An English and Filipino tutorial about installing Henkaku on a PS VIta.

English

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This is a basic tutorial on how to install Henkaku on a PS Vita version 3.60. I am doing this so I can help my fellow Vita gamers capitalize the potential of their PS Vita and the wonders it can do once it's been updated to a custom firmware.

Disclaimer: Please read my instructions carefully. Failure to do so may result in screwing up your Vita. If that happens, a format of your memory card may be needed to bring your PS Vita software back to normal. This tutorial doesn't include PS TV.

Before we go into further details, let's review first what is Henkaku and what does it do to your PS Vita.

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If you are a PSP owner who upgraded to a Vita like me, you'll eventually notice that the official content manager of the PS Vita is very limited. It can only transfer music, videos and images which means no back ups of saves and no transferring of any kind of files to and from your Vita.

Official Vita Content Manager

This is a screenshot of the content manager before launching.

and this is the pic when it's launched.

And Henkaku removed all of these limitations and added more capabilities of what your Vita can do. It provides a GUI for file management that allows you to install applications, exchanging files through FTP, can open all types of media files and can even view and edit the texts in the files.

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Things You Needed

• Laptop or PC
• Wifi
• Memory card (any size)
• FTP client (I use WinSCP)
• PS Vita 3.60 Firmware - The firmware needs to be exactly 3.60. Anything higher can't be updated, no exception. Lower firmware on the other hand can be changed to 3.60

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Setting Up

First, we need to change the settings of the Vita to avoid automatic updates thus removing the risk of the firmware upgrading to higher than 3.60.

• Go to settings

• System

• Auto Start Settings

• Download Update File for System Software

• Uncheck it.

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Installing Henkaku

• This is very easy, just launch your PS Vita web browser and go to this site.
  https://henkaku.xyz/

• You might encounter some errors but keep trying or you can also turn off and then turn on your PS Vita and try again.

• It will do it's job and then it will go back to your home screen.

Congratulations, you've successfully changed your firmware to a custom one. Notice the Chinese symbols were added next to the 3.60 firmware.

Please remember that every time you turn off your Vita, it will go back to the original firmware so you would have to re-launch Molecularshell but it's easier because the Molecularshell bubble is already installed. Just open it and hit the install button then it will do the installation

This is the interface of Henkaku once it's launched.

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Filipino

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Ito ay simpleng gabay kung paano ilagay si Henkaku sa PS Vita version 3.60. Ginagawa ko to para makatulong sa mga tulad kong player ng Vita at ng masulit nila ang potential na kayang gawin sa oras na i update nila ito sa Henkaku.

Paalala: Basahing mabuti ang aking gabay. Posibleng magloko ang iyong Vita kapag nagkamali ka. Kapag nangyari ito, pwedeng kailanganin mong mag format ng memory card para maaus ang software ng Vita mo sa normal. Hindi kasama sa gabay na ito ang PS TV.

Bago natin simulan ang gabay na ito, alamin muna natin ano ba ang Henkaku at ano ang kaya nitong gawin para sa iyong PS Vita.

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Kung ikaw ay nagkaron na ng PSP at nag upgrade sa Vita tulad ko, malalaman mo na ang content manager ng PS Vita ay sobrang kulang ang kakayahan. Ang kaya lang nitong ilipat sa computer ay mga kanta, videos at mga larawan. Ibig sabhin, di ka pwedeng gumawa ng back up ng iyong mga saves or maglipat ng kahit anong uri ng files mula sa Vita papunta sa computer or mula sa computer papunta sa Vita.

Official Vita Content Manager

Ito ay larawan ng content manager bago buksan

at ito naman ang larawan pag nabuksan na.

Ang Henkaku ay dadagdagdan ang mga kayang gawin ni content manager sa iyong Vita. Mga halimbawa ay ang bagong interface ng iyong vita kung saan pwede mong ayusin ang mga files upang makagamit ka ng mga iba't ibang application, maglipat ng files gamit ang FTP, magbukas ng kahit anong uri ng media at mag customize ng mga letra sa mga files.

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Mga Kailangan

• Laptop or PC
• Wifi
• Memory card (any size)
• FTP client (I use WinSCP)
• PS Vita 3.60 Firmware - Ang firmware ay dapat 3.60 lang. Kapag mas mataas ay hindi na kayang i-update kahit anong gawin. Ang mas mababa naman ay pwedeng i-upgrade sa 3.60

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Tamang Set Up

Una, kailangan nating palitan ang settings ng Vita para hindi sya kusang mag update ng mas mataas sa 3.60.

• Pumunta sa settings

• System

• Auto Start Settings

• Download Update File for System Software

• Tangalin ang check.

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Pag Install Ng Henkaku

• Ito ay madali lang, buksan ang browser ng iyong vita at pumunta sa website na ito.

https://henkaku.xyz/

• Pwede kang makakita ng error pero subukan mo lang ulit. Minsan, nakakatulong ang pag off at on ng PS Vita at gawin ulit ito.

• Hayaan itong mag update at kusa itong mapupunta sa home screen

Binabati kita! Matagumpay mong napaltan ang firmware ng Vita. Kung mapapansin mo, nagkaron ng simbolo ng Intsik sa tabi ng 3.60 firmware.

Tandaan na tuwing mag power off ang iyong Vita, babalik sya sa lumang firmware kaya dapat mo ulit buksan ang Henkaku pero mas madali na ito kasi ito ay nsa home screen na. Piliin lang at pindutin ang install button at automatic nya na itong gagawin.

Ito ang itsura ng Henkaku kapag nailagay mo sya sa Vita.

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Thank you very much for reading my tutorial about Henkaku. I hope it will help you make the most out of your handheld PS Vita.

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