Fixed: Improved savedata files for the Firmware 3.36 & 3.50 Pool Exploits! – Works on PS Vita and Playstation TV!
Wololo has released the savedata files for the Pool exploits some hours ago, but those files were barely working. (Note from wololo: sorry guys!)
Qwikrazor has improved the savedata files, and a smart detective has found a solution to the (supposedly working, but yet) freezing exploit execution.
A lot of users have reported freezes on exploit execution, but Qwikrazor was confident that the files should be working.
The funny thing is, both parties were actually right.
Qwikrazor’s files are indeed working, but only if you start World of Pool as a Custom Bubble on firmware 3.36 (which pretty much defeats the meaning of the exploit), or if you are using the following trick on a completely unhacked PS Vita.
Like I said a few sentences ago, a smart detective (Twitter user trakons to be exact) found a solution to get the current files (even World of Pool!) to work on firmware 3.50.
You simply have to exit the game when it is searching for the hosted Multiplayer game, enter the airplane mode, leave the airplane mode and then continue with the exploit.
This solution has been confirmed to make the exploit work 100%* of the times! (*except when the kernel Exploit fails, and you are forced to reboot the device).
While this sounds like some weird nonsense, it actually works and fixes the freezing issue.
Feel free to check the embedded video that confirms that the exploit savedata files are indeed working on firmwares 3.36 and 3.50.
Oh, and did I mention that this also works on the Playstation TV (VitaTV)? You just have to use a slightly different trick.
Go ahead and download the files for your desired firmware. The files for World of Pool & Pool Hall Pro are included, just choose the ones you need.
Download: ARK-2 for the World Of Pool / Pool Hall Pro exploit
2nd!
And props to Traxon…
but i dont get freeze.. i get red screen. why this happens and how to fix?
You transfered the wrong firmware files or forgot the plugin on the PSP.
You probably didn’t put the .prx file inside your PSP’s seplugins folder. Or you put the wrong file on your PSP/Vita in terms of EU/US savefile. Try to follow the readme from the start again and it’ll definitely work.
I still can’t figure out how to transfer the files to my 3.36 Vita.
http://cma.dl.playstation.net/cma/win/en/index.html
Use qcma or open cma.
qcma:
http://wololo.net/talk/viewtopic.php?t=34677
opencma:
http://wololo.net/downloads/index.php/download/1252
Make sure to enable offline mode in the cma program (on the pc), and put your Vita in airplane mode and reboot it beforehand.
Thank you, i use psvita 3.50 and psp2004 6.61me2.3 and work fine.
But now, How put my iso/cso psp backup in the psvita console?
nobody can i help me?
See the 20:24 mark in TheZ’s video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg3Y7_ohQ14&t=20m24s
Basically you put the files in a PSP/PS1 savegame, transfer the savegame to the Vita with qcma or opencma, and then use PSP Filer to move the files out of the savegame directory into a more useful directory.
Minor note: In the video TheZ transfers .pbp files, but any file should work.
Minor note 2: I had trouble when copying iso files, so you might have to temporarily rename them to .fake or something while transferring them, and then fix the name with PSP Filer.
thanks, but how run psp filer in my vita? i tried to zip the file, i tried to rename EBOOT.PBP in GAME.PBP , and i put file in savedata and i use qcma to transfer the psp filer, but when i open ark menu dont appear the file of psp filer, it only appears the file of the savedata
You can navigate through the filesystem with the ARK menu. You’ll need to navigate to the PSP/SAVEDATA folder, and then into the savegame that you used to transfer the files.
If you’re still having trouble, I’ll try to post some pictures when I get home from work.
i solved the trouble, now i be able to start psp filer, and i find the file WIP.FAK, i copy to ms0/iso/ and i rename to WIP.ISO and it work…thanks again for the help 🙂 for the homebrew emulator picodrive the step are different right?
thank you, i succesfully run my iso, but for homebrew?
You run homebrew the same as backups, but you use the arrow keys to change the mode to “applications” instead of “games”. Then, just navigate to the PBP file and hit start.
