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

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DrROBschiz

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I honestly have no idea

I imagine any benefits of the current hack have already been fully realized.

However Complete CFW releases could allow for a lot of QoL improvements, packing, and over the air updating perhaps?
 
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Pie and Beans

Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Haven't been keeping up with this and still haven't done it yet: where we at with dumping and loading custom PSP isos? Want to play the fan translated version of Valkyria 3 on glorious OLED.
 
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Producer

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GearFourth said:
What can cfw allow that we can't now?
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Well not having to manually activate henkaku on every cold boot for one. And perhaps transfering files without FTP, a firmware spoofer for games, etc. Bunch of stuff really. Not sure how much is actually possible but having full vita access and knowledge of henkaku would help.
 
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NormalFish

Banned
probably the biggest benefit would be easier development and implementation of plugins and extended functionality like overclocking, organization methods, interface changes beyond themes, etc.
 
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test_account

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georaldc said:
I haven't been following updates lately but isn't this related to their King of the Hill challenge?

https://yifan.lu/2016/08/05/henkaku-koth-challenge/
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I think so. Its reverse engineering the hack (HENkaku) that the makers already knows the ins and outs of, assumingly. Thats why i cant see why this piece of info will lead to CFW. I would think that those guys would have made CFW in the first place if they saw that it was possible. If they release the full HENkaku source code, maybe someone will look into it and find a solution that they creators didnt see, but thats anyone's guess.
 
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OmegaFax

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The Real Napsta said:
How often should I be updating retroarch builds?
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I read there's a GPU crashing issue with the last two nightlies that's being worked out. Kind of wish there were milestone releases or monthly builds people can gravitate towards but the bleeding edge is the bleeding edge. Whatever works for you.
 
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NormalFish

Banned
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test_account said:
I think so. Its reverse engineering the hack (HENkaku) that the makers already knows the ins and outs of, assumingly. Thats why i cant see why this piece of info will lead to CFW. I would think that those guys would have made CFW in the first place if they saw that it was possible. If they release the full HENkaku source code, maybe someone will look into it and find a solution that they creators didnt see, but thats anyone's guess.
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The people who develope CFW and the people who find exploits are not always the same people. They take different skill sets, and frequently not everyone has interest in doing both. I don't understand why you would expect one team to do everything lol
 
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Producer

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test_account said:
I think so. Its reverse engineering the hack (HENkaku) that the makers already knows the ins and outs of, assumingly. Thats why i cant see why this piece of info will lead to CFW. I would think that those guys would have made CFW in the first place if they saw that it was possible. If they release the full HENkaku source code, maybe someone will look into it and find a solution that they creators didnt see, but thats anyone's guess.
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The point of the KOTH challenge was to leave the vita scene in capable hands. They probably could have made a cfw if they wanted to, but didnt. I mean we got game dumping and even Yifan was surpised someone figured that out, i dont see why cfw would be some farfetched idea.
 
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test_account

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NormalFish said:
The people who develope CFW and the people who find exploits are not always the same people. They take different skill sets, and frequently not everyone has interest in doing both. I don't understand why you would expect one team to do everything lol
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I know, thats why i wrote the last sentence in what you quoted me on, so i dont know why you think i expected one team to do everything lol :) Point is that i cant see this key hash changing anything on itself.


Producer said:
The point of the KOTH challenge was to leave the vita scene in capable hands. They probably could have made a cfw if they wanted to, but didnt. I mean we got game dumping and even Yifan was surpised someone figured that out, i dont see why cfw would be some farfetched idea.
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I doubt that. If i remember correctly, Yifan said that they couldnt find a solution to make the hack permanent. I'm not saying that its not possible, but those who were clever enough to make the hack couldnt find it, i'm not sure if its something that will happen anytime soon.

EDIT: I'm not saying that its impossible and wont happen though, who knows :)
 
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NormalFish

Banned
test_account said:
I know, thats why i wrote the last sentence in what you quoted me on, so i dont know why you think i expected one team to do everything lol :) Point is that i cant see this key hash changing anything on itself.
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It's not really about what the creators "didn't see", though, is my point. It's about what the creators actually want to do. And they've made it clear making a CFW isn't one of those things.
 
