Hacking [Release] ARK-4 CFW port for PSP.

[SylverReZ]

works like a charm on my psp 2004. thank you

I love my PSP-1000. The best part about it is that I can recover this from an accidental brick with the Pandora magic stick and battery.

 

[xFlesk]

same here

 

[sombrerosonic]

Hello guys, it's been a while since any news about ARK, but that changes today.
After lots of hard work, fellow developer meetpatty has been able to port a cIPL installer for ARK.
For those who don't know, cIPL is a custom bootloader hack that allows permanent CFW. It's main advantage with infinity is that it boots much faster, however it only works with pandora compatible models (1K and early 2K).

This is a pre-release version, testers have reported it to be safe but it is advise that you have a pandora battery at hand just in case something goes wrong.
Once enough people have reported and any bugs have been ironed out, we will make a proper release.
The beta package can be found here:
https://github.com/PSP-Archive/ARK-4/releases/tag/v1671304497

Will 3XXX ever be supported?

 

[Plstic]

man I feel real stupid not being to get this going lol. I can't seem to find the vitabubble folder on the file system.

• Install an ARK-4 bubble for 3.60 using FastARK: https://github.com/theheroGAC/ArkFast/releases/
• Replace ARK savedata with latest release.
• Copy H.BIN from Vitabubble folder into ARK savedata folder.

 

[Acid_Snake]

Will 3XXX ever be supported?

Yes, eventually we will port the MasterHax bootloader which supports 3K models.

Post automatically merged: Dec 18, 2022

man I feel real stupid not being to get this going lol. I can't seem to find the vitabubble folder on the file system.

It's in the archive that you download (ARK4.zip)

 

[xFlesk]

so, i have updated cIPL version of ARK, here are the steps i did:
- copied ARK-01234 to save folder
- started ARK-Live in OFW
- restarted console to cIPL

am i did it good ? or i have to also run cIPL installer again ? or maybe the only thing i have to copy is the save data folder ?
i want to clarify since i cant see the differrent version number for now (pre-releases)

 

[Windows_10_User]

Yes, eventually we will port the MasterHax bootloader which supports 3K models.

Post automatically merged: Dec 18, 2022

It's in the archive that you download (ARK4.zip)

What about the problem I'm having?

 

[Acid_Snake]

Release version 4.19 is here:
https://github.com/PSP-Archive/ARK-4/releases/tag/r419

 

[Plstic]

Yes, eventually we will port the MasterHax bootloader which supports 3K models.

Post automatically merged: Dec 18, 2022

It's in the archive that you download (ARK4.zip)

Ok, I did that and the kernel exploit only worked once and sat on a red screen. I am on 3.65 enso.

 

[godreborn]

Release version 4.19 is here:
https://github.com/PSP-Archive/ARK-4/releases/tag/r419

updated just now. no issues to report.

Post automatically merged: Dec 19, 2022

I should make it clear that I installed it on ofw/infinity, which is the way I always update. that's ofw on psp, never installed it on the vita.

 

[Acid_Snake]

Ok, I did that and the kernel exploit only worked once and sat on a red screen. I am on 3.65 enso.

a red screen? that's weird.
Try installing the ARK_01234 folder from scratch (delete old one installed by FastARK, then copy the newest one over), followed by copying K.BIN from VitaBubble folder (into ARK_01234).

 

[RealYoti]

ArkFast releases: https://disk.yandex.ru/d/XMJpxf7RD79VLw

 

[Windows_10_User]

Ok, I did that and the kernel exploit only worked once and sat on a red screen. I am on 3.65 enso.

I also have that red screen if not deleting the ARK_01234 folder created by FastARK and copying the new one after having copied VitaBubble's folder K.BIN file to the latter.

 

[xFlesk]

i decided to check the latest pre-release v4.19.1 cIPL (v1671447648) and it completly breaks my homebrews (eboots freeze on psp logo and crush the psp). i came back to v4.19 cIPL and all works fine.

 

[godreborn]

i decided to check the latest pre-release v4.19.1 cIPL (v1671447648) and its completly breaks my homebrews (eboots freeze on psp logo and crush the psp). i came back to v4.19 cIPL and all works fine.

I mentioned the issues to @Acid_Snake on discord. he wanted to know if I encountered issues. I couldn't go into the recovery menu or custom launcher as both turned the system off. didn't check a game, but the system turned off as well after installing 4.19.1, but it didn't affect the cfw working.

 

[xFlesk]

I mentioned the issues to @Acid_Snake on discord. he wanted to know if I encountered issues. I couldn't go into the recovery menu or custom launcher as both turned the system off. didn't check a game, but the system turned off as well after installing 4.19.1, but it didn't affect the cfw working.

same here. could not access recovery as well. the only way i could revert it to lower version was via ofw.

 

[godreborn]

same here. could not access recovery as well. the only way i could revert it to lower version was via ofw.

I didn't revert back. my psp is lying on my bed, in case he wants me to test a new build.

Post automatically merged: Dec 19, 2022

same here. could not access recovery as well. the only way i could revert it to lower version was via ofw.

I tested his update. everything now works.

 

[Acid_Snake]

i decided to check the latest pre-release v4.19.1 cIPL (v1671447648) and it completly breaks my homebrews (eboots freeze on psp logo and crush the psp). i came back to v4.19 cIPL and all works fine.

Try the last one I just pushed.

Do know that pre-release builds can contain experimental code so things are expected to break.

 

[godreborn]

works fine for me, both installer, custom launcher, and recovery mode. tested a game with save, also works. that's pretty much my testing steps.

 

[Plstic]

a red screen? that's weird.
Try installing the ARK_01234 folder from scratch (delete old one installed by FastARK, then copy the newest one over), followed by copying K.BIN from VitaBubble folder (into ARK_01234).

still no luck . kernel exploit fails everytime. I also tried that new version of fastark linked too.