[PS Vita scene] Chovy-sign v2.0 released
The developer SilicaAndPina publishes the very first stable version of Chovy-sign , the application allows us to “sign” the PSP and PSX ISOs to be able to run them on unmodified PlayStation Vita and PlayStation TV consoles .
The application might seem almost useless given the ability to install and run Henkaku on the latest console firmware, although it still proves to be a viable alternative to Adrenaline .
In order to use this tool you still need to have a valid and official license for PSP or PS1, just get one of the following titles.
- Petz Saddle Club .
- Loco Roco Midnight Carnival .
- Bee Quest™ Starter Pack .
One of these three titles could also be free. If not, a PSP DLC license can also be used.
Premise
Console not compromised
- Copy the game to your PC using the Content Manager.
- Open chovy-sign2 and click the “Get Keys” button.
- If you are using “APE QUEST, LOCEROCO MIDNIGHT CARNIVAL or PETZ SADDLE CLUB, and you intend to create a game for PS1 click on “KEYS.TXT Method”.
- Select “EBOOT.PBP Method”.
- Click on the game (note: there may be some problems if you try it while you have the DLC for the game installed…).
- You should see the REF and KEY fields populated and you’re good to go!
Console compromised
Requirements
- Your own ConsoleID/IDPS, Yoti has a tool to download this available here .
- The console activation data file (located in
tm0:/npdrm/act.dat
). - Any PSP/PS1 license file for your account (either located on
ux0:/pspemu/PSP/LICENSE/*.rif
orux0:/bgdl/t/XXXXXX/temp.dat
if you have a pending download).
Guide
- Open the CHOVY-SIGN2 application.
- Under PlayStation Portable click Get Keys.
- Click on “IDPS+RIF+ACT Method”.
- Enter the IDPS value in the IDPS / ConsoleID field; in hexadecimal (if you used the developer tool Yoti, the value is in
ux0:/data/idps.txt
). - Browse for the file
act.dat
and the ref file and click Generate Keys, this will populate the key and ref field. - Now do the same for the PlayStation 1 option, using the same license and activation file.
Changelog
- Completely rewritten the entire program.
- Added support for PS1 titles.
- Added key generation from ref using
act.dat
and idps. - Also made a command line version.
Download: Chovy-sign v2.0 (CLI)
Download: Chovy-sign v2.0 (GUI)
Download: Source code Chovy-sign v2.0
Source: twitter.com