Release: ReNpDrm intends to bring back PSN access to your hacked 3.60 Vita
It’s been impossible to activate a PS Vita on firmware 3.60 for a while, and impossible for people to access the PSN. Developer CelesteBlue (known for ePSP Bubble installer among other releases) has decided to change this with the release of ReNpDrm.
Disclaimer/warning: I haven’t personally tested this at the time of writing, and the release is fresh enough that we don’t have enough feedback whether this is functional or not. In general, I’d personally advise people against accessing Sony’s network (online gaming, trophies, the store, etc…) on a hacked console, as this is against their Terms and Conditions, and could get your account (or console) banned. The author states that the risk of a ban is low, but it’s clear to me that if Sony want to detect whether your console is hacked or not when you access their services, they have the technical means to do it. When accessing their network, play by their rules.
ReNpDrm consists in 2 plugins for your HENkaku enabled PS Vita:
ReStore lets you access the PSN and download content from the PS Store, as well as play games online. This basically brings back the online functionality you would get if you were on the latest firmware. This is useful for anyone running a PS Vita on 3.60.
The second plugin, ReNpDrm, lets you use fake activation data to keep the console “locally” activated, which will let you play the games you legally own, even if your console has been deactivated. This is useful for people whose vita has been deactivated.
In other words, this release lets you enjoy your own games as if you were on the latest firmware.
But to be clear, this is not a plugin that will let you play games that have a technical requirement to run on the latest firmware, and this is not a plugin that will let you play games that you don’t own. In other words, it does not enable piracy. Nevertheless, as stated above, accessing the PSN with a hacked console is a breach of Sony’s T&Cs, so proceed at your own risk.
Below are demo videos from CelesteBlue, showing the ReStore functionality and ReNpDrm respectively:
Download and install ReNpDrm
The two plugins can be downloaded on custom protocol here: ReStore – ReNpDrm
ReNpDrm is installed and run like any other plugin on HENKaku, by copying the files to ux0:/tai, and editing the config.txt file. French Site Custom Protocol have a complete tutorial (in French) at the source link below for those interested.
Source: CelesteBlue & Custom Protocol
I’m gonna try this right now… and first
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I don’t understand any of this anymore. Ever since I couldn’t activate my vita I basically gave up on it. where can I find a tutorial, lookingat that wall of text only confuses me when I click the plugin. no download started, just a page.
Check on CelestBlue’s twitter in reply.
.skprx put it under *Kernel , .suprx put in under *ALL.
Just create the new line for *ALL if not exist.
yeah, u cant download it directly via psvita. Use your pc for download instead.
actually, you can, just need one plugin and should be fine
How should the text file look? I’ve tried installing some plugins, but the config file appears like one continuous line, and I’m never sure if I put in the file paths correctly.
i’ve been cornfused ‘bout the “activated/deactivated” thing. how do you know if your Vita is either? i play a Vita game and trophies pop, so this means i am “activated” ? but i can’t download anything i purchased from psn so does that mean i am “deactivated” ?
(using Ensō 3.60)
Right now anyone with Enso or TAIHEN v10 can play all the games they have on their memory or backed up in the PC, what you can’t do is either activate your console (if you reset your VITA or delete act.dat). If you can play those games that means you are activated, but if you try to download games or anything from the PSN store you will get an error of E-8something, because Sony uses a method to detect if you have 3.60 and refuses to let you download or activate anything. Those 2 plugins give you back that by manipulating your act.dat (renpdrm) so you can activate your console again and sign the games you download (which means back up your act.dat even if you don’t run the risk of bans) and spoof the store and sony’s servers into letting you download again (restore). You need to reactivate your console after following the instructions for the plugins so you get a manipulated act.dat.
So I have enso, is there a difference between an “activated” VITA vs game(s) that requires a PSN check to play the game? I can’t play some games that were “free” via PS+ subscription, but I CAN play some games i purchased through PSN… I have not tried to log into PSN ever since I began using the original henkaku hacks.
