Hacking RetroGameFan Updates/Releases

Nikokaro · Apr 1, 2021

I was about to post the following message:

"A very strange thing happened to me today.
Accessing YSMenu on my DS Lite I immediately noticed that the menu and the various icons were in black and white!
I tried various DS games, and they are as always in color. I then launched, through the same YSMenu, the gba flashcart (slot2) with gbaframe; even here, strange to say, while the frame is in black and white, the gba games remain in color, as always.
I checked with another microSD, and it is the same, identical thing: so it is obviously a problem inherent YSMenu or my r4.
Personally I have never heard of such a thing.
Could someone tell me what could have happened, what could it depend on, and if the problem is solvable?"

...then a doubt arose, and so I examined the calendar, and look what a surprise ...

Isso_Non_Ecxiste · Apr 2, 2021

Nikokaro said:
I was about to post the following message:

"A very strange thing happened to me today.
Accessing YSMenu on my DS Lite I immediately noticed that the menu and the various icons were in black and white!
I tried various DS games, and they are as always in color. I then launched, through the same YSMenu, the gba flashcart (slot2) with gbaframe; even here, strange to say, while the frame is in black and white, the gba games remain in color, as always.
I checked with another microSD, and it is the same, identical thing: so it is obviously a problem inherent YSMenu or my r4.
Personally I have never heard of such a thing.
Could someone tell me what could have happened, what could it depend on, and if the problem is solvable?"

...then a doubt arose, and so I examined the calendar, and look what a surprise ...
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I got tricked too...
It's no cool pulling someone leg like that... :-:

Jwillmore90 · Apr 7, 2021

Hi i have an r4 sdhc gold pro card which this guide states to use the dsonei sdhc one and it states to put the r4.dat into the sd cars but the folder doesnt contain the r4.dat file does this matter? Thanks

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Hi i have a r4 sdch gold pro which states to use the sdonei sdhc and to put the r4.dat on the sd but its not in the sdonei folder does this matter?

Nikokaro · Apr 7, 2021

Jwillmore90 said:
Hi i have an r4 sdhc gold pro card which this guide states to use the dsonei sdhc one and it states to put the r4.dat into the sd cars but the folder doesnt contain the r4.dat file does this matter? Thanks

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Hi i have a r4 sdch gold pro which states to use the sdonei sdhc and to put the r4.dat on the sd but its not in the sdonei folder does this matter?

You should post a picture of your flashcart, but I think it's the yellow, Chinese r4 clone, am I wrong?
If so, you must copy the following files contained in the "r4i-hdsc" folder to the SD root:
r4.dat
TTMenu.dat
"TTMenu" folder

Jwillmore90 · Apr 7, 2021

Nikokaro said:
You should post a picture of your flashcart, but I think it's the yellow, Chinese r4 clone, am I wrong?
If so, you must copy the following files contained in the "r4i-hdsc" folder to the SD root:
r4.dat
TTMenu.dat
"TTMenu" folder

Yes that is the correct card and i have extracted the zip folder with all the carts and copied the r4i-sdhc files however it is missing the r4.dat file in that folder and only has the ttmenu folder and ttmenu.dat file and cant find the r4.dat file anywhere in that specified folder.

Nikokaro · Apr 7, 2021

Jwillmore90 said:
Yes that is the correct card and i have extracted the zip folder with all the carts and copied the r4i-sdhc files however it is missing the r4.dat file in that folder and only has the ttmenu folder and ttmenu.dat file and cant find the r4.dat file anywhere in that specified folder.

