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Last year we saw Rejuvenate to run emulators, homebrew games and apps on PlayStation Vita, and today Yifan Lu announced that HENkaku is on the way that will bring homebrew to PS Vita / PSTV owners who are on PS Vita Firmware 3.60 or below! :D

Here are some recent Tweets on it:

From Yifan Lu's Blog comes a brief HENkaku intro, to quote:

"For the last couple of months, molecule (composed of I along with Davee, Proxima, and xyz) have been working hard to bring you an easy-to-use homebrew solution. The result is HENkaku (変革), the first HEN for the Vita."

Also from the official HENkaku Site:

HENkaku 変革

The revolution is here. Unlock your Vita and run unofficial games and applications.

What is HENkaku?

VitaDoom HENkaku is the first ever homebrew enabler for PS Vita and PSTV. It is akin to jailbreaking your iPhone or rooting your Android device.

Homebrew are games and other software not officially approved. For example, VitaDoom is a port of the classic game DOOM and mGBA lets you play Game Boy Advance ROMs. You can find more examples in the showcase.

Best of all, HENkaku is 100% free. No cost. No ads. No “donations”.

How do I get it?

Visit https://henkaku.xyz from the built-in web browser on your PS Vita and press the “Install” button to install HENkaku. You must do this every time you reboot the console–that is, every time you turn the console off and on again.

What are the requirements?

You need a PS Vita or PSTV running system firmware 3.60. Unfortunately, it is not possible to run HENkaku on any device running a higher firmware version and it is also not possible to downgrade your system firmware.

You also need a memory card (any size) with at least 10MB of free space. Internal memory on newer devices is currently not supported. In order to transfer homebrew to your device, you also need a FTP client for your computer. We recommend FileZilla. Finally, you need an internet connection to install HENkaku.

tl;dr:
  • Vita on firmware 3.60
  • Internet connection
  • FTP client on your PC
  • Memory card
:alert: It is important that you never update your Vita past 3.60 if you ever wish to use HENkaku now or in the future. If you do update, all your installed homebrew will no longer work and you cannot install any homebrew in the future.

Details and Support

More details and troubleshooting can be found in the usage guide. If you are a developer, please check out the developer guide and help contribute to the homebrew community.

Thanks to @mcmrc1 for sharing the news in the PSXHAX Shoutbox! :cool:

Finally, if any of you run into HENkaku error C2-12828-1, here's a quick fix to try from wololo to quote:

Many people in our community have been running into error C2-12828-1 and here’s what some people recommend (don’t do all of those, try each one after the other and see what works for you:
  • Delete your cookies in the PS Vita Browser, then try again (thanks FallenLeader)
  • Try to turn off the Vita, wait for a few minutes, then turn it on again and visit the HENkaku site again.
  • Try to start the PS Vita in Safe Mode (turn the Vita off, then press “R” button + PS button + Power button for 5 seconds while the vita is off) and use the rebuild database option format the memory card
  • Reset your Wifi settings
The consensus seems to be that rebooting your console should be the first thing you try, even if you have to try it several times before you try anything more “serious”. There is some level of instability in any hack, and it seems HENkaku is no exception :)

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HENkaku is now updated to Release 9 followed by v2, v3 and v4 with the changes below, to quote:

Release 9 (May 11, 2017)
  • Fixed a bug in one of the patch that may crash SceShell
  • Disabled triggering of (nonworking) force reinstall in offline mode
  • Fixed slow file reading in molecularShell
  • Fixed crash in installing VPK (thanks d3m3vilurr)
  • Moved HENkaku settings to the official Settings application (thanks The_FloW)
  • Fixed problem of molecularShell corrupting VitaShell theme and settings (thanks The_FloW)
  • (12/05/2017) Added helper menu for users confused with the settings move
  • (13/05/2017) Added translations for HENkaku settings (thanks everyone who helped)
  • (13/05/2017) Fixed problem of menu item not showing up in Settings widget
  • (13/05/2017) Bypassed SCE bug preventing > 2 plugins from loading for a game
 
HENkaku is now updated to Release 10 with the changes and latest taiHEN below, to quote:

Release 10 (May 26, 2017)
  • Moved files to ur0:tai, can run without memory card on original Vitas now
  • If molecularShell is removed manually, will not attempt to reinstall by default
  • Support loading plugins from ur0:tai/config.txt if ux0:tai/config.txt cannot be found
  • If you are using Ensō, you must redownload the installer and reinstall configuration in order to use the new path
taiHEN v0.8
  • Alternative config file at ur0:tai/config.txt loads if ux0:tai/config.txt is not found.
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HENkaku is now updated to Release 11 with the changes below, to quote:

Release 11 (February 20, 2018)
  • Stability update: success rate should dramatically increase
  • taiHEN config.txt can be refreshed from kernel module_start, fixed use-after-free bug
Molecule's Boot Logo manager v5 is now public.

Download: ECBLM.zip

Changelog:
  • Added "advanced options" (press triangle while in main menu)
  • You can now disable bootlogo displaying
  • You can now flash"broken"logo
  • Added option to flash custom enso
  • You can now change UI Colour
 
Each time you install HENkaku from this site, you will get the latest version. To update HENkaku, simply reboot your Vita and install again.

If you are using the offline installer and wish to update HENkaku, you must first install HENkaku again using the online installer (this website). Next, while still connected to the internet, run the offline installer bubble (not Email) and install the payload again.

If you are using Ensō, just install HENkaku again from this website and restart your Vita.

https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW/VitaShell/commit/0a399ea2c4537c9d8de08f81dd69f4dcae9cc50c
 
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