Say if we rebooted the unit and had the exploited working in it, how do we run the same exploit again on 3.36? Not sure if I am getting the logic right, but is there a method to make a bubble of this eCFW?
What did we press on the 1st of eCFW again
Run*
Sweet!
Incoming writing prompt: “Now that your device is hacked..”
Good works, guys!
As I told – “The key is nearby”. So it was!
My WOP just freezes and the emulator crashes, like with the old Files, tried more then once on 3.35
No gray screen etc. just the pool table and C1-2858-3 crash after a few secs
it was 30 exact? this is my 15th time and i still getting that error…
did you do something different mister/misses ?
You can make it work for like 90% by starting the game in airplane mode and after it says wifi is off background the game and turn airplane mode off
Now go back into the game and the exploit should more likely work on 3.36
Nevermind it worked after like 30 tries
My PSP is on 6.60 Pro-B10 when I press select to open up the menu it doesn’t have the plugins, however inside of RECOVERY MENU -> There is a plugins ->, but there is nothing in there, I have put the “php_adhoc_exploit.prx” inside a folder “seplugins” on the root of the memory stick. What am I doing wrong?
You need to add a text file called Game.txt inside the seplugins. Then open the txt file and add
ms0:/seplugins/php_adhoc_exploit.prx 1
just copy and paste it and then it should work
Haha thanks I figured it out right before you replied xD
I think I figured it out, I forgot to make the game.txt file.
How can I transfer the save data to vita on 3.36 ofw without updating, I can’t get cma to work with the open cma version 5 patch, I close cma copy the open cma 5 files into the cma folder and run the run.bat file as administrator then when I connect to pc it still wants an update?
Try qcma
That’s what worked for me.
i had to delete the vita from the devices and printer section
So what do we do once we get to the exploit screen? What file do I run?
Whatever one you want.
On a less flippant note, check out the 20:24 mark of this video for how to transfer homebrew and backups and such.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg3Y7_ohQ14&t=20m24s
Basically you put the files in a PSP/PS1 savegame, transfer the savegame to the Vita with QCMA or opencma , and then use PSP Filer to move the files out of the savegame directory into a more useful directory.
If you’re on 3.36, see the entirety of the video for how to turn ARK into a custom bubble so you don’t need to run the exploit each time. The main differences will be that you’ll use PHP/WoP as the game, and you’ll use the EBOOT.PBP that’s inside of the exploit savegame instead of using a game iso.
And for the love of sanity, make sure you’ve backed up the game with qcma or open cma before trying this. That way if something breaks you can just delete the game from the Vita, and restore it from the backup.
ok thanks so much
Hi AliceTheGorgon,
Thanks so much for the help, but I’m kind of confused at the last part of creating a bubble for ARK. I have the CID and Key for Pool Hall Pro, but I’m not really sure what to do now. Running this through Sign_np seems like it would just give me PHP again because I haven’t done anything with the EBOOT.PBP from the save folder yet. I tried using the EBOOT instead of the Worms.iso that was used in the video in Sign_np, but it just gave me errors.
Please help me out. I feel like a total idiot not knowing what to do with this.
Hmm…
Try using the ARK2.iso from this thread:
http://wololo.net/talk/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=41467
I didn’t have much time to mess around with the hack this morning before I had to leave for work, so I’ve probably gotten something wrong in my previous description.
If the ARK2.iso doesn’t work, let me know, and I’ll try to get it figured out when I get home.
Well I turned Pool Hall Pro into a bubble for ARK2 using that .iso, and it shows my custom launch image, but then it boots me back to the home menu. The Zett said in his video that it means the iso and the game are incompatible right? But what am I supposed to do if thats my only psp game on my vita?
I’m not sure, sadly. Now that I’m not at work anymore, I’ll see if the iso works with PHP for me, and report back. If it doesn’t, we may have to wait ’till someone figures out how to create bubbles that don’t require an existing game.
Good news and bad news.
