The PSVita GameCard (cartridges) were reversed by 2 teams: Cobra BlackFin Team and motoharu.
Pinout
Pinout
|
Pin
|
Signal
|
Description
|
1 |
VCC |
Voltage
|
2 |
GND |
Ground
|
3 |
CLK |
Clock
|
4 |
D3 |
Data 3
|
5 |
D2 |
Data 2
|
6 |
D1 |
Data 1
|
7 |
D0 |
Data 0
|
8 |
INS |
Detection Pin
|
9 |
CMD |
Command
|
10 |
GND |
Ground
|
HW Reversing
motoharu's write up is simple and massive and too much detailed to retype everything here. Instead we'll link to his github. We'll also fork his work so if the site is someday down, call us and we'll fix it.
Game card is a standard MMC card. Pinout is different, however it complies with MMC card.
File:Gamecard pinout.png
Partitions
Game card can embed 1 or 2 partitions mounted as gro0: and optionally grw0:.
gro0: is Read-Only whilst grw0: is Read-Write.
Game card can be accessed with SceSdif module. It has the following partitions:
code |
type |
name |
desc
|
0x9 |
exfat |
gro0 |
Game Card
|
0xD |
raw |
|
Some data
|
Card initialization
Card initialization consists of two steps:
- Standard MMC initialization.
- Custom CMD56 initialization.
CMD56 is a command that is used to transfer vendor specific data from host to card and back to host.
Second step is crucial and is required to be done before host tries to read any data from the card for example with CMD17.
Standard MMC initialization
This step is performed by SceSdif.
Part1: Card identification (SD, MMC, SDIO)
- 40 00 00 00 00 95 - CMD0 - GO_IDLE_STATE
- 48 00 00 01 AA 87 - CMD8 - SEND_IF_COND
- 45 00 00 00 00 5B - CMD5 - IO_SEND_OP_COND
- 77 00 00 00 00 65 - CMD55 - APP_CMD
Part2: Card initialization
- 40 00 00 00 00 95 - CMD0 - GO_IDLE_STATE
- 41 40 FF 80 00 0B - CMD1 - SEND_OP_COND
- 42 00 00 00 00 4D - CMD2 - ALL_SEND_CID
- 43 00 01 00 00 7F - CMD3 - SET_RELATIVE_ADDR
- 49 00 01 00 00 F1 - CMD9 - SEND_CSD
- 47 00 01 00 00 DD - CMD7 - SELECT_CARD
- 46 03 AF 01 00 43 - CMD6 - SWITCH (ERASE_GROUP_DEF)
- 48 00 00 00 00 C3 - CMD8 - SEND_EXT_CSD
- 50 00 00 02 00 15 - CMD16 - SET_BLOCKLEN
- 46 03 B9 01 00 2F - CMD6 - SWITCH (HS_TIMING)
- 46 03 B7 01 00 2D - CMD6 - SWITCH (BUS_WIDTH 4)
Custom CMD56 initialization
This step is performed by SceSblGcAuthMgr.
SceSblGcAuthMgr uses SceSblSsSmComm API to send F00D Commands to call Kirk services 1B-20.
Game card can be accessed with device index 1
Initialization consists of 20 packets total.
There are 10 request and 10 response packets.
Each packet is sent or received with CMD56.
- 78 00 00 00 00 25 - CMD56 (REQUEST)
- 78 00 00 00 01 37 - CMD56 (RESPONSE)
char key0[0x20] =
{
0xDD, 0x10, 0x25, 0x44, 0x15, 0x23, 0xFD, 0xC0,
0xF9, 0xE9, 0x15, 0x26, 0xDC, 0x2A, 0xE0, 0x84,
0xA9, 0x03, 0xA2, 0x97, 0xD4, 0xBB, 0xF8, 0x52,
0xD3, 0xD4, 0x94, 0x2C, 0x89, 0x03, 0xCC, 0x77,
};
packet 1 (cmd56 request)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x20 |
- |
key0
|
0x20 |
0x04 |
0x31 |
response code
|
0x24 |
0x04 |
0x03 |
additional data size
|
0x28 |
0x04 |
0x13 |
response size
|
0x2C |
0x01 |
0xC4 |
command ?
