Hacking Homebrew Others Pc is not recognize psvita on usb

[Mindless2831]

Has anyone found a solution to this issue? I'm not trying to transfer files, I'm trying to stream using uduc or whatever it's called. I've never been able to get it recognized by cma or qcma, and now this won't work. It is an oem cable, charges just fine, ports are fine on vita and cable, etc, so I just don't get it. No threads that had this issue, on here or anywhere else, ever come to a solution. So I would greatly appreciate some help. Thanks!

 

[zebragreen]

Has anyone found a solution to this issue? I'm not trying to transfer files, I'm trying to stream using uduc or whatever it's called. I've never been able to get it recognized by cma or qcma, and now this won't work. It is an oem cable, charges just fine, ports are fine on vita and cable, etc, so I just don't get it. No threads that had this issue, on here or anywhere else, ever come to a solution. So I would greatly appreciate some help. Thanks!

The cable the PS Vita uses, a Micro-USB cable, comes in different types despite having the same connector and despite successfully charging. For example, my PS4 controller only works with the Micro-USB cables it came with, despite another Micro-USB both A) fitting correctly and B) charging. So, the data component of the cable may require a specific Micro-USB cable, so, the fact that the cable is charging your PS Vita does not necessarily mean that it is a compatible cable data-wise.

Try a different cable. You can tell if it is working by looking at "Device Manager" on Windows and notice it appearing on the list when you plug it in. If it doesn't appear, the cable cannot support data transfer. If it does appear in the list, it may appear as "PS-Vita" or as "USB-Device" etc. depending on which drivers have been installed to communicate with the device.

The only thing stopping a data-transferring cable from functioning with the PS-Vita are the drivers Windows has installed to communicate with the device. For example, when you plug in the PS-Vita for the very first time, Windows may install a generic USB-Driver for it. Or, when you install CMA, during the installation steps, you will notice you install a driver for the PS-Vita. When going through the install steps for QCMA, a third party PS-Vita driver may be installed.

The wrong driver can cause the PS-Vita to not be recognized, you can remove defective drivers installed during the installation of third party apps like QCMA which may conflict with VitaShell's use of the USB Cable or UDCD's video streaming. Use "Device Manager" on Windows, and find your Vita in the list while it's plugged in, then delete the drivers for that device and start fresh. Then, try pressing Select inside the VitaShell app to connect the Vita via USB.

Regarding UDCD, there are two other things preventing connection:

1. Computers will NOT detect UDCD's video connection if you have mounted the Vita as USB storage at any time since boot. If you have, you need to restart the PS-Vita and not mount the Vita as USB storage for it to be detected by the computer.

2. UDCD tells the computer that a USB-Webcam is being plugged into your computer, which is how it sends video signal to the computer. You will need to change the privacy settings on your computer to allow applications to access your USB-Webcam devices.

I hope you can use this information to get this working!

 

[Mindless2831]

The cable the PS Vita uses, a Micro-USB cable, comes in different types despite having the same connector and despite successfully charging. For example, my PS4 controller only works with the Micro-USB cables it came with, despite another Micro-USB both A) fitting correctly and B) charging. So, the data component of the cable may require a specific Micro-USB cable, so, the fact that the cable is charging your PS Vita does not necessarily mean that it is a compatible cable data-wise.

Try a different cable. You can tell if it is working by looking at "Device Manager" on Windows and notice it appearing on the list when you plug it in. If it doesn't appear, the cable cannot support data transfer. If it does appear in the list, it may appear as "PS-Vita" or as "USB-Device" etc. depending on which drivers have been installed to communicate with the device.

The only thing stopping a data-transferring cable from functioning with the PS-Vita are the drivers Windows has installed to communicate with the device. For example, when you plug in the PS-Vita for the very first time, Windows may install a generic USB-Driver for it. Or, when you install CMA, during the installation steps, you will notice you install a driver for the PS-Vita. When going through the install steps for QCMA, a third party PS-Vita driver may be installed.

