Hacking Difficulty setting up my R4 I found corrupted.

[SageKyle]

Hello! I haven't used my R4 in like 4-5 years, and somehow I found it not working. I tried following guides by RetroGameFan and also tried? finding my kernel online but I don't know if i'm finding the wrong one or if my kernel exists anymore.

Here is a picture for reference. If anyone is able to help I would really appreciate it because i don't want to lose all my progress on all my .SAV files for all my games.

 

[Technicmaster0]

You should download https://filetrip.net/nds-downloads/flashcart-files/download-wood-r4-1-62-f32256.html and extract the files to the MicroSD card (so that you have a folder called _rpg and a .dat file on your SD card).

 

[SageKyle]

You should download https://filetrip.net/nds-downloads/flashcart-files/download-wood-r4-1-62-f32256.html and extract the files to the MicroSD card (so that you have a folder called _rpg and a .dat file on your SD card).

I've tried extracting this to my R4 before as well. Do I have to do something extra besides extraction? Because I couldn't get wood to load.

 

[Technicmaster0]

I've tried extracting this to my R4 before as well. Do I have to do something extra besides extraction? Because I couldn't get wood to load.

Can you post a screenshot of your SD card's content?

 

[The Real Jdbye]

You should download https://filetrip.net/nds-downloads/flashcart-files/download-wood-r4-1-62-f32256.html and extract the files to the MicroSD card (so that you have a folder called _rpg and a .dat file on your SD card).

It's not an original R4, so Wood probably won't work.

Hello! I haven't used my R4 in like 4-5 years, and somehow I found it not working. I tried following guides by RetroGameFan and also tried? finding my kernel online but I don't know if i'm finding the wrong one or if my kernel exists anymore.

Here is a picture for reference. If anyone is able to help I would really appreciate it because i don't want to lose all my progress on all my .SAV files for all my games.

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There are a bunch of kernels for two different "R4 Upgrade" carts here, try them both: https://www.linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds/

 

[Technicmaster0]

It's not an original R4, so Wood probably won't work.

edit:
It seems not to be an original one. You can try the kernel from r4i-sdhc.com or you can try a smaller MicroSD card with only 2GB or less.

 

[SageKyle]

It is an original R4. But I found the mistake. Original R4 cards don't work with SD cards bigger than 2GB. He needs a smaller MicroSD.

i had this 4 gb sd card working before, i definitely had all my games on there to be over 2 gb and working. so doesthat make it a clone?

 

[The Real Jdbye]

It is an original R4. But I found the mistake. Original R4 cards don't work with SD cards bigger than 2GB. He needs a smaller MicroSD.

No, it is not. The original R4 doesn't say "Upgrade" on it. R4 Upgrade does support SDHC.

 

[Technicmaster0]

No, it is not. The original R4 doesn't say "Upgrade" on it. R4 Upgrade does support SDHC.

Yeah sorry, I missed that. I edited my previous post.
To OP: wood won't work with it. But you can try to find a kernel on the linfox page jdbye posted or maybe the kernel from r4i-sdhc.com works.

 

[SageKyle]

If wood doesn't work, does that mean i need to go for YS Menu?

 

[SageKyle]

It's not an original R4, so Wood probably won't work.

There are a bunch of kernels for two different "R4 Upgrade" carts here, try them both: https://www.linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds/

I found out where my firmware comes from. It's from r4dsl.net but the website is dead. I've tried using the firmware from https://www.linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds/ for r4dsl.net but I keep getting stuck on Loading Screen.

http://puu.sh/sZLIR/6fa3b1c6c6.png