Jwillmore90 · Apr 7, 2021

Nikokaro said:
You should post a picture of your flashcart, but I think it's the yellow, Chinese r4 clone, am I wrong?
If so, you must copy the following files contained in the "r4i-hdsc" folder to the SD root:
r4.dat
TTMenu.dat
"TTMenu" folder

It also states for that card to use the dsonei sdhc ysmenu folder as the card is a clone from r4isdhc. com

Nikokaro · Apr 7, 2021

R4i-sdhc:

This folder is specifically for the R4i carts from : www.r4i-sdhc.com

The following clone carts can also use this:
ALL 2014-2019 carts from : www.r4isdhc.com
R4i SDHC Upgrade Revolution : www.r4i-sdhc.com.tw
R4i SDHC Upgrade Revolution : www.R4i-dshc.com
R4DSiXL3D : www.r4dsixl3d.com
R4i Advance (v3.0 kernel) : www.r4i-advance.com
R4-IIIi (v4.03 and v4.04 kernel) : www.r4dsl.net
R4i SDHC Revolution (v2.07 kernel) - www.r4sdhc.com
R4i SDHC Revolution : www.r4i.cn
R4/i Pocket : www.r4ipocket.com
R4i-Gold : www.r4i-gold.eu
R4i-Gold v1.4.1 : www.r4i-gold.com
R4i-Gold 3DS : www.r4i-gold.cc
R4iSDHC Revolution : www.r4ita.com
R4xDS : www.r4xds.com

JaNDeRPeiCH · Apr 8, 2021

Hello i wantt to use retrogamefan kernel ysmenu on acekard2i with fw 88 . Which kernel do use in their multicart zip? i have the firmware ak2_custom_release-ak2_421FW using ysauto with their file provide to run it (YSMenu0903211700) .The only thing i dont know its how to replace the old kernel with the new one from retrogamefan.

Nikokaro · Apr 8, 2021

JaNDeRPeiCH said:
Hello i wantt to use retrogamefan kernel ysmenu on acekard2i with fw 88 . Which kernel do use in their multicart zip? i have the firmware ak2_custom_release-ak2_421FW using ysauto with their file provide to run it (YSMenu0903211700) .The only thing i dont know its how to replace the old kernel with the new one from retrogamefan.

"THESE FILES ARE DESIGNED FOR DSTT AND R4 HARDWARE BASED CARTS ONLY. ACEKARD HARDWARE BASED CARTS WILL NOT WORK!"

JaNDeRPeiCH · Apr 8, 2021

Nikokaro said:
"THESE FILES ARE DESIGNED FOR DSTT AND R4 HARDWARE BASED CARTS ONLY. ACEKARD HARDWARE BASED CARTS WILL NOT WORK!"

ups i didnt read that part well i will trash the ysauto an their files.

Isso_Non_Ecxiste · Apr 10, 2021

R4ismychildhood said:
Bug:

1. R4i-SDHC 3DS RTS, www.r4i-sdhc.com
2. 5721 Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011: Over the Nexus *MULTi6*, NTR-BYYE-USA, 96DCB322
3. Problem: hangs at 'saving' without AP Patch on, but gets white screen past saving with AP Patch on

I think I discovered the problem...
There are files that recognize your game...
infolib.dat, exinfo.dat... All of those .dat files...
I used to open infolib.dat with a tool inside RGF folder and searched for game id... BYYJ... (Japanese)... and...
I discovered the numbers are different from the version I'm owning...

My version is BYYJ and after that shows me 8 numbers... (I'm lazy to search sorry) its like game code byyj 0000 0000 but the one inside infolib is byyj 8907 6780 THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE!!! THE NUMBERS USED HERE ARE NOT REAL!!!

After a deep search on the web, I found a website named "KamRanWeb" and tried to download their roms, but the website is gone... So no one can get kanranweb roms anymore... I think...

And I maybe this is the problem with playing Yu-Gi-Oh! WC 2011 Over the Nexus...

The codes inside infolib.dat, and all other .dat files are for kamranweb version of over the nexus, and the version we own isn't!!!!!!!

