Hacking How do I back up the firmware on my flashcard before replacing it with ntrboot?

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Hello there!

I'm installing ntrboot on my R4i-SDHC RTS 3DS flash cart(the one from r4i-sdhc.com (NOT r4isdhc.com)) and yes, I know it's not officially supported and I understand the risks. [Re-worded this part to make it clearer what I want to ask] Is there anyway to dump the current flash from my flashcard without ntrboot-flasher? I do not have any access to a previously modified 3DS so this is out of the question. Thanks in advance! :yay3ds:

EDIT: I do not have access to any modified 3DS's, meaning that dumping it via GodMode9 or ntrboot-flasher is out of the question.

EDIT 2: Forget about ntrboot, I don't care if it does not work as of now. That