How to Install Homebrew on TN-V11
You got your shiny, new TN-V11 installed, you are ready to go, but hey, you just noticed you can’t run homebrews. Welcome aboard.
Vita firmware 3.50 restricts write access to /PSP/GAME folder and this messes with TN-V11 for installing/running homebrew as TN-V11 tries to install them to /PSP/GAME folder and fails miserably. Even though things are more simple for 3.3x firmwares, you might still be having problems for installing homebrew. Here are some ways to run your homebrew on TN-V11 both on 3.50 and 3.3x firmwares. Keep in mind that these are not fool-proof, step-by-step tutorials. I am just giving you directions, you need to have some general knowledge. If not, you can always use /talk forums to seek the information you need. Also, even though i tried to confirm what i write as much as i can, there might still be errors. If one method doesn’t work for you, try another one. WARNING: Be sure you have a backup of your exploit game on your PC before applying any of the methods below.
INSTALL ZIP Method: (Doesn’t work on 3.50)To prepare INSTALL.ZIP, first create a PSP folder, in it create a GAME folder, in it create a folder named with your homebrew name in CAPS, in it put the EBOOT.PBP of the homebrew you want. Then compress the PSP folder as zip with store compression option and name the compressed file as INSTALL.ZIP. You have to copy the INSTALL.ZIP to the TN-V11’s own savedata folder, not to the game savadata folder. In our example it is TNV_54321 folder. So the INSTALL.ZIP should be in TNV_54321 folder in QCMA‘s savedata folder. Also use QCMA to transfer your stuff, not CMA (Open CMA). Here are some ready made INSTALL.ZIP files from SMOKE. Go to PSVita, TNV, Apps section. Needed INSTALL.ZIP file is within the RAR files. Original thread for these ready homebrews at /talk is here
Convert Homebrew to ISO method:
Alternatively you can convert your homebrews to ISO and use them that way. For this, use EBOOT2ISO to convert your EBOOT.PBP to iso file structure. After that, start UMDGEN, drag and drop the directory eboot2iso just created (PSP_GAME directory) and choose File> save as>uncompressed .ISO to create your ISO file. You can then transfer your ISO either via FTP to /ISO folder or name it as GAME.ISO and put it in TNV_54321 savedata folder and transfer via QCMA. Also here are some pre-made ISO files if you need. I can’t guarantee they will work though. The method to create ISO files i described above works well. If you want some screenshots, here is an Italian guide. Pictures are demonstrative enough. Thanks @OrionGamesonic for that.
VHBL Method:
You can also use VHBL for your homebrews. This way you shouldn’t have problems saving your emu’s configs, adding roms etc. Get the zip from here. Transfer the VHBL.ISO (put it in TNV_54321 folder) and VHBL01234 savedata folder (do not put it in TNV_54321 folder, put it into the folder where all your other PSP savedata files are, similar to how you put TNV_54321 folder while you setup TN-V11) to your Vita via QCMA (or FTP if you are confident enough.) Install the VHBL.ISO from within TN-V11 if you transferred it via the QCMA. VHBL uses ms0:/PSP/VHBL/ folder for homebrew access unless stated otherwise in HBLCONF.TXT. You can transfer your homebrew to that folder via FTP or via INSTALL.ZIP method. Put the INSTALL.ZIP into the VHBL save directory, or any other save directory for transferring. You can then browse to that directory in VHBL and install it from there. The VHBL was posted by qwikrazor87 in this thread, i just repackaged it and got rid of the patapon 2 save to avoid confusion.
Homebrew Loader Method:
Sometime ago, qwikrazor87 posted a homebrew loader mainly for creating homebrew bubbles. It can run any homebrew from a given path. As we have restricted access to PSP/GAME folder, we can use this homebrew loader for running our homebrews from another folder. Go to here for the homebrew loader. Modify the PATH.TXT so that it points your homebrew. Avoid using PSP/GAME folder, a good example might be this “ms0:/PSP/VHBL/VITAFTP/FBOOT.PBP” You can then save the ISO via UMDGEN. You don’t have to sign the ISO as we are going to use TN-V11 to boot it. Transfer your new ISO to your Vita, FTP your homebrew to the path you entered in the PATH.TXT (or install it via another method if you can) and boot the newly transferred homebrew loader ISO from within TN-V11. Thanks qwikrazor87 for the method and Indispensable1108 for the confirmation that it works on TN-V11 3.50.