TRy downloading any game from the PSN store if it says an error code while trying to download a free demo or game then your PS VITA is not activated and if it continues on and downloads anything from the PSN store your PS VITA is activated
What does this mean “In other words, this release lets you enjoy your own games as if you were on the latest firmware”. Does this mean I can play newly released games as long as I buy a physical copy of it? I know new games require you to be on the latest firmware, but will this bypass this restriction?
No. This does not let you play games that *require* the latest firmware, sorry about the unclear statement. It lets you play games you purchased, which you cannot do normally if your console is deactivated.
DO NO have the ACT.DAT in the tm0:npdrm/ folder. Does not work with out it. Creating a fake act.dat doesn’t work either. Is there another program/plugin you need prior to this to make the act.dat?
ok, I got it to work. I reinstalled Enso. Checked config.txt to see that
*ALL
ux0:tai/restore.suprx
Had a # in the front. Went back into PSN Account / Activation / Game Activate and now it’s all good.
– Install the plugins and edit the config.txt.
– Restart your VITA
– Then login into PSN under VITA-settings.
– Open the PS Store, if you can access the Store, download any free theme and install it.
– After this, a new act.dat should be available in tm0:npdrm
– Restart the VITA again.
– Try to activate the VITA in PSN-Settings.
From what I read, if correct, you will also need to Disable NoNpDRM. Will not work if it is still running
yeah, u are right 🙂
Mine works fine with NoNpDRM, I have not had an issue activating my PS VITA, I wrote an article down below stating a tiny issue i found about an hour ago, I wanted ark2 so i tried getting a psp demo and ran into that tiny issue so i tried what i said an boom it worked and for others not wanting to go that way you can use CelesteBlue EPSP bubble installer the use CelesteBlue ARK2 fast installer and then it will allow you to use ARK2 with VHBL and ONEMENU, Another great CelesteBlue creation
Pretty much rules it out for me.
I have two vita slims one running offical fw one with enso can I download the games to pc from my official vita then use one of the plugins to fake activation on second to play the backups
Yes that is correct as long as both PS VITA systems have the same user account it will work like a charm for you, Happy PS VITA gaming bro
Can we expect unban ? Both ps4 and psvita with ps3 idps xor psid
If it has been a console ban maybe with some expert skills, If it is a profile ban then sorry SOL for all accounts that have been banned, Though with a console ban the PS4 tech might not have the ability to have the bam lifted for the console as SONY and AMD have but a lot of security into that console from the years of seeing what has happen to older consoles but lets keep our fingers crossed that it might be the possible in the future for the PS4 even the PS VITA/TV
It worked well for me, the activation and donwnload of games, jus follow the instruction on twitter, if your downloaded game doesn’t install, turn off the wifi reboot your vita and try again, it worked for me!
I tried that myself and no luck it did not work it could be a possability that the 3g/WIFI PS VITA systems are plauged with what i wrote below.
did you check out that the edited lines in config.txt are ok? at first it dind’t worked and i checked the config file and the *ALL
ux0:tai/restore.suprx line didn’t save. I only had ux0:tai/restore
I did i believe as another person has said my PSVITA might have gone backwards or the plugin i used for the SD2VITA is not the correct one and that i might have to use the other SD2VITA plugin to fix my issue, Thanx for the help bro
if i download a game i get (E-80558325))
Recheck if you have done every step correctly to enable the plugins that are friend CelesteBlue has provided us also check his twitter page for more info on how to go about using the plugins even futher more go to the website that he has provided with the tutorial if you can not understand full french just copy paste the website link into google search then once it shows up with your search list click on translate vola tutorial comes up in english
HI all so i found out a little issue with both plugins, If your an SD2VITA user they both work except you can not download your games it will show that your game is downloading but once it tries to install it says error can not download, I found that the SD2VITA adapter can be detected by the PSN store which blocks the ability to install any legit games to the SD2VIta that goes for apps too, even if i try to place the plugins with the config file into ur0 along side the ux0 folder under both ti or just one in one folder but not the other it will not work, the only way around is to use your original PS VITA memory card and download the game or app to it then back it up to your pc then send it back to you SD2Vita memory card stopping the error that is recived, Hopefully this will help many users and hopefully are friend CelesteBlue can find a way to overcome that tiny issue, Not saying that it is bad heck no CelesteBlue im proud of you bro you are a champion and i thank you with all my heart, Keep up the great work
There are many varieties of the SD2Vita plugin. Try the version that mount the SD2Vita at UX0: and doesn’t mount the original memory card. I am not sure but maybe the content in the UMA0: confused the Vita (since that place is reserved for cartridges) and caused games unable to install.
