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HENKaku -- Vita Homebrew and more comes to all 3.60 Vitas
- Thread starter Chesskid1
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Funyarinpa
Member
Dunno about GB, but GBA works decently well. mGBA and gpSP core for RetroArch are the main emulators. There's stuttering and occasional frame drops in most games, but gpSP's dynamic recompiler (dynarec) really works wonders with that.
I have a sinking feeling that my Vita updated to the newest firmware last time I used it.
Vita shouldn't automatically update
EphemeralDream
Member
I was planning on copying over some vita games from my ps3 to vita using qcma. It's my first time doing this and I'm trying to stay on 3.60 even though I'm not homebrew enabled
The message says: "If there are later versions of some applications, their update files will be downloaded."
When I try to copy some games, there is a prompt to allow for updating? Is it okay to allow this? I canceled any of these games from copying to be safe.
The message says: "If there are later versions of some applications, their update files will be downloaded."
When I try to copy some games, there is a prompt to allow for updating? Is it okay to allow this? I canceled any of these games from copying to be safe.
oh baby oh baby :O
Funyarinpa
Member
oh shit. PSN is back?!
Potentially. I don't think there's anything implemented for the end-user as of now. Give it some time and I'm sure people will start coming out with cool stuff
DrROBschiz
Member
Duuuuuudddde
Vita HYPE
So glad I stayed the course
Epic news if they can get the ball rolling
Vita HYPE
So glad I stayed the course
Epic news if they can get the ball rolling
Melkezadek
Member
Yes! Patience pays off.
Is there a list of games that require Vita 3.61 or greater? Given Sony dropping first party game support for the Vita I want to make sure I'm not missing out on anything before going through the install procedure since it looks like the only way I'll be able to get more games on the system.
I think every games since October needs 3.61
Funyarinpa
Member
Not that I know of, but I think you can cross off pretty much any game that released after last November or thereabouts (S;G 0 released then and required 3.61).
That said, I'd recommend you hold off for a little while. We might get another PSN spoof.
DrROBschiz
Member
i just want psn back so i can still buy, download and remote play games again
3rdamention
Member
You can still remote play on 3.6 Firmware, at least with a Direct Connection or one on your own network. You need to spoof the Firmware Version, and setup your PS4 as a new connection.
But you can at least still play Remote Play while within your own home. I just got mine setup and working this weekend.
zephervack
Member
I can remote play without having to set anything up on 3.60
Cant sync Trophies or use PSN tho.
Cant sync Trophies or use PSN tho.
stan423321
Member
The real meat of the article is blog writer speculating that despite the repo description the code released now is not really a hack yet and more of something to play with f00d, either a simulator or client of its protocol. This... basically doesn't promise anything worthwhile to users until further developments if it turns out to be true.
Of course. That's what everyone's been doing: speculating. Given what is known about F00D, it's not outside of the realm of possibility to have a permanent custom firmware that doesn't require to be loaded every time and which also can be updated, or that PSN access can be restored by "faking" the OS version. But as it happened when HENkaku was originally released, this new exploit only opens the door for all those possibilities. Whether they materialize into something worthy for the end-user depends exclusively of the homebrew devs and their work to implement these features.
Bob Coffee
Member
awww shieeet. if this leads to cfw it'll be good times.
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.'
How do you spoof lately? I'm using Ethernet through powerline adapters so it's technically a hard connection, but didn't work.
Spoof option is in VitaShell settings when pressing Start within the program.
Spoofing no longer works though with a direct line to PSN. But Remote Play works fine with local area network and direct connection.
tensuke
Member
Well there is a port of desmume already. Although most DS emulators are written for desktop PCs that can brute force emulation in software, a luxury that mobile devices don't have. That's why emulation has been generally poor on android for a while, although faster CPUs and more developer support have really helped recently. There's also an emulator like DraStic, written for the ground up for ARM devices (largely the OpenPandora, whose SoC is relatively weak nowadays) and runs fantastically on most phones now. Unfortunately I don't believe Vita will see a port of DraStic anytime soon (if ever) as Exophase doesn't appear interested in porting it. If we can get enough developers interested in getting a DS emulator running on Vita's hardware (or even just one focused dev), it may be possible in the future, but that's all up in the air.
The screen "issue" has never really been an issue on any platform given how small the DS screen resolution is, it's relatively simple to scale them to fit within whatever window you want, or add different viewing modes like one at a time, side-by-side, etc.
The Spoony Hou
Member
Hey, guys, does anyone know if I can sync trophies with henkaku?
Bucket-o-roadkill
Member
Guys, I'm having huge issues trying to use the Offline Installer for henkaku, it's just erroring on me instantly, it doesn't even try to begin the exploit. I've been using the ANDROID henkaku server (to save actually going online with my PSN account doing this), could that be why the offline installer isn't working?
Try turning it off and on and then run the Offline installer?
