Method 1: This method is for people who already get the "firmware expired" error (2014 and under, soon-to-be 2015 cards), people just absolutely hate the default user interface, or people who want better compatibility overall...
1. Download your default kernel and install it to your SD (make sure it's the primary boot)
2. Download YSMenu:
http://gbatemp.net/threads/retrogamefan-updates-releases.267243/
and install it (make it the secondary boot)
3. Load up your card (it should boot to the default kernel), and load up all of your DSi-enhanced games (to make sure that your card is formatted correctly, it'll come up with an error code if it isn't)
4. Go back to your computer, and copy the R4.dat to your desktop
5. Rename the R4.dat that's on your desktop to R4.nds, then drag it back on the card (DON'T DO ANYTHING TO THE R4.DAT YET)
6. Go back to your DS, and load up YSMenu
7. Load the R4.nds and go to games
8. Load a DSi-enhanced game
9. Turn off your DS (or go back to home for 3DS), and head back to your computer
10. Download the zip (attached) and drag the .dat to the root of your SD, make sure to overwrite the current R4.dat
11. Go back to your DS, and load the card
12. Make sure all of your DSi-enhanced games have .sav files. If they don't, create them in YSMenu
13. *optional* If you want to be able to soft reset from a DSi-enhanced game and go directly back to YSMenu, make sure that Soft Reset and DMA are checked under R4.nds. If not, go to step 14
14. Load up R4.nds and chose a DSi-enhanced game
15. If it works, let me know. If it doesn't, let me know and post a picture of the error code
That's it! Now you can boot all of your normal games in YSMenu, and you only have to set the date back if you boot the R4.nds.
Method 2: This method is for cards with the year 2016 and above, and is for people who like the default user interface, and just want better compatibility
1. Install the default firmware
2. Download YSMenu:
http://gbatemp.net/threads/retrogamefan-updates-releases.267243/
3. Go into the R4iMenu folder
4. Edit the multimedia_path.ini
5.Copy and paste this (without quotations) "/YSMenu.nds"
6. Insert your SD card into the flashcart, and boot it up
7. Change your settings to your liking
8. Click on the MultiMedia button, YSMenu should load
9. *optional* go back to your computer, copy R4.dat to the desktop, rename it to R4.nds, copy it back to the root of the SD (don't delete the .dat file), and insert it back into your flashcart (to return to the default firmware if you desire).
10. Wait until 2020 (2016 and above cards expire on that date)
11. Set the date back to whenever, as long as it's before 2020, since the 3DS won't be supported anymore, you have nothing to lose...
Method 3: This is for people with the year 2016 and above, who hate YSMenu's look, and don't want more compatibility
1. Wait until 2020
2. Set the date back LOL
Method 4: This is for people who have cards with the year 2014 and under, who hate YSMenu, who don't want better compatibility, and don't use a 3DS (Warning: Savage but true, by MetalliDeth)
1. Just set the date back dude, what are you doing?
This should also work with r4i-sdhc.com cards
Sources: Tinkering, and information off of the RetroGameFan YSMenu thread
Credits: @retrogamefan, Yasu, myself (@BARNWEY), the r4isdhc.com team (I had to put them -_-), and everyone on the YSMenu thread who posted the problems their card was having!
Edit: THIS ISN'T A TUTORIAL ON HOW TO RUN GAMES IN TWL MODE, use TWLoader if you want to run games with TWL mode options...
1. Download your default kernel and install it to your SD (make sure it's the primary boot)
2. Download YSMenu:
http://gbatemp.net/threads/retrogamefan-updates-releases.267243/
and install it (make it the secondary boot)
3. Load up your card (it should boot to the default kernel), and load up all of your DSi-enhanced games (to make sure that your card is formatted correctly, it'll come up with an error code if it isn't)
4. Go back to your computer, and copy the R4.dat to your desktop
5. Rename the R4.dat that's on your desktop to R4.nds, then drag it back on the card (DON'T DO ANYTHING TO THE R4.DAT YET)
6. Go back to your DS, and load up YSMenu
7. Load the R4.nds and go to games
8. Load a DSi-enhanced game
9. Turn off your DS (or go back to home for 3DS), and head back to your computer
10. Download the zip (attached) and drag the .dat to the root of your SD, make sure to overwrite the current R4.dat
11. Go back to your DS, and load the card
12. Make sure all of your DSi-enhanced games have .sav files. If they don't, create them in YSMenu
13. *optional* If you want to be able to soft reset from a DSi-enhanced game and go directly back to YSMenu, make sure that Soft Reset and DMA are checked under R4.nds. If not, go to step 14
14. Load up R4.nds and chose a DSi-enhanced game
15. If it works, let me know. If it doesn't, let me know and post a picture of the error code
That's it! Now you can boot all of your normal games in YSMenu, and you only have to set the date back if you boot the R4.nds.
Method 2: This method is for cards with the year 2016 and above, and is for people who like the default user interface, and just want better compatibility
1. Install the default firmware
2. Download YSMenu:
http://gbatemp.net/threads/retrogamefan-updates-releases.267243/
3. Go into the R4iMenu folder
4. Edit the multimedia_path.ini
5.Copy and paste this (without quotations) "/YSMenu.nds"
6. Insert your SD card into the flashcart, and boot it up
7. Change your settings to your liking
8. Click on the MultiMedia button, YSMenu should load
9. *optional* go back to your computer, copy R4.dat to the desktop, rename it to R4.nds, copy it back to the root of the SD (don't delete the .dat file), and insert it back into your flashcart (to return to the default firmware if you desire).
10. Wait until 2020 (2016 and above cards expire on that date)
11. Set the date back to whenever, as long as it's before 2020, since the 3DS won't be supported anymore, you have nothing to lose...
Method 3: This is for people with the year 2016 and above, who hate YSMenu's look, and don't want more compatibility
1. Wait until 2020
2. Set the date back LOL
Method 4: This is for people who have cards with the year 2014 and under, who hate YSMenu, who don't want better compatibility, and don't use a 3DS (Warning: Savage but true, by MetalliDeth)
1. Just set the date back dude, what are you doing?
This should also work with r4i-sdhc.com cards
Sources: Tinkering, and information off of the RetroGameFan YSMenu thread
Credits: @retrogamefan, Yasu, myself (@BARNWEY), the r4isdhc.com team (I had to put them -_-), and everyone on the YSMenu thread who posted the problems their card was having!
Edit: THIS ISN'T A TUTORIAL ON HOW TO RUN GAMES IN TWL MODE, use TWLoader if you want to run games with TWL mode options...
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