Recovery Mod Option:
If you absolutely cannot use any of the methods above, this will let you run one homebrew. It can also be used to boot VitaFTP or PSP Filer to setup your stuff. Download the homebrew EBOOT.PBP you want, rename it to RECOVERY.PBP and put it in the save folder of TN-V11 (TNV_54321), transfer it to your Vita. After you boot TN-V11, press select, go to Recovery Menu and choose run program at /TNV_54321/RECOVERY.PBP. Keep in mind that this isn’t a real solution, it is just a temporary way to setup your stuff for using other methods and find a good way to install your homebrew.
Hope that solves your problems.
You might have some unexpected errors. I try to test my stuff, but as i am on 3.18, this mainly consists info from what i gathered at original /talk thread linked here.
Will do this when I get home.
Hello, I have a question. Is there any way to play psone games on tn-v11 in 3.50?
Sorry for my bad english.
Way to play? -Yes
Perfect Sound? No lagging? -Not Yet, Maybe on Tn-V12
Thats good news to me. Can you give some advise on how to do it? Is Tn-x working on 3.50?
Thanks. Sorry for my bad english.
Of course, I’m happy to help… Unfortunately tn-x doesn’t work for 3.50!
But you can always use tn-v for it… Of course, sound is quite lagged!
You only have to convert your ps one game ISO image to EBOOT. PBP using psx2psp (search on Google) and transfer to your PSP/GAME folder
If you are Brazilian you can PM me for Portuguese talking.
You were close, but I am argentinian 🙂
Thanks for the advise. Its a shame that sound doesnt work right. There is a compatibility list or something like that?
Oi, pode me ajudar gpodgl@hotmail.com
jose i think you need to watch this link and read the comments it helps me a lot now i can play psx games on TNV11 😀
Im still in 3.18… Gladiator Begins exploit… and TNX for PSone… via Tekken 2… it is a good choice to update…? Nahhhhh….My only suffering is my MemCard… just 8 fuc*ing GB…!! Here in Chile 16 GB and up MemCards are so hard to find… any ideas where and how can i get one…?
Your best bet is to pick one up on Amazon or Ebay.
im on ARK-3 and tn-v11. i have 3.55 fw w/ the miyama chronicles exploit. the only homebrew i somehow got to work was an nes emulator. my internet is down so i tried using the mobile hotspot from my phone for vitaftp. it doesnt work. i cannot figure out how to transfer files with QCMA. can u please help me? thanks…
Update? Only if you wanna loose your Ps One Loader and have a lot of headache trying to transfer anything (1- of course not if you follow this range of options tutorial) (2- anyway its more complicated to do).
Don’t update your vita you’ll be grateful you didn’t when vitasploit comes out a yr from now to 10yrs from now. Plus haven’t seen anything interesting for the vita yet.
About the Ps One Loader… by now there’s no way to play ps one games with perfect sound using tn-v!
I’m still in 3.18 to, and I will not update until ps one is working properly!
Just in case, I already bought Ape Escape On The Loose and download to my ps3, when I think it’s time to update it will be there!
Thank you RePrep for this amazing explanation… Although 3.50 won’t help with these limitations, we ALL are seeing that you (I mean, you all… wololo.net team) are working to give us several ways to make hay while the sun shines with ours psv!
Tried the ISO method with PSPFiler – didn’t work. Converted EBOOT.PBP from the GAME150 folder into directory structure with eboot2iso then created an iso using UMDGEN with PSP_GAME as its contents (from the eboot2iso conversion).
Where did I go wrong?
Try the VHBL method, it and runs works 100% (I used regular CMA because I had trouble with QCMA) though, I have NO IDEA on how store emulators in VHBL through TN-V11. I’d wish someone would make a tutorial for that though!
I keep going into the TNV-11 PSP and installing VHBL, but wheN I open filer and go to transfer INSTALL.ZIP in PSP\GAME the VHBL isn’t there. Any ideas?