|
0x2D |
0x01 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x2E |
0x01 |
0x03 |
additional data size
|
packet 2 (cmd56 response)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x04 |
0x31 |
response code
|
0x04 |
0x04 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x08 |
0x02 |
0x13 |
size of response
|
0x0A |
0x01 |
0x00 |
error code
|
0x0B |
0x10 |
0x00 |
packet 2 data
|
packet 3 (cmd56 request)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x20 |
- |
key0
|
0x20 |
0x04 |
0x23 |
response code
|
0x24 |
0x04 |
0x03 |
additional data size
|
0x28 |
0x04 |
0x05 |
response size
|
0x2C |
0x01 |
0xC2 |
command ?
|
0x2D |
0x01 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x2E |
0x01 |
0x03 |
additional data size
|
packet 4 (cmd56 response)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x04 |
0x23 |
response code
|
0x04 |
0x04 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x08 |
0x02 |
0x05 |
size of response
|
0x0A |
0x01 |
0x00 |
error code
|
0x0B |
0x02 |
0xFF00 |
initialization state
|
packet 5 (cmd56 request)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x20 |
- |
key0
|
0x20 |
0x04 |
0x02 |
response code
|
0x24 |
0x04 |
0x03 |
additional data size
|
0x28 |
0x04 |
0x2B |
response size
|
0x2C |
0x01 |
0xA1 |
command ?
|
0x2D |
0x01 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x2E |
0x01 |
0x03 |
additional data size
|
packet 6 (cmd56 response)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x04 |
0x02 |
response code
|
0x04 |
0x04 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x08 |
0x02 |
0x2B |
size of response
|
0x0A |
0x01 |
0x00 |
error code
|
0x0B |
0x02 |
0xE000 |
unknown
|
0x0D |
0x02 |
0x01 |
gc parameter
|
0x0F |
0x02 |
0x02 |
unknown
|
0x11 |
0x02 |
0x03 |
unknown
|
0x13 |
0x20 |
- |
packet 6 data
|
packet 7 (cmd56 request)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x20 |
- |
key0
|
0x20 |
0x04 |
0x03 |
response code
|
0x24 |
0x04 |
0x15 |
additional data size
|
0x28 |
0x04 |
0x23 |
response size
|
0x2C |
0x01 |
0xA2 |
command ?
|
0x2D |
0x01 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x2E |
0x01 |
0x15 |
additional data size
|
0x2F |
0x02 |
0x01 |
gc parameter (packet 6)
|
0x31 |
0x10 |
- |
generated chunk (random?)
|
packet 8 (cmd56 response)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x04 |
0x03 |
response code
|
0x04 |
0x04 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x08 |
0x02 |
0x23 |
size of response
|
0x0A |
0x01 |
0x00 |
error code
|
0x0B |
0x20 |
- |
packet 8 data
|
packet 9 (cmd56 request)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x20 |
- |
key0
|
0x20 |
0x04 |
0x05 |
response code
|
0x24 |
0x04 |
0x33 |
additional data size
|
0x28 |
0x04 |
0x03 |
response size
|
0x2C |
0x01 |
0xA3 |
command ? (generated with Kirk 1C)
|
0x2D |
0x01 |
0x00 |
unknown (generated with Kirk 1C)
|
0x2E |
0x01 |
0x33 |
additional data size (generated with Kirk 1C)
|
0x2F |
0x30 |
- |
data (generated with Kirk 1C)
|
packet 10 (cmd56 response)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x04 |
0x05 |
response code
|
0x04 |
0x04 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x08 |
0x02 |
0x03 |
size of response
|
0x0A |
0x01 |
0x00 |
error code
|
packet 11 (cmd56 request)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x20 |
- |
key0
|
0x20 |
0x04 |
0x23 |
response code
|
0x24 |
0x04 |
0x03 |
additional data size
|
0x28 |
0x04 |
0x05 |
response size
|
0x2C |
0x01 |
0xC2 |
command ?
