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Following the Rick Astley troll of the day comes a very brief guide on how to unban a PlayStation console ID on PSN from Skyline0964 at NGU, to quote:

How to Unban a Console ID

• Change any digit in the last 16 character's
• Profit

On a serious note, I realize it's a bug in their server and it will be patched pretty soon. Enjoy.

It's had several confirmations of working thus far, so hopefully if Sony did break the 80022a24 error it will take them awhile to fix it.

In the meantime, if your PS3 / PSP / PS Vita console ID is banned give it a try and post your results below!

THANKS to @joona70 for the tip in the PSXHAX Shoutbox!

This week Sony released PS Vita Firmware 3.63, and today PlayStation Vita developer Yifan Lu announced news of a PS Vita CFW Framework known as TaiHEN (including Plugins for kernel, system, games, etc), TaiHENkaku (rewritten HENkaku), an *** (also check HERE) with plugin and kernel module support from Davee and an official Development Wiki.

Below are the related links and Tweets for those who still own a PlayStation Vita console from Yifan Lu's Blog, to quote:

• taiHEN, a CFW framework for the Vita enabling kernel and user plugins for everyone (GIT)
• taiHENkaku, the latest update to HENkaku that uses taiHEN
• Plugin supporting ***, for creating kernel and user plugins
• Vita Development Wiki, the largest resource for Vita hacking and revere engineering

To quote zecoxao from the Tweets below: To load an ELF on PS4, one must check TaiHEN's patches, specifically first 3 patches. many thanks to Zer0xFF who noticed this
Thanks to @B7U3 C50SS for sharing the news in the Shoutbox this early morning!

Back in April we saw their last update, and today the influx of PS3 4.81 CFW's continues with through release of Ferrox 4.81 Standard Edition Custom Firmware by @Alexanderss followed by version 1.01 with complete details and changelog below!

Download: FERROXCEX481.PUP (195.39 MB)
Mirror: Mega - Custom Firmware FERROX 4.81 Standard CEX (195.39 MB) / CEXFERROX481_1.1.PUP (198.0 MB)

v1.00 PUP MD5: 022566210d679a73cb0786e4171e140e
v1.01 PUP MD5: a44ba5519b4ec2c41f4281b91460940f

Below are the changes, roughly translated from LizZo to quote: Custom Firmware FERROX 4.81 Standard Edition

Punctual as always !! A few hours later by the release of the Original Firmware 4.81 for PS3, we have good news!

Our friend and Developer Alexander has mesa immediately to 'work, to give us a new FERROX! The good FERROX we know him well, pretty much took the place of the old Rogero, and it went far beyond that.

Lately, even the FERROX is evolving. We have seen in the version 4.80 a restyling, with some really nice graphic Mod, made by our MiZiO90. In addition to this, we had the pleasure to introduce COBRA version of FERROX.

The news there this time either !! In fact, we thought we'd give you some new things. The FERROX 4.81 will give more satisfaction, in fact there will be a 'clean' version, that is, with the classic Install Package Files, and without Mod Graphics.

In addition to this, there will also be the version Mod, with graphics, etc. Package Manager. such as version 4.80. But we do not stop here! There will be fat surprises later! But this is no surprise that we will enjoy later

FEATURES:

• Built on the basis of 'OFW 4.81 SONY.
• PSN / SEN Enabled.
• Update from any possibility of CFW (CEX).
• Ability to Upgrade from OFW 3.55.
• Ability to Downgrade from any CFW with QA active Flags.
• QA Flags active if...

Following his previous DarkNet PS3 CFW and PS3 NOR and NAND Auto Patcher releases, today @darkjiros updated them both to DarkNet 4.81 CEX V1.00 CFW and PS3 NOR / NAND Auto Patcher v4.81 with the changlogs detailed below.

Download: DARKNET_4.81_CEX V1.00_PS3UPDAT.PUP (196.4 MB) / PS3 Nor and Nand Auto Patcher v4.81 By darkjiros.rar (10.8 MB)

PUP MD5: 1394B918D5ADDCD06A473DBDD12D420F

From darkjiros on the DARKNET 4.81 CEX V1.00 CFW changelog and pictures:

FEATURES:

1. Properly built from OFW 4.81
2. Install Package Files and App_Home
3. Patched LV0 to disable ECDSA check of CoreOS
4. Patched LV2 to add PEEK/POKE
5. Patched LV1 to disable LV2 Protection
6. Patched LV1 to add PEEK/ POKE
7. Games signed with keys up to 4.81 Supported
8. Can be updated over ANY CFW.
9. Can be updated over 3.55 OFW
10. RSOD bypass
11. ReactPSN Offline patch added
12. PSP Remaster / Minis supported added
13. QA FLAG Enabled by Default if it was previously applied
14. Enhanced Remote play with PC
15. In Screen game shot patch
16. 100% Cinavia Protection Fully Disabled

• http://aldostools.org/temp/test/IRISMAN_TEST481.pkg
• http://aldostools.org/temp/test/prxloader_test481.pkg
• http://aldostools.org/temp/test/webftp_server_test481.sprx
• Multiman 4.80.00

The game is not emulated. There is no payload.
And also from darkjiros on the PS3 Nor and Nand Auto Patcher v4.81 changelog:

• Use Core DARKNET 4.81 CEX V1.00

rarfile_md5: E28DA527C2863745E0CCB086AEFA9D07

Finally, this is likely a clone of the...

It's been awhile since his last release, but with Sony's PS3 Firmware 4.81 revision today @darekspy updated his PlayStation 3 Custom Firmware (CFW) to PS3 CFW SPY 4.81 with a demo video below.

Download: NEW_SPY_481_PS3UPDAT_9a1778b6fb26f13670590dec21929ee7.PUP (194.9 MB)

PUP MD5: 9a1778b6fb26f13670590dec21929ee7

To quote from the video's caption: CFW SPY 4.81 CEX

CFW Standard CEX, Multiman 4.80 works fine.