Hacking R4i (from r4ultra.com) not working with 1.4u

zub · Oct 17, 2009

Sorry if this has been posted before. There are just a dizzying amount of acronyms on this board and I find it hard to sort it out.

My friend purchased a NDSI. He upgraded the firmware from 1.3 to 1.4u by accident.

He has the R4I from www.r4ultra.com. The website has no updates posted.

Can anyone elaborate on how to get this R4I working again on 1.4u?

Thanks in advance!

BiT.SLEDGE · Oct 17, 2009

Yeah. He's fucked. The R4i was blocked by 1.4. He should of got an AceKard. They're pretty cheap and are future proof. Heck, order it off DealExtreme and you get frigging free shipping.

zub · Oct 17, 2009

Wow that was fast! Are you sure? I keep seeing these videos and other stuff claiming to have it working?

Thanks again

Sucks, he literally bought it a couple days after picking up the NDSI! lol

ENDscape · Oct 17, 2009

zub said:
Wow that was fast! Are you sure? I keep seeing these videos and other stuff claiming to have it working?

Thanks again

Sucks, he literally bought it a couple days after picking up the NDSI! lol

Yes he's right. R4 was going to release another model of their cart so it would work with 1.4. But I suggest to get another cart.

zub · Oct 17, 2009

Thanks guys. I was wondering, if we format the NDSI, does it return it to a previous firmware state? Considering other devices, I find it highly unlikely?

jak larnak · Oct 17, 2009

The r4i you have (from r4ultra.com) can use the Acekard update 1.4 since it's an Acekard clone. Since your DSi is already 1.4 you'll need a DS phat/lite or a DSi lower than 1.4 in order to update your cart.

Look here

EDIT: If you format the DSi it won't downgrade the firmware

zub · Oct 17, 2009

Wow - that's great news. I downloaded the update. Assuming I borrow a 1.3 NDSI, how would I then update it with the file. I have a microsd card that slides into an SD. Do I stick the file on the micro, then put it in the R4i, into the NDSI and run something?

Or do I need a TF adapter. (seem them, don't know what they're for) lol

Thanks everyone!

jak larnak · Oct 17, 2009

Just put the file on your SD and run it through your R4i on your 1.3 DSi.
Follow the instructions and then it will work on 1.4
(you will have a Danny phantom icon instead of the R4i one)

zub · Oct 17, 2009

Alright, so I copy the file to the microsd, put it into a NDSI (or a DSlite?) then somehow in the menu I can browse to the file r4ifw_update_14_DSi.nds and choose run.

Thank you everyone! Great help!

jak larnak · Oct 17, 2009

That's it. Do that and it will be fine.

zub · Oct 19, 2009

I was going to buy the acekard from deal extreme, however I noticed the latest post on the page says it is not compatible with the 1.4u, and you have to update it first.

Has anyone purchase it recently and knows whether or not it just works out of the box?

Thanks!

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.18728

jak larnak · Oct 20, 2009

No, you will have to do the same thing you did for the r4

zhuzhuchina · Oct 20, 2009

acekard 2i and r4i from r4ultra can be upgraded to 1.4 , just use the acekard 2i firmware upgrade. it will change the name of your flashcard

jak larnak · Oct 20, 2009

zhuzhuchina said:
acekard 2i and r4i from r4ultra can be upgraded to 1.4 , just use the acekard 2i firmware upgrade. it will change the name of your flashcard

That's exactly what i said to him...

zub · Oct 20, 2009

Sorry for the confusion. By reading the posts I thought I could by an Acekard and it would be fully compatible with the 1.4u. (some mentioned just to buy one in the beginning of the post)

I just wanted the easy route - buy a new Acekard and be up and running. Now that you guys have told me I would have to update it on another DSLITE or NDSI, I am just goint to update my existing R4I.

THanks again!

fearofshorts · Oct 21, 2009

Well, you could always buy an M3i zero. They can be updated via a usb connector (without a DS).

bach3609 · Oct 22, 2009

zub said:
Sorry for the confusion. By reading the posts I thought I could by an Acekard and it would be fully compatible with the 1.4u. (some mentioned just to buy one in the beginning of the post)

I just wanted the easy route - buy a new Acekard and be up and running. Now that you guys have told me I would have to update it on another DSLITE or NDSI, I am just goint to update my existing R4I.

THanks again!

Wait a minute i thought you said it was your friends R4I at first

. Don't hide your R4 SHAME!!!! UNLEASH IT!!!!!!

anyways back on topic.

Just go ahead and update your R4I, try it out, if it doesn't work, Buy a AceKard2i from here,clicky it. and choose extra $2 for them upgrading your card for you.

zub · Oct 22, 2009

HAHA I just read the post above. When I was writing it, I realized I wrote "me". Oh well. It really is my cousin's card actually!

Sorry one more question. When I put the Acekard update file on the card, do I just format the card normal NTFS or Fat?

So:

1) Put acekard file on microsd card (ntfs or fat)
2) Update R4I on DS Lite by running Acekard file
3) Once I put R4I into the DSI, is there an option to format the microsd card and it lays down the correct directories for usage etc? (or do I put certain directories on the micro sdcard when I put the update file on it - e.g. step 1)

Thanks again!

outgum · Oct 22, 2009

Fat32

zub · Oct 28, 2009

Hi again -

So I attempted to do the whole process yesterday.

The file is on the microsd card, and put into the R4i. When I put it into the borrowed DS Lite, it just says "Loading".... and never leaves that screen. I left it for a half hour.

Any ideas? Does the R4I microsd card need specific files or folders layed out on top of the update file in order for the DS Lite to read it?

Thanks again

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