Is it a normal problem that I'm not able to connect using ctrclient, and that CFW can't load the banners of software after a set amount of time (scrolling through the apps no banners appear anymore) or freezes randomly?
yesIs it a normal problem that I'm not able to connect using ctrclient, and that CFW can't load the banners of software after a set amount of time (scrolling through the apps no banners appear anymore) or freezes randomly?
Anyway to move all the content of my SD CARD with CFW, some installed games and emunand stuff onto another SD CARD?
Thanks.

So for CFW, do you need internet on the CFW or the sysnand to use ctrclient? I need this question answersd since I want to dump retail saves using SDF on CFW since the Gateway save dumper didn't work on a few games... Also, if you do need CFW internet to be on, when I go to system settings to set the internet, my 3DS just crashes... help?
You can't open system settings in CFW, you have to set it sysNAND while it's still linked.
CFW is for installing unsigned cias without any requirement of 3ds flashcart (4.5 ds flashcart is needed to install ds exploit). Yes you can play your own backup games (convert them to cia) and others.
how come i read conflicting reports.
some say i can only play DS games, and some people say i can play both DS and 3DS games.
again, if i bought a 3ds yesterday bought an R4 card, downgraded my 3ds to ver 4.5, via this method. will i be able to play orcarina of time 3ds, and smash bros 3ds?
Sure you can! You only can't get into System Settings while Server Mode ("L" pressed while CFW starts). CFW and SysNAND has different settings. If you delete a Internet connection in SysNAND, it is still available in CFW (RedNAND).
You're on RedNAND. That's the reason why RedNAND is crashing if you try to open any app after taking out the SD

Well sort of, your CFW is the only one that can install CIAs and Homebrew. DONT EVER UPDATE THE CFW, thats what the emunand is for, but for that you'll need to use another SD card.So, been silently following the 3ds scene for a while now, and I finally have a chance to enjoy it with the downgrade method. My question is, will this plan work?
1. Buy a r4i gold card from modchipsdirect
2. Install Ds exploit to my 4.2 us 3ds
3. Follow this guide for emunand using only the r4i gold and a spare 16gb card
4. Install cias and homebrew to the resulting emunad after updating it to 9.4.
That all sound correct? I have hacked my PSP, Wii, Xbox classic, Android(Rooted), etc and I think I have a basic grasp of this but better to be sure than to have a glorified brick.
Well sort of, your CFW is the only one that can install CIAs and Homebrew. DONT EVER UPDATE THE CFW, thats what the emunand is for, but for that you'll need to use another SD card.
1x SD Card for CFW (CIA Games and Cia Homebrew)
1x SD Card for the Emunand that you can then update for 9.4 (make sure you are on the emunand and not system nand)
Can't someone with a gateway3ds just back-up his emuNAND 9.4 with devmenu insalled, so that people without a gateway can use that back-up to use emuNAND 9.4 with devmenu?