TheFlow likely doing something with firmware 3.65/3.67 on the PSVita, such as porting VitaShell – What may be going on? What should you do?
As many know, the missing piece of the puzzle in the Vita homebrew scene is the ability to play games that require firmware 3.61 or higher. Now, with TheFlow’s work, that part of the puzzle might finally be fitted in!
What do we know so far?
So far, we don’t know an awful lot BUT we can deduce some things from the following:
- A few days ago, TheFlow asked if anybody has a PSVita devkit running FW 3.65 or 3.67. This *could* indicate that he is working on something relating to those firmwares.
- Then, a couple of hours ago, he tweeted a cryptic tweet reading “It took me exactly one year”. This could mean that he’s finally finished working on a huge project such as hacking FW 3.61+ OR, as a Reddit user said, he might’ve perfected his favourite recipe although the Redditor doubts he would post this on his twitter account.
- Perhaps the most revealing bit of news of all is a very recent commit to VitaShell reading “Ported VitaShell to 3.67”
This *may* soon be running on a Vita running FW 3.65/3.67 near you!
- It is also important to mention that Download Enabler, one of the most useful plugins for the Vita since it lets you download all types of files through the browser, also got updated to support FW 3.67.
As you can see, what we know already got a lot of us excited but caution should always be exercised when we’re not sure about the facts.
What you should and shouldn’t do
With little doubt, we can say that TheFlow has achieved something important, possibly involving firmwares higher than 3.60. However, we can’t know how much of that will be useful to
taiHEN may become a reality on FW 3.65/3.67 but please don’t hold your breath as nothing’s confirmed just yet!
the average taiHEN user if TheFlow decides to release his work.
This is what you shouldn’t do:
- If you’re on firmware 3.60, don’t update to any newer firmware since we don’t have anything concrete just yet.
- If you’re on firmware 3.61-3.65 and you wish to hack your device, don’t update to 3.67 since older versions have more vulnerabilities that could be exploited so your chances of getting a hack are better if you’re on a lower firmware.
- Don’t bug or harass TheFlow for ETAs on Twitter or elsewhere.
- Verify all news yourself if someone claims to have a link with some new hack from TheFlow. Remember, scammers are all over the internet!
Conclusion
As for now, you can only do two things to follow up on what’s going on. These are checking TheFlow’s twitter/GitHub and the vitahacks subreddit. Let’s all hope to some awesome news from TheFlow, a great developer who’s already given us so much!
TheFlow’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/theflow0
TheFlow’s GitHub: https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW
Vitahacks Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/vitahacks/
VitaShell 3.67 support commit: https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW/VitaShell/commit/0a399ea2c4537c9d8de08f81dd69f4dcae9cc50c
Download Enabler 3.67 support commit: https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW/DownloadEnabler/commit/af0824d3ef10b823c48444e74704dc853c91b054
first…. but who really cares about that 🙂
Let’s wait 😉
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What! YAY! And I was about to update from 3.65 to 3.67. Glad this got posted before I did.
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Revolution is coming!
Did you losers even read the article? Which was great btw, thank you!
The only reason 3.67 was created was to probably patch the KRACK exploit.
I hope it is what i think it is <3 <3
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I like it so much.
He also ported NoNpDrm to 3.67. He clearly knows something the rest of us don’t.
it’s just me but i’d rather not jump to conclusions until there’s solid info on a 3.65/3.67 hack
As someone who doesnt have a vita,i hope for a hack on newer firmware so that i can actually find one for a good deal and hack it 🙂
Probably a lot more likely that it’d be a 3.67 CFW that is installed from 3.60 Henkaku than it is that it’s a new entry point on 3.67.
>>As we many know, the missing piece of the puzzle in the Vita homebrew scene is the ability to play games that require firmware 3.60 or higher.
You may freely run 3.60 games.
Article updated to fix the silly mistake on my part 🙂
Another possibility is that the project in question is actually an emulated NAND. This would allow a hacked Vita (e.g. running 3.60) to install a second version of the OS on a different firmware version, with patches to allow hacks as well. This would effectively allow you to play and use hacks on the latest firmware, but will still require a Vita on 3.60 in order to utilize.
Of course, I’m not sure how feasible an emulated NAND is on the Vita, I just know that it has been done on other systems. HENkaku ENSO is a persistent hack, which tells me that some part of the boot process has been exploited. I would think that is the key entry point for an emuNAND, although there are certainly other steps involved in developing a fully working patch.
Like the 3ds? That would be amazing!
Sounds good. Carry on developers
Theflow you did it again!
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The flow said:
Exactly a year ago on the 18.2.17 I found an user entry point.
Two weeks ago when my university holidays began, I had time for the vita again and told myself to finally hack 3.67.
Just a day after, I found a kernel vulnerability.
It took me exactly two weeks (I worked 8h a day on it) to exploit 3.67. So yes, I have got a full chain exploit for 3.67 and I did this without even using a devkit. I will release it. But NOT any time soon. I’d say at the end of this year or maybe even next year.
The only thing I can do sooner is to port enso to 3.65 that you will be able to install from 3.60 (if and only if I have got time). The thing is university starts tomorrow again, so I will NOT have alot of time for the scene. Don’t push me. See ya
Well, if that’s the case then it’s almost safe to say that we will see something great for folks with 3.67 FW such as myself. Thx for finding that particular quote, man)
UPDATE: Says he will NOT be Releasing any 3.67 Exploit till the End of the Year or maybe Next Year. He has a Full Chain Exploit for it.
He WILL however, Port Enso to 3.65 which can be Installed Via 3.60 WHEN/IF he has the Time. He has University to deal with again Tomorrow, so dont expect anything soon.
https://twitter.com/theflow0/status/965261365496696832
Guys,theflow already releasing nonpdrm on 3.65/3.67 no fake man