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Full PS Vita CFW Guide (h-encore + HENkaku Ensō)

This is a collaborative project between Plailect (author of 3ds.hacks.guide) and myself (emiyl, author of cfw.guide) to build the best possible up-to-date reference for the PS Vita (TV) hacks scene.

If you have a stock console and are looking to hack your device for the first time, simply read the information on the home page.

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Ok. Just finished. Some things that I came across that you might want to add to your guide are included below. Please note, a lot of these things are minor and in no way are me trying to tell you that your guide is bad or that you have to change anything. I just tried to look at it from the perspective of a total noob and the kinds of questions or issues that they may come across. I hope these suggestions help:

-I downloaded the de3.mp4 file and you guide says to look for it at ux0:video/XX. I didn't have an XX folder but I do have a ik folder and I found the file in there. Not sure if that is where it is supposed to be or if it will be different for everyone who downloads it.
XX means any letters, could mean aa to zz

-I have never used molecularShell before and I'm sure anyone else following your guide hasn't either. So please give some more detail about exactly whet we need to do to do the things you are asking us to accomplish in it. For example you tell us to rename the de3.mp4 file to de3.suprx. Well how exactly do I rename a file in molecularShell. I figured it out that I needed to press triangle while the file was highlighted but some more inexperienced people may not know that.
I'll add that when I get home

-Next step you have us open up the config.txt file and add in some text. Again, not being experience in molecularShell, how do I add that line? I figured out that by pressing right on the D-Pad inserted an empty line and then I was able to add in the text you wanted. In addition, I think it would be beneficial to show an example of what the text file looks like before adding that line and what it looks like after. I know in your guide you showed a 2 line example, but there were 14 lines in my config.txt file and the *main was already there. Your guide says to add the *main and the ur0:tai/de3.suprx but where exactly do I add it in those 14 lines. It might confuse people and they may think that they may need to add the *main rather then to insert the other line below it which is what I did so now that line is between the *main line and the # main line. I hope you get what I am trying to say. Like I was able to figure it out but the total noob new to hacking might be confused.
Yeah I'll clarify that too when I can

-Under the Adrenaline section you have us download both Adrenaline and PSP Homebrew Browser and tell us to install them but do not tell us where to go to find the files. I understand that it's the same place as earlier in the guide but you have to assume that someone might already have their Vita hacked via some other guide and just wants to follow your Adrenaline section. So maybe add a few things like a prerequisites section to ensure they have the download enabler suprx file installed and explain where to go to find the newly downloaded files to install. Also, you do not have us run the PSP Homebrew Browser at all or tell us what it is or how to use it.
That too haha

-And then last question, some of the other guides I have read have you update the config.txt file in your ux0:tai folder. In your guide, you tell us to update the one in the ur0:tai folder and to delete the one in ux0:. I am brand new to Vita hacking and have no idea what all these folders are so this is more just for my own personal curiosity. But it couldn't hurt to add a bit of explanation in your guide so people know what they are looking at and what not to mess with.
Good idea. I say to keep it on ur0 so configs are kept when using different memory cards.

And that's pretty much it. Using your guide I successfully hacked my Vita. Thank you. Now I'm going to start messing around with Adrenaline and try and get that set up just like the way I had it set up on my hacked PSP. Maybe that would be something else you could add to your guide on how to move over everything from a hacked PSP to the Vita so that everything in Adrenaline is exactly as it was in the hacked PSP.
I don't have a PSP, but I'll look into it.
Thanks!
 
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@Lia Am told that Users can Install a Vita Game, and get Game Updates by Connecting Online, Tap the Game Bubble, then hit the Refresh Icon to get the Updates......True? Any Settings for HENkaku needed prior?
 

