Hacking [Request] R4 Gold Pro backup.bin (r4i-gold.com)

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I somehow bricked my R4 Gold Pro (r4i-gold.com) trying to run YSMenu and I heard restoring it’s flash with a backup.bin (dump) would fix it.

It’s quite an old flashcart but I’d rather fix it instead of buying a new one.
Does anyone have a flashrom / backup.bin they could send me?
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Jack_27 said:
I somehow bricked my R4 Gold Pro (r4i-gold.com) trying to run YSMenu and I heard restoring it’s flash with a backup.bin (dump) would fix it.

It’s quite an old flashcart but I’d rather fix it instead of buying a new one.
Does anyone have a flashrom / backup.bin they could send me?
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I have one of these and they're pretty good ($8)
https://www.newegg.com/p/01M-06AX-00042
Not as good as what shadow suggests but it's a suitable improvement over what you have.
 
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zoogie said:
I have one of these and they're pretty good ($8)
https://www.newegg.com/p/01M-06AX-00042
Not as good as what shadow suggests but it's a suitable improvement over what you have.
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Thanks, but newegg doesn’t ship to my country. Do you happen to know of any trusted R4 resellers that ship globally? I’m not that aware of which sites I should trust or not
 

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