Hacking child proofing r4?

[nukeboy95]

im getting my 6 year old sister a r4 nad is there any way of child proofing it so it dont get messed up?
the card is a R4 Revolution 0815

 

[The Catboy]

If you are running Wood R4, go into the start menu and in the settings, turn on safe mode.
In safe mode you can't activate the start menu, so you can't mess with the settings, delete files, ect.

The only way to turn off safe mode, it to plug your MicroSD card into you computer and turn it off manually by editing the globalsettings in the _rpg folder. Simply changing the "1" next to safe mode to "0" will turn it off.

 

[Rydian]

The menu might have some lock/child option to make the main menu not pop up unless you edit a file on the MicroSD, so you can't delete saves and junk.

 

[mechadylan]

Parent here. There is no sure fire way of child proofing ANYTHING. Make a backup of the msd on your computer before giving it to her (2GB max.) Most kids <8 will try to change the theme and mildly brick an R4 (personal experience.) Whether or not you choose to preserve their .sav files is up to you. Give the kid a little credit and don't alter the globalsettings file; you'll be pleasantly surprised. And if she breaks it, BAMM, msd backup on your comp.

 

[the_randomizer]

Or, you know, hide the R4 card.

 

[mechadylan]

Or, you know, hide the R4 card.

Hide. Riiiighhhhtt. This is about as fool-proof as hiding Christmas presents.

 

[Pong20302000]

Hide. Riiiighhhhtt. This is about as fool-proof as hiding Christmas presents.

take off there legs, then place it in a high place
lol

but yeah the safemode catboy mentioned works a treat

cant really brick and old r4 on a dslite/dsphat

failing that take the arms also