USBMC Vita

usbmc
usbmc
	File:Usbmcvita.jpg
General
Author	yifanlu & TheFloW
Type	Plugins
Version	6
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2018/06/26
Links
	Download
	Source

Usbmc is a taiHEN plugin that mounts the USB storage as ux0:/partition on PSVITA startup.

What is Usbmc?

This is VitaShell's patches for USB storage support as a standalone plugin. If loaded on startup (before SceShell), it will automatically mount the USB storage as ux0 instead of the memory card or internal memory.

Full credits to The_FloW for the patches.

This is NOT for gamecard-to-microSD adapters! For that, you want to check out gamecard-microsd

How To Install Usbmc

Make sure your USB storage drive is formatted to a single FAT, FAT32, or exFAT partition using the MBR partition scheme. (For devices over 32GB, it is recommended to format to 64kb or 32kb cluster sizes)
Install the vpk
Run usbmc to start the installer
Press X to install the plugin.
Reboot

Now you can use the USB storage as extra storage. Continue reading if you want to use it in place of your memory card.

Open the usbmc installer again.
Press X to start the memory card installation.
Choose to either copy VitaShell/molecularShell to the USB storage or copy everything from your memory card to the USB storage, replacing any files already on there.
Once the copying is complete, press X to shut down the Vita.
Remove your old memory card to start using your USB storage as a memory card.

How To Uninstall Usbmc

Insert a Sony memory card or remove the USB storage if you have internal memory (PSTV and PCH-2000).
Install the usbmc vpk to that memory card.
Launch the installer and use the Triangle option to uninstall.

Note you cannot uninstall usbmc while it is in use (duh).

Memory Card Priority

Vita memory card will be used if inserted.
USB storage will be used if inserted and formatted correctly.
Internal memory will be used if it exists (PSTV and PCH-2000).

Note that plugins from ur0:tai/config.txt will be loaded as well as from ux0:tai/config.txt so make sure you don't load the same things twice!

Media

Screenshot

File:Usbmcvita.jpg

Changelog

(v6)

Memory card remount works
Support for 3.68

(v5)

Added support for 3.65/3.67 (thanks The_FloW)
Added plugin loading from ux0:tai/config.txt (where ux0 is the newly mounted USB storage). If that file exists, when the plugin is loaded, it will tell taiHEN to use that file instead of ur0:tai/config.txt. Kernel plugins in ur0:tai/config.txt will always be loaded first (including usbmc.skprx of course), then once that's done, kernel plugins from ux0:tai/config.txt will be loaded. Application plugins will no longer load from ur0:tai/config.txt (it will be ignored). Instead only ux0:tai/config.txt will be considered. If this sounds confusing or you don't like it, do not create ux0:tai/config.txt.

(v4)

Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions carefully.

(v3)

This one works for PSTV as well even if you have a slow drive or use a USB hub.

(v2)

This one works for PSTV as well.

(v1)

First Release.

External links

Github - https://github.com/yifanlu/usbmc
VitaDB - https://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/286