H Encore Tutorial For Mac

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H-encore, where h stands for hacks and homebrews, is the second public jailbreak for the PS Vita™ which supports the newest firmwares 3.65, 3.67 and 3.68. I’ve done quite a few enso’s, h-encore, and one h-encore2 but all done on my old PC - none with a Mac. Anyone have a write up on how to do it with Mac or any pointers? Save hide report. 100% Upvoted. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up.

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Required Reading

StorageMgr is a multi-purpose kernel plugin for the PS Vita (TV) which allows for the use of alternative storage devices such as a USB drive, an SD2Vita, or a psvd.

The SD2Vita is a microSD to game card adapter which is inserted into the game-card slot in your device, while the psvd is a microSD adapter which replaces the 3g modem on 3g PS Vita models.

By using the StorageMgr kernel plugin, the USB drive or microSD card you use will be mounted to ux0: just like a Sony memory card. This is very useful because microSD cards are significantly cheaper than Sony memory cards (especially at higher capacities).

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This will use FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to transfer the files, so your Vita and PC must be connected to the same network.

You must have already installed VitaShell to use this.

What You Need

  • A formatted storage device compatible with your system
    • To format your device, see Storage Format (Windows), Storage Format (Linux), or Storage Format (Mac)
  • An FTP Client such as WinSCP or CyberDuck
    • Alternatively, you can also use the USB transfer feature of VitaShell
  • The latest release of StorageMgr
    • storage_config.txt should be edited to fit your situation as instructed in the README
    • MCD=uma0 should be kept as-is if you plan to keep a Sony memory card in your device, and removed otherwise
    • INT=imc0 should be kept as-is for PS Vita 2000 and PS TV users, and removed for PS Vita 1000 users
    • GCD=ux0 should be kept as-is for SD2Vita users, and edited to UMA=ux0 for USB drive and psvd users
    • UMA=grw0 should be removed unless you have multiple storage devices (in which case the device which is not assigned to ux0: should be assigned to grw0:)

Instructions

Section I - Installing Plugins

  1. Launch the VitaShell application
  2. Press (Select) to enable FTP access on your device
  3. Open your FTP client on your computer
  4. Enter the IP Address and Port displayed on your device
  5. Using your FTP client, copy all files from ux0:tai/ to ur0:tai/
    • Overwrite any existing files in the ur0:tai/ folder
    • If you do not have a ux0:tai/ folder, skip this step
  6. Transfer storagemgr.skprx to the ur0:tai/ folder
  7. Transfer storage_config.txt to the ur0:tai/ folder
  8. For any paths in ur0:tai/config.txt which contain ux0:tai/, replace ux0:tai/ with ur0:tai/
    • If you did not have a ux0:tai/ folder, skip this step
  9. Add the following line to ur0:tai/config.txt under the *KERNEL line:
    • ur0:tai/storagemgr.skprx
  10. Delete the ux0:tai/ folder

Section II - Restoring Data

This section will copy the data from your old Sony memory card to your new storage device.

  1. Backup the contents of ux0: to a folder on your computer
    • This may take some time if you have a large amount of data on your Sony memory card
  2. Insert your new storage device into your computer
  3. Copy the contents of your ux0: folder to your new storage device
    • This may take some time if you have a large amount of data on your Sony memory card
    • Do not copy the ux0: folder itself to your new storage device
  4. Insert your new storage device into your PS Vita (TV)
  5. Press (Circle) on your device to close the FTP connection
  6. Close the VitaShell application
  7. Reboot your device
    • If your device does not have Ensō, you will need to manually launch and exit h-encore to enable homebrew
    • This is required to load the new kernel plugins added to ur0:tai/config.txt

If you want to reclaim the space on your memory card (to use for storing PSP games for instance), you can delete the contents of uma0: (the new memory card mount point) and / or imc0: (if you have a PS Vita 2000 or PS TV).

If you decide to do this, you must not delete these folders if they exist:

  • uma0:data/bootstrap.self
  • uma0:app/PCSG90096
  • uma0:appmeta/PCSG90096
  • uma0:appmeta/VITASHELL
  • uma0:license/app/PCSG90096
  • uma0:license/app/VITASHELL
  • uma0:user/00/savedata/PCSG90096
  • uma0:user/00/savedata/VITASHELL

This is because you must keep h-encore installed to the memory card so you can enable HENkaku (and therefore StorageMgr) after a reboot.

Your new storage device is now configured and ready for use at the mount point specified in your storage_config.txt.