Thanx Bro I will defo give that a shot I never thought of that scenario, Will try in a bit
Can I get a little help in figuring out my config.txt file? Everything is on a single line in wordpad, and I’m wondering if there are places where it might be safe to insert a line break or something, for ease of understanding. (for instance, anytime I see an * symbol? Or a # symbol)
This does not work for me, deactivated my vita and then reactivated it. Still comes up with a download error. I can’t delete my act.dat file either.
I’ve done every and all the steps above that I could.
Any help?
Do u have latest v3.0 version?
Yeah I just updated to v4.2 and did everything again. Still nada, but now the kicker is that when I open up the Playstation Store, once it loads the page up, then it immediately closes.
I think the big problem here is that when I check the rendrpm_log.txt it doesn’t actually confirm that it has spoofed my act.dat. It says that I have a valid act.dat.
Tried deleting my act.dat and deactivating my vita. No dice.
Are you using the SD2VITA adapter we need a little bit more info on your issue and from thier we can help more
Nah I am not using the SD2VITA adapter.
It says in my rendrpm_log.txt that I have a valid act.dat, so I think that is the problem.
Since the log is meant to say that it has spoofed my act.dat successfully but I have no idea how to get around it.
Especially since trying to move/delete my act.dat doesn’t work. I’ve already deactivated my vita once, and then reactivated it. Still nothing with the store works. Updated to the latest ReStore plugin, and now the Playstation store opens and then immediately closes.
well, i goofed, since i didn’t read the twitter post, i kinda did it backwards. i put renpdrm under all, and now my vita locks up on the enso logo, and loops into safe mode when i try to turn it off, unable to do anything. am i gonna have to format memory card and start over?
No,just keep pressing R1+L1 at boot
unfortunately, i did reformat and all that. and now the plugin doesn’t seem to even work, since now it looks like i don’t have the previous activation files anymore. i assume that’s now the plugin works, reworking old files. i got both active, i can browse psn store, but activation won’t work
Is there also a new way to access psn with fw 3.60?
This is the new way of being able to activate and access the PSN store on the PS VITA on CFW 3.60
Is there also a new way to access psn with fw 3.63?
Give the plugins a shot on the CFW 3.63 though if I am sure that you must be on CFW 3.60 ENSO in order to benifit from theses great plugins
Works PERFECT!!! TYVM!!
Does reNPdrm work if the console doesn’t have an account on that console?
Anyone else having problems where you open the PS STORE on the VITA and then it just closes after a few seconds?
well i got a PS VITA FAT + SD2VITA ( wich is 128gb ) so i tryd x times with config in ur0 and ux0 evrything didnt work
then i readed about uma0 and added there the 2 lines and works flawless now
I can confirm it doesn’t work on my system 3.60 Henkaku -10, and haven’t seen any changes. I still get error E-80558325. I imported the restore and renpdrm files as well as nonpdrm and changed the config file receptively. But the config file could definitely be the colperate, since working with hexidecimal lines is easier said then done.
why does it ask me to update my system?
finally about time.
So will tbis help with remlte olay i cannot use my ps4 anymore on pstv remote olay says updaye ps4 system. Which i do not want to do
So I’ve got this installed to my ur0. I am using an SDtoVita with an adapter. I followed the instructions on http://renpdrm.customprotocol.com/release_page.php and went to my settings to activate. System said ‘activating complete’. So I go to the store and install a free theme to test. It lets me download it (where I used to get the error) but when I go back to the main screen I get a popup saying it could not install and that I should go activate my system. Which I have done but nothing works and I don’t understand why this software is not working no matter what I try.
This is EXACTLY my problem. Have you found a solution yet?
No it still doesn’t work. Good thing is that nonodrm works still with everything else. But it would be nice to get the new stuff working. (and yes I did disable nonodrm while trying to find a fix)
Its not working! Period, Kappa, Amen