Still On 1.81? Bypass The PSN Firmware Requirement With This

Firmware 2.0 has been out for a while and as you know, it's a mandatory firmware. Although Hello World exploits were already discovered in the firmware, there's no telling when a release of VHBL will come from it. A few months back, we covered being able to bypass the firmware requirement of the PSN using a tool called Charles Proxy. Unfortunately, Charles Proxy isn't a totally free application and shelling out $50 just to get online isn't in everyone's best interest. Fortunately, gwenavirre @ Wololo's forums has posted a tutorial on how to accomplish the same thing using free tools. Here is his tutorial.

Source: Wololo

I'm sticking with my 1.81 but still want the option to access the PSN store and play Ragnarok Online.

Here's what I have done to accomplish this and I hope you find this guide useful.

1. Download and install Fiddler 2 http://www.fiddler2.com/fiddler2/ (it's free!)
2. Make a psp2-updatelist.xml using the info below (remember where you save this!)
3. Run the Fiddler go to Tools, Fiddler Options, connections and set the proxy port, I used 8888 be sure to check "Allow remote computers to connect"
4. In Windows (or whatever superior OS you're running) go to a command prompt and type ipconfig or ifconfig to get your local ip address
5. Go to your network settings on your vita and enable the proxy using your computer's ip address with the proxy's port number
6. Check for a firmware update via wireless (but don't install it!)
7. You should see the url in the fiddler traffic mine was: fus01.psp2.update.playstation.net
8. Click on the url and you'll see the details on the right hand side. Click on AutoResponder and check the boxes for enable automatic responses and Unmatched requests passthrough
9. Now click on the Add button it should have the url in there but edit it to remove the EXACT part and trim it down by removing the version and session id so it should look something like this: http://fus01.psp2.update.playstation.ne ... telist.xml
10. Below the rule you will have a drop down option, choose Find a file and locate that xml file. Click on Save.
11. Try running the firmware update again and it should say you're current.
12. If you want to get fancy, you can go to Rules, User Agents, Custom and put in the Vita's current firmware id
13. To get Ragnarok Odyssey running I went into Tools, Fiddler Options, Connections and Bypassed Fiddler for the url: gs-sec.ww.np.dl.playstation.net

psp2-updatelist.xml contents
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http://dus01.psp2.update.playstation.net/update/psp2/image/2012_1116/rel_fab2db211065450e8091ee506b067973/PSP2UPDAT.PUP?dest=us



http://dus01.psp2.update.playstation.net/update/psp2/image/2012_1116/sd_fa617519573ef197a221009ca3991e7f/PSP2UPDAT.PUP?dest=us


http://dus01.psp2.update.playstation.net/update/psp2/image/2012_1116/pre_536c0ab74e8e91945f8ec72346d4fce8/PSP2UPDAT.PUP?dest=us

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