PS Vita Homebrew Loader now available

[garyopa]

Updated for Vita firmware 1.61



VHBL uses PSP's Motorstorm Artic Edge exploit to run and allows you to run unsigned homebrew programs

We talked about it time ago but now is out and kicking. VHBL or Vita Homebrew Loader for Vita firmware 1.61 is now available for download thanks to wololo.

The program uses an exploit found in Motorstorm Arctic Edge from PSP (Sony, has pulled it off from the PS Store) to run. Once loaded, it allows you to run unsigned code of homebrew applications but only in PSP mode. As for now there is no access to Vita functions. As usual, HBL does't allow you to run natively PSP .isos but this would be solved via a dedicated homebrew program.

If you want to know more or perform the trick, check the links below.

NEWS SOURCE: PS Vita VHBL for Motorstorm Arctic Edge is now available (via) PS3News

Our thanks to 'Kaos2K' for another news story!

[billysastard]

perfect timing, just as the sen goes offline, obviously thursday wasn't inconvenient enough so the weekend makes a much better choice.

[LKJHGFDSA]

You really should of mentioned that this is for PSP homebrew within the PSP emulator. and that it's not Vita homebrew.

[Kaos2K]

You really should of mentioned that this is for PSP homebrew within the PSP emulator. and that it's not Vita homebrew.

I did. Did you read the whole new?

[billysastard]

You really should of mentioned that this is for PSP homebrew within the PSP emulator. and that it's not Vita homebrew.

he did (see quote below)

it allows you to run unsigned code of homebrew applications but only in PSP mode

[Xenogears V]

I hope for a cfw soon...

[Diztructor]

I hope for a cfw soon...

tho cfw sounds good, we all know as soon as one comes out (if it was to) sony would block it with a new update.

i guess then people will start cryin again just like they did with the ps3, and this is a prime example, i cant get why people would kick off over fw updates blocking homebrew, i mean did people only buy the console in hopes of playing emulators or are they like all the other clowns that use this to hide the fact they really want cfw to play free vita games.

[DEDDOA]

tho cfw sounds good, we all know as soon as one comes out (if it was to) sony would block it with a new update.

i guess then people will start cryin again just like they did with the ps3, and this is a prime example, i cant get why people would kick off over fw updates blocking homebrew, i mean did people only buy the console in hopes of playing emulators or are they like all the other clowns that use this to hide the fact they really want cfw to play free vita games.

I think you will find that the only time a mass stink was kicked up about a firmware update blocking homebrew was when Sony removed other OS and that was mainly due to them removing a paid for feature. And yes, I have made many console choices based on being able to play emulators and the like on it, I didn't buy an Xbox until the original XBMC was realeased on it, (Xbox Media Player or whatever it was called originally) and the first thing I did with it was stick every emulator I could find on it. I spent more time playing SNES and Megadrive games on my PSP than I did PSP games, infact it was that and the unofficial PS1 iso's (rips of my own disks by the way, as I don't see why I should pay 2x) that made me keep hold of my PSP for as long as I did before I gave it omy nephew. My only disappontment with the current JTAG/RGH and the PS3 hombrew scene is the lack of decent emu's like int he old xbox days (tho RGH should hopefully improve things, or I should say is improving things on that front). True I could play all the emulators on my PC, but there is much to me said for being able to do it simply via controller on the TV, as the games are meant o be played. It is for this reason that my old green Xbox hasn't joined the othe old consoles in the attic. Yes many people will buy consoles for their default features, but people who frequen sites such as this tend to have more reasons than using it as it is by default.

[Diztructor]

I think you will find that the only time a mass stink was kicked up about a firmware update blocking homebrew was when Sony removed other OS and that was mainly due to them removing a paid for feature

but this again is not 100% the case, yes you purchased a ps3 with a feature, but this is where fools cant understand the simple fact that all software has user agreements ect (regardless if you think its law binding or not) but the second someone came along and started using this to hack the ps3 security sony removed it.

end of the day the ps3 had other os for many years, untill the hacker came along so who do you blame?? the person throwing stones or the company for not making your glass window stronger??

i know for a fact some did moan over the fact it got removed, some just for the sake of having a reason to bithc (i can name one perfect person as an example in here) and forums absolutley filled with those simply mad becaus they just updated and wanted to know if the old backup loader would still work.

then came 3.55cfw people still to this date b1tch at sony when they accidently updated the fw above 3.55 and constantly ask if multiman backup loader will work on 3.55+ fws or they want to know if cheat patches/dongles will work.

so after reading this, its is clear why so many demand cfw and kick off when sony block them, and yet so many assume that no console has this right to add/remove potential security threats that allways will lead to piracy.

end of the day the system you paid for is to play games released on it, it was never advertised as a emulator system, i personally dont waste time running emulators on consoles because theyre so buggy compared to the pc, plus pc emus run far better with the set up i have compared to a console, and i play using a pad on my tv so i dont get how youd claim pc emulation cant feel the same as you stated?