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do i need a official mem card or can i use sd card adapter with micro sd card ?
trying to update from 3.55 to 3.60 in your guide it says Select Network > Wi-Fi Settings > Advanced Settings > DNS Settings
i dont have the option advance settings cant find it maybe ps vita 1000 doesnt have advance settings
 
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do i need a official mem card or can i use sd card adapter with micro sd card ?
trying to update from 3.55 to 3.60 in your guide it says Select Network > Wi-Fi Settings > Advanced Settings > DNS Settings
i dont have the option advance settings cant find it maybe ps vita 1000 doesnt have advance settings
Network > Wi-Fi Settings > Your Network > Advanced Settings > DNS Settings
To use this guide you need an official memory card.
 
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oke i loggen in my wifi network i dont see the advance settings option ? maybe its only for ps vita slim model
 

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oke i found it

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next step is installing henkeku can i do this with a micro sd card ?
 

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Can anyone give me an idea on how to fix this problem with my device?

Scenario:

I made a smooth transition from 3.60 HENkaku Enso to 3.65 HENkaku Enso such as restoring the device to its original values first (but not logging in a PSN account afterwards), uninstalling 3.60 Enso, and all plugins. Booted just fine with all the basic and necessary features in full working order, including VitaShell and Molecularshell. I tested these two apps personally as to whether they are working or not prior to closing down the device to make way for SD2Vita.

I did the necessary procedure to make the device work with SD2Vita: it did, except that the VitaShell had gone corrupted for some reason. This prompted me the need to log in a legit PSN account in order for my device to connect to PC via CMA/QCMA. So, I did it by restoring the device to its default values again and have my PSN account log in from there afterwards. I managed to do so.

I tried restoring VitaShell via PSVIMGTOOLS but I failed at actually restoring it at few tries as the system is having issue sourcing the VitaShell files which PSVIMGTOOLS generated. Apart from this, however, my problem now is that I also lost Molecularshell after having the impulse to rebuild the device's database.

Now, my Vita is forced to point to Sony memory card as the default storage while overlooking the SD2Vita which it was previously running on. Without Molecularshell, I only have access to tai config from within the SD Card's repository which I believe is the "ur0" partition.

Problem:

1. My device is not reading SD2Vita as the default storage (tai config issue perhaps?)
2. I lost access to both VitaShell (without backup) and MolecularShell (due to the device not readin SD2Vita maybe?)
 
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how do i use sd2vita with micro sd card on a ps vita 1000 ! henkaku says there is no sd card installed
but i did format the micro sd card like this /
  1. Download the latest release of Win32 Disk Imager
  2. Open Win32 Disk Imager and select zzBlank.img that you downloaded earlier from your computer
  3. Select your microSD and click Write
  4. Take your microSD card out of your computer and put it back in
  5. Windows will prompt you to format your card. Use these settings.
    • File System: exFat
    • Allocation Unit Size: Default Allocation Size
    • Do not put a volume label. Leave blank.
    • Enable Quick Format if you want /when i put in the mem card my ps vita does not see it so does henkaku
    • what am i missing ?
 

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how do i use sd2vita with micro sd card on a ps vita 1000 ! henkaku says there is no sd card installed
but i did format the micro sd card like this /
  1. Download the latest release of Win32 Disk Imager
  2. Open Win32 Disk Imager and select zzBlank.img that you downloaded earlier from your computer
  3. Select your microSD and click Write
  4. Take your microSD card out of your computer and put it back in
  5. Windows will prompt you to format your card. Use these settings.
    • File System: exFat
    • Allocation Unit Size: Default Allocation Size
    • Do not put a volume label. Leave blank.
    • Enable Quick Format if you want /when i put in the mem card my ps vita does not see it so does henkaku
    • what am i missing ?
Did you install the SD2Vita plugin? Did you add it to the config? Follow this guide
 

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  1. Copy the contents of ux0 to your microSD card ? my vita does not have a mem card ,iam trying to use a brand new micro sd card with sd2vita adapter
  2. i have a ps vita 1000

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i think its ony possible on my vita with a official sony mem card but they are expensive
 

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