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{{Infobox Vita Homebrews
{{Infobox Vita Homebrews
|title=Chovy-sign
|title=Chovy-Sign
|image=chovysignvita.png
|image=chovysignvita.png
|description=Run any PS1 or PSP game on any psvita, (even on OFW).
|description=Run any PS1 or PSP game on any PS Vita (including OFW).
|author=SilicaAndPina, dots_tb, Motoharu
|author=CBPS Team
|lastupdated=2023/04/26
|lastupdated=2024/01/11
|type=PC Utilities
|type=PC Utilities
|version=2.0
|version=2.0.4
|license=GPL-3.0
|license=GPL-3.0
|download=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/vitahomebrews/chovysignvita.7z
|download=https://github.com/KuromeSan/chovy-sign/releases
|website=https://www.reddit.com/r/vitahacks/comments/12z59jd/release_chovysign_v2_now_with_ps1_support_run_any/
|website=https://www.reddit.com/r/vitahacks/comments/12z59jd/release_chovysign_v2_now_with_ps1_support_run_any/
|source=https://silica.codes/SilicaAndPina/chovy-sign
|source=https://silica.codes/SilicaAndPina/chovy-sign
|discussion=
|donation=
}}
}}
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Chovy-sign is an application that allows you to convert PSP and PS1 ISOs to be playable on unmodified PSVitas. This tool was developed by a few different people, such as KuromeSan and RupertAvery, who contributed to the creation of the tool and its various components. The tool requires a valid (official) PSP or PS1 license to work, and it is recommended to use specific games such as Petz Saddle Club, LocoRoco Midnight Carnival, or Ape Quest Starter Pack.
Chovy-Sign is an application that allows you to convert PSP and PS1 ISO's to be playable on unmodified PS Vita. The release was part of Project Chovy and was primarily created to allow PSP emulation on the PS Vita.


Chovy-sign was primarily created to allow PSP emulation on the PS Vita. The latest PS Vita firmware, which is 3.71, has rendered all previous hacking techniques useless, and unless you’re on a previous firmware version, you can’t play the PSP titles themselves. The authors of the tool have publicly stated that they don’t support piracy in any way, and you should only use it if you have officially purchased the titles or own UMDs.
It requires a valid (official) PSP or PS1 license to work, a PSP DLC license should also work.  


==How To Use==
This tool is intended for making back up of the games that you actually own. The authors do not promote or condone piracy in any way.
There are two ways to use chovy-sign: if you have a hacked PSVita or if you don't. If you don't have a hacked PSVita, you'll need to copy the game to your PC using Content Manager and then open chovy-sign and click the ""Get Keys"" button. You'll then need to select the ""EBOOT.PBP"" method and click on the game. After that, the RIF and KEY fields should populate, and you are good to go. If you have a hacked PSVita, you can still use the unhacked Vita method if you would like, but Content Manager is not the fastest way to transfer files.
 
==User guide==
Instructions can be found [https://silica.codes/SilicaAndPina/chovy-sign/src/branch/master/README.md here].
 
'''Notes:''' ISOs made with Chovy-Sign are "clones" of the original "base game", if you delete any of them it deletes the license.rif which breaks all the other "clones". This can be fixed by re-downloading the base game off of the PSN or copying any "clone" over to your PS Vita again.
 
==Screenshots==
https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/vitahomebrews/chovysignvita-02.png


==Media==
==Media==
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==Screenshots==
'''How To Play PSP Games On 3.71 FW Vita! *Without HENkaku/Trinity*''' ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX0swcSISTQ Nagato's Revenge]) <br>
https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/vitahomebrews/chovysignvita-01.png
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https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/vitahomebrews/chovysignvita-02.png
 
==Notes==
One notable aspect of chovy-sign is that it uses a custom implementation of [[Psvimgtools Vita|PSVIMGTOOLS]], which runs faster and is more accurate to the .psvimg format. Furthermore, chovy-sign now shows a progress bar while signing the declaration of independence and has fixed a bug where your CMA directory wouldn't be found automatically.


It is important to note that deleting the PSP demo used for chovy-sign would give you errors when opening the PSP games you put on the Vita. This issue predates chovy-sign and even henkaku and has to do with the PSP bubble cloning trick. It has been around since 2014, and there isn't really anything you can do to prevent it. Games made with this are ""clones"" of the original ""base game,"" so if you delete any of them, it actually deletes the license.rif, which breaks all the other ""clones"".
==Compatibility==
Works on FW 3.71 (CFW and OFW).