[Ichijoe]

1) Needs more CFW
2) needs less DRM
3) Still needs multiple Accounts
and
4) Better Memory Cards (e.g. less propitiatory)

But this does remind me of the early days with the PSP though.
But at least the Vita did have some decent Titles at launch though, the same couldn't be said for the PSP though.

[Diztructor]

1) Needs more CFW
2) needs less DRM
3) Still needs multiple Accounts
and
4) Better Memory Cards (e.g. less propitiatory)

But this does remind me of the early days with the PSP though.
But at least the Vita did have some decent Titles at launch though, the same couldn't be said for the PSP though.

1) doesnt need CFW unless your after free vita games (if your after emulation then refair to #4 as your kinda making no point)
2) doesnt need less DRM again if your after giving piracy a easier life
3) I guess sort of, but then saying this how many machines do you think sony should let you pay for one game and have it activated and playable at the same time on other machines when you only paid a one off fee, if you was to purchase this game for each machine, at least sony giving the option to activate on more than 1 machine has saved you money.
4) i agree yes the vita cards are expensive (so far) but also can see why sony chose to not allow cards that was widely produced by 3rd parties as it was one of the mistakes on the psp. (if your after cfw for emulation then youll be needing a big stick, so if you want cfw then your ok with buying a bigger card right??)

but in time the cards prices will come down, for now i am happy with my 8GB as i dont download psn games, id rather own the cart.

but again cfw is not sony software nor is it condoned or approved by them so they have every right to not support it and block it in fw updates.

[Infinite_zero]

but this again is not 100% the case, yes you purchased a ps3 with a feature, but this is where fools cant understand the simple fact that all software has user agreements ect (regardless if you think its law binding or not) but the second someone came along and started using this to hack the ps3 security sony removed it.

end of the day the ps3 had other os for many years, untill the hacker came along so who do you blame?? the person throwing stones or the company for not making your glass window stronger??

i know for a fact some did moan over the fact it got removed, some just for the sake of having a reason to bithc (i can name one perfect person as an example in here) and forums absolutley filled with those simply mad becaus they just updated and wanted to know if the old backup loader would still work.

then came 3.55cfw people still to this date b1tch at sony when they accidently updated the fw above 3.55 and constantly ask if multiman backup loader will work on 3.55+ fws or they want to know if cheat patches/dongles will work.

so after reading this, its is clear why so many demand cfw and kick off when sony block them, and yet so many assume that no console has this right to add/remove potential security threats that allways will lead to piracy.

end of the day the system you paid for is to play games released on it, it was never advertised as a emulator system, i personally dont waste time running emulators on consoles because theyre so buggy compared to the pc, plus pc emus run far better with the set up i have compared to a console, and i play using a pad on my tv so i dont get how youd claim pc emulation cant feel the same as you stated?

Are you honestly still here trying to preach the Sony gospel? This site has been about homebrew, hacks,CFW, modchips and the like since I joined like 4 years ago, if you don't like it leave. as for your argument of the OOS "hack", I challenge you to find it in any form other than words from one persons big fat mouth. I do blame Geohot for the OOS loss, at least partially. until he had released his "hack" he should have kept it quiet. but this is the present, that was the past. its over. this is a whole new can of worms and you can bet sony will be just as apt to remove PSP functionality from the Vita as to keep it in and withstand the repercussions(read: benefit from a MASSIVE sales increase) of a CFW and the homebrew and, sure, the piracy that might ensue. At this point its looking like this will be the PSP all over again, only with both sides more aggravated with the other. That means that if a CFW or the like comes to the Vita it miraculously will start selling a ton more, just as the PSP did after it was hacked. I predicted last year that the vita would have a hack in a week and I was told that Sony had learned all the tricks and fixed the holes.....and yet here we are. Vita Mode will be hacked...eventually, Just as the 3DS mode will be hacked...eventually. it happens to every console whether its three days or three years after its released. People tinker and thats their right after they've bought a product. But thats just my $.02

[Diztructor]

Are you honestly still here trying to preach the Sony gospel? This site has been about homebrew, hacks,CFW, modchips and the like since I joined like 4 years ago, if you don't like it leave. as for your argument of the OOS "hack", I challenge you to find it in any form other than words from one persons big fat mouth. I do blame Geohot for the OOS loss, at least partially. until he had released his "hack" he should have kept it quiet. but this is the present, that was the past. its over. this is a whole new can of worms and you can bet sony will be just as apt to remove PSP functionality from the Vita as to keep it in and withstand the repercussions(read: benefit from a MASSIVE sales increase) of a CFW and the homebrew and, sure, the piracy that might ensue. At this point its looking like this will be the PSP all over again, only with both sides more aggravated with the other. That means that if a CFW or the like comes to the Vita it miraculously will start selling a ton more, just as the PSP did after it was hacked. I predicted last year that the vita would have a hack in a week and I was told that Sony had learned all the tricks and fixed the holes.....and yet here we are. Vita Mode will be hacked...eventually, Just as the 3DS mode will be hacked...eventually. it happens to every console whether its three days or three years after its released. People tinker and thats their right after they've bought a product. But thats just my $.02

its not sony gospel, its the "why cant you buy a console for what it is" not b1tch when hacks come out and they get blocked.

