VitaShell 1.92 (and 1.91) released – Support for FW 3.68, new files can be created, ability to mount gamesd as ux0 and more!
On Saturday, TheFlow revealed that he’ll be releasing his FW 3.65-3.68 hack, which he developed through an entry point Freakler found, on the 1st of July (2018)! Without a doubt, we need VitaShell to work on FW 3.68 devices so of course, VitaShell got updated.
What is VitaShell?
VitaShell is an all-in-one file manager for hacked PSVita and PSTV consoles developed by TheFlow. This homebrew has been around since the Rejuvinate days (FW 3.5x) and it’s evolved quite a lot since then.
These features include:
- An FTP Server to copy files over to your device
- Ability to use your PSVita as a mass storage device (i.e a pendrive) so that you can easily and quickly copy files from your PC over USB
- Theme support so that you don’t get bored of the default look
- A text editor, picture viewer and QR code reader
- Many other features like the ability to copy files between partitions, open various types of archives and refresh LiveArea
What got updated/added in VitaShell 1.92?
VitaShell 1.92 and 1.91, which was released a few hours before, bring along:
- Support for FW 3.68 – This is very important as this FW will be hacked in 13 days’ time! – 1.91
- The ability to create new blank files. This feature is useful if you need to create a *.txt file or some other configuration file. – 1.91
- You can now go back to the base directory (/) if you press the L trigger when opening VitaShell BUT this isn’t working on v1.92 for me! -1.91
- You can now mount gamesd (presumably this refers to the device in your game cart slot) to ux0: – This addition probably has something to do with SD2Vita support on FW 3.67/8. – 1.92
- A bug that caused VitaShell to run out of memory has been fixed. – 1.92
Conclusion
Remember, while this update adds support for FW 3.68, you can’t use it on that firmware just yet. This is because you need to wait for TheFlow to release his hack first so hang in there for another 13 days!
If you encounter any issues, report them to TheFlow on the GitHub link below.
VitaShell 1.92 GitHub page (manual download link + changelog): https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW/VitaShell/releases/latest
TheFlow’s donation link (it’s in the README itself. Yes, the email has the word Cinderella in it but TheFlow has confirmed that it’s legitimate 🙂): https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW/Adrenaline/blob/master/readme.md
TheFlow’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/theflow0
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Looking forward for the release of new hack
Keep up the Good Work.
Always awesome to have new features on VitaShell
I’m on the edge of my seat waiting! Soo happy to finally be able to get some homebrew and SD2VITA
Nice:)
“You can now go back to the base directory (/) if you press the L trigger when opening VitaShell BUT this isn’t working on v1.92 for me! ”
Worked for me. Press and hold it a little bit after you open VitaShell. Holding too early won’t work, just tapping it once may not work either.
Is this what I’ll need to run games that require higher firmwares? I’m still running 3.60 and not sure if I can stay on it and run those games with these updates or not.
Couple of slight Issues on 1.92: Version is displayed as 1.9, and when you Open the Bubble, it just Displays a White Image Preview and a plain Color Page.
Also, for those who get a 256GB Card for their SD2Vita, the Space Used/Space Available Info is Incorrect. The Total Space is correct (238GB Card), but no matter how much Space is Used, it will always show that you have no Space available left on it, same with Adrenaline unless you Delete a few Items from within Adrenaline. Then you can Add them back, but still keep the Displayed Space Available from when you made the Deletion.
I think this has to do with how the Card is Formatted, since the 256GB Card I have in my PSVSD shows the Info correctly. Not to mention, I tested a 200GB Card in the SD2Vita, and it did the same thing.
i have been waiting for theflow to do his ultimate magic so i could finally donate a large amount to cover each new step made, from the early days till July 1st 2018! wooohooo!
hope others will follow in my footsteps.
how to install it on your firmware 3.67