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HENKaku -- Vita Homebrew and more comes to all 3.60 Vitas

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SMD

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Dark Rider said:
Every time you unplug the pstv AC you will have to resync your DS controller again using the charging wire.
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I'm leaving it in sleep mode, hence my confusion. It works the first time I put it in sleep mode, and I can wake it with the controller. Then the next time it just flashes like its not synced to anything and when I wake up the PSTV it doesn't respond.

Its frustrating because I'm playing P4G and I'm in the middle of a dungeon. I'm worried about unplugging the usb stick while it's awake in case it fucks with the game. Might just need to go ahead and get a USB hub cos this bug doesn't seem like it has a solution.
 
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Joey Ravn

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Every time I read about those adapters, I rush to order one... but then I remember that I already have a 64GB card that it's not even full, and the most I could do is get a 128GB microSD that would be more than half empty :/
 
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plainr_

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Joey Ravn said:
Every time I read about those adapters, I rush to order one... but then I remember that I already have a 64GB card that it's not even full, and the most I could do is get a 128GB microSD that would be more than half empty :/
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Think about the cheaper replacements though. These flash cards are unreliable and easy to lose.
 
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Sohaim

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Hello everyone, is Henkaku finally able to play PS One and PSP games? i would LOVE to play some old titles like Valkyrie Profile(which should be on the PSN store by now, it would be amazing playing this on the PS3 or PS4) and Crisis Core(this game must be amazing on the VITA screen), also is it possible to use cheats on some PS1 classics using henkaku?
PS: nvm found some answers a few pages back, going to work on installing it.
 
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NormalFish

Banned
Sohaim said:
Hello everyone, is Henkaku finally able to play PS One and PSP games? i would LOVE to play some old titles like Valkyrie Profile(which should be on the PSN store by now, it would be amazing playing this on the PS3 or PS4) and Crisis Core(this game must be amazing on the VITA screen), also is it possible to use cheats on some PS1 classics using henkaku?
PS: nvm found some answers a few pages back, going to work on installing it.
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you've been able to use pspemu for ages. Not even henkaku exclusive.
 
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Sohaim

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NormalFish said:
you've been able to use pspemu for ages. Not even henkaku exclusive.
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oh, i mean playing those on my vita while out, for example while on campus, most of the time i get classes that are more than 1h away from each other(one ends at 8:50AM and the next starts at 10:30AM for example) so being able to play some of these games on my VITA would be awesome, thanks to PS classics i can alredy enjoy some titles i love, like Castlevania SOTN, Parasite Eve 1~2, Dino Crisis 1~2, Chrono Cross, but damn i miss playing Valkyrie Profile and Crisis Core, its so sad that we cant buy those ;/.
 
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SMD

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SMD said:
I'm leaving it in sleep mode, hence my confusion. It works the first time I put it in sleep mode, and I can wake it with the controller. Then the next time it just flashes like its not synced to anything and when I wake up the PSTV it doesn't respond.

Its frustrating because I'm playing P4G and I'm in the middle of a dungeon. I'm worried about unplugging the usb stick while it's awake in case it fucks with the game. Might just need to go ahead and get a USB hub cos this bug doesn't seem like it has a solution.
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Plot twist: it suddenly worked again without me doing anything. I'll have to experiment.
 
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NormalFish

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Sohaim said:
oh, i mean playing those on my vita while out, for example while on campus, most of the time i get classes that are more than 1h away from each other(one ends at 8:50AM and the next starts at 10:30AM for example) so being able to play some of these games on my VITA would be awesome, thanks to PS classics i can alredy enjoy some titles i love, like Castlevania SOTN, Parasite Eve 1~2, Dino Crisis 1~2, Chrono Cross, but damn i miss playing Valkyrie Profile and Crisis Core, its so sad that we cant buy those ;/.
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yeah, and I'm saying there have been pspemu exploits that have let you play those games for years.
 
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NormalFish

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L.O.R.D said:
huh? this is the printed file?
i don't have 3D printer.
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the PCBs are based on an open source design which is what was linked. There's no "chinese knock offs" because literally anyone can commission one to be made. Whether they're a chinese business or a private citizen.
 
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L.O.R.D

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NormalFish said:
the PCBs are based on an open source design which is what was linked. There's no "chinese knock offs" because literally anyone can commission one to be made. Whether they're a chinese business or a private citizen.
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i am not that good at electronic,so which file i should give the specialist to make one for me?
or just he image file?
 
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NormalFish

Banned
generally, you don't order just one. You order a sheet of a bunch. You'd have to attach the MicroSD slot yourself, regardless. Just buy one from someone else who orders if you don't know what you're doing.
 
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chrominance

Member
I wouldn't worry about not being able to buy one in the future. Even if no one else decides to make their own to sell (which I highly doubt), the person who sold the initial batch already has plans to make at least 500 more and is considering doubling that number.
 
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Hero_of_the_Day

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So, I'm a little confused. Are all the emulators the same as the PSP emulators, or are there actual native Vita ones? If they are all PSP based ones, do they take any advantage of the Vita's extra power?
 
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NormalFish

Banned
Hero_of_the_Day said:
So, I'm a little confused. Are all the emulators the same as the PSP emulators, or are there actual native Vita ones? If they are all PSP based ones, do they take any advantage of the Vita's extra power?
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there are native vita emulators, of course. They have not developed as much as 3DS/PSP/etc. so they're not perfect. Steady improvement, though. And some of them are perfectly serviceable.

idk what extra power a native emulator would not use.
 
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Hero_of_the_Day

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One last question of confusion for the moment. Can you load up any PSOne games? The OP and Wolo say no, but I thought I saw a few posts back that you can actually, unless I'm misunderstanding?
 