==Changelog==
==Changelog==
'''v2.0.4'''
* Fix a bug relating to icons
* Fix a bug where you cant turn on the psvimg build option again after disabling it again
'''v2.0.3'''
* PS1 or PSP eboot.pbp can now be used to obtain either PS1 or PSP versionkey.
* this makes non un-henkaku'd vita equal with henkaku'd ones again-
* (this also makes KEYS.TXT kind of redundant, but whatever, i kept it in anyway.
'''v2.0.2'''
* Fix some bin/cue parsing errors
* Add better error handling
* Add builds for the Linux operating system
'''v2.0.1'''
* Add Support for games protected with the LibCrypt Copy Protection.
* Add Support to read .SBI files.
* Add a little settings menu to change between libcrypt methods (magic word / subchannel).
* Add option to force a different disc id.
* Fix a bug with Multi Disc and PSP Signatures not generating properly.
'''v2.0'''
'''v2.0'''
* Completely rewrote the entire thing
* Completely rewrote the entire thing.
* Added PS1 Support
* Added PS1 Support.
* Added key generation from rif using act.dat and idps.
* Added key generation from rif using act.dat and idps.
* Made a command line version also.
* Made a command line version also.
'''beta03'''
'''beta03'''
* CHOVY-SIGN.exe now has an icon!
* CHOVY-SIGN.exe now has an icon.
* Non-MINI's now show the #ChovyProject logo on bootup
* Non-MINI's now show the #ChovyProject logo on bootup.
* Created my own version of PSVIMGTOOLS which runs faster and is more accurate to the .psvimg format
* Created my own version of PSVIMGTOOLS which runs faster and is more accurate to the .psvimg format.
* "Get keys from CMA" is now LIGHTSPEED
* "Get keys from CMA" is now LIGHTSPEED.
* Now shows Progress Bar while signing the declaration of independance
* Now shows Progress Bar while signing the declaration of independance.
* CHOVY-GEN.exe is now intergrated into CHOVY.DLL
* CHOVY-GEN.exe is now intergrated into CHOVY.DLL.
* Fixed a bug where your CMA directory wouldnt be found automatically.
* Fixed a bug where your CMA directory wouldnt be found automatically.
'''beta02'''
'''beta02'''
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==Credits==
==Credits==
* SquallATF (for "PspCrypto" and "PBPResigner", and making PS1 Game signing possible, And discovering a bug in __sce_ebootpbp handling that makes it possible to use multi-disc games.)
* SquallATF (for "PspCrypto" and "PBPResigner", and making PS1 Game signing possible, And discovering a bug in __sce_ebootpbp handling that makes it possible to use multi-disc games).
* Li: (for writing the original chovy-sign, Developing the GUI, finding the original psp bubbles method and, Sfo.NET A Simple SFO Parser,
* Li: (for writing the original chovy-sign, Developing the GUI, finding the original psp bubbles method and, [https://github.com/KuromeSan/Sfo.NET/blob/master/README.md Sfo.NET] A Simple SFO Parser.
* Writing the PS1 Disc Compresison algorithm, making it possible to use custom ISOs, Writing C# Implementation of PSVIMGTOOLS, Being transgender)
* Writing the PS1 Disc Compresison algorithm, making it possible to use custom ISOs, Writing C# Implementation of PSVIMGTOOLS, Being transgender).
* dots-tb (for chovy-gen (__sce_ebootpbp signing)
* dots-tb (for [https://github.com/dots-tb/chovy-gen chovy-gen] (__sce_ebootpbp signing).
* Sony Computer Enterainment: (For at3tool)
* Sony Computer Enterainment: (For at3tool).
* yifanlu & xyz for the original psvimgtools.
* yifanlu & xyz for the original [https://github.com/yifanlu/psvimgtools psvimgtools].
* Mathieulh (Found psp signing keys?)
* Mathieulh (Found psp signing keys?).
* Motoharu (For helping dots with __sce_ebootpbp)
* Motoharu (For helping dots with __sce_ebootpbp).
* Davee (For finding the PS1 Signing Key)
* Davee (For finding the PS1 Signing Key).
* xlenore (For PS1 Cover Art)
* xlenore (For [https://github.com/xlenore/psx-covers PS1 Cover Art]).
* RupertAvery (For their fork of DiscUtils to add PS1 Support)
* RupertAvery (For their fork of DiscUtils to add [https://github.com/xlenore/psx-covers PS1 Support]).
* SquallATF's PBPResigner and PSPCrypto were derived from : xdotnano (PSXTract)
* SquallATF's PBPResigner and PSPCrypto were derived from : xdotnano ([https://github.com/xdotnano/PSXtract PSXTract]).
* swarzesherz (sign_np)
* swarzesherz ([https://github.com/swarzesherz/sign_np sign_np]).
* tpunix (kirk_engine)
* tpunix ([https://github.com/tpunix/kirk_engine kirk_engine]).