NoPayStation is an app designed for users to download titles, DLCs, updates, and themes on their PC or Mac and then transferred over to the PS Vita. These downloads are from users who actually brought the downloads and uploaded it to NoPayStation for everyone's enjoyment. This provides a safe and quick method to obtain what you are looking for. In order to use NoPayStation, users must have certain plugins already installed. Please refer to the 'Already Installed' section for the prerequisites needed before you can use NoPayStation.


Already Installed

NoNpDrm needed to run games,updates, and DLCs:
See guide to install
Adrenaline needed to run PSP and PSX games:
See guide to install


Files Needed

NoPayStation Broswer (PC): NoPayStation Mirror Link
NoPayStation Broswer (MAC): Github Link
Pkg2Zip: Github Link
Make sure you Enable Unsafe Homebrew in HENkaku Settings.

Need More Storage?
Upgrade your Micro SD Card to store more files. I get my Micro SD Cards here.


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Step 1: Download NoPayStation and Unzip PKg2Zip.

Run the NPS Browser, it should give you a prompt above.

Step 2: Provide Links for NoPayStation.

Copy the following links
Games:
PSV tsv http://nopaystation.com/tsv/PSV_GAMES.tsv
PSM tsv http://nopaystation.com/tsv/PSM_GAMES.tsv
PSX tsv http://nopaystation.com/tsv/PSX_GAMES.tsv
PS3 tsv http://nopaystation.com/tsv/PS3_GAMES.tsv
PSP tsv http://nopaystation.com/tsv/PSP_GAMES.tsv
DLCs:
PSVtsv http://nopaystation.com/tsv/PSV_DLCS.tsv
PS3tsv http://nopaystation.com/tsv/PS3_DLCS.tsv
PSPtsv http://nopaystation.com/tsv/PSP_DLCS.tsv
Themes:
PSV tsv http://nopaystation.com/tsv/PSV_THEMES.tsv

Step 3: Continue to Provide Links for NoPayStation.

Copy the following links
1. Browse to where you want the download files to be stored at.
2. Browse to where you stored the pkg2zip.exe file
3. Paste -x {pkgFile} '{zRifKey}'
4. Paste E5E278AA1EE34082A088279C83F9BBC806821C52F2AB5D2B4ABD995450355114
5. Pastehttps://gitlab.com/nopaystation_repos/nps_compati_packs/raw/master/entries.txt
6. Paste https://gitlab.com/nopaystation_repos/nps_compati_packs/raw/master/entries_patch.txt

Step 4: Close NoPayStation and Rerun.

Close the options page and exit out of the NPS browser. Then run it again.

Step 5: Download Title/DLCs/Themes.

    • Browse for the file you want, and you can filter it just to Vita for an easier search.
    • Right click on the file you want and click on the Download and Unpack. Do the same for any DLCs.

Step 6: Enable Hidden Folders

  • You need to enable View Hidden folders to see everything in your memory card.
  • Go to View / Options / Change folder and search options / View / and select 'Show hidden files, folders, and drives.'
  • Make sure to uncheck 'Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
  • Click Ok.

Step 7: Connect PS Vita to the PC.

Turn on your Vita and launch VitaShell. Press SELECT to connect to your PC through USB.

Step 8: Transfer File to Memory Card

  • Your downloaded file will either contain an App folder or a folder that starts with a letter follow by numbers.
  • In this example there is an app folder and inside is PCSE00651.
  • You should see an app folder on your memory card folder.
  • Copy the PCSE00651 folder and paste it into the App folder.
  • Wait for the files to finish transferring.

Step 8.5: Transfer DLCs or Patches.

  • If your file contains other folders such as addcont (DLC), license, patch, or app then you will need to transfer those over to the same corresponding folders on your memory card.
    • Note: If the folders are not on your memory card, then create them.
  • In the diagram above, each folder will contain the ID (PCSA00147), except for license.
  • You need to move each folder in the red square to the same folder in your memory card.
    • Ex: Move the PCSA00147 folder in the app folder to the app folder in your memory card.

Step 9: Have VitaShell Install the File.

  • Press triangle and click on Refresh LiveArea and press X to continue.
  • The screen should say “Refreshed 1 items.”

Note: If you are transferring multiple files, you only need to refresh once. In that case the screen should say “Refreshed X items” where X is the number of files you transferred.

Step 10: Go Back out to the Home Screen.

  • Go back to the home screen and scroll all the way down.
  • There should now be a bouncing bubble.