The wrong driver can cause the PS-Vita to not be recognized, you can remove defective drivers installed during the installation of third party apps like QCMA which may conflict with VitaShell's use of the USB Cable or UDCD's video streaming. Use "Device Manager" on Windows, and find your Vita in the list while it's plugged in, then delete the drivers for that device and start fresh. Then, try pressing Select inside the VitaShell app to connect the Vita via USB.

Regarding UDCD, there are two other things preventing connection:

1. Computers will NOT detect UDCD's video connection if you have mounted the Vita as USB storage at any time since boot. If you have, you need to restart the PS-Vita and not mount the Vita as USB storage for it to be detected by the computer.

2. UDCD tells the computer that a USB-Webcam is being plugged into your computer, which is how it sends video signal to the computer. You will need to change the privacy settings on your computer to allow applications to access your USB-Webcam devices.

I hope you can use this information to get this working!

Unfortunately not. Here's what I've posted in other questions of thw same type on the forum:

Has anyone ever fixed this issue?? I've read every article, every reddit post, every gbatemp forum post, literally everything I can find using every wording possible of Google searc. Multiple cables that have been confirmed working don't work. Multiple computers including onces that never had the vita connected. CMA, QCMA, VitaShell, none work over usb. VitaShell sees that usb is connected, windows sees nothing. Enabled smb 2.0 in win 10, nothing. Uninstaller enso and factory reset vita and tried cma before reinstalling everything, nothing. Windows simply does not think the vita exists for any reason. Of course ftp works fine, but you know what I mean. It's not in device manager in any capacity, Windows just simply does not believe I've plugged anything in. I'm at a loss.

I also have a fat model with sd2vita and enso 3.60. I've purchased a new cable that is confirmed by all other reviews to be a data and sync cable with pictures of content manager working in the reviews.

I have noticed, that in vitashell, without usb connected to the pc, it will obviously say to connect it, and then I do it says connected. But when I disconnect it, it doesn't recognize its been disconnected...

Ive verified the cable working through VITAident and same thing, unplugged it can tell, when I plug it in it can tell, but unplugging it it still thinks it's plugged in. It's like the port gets digitally stuck or something unless you cancel the operation and go back with it unplugged if that makes sense.

As stated, I've tried on 3 pc's, 1 of which had never had the vita plugged in. I also just made an Ubuntu 22.04 boot drive and booted it to see if it would recognize anything plugged in so I could rule out windows. Well, same ordeal. VitaShell sees it, but not the reverse.

It does not show up under any category at all for any reason in Device Manager on windows, and all drivers for anything with vita in the name have been completely removed by doing a manual search.

My port is ok, my cable is ok, it's not windows, and I've done a complete factory reset of the vita... what the actual hell is going on and is there even anything left to try? I'm so damned confused, but I can see from all my research that I'm far from the only one. Please help.

 

[zebragreen]

Has anyone ever fixed this issue?? I've read every article, every reddit post, every gbatemp forum post, literally everything I can find using every wording possible of Google searc. Multiple cables that have been confirmed working don't work. Multiple computers including onces that never had the vita connected. CMA, QCMA, VitaShell, none work over usb. VitaShell sees that usb is connected, windows sees nothing.

That is not what that means, Vitashell always says that. You can test this yourself by plugging your Vita into a charging wall socket, and then press "Select". You will see Vitashell says "USB Connected" despite it being plugged into an electrical charging socket.

It's not in device manager in any capacity, Windows just simply does not believe I've plugged anything in. I'm at a loss.

Like I said, if it's not in Device Manager, nothing you do software wise is going to change that, so stop bothering reinstalling, installing QCMA, installing CMA, etc. because all that can do is install the plugin that gets installed when you run those installers, but the plugin only works if the device is listed in Device Manager.

If it's not showing up in Device Manager, not even as "Unknown USB Device" or "Generic USB Device", what that means is:
No data connection exists between your Vita and the PC.

I also have a fat model with sd2vita and enso 3.60. I've purchased a new cable that is confirmed by all other reviews to be a data and sync cable with pictures of content manager working in the reviews.

