Can I homebrew a DEMO MODE PS VITA?

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Hi, I bought a 2nd hand PS VITA 1000 OLED model, it came with a official sony charger and 8GB official sony memory card.

I want to know if it's safe to homebrew it and disable DEMO MODE permanently.

1. Can I safely homebrew my PS VITA 1000?, I got the SD2VITA adapter, 128GB SanDisk MicroSD card and the 8GB official sony memory card.

2. I saw on Google that you can disable demo mode by homebrewing it and something about IDU via henkaku settings is that safe?, Idk what IDU is and it's not mentioned in the ht tps://vita.hacks.guide / site.

3. Should I homebrew it or get a refund?

I didn't know what demo mode is as my first ever purchased PS VITA 2000 Slim never had this before and I've had to sell my PS VITA 2000 Slim for personal reasons, I googled and found out that ppl say it's a stolen kiosk model, at this point I either get a refund or move forward and homebrew it. I wanna see if homebrew is possible or safe or if not I'll just get a refund.

Model number: PCH-1002, Firmware version: updated to 3.7.4, idk if the previous owner homebrewed it or not as it's from a 2nd hand shop and they won't know either and I won't sign in with my PSN account until I know if it's usuable or not.

I've factory reset and I know the temporary solution to disable demo mode is plug the charger in, press L+R+dpad UP+START then it'll return to retail mode, enter standby mode, wait for the PS button to stop flashing blue, unplug charger and wake it up from standby mode. This method has worked so far, it doesn't keep restarting back into demo mode every 5 minutes and I just need to not turn off the console.

Please help me, I'm tech-savvy-ish, I've homebrewed my PS VITA 2000 Slim before using the ht tps://vita.hacks.guide / site with no issues and got the SD2VITA with my 128GB SanDisk working. but I googled that if you homebrew a stolen kiosk model it'll brick the console because it has to downgrade to 3.60 for ENSO.

I just want to be safe as I'm paranoid as this cost me $185 AUD so I want it to be worth my money. If you're going to help, please be specific as possible and keep it simple. thanks

I created this account just to get help.

 

[nero99]

I don't think there is a way to remove demo mode permanently, but I could be wrong. I haven't been in the vita scene for a while, but if you haven't done so already, follow these steps for unlocking demo mode 1. Turn your Ps Vita off and plug it in while it's off. 2. While it's plugged in, turn the Vita on. 3. When you come into the "Demo Mode" screen, do L+R+Up (D-Pad)+Start, all at the same time for about 7 seconds. 4. Once the "Demo Mode" words go away in the corner, click the power button. 5. Wait for the blue PS light to go out after about 15 seconds. 6. Right after the light goes out, quickly unplug the power source and wake it up. 7. Now your Ps Vita will last as long as you want until you completely restart it. 8. If you do restart it, just repeat the process!

 

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I don't think there is a way to remove demo mode permanently, but I could be wrong. I haven't been in the vita scene for a while, but if you haven't done so already, follow these steps for unlocking demo mode 1. Turn your Ps Vita off and plug it in while it's off. 2. While it's plugged in, turn the Vita on. 3. When you come into the "Demo Mode" screen, do L+R+Up (D-Pad)+Start, all at the same time for about 7 seconds. 4. Once the "Demo Mode" words go away in the corner, click the power button. 5. Wait for the blue PS light to go out after about 15 seconds. 6. Right after the light goes out, quickly unplug the power source and wake it up. 7. Now your Ps Vita will last as long as you want until you completely restart it. 8. If you do restart it, just repeat the process!

Hi, I've already done this, but do you know if it's safe to homebrew it following the ht tps://vita.hacks.guide / ? or should I just get a refund?

To clarify if I can't disable demo mode then can I turn it into retail mode?

 

[Marc_LFD]

I'd suggest to join the HENkaku Discord channel they were a huge help to me when I was hacking my OLED Vita.

There is a possibility so check that out. Great community and super helpful.

 

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I'd suggest to join the HENkaku Discord channel they were a huge help to me when I was hacking my OLED Vita.

There is a possibility so check that out. Great community and super helpful.

Hi thanks for your reply, I joined the Discord and someone helped me homebrew my kiosk model PS VITA into a retail mode PS VITA and everything is working fine now. thanks for your help guys.

To anyone wondering if they can homebrew a kiosk model PS VITA into a normal retail PS VITA, the answer is yes, just do what Nero99 says and then proceed to homebrew it.

Edit: I disabled IDU mode so demo mode is permanently disabled.

 

[godreborn]

I've been in idu mode before, and I remember the frustrations. There's a homebrew that can swap between them iirc.

 

[dragonmaster]

ok quick note you can permanently remove kiosk mode if you jailbreak your ps vita, i have done this and i can do whatever i want as it is now a retail unit the idu information below are relative
https://hackinformer.com/2016/08/17/idu-setting-psvita-xyzz/

 

[Dicedrago]

Hi thanks for your reply, I joined the Discord and someone helped me homebrew my kiosk model PS VITA into a retail mode PS VITA and everything is working fine now. thanks for your help guys.

To anyone wondering if they can homebrew a kiosk model PS VITA into a normal retail PS VITA, the answer is yes, just do what Nero99 says and then proceed to homebrew it.

Edit: I disabled IDU mode so demo mode is permanently disabled.

Can you help me get my system off DEMO mode permanently the above way to temporarily remove it doesnt work

 

[godreborn]

Can you help me get my system off DEMO mode permanently the above way to temporarily remove it doesnt work

You need to go from kiosk mode to stock with that vpk. Make sure to leave it plugged in. That's what negates the 5 minute time limit.