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HENKaku -- Vita Homebrew and more comes to all 3.60 Vitas
- Thread starter Chesskid1
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NormalFish
Banned
Still not perfect, but slowly getting better. Depending on what you want to play you might find it acceptable.
So now I have a quandary: Stick with my current firmware (3.36), enjoy my PSP games on the go with my Vita. OR, update, lose access to my PSP titles BUT I'll be able to, at least for a short amount of time, be able to sync all my PSN stuff to it and play my PS+ games again... before they block 3.61.
Ugh.
Ugh.
Are update files for the Vita region specific at all?
Marty Chinn
Member
Remote Play and PSN Store access. I bought a second PSTV because of that.
NeOak
Member
Welp, downloading the Jap one just in case too, since I have a Japanese Vita
Marty Chinn
Member
Make sure you disable the auto download for the update in the settings.
Hidden One
Member
I'm gonna look into this tomorrow..
Marty Chinn
Member
I think it's pretty safe to say you'll get something that you can have 3.60 on if you buy a Vita or PS TV.
There used to be a way to spoof the version number and gain access to the store, but I don't recall what the limitations of that were.
They all have the same md5sum so there is no difference. Already uploaded the file to my ownCloud
dglavimans
Member
Is UK the same as EU? If not:
https://www.playstation.com/nl-nl/get-help/ps-vita-system-software/
Downloaded the file just in case I ever decided to buy another vita second hand. Reminds me I needed to update my PSVITA tv but haven't done that yet haha
NeOak
Member
They all have the same md5sum so there is no difference. Already uploaded the file to my ownCloud
I saw that, but wanted to be sure just in case.
Depends. If they only fixed the entry point of the browser, then it will be fast, I guess.
NormalFish
Banned
This seems likely to me. I'm nobody, though. Will be interesting to see where it goes.
Christ. Installed HENkaku for the first time on my PSTV for the sole purpose of getting the whitelist up for WipeOut...and 3.61 comes out and now I can't download it even though I own it, digitally, bcs they need me to update to 3.61 to download
Did you try Vita Update Blocker? I think it tends to work when a new FW is released, for few weeks.
Marty Chinn
Member
Christ. 3.61 dropped as I was installing HENkaku + whitelist on my PSTV for the sole purpose of playing WipeOut.
I own it digitally but cannot download it bcs they require me to update to 3.61 to login to the store
See if this method still works:
https://www.reddit.com/r/vitahacks/comments/3b5926/access_psn_store_without_updating/
I was wondering more how long until 3.61 Vita's appear in stores. But I'm not even sure if they're still making new vita's and it'll be a while regardless.
FreedomKME
Neo Member
I have questions ..., like ¿how you do it? ¿how you change the bubble image and name? And yes, i have been regularly installing the latest nightly.
NeOak
Member
It didn't work on May for people with 3.36 trying to spoof 3.50
hopefully wololo updates this guide on updating firmware manually
http://wololo.net/2012/12/14/how-to-upgrade-your-ps-vita-to-a-specific-firmware-e-g-1-81/
there's not a 3.60 download link anywhere, and the site hosting the previous firmwares is dead
and i bet all vitas bought new will be under 3.60 for a long time so lots of people will be asking
http://wololo.net/2012/12/14/how-to-upgrade-your-ps-vita-to-a-specific-firmware-e-g-1-81/
there's not a 3.60 download link anywhere, and the site hosting the previous firmwares is dead
and i bet all vitas bought new will be under 3.60 for a long time so lots of people will be asking
Off-topic but your avatar is so disturbing to me, it's insane. I can't stop thinking how the environment is that makes the girl look so excited -.-
NeOak
Member
You mean in the guide or in thisthread?
Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately, I'm on macOS so I don't think that little app will work for me.
MilkLizard
Member
Claim them through the webstore. You can download them later if you want to.
Henkaku only works on 3.60 and they've stated they aren't porting it to older FWs.
the guide. hard to recommended people use it when you can't even download the correct firmware off it.
because they would have to port it to different firmwares which requires work, and it will require vitas on those firmwares to test it. will take a ton of resources and it's not worth it.
FataIChoice
Member
I don't think there is any shortage of people still on 3.18 for that delicious TN-X + TN-V combo.
I bought a second Vita because I couldn't but now I am not even using HENkaku on this Vita. It has become my Risk of Rain machine.
Captain Rage Quit 69
Banned
Got the update file, maybe in the future I'll invest in a PS TV so I can keep using my Vita for normal things. Shame the fun ended so soon but I guess it was never going to last
Oublieux
Member
Many thanks!
To the best of my knowledge, you can still play your current PS+ games even if you're not logged in, they are installed with a timer that is set to expire when your current PS+ subscription expires.
But yeah, I don't think you can download any new ones.
Marty Chinn
Member
Crap, you just reminded me my PS Plus is set to expire in a few weeks. I think I'm going to lose access to everything I downloaded.
FataIChoice
Member
Unfortunately you cannot renew the license without being online. The only option is to download and transfer from PS3. Now that I think about it I don't know what this means for saves, some of my games recently expired but I haven't had access to my PS3 since then.
We may be able to extract and inject them back or something like that with HENkaku.
Christ. 3.61 dropped as I was installing HENkaku + whitelist on my PSTV for the sole purpose of playing WipeOut.
I own it digitally but cannot download it bcs they require me to update to 3.61 to login to the store
If I dig up my PS3 and download Wipeout 2048 on that, am I able to transfer it to the PS TV w/ 3.60 + whitelist?
Harmondale
Member
If I stay on this firmwire, I can still purchase games on psn store (like from a computer) and just download them when I update again right?
Will go through my ps vita backlog coming 6 months..then 2017 Will be a emulation year and arter that go back to the games I picked up during sales I guess
Will go through my ps vita backlog coming 6 months..then 2017 Will be a emulation year and arter that go back to the games I picked up during sales I guess
Guess not. I just tried and the PS TV still wants to be updated during the transfer process.
My understanding is this is just a user land and file system jail break. There is no access to the kernel level that would allow this type of modification hence why there is no piracy either.
Thank you for the explanation, too bad, modifying the 3.60 update file and change it's 3.60 value in 3.61 and then updating with that seemed an easy solution, so easy to be a dumb idea lol.