Use vita ftp I’ve been having your same problem with the vhbl for weeks. It seems as though no one (famous hackers) wants to truly given us valid information for installing emulators in TN-V11 3.50
im on ark-3 and tn-v11. i have 3.55 fw w/ the miyama chronicles exploit. the only homebrew i somehow got to work was an nes emulator. my internet is down so i tried using the mobile hotspot from my phone for vitaftp. it doesnt work. i cannot figure out how to transfer files with qcma. can u please help me? thanks…
GAME150 is a test eboot don’t use it. Just use GAME
Hi I thought their was a loader that was able to load ps1 eboots?
I think it could be better if we just create separated folder with homebrews for eCFW…
I did it for myself:
ms0:/ePSP/GAME/
How to enable theme folder on tnv-11?
Add “THEME” folder under “PSP” and a “cxmb” folder (same directory as seplugings) make sure your vsh.txt in seplugins points correctly to “cxmb” folder you added.
can confirm this method works for me on 3.36 thx alot 😀
I have tried the recovery method. But pspfiler is unable to rename, move or copy in 3.50. And I remember see someone has stated that already.
I am on 3.36 and was having the same issue… what works for me is to install VBHL and load FTP up from within it (Im starting VBHL in TNV). For 3.36, FTP within VBHL has full read/write access to “PSP” and “GAME” folders.
Or, can boot ARK2 and then VitaFTP, Then you can do whatever you want in /PSP/GAME.
Actually, i think, TN-V11 is useful only for (some) PS1 games if you want to play with sound. For any other cases ARK2 does it’s job fully.
“Or, can boot ARK2 and then VitaFTP, Then you can do whatever you want in /PSP/GAME.”
That only works on 3.36 and lower though, doesn’t it?
As far as I can tell, it went like this:
Below 3.36 there was no write protection.
On 3.36, there was write protection of the PSP folder built into the PSP mode kernel, which could be gotten around by either renaming the PSP folder before moving files, or by getting kernel access and simply removing the write protection code.
On 3.50 the write protection is likely built into the Vita kernel, so getting kernel access in PSP mode does not matter, as it’s the Vita kernel blocking the writes. Hence all the trouble folks have been having.
Note that I’ve not actually examined the code in the exploits, as that’s a bit above my experience level, so this may not be 100% accurate.
INSTALL ZIP Method: (Doesn’t work on 3.50 and 3.36)
just use the iso method 🙂
I can confirm that INSTALL.ZIP works on VHBL and Ark-2 on 3.36.
I can confirm that INSTALL.ZIP don’t work on TN-V11 on 3.36.
It works fine if you have VHBL, and PSPFILER use INSTALL.ZIP and simply transfer the hombrew to PSP/GAME….to use homebrew on TNV-11. The homebrew must be in EBOOT.PBP which is for TNV, NOT ARK2 or it will show corrupt file while in XMB
Works and tested…
Anyone tested whichever way above that allow 3.50 to rename or copy files please reply here. Thanks!
3.50 TN-V11
i’m install cxmb and TN VSH MENU to Enabled
but setting-theme not see 6.60ctf file
Can anyone help me? Immature English sorry
Welcome to the club brother… I been asking the same thing..
Then i’m on 3.50 with tn-v I can install my zip via vhbl,i can launch my psp game too,there no problem but just one thing seem to be ashame is that, with gbsp,xsnes, save state didn’t work,and save game too but Nowhere guy seem help
the link in VHBL only shows compatibility to 2.60. Will it work with 3.50? I’m using the Ape Escape exploit and already have TNV 11 installed. Does anybody have his link to the repackaged VHBL with the Patapon 2 save removed? The thread has over 40 pages and the last post is 2 days older than this post. :/
Nevermind. I didn’t see the 3rd link in the post. Colour me stupid.
Which is easiest to do? I’ve tried the VHBL method and it just can’t detect the Emulators I have put into a INSTALL.ZIP file. I’m very confused. I am on TN-V11 Firmware 3.50.
Welcome to the club friend, having the same EXACT problem.
Convert eboots to ISO method is amazing.
I said this before on other threads of this but
Convert your tools as in psp filer or vita ftp.
Transfer your ISO’S
This is so worth it for ISO’s.
II am enjoying playing my PSP games again.
Have you tried on the GPSP? I heard that the ISO method doesn’t work with that emulator.
is this working?
