Hacking my usrcheats dont work on my R4

[kaitlin459]

so i currently have the R4 card in the pic below i have it setup with ysmenu i have the usrcheat.dat file in the ttmenu folder on the root of the sd card i downloaded the proper ysmenu from this site. however when i load ysmenu by clicking the bomber-man icon on my dsixl i dont see an option for cheats i only see 2 check boxes what am i missing here also if it matters i dont see a settings option for the ysmenu

edit im using RGF's menu form 7.06

 

[The Catboy]

Are you using this version?
https://gbatemp.net/threads/deadskullzjrs-nds-cheat-databases.488711/

 

[kaitlin459]

Are you using this version?
https://gbatemp.net/threads/deadskullzjrs-nds-cheat-databases.488711/

@Lilith Valentine yes thats the version i have installed yes

 

[The Catboy]

Is it not working for any games at all or just one game?
Try this one, I can confirm it's working since it's from my DS and I just tested it
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jXT1W0EXNZT6Mq3DxNm_qTo12YNQTa44/view?usp=sharing

 

[kaitlin459]

Is it not working for any games at all or just one game?
Try this one, I can confirm it's working since it's from my DS and I just tested it
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jXT1W0EXNZT6Mq3DxNm_qTo12YNQTa44/view?usp=sharing

@Lilith Valentine none of my games on my sd card show an option to enable cheats i should haver 3 check boxes but i only have 2

 

[The Catboy]

@Lilith Valentine none of my games on my sd card show an option to enable cheats i should haver 3 check boxes but i only have 2

Not even with the cheat file I provided?

 

[kaitlin459]

Not even with the cheat file I provided?

@Lilith Valentine the file you linked me to is the one im currently using idk maybe i downloaded the wrong version of ysmenu

 

[The Catboy]

@Lilith Valentine the file you linked me to is the one im currently using idk maybe i downloaded the wrong version of ysmenu

Do your games boot at all? Have you tried following the formatting instructions from Retro's thread?

 

[kaitlin459]

Do your games boot at all? Have you tried following the formatting instructions from Retro's thread?

games boot fine r4 card shows up as bomber-man and games load and play just no cheats

 

[The Catboy]

Not gonna lie to you, I am a bit stumped. I feel like I am missing a detail somewhere

 

[kaitlin459]

Not gonna lie to you, I am a bit stumped. I feel like I am missing a detail somewhere

@Lilith Valentine ill keep messing with it to see if i can get it to work

 

[The Catboy]

@Lilith Valentine ill keep messing with it to see if i can get it to work

Just to be sure, you have the cheat file in the TTMenu folder?

 

[kaitlin459]

Just to be sure, you have the cheat file in the TTMenu folder?

yes in the ttmenu folder

 

[kaitlin459]

@Lilith Valentine i have no idea what i did but i got the cheats working heres some info that might help you in case others have a similar issue

first thing i did was download the official kernel for my r4 cart and i put that on the root of my sd card i then took the files from the ysmenu RGF download that i got from this site and pasted the files from the R4I-SDHC folder from that download into the root of my sd card i then placed the usrcheat.dat file you gave me into the ys menu folder and voila it works with cheats now thanks for the help

i can only assume adding my official kernel was the issue that was missing idk tho

 

[kaitlin459]

@Lilith Valentine in case others have my issue this is the guide i followed to get cheats working https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-guide-how-to-set-up-a-r4i-sdhc-gold-pro-2020-flashcard.570893/

 

[kaitlin459]

@Lilith Valentine can you look at these screenshots and tell me if i got it setup right as you can see i have ysmenu in my root but i also have an r4i folder in the root as the only way i could get cheats working was if i put my cards official kernel on the root as well

edit any idea if the time bomb is removed i have no way of knowing if ysmenu boots because when i turn on my ds it shows the bomberman game but then goes to a second menu that shows a controller if i click on the controller icon it will take me to the game menu where i can enable cheats and load ds games

 

[The Catboy]

The timebomb is part of the official kernel and was currently moved to somewhere in 2024, I think September. The official kernel seems like it's always going to have a timebomb that moves forward, but who knows how long that will last. My suggestion is to ask on Retro's thread and see If anyone there might know what's going on. I am a bit stumped and my only guess (and this is a guess) is to try making another folder called "YSMenu" and copying the content from the TTMenu folder into that folder and seeing what happens when you have both of those folders. It's a random guess at best but the most I can think of testing.

 

[kaitlin459]

The timebomb is part of the official kernel and was currently moved to somewhere in 2024, I think September. The official kernel seems like it's always going to have a timebomb that moves forward, but who knows how long that will last. My suggestion is to ask on Retro's thread and see If anyone there might know what's going on. I am a bit stumped and my only guess (and this is a guess) is to try making another folder called "YSMenu" and copying the content from the TTMenu folder into that folder and seeing what happens when you have both of those folders. It's a random guess at best but the most I can think of testing.

@Lilith Valentine awesome she seems to work so ill just leave it be for now thanks for all the help

 

[kaitlin459]

@Lilith Valentine heres my last update for this thread i got it all sorted out turns out i didnt have the official kernel for my card installed on the sd card and without that cheats refused to work so i installed the kernel alongside ysmenu and chats work and time bomb is gone thanks for your help