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How I Made a Kernel Panic Free 6.72 Setup
If you are new to PS4 jailbreaking, it is very confusing as to what works and what doesn't. 6.72 is extremely stable for me right now. I have seen a lot of people claim otherwise and I would recommend they try this before updating to 7.xx if they want to try to improve on things and they don't mind spending some money. I've posted about this a few times in advice threads already, but I thought it warranted a tutorial just so it is documented for new users. (If you've been doing this for a while, you might see this as reinventing the wheel a bit.) The bottom line is I don't get kernel panics anymore on 6.72 after I found a method which works for me and never had it crash after successfully enabling the JB. The worst that can happen is "the jailbreak has failed" error (I've had it happen twice and I use my PS4 a LOT) and I just reset the PS4 after that and try again.
This is what I am using:
- A wifi powerboard: https://www.amazon.com/Kasa-Smart-Power-Strip-TP-Link/dp/B07G95FFN3
- An ESP8266 4MB
- A self host bin file:
*PS-Phive: https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-ps-phive-forps4-6-72-exploit-host-menu.579557/
Darkmodder: https://gbatemp.net/threads/darkmodders-6-72-jailbreak-esp8266.585563/#post-9416173/
Leeful's 6.72 Exploit Menu: https://gbatemp.net/threads/esp8266-bins-for-fw-6-72.578045/#post-9285149
*Recommended
- Google Home/Alexa
- My phone
This is what I'm doing:
1. USB port 1, empty. USB port 2 has a 5 port USB hub with a USB stick that has Linux connected to it with another USB drive which has pkg files and roms on it (I don't run PS4 games from a USB drive, I just install them straight to the PS4) and a wireless dongle which I use for a keyboard sometimes.
2. I have my PS4 connected to a wifi powerboard which I use with Google Home and has a few other things plugged into it which I power on/off with voice activation. This is optional but it saves me from going behind the TV and unplugging my PS4 and plugging it back in again when it was KPing all the time.
3. I don't use the browser at all and my cache/cookies are clear from the get go. Reducing unnecessary use of the PS4's memory reduces KPs. I installed my JB menu to my user guide with an ESP8266 so I don't need to recache the browser after x amount of uses til the browser cache makes things unstable. You can get them on aliexpress for less than $10 shipped (I checked on there today and there were people selling them for $1US without shipping) and you may only need to use it once, but you can reflash new menus when new, improved ones come out. I 3D printed a case for mine. This is why I would recommend self-hosting via the user guide with a newer menu. It is a cheap, easy and effective way to install whichever exploit menu you want to the user guide. There are .bin files on this board and Modded_Warfare has a guide to set it up this way:
I currently use darkmodder's menu for 6.72 because the Linux payload works everytime but you can use PS-Phive just the same. I'm also using Al-Azif's DNS and update blocker so I can use it for online stuff.
To use the JB:
1. Open the user guide and run it as per usual. (I run the exploit first then enable HEN seperately)
2. Always shut the PS4 down properly through the menu.
3. With Google Home, I tell my wifi powerboard to unplug the PS4 and plug it back in after every time I do a full shut down (The powerboard has an app as well to do this from your phone if you don't want to use any voice recognition stuff) from either Orbis or Linux. This is important. For Linux users, to avoid the KP after booting back into Orbis you need to shutdown Linux via the menu, then power off the console completely. It needs to be unplugged. You can then power the PS4 back on and boot into Orbis.
Here's a demonstration:
Since using this method, I have not had a KP once and I use my PS4 almost every day. When I first started, they would happen all the time. Until a better method is created, I am very happy with this setup. If I make changes to my setup that refines it, I will edit this post but right now it works exactly how I want it to.
Shout out to Prb for making the bin files for these exploit menus.
This is what I am using:
- A wifi powerboard: https://www.amazon.com/Kasa-Smart-Power-Strip-TP-Link/dp/B07G95FFN3
- An ESP8266 4MB
- A self host bin file:
*PS-Phive: https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-ps-phive-forps4-6-72-exploit-host-menu.579557/
Darkmodder: https://gbatemp.net/threads/darkmodders-6-72-jailbreak-esp8266.585563/#post-9416173/
Leeful's 6.72 Exploit Menu: https://gbatemp.net/threads/esp8266-bins-for-fw-6-72.578045/#post-9285149
*Recommended
- Google Home/Alexa
- My phone
This is what I'm doing:
1. USB port 1, empty. USB port 2 has a 5 port USB hub with a USB stick that has Linux connected to it with another USB drive which has pkg files and roms on it (I don't run PS4 games from a USB drive, I just install them straight to the PS4) and a wireless dongle which I use for a keyboard sometimes.
2. I have my PS4 connected to a wifi powerboard which I use with Google Home and has a few other things plugged into it which I power on/off with voice activation. This is optional but it saves me from going behind the TV and unplugging my PS4 and plugging it back in again when it was KPing all the time.
3. I don't use the browser at all and my cache/cookies are clear from the get go. Reducing unnecessary use of the PS4's memory reduces KPs. I installed my JB menu to my user guide with an ESP8266 so I don't need to recache the browser after x amount of uses til the browser cache makes things unstable. You can get them on aliexpress for less than $10 shipped (I checked on there today and there were people selling them for $1US without shipping) and you may only need to use it once, but you can reflash new menus when new, improved ones come out. I 3D printed a case for mine. This is why I would recommend self-hosting via the user guide with a newer menu. It is a cheap, easy and effective way to install whichever exploit menu you want to the user guide. There are .bin files on this board and Modded_Warfare has a guide to set it up this way:
I currently use darkmodder's menu for 6.72 because the Linux payload works everytime but you can use PS-Phive just the same. I'm also using Al-Azif's DNS and update blocker so I can use it for online stuff.
To use the JB:
1. Open the user guide and run it as per usual. (I run the exploit first then enable HEN seperately)
2. Always shut the PS4 down properly through the menu.
3. With Google Home, I tell my wifi powerboard to unplug the PS4 and plug it back in after every time I do a full shut down (The powerboard has an app as well to do this from your phone if you don't want to use any voice recognition stuff) from either Orbis or Linux. This is important. For Linux users, to avoid the KP after booting back into Orbis you need to shutdown Linux via the menu, then power off the console completely. It needs to be unplugged. You can then power the PS4 back on and boot into Orbis.
Here's a demonstration:
Since using this method, I have not had a KP once and I use my PS4 almost every day. When I first started, they would happen all the time. Until a better method is created, I am very happy with this setup. If I make changes to my setup that refines it, I will edit this post but right now it works exactly how I want it to.
Shout out to Prb for making the bin files for these exploit menus.
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