Bad news is that PHP didn’t work for me either. The good news is that Uno did, and it’s still possible to purchase it from 3.36 with VitaUpdateBlocker. ($5USD, if that’s not too expensive for anyone who wants an ARK custom bubble.)
Uno is also good for cloning bubbles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLBgKb2XOw0
Cloning bubbles allows you to create extra bubbles that you can assign to extra things. Uno is good since it will only take up about 30MB for each cloned bubble.
The game that first worked for me (Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness) was almost 1GB, so cloning that would have been ridiculously wasteful of space.
The Vita Update Blocker is still working for you Alice? I can’t get it or the download queue trick to work anymore like they did for PHP.
Hey thanks, do you know how do I transfer PSP Filer into the Vita? It was the first time the Vita was hacked.
Can anyone refer a noob guide on how to make custom bubbles of this exploit on 3.36 PSV? I had the exploit working on me just earlier but had to reboot the unit in order to transfer a file into it. Apparently, without custom bubbles, the exploit is volatile in that it vanished upon reboot, even on PSV 3.36.
The problem is that you must have PSP Filler already installed. And I haven’t found out how.
That’s a problem for me since this is the first time I ever tried an exploit with my PSV unit.
I don’ get the freeze :(( nothing happens
Got IT
how many tries it took
did you do something different… this is my 15th time 🙁
Nothing happens ;( i did every point
Following this video made it worked for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkZO4MdWDHw&feature=youtu.be.
Note: My PSV is on 3.36 when I followed this. I can vouch the method to work.
don’t works…
3.36 world of pool, psp 6.60
again i understand not ef0 only ms0 wop push select recovery plugin wop 1 rester device psp pspgo 6.20 pro-b10 wop creater wifi ps vita ark working 😀 thanks
I’m on 3.36.. how do I make a custom buble?. So I don’t have to use my psp go everything I want to run the xploit.
As I been told, we have to go through a long process to do so, requiring some editing files hacking, and configuring files, such as keys and data,.
Others say oh it takes only a few mins, but not all of us here are THAT tech savy and don’t have the patience or drive.
At least if Wololo or Z created a tutorial for THIS HACK only for custom bubbles, we can start to learn and follow at least knowing we won’t mess anything up.
Smells like a $10 PSN code to me…
Follow this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg3Y7_ohQ14
But use the ARK2.iso from this post instead of a game:
http://wololo.net/talk/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=41467
IMPORTANT NOTE! Make sure to back up Pool Hall Pro or World of Pool with qcma first! That way if something goes wrong you can restore the game from the backup.
Another note, there’s been at least one report that PHP doesn’t work with that ARK iso, so please report back if it works or doesn’t work for you, and which game/region you’re using.
Of course, if you have other PSP games on the device, you can try using any of them too, just also make sure to back them up first.
Please tell me we will get a auto app or a tutorial to create bubbles using THIS POOL HALL PRO/WORLD OF POOL exploit. Really we need one so others can use this on the go, unless we have to carry our PSP.
and How to switch to a different Menu, not this PRO black screen menu.
Sorry to ask for so much, so far I am grateful to play ISOs at least again.
Can someone tell me the name of this ARK or ARK menu I am new to this, since my last exploit was Persona 2 exploit lol
Alice: You sure know much knowledge on this, so what is the video link for ARK and how is this a eboot when we directly have the official game on the Vita(yes stupid question) or do we have to use the ISO instead? and put it on the Vita?
I do have the ISO on my PSP, and official game format on the Vita.
Mine just freezes and does nothing then gives me C1-2858-3
Help?
Following this video made it worked for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkZO4MdWDHw&feature=youtu.be.
Note: My PSV is on 3.36 when I followed this. I can vouch the method to work.
I must be stupid or something i just don’t get the whole adding a plugin to my psp CFW 6.00. i watched videos on how to do it. the plug won’t show up if anyone can help that would be great.
I can try to help.
So on your PSP’s root folder, if one isn’t already there create a folder called “seplugins”.
Now move the file “php_adhoc_exploit.prx” into that folder, it will be called something else if you have the European version.