== External links ==
== External links ==
* Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/vitahacks/comments/12z59jd/release_chovysign_v2_now_with_ps1_support_run_any/
* Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/vitahacks/comments/12z59jd/release_chovysign_v2_now_with_ps1_support_run_any/
* Silica - https://silica.codes/SilicaAndPina/chovy-sign
* Silica - https://silica.codes/SilicaAndPina/chovy-sign
* Github - https://github.com/KuromeSan/chovy-sign
* GitHub - https://github.com/KuromeSan/chovy-sign

Latest revision as of 04:51, 14 Ocak 2024

Chovy-Sign
Chovysignvita.png
General
AuthorCBPS Team
TypePC Utilities
Version2.0.4
LicenseGPL-3.0
Last Updated2024/01/11
Links
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Website
Source

Chovy-Sign is an application that allows you to convert PSP and PS1 ISO's to be playable on unmodified PS Vita. The release was part of Project Chovy and was primarily created to allow PSP emulation on the PS Vita.

It requires a valid (official) PSP or PS1 license to work, a PSP DLC license should also work.

This tool is intended for making back up of the games that you actually own. The authors do not promote or condone piracy in any way.

User guide

Instructions can be found here.

Notes: ISOs made with Chovy-Sign are "clones" of the original "base game", if you delete any of them it deletes the license.rif which breaks all the other "clones". This can be fixed by re-downloading the base game off of the PSN or copying any "clone" over to your PS Vita again.

Screenshots

chovysignvita-02.png

Media

HOW TO Play PSP ISO's On PS VITA 3.71! NO CFW/ANY FIRMWARE! - (Tech James)

How To Play PSP Games On 3.71 FW Vita! *Without HENkaku/Trinity* (Nagato's Revenge)

Compatibility

Works on FW 3.71 (CFW and OFW).

Changelog

v2.0.4

  • Fix a bug relating to icons
  • Fix a bug where you cant turn on the psvimg build option again after disabling it again

v2.0.3

  • PS1 or PSP eboot.pbp can now be used to obtain either PS1 or PSP versionkey.
  • this makes non un-henkaku'd vita equal with henkaku'd ones again-
  • (this also makes KEYS.TXT kind of redundant, but whatever, i kept it in anyway.

v2.0.2

  • Fix some bin/cue parsing errors
  • Add better error handling
  • Add builds for the Linux operating system

v2.0.1

  • Add Support for games protected with the LibCrypt Copy Protection.
  • Add Support to read .SBI files.
  • Add a little settings menu to change between libcrypt methods (magic word / subchannel).
  • Add option to force a different disc id.
  • Fix a bug with Multi Disc and PSP Signatures not generating properly.

v2.0

  • Completely rewrote the entire thing.
  • Added PS1 Support.
  • Added key generation from rif using act.dat and idps.
  • Made a command line version also.

beta03

  • CHOVY-SIGN.exe now has an icon.
  • Non-MINI's now show the #ChovyProject logo on bootup.
  • Created my own version of PSVIMGTOOLS which runs faster and is more accurate to the .psvimg format.
  • "Get keys from CMA" is now LIGHTSPEED.
  • Now shows Progress Bar while signing the declaration of independance.
  • CHOVY-GEN.exe is now intergrated into CHOVY.DLL.
  • Fixed a bug where your CMA directory wouldnt be found automatically.

beta02

  • Now works on 32-bit windows PC's
  • MINI's games ISOs now show the "MINIS" boot screen
  • Caught some execptions that wherent previously caught.

beta01

  • First Release.

Credits

  • SquallATF (for "PspCrypto" and "PBPResigner", and making PS1 Game signing possible, And discovering a bug in __sce_ebootpbp handling that makes it possible to use multi-disc games).
  • Li: (for writing the original chovy-sign, Developing the GUI, finding the original psp bubbles method and, Sfo.NET A Simple SFO Parser.
  • Writing the PS1 Disc Compresison algorithm, making it possible to use custom ISOs, Writing C# Implementation of PSVIMGTOOLS, Being transgender).
  • dots-tb (for chovy-gen (__sce_ebootpbp signing).
  • Sony Computer Enterainment: (For at3tool).
  • yifanlu & xyz for the original psvimgtools.
  • Mathieulh (Found psp signing keys?).
  • Motoharu (For helping dots with __sce_ebootpbp).
  • Davee (For finding the PS1 Signing Key).
  • xlenore (For PS1 Cover Art).
  • RupertAvery (For their fork of DiscUtils to add PS1 Support).
  • SquallATF's PBPResigner and PSPCrypto were derived from : xdotnano (PSXTract).
  • swarzesherz (sign_np).
  • tpunix (kirk_engine).

External links

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