Bucket-o-roadkill
Member
Tried that a couple of times now, no joy. I'm unable to confirm if using the android server rather than ever going online to enable it is causing it to mess up..
I'd also try clearing out your email app completely (I think the offline installer can do this) and try it again. I successfully used SwitchKaKu yesterday, but made sure I'd done that first.
Also make sure you've opened the email app at least once so it creates the necessary files it has to modify for the offline exploit to work.
Elaugaufein
Member
On top of that try changing when you actually tap on the email, if you wait until the Email app is finished loading everything tap early, if you normally interrupt it let it load everything first. I know I've had better luck with one than the other but I can never remember which if I haven't used it in a couple of weeks which is irritating.
Bucket-o-roadkill
Member
Ok good shout, I have had an email account in there set up from previous use so I know I've been in there before, but hadn't cleared that away.. Maybe that's an issue. Do I need to clear any other files manually from the Email app in order to sort a completely clean install?
Yeah I wondered about that too, it doesn't seem to matter if I do it straight away, wait for the swirl to stop, 5 seconds or even 10 seconds, it just instantly comes up with an error. Like it doesn't even begin to load or anything like shown in other videos which is a concern - and again leads me to wonder if it's my set up.
I'm using Android Henkaku server (the latest) and vitashell 1.51, are they not compatible with the OfflineInstaller? The email exploit doesn't seem to have been touched since AUGUST?!
Swass
Member
No PSN access as of right now which includes the syncing of trophies.
The Spoony Hou
Member
Oh ok. Thanks. I guess I'll have to wait until a custom firmware is out.
DrROBschiz
Member
when are improved native emulators usings Vitas GPU coming out?
wasnt there a breakthrough that can allow more native power to be used a few months back?
is anyone updating native emulators?
wasnt there a breakthrough that can allow more native power to be used a few months back?
is anyone updating native emulators?
Ruud_Luiten
Member
It was a proof of concept.
NormalFish
Banned
rewriting an emulator to use different hardware isn't exactly an afternoon's work.
Bucket-o-roadkill
Member
I'd like to let you guys know I solved my issue, I updated online in the end using the browser exploit, the 'offline installer' email exploit does NOT work if you are just using the android server app - you NEED to go online to get the very latest henkaku.
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.'
Remote play has been confusing to me the past few days. When I tried with a power line ethernet connection a while ago, it said I needed to update. So I try again yesterday, and it just works. For a few days actually, perfect connections. Now I'm trying today and we're back to "you must update". What let me use it before?
FataIChoice
Member
Offline installer is not compatible with molecular shell if is not version 1.43.
If you have Vitashell as a standalone bubble, you can have that bubble running 1.51 and still use the offline installer.
I just picked up slim and I'm trying to get it setup for Adrenaline.
I've got henkaku installed perfectly fine. The issue I'm running into is when I try to copy PSP a game from my PS3 over to my Vita.
I went through where the Vita asks if I want to use my credentials from the PS3 and everything seemed to work.
However, when I try to copy anything over, I get a np-8035-6 error. Anyone know a way to fix it?
I've got henkaku installed perfectly fine. The issue I'm running into is when I try to copy PSP a game from my PS3 over to my Vita.
I went through where the Vita asks if I want to use my credentials from the PS3 and everything seemed to work.
However, when I try to copy anything over, I get a np-8035-6 error. Anyone know a way to fix it?
PSP and PS1 games, yes. I'm not sure about Vita games though.
McCoolName
Neo Member
Since Vita is region free you should be able to add them too.
What's the best way to get PS1 games that can't be transfered from the PS3 over to a 3.60 Vita. I'm trying to get my PSN copy of Suikoden 2 over to my Vita and everything I'm trying is failing. I have a PSTV on 3.63 and I've tried the following,
Used memcardswap to disable the firmware requirement on the card, downloaded the game on my PSTV, won't show up on my Vita slim (but adrenaline sees it)
Used QCMA to backup the game on my PSTV to my laptop, but I'm getting a could not copy the following content, the data is corrupt. Download the application or add-on data again.
Its really frustrating.
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Got it figured out.
Used memcardswap to disable the firmware requirement on the card, downloaded the game on my PSTV, won't show up on my Vita slim (but adrenaline sees it)
Used QCMA to backup the game on my PSTV to my laptop, but I'm getting a could not copy the following content, the data is corrupt. Download the application or add-on data again.
Its really frustrating.
edit
Got it figured out.
McCoolName
Neo Member
It's happening, guys. I don't have a PSTV but I'm excited for some reason anyway.
Oh wow, glad that I have one.
TC McQueen
Member
Please happen soon! I've got a PSTV that's been gathering dust because I don't have the room to transfer files to it.
Tetsuo9999
Member
Has Retroarch been updated to become more stable lately? I haven't updated mine since October since I'm still stuck with a 4GB card. The SNES and GBA emulation was still a bit lacking the last time I tried.