Hacking R4i-B9S flashcart: tested and impression

[spkuja]

Yeah, the one above had a sanity check that would fail if the NOR was garbage.

Try this.

It worked! My card is not a brick anymore!!

So just to clarify, I used the flasher you suggested here:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/r4i-b9s-flashcart-tested-and-impression.484620/page-23#post-7633409

And then I flashed the NDS backup from @pandavova here:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/r4i-b9s-flashcart-tested-and-impression.484620/page-22#post-7633078

Now shows the Bomberman Touch icon and boots the firmware. Now to test if the official flasher will revert it to the B9S mode

 

[AngelSL]

It worked! My card is not a brick anymore!!

So just to clarify, I used the flasher you suggested here:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/r4i-b9s-flashcart-tested-and-impression.484620/page-23#post-7633409

And then I flashed the NDS backup from @pandavova here:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/r4i-b9s-flashcart-tested-and-impression.484620/page-22#post-7633078

Now shows the Bomberman Touch icon and boots the firmware. Now to test if the official flasher will revert it to the B9S mode

That's great!

..The irony is I just tested it on my own cart that I deliberately trashed the NOR of and it didn't work and I was just going to say it doesn't work.

Thanks for testing.

 

[Yandere-chan]

Mine is unbricked and appears as Touch! Bomberman Land!

 

[spkuja]

That's great!

..The irony is I just tested it on my own cart that I deliberately trashed the NOR of and it didn't work and I was just going to say it doesn't work.

Thanks for testing.

The r4i-SDHC flasher now also picks up the card and seems to be restoring it to the NTRboot mode. I'll test that and then see if it will convert back. Maybe then it might be a good idea to make a post about it so other people can fix theirs?

 

[Yandere-chan]

The r4i-SDHC flasher now also picks up the card and seems to be restoring it to the NTRboot mode. I'll test that and then see if it will convert back. Maybe then it might be a good idea to make a post about it so other people can fix theirs?

What firmware do the b9s cards use and what format does the microsd have to be? Mine comes up as an error on dsi v4.5u

 

[spkuja]

What firmware do the b9s cards use and what format does the microsd have to be? Mine comes up as an error on dsi v4.5u

Use the top one on this page: http://www.r4i-sdhc.com/downloade.asp

I'm using v1.84b

 

[some1ne]

What firmware do the b9s cards use and what format does the microsd have to be? Mine comes up as an error on dsi v4.5u

Does it work on your 3DS? First we'd have to know if their hardware is the same between their cart revisions, which one the R4i-B9S corresponds to, and if possible, upgrade the firmware to run on DSi 1.4.5.

EDIT: Try following the upgrade instruction from this page: http://www.r4i-sdhc.com/downloade.asp

 

[Yandere-chan]

Does it work on your 3DS? First we'd have to know if their hardware is the same between their cart revisions, which one the R4i-B9S corresponds to, and if possible, upgrade the firmware to run on DSi 1.4.5.

EDIT: Try following the upgrade instruction from this page: http://www.r4i-sdhc.com/downloade.asp

Can't test on my 3DS since my 3ds is v 11.6e

 

[some1ne]

Can't test on my 3DS since my 3ds is v 11.6e

Luma3DS lets you boot any flashcart, afaik.

 

[spkuja]

Can't test on my 3DS since my 3ds is v 11.6e

If the bomberman logo comes up it means the card itself is working. You then just need to download the corresponding firmware for the r4i-B9S card. As it has the green "3DS" logo on it, the firmware you need regardless of the system is the 1.84v firmware as this is the most up-to-date for DS and 3DS

EDIT: I can also confirm that I have been able to convert my card from DS mode to B9S mode, installed B9S to a 3DS and then converted it back to DS mode using the official flasher. My card was previously bricked

 

[Yandere-chan]

Luma3DS lets you boot any flashcart, afaik.

If the bomberman logo comes up it means the card itself is working. You then just need to download the corresponding firmware for the r4i-B9S card. As it has the green "3DS" logo on it, the firmware you need regardless of the system is the 1.84v firmware as this is the most up-to-date for DS and 3DS

Oh okay it comes up on the menu, I just need to copy the firmware over

 

[Spwnrpe]

Great news! Unbricking goodness! Now... would the R4i B9S firmware work on a R4i 3DS WiFi RTS card?

 

[spkuja]

Oh okay it comes up on the menu, I just need to copy the firmware over

Yeah, you just need to copy the files to your SD card in the r4i-B9S card and it should boot fine

 

[some1ne]

Great news! Unbricking goodness! Now... would the R4i B9S firmware work on a R4i 3DS WiFi RTS card?

Most likely, yes.

 

[Yandere-chan]

Yeah, you just need to copy the files to your SD card in the r4i-B9S card and it should boot fine

Where do I put my backups from godmode9

 

[spkuja]

Where do I put my backups from godmode9

Some where safe?

 

[Yandere-chan]

Some where safe?

I mean do I put my roms for the flashcard on the root or make a folder called roms and put them in there?

 

[spkuja]

I mean do I put my roms for the flashcard on the root or make a folder called roms and put them in there?

The ROMS need to go on the SD card that goes in your flash card, as do the firmware files

 

[Yandere-chan]

The ROMS need to go on the SD card that goes in your flash card, as do the firmware files

I know but where do I put them? Root of SD or in a roms folder on the root?

 

[Criminal90]

Most likely, yes.

How?
I can try if you tell me what download