Now open notepad, in notepad paste this in “ms0:/seplugins/php_adhoc_exploit.prx 1” save the notepad as “GAME.TXT” save this in the seplugins folder too.
Okay now that you have all of that set up IIRC you should be good to go, now on your PSP press select on go to the plugins and make sure it is active.
I am pretty sure that is all
thats what i did and the plug does not show up
I’m running 6.60 PRO-C2 i messed up when i looked.
hmm it should work if you did all of that, although I am running 6.60 Pro-B10. I don’t know what else to tell you I am not very knowledgeable with this exploit. Hopefully someone else will come and help you. Good luck 🙂
Does this exploit also work on FW 3.15? That’s what I’m on and it keeps freezing at the gray screen. Used FW 3.36 files
You’d be better off with a different exploit. Look at the games on this list.
http://www.zload.net/bilder/PSVita/VitaExploitChart.png
Yes. thanks for the reply!
I found that out just after asking. Used Go! Sudoku and it works just fine 🙂
And after the proces is ok, I get a menu black and white letters. What do I have to do? When I close the game is not hacked my Vita.
I dont know what to do after exploit for CFW.
Try again I understand not ef0 only ms0 seplugin game.txt wop.prx 1 , wop.iso PSP/SAVEDATA know,
PSPgo 6.20 pro- b10 5g launch wop create wifi on ps vita wop joint ark working 😀 thanks
Okay I think I have one last question, I got it to work, and have gotten ISO’s onto my vita, but is there a way once you enter an ISO to return to the menu, to play a different ISO, rather then quitting Pool, then re doing the hack? I am sure there has to be a way….
L+R+Start+Down for anyone else wondering
Hey thanks, this fixed it. Why it would work this way is really odd though. Anyone care to explain why it does that?
So even after reading some comments, how the heck do I get the savefiles on the vita? Im using 3.36, and I downloaded QCMA and its not doing anything. My vita is in airplane mode too, and it keeps saying cant connect to my pc. I DLed QCMA, ran the patch, and nothing is showing up still. Anyone able to help?
What worked for me was to go to Advanced Settings in QCMA, and disable every setting except “Disable USB monitoring”. Lemme know if that works or doesn’t.
I got the save file on the system. thanks. But now when trying the exploit, I keep getting the C1-2858-3 error
Yeah, I’m having the same problem. Hopefully something will be worked out soon.
I am also having the same issue on 3.36 until I followed the method shown in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkZO4MdWDHw&feature=youtu.be. I already got mine exploited. My only problem right now is how to make a custom bubble of the exploit.
Is there any reason why I’m getting kicked out to the home screen when I try to run .iso backups? I moved them to the ISO folder on the root with PSP Filer. I set the mode to Game Image, but when I hit start to run a game it just dies on me and I have to restart PHP.
Let me know if anyone has found a solution please.
Thanks
Its strange how I never had the problem to activate the CFW, but meh I will also use the new files as for creating a bubble Ok I’m going to try this Alice, we use the Ark2 fake ISO as the game? but is that the base game or we need to use another game?> an which mini should we use a defaullt mini or psp game???
How do we change the menu? I want to replace the eboot but I don;t know where to get better menus to use.
So fix works for me, but cmon, can someone tell me how to change the menu so we can use recovery mode to switch on pluggins unless you can’t?
*learns to create custom bubble* it’s like school all over again O_o
I followed the procedure to create the custom bubble, and I am confused, the video is showing two base games instead of one and I don’t kbnow which game to use as baseand what Ark 2 does,
we really need a sperate video just for this hack.
I wont be ungrateful as i said numerous times, we at least get to use our ISOs
I have been getting this error (c1-2858-3) even with the recent update of the exploit for 3.36 PS Vita. But following this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkZO4MdWDHw&feature=youtu.be, I managed to have my unit exploited. Now I can play PSP ISOs on my PS Vita.
