PS5: etaHEN 2.0b and ItemzFlow 1.09 released + PKG install Writeup by LightningMods

Developer LightningMods has released etaHEN 2.0b, following several months of this version being in Beta (or pre-release, depending on how you look at it). Due to the nature of the tool being open source, a lot of you have been using the beta version for quite some time now, but it is great to see it “officially” out as a stable release.

With recent improvements in porting kstuff to more firmwares, this new release should be compatible all the way up to firmware 6.50 if I’m not mistaken.

The release also ships with ItemzFloW 1.09, a new release of the Game browser

In parallel, LightningMods has published a writeup on how to install PS5 PKG Files, which explains how things have changed since the old writeup by hacker flat_z

What is etaHEN/ItemzFlow for PS5?

EtaHEN is a payload that runs on a Jailbroken PS5, and basically acts as a Custom Firmware for the PS5. EtaHEN leverages lower-level exploits and utilities (depending on your Firmware, either Byepervisor or ps5-kstuff), in order, among other things, to run PS5 Apps. This includes Homebrew, but also PS5 “backups”, aka decrypted PS5 games.

EtaHEN also has support for runtime patches and mods (such as 60 FPS Mods by Illusion), and other QoL improvements such as Debug Settings menu and the like. It is somewhat comparable to GoldHEN on the PS4, although with less features for now. But that number has been growing steadily since its inception.

It is also well integrated with LightningMods’ Itemzflow, a really nice looking interface that lets you display and run PS5 Homebrew and backups, as well as PS4 games.

ItemzFlow is an Open Source alternate menu for your hacked PS5 or PS4, with a gorgeous interface. The tool also offers some additional functionality that are directly accessible for each game, such as a dumper, a possibility to access/activate patches and trainers, some repair tools (e.g. to avoid having to lose all of your fpkg content in case of PS4 data corruption), theme support, and more.

EtaHEN 2.0b. What’s new?

This is the official (and massive) changelog for etaHEN 2.0:

• Added support (and updated kstuff) for 5.xx and 6.xx
• Added menu in the etaHEN toolbox for cheats (/data/etaHEN/cheats)
• Added button to download cheats through the cheats menu when no game is open or no cheats were found for that game
• Added Spoofing features like installing higher fw fpkgs without actually spoofing the system version
• Added the ability to disable toolbox auto start through the toolbox itself or the config.ini in /data/etaHEN (re-enabling without rebooting requires Itemzflow 1.9+), you can also make the file toolbox_auto_start on your USB to disable the toolbox without editing the config
• Updated the toolbox injector to not freeze when being loaded without kstuff
• All internal payloads such as ps5debug and kstuff are now loaded by etaHEN itself instead of sending to the exploit
• Added The Direct package installer V2 (WebGUI version) to the services menu

• the PS5Debug option in the etaHEN toolbox can now load it on demand and without rebooting (disabling requires rebooting)
• PS5Debug was updated to 1.0b2
• PS5Debug has been disabled for 5.xx until a fix is released
• Added LZMA compression so the payload will fit on IoT devices with low storage like ESPs
• DPI by default is now disabled and instead DPIv2 is enabled
• Fixed a small issue causing the remote play menu to display 1 too more =
• Updated the toolbox loading message
• Fixed the /data in app sandboxes option for 3.xx/5.xx/6.xx Big thanks to #bestpig
• Added an optional experimental self decrypter for the itemzflow dumper
• Fixed an issue that would cause plugins to fail loading from USB
• Fixed rest mode (must disable the toolbox auto start BEFORE entering rest mode)
• Whitelisted FPKGi

ItemzFlow 1.09. What’s new?

This is a PS5 only release:

• Added support for 5.xx and 6.xx
• Added the ability to download and preview retail game updates from Sonys CDN
• Added etaHEN toolbox settings to itemzflow settings (re-inject the toolbox or disable auto start)
• The illusions cheat plugin has been renamed as the itemzflow xml patches plugin
• Added an optional experimental self decrypter to the itemzflow dumper
• Itemflow will now install both the xml patches and error disabler plugin if they dont exist (only includes the latest plugins as the time of this release)
• Fixed a few bugs with itemzflows trainers menu (such as showing a blank box when no patches are found)
• Added back the font for 3 different langs such as Chinese
• Fixed a bug triggered by trying to copy without a game selected
• Added a install progress bar for PKGs installed via itemzflows PKG installer setting

Note: this build only works with etaHEN 2.0b any other version will show errors or a black screen

PKG Install on PS5 – Writeup by LightningMods

In parallel to releasing etaHEN 2.0b, LM has published a detailed explanation on how etaHEN allows the system to install PKG files onto a hacked PlayStation 5 (with additional credit to Astrelsky).

Things have changed since the original PKG install writeup for PS4 by flatz. Whether you’re just curious to learn how this works in etaHEN, or if you plan to create your own installer, you’ll want to give it a read: here

etaHEN 2.0/ItemzFloW 1.09 – Download and install

You’ll need of course a Jailbroken PS5 in order to run etaHEN, specifically, it needs to be on Firmwares 1.00 up to 6.50 included. What you can do with etaHEN heavily depends on the underlying exploit you’re running, and whether or not your Firmware supports Byepervisor (firmware 2.70 and below) or ps5-kstuff (Firmwares 6.50 and below).

• You can Download etaHEN 2.0b on the project’s github : https://github.com/etaHEN/etaHEN/releases
• ItemzFloW 1.09 can be downloaded here: https://pkg-zone.com/details/ITEM00001

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