TheFloW fixes error C1-2858-3 with Adrenaline, PSP Minis now compatible as base game
Yesterday, Vita scene developer TheFloW released his ePSP CFW for PS Vita 3.60 owners. The release had a few bugs that puzzled several users, and was followed by a few quick patches throughout the day. Today, TheFloW updated Adrenaline once again to fix error C1-2858-3 that many users were having: if you were using a PSP Mini as your base game, it is likely you were seeing this error often. This has now been fixed.
What is Adrenaline for PS Vita
Adrenaline is a piece of software that modifies the official PSP Emulator using taiHEN CFW framework to make it run a PSP 6.61 custom firmware. PSP homebrews and plugins now run on your PS Vita
Features for Adrenaline
What does Adrenaline currently support?
- XMB
- ISO/CSO
- Homebrews
- Plugins
- VshMenu, Recovery menu
Differences between Adrenaline and TN-V?
- Ability to take screenshots using PS + START
- Ability to use the PS button as HOME button
- Ability to use a custom graphics filter
- No file system limitation by using a custom msfs.

Adrenaline running on PS Vita 3.60. Gorgeous picture by @Freakler94 on custom vita by @Nzaki0716
Error C1-2858-3 fixed with new release of Adrenaline
In order to run Adrenaline, users need to own one PSP game on their PS Vita, that they legally acquired from the PSN. The game is hijacked by Adrenaline, meaning gamers won’t be able to use the game for its intended use afterward. Many users typically use a demo or a cheap PSP mini for that purpose. Sadly, Adrenaline had a bug that prevented most features from working when it was installed from some specific games, in particular PSP minis. The new patch fixes error C1-2858-3, which many users encountered due to this original bug.
In particular, if you downloaded Adrenaline yesterday, it is possible you ran into this issue. This new release fixes this.
Download Adrenaline with 661.PBP and C1-2858-3 crash on MINIS FIX
You can download Adrenaline on the project’s official github here.
Source: TheFloW
Yep I thought I have to wait for tomorrow. YES! this fix my problem when I long play Tekken 6 for a minutes or seconds a pop up error C1-2858-3 occur. I use Metal Gear Ops+ as my based game before but the error occur.. Now I do not have to worry about having my tekken crash an error. I now use a mini based game alein zombie minis. And works now like a charm. All I wanted is Tekken 6 anyways ^_^
All I wanted was to play Tekken 6 as well. The vita’s dpad feel weird so idk… -_-
Dead I was also playing Tekken 6
Offline ofc but just got to Tekken Emperor on Devil Jin lol
I just transferred my old psp save with Tekken God Asuka and Xiaoyu.
How do you run Tekken 6? I always get a black screen when i run it, USA region CSO image
Im using a USA cso as well maybe your file is corrupt?
Do not set your Game Overclock to 333. Set it as default. and The Driver should be inferno.
I think imma wait for the final or stable release of taihenkaku probably for now. I don’t have many psp game i want to play atm. I do want to finish setting up my psvita though so i can wait a bit
What do you mean when you say the game won’t be usable any more? I used Persona 3 and after getting into eCFW you can just select it like you would on a PSP and it boots up fine.
Really? I was wondering about this but worried to try incase i created some kind of loop.
Can confirm this works. Glad u wern’t trolling =D
Maybe he meant you can’t use it Again for another purpose while running betahenkaku. But the games still works, if you run the standard henkaku or raw OFW, but who knows which extra modifications are made inside the game folder.
The thing is , It works, I did run a couple of ISO and CSO, and they work, they must be placed at PSPemu/ISO folder.
I had trouble with PBP files, legend of mana gives me an error, so I don’t know if the POPS plug ins are missing, or broken.
Nope, still doesn’t recognize any ISO files in ux0:pspemu/ISO on my vita :-/
rename the iso
Could you elaborate on this? Do you mean use the title ID for the name of the ISO?
Use short names
tried this, one of them is literally just named P3P.ISO
maybe they are in the wrong placE?
I got this installed last night…..Got to play a bit of Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars….forgot how much fun I had with that back in the day….so much like old-school GTA 🙂 (but I do keep trying to use that second analog stick to rotate the camera LOL)
Works like charm for me on a mini (Canabalt)
Okay…what todo with the new adrenaline files that I downloaded now?…
Watch TheZett’s tutorial on you tube its really clear. And please use google =D it is your friend.
I see ur sorted out now, I was slow on the uptake lol
well, thank you , but i’m stuck on the error C1-2858-3 still. I tried everything , deleting the files and re-installing adrenaline,, but still same, i used the fix, but still same…I don not know why.
