Vita Guides

How to check if a DevKit's Firmware is Internal/External

Activate and try run a game cartridge. If there is an error it is most likely internal. To confirm it needs to be dumped and the modules checked.

How to check if a DevKit has been activated before & when

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How to check if there is a QAF token installed

In any case dumping NVS is the savest way to tell for sure if and which kind of token is installed!

CEX (Retails)

Dumping NVS or using Apps to check and display the token name. (eg: PSVident or QAFUtility [PCSI90043])

DEX (TestKits)

When the Kit is activated for a very long time there most likely is an active QA Token installed.

TOOL (DevKits)

When the Kit is activated for a very long time there most likely is an active QA Token installed. For DevKits you can often tell from the Console Output alone as it will have additional debug output. It is however possible that there is an inactive token still installed while the firmware was reverted to external for example. In that case only dumping NVS can tell.

How to re-activate a DevKit

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How to re-activate a TestKit

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How to dump a DevKit

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How to dump a MemoryCard

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