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Sulla1980

Member
So how are people going to handle the Vita Card to SD? I have one on the way, and I am trying to get a handle on what will need to be done.

My understanding is that a patch is required for henkaku. I also saw that someone had devised a way to mount both the SD card in the game slot and the Memory card so that you could move the files between the two on the vita itself.

On one hand, I think those transfer speeds would be terrible. But would the only other option be to use a PC with Vita Content Manager?
 
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B.K.

Member
Sulla1980 said:
On one hand, I think those transfer speeds would be terrible. But would the only other option be to use a PC with Vita Content Manager?
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Why use Content Manager? Why not take the memory card out of the Vita while the power is off and put the SD card in the SD card slot in your computer and copy whatever you want straight to the card from your computer?
 
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Sulla1980

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In a follow-up to my previous posts, I just wanted to submit that a work-in-progress tutorial has been started at reddit.

I was surprised to learn (here and from B.K.s post above) that your pc can read the sd card after using it in the Vita. I figured that the Vita would want to format it for first use or something.
 
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crashnburn

Member
I've had henkaku for awhile and dabbled in a few emulators and Mai dumps. Currently wanting to play FFXII:ZA using remote play. How do I do that exactly with Henkaku active?

Seems I update Molecule Shell to allow for PSN spoofing? I don't want to log into my PSN just in case - any way to connect otherwise? Thanks.
 
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Jakartalado

Member
I can't believe.

I just bought my second Vita. (Bought the first on day one, sold after Killzone Mercenaries was released)

I'm so excited again. While riding the subway I spotted someone playing Final Fantasy X HD and felt pretty bad with my Switch (playing Arms and hoping for new games fast).

Now I'm pumped. And I thought I could share with you guys.

But right now my question is..... I have a billion games on my back log (ps plus and old games that I bought and never finished Zero Escape Last Virtue Rewards is one of them by the way). Can I play/download from the ps store/my library without updating the console?

I'm pretty sure on the past wasn't possible. I'm asking because there's another billion psone games that are not available on Ps Store that I want to play.
 
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Buddy Mcpuddy

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Jakartalado said:
Can I play/download from the ps store/my library without updating the console?
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Henkaku allows you to spoof your firmware and access the store and (to my knowledge at least) it is still working. I take the long way around and use my PS3 to download the titles and then transfer them over, I then make a backup on my PC using QCMA.

That said, once you enter the wonderful world of homebrew you'll be unable to play any titles requiring firmware greater than 3.60
 
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Jakartalado

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Buddy Mcpuddy said:
Henkaku allows you to spoof your firmware and access the store and (to my knowledge at least) it is still working. I take the long way around and use my PS3 to download the titles and then transfer them over, I then make a backup on my PC using QCMA.

That said, once you enter the wonderful world of homebrew you'll be unable to play any titles requiring firmware greater than 3.60
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I believe World of Final Fantasy is one of them right?
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PLEASE SAY NO
)
 
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Buddy Mcpuddy

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Jakartalado said:
I believe World of Final Fantasy is one of them right?
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PLEASE SAY NO
)
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Yeah, but as was said above the physical version will work but it requires a patch if you want voice acting, I'm not certain if the patch raises the firmware requirements on the game.

That said the Vita version of World of Final Fantasy looks terrible and has horrendous load times, I sold my copy and picked up the PS4 version.
 
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Jakartalado

Member
Buddy Mcpuddy said:
Yeah, but as was said above the physical version will work but it requires a patch if you want voice acting, I'm not certain if the patch raises the firmware requirements on the game.

That said the Vita version of World of Final Fantasy looks terrible and has horrendous load times, I sold my copy and picked up the PS4 version.
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I have The ps4 version. Guess I'll stick with that... even if I can Play only 4 hours per week at home right now.
 
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Hero_of_the_Day

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So, what is the point of installing molecularshell and vitashell? They seem like the same thing?

Also, it really sucks that Sony made it such a pain in the ass to replace the faceplate on Vita's. I just pulled a couple of PSP's out of my closets last week and it was super nice being able to hop online and buying a couple new faceplates and making them look great again.
 
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NormalFish

Banned
Hero_of_the_Day said:
So, what is the point of installing molecularshell and vitashell? They seem like the same thing?

Also, it really sucks that Sony made it such a pain in the ass to replace the faceplate on Vita's. I just pulled a couple of PSP's out of my closets last week and it was super nice being able to hop online and buying a couple new faceplates and making them look great again.
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Vitashell is more feature-complete, generally. Offers options that molecularshell didn't or doesn't. Molecularshell is based on vitashell.

It's not difficult to replace the faceplate of a 1k or a 2k.
 
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Hero_of_the_Day

Member
Went ahead and ordered a new screen/faceplate. Not that mine is really that bad, but I like perfection. Will replace it and hopefully find a nice glass screen protector.

Is there any way to rename icons? I wish I could do that, and tell it to hide all of the system shit icons I never want to see, instead of having to make folders to bury worthless shit.
 
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Lunarwhale

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Do these adapters work on a non-homebrewed Vita? One of the main reasons I haven't been using mine in a while is because I hate the memory cards and am afraid of mine wiping itself again (and yet, I also don't feel like dropping $70 on another card. whoda thought).
 
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Stalk

Member
Lunarwhale said:
Do these adapters work on a non-homebrewed Vita? One of the main reasons I haven't been using mine in a while is because I hate the memory cards and am afraid of mine wiping itself again (and yet, I also don't feel like dropping $70 on another card. whoda thought).
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Nah, you need to have Henkaku since it's a kernel mod iirc to use.
 
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