What to do with the new adrenaline update? , I mean how to remove the error c1-2858-3 , where should i put these files? thanks.
delete the folder ux0:pspemu/adrenaline, after this put que new adrenaline folder on the same place, copy 661.PBP file again and run your psp exploit game.
okay let me do that, thanks.
still same
Well you have the sema problem them i have, i try format the sistem and make all the process again but i still have the erro, we can only wait for now “/
yeah i guess, we just have to wait now.
I change the exploit game and now work, first i use Pool Hall Pra and i have the the erro c1-2858-3, them i format the system, install Ape Escape On The Loose and try again, now the explit work fine, GTA libert city, Megaman maverik hunter X and castlevania work normally, try download another psp demo/game, dont forget to chande the TITTLE in config file.
Try fully reinstalling beta henkaku by holding R when installing it on the browser. then follow the instructions again.
Still have the same error here, i format my vita via Power+Ps butom+R make install everting again but still have de erro C1-2858-3, whem a opem the psp game, i use Pool Hall Pro.
Some times i have to reboot my vita and try again, work for some time, in megaman maverick hunter x the error appears in the first sub-boos in the first level.
Plz anyone can help me?
NUMBLAST is only 43MB (Full game and was an exploit title on FW3.36) and works lovely
Smallest Mini i have is “Impossible Game” at only 10MB and with this fix
THEFLOW = LEGEND
Good luck with your studies and see when you return
I can’t start ps1 games, says “the game couldnt start” or something like that, helppp
That’s because they’re not supported yet. Haven’t you read the initial announcement?
http://wololo.net/2016/11/18/adrenaline-finally-released-psp-goodness-henkaku-users/
These features are not included yet:
– 64MB RAM
– PS1 games support
– Ability to use ur0 as Memory Stick File System
– Savestates
Anyone having issues with pictures not showing when checking the memory card for pics for changing the wallpaper?
Yeh im still gonna stay on 3.36 tn-v cus the new stuff isnt stable and you cant play ps1 games. I can do and play whatever i want with no problems where im at so until something better than what i have comes around i think ill just stay where im at. GREAT WORK THOUGH PEOPLE. THANX FOR THE AMAZING JOBS YALL DONE!
i have done everything to the t with 3 different games and nothing happens other than said game starting. i cant figure out what the heck im doing wrong. the games ive tried are luxor,pool hall pro and gladiator. any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks guys.
Did you rename the OFW 6.61 eboot.pbp to “661.pbp” I had an error when trying to install, then I found the zetts tut.
I haven’t updated to this release. (I don’t need to atm it runs fine over Ape Escape Demo)
>”The game is hijacked by Adrenaline, meaning gamers won’t be able to use the game for its intended use afterward.”
TheFloW has specifically stated that you can run the original game from the XMB afterwards.
i cant play ps1 games, it says “the game couldnt start” or something like that (the problem isnt with the game) helpp??
You already asked this…
That’s because they’re not supported yet. Haven’t you read the initial announcement?
http://wololo.net/2016/11/18/adrenaline-finally-released-psp-goodness-henkaku-users/
These features are not included yet:
– 64MB RAM
– PS1 games support
– Ability to use ur0 as Memory Stick File System
– Savestates
Is possible to acces PSN with henkaku? Wasn`t the psn spoofing broken?
spoof is working i downloaded a demo from the store!
where do the isos go damn no one wants to say even he didnt include it in the readme i already have them in pspemu/psp/iso nothing is there when i launch the cfw???
ux0:/pspemu/ISO
Don’t have weird Japanese names for the iso. Keep the name short.
Here: https://youtu.be/GY_12oCb0ek?t=1869
They did say…. Look waaaaay up. Kind of like on youtube where the comments are always better than the vid, comments here usually give you updates and answers before you need to ask the question. Step 1. Read release. Step 2. Read comments. Step 3. Manly arm pump upon moment of success:-)
Thanks for the quick update! but I’ve tested my ISO games, most of the games are working fine in the first screen but they freeze in the first 5~10 min gameplay. It seems like it still requires some bug fix for me 🙁
the psp mode does not seem to like going to sleep least that’s what i noticed…
Hi there, is anyone able to launch Homebrews, like Emumaster, Deadalus64 or any other Homebrew? I always got that C1-2858-3 error after it stucks at the PSP loading Screen… ISOs and CSOs work both… Any idea?
I got mine working such as RIN and Snes mine are placed in Ux0/pspemu/psp/game and I have older emulators from my psp 1000 model. for me it seems to work fine with RIN, mh gpspkai, s9xTYcm_mod
yeah i have n64 working but so far no luck with infinity cat…anyone?
