Hacking Sky3ds takes FOREVER to switch games.

[MelonGx]

Are you sure you got an original SanDisk product ?
With SanDisk Extreme (60 MB/s), I have always 7.70 seconds between any game switching (any game size).

I confirmed my card is a genuine one. But so what? Either 7.70 or 10 is slow.

 

[milerwan]

Sure it is slow that's the reason why there is no interest to place too much games in the microSD card .
Full 32B is not a good idea, 16GB with 10 games max is enough and more practical.

 

[.:drk_drgn:.]

Which one of these should I get? Or are there better options?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00JXPT2Q6
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00J297ZQC

 

[tony_2018]

Sure it is slow that's the reason why there is no interest to place too much games in the microSD card .
Full 32B is not a good idea, 16GB with 10 games max is enough and more practical.

Those are the kind of people who want it ALL.

 

[MelonGx]

I tested switching games with only 2 games. So it doesn't matter how large the MicroSD is.

 

[tbb043]

Definitely sd card Op.
Sandisk sucks for this purpose. Pickup a PnY card and you will be looking at 5 seconds tops.
I tested this.

That's an odd suggestion. Sandisk is a top tier card maker, while PNY is the cheapo stuff they sell at the checkout of K-Mart. If your Sandisk sucks, either it's old and outdated or a fake.

 

[MelonGx]

That's an odd suggestion. Sandisk is a top tier card maker, while PNY is the cheapo stuff they sell at the checkout of K-Mart. If your Sandisk sucks, either it's old and outdated or a fake.

This theory is not true.
Even though they are top brands, they can't provide anything better about random seeking speed, small file reading speed, etc., which may be something Sky3DS game switching really wants.

For the probability I have listed above, I only trust SLC chips, but they only appear in Industrial Models and they're ultra expensive - several times to Sandisk Extreme Pro 95/95, the top prized consumer product but MLC.

 

[abaddon41_80]

I've been trying different SD cards today and I am looking at between 6-8 seconds for Samsung (32GB), Lexar (16GB), PNY (16GB), Kingston (16GB), and Sandisk (8GB) microSD's. They are all class 10. The brand and capacity don't seem to matter for me. The Kingston was the fastest by a very small amount, a second or 1.5 seconds at the most.

 

[DSlite2]

I just ordered a Lexar U3 95MB/s and it should arrive on Wednesday. I'll test it against my SanDisk Ultra U1 48MB/s and report back either Wednesday night or Thursday. I'm expecting to see a significant speed increase.

 

[Nossi]

Twenty-two seconds is a ridiculous number. Get any class 10 and you will be looking at 10 seconds tops.

Yup. I now use a class 10 64gb sandisk, just 8 seconds!

 

[thaikhoa]

Mine is loading in 3 seconds when switching rom. Sandisk U3 Extreme Pro 95MB/s read/write

 

[DSlite2]

I just ordered a Lexar U3 95MB/s and it should arrive on Wednesday. I'll test it against my SanDisk Ultra U1 48MB/s and report back either Wednesday night or Thursday. I'm expecting to see a significant speed increase.

**FOLLOWUP**

So my new Lexar U3 95MB/s card arrived today and I compared it to my SanDisk Ultra U1 48MB/s card. There seems to be no difference/improvement when switching games. It takes me 8 seconds between blue light and game loaded for both microSD cards.

 

[finiarel]

Hi, I can't wait more to get the new gateway's update so I plan to buy a Sky3DS (I'm on 9.2 EU)

I have some questions:
What is the order for switching the games ? Random? Alphabetical ? Date ?
If i just want to play free games (online or not) is it better to buy Sky3DS or Gateway ?

Thanks for your answers

 

[DSlite2]

Hi, I can't wait more to get the new gateway's update so I plan to buy a Sky3DS (I'm on 9.2 EU)

I have some questions:
What is the order for switching the games ? Random? Alphabetical ? Date ?
If i just want to play free games (online or not) is it better to buy Sky3DS or Gateway ?

Thanks for your answers

The order is determined when you write them to the microSD card via their Disk Writer Tool. If you write them all at the same time (in one shot) they'll be in alphabetical order. But the moment you add more games, the new games will be at the bottom of the order. Even if you delete something in hopes of copying the new game to that spot.

Until Gateway releases their new support for 7.x-9.2, the only true "better" option right at this moment is Sky3DS. But Gateway will be the better choice for those under 9.3 once they release their support for them. I have both and I'm happy to have my Sky3DS card to hold me over until Gateway's support is out.

 

[finiarel]

Everybory says Gateway is better but nobody says why...

Can you explina why please ?

 

[Kioku]

I confirmed my card is a genuine one. But so what? Either 7.70 or 10 is slow.

Yup.. Problem of the Sky itself.

 

[DSlite2]

Everybory says Gateway is better but nobody says why...

Can you explina why please ?

Sky3DS will only load games from the region your 3DS supports. So for you I'm assuming your 3DS is PAL (EUR). Sky only supports homebrew through Ninjhax which requires 4.0-9.2 firmware. If you are 9.3 or above, no homebrew support. Sky3DS also takes time to switch from game to game. No Emunand

Gateway offers Region Free support. Homebrew support with or without Ninjhax. Emunand support. Quick and easy Multi-Rom selection interface.

 

[finiarel]

I heard Gateway's hack must be relaunch at EVERy restart of the 3DS. Is it true ?

 

[wiiuser2]

I heard Gateway's hack must be relaunch at EVERy restart of the 3DS. Is it true ?

not true if you keep the 3DS in standby mode when not in use. If you fully switch off your device you must boot again via the profile exploit (firmware 4.x) or the Mii QR scan on 9.2 (if ever released)

 

[aos10]

Around 3 seconds for me class 10,

what card are you using ?