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test_account

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NormalFish said:
It's not really about what the creators "didn't see", though, is my point. It's about what the creators actually want to do. And they've made it clear making a CFW isn't one of those things.
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Well, to make a CFW, you need a permanent solution, at least from what i know. That also seems to be the biggest advantage, having a permanent solution. I'm pretty sure that they would prefer to have made a permanent solution (cant see why they wouldnt), but actually couldnt see how to do it. Here is what Yifan wrote:

"Since our sceIoDevCtl is patched now, we have no way of defeating kernel ASLR on newer firmwares–which is a prerequisite for any hack. If you manage to crack the ROP chain blind, well, for one you are definitely smarter than me. Of all the members of molecule, I am the only one who does not think the task is impossible. We honestly cannot think of a way of cracking the ROP chain blind. Davee claims it is impossible and xyz thinks we should provide more help. However, I think it is arrogant to assume that nobody can do it just because we can’t do it. The king-of-the-hill challenge really is about finding people better than ourselves to both collaborate with and to continue the work."

https://yifan.lu/2016/08/28/yes-its-a-kernel-exploit

Like he says, it might not be impossible and others might be able to figure something out. I also agree with that. Just saying that i dont think CFW is coming any time soon based on the hash key news.
 
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NormalFish

Banned
test_account said:
Well, to make a CFW, you need a permanent solution, at least from what i know. That also seems to be the biggest advantage, having a permanent solution. I'm pretty sure that they would prefer to have made a permanent solution (cant see why they wouldnt), but actually couldnt see how to do it. Here is what Yifan wrote:

"Since our sceIoDevCtl is patched now, we have no way of defeating kernel ASLR on newer firmwares–which is a prerequisite for any hack. If you manage to crack the ROP chain blind, well, for one you are definitely smarter than me. Of all the members of molecule, I am the only one who does not think the task is impossible. We honestly cannot think of a way of cracking the ROP chain blind. Davee claims it is impossible and xyz thinks we should provide more help. However, I think it is arrogant to assume that nobody can do it just because we can’t do it. The king-of-the-hill challenge really is about finding people better than ourselves to both collaborate with and to continue the work."

https://yifan.lu/2016/08/28/yes-its-a-kernel-exploit

Like he says, it might not be impossible and others might be able to figure something out. I also agree with that. Just saying that i dont think CFW is coming any time soon based on the hash key news.
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That quote pertains to newer firmwares.
 
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test_account

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NormalFish said:
That quote pertains to newer firmwares.
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Ok, i see, but i'm sure i've read something regarding this when it comes to a permanent solution as well. I cant see why they would make a non-permanent solution by choice if they easily could have gone for a permanent one (any reason why they would do this?). I think that is what most people want when they're thinking of CFW. Function wise, HENkaku offers the most that what CFW would be able to offer.
 
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L.O.R.D

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NormalFish said:
got a source?
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https://twitter.com/mgs2master2/status/789170866160492544

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Tetsuo9999

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I just got this installed on an old Vita a friend gave to me. Does anyone else experience sound issues on CPS2 games, and crashing when attempting to take screenshots or make savestates? Also, what are the best cores for NES, SNES, GBA, and CPS2?
 
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Taruranto

Member
3.61 is a double edge sword, you risk people pirating your game, but also risk people not buying it because they don' want to update lol.
 
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SarusGray

Member
not really fond of the chance of getting banned on my main account on my vita, so i decided to just do it on my vita TV and update my PS Vita handheld. <,< I'm too lazy to deal with the hassle haha
 
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Joey Ravn

Banned
HENkaku King of the Hill challenge officially solved.

All participants have been given the prize for solving the challenge and in a short time, everyone will get a peek too. Molecule has gotten quite lazy since the release of HENkaku and since we underestimated the amount of time it would take for the challenge to be completed, we are only midway through polishing up the source code for release. The participants and I have agreed to not release anything until the end of the month. As a bonus for waiting, the source will not be for HENkaku as you know it today–it will be for the major update we have been working on. Stay tuned for more details! In the meantime, it would be fun to see if anyone can run their own kernel payload with all the information out today–it should be possible
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AlexFlame116

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So I just ordered a Vita (don't know the firmware but apparently it was never used) and I was wondering if there was a website or info on how to install all of this? Like a easy to follow way? I also have a PS TV and I want to apply it there as well.
 
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Tetsuo9999

Member
How do you configure the controls on Retroarch Vita? I tried to change the GBA controls, but it freaks out and the GUI locks me out; I have to reset the whole emulator.
 
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mattiewheels

And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
I don't get the new single-bubble Retroarch at all, I can't launch any roms and can't seem to load or update any cores. It always just starts that 2048 homebrew, lol.
 
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Tetsuo9999

Member
It looks like there's a new Retroarch build out for Vita. I just got mine set up yesterday; is there a changelog, and how would I go about upgrading if the changes are substantial? Do I just delete the bubble normally and reinstall the new build?
 
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Chesskid1

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Korezo

Member
How do you use maidumptool? I extracted my UMVC3 and killzone, then when I try to install it from folder it says it can't? I wan't to run amphetamin.
 
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