Mod released to let you use Adrenaline with uma0: for the PSVita/PSTV
Adrenaline is one of the most popular hacks that’s available for the PSVita so obviously someone would decide to add some extra feature. This time around, PSX-Place user and developer “
What does uma0 support mean?
uma0 support in Adrenaline, the popular ePSP hack for HENkaku systems, could be useful in various situations such as:
- If you have your SD2Vita mounted as uma0, you can use your microSD card for PSP stuff and your Vita memory card for Vita stuff. Obviously, this can also work the other way round (SD2Vita mounted as ux0 and Vita memory card mounted as uma0).
- It’s also useful if you have a PSTV with which you use a pendrive/external HDD since you could use the Vita memory card for something useful if you have that mounted as uma0.
The main advantage of this mod is that you’ll be able to use that extra storage that you got either via SD2Vita or a pendrive/external hard drive.
I have personally tried a PSX game (Klonoa: Door to Phantomile) and a PSP homebrew called Basilisk II; both of which work just fine on my microSD card which is mounted as uma0. I’ve not noticed any difference in loading times either.
How do I install it then?
To install it, you must do the following:
- Download the “Adrenaline-EN.zip” file from the link below.
- Extract it on your computer/mobile device.
- Copy the files of the archive over to ux0:/adrenaline (or where you told taiHEN to look for the adrenaline skprx/suprx files in config.txt). Backup the files that you are replacing. (The files are adrenaline.skprx, adrenaline.suprx and usbdevice.skprx)
- Reboot your device for the changes to take effect (it may work if you reload config.txt via MolecularShell but I recommend a reboot to avoid any conflicts).
- Change the memory stick location to “uma0:pspemu” in Adrenaline’s menu. Switching the memory stick location happens immediately so that means that you don’t need to re-open Adrenaline.
Changing memory stick location
- You’re done! You can now remove some files from ux0:pspemu to save space. DON’T DELETE YOUR BASE GAME AND I’D SUGGEST YOU LEAVE THE REST OF THE FILES INTACT. JUST REMOVE YOUR GAMES/HOMEBREW FROM UX0 SO THAT YOU COULD EASILY USE ADRENALINE AGAIN FROM UX0 IF YOU NEED TO REMOVE THE STORAGE MEDIUM YOU USE AS UMA0.
Conclusion
This modification is possible because the source code of Adrenaline is open-source and “
Release thread (+ download link at the bottom of the post itself): http://www.psx-place.com/threads/adrenaline-last-source-and-uma0-support.14468/
I thought this article would be about using Adrenaline without a psp bubble 🙁 but still great news for sd users.
But why bother? With enso installed. Just copy everything from your Vita memcard to the USB, then install the yifanlu USBMC installer. Giving you a plugin for enso, so the USB becomes ux0: at boot. 128GB USB sticks don’t cost that much these days. Then you can forget about the Vita memcard for good, and no messing about unplugging and plugging the USB.
because now i have 320gb of storage 256mb micro sd + 64 sony memory card.
what micro sd card did you buy?
For psvita tv only, correct?
And i did propose a concept similar on reddit (just throwed the idea) and those circle jerker was saying my idea was bad… Guess someone did saw my thread or had the same idea.
Well, where is your Mod?! 🙂
Well, i simply proposed to mount the mc1 equivalent from PSP Go to uma0 of the vita sd card/usb. They shoot it down saying the concept seem impossible, i don’t have the skill for that but i am glad someone made one. That simply make it worth it more for me to put 32gb of psp/psx stuff into the sd card because i own a 64gb vita memory card.
Nice pic 🙂
Thank
uma0 support is made by TheFlow for the next release, https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW/Adrenaline/commit/f4c394f8f70fa8b4d50d26df1b93edcb968d38b3
This guy just compiled the latest sources.
The guy that made the mod released it before TheFlow’s commit so I assume that TheFlow merged BenMitnicK’s source code. I may be wrong tho but TheFlow said he was busy so I doubt he was working on Adrenaline too much.
I agree with you Aurora, cause we can see on BenMitNick website that he fixed two bugs after initial release, and first fix is from August 1st… So when TheFloW commit this, BenMitNick was fixing things.
This could’ve easily been added via hex-editing the previous version.
A proper implementation is of course better.
Has anyone with a PSVita using SD2Vita placed a vpk on uma0: and installed it there? Would the vpk automatically place it self in ux0:? I’m asking because vitashell currently does not support SD2Vita and when you connect your vita to your PC via USB vitashell opens uma0:
so i cant get adrenaline to boot using adrenaline easy installer using either psp game (gow or echochrome) i have tried with this mod and without it…any ideas guys `
This is actually really cool for people like me with 64GB memory cards who don’t want their cards to be useless once their SD2Vita arrives. That space can be used for PSP and PS1 games. Also great is the ability to switch between storage devices at will.
Works good cept that it breaks the individual game adrenaline bubbles (since bubble manager cant detect uma) can’t wait for the full adrenaline update (hoping that everything gets cooked in.)
Hello, I’ve had an issue with this pluggin.. I’ve using this pluggin since the first day you published.. Well, today I tried to play a game using adrenaline, but the Sony Memory wasn’t active.. I thought it was a problem with the SD pluggin, so I made all the process to charge the Sony Memory as a UMA0, and it worked… After installing the adrenaline pluggin again the UMA0 dissapeard.. The console wasn’t recognize the memory.. I had to format it within the PS intern menu…
why would i want to use it in uma0 if i can use it in ux0 ?? no offense but i see this useless tbh
Well.. A couple of weeks ago we began to use Sd2vita, which was made by XYZ.. It was supposed to subsitute the Sony Memory by Sd2vita.. Now we have the opportunite to use Both memories at the same time… If you have a sony memory yo can use its space for playing psp games and the micro sd memory for playing Ps vita’s games (vpks).. It’s up to you if you use both memories or just one…
the link to the download is dead is there any mirror?? I really need this