. I am kinda concerned that the 9.05 firmware is too exotic to be properly supported, so I would love to hear some opinions about if I should update, and if yes to which version. Is there a golden version >= 9.05 as it is/was for 4.xx?

Thanks!

7.61 seems to be the logical next step, though honestly 13.60 for the most part looks likely to dominate going forward

Practicum · Oct 15, 2026

I downloaded Machete (The saves app) but I want to delete it. I've pressed the 'Start' button and selected 'Delete' but, when I restart my PS5, it's always there. What can I do??

unstaffed7479 · Oct 15, 2026

bamboocappucino said:
7.61 seems to be the logical next step, though honestly 13.60 for the most part looks likely to dominate going forward

Pretty sure that is not possible with a 9.05 PS5. Except you know things that most of us don't

Rasa39 · Oct 15, 2026

Anyone else have fpkg games closing whenever coming out of rest mode?
Is it a known bug and any idea if it can be fixed?

ED: nvm, just saw there's a new kstuff that supposedly fixes this issue.

HS2005 · Oct 15, 2026

FYI; this post points to Linux on 13.60.

TheStonedModder · Oct 15, 2026

HS2005 said:
FYI; this post points to Linux on 13.60.

I’d wait for real Linux

it’s mostly vibe coded

And typically I don’t gaf as long as it works

But Linux is a different beast. So much more can go wrong

Unless Sonic got a team of people helping him…but he also does have a string of abandoning projects as well

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This ain’t me shit talking either. Just my 2 cents. Obviously it could also work fine and yall could have zero issues.

But he said so himself

https://www.reddit.com/r/PS5_Jailbreak/s/b1jsfaqCnl

BrivsMekis · Oct 15, 2026

cloudfe said:
I have given up on seeing an update of etaHEN (it's been 10 months), so I'm thinking of going without an all-in-one solution and refreshing my payloads.
I'm on 6.02, with Y2JB autoloader.

This is my (tentative) list:
kstuff.elf (light)
!3000
shadowmountplus.elf
!3000
pldmgr_v0.6.1.elf
!3000
elfldr-ps5.elf (otherwise PS5Upload won't work)
!3000
ftpsrv-ps5.elf (for FileZilla)

Does this seem ok (and fPKG-ready)?
Suggestions are welcome

send ftp first, just in case

HS2005 · Oct 15, 2026

TheStonedModder said:
Unless Sonic got a team of people helping him…but he also does have a string of abandoning projects as well

From what I know he got help / support.
Anyway I don't have any ambitions towards having Linux on my system. Not going to use it. But for those who want to I would say: give it a try once the source is available.

TheStonedModder said:
This ain’t me shit talking either. Just my 2 cents. Obviously it could also work fine and yall could have zero issues.

I know. For me it's not a question about doubt. I've also read this thread.
I would say: just experiment with it and see how it goes.

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Link: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachme...0abd04fde7a7c7c2f028a87c14fcb20bbaaf3645bd8d&

Or:
https://vikingfile.com/f/CxwYDNqCKD
https://gofile.io/d/UA3aqBCW

Instruction page: https://github.com/ps5-linux/ps5-linux-loader
Additional info: https://rmuxnet.gitlab.io/ps5-linux-guide/

Bypervisor compatibility: https://github.com/GustaKir/ps5-linux-loader/commit/0d83b78f867ea450064734870d6557a7f47f20cb

bamboocappucino · Oct 15, 2026

unstaffed7479 said:
Pretty sure that is not possible with a 9.05 PS5. Except you know things that most of us don't

Ugh sorry, reading comprehension not great today.

I'm in a similar(ish) boat as I have a pro on 13.6 and a fat on 7.61. Considering swapping them so the fat is for online and the pro is for JB. Part of my hesitation is GTA 6 running better on the pro and me wanting to play on release.

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