I now await for a tutorial for this hack to make the custom bubble and await for other ways to finally get back to all our homebrew, but we to use our ISO’s (k i wont say this again lol)
Do you have access to the ProShell menu already(Black screen with white letters)? If so you can use psp filer within the menu, that can help you install ARK-2 eCFW as a bubble. If you are interested check out the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QPkqLURT8I, this video was made by The Z, so give him and Qwikrazor87 the credit.(Remember that this video shows you how to access ARK without the need of constantly using a second device. Only on 3.36, not 3.50, hoped this helped a bit.)
I tried to follow that vid, and it doesn’t help I cant do this, it’s not directly on this hack, and I
m getting confused with those two games and what the ARK2 is,
also it as long process, we need a hack tutorial based on this.
Sorry for the late reply, not sure if you will read this, first up ARK-2 is a eCFW(emulated custom firmware) it is not like ePSP(emulated playstation portable). Second, this World Of Pool/Pool Hall Pro exploit is the same exact thing as ARK-2. With the exploit you should be able to get PSP Filer and run it from the exploit. The video I sent you is how to install ARK-2 as a bubble(again, it’s the same thing as the exploit). Since only The Z, that I know of, had a special patched PSP Filer able to run on the official firmware he was one of the only people capable of showing ARK-2 on 3.36. Although, now since the new exploit was released you are also capable of running ARK-2 from a bubble. Only difference is that he will be using the special patched PSP Filer and you will be using the one ran from your exploit. I hope this made things more clear, this is rather a more complicated way of doing it, but it’s also the only way I found. So until an official tutorial comes out, I wish you the best of luck.
Still not working, throwing (C1-2858-3) error and i tried the airplane mode and everything. tried reformatting vita too.
Me too, seems like everyone (most people) are getting this error…
IS ANYBODY GOING TO FIX THIS ISSUE ? 🙁
i still cant get this hack working.. tried copying the files over and over again.. still i cant get it working.. if i have issue with he psp plugins, why can i get the blank screen and he repeating sound? short after the blank screen i get red screen followed with the game exiting. plz someone help me..
maybe imhaving issue with corrupt download. would anyone provide a md5 for the archive?
I second that request.
hey guys, my PS VITA 3.36 does not found my PSP 6.20 PRO B10.
I already follow all instruction,i found a problem that makes my psp to shutdown.
I think that is related what plugins are activated:
im using this configuration on GAME.txt
ms0:/seplugins/PCT2.prx 0
ms0:/seplugins/AdHocToUSB.prx 0
ms0:/seplugins/screenshotbmp.prx 1
ms0:/seplugins/php_adhoc_exploit.prx 1
maybe the second one is the problem…
Make sure that both your PSP and PSV unit can connect to the internet just fine.
Okay so to run eboots, you basically put it in PSP > GAME>FOLDER>EBOOT.whatever then you turn PSP into a .ZIP Rename it INSTALL.ZIP put it in a save… and then what? it shows up but how do I use it? Sorry for all the questions…
Don’t zip the file. I’m not sure if PSP Filer knows how to work with zips, and you don’t need to zip it anyway.
The main things seem to be that the filenames that you transfer can’t be too long. For example, when I tried to transfer “Makai Kingdom – English.iso”, it failed (disappeared after transferring it), but when I renamed it to “MKENG.ISO” it worked, and I was able to move it out of the savegame folder into a better one.
Another thing to note, is that the eboot files (EBOOT.PBP) can be placed pretty much anywhere. They don’t need to be in the PSP/GAME folder.
To run them with the default ARK menu, just switch it to “Application” mode with the left and right buttons, navigate to the eboot, and press start.
You can even change the name of the eboot. i.e. I renamed PSP Filer to “FILER.PBP” to make it easier to spot when it was in a folder with other PBP files.
One minor note to anyone who’s not familiar with *nix style systems, is that the “..” file entry means “go up one folder”.
Huh I read tutorials to like zip it and stuff, I guess that is for the other vita hacks, or older versions or something. Anyways thank you for helping me, and other people on here out 🙂
Thanks i have gotten the 138 menu to work on this.