ChovySign

Works on Official Firmware 2.10 up to 3.74. Does not require Henkaku/h-encore or any native hack once installed, however you might need henkaku/h-encore to faciliate the installation process but will not be needed afterwards.

Note: There may be some issues if you try using ChovySign while having DLC for the game installed.

Prerequisites

• On your PC Download ChovySign
• On your PC Download the latest ARK-4 version: here
• On your PC Download the latest psvimgtool version: here
• On your Vita download a PSP game/demo from the PSN, the free demo of Ape Quest or LocoRoco Midnight Carnival is recommneded.

Setup & Install

1. Connect your Vita to the PC using Content Manager (QCMA is highly recommended to do this with).

2. Copy the official PSP/PS1 Game to your PC using the Content Manager.

3. Open chovy-sign2

4. select either PSP or PS1 and click the "Get Keys" button.

5. click "EBOOT.PBP method".

6. Select the Game you copied.

7. click on select "Content Manager" backup

   1. You will see the RIF and KEY fields populate

8. Open ARK4.zip file and extract the contents to your PC. Remember where you extracted it to.

9. Extract/Convert the EBOOT.PBP in /PSVita/PSPCFW/NPUZ01234 into an ISO. You can use ChovySign itself to do this.

10. Select the extracted ISO and Click "go"

11. This will generate an installable ARK Loader in the Content Manager folder as NPUZ01234
    (i.e /Documents/PS Vita/PGAME/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/NPUZ01234)
    Note: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx is a placeholder but remember the actual path.

12. Insert the actual xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx string from above here

    1. If the AID is valid, it will yield a key that you can now use to decrypt/re-encrypt your game.

13. Decrypt the game backup by executing the following command in your command line/terminal. You MUST be located in the NPUZ01234 folder

    • command: psvimg-extract -K YOUR_KEY_PROVIDED_BY_WEBSITE_LINK game/game.psvimg game_dec

14. Use the PBOOT.PBP file provided in the ARK download under the /Vita/Standalone/NPUZ01234/ folder.

    1. Copy the PBOOT.PBP to game_dec/ux0_pspemu_temp_game_PSP_GAME_YYYYZZZZZ/

       1. If there already is a PBOOT.PBP overwrite it with ARK's.

15. Now re-encrypt the backup, again You MUST be located in the NPUZ01234 folder

    • command: psvimg-create -n game -K YOUR_KEY game_dec game

16. Copy ARK_01234 from the extracted zip file folder to the /Documents/PS Vita/PSAVEDATA/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ folder.

17. Remove game_dec, then Refresh Database in the Content Manager settings (QCMA)

18. Copy the modifed backup and the ARK savedata folder from the PC to the Vita with the Content Manager. If done succesfully you will see a diffrent icon called ARK Loader, if you rebuild the database in the recovery mode it will also change the bubble look.