i agree sort of, this site used to be about homebrew, hacks, modchips ect but its not anymore.

as for the os, sure it is the past but i can name one perfect example of a person in here who allways cried its a paid for feature, so what the software was given to be used as said, the second someone abused it then its removed, when people start to understand the fact that (as you say) if you paid for it, you have the right to do what you like because its your product... WRONG

its your property you have the right to use the vita and its software as intended, you do not own the software, that is sonys product, but if you was to hack it and keep to yourself then yes you would be ok (sony cant take action on one person) but this is where you FAIL, you hack then release, sony has every right same as any other company to block you or take action as you have violated the laws that every software comes with.

but yet again tools cry its not law binding its corrupt politicians blah blah (obviously dont live in the real world) the real world is not that simple, if we could do what ever we want, people would take the p1ss, and if you was a company would you waste your time spending your cash making a product.... i dont think so.

i dont say hacks ect are bad, just that those who cry when they get blocked end of the day man up, grow a pair and shut the F up, i can admit to playing games i dont own, but i dont cry when the consoel gets updated and cry im been forced to stay on a older version, its my choice to do so, so why cant the rest of the tools accept the same??

[Kaos2K]

We can't accept that because we are no companie's puppets. I spent my hard-earned money on a thing that belongs to me since the moment i release the cash in the store. I can do whatever i want with the product while i'm not hurting or damaging anyone. I really hate when i paid for a feature and then the company removed it without advice. It is like if you buy a car and the maker decided to disable the radio because it could be hacked. What the hell is that?

So, if people are waiting to buy the Vita when they will be able to hack it, it is understandable.

BTW: Before you say anything, just note that i'm a collector and i don't hack console to play games for free but to experiment, test some, install homebrew and more...

[Diztructor]

We can't accept that because we are no companie's puppets. I spent my hard-earned money on a thing that belongs to me since the moment i release the cash in the store. I can do whatever i want with the product while i'm not hurting or damaging anyone. I really hate when i paid for a feature and then the company removed it without advice. It is like if you buy a car and the maker decided to disable the radio because it could be hacked. What the hell is that?

So, if people are waiting to buy the Vita when they will be able to hack it, it is understandable.

BTW: Before you say anything, just note that i'm a collector and i don't hack console to play games for free but to experiment, test some, install homebrew and more...

turd example pal because it means nothing at all and is utter pointless.

lets break down the flaws of your comment (but will be ignored either way)

You dont have to be a puppet, it doesnt make you a puppet when you actually have a brain and understand the simple fact that the software is licenced to you, you have paid to use the product and its software as set out in the products description.

yes you can within the law do what ever you like, you can microwave it, you can throw it in the bath, you could even shove it up your ar5e, but what you can not do is reverse engineer/modify the software and leak it as your own.

so if your a hacker, you hack your vita, yes your not hurting anyone, but this is what really makes me laugh how blind tools constantly fail to understand, (i think the world is fecked up, but if your our future generation well the world is doomed) hackers hack and release making it available to the public NO LONGER DOING WHAT YOU LIKE TO YOUR PROD UCT, once this happens you get piracy WHO GETS HURT, THE GAME DEVS then we get people chattin sh1t saying the game should be worth playing or should have better protection YET MOAN ABOUT DRM also the ammount of hacked/modded console i have had returend to my store CUSTOMERS INSISTING NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AT ALL if i didnt have ways of checking, i would be handing them a replacement console (if it was still in warantee) costing me money THERES ONE PERSON GETTING HURT aswell as the devs.

This is where the software comes in again, sony offered this feature to be used for HOMEBREW purposes only, it was not stated to be used to hack the system, nor was it stated you could use it to leak this information, this is the part i cant get why people cant understand, never once has a console sat back and done nothing at all against hacks/mods.

end of the day one person is to blame for starting the fire, it was only thanks to his braggin etc that older PS3 had a update to remove, which simple terms puts a block on the hack he was working on.

your BTW comment, if i had £1 each time i heard that id be filthy ritch, maybe you only do emulation ect, but sorry its really hard to beleive when you constantly hear people say i dont even get tempted to download a game without buying, especially when forums are filled with people asking for games that cant be played kicking off.

and this is what mods/hacks allways allow, this is why consoles have to have a 0 tollerance towards them, those that sit b1tching saying its not a problem if they dont or cant admit that they do and wants to insist the company had no right to block this, really should go play with traffic.

i fail to ever see a single console that has never blocked hacks, and why is this, its as simple as that.

ohh btw, i just baught a crowbar, i gues i own it, i can do what i like, im off to steal peoples belongings.... ohhh wait i cant because theres a law stopping me.... god dam corrupt politicians.