That's a good start, it could be false advertising, just showing that you can plug this cable in, therefore assuming since you can plug it in you can do those functions. If it's on the reviews, are you sure the supplier gave you the same cable as those reviewers, or they may have changed their cable brand since.

I have noticed, that in vitashell, without usb connected to the pc, it will obviously say to connect it, and then I do it says connected. But when I disconnect it, it doesn't recognize its been disconnected...

Like I said, you can plug it into a wall socket and Vitashell will still say "USB Connected".

Ive verified the cable working through VITAident and same thing, unplugged it can tell, when I plug it in it can tell, but unplugging it it still thinks it's plugged in. It's like the port gets digitally stuck or something unless you cancel the operation and go back with it unplugged if that makes sense.

VITAident only identifies what's on the Vita, and it identifies USB/adapter Connection State. What that means is, if it's set to USB data, or, for example, USB Webcam, like I said previously, is what UDCD sets the connection state to, what the Connection State is set to doesn't necessarily mean anything regarding the actual cable.

As stated, I've tried on 3 pc's, 1 of which had never had the vita plugged in. I also just made an Ubuntu 22.04 boot drive and booted it to see if it would recognize anything plugged in so I could rule out windows. Well, same ordeal. VitaShell sees it, but not the reverse.

That doesn't mean Vitashell sees it, it always says "USB Connected".

It does not show up under any category at all for any reason in Device Manager on windows, and all drivers for anything with vita in the name have been completely removed by doing a manual search.

Sometimes they show up as "Generic USB Device" or most likely "Unknown USB Device" (this is before installing software such as CMA) after installing CMA, the Unknown USB Device turns into "PlayStation Vita Console" or something like that. You can do a "Scan for Hardware Changes" in Device Manager and see if a new device shows up.

If not: No data connection exists between your Vita and the PC. (ie, It's a Vita or Cable problem)

My port is ok, my cable is ok, it's not windows, and I've done a complete factory reset of the vita... what the actual hell is going on and is there even anything left to try? I'm so damned confused, but I can see from all my research that I'm far from the only one. Please help.

Well you don't know if your port is okay, one way to test that if have someone else with a Vita plugging into a PC and connecting, and then using their cable and PC, and see if yours doesn't, then it's the port.

As far as I see it, there are four possible causes:

1. Port Failure

2. Incorrect Drivers:
This is unlikely as you've tried on multiple physical computers, however, it may be showing up on Device Manager and not have the correct drivers.

3. Bad Cable:
Could be the cable, most reputable brands bought in person at a local mainline store will work.

4. Rouge Plugin:
Could be a plugin installed on the VIta taking away your USB connection capabilities, such as UDCD, which disables all USB Data Connections instead in favor of a USB WebCam connection, but even then, when you plug in the Vita with UDCD, it will show in Device Manager as "USB Webcam" however, there could be another plugin on your Vita causing this.

 

[Mindless2831]

That is not what that means, Vitashell always says that. You can test this yourself by plugging your Vita into a charging wall socket, and then press "Select". You will see Vitashell says "USB Connected" despite it being plugged into an electrical charging socket.


Like I said, if it's not in Device Manager, nothing you do software wise is going to change that, so stop bothering reinstalling, installing QCMA, installing CMA, etc. because all that can do is install the plugin that gets installed when you run those installers, but the plugin only works if the device is listed in Device Manager.

If it's not showing up in Device Manager, not even as "Unknown USB Device" or "Generic USB Device", what that means is:
No data connection exists between your Vita and the PC.


That's a good start, it could be false advertising, just showing that you can plug this cable in, therefore assuming since you can plug it in you can do those functions. If it's on the reviews, are you sure the supplier gave you the same cable as those reviewers, or they may have changed their cable brand since.


Like I said, you can plug it into a wall socket and Vitashell will still say "USB Connected".


