Hacking [GUIDE] The Ultimate Noob PS Vita/PSTV Hacking Guide OP OUTDATED

[godreborn]

btw, you might want this:

this decrypts the registry. I used it to change buttons from x to o, but then changed it back later on with henkaku settings. I think it might be good to have just in case. you need the .ireg to decrypt the .dreg (the registry itself). I found that out when I tried decrypting it without that file.

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I tried getting the console id, which according to vitadevwiki is the idps+psid, but the psid kept coming up different with three different methods (even the same method twice), but the idps was always the same, so I kept just the idps.

 

[Blasingame]

this is what I backed up (all files in each location specified except ur0, which is just the appmeta folder):

View attachment 245186

thank you!

 

[raxadian]

So if you try using https://github.com/soarqin/finalhe and the Vita keeps insisting you update; should I do a manual hack instead?
.Edit: Found a workaround.

I went to Settings -> Network -> (Select your current connection) -> Advanced settings -> Set "DNS Settings" to "Manual" -> Set "Primary DNS" to 212.47.229.76 -> (Leave "Secondary DNS" blank-> Ensure "Proxy Server" is set to "Do not Use". Then go back and update your system.

The system will update to 3.6 and the VITA will think it's on the latest version and you'll be able to use QCMA now.

Edit: Ugh, basically you first have to connect with the USB cable with your vita being offline, then connect to PC, then launch Final H(e) Then switch to wifi and then it works. If it doesn't, close Qcma and then start it again. Then try again.

 

[DJPlace]

is there a way to keep the vita hacked when i remove my account from it.

 

[raxadian]

is there a way to keep the vita hacked when i remove my account from it.

Hack it again and add a new account. There are plugins to run stuff that is not installed to your account without the nag warning, but you won't get any trophies.

 

[zeello]

The OP seems to talk about 3.60 only, there's no advice on what to do if I have latest firmware. Such as how to de-update or whether I even need to. I'm new to this in case that wasn't obvious. I only now decided to look into CFW (despite having done it on PSP although that's a cakewalk) because I hear that makes it possible to lower the brightness more. (Imagine that was the reason, of all things. That Oled is stupidly bright.)​

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

The OP seems to talk about 3.60 only, there's no advice on what to do if I have latest firmware. Such as how to de-update or whether I even need to. I'm new to this in case that wasn't obvious. I only now decided to look into CFW (despite having done it on PSP although that's a cakewalk) because I hear that makes it possible to lower the brightness more. (Imagine that was the reason, of all things. That Oled is stupidly bright.)​

This thread is very outdated, as you can see from the last edit of the OP being from 2019 (and the OP himself having deleted his account at this point).

I have updated the title and removed it from the stickies, and I'll see if I can/someone else can update the OP with latest information at some point.

If you have the latest version, you can use https://github.com/SKGleba/modoru/releases/tag/v2.1 < This to downgrade to either 3.60 or 3.65, both of which are generally accepted to be the best firmware versions (as both have persistent hacks, which means your Vita will stay hacked on reboot).

https://vita.hacks.guide/downgrading-firmware-(3.60).html < You can follow this guide to downgrade to 3.60, and then continue on with that guide to install Henkaku, then Enso, for your CFW.

Once you have Henkaku setup, you can install the VitaBright homebrew to change what you want to change: https://github.com/devnoname120/vitabright < The instructions included there will help with that. If you have any questions, feel free to post here and I or someone else will attempt to help.

 

[PlaystationTV]

Is it worth to overclock the pstv ? And if yes which plug-in is best

any hardware side effects overtime ?

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Is it worth to overclock the pstv ? And if yes which plug-in is best

any hardware side effects overtime ?

Some games do benefit from the 500mhz OC you can get using LOLIcon, if you've played anything that has a few frame dips then overclocking to 500mhz may slightly improve that. You should also look into VitaGrafix, which lets you change things like game resolution and FPS so you can get a smoother/better looking experience on some games (like the Borderlands 2 port).

https://github.com/dots-tb/LOLIcon < LOLIcon for ocing to 500mhz

VitaGrafix and some (IMO) additional plugins you should use with VitaGrafix.
https://github.com/Electry/VitaGrafix <
https://github.com/Kirezar/VitaGrafixConfigurator <
https://github.com/Electry/VitaGrafixPatchlist <

As for hardware side effects, nothing really for the PSTV. For the Vita it was mostly just battery life and extra heat concerns (which were more for handling the device than anything), but both are irrelevant with the PSTV so there's not really anything to worry about. You'll maybe lower the overall lifespan of the hardware components at little bit faster than normal, but it's not something you'd have to ever worry about unless you're doing something like running the thing at full blast 24/7 everyday.