Homebrew what is a flashcard time bomb and how do i stop it?

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I bought my R4I card from newegg.ca
Does anyone know if it comes with a time bomb?
Depends on what cart it is, post a picture of it.
Just get the same flashcart I use: R4i Gold 3ds RTS plus. I've never had any issues with it, and it certainly doesn't have any kind of timebomb. (Get the Kernel from here, not from r4ids.cn as that one doesn't seem to work).
Yeah, that is the best one out of all the R4 clones. Don't know why the r4ids.cn kernel wouldn't work though, it should be the same file.
 

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Mine is a a R4 3DS, But I used it now as a MP3 Player

But, I do have Timebomb, This Year..I'm just going to roll back time to 2014
 

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Yes it's the new card from last month but I'm pretty sure that R4i 3DS RTS cards from the same website are affected, too (tho I don't own one - I can't test it on my own).

That's a wild guess by you. We can only speculate about the reason for the timebomb. Another reason might be to force users to update the kernel so that there are no issues by outdated kernels.

I have a r4i 3ds rts from r4i-sdhc (.) com and i patched ysmenu to autoboot and bypass the timebomb. Could also work on your card. All files stolen from RetroGameFan.
 

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I have a r4i 3ds rts from r4i-sdhc (.) com and i patched ysmenu to autoboot and bypass the timebomb. Could also work on your card. All files stolen from RetroGameFan.
too bad the compatibility suffers. A lot of the later games freeze during certain sections on r4i-sdhc.com (and r4isdhc.com) cards using ysmenu. Golden Sun will, for example, not boot to the title screen most of the time. Pokemon Black/White/B2/W2 will not let you start a new game, they'll freeze when the game asks for your name, etc.
 

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I'm kinda confused... I got a R4 3DS Gold Pro card for a review for free and it is indeed from r4isdhc.com, so does it have a timebomb? If yes how can I get around it or remove it completely?
 

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I'm kinda confused... I got a R4 3DS Gold Pro card for a review for free and it is indeed from r4isdhc.com, so does it have a timebomb? If yes how can I get around it or remove it completely?
To be sure that it have or not set the year of the 3ds to 2030 or so....if red message shows up so yeah you have it.

To prevent it you can either update the kernel each year or just set the date to an old one.
 

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Quick question, I recently bought a card and don't know if it has a timebomb.
 

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How to bypass a timebomb :
  • Update the kernel every year (availlability may vary)
  • Change the System Clock in DS Settings (You can do it for only the DS i think...)
  • Install YSMenu on your card (Compatibility may be affected)
  • Switch to something like TwilightMenu++ (formerly known as TWLoader...) (Compatibility could vary, especially on DSi Games)
  • Change your flashcart (a bit extreme but works) (Another r4, a DSTT, an Acekard, a DSONE/DSTWO/DSTWO+ or a Gateway [Overkill])
The timebomb is caused by the kernel, it can be avoided by flashing another kernel, however, you would need to reverse-engineer your own cart and make your own kernel... You can test a timebomb by changing your date to something higher than 2023 i think... If a message shows up, it contains one.

NO, a "timebomb" won't make your house explode after a certain time, don't worry...
 

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As fas as I know, flashcarts with Timebomb are: R4i sdhc 3ds rts, r4i b9s from R4i-sdhc.com, R4i gold pro, R4i dual core, R4isdhc rts lite 2019/2018/2017 or any old version cards from R4isdhc.com, R4i gold eu 3ds from R4i-gold.eu.

Flashcarts without Timebomb are: R4i gold 3ds rts, R4i gold 3ds plus. Stargate 3ds and Sky3ds+.
 
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