|
0x2D |
0x01 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x2E |
0x01 |
0x03 |
additional data size
|
packet 12 (cmd56 response)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x04 |
0x23 |
response code
|
0x04 |
0x04 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x08 |
0x02 |
0x05 |
size of response
|
0x0A |
0x01 |
0x00 |
error code
|
0x0B |
0x02 |
0x00 |
initialization state
|
packet 13 (cmd56 request)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x20 |
- |
key0
|
0x20 |
0x04 |
0x07 |
response code
|
0x24 |
0x04 |
0x13 |
additional data size
|
0x28 |
0x04 |
0x43 |
response size
|
0x2C |
0x01 |
0xA4 |
command ?
|
0x2D |
0x01 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x2E |
0x01 |
0x13 |
additional data size
|
0x2F |
0x10 |
- |
generated chunk (random?)
|
packet 14 (cmd56 response)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x04 |
0x07 |
response code
|
0x04 |
0x04 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x08 |
0x02 |
0x43 |
size of response
|
0x0A |
0x01 |
0x00 |
error code
|
0x0B |
0x40 |
- |
packet 14 data
|
packet 15 (cmd56 request)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x20 |
- |
key0
|
0x20 |
0x04 |
0x11 |
response code
|
0x24 |
0x04 |
0x33 |
additional data size
|
0x28 |
0x04 |
0x43 |
response size
|
0x2C |
0x01 |
0xB1 |
command ? (generated with Kirk 1E)
|
0x2D |
0x01 |
0x00 |
unknown (generated with Kirk 1E)
|
0x2E |
0x01 |
0x33 |
additional data size (generated with Kirk 1E)
|
0x2F |
0x30 |
- |
data (generated with Kirk 1E)
|
packet 16 (cmd56 response)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x04 |
0x11 |
response code
|
0x04 |
0x04 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x08 |
0x02 |
0x43 |
size of response
|
0x0A |
0x01 |
0x00 |
error code
|
0x0B |
0x40 |
- |
packet 16 data
|
packet 17 (cmd56 request)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x20 |
- |
key0
|
0x20 |
0x04 |
0x11 |
response code
|
0x24 |
0x04 |
0x33 |
additional data size
|
0x28 |
0x04 |
0x43 |
response size
|
0x2C |
0x01 |
0xB1 |
command ? (generated with Kirk 1E)
|
0x2D |
0x01 |
0x00 |
unknown (generated with Kirk 1E)
|
0x2E |
0x01 |
0x33 |
additional data size (generated with Kirk 1E)
|
0x2F |
0x30 |
- |
data (generated with Kirk 1E)
|
packet 18 (cmd56 response)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x04 |
0x11 |
response code
|
0x04 |
0x04 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x08 |
0x02 |
0x43 |
size of response
|
0x0A |
0x01 |
0x00 |
error code
|
0x0B |
0x40 |
- |
packet 18 data
|
packet 19 (cmd56 request)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x20 |
- |
key0
|
0x20 |
0x04 |
0x19 |
response code
|
0x24 |
0x04 |
0x13 |
additional data size
|
0x28 |
0x04 |
0x53 |
response size
|
0x2C |
0x01 |
0xC1 |
command ?
|
0x2D |
0x01 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x2E |
0x01 |
0x13 |
additional data size
|
0x2F |
0x10 |
- |
generated chunk (random?)
|
packet 20 (cmd56 response)
Offset |
Size |
Value |
Description
|
0x00 |
0x04 |
0x19 |
response code
|
0x04 |
0x04 |
0x00 |
unknown
|
0x08 |
0x02 |
0x53 |
size of response
|
0x0A |
0x01 |
0x00 |
error code
|
0x0B |
0x50 |
- |
packet 20 data
|