[PSP News] PSV Recovery Menu Discovered

After the Dolphin Debug Mode another rather interesting discovery was made. Sony has put in the Vita official Recovery Menu. It includes the following options :

1. Restart System
   This option boots your system as normal without changing any settings or files.
2. Rebuild Database
   This can be a usefull feature if you have lost files on your system for no apparent reason. Try using this feature to see if it can restore those files. This will also rewrite corrupted files within the database, potentially eliminating future issues. This feature should not erase any of your saved data or settings.
   Deletes messages, playlists, changes made on "Information" screens, trimming information for pictures in "Photo", video thumbnails, video playback history and video resume information. This operation may take a long time depending on the type and number of data items.
3. Format the memory card
   This will format the memorycard, effectively erasing all data currently on it.
4. Restore PS Vita System
   This will restore your system to original including, formatting and erasing all of the data on internal flash and returning all system settings to default. This will not take your system back to a previous Firmware release. Use this option as a last resort, unless you have nothing on the console that you want or you want to erase everything on the console, do not use this option.
5. System Update
   This can usefull if your system has become corrupted to the point you can not boot. This will allow the user to update their console with new firmware via PS3, PC, PS Vita memory card. ( Can't be used for downgrade, however. )

How to run the console in Recovery Mode :

1. Turn OFF your PS Vita (Press Power Button for 10 seconds)
2. Now press and hold "R" + Power + PS (PlayStation Button)
3. Wait…
4. Now you're in Recovery Menu (Mode)

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[PSP News] HBL running on the PS Vita

Wololo has managed to run a Megadrive emulator in the hacked PSP emulator side of the PS Vita. This is using tech4′s save game exploit. Its still work in progress and Wololo is working to port over Half Byte Loader aka HBL to the PS Vita. The above video speaks for itself, Sonic and Knuckles playable via emulator Picodrive. This is great news. Wololo has outlined there is still a lot of work to do and has discovered a few possible road blocks on the PS Vita.

Wololo on this:

This is technically HBL rising from the deads, running on the PS Vita, and loading the picodrive emulator. Usually I would show you the entire loading process, but you'll understand that some of the things I do (in particular the exploit used) need to be kept under wraps until the whole thing is made public (if it is ever made public, read more below). I hope however that given my reputation on the PSP scene this won't be categorized as a fake, please understand that I can't show much this time. Picodrive is one of the easiest homebrews to run on HBL for some reason, that's why I'm using it in my test. People who've used HBL a lot in its early days will recognize the sound glitch, this is some 22kHz sound being played at 44kHz, or the other way around, I can never remember. That's because the PSP emulator is using PSP's firmware 6.60, for which HBL's syscall estimation code seems to be a bit useless. (I am still pending some reply from Teck4 to see if it would make sense to "officially" involve more hackers on this port, and see if we can fix those syscalls problems. For now, as far as I know I'm the only one who made it that far on the Vita, and I feel kind of lonely on this new hacking scene ^^).

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[PSP News] PS Vita unboxing video from Japanese release

The PSV has been out for just over two days now and many gamers in Japan are enjoying their new shiny PS Vita's. Unfortunately the rest of the world has to wait till the 22nd of Febuary 2012 before we can get our hands on one. (Unless of course you want to import one for over twice the recommended retail price!) Love 'em or hate 'em here is one of the better PS Vita unboxing videos around. This user has taken there time to show every single detail. So much time infact its not till the second video they actually unpack the PS Vita unit itself

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[PSP News] PS3 version 4.00 Update ahead of PS Vita launch

Sony is setting the table for the PlayStation Vita today, with the release of a new PS3 update. With version 4.00, rolling out now, PS3 users will be able to share content like music, video and images with the forthcoming Vita, scheduled to launch in Japan on December 17th. The refresh also allows gamers to save PS Vita games and data on their PS3 hard drives, while updating their handheld software using the PS3's network. There are some more PS3-specific features, as well, including enhanced PSN privacy settings and game patches, among others. Find out more at the source link below. 

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[PSP News] Ps Vita Firmware Extractor Released

While the PS Vita has yet to grace Japanese store shelves, it would seem hackers are already poking around Sony's new hardware. SKFU – a name you may recognize from the early days of PS3 hacking scene has released a firmware extractor for system software version 00.945.040.

Judging from the version string, it seems likely this is a development build of the firmware not publicly available. In any case, chances are it will not be the same firmware pre-installed on launch units.

Moreover, this tool merely extracts the firmware, it does not decrypt any of the modules within. Regardless, we're sure this will spark some interest among the homebrew crowd.

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[PSP News] E1000 Specs :)

Sony released the tech specifications of E-1000 over PlayStation.com

Here there are :

• Dimensions :
  E-1000 : 172.4 × 73.4 × 21.6 mm (width × height × depth)
  PSP-3000 : 169.4 x 71.4 x 18.6 mm (width × height × depth)
  PSP-1000 : 170  x 74 x 23 mm (width × height × depth)


• Weight :
  E-1000 : 223g
  PSP-3000 :  189g
  PSP-1000 : 260 g


• Screen :
  E-1000 : 4.3 ”, (16:9),TFT, 16,770,000 colours .
   PSP-3000 : 4.3 ”, (16:9),TFT, 16,770,000 colours .
  PSP-1000 : 4.3 ”, (16:9),TFT, 16,770,000 colours .


• Speakers :
  E-1000 : Monaural speaker.
   PSP-3000 : Stereo Speakers.
  PSP-1000 :  Stereo Speakers.

Some other changes : Lack of  LEDs, Power Buttton is now down on the console, entire back pannel is an opening hood.

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[PSP News] 6.20 TN-D HEN This Friday

Total_Noob is  releasing 6.20 TN-D this  friday night. It is going to be released via PSPGen.com as per the other TN HEN releases. I know many of you are waiting for this release. Others have switched to 6.35 PRO etc, its a free world.

Changelog:

(6.20 TN-D by Total_Noob)
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(Changelog)
- Added homebrew icon (thanks to PhysXPSP).
- Added full PSone gaming support (PSN PSone games, converted PSone games).
ICON0.PNG will be replaced if it isn’t 80×80, else pops.prx causes a crash (custom icon by PhysXPSP).
- Added KEYS.BIN creation (possibility to share PSN PSone games).
- Added possibility to resume unofficial PSone games on PSPgo.
- Added plugins support for PSone games.
- Added TiltFX(motion controller) and Action Replay(cheat device) support (thanks to HacKmaN).
- Added possibility to translate TN VSH Menu.
- Added possibility to use own font table for TN VSH Menu.
- Fixed flash0 protection bug.
- Fixed 32gb memory stick incompatibility.
- Fixed bug that causes a crash when you suspend the device (manually) in TN VSH Menu.
- Increased large memory to 51m

Source: pspslimhacks