PS4:Standard Jailbreak

This page will walk you updating your console to an appropriate firmware (if needed) and enabling homebrew.

Determining your Firmware

• Jailbreaking can only be achieved on a firmware lower than latest.
• To determine your firmware, navigate to Settings > System > System Information on your PS4.
• Take note of your firmware. If you're on 9.00 or anything lower you can continue.

What firmware is the best?

To keep it short, different firmwares will need different exploits, thus can lead to various levels of stability and success rates. Please do keep in mind that they can be updated in the future.

If you are on:

• <5.05 - either keep it for archiving purposes or update to 5.05 or 9.00.
• 5.05 - it’s considered the gold firmware because of its stability and success rate. Either stay on it or update to 9.00 (note that you will need to backport most of your new games in order to play them)
• 6.72 - stay on it or update to 9.00
• 7.02 & 7.5x (7.50, 7.51 & 7.55) - stay on it or update to 9.00
• 8.0x & 8.50 - update to 9.00
• 9.00 - do not update it!
• >9.00-11.00 - do not update, PPPwn is in early development and some firmwares may receive more support than others

Updating your PS4 (if needed)

1. Download 9.00 (or your desired) firmware file on your PC by visiting one of the following sites. Do not get beta firmwares.
   • DKS - PS4 Official Firmwares - Recommended because of the faster download speeds.
   • PS4 Firmwares - Darthsternie's Firmware Archive - No account or CAPTCHA required, but slower download speeds.
   • If you want to start fresh and reset the console, you will need to download a recovery update file. These will always be around 1 GB in size.
   • If you want to update an existing console, do not use a recovery file an only use a normal firmware update. They will be around 500 MB or less in size.
2. Unpack your archive and rename the file to PS4UPDATE.pup (must be in all caps).
3. Prepare a USB stick drive by formatting it to FAT32 and creating a folder on the root of the drive named PS4 and another folder inside PS4 named UPDATE. Copy PS4UPDATE.pup in the UPDATE folder. The final structure should look like this: PS4 > UPDATE > PS4UPDATE.pup.
4. Boot into PS4's recovery settings by turning off the PS4 and holding the PS4 button until it beeps 2 times. Recovery mode should look like this:
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5. Plug the USB stick into an empty slot on your PS4.
6. Select one of the following options depending on if you want to reset the console or not.
   • If you only wish to update the console's firmware and keep the installed hard drive data, select 3. Update System Software > OK > Yes.
   • If you wish to reset the console and start fresh, select 7. Initialize PS4 (Reinstall System Software) > OK > Yes.
7. The PS4 will now install the firmware on the HDD.
8. REMOVE ANY ETHERNET CABLE AND/OR SKIP WI-FI SETUP. Keep everything offline during and after setting up your PS4.
9. After setup, navigate to Settings > System > Automatic Downloads > Uncheck Featured Content, System Software Update Files, Allow Restart and Application Update Files.

Enabling Homebrew

1. Navigate to Settings > Network > Check Connect to the Internet, then Set Up Internet Connection and:
   • Connection: Wi-Fi or LAN cable
   • Set Up: Custom
   • IP Address: Automatic
   • DHCP Host Name: Do Not Specify
   • DNS Settings: Manual
   • Primary DNS: 62.210.38.117 - Explanation: This DNS will redirect you to a jailbreak website.
   • MTU Settings: Automatic
   • Proxy Server: Do Not Use
     • Note: For some people, their Internet Provider will block DNS’s, thus not allowing you to use the 2 DNS Addresses. If you are one of those people, please use the ALTERNATIVE GUIDE.

Firmwares less than 9.00

1. Navigate to Settings > User's Guide/Helpful Info > User Guide. The website loaded should be an exploit host instead of the user guide.
2. Select Karo.
3. Select Goldhen for your firmware version.
   • Goldhen505 for 5.05, Goldhen755 for 7.55, etc.
   • If it is the first time the page is loaded, it will be cached, and will have to be manually reloaded once prompted.
4. Wait for the exploit to trigger. If you see the "GoldHEN loaded" message, you have jailbroken the PS4.
   • If you see "Not enough memory", select OK.
5. Exit the user-guide by holding the back button.
6. For recommendations on what to do next, see Recommended Setup.

Firmware 9.00 (pOObs4)

1. Download Rufus and pOOBs4/exfathax.img exfathax.img on your PC. Plug a USB drive to your PC.
2. In Rufus > Device (select your USB stick) > Boot Section: Disk or ISO image and select exfathax.img > Start. Note that this will erase the USB drive.
3. Back on the PS4, navigate to Settings > User's Guide/Helpful Info > User Guide. The website loaded should be an exploit host instead of the user guide.
4. Select Karo.
5. Select Goldhen900.
   • If it is the first time the page is loaded, it will be cached, and will have to be manually reloaded once prompted.
6. Do not move your mouse cursor and have patience. If you see "Not enough memory", select OK and continue until you see this screen:
   • FOR 9.00 ONLY:
     
   • When you see this message insert the USB drive formatted with Rufus, wait until "This USB storage device's filesystem is unsupported" appears and disappears, then press OK.
7. If successful, a "Jailbreak Done" prompt should appear, remove the USB drive from the PS4, then press OK.
8. If you see the "GoldHEN loaded" message, you have jailbroken the PS4:
   
9. Exit the user-guide by holding the back button.
10. For recommendations on what to do next, see Recommended Setup.

Firmware 11.00 (PPPwn)

Text guide pending. Please refer to MODDED WARFARE's videos for more information.

Troubleshooting

• An error "Not enough memory" appears.
  • It's a common error. Keep pressing OK until you pass it.
• The PS4 just shutdown/rebooted itself.
  • Another common error. Do not worry, remove the USB drive if on 9.00 and keep trying the same procedure starting with User Guide.
• I rebooted the PS4, and now I can't launch my games/apps.
  • Jailbreaking is not persistent/permanent and as a result you need to re-jailbreak your PS4 every time you reboot/shut down your PS4. As a alternative, you can put your PS4 on rest mode and you don't need to re-jailbreak.
• Will my PS4 die from doing this?
  • No, even forced reboots won't kill your PS4.