Vita:Adrenaline
Adrenline is an application that can be used on homebrew enabled PS Vitas and allows for booting a full PSP custom firmware with support for plugins, PSP homebrew, and PSP game backups.
Installation
- Download the VPK of the latest Adrenline version from the provided link.
- Transfer to the VPK to the PS Vita's memory card with FTP or USB with Vitashell and install it.
- Exit VitaShell and open the LiveArea bubble for Adrenline.
- Press to download the official 6.61 PSP firmware.
- Adrenline will automatically close itself when the download is finished. Launch the app again.
- Press to install the PSP 6.61 firmware.
- Press to boot the PSP home menu. (Also known as the XrossMediaBar, or "XMB")
- Go through the initial first time setup.
- The installation of Adrenline is now complete. To close it, hold the PS button to open the quick menu, then select
Settings
→Exit PspEmu Application
Adding the Adrenline Plugin
This is needed to fix the double launch issue.
- Open VitaShell.
- Navigate to
tai/
- If
ux0:tai
doesn't exist or does not contain aconfig.txt
, press ○ again and then navigate tour0:tai
- If
- Press on
config.txt
to open it in the text editor. - Highlight the
*KERNEL
line with the cursor and press to open the menu. - Select "Insert empty line" and highlight the new blank line. Press to edit it.
- Enter
ux0:app/PSPEMUCFW/sce_module/adrenaline_kernel.skprx
on the new line you just created. - Press to close the line editor and text editor.
- When prompted, press to save your modifications. Close VitaShell and reboot the PS Vita.
- If your device does not have Ensō, you will need to manually launch and exit h-encore to enable homebrew
- This is required to load the new kernel plugin added to
ux0:tai/config.txt
Adding PSP Games
Any PSP or PS1 games downloaded from the Vita's PlayStation Store will automatically be put in ux0:/pspemu/PSP/GAME
. Manually installing PSP homebrew will also go into this directory.
If you want to install ISO dumps of games, they instead go to ux0:/pspemu/ISO
.
Adding Plugins
Installing plugins is exactly the same process as installing them on an original PSP.
- Transfer the plugins to
ux0:/pspemu/seplugins
with either FTP/USB in VitaShell or USB Mode in Adrenline. - Add the file path of the plugin(s) to either vsh.txt, game.txt, and/or pops.txt depending on what the plugin can be used for.
Compatability List
When using the Adrenaline launcher, the vast majority of games will work just like an original PSP. However, a few currently do not work with it. Games on this list are known to have issues or not work entirely.
Title | Note |
---|---|
Bust-A-Move Deluxe | Make sure to repeatedly press the START button to skip the first logo screen that appears or the game will freeze. This issue is also present on a real PSP. |
Pangya Fantasy Golf | ISO needs to be patched to remove the copy protection or else the game will stall on a black screen after booting. |
Beowulf: The Game | Boots fine under Adrenaline but locks up when launched from the Livearea when created with Adrenaline Bubbles Manager. |
Crimson Room Reverse | Black screen immediately after booting up. Does not run under Adrenaline. |
EyePet | Game does not have access to the Vita's camera, which results in being unable to progress past the tutorial. May work with ChovySign. |
Jackass: the Game | Incompatible with Adrenaline. Game freezes during initial loading screen. |