I don’t know what the heck you did, but just having Adrenaline installed allows me to use the Killzone: Liberation Chapter 5/MP DLC. To test, I removed both the (legitimately acquired) game and DLC, then:
1) Install the base game
2) Launch the game, confirm only 4 chapters available
3) Launch henkaku, launch VitaShell, copy DLC to UX0:/pspemu/PSP/GAME/
4) Launch KZL from LiveArea, select Continue, go to Downloads from main menu (confirming main menu doesn’t say v 1.2)
5) Cancel download, get error “The install failed (80110D0D)”
6) Launch PSPEMU, launch KZL, select Continue, go to Downloads from main menu (confirming main menu doesn’t say v 1.2)
7) Cancel download, get DLC install confirmation!
8) From then on, the DLC appears to work whether I have Henkaku activated or not. Even from LiveArea, without launching into PSPEMU first.
So thank you, TheFloW, that was really the one game I was upset I couldn’t finish on my Vita, and now it looks like I can.
And: The Sharp Bilinear graphics filter looks *really good*. Thanks again!
Nice Even cheats Working now not freezing
Yep to add up. Homebrew App I test works. PSdisp, PSPFiler and so on. I guess this really adopt the concept of being a PSP on a PSvita.
Well at least that copy of Pool Hall Pro I bought and never used for the last exploit is finally going to be useful.
no game works with sony driver anyone else have this issue inferno loads everything almost and the game cars dont work as a cso only iso
Does anyone know where to get the game TITLEIDS from? I’m trying to use either Mad Blocker Alpha or Super Collapse 3, thanks in advance.
Hello, I did every steps but it loads the psp game instead of adrenaline. What am I doing wrong?
This is my config.txt
*KERNEL
ux0:pspemu/adrenaline/adrenaline.skprx
*main
ux0:app/MLCL00001/henkaku.suprx
*NPXS10015
ux0:app/MLCL00001/henkaku.suprx
*NPJH90191
vs0:sys/external/libpgf.suprx
ux0:pspemu/adrenaline/adrenaline.suprx
I have make the test with some japaneses PSP demo (because I don’t want to take risks of ban with my main french account).
Thanks for the help
um if you put adrenaline folder fix in the right place and put 661.pbp in side that after you named your game id on config file it should work after you restart vita /vitatv
thos is great im finally able to play my fftype 0 (english sub patched) but i will miss ppsspp upscaling quite a bit
Thank you for the fix!
Hello, very nice mod you made yesterday congratulations for the creator, but why not create an offline mode installer “what needs to be done every time you turn off the console” or that make compatible with the old boot because not alway you can find a free wifi point if you are not home and you can not always keep all the time the psvita in pause mode
A new offline installer is in vitahacks on Reddit I am using that and it works great offline in airplane mode
I need help I am using patapon3 game as base game and I replace these two fix files but still getting this error after playing 4 minutes of gameplay……..
need 64mb and disable cache !
Can anyone confirm if previous titles that didn’t play before play now? For example Star Wars the Force unleashed and Tony hawk project 8 don’t work if your Vitas FW is 3.18 or above. Can C FW fix that?
Anyone Kinda feel some input lag when playing the games…. ?
APE Quest – PSP Demo on PS Vita
https://www.google.de/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjTh-72k7fQAhVF2RoKHWMVDfkQFggbMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.playstation.com%2F%23!%2Fen-gb%2Fgames%2Fape-quest-starter-pack-psp%2Fcid%3DEP9000-NPEG00005_00-PPCAPEQUES000001&usg=AFQjCNEoFnurcqNtPTXnCloXLIecVPaFDA
Hi, this is my problem: while I’m playing every game .ISO/CSO in Adrenaline (fix2) I got randomly Error C1-2858-3 and the whole adrenaline crashes to VITA’s XMB. I used Metal Gear Portable OPS + as base game, I reinstalled TAIhen and rechecked the config.txt in ux0:/tai. I tried to disable plugins too (vita ones and psp ones). No settings were touched during the installation/configuration of adrenaline. PLS HELP!
PS. Actually, I’m playing Last Ranker ENG Patched w/default CPU clock and Inferno UMD drive emulation and the same problem occurs randomly.
Will I be able to play the PSN version of Final Fantasy 7 with his hack?
Thanks a lot for your hard work !
I hope you’ll bring this henkaku version to http://go.henkaku.xyz the sooner the better (currently beta.henkaku.xyz).
For the moment, it is really frustrating that this hack is unusable by people relying on offline installer.
I use beta.xxxxxxx.xyz for everything. Dont use the xxxxxxx.xyz or go.xxxxxxx.xyz! Also, beta works with Adrenaline, plz do not use offline for Adrenaline. I spent almost 2 days for this. Ty to all developersssss!
Still receiveing error c1-2858-3, i have used henkaku.xyz, easy installer and this fix, the game is ghost of sparta from psplus may, NPUG80508.
What is wrong ?
Anyone know hot to get homebrew for earlier firmwares to work? Im trying to use mugen or infinty cat. Any help much appreciated