OK problem!
used r4ysauto to patch the YSMenu0903211700 for my original r4d. used xp from bootcamp on mac osx. I chose the first option of using this as firmware and got a didl header error. I've put it on the sd card and powered the ndsl up and ... nothing
Now it's dead
the screens a dead...
although i ended up accidentally changing my nand with no way of going back bc i didn't know you needed a gamecube controller to restore it (i have a wii minus/1.1, which doesn't have gamecube controller support)
and if i find the sd card i have my NAND backed up on, i can not only restore the NAND if i solder the right part in, but i can also put my NAND on dolphin, then i can play dolphin online, like PMEX Remix or MKWii Riibalanced