wraggster
February 7th, 2019, 17:23
Cryptic tweets are nothing new in console hacking scenes and yet another one has surfaced to make us scratch our heads. This time, it’s a tweet by TheFlow (https://twitter.com/theflow0/status/1093090147426623489) teasing a homebrew utility called ‘modoru’ and Reddit users (https://www.reddit.com/r/vitahacks/comments/anpdn4/apparently_theflow_just_teased_something_we_all/efv25i3/) were quick to point out that “modoru” means “to return” in Japanese which might be hinting at a utility allowing for firmware downgrading.
http://wololo.net/wagic/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Dytvn0sXcAAAOjF.jpg-large-300x170.jpg (http://wololo.net/wagic/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Dytvn0sXcAAAOjF.jpg-large.jpg)When presented with a tweet that only contains this image, speculation is rife. However, everything’s pointing to one conclusion which is that “modoru” is a firmware downgrading utility!
To further this suspicion, modoru’s LiveArea screen (by Freakler (https://twitter.com/freakler94)) features a clock with an arrow going back which makes it quite likely that this homebrew is indeed software which lets you downgrade FW 3.67/8 to FW 3.60/5. If this is true, it would be quite useful since a downgrade to these firmwares would allow you to use HENkaku Enso thus granting you a hacked PSVita at boot-time therefore eliminating the need to rehack/rejailbreak your PSVita/PSTV every time you reboot it!
Similar to the exploit mentioned above, it is uncertain about when/whether ‘modoru’ will be released or not. That being said, TheFlow has a history of releasing great stuff such as Adrenaline and H-Encore and downgrading a PSVita’s firmware is apparently possible according to Yifan Lu. This is because on Discord (https://twitter.com/idkiamatrap/status/1093095576181395457), he said that downgrading may be as simple as modifying an encrypted min_vers buffer sent to syscon during a firmware update.
via http://wololo.net/2019/02/07/team-xyz-shows-off-fw-3-70-hack-for-the-psvita-pstv-and-theflow-teases-modoru-which-may-be-a-hombrew-utility-letting-you-downgrade-your-psvitas-firmware/
http://wololo.net/wagic/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Dytvn0sXcAAAOjF.jpg-large-300x170.jpg (http://wololo.net/wagic/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Dytvn0sXcAAAOjF.jpg-large.jpg)When presented with a tweet that only contains this image, speculation is rife. However, everything’s pointing to one conclusion which is that “modoru” is a firmware downgrading utility!
To further this suspicion, modoru’s LiveArea screen (by Freakler (https://twitter.com/freakler94)) features a clock with an arrow going back which makes it quite likely that this homebrew is indeed software which lets you downgrade FW 3.67/8 to FW 3.60/5. If this is true, it would be quite useful since a downgrade to these firmwares would allow you to use HENkaku Enso thus granting you a hacked PSVita at boot-time therefore eliminating the need to rehack/rejailbreak your PSVita/PSTV every time you reboot it!
Similar to the exploit mentioned above, it is uncertain about when/whether ‘modoru’ will be released or not. That being said, TheFlow has a history of releasing great stuff such as Adrenaline and H-Encore and downgrading a PSVita’s firmware is apparently possible according to Yifan Lu. This is because on Discord (https://twitter.com/idkiamatrap/status/1093095576181395457), he said that downgrading may be as simple as modifying an encrypted min_vers buffer sent to syscon during a firmware update.
via http://wololo.net/2019/02/07/team-xyz-shows-off-fw-3-70-hack-for-the-psvita-pstv-and-theflow-teases-modoru-which-may-be-a-hombrew-utility-letting-you-downgrade-your-psvitas-firmware/