Can confirm that the VHBL method works for me on 3.36 with TN-V11 managed to get both Bookr and Gpsp working. Failed with Pspfiler though. It installs but when I start it it just gives me blue screen of death and goes back to VHBL but that might be a problem on my part.
The original way of just using INSTALL.ZIP without VHBL did not work for me though.
HOW’D YOU GET IT TO WORK LOL???? I’VE BEEN ASKING THAT QUESTION FOR WEEKS!
Anybody can create a gpsps iso and give us please thanks
I dunno how it goes by emulators or other homebrew. As I know it can’t just be an ISO.
I tried to do that with Divi dead homebrew.
All I know is the tools to access your PSP ISO folder, to add your PSP ISO’s.
Any news on the Hot Brain TN-V fix? Only Numblast and another game was fixed, afaik. Thanks 🙂
Confirmed VHBL method works, but the INSTALL.ZIP method for 3.50 for install emulators in VHBL doesn’t work though.
Confirmed. Installed VHBL. Have FTP installed inside VHBL because I cannot transfer any ISO files to the TNV folder (which is odd because I did it to install VHBL). Using FTP to transfer Homebrew ISO to TNV savegame folder for install. Installs fine and runs (Picodrive) I can run games in the emulator but I can’t save any settings or savegame states while running it from TNV.
Copying the homebrew folder into VHBL directories works, but VHBL doesn’t give the option to install. This is on 3.50
1000% Right this has been happening to me for weeks.
Does the homebrew ISO avalible to download work on TNV-11 3.50????
Tried it out I dont think it does???
Hello. Can anyone please help me with my psvita .Im nat sure what to do.. Pls..
psp filer goes back to ps vita home screen when I try to open it. not sure if this is a bug or what. im on 3.50 using ark. any help would be nice.
Same thing has been happening to me. Try out the EBOOT to ISO method for PSP Filer on ARK2,
I’ve been trying unsuccessfully this VHBL Method on installing Homebrew on TN-V11 for FW 3.50. Keeps getting error. I’ts hard being a newbie…. I give up!!!
Useand install picodrive to VHBL in the VHBL1234 folder. lol don’t give up so easily.
VHBL METHOD: STEP BY STEP GUIDE.
1.Download VHBL.ISO and VHBL1234 from the VHBL METHOD PARAGRAPH ABOVE.
2..Place VHBL.ISO in the TNV_54321 folder.
3. Place VHBL1234 into your PS Vita save data folder.
This is an Example: C:\Users\MLGSuperSanic\Documents\PSVita\PSAVEDATA\dc271be123456\You would put VHBL1234 here
NOTICE-[VHBL1234 is the save data needed for VHBL.ISO, so do NOT put into the TNV_54321 folder or any otherin your savedata folder because VHBL1234 is it’s own folder.]
4.OpenCMA is safe to use in this case, but you will need VITAUPDATEBLOCKER.
5.Once you have install vitaupdateblocker.exe on your computer and got it to work with our vita, copy VHBL1234 and TNV_54321 from the psp save data section of cma.
.6 CONGRATS BRO, YOU JUST GOT VHBL ON TN-V11 3.50 or 3.36 on YOUR PS VITA!!!
***[I have made sure this does not go against forum rules]*** No offensive to the rules in matter.
um i just got a ps vita in the box and its 3.30 um what method would work best for me?
also when i try to use the content manager it asks me to connect to sony network and i’m unsure what to do from this point.
The ***Homebrew ISO*** in the “homebrew to ISO” section link to the article is confirmed to -***NOT WORK*** on TN-V11 3.50.
Does anyone know the path to store a PS1 eboot.pbp on the Vita? If it is PSP->GAME->XXXXXX, where do i get the name? I would like to see the game inside the XMB (TNV-11). I will be using VitaFTP to transfer the file
Alright, these hacks works great, here are my 2 cents for people who are wondering:
1. I made separate bubbles for both TN-V and one for VHBL (for quick boot EBOOT homebrew).
– Both through PSP minis as base games.
2. I upload ISO’s and whatnot through “vitaftp” into TN-V savefolder.
3. Inside TN-V I can then install these ISO/* packages to PSP emulator, and remove the ISO from TN-V savefolder.
All is well.
Wonderful work from all the devs helping the community, thank you for reviving my PS TV. 🙂
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