Hacking Recover R4i Gold using ntrboot flasher

[kuwanger]

The only other thing I can think of is, try another microsd card?

They are on my mega now so don;t let me forget to update my thread haha

I'd prefer to remain anonymous as far as credit.

 

[TheCheeze]

Kuwanger's Rev D confirmed functional cart. Japanese Konami game at home screen, full wood menu on launch. Will test C next but I do not expect anything different.

-edit- Same results with C dump. Same icon etc

 

[Yerkz]

The only other thing I can think of is, try another microsd card?



I'd prefer to remain anonymous as far as credit.

Tried with another SD card, but the R4 still does not work

 

[zoogie]

Tried with another SD card, but the R4 still does not work

Sounds to me like you have a supported r4iGold but it's fried.

 

[Yerkz]

Sounds to me like you have a supported r4iGold but it's fried.

Is there a way to recover it if it's really fried?

 

[TheCheeze]

Do you see any abnormal discoloration on any of the components? I personally do not in your pics. If the IC is shot then you have no hope of reviving it.

 

[Yerkz]

Do you see any abnormal discoloration on any of the components? I personally do not in your pics. If the IC is shot then you have no hope of reviving it.

No, everything looks good except that I think should be something in the "u5" space. All the pictures on the internet of that card has, just mine is different.

 

[TheCheeze]

There is a tiny chance that the fresh squeezed nightly of the flasher will help? https://gbatemp.net/threads/ntrboot-0-1-3b.481593/

 

[Yerkz]

There is a tiny chance that the fresh squeezed nightly of the flasher will help? https://gbatemp.net/threads/ntrboot-0-1-3b.481593/

I'm gonna try it now. Hope it works!

 

[TheCheeze]

That is actually making me wonder, have you tried re-downloading and setting up the ntrboot stuff on your system? May have had bad/corrupted files?

 

[Yerkz]

That is actually making me wonder, have you tried re-downloading and setting up the ntrboot stuff on your system? May have had bad/corrupted files?

I think I just need the ntrboot_flasher and the boot9strap_ntr, right?
I'm not trying to flash the ntrboothax to the flashcard, I just want to recover it, since it does not work anymore. I'll try to use ntrboothax when my N3DS XL arrive

EDIT: Tried with the newer ntrboot_flasher, but still does not work

 

[TheCheeze]

Do you know which version you were using? I have been reading the logs and came across this little gem

v0.1.1
kitling released this 8 days ago · 19 commits to master since this release

Welcome to the first bugfix release!

Fixed:

• Forgot to clear a buffer to 0, so sometimes a cart could 'brick'. (Commit](kitling/flashcart_core@ad5d125))
• Fixed the name displayed in the program itself. (ntrboothax installer -> ntrboot flasher)

 

[Yerkz]

Do you know which version you were using? I have been reading the logs and came across this little gem

v0.1.1
kitling released this 8 days ago · 19 commits to master since this release

Welcome to the first bugfix release!

Fixed:

• Forgot to clear a buffer to 0, so sometimes a cart could 'brick'. (Commit](kitling/flashcart_core@ad5d125))
• Fixed the name displayed in the program itself. (ntrboothax installer -> ntrboot flasher)

I was using 0.1.2. Should I try to use 0.1.1?

 

[TheCheeze]

No I was just making sure you weren't using the initial release

 

[Yerkz]

No I was just making sure you weren't using the initial release

Do you have any other ideia? I'm still searching about it but I'm not finding anything helpful

 

[TheCheeze]

Only other thing I can think of is if you know someone else with a system you can test it with

 

[Yerkz]

Only other thing I can think of is if you know someone else with a system you can test it with

You mean test the flashcard on the other DS? I've tested on My DSi XL, my 2DS and in a friend's DS Lite

 

[TheCheeze]

I meant a different ds (3ds) to try reflashing it in, or maybe someone else's card to test in yours

 

[Yerkz]

I meant a different ds (3ds) to try reflashing it in, or maybe someone else's card to test in yours

I tried to flash it on my friend's DS Lite putting the official flasher on another flashcard, openning it, switching the cart and trying to flash, but i got a "fail" on the card check