VITAident only identifies what's on the Vita, and it identifies USB/adapter Connection State. What that means is, if it's set to USB data, or, for example, USB Webcam, like I said previously, is what UDCD sets the connection state to, what the Connection State is set to doesn't necessarily mean anything regarding the actual cable.


That doesn't mean Vitashell sees it, it always says "USB Connected".


Sometimes they show up as "Generic USB Device" or most likely "Unknown USB Device" (this is before installing software such as CMA) after installing CMA, the Unknown USB Device turns into "PlayStation Vita Console" or something like that. You can do a "Scan for Hardware Changes" in Device Manager and see if a new device shows up.

If not: No data connection exists between your Vita and the PC. (ie, It's a Vita or Cable problem)

Well you don't know if your port is okay, one way to test that if have someone else with a Vita plugging into a PC and connecting, and then using their cable and PC, and see if yours doesn't, then it's the port.

As far as I see it, there are four possible causes:

1. Port Failure

2. Incorrect Drivers:
This is unlikely as you've tried on multiple physical computers, however, it may be showing up on Device Manager and not have the correct drivers.

3. Bad Cable:
Could be the cable, most reputable brands bought in person at a local mainline store will work.

4. Rouge Plugin:
Could be a plugin installed on the VIta taking away your USB connection capabilities, such as UDCD, which disables all USB Data Connections instead in favor of a USB WebCam connection, but even then, when you plug in the Vita with UDCD, it will show in Device Manager as "USB Webcam" however, there could be another plugin on your Vita causing this.

Ok, didn't know that about USB Connected in vitashell, so good to know.

I believe you are 100% correct that it is the port, it's the only thing that makes sense at this point. I tried on an Ubuntu usb os and it doesn't see it either, which really tells me it's likely the port or cable. I even finished making the VitaDock+ with a raspberry pi and it didn't do a thing.

I figured my options were to keep buying things to try and fix it, keep going through cables until I finally find one, or just buy a pstv and be done with it. I went with that latter option since it's going to be better in the long run wither way. I've returned everything and am just going to go that route. I don't think anything I do at this point will fix it unless I replace my port or get lucky with a cable randomly. It charges, and everything else works great except that. I've removed all the plug-ins and such for udcd, which were disabled BTW so no one freaks on me lol, and am just gonna leave it as the handheld it's meant to me.

Thanks everyone for trying to help!

 

[DLeptospirose]

Did you manage to solve it? I have the same problem.

 

[Mindless2831]

Did you manage to solve it? I have the same problem.

Only by buying a pstv. So no, no solutions anywhere, so it's likely the port. I'm still not sure I believe that, but that's where we're at.

 

[zebragreen]

Only by buying a pstv. So no, no solutions anywhere, so it's likely the port. I'm still not sure I believe that, but that's where we're at.

Here's how you can know 'for sure':
Open Device Manager in Windows. Then, open the bottom category and remember what's listed there. Then, plug in your PS Vita via USB. On the top, click Action -> Scan for Hardware Changes. If you notice a new entry on the list, even if it's a "Unknown USB Device" or a "Generic USB Device", then the problem is a driver or Windows.

For me, its:

When UDCD is active, it shows under subheading "Cameras" as:
PSVita

When Select is pressed in VitaShell, under subheading "Universal Serial Bus controllers" as:
USB Mass Storage Device

And when neither is clicked under subheading "Other devices" as:
"PS Vita" Type B

If there is no change anywhere in any of the lists before and after Scanning for Hardware Changes, then you can know for certain that it's your: Port, Cable, or Vita Software.

Port is unlikely for the reason that it still charges. I use a Samsung "Lightning" micro-USB Cable to connect my Vita, but it also works with my Dualshock 4 V2 micro-USB Cable. It could be the homebrew software of the Vita, something beyond a plugin, such as CFW, it's configuration or software on the Vita could be overriding the USB Connection. It can't be because of software on Windows, such as installing QCMA, because even if QCMA was causing the problem and taking away the USB Connection, you would still be able to see all of that happening within Device Manager. It's possible though that something on the Vita software-wise is taking away the USB Connection, or it's the cable, or it's the port.