Elbart · Apr 14, 2021

infolib.dat doesn't use the ROM's checksum but some hash of data from the header: https://gbatemp.net/threads/retrogamefan-updates-releases.267243/page-133#post-4488027

Isso_Non_Ecxiste · Apr 15, 2021

Elbart said:
infolib.dat doesn't use the ROM's checksum but some hash of data from the header: https://gbatemp.net/threads/retrogamefan-updates-releases.267243/page-133#post-4488027

Thanks :3
I do not know how to use this hex editor thing... I downloaded one and tried to use it, but I only opened the rom and nothing more... I even haven't found the rom crc under the offset search...
Yep, I know I'm nab, lmao
I don't understand a thing with those programming things...

shabaz79 · May 7, 2021

Hello, I have been having issues with a timebomb on my R4i SDHC card. The issue is that when I start up the card and select the games list or multimedia list, the card softlocks and displays the message, "Please upgrade the hardware for support latest firmware." (A short-term fix is to take out the microSD card, reboot the device, and re-insert the microSD, which clears up the issue for a few days, but it always returns. Changing the system date is not effective.)

I understand that I can avoid the timebomb with YSMenu. I am trying to set up YSMenu as the primary kernel on my R4i SDHC card, but have not been able to get it to work. I followed the directions for the R4i-SDHC section in this guide first, and later tried the method in the DSTTi section, but neither worked. The same error occurred each time I tried to boot the card: a white screen with red text "? MENU".

My device is a DSi-XL running version 1.4U, and the card is an R4i Upgrade Revolution v1.4.1 from R4i-SDHC dot com. I received the card as a gift, but to the best of my knowledge, it was originally purchased in 2011. I suspect that the age of the card may be a factor in all of this, as I see that most owners of R4i-SDHC cards are having success with YSMenu.

I would appreciate any feedback, especially if it results in getting YSMenu to boot as the primary kernel. Thanks.

Nikokaro · May 8, 2021

Hi.

shabaz79 said:
My device is a DSi-XL running version 1.4U

Have you recently updated your DSi's firmware? Firmware ver. 1.4u/1.4e is known to block older flashcarts.

shabaz79 said:
A short-term fix is to take out the microSD card, reboot the device, and re-insert the microSD, which clears up the issue for a few days, but it always returns.

This is very strange and unusual: nobody has ever reported such a thing...

shabaz79 said:
I would appreciate any feedback, especially if it results in getting YSMenu to boot as the primary kernel

You have to try only the files (with the same name as those of your original kernel) contained in the folder corresponding to your r4 website.
If it doesn't work, unfortunately it is not compatible.

P.S. Remember that on DSi you can play also from microSD inserted in the camera-slot, simply copying Memory Pit and TWLMenu++:
https://dsi.cfw.guide/launching-the-exploit

Nikokaro · May 24, 2021

Has anyone ever tried Inazuma Eleven (e)(undub) with YSMenu? As for me, the game crashes at random points, despite applying AP patch included in the cheat database, and curiously the sprites on the map are black and, as absurd as it sounds, headless. What is your experience with this game?

Yerkz · May 24, 2021

Nikokaro said:
Has anyone ever tried Inazuma Eleven (e)(undub) with YSMenu? As for me, the game crashes at random points, despite applying AP patch included in the cheat database, and curiously the sprites on the map are black and, as absurd as it sounds, headless. What is your experience with this game?
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The same happens here with Inazuma Eleven 2 (both versions - Blizzard and Firestorm). I use dual boot on my R4 just because of this game. But I don't remember seeing the sprites going all black when the games freezes.

Nikokaro · May 24, 2021

Yerkz said:
But I don't remember seeing the sprites going all black when the games freezes.

The sprites are black and headless all the time as they move during gameplay; instead the game crashes during transitions from one scene to another.

Isso_Non_Ecxiste · May 25, 2021

Yerkz said:
The same happens here with Inazuma Eleven 2 (both versions - Blizzard and Firestorm). I use dual boot on my R4 just because of this game. But I don't remember seeing the sprites going all black when the games freezes.

I tested Inazuma eleven 2 (both Blizzard and Firestorm) [non undub] and it crashed... (I play on DS Lite).
The only way to solve this was getting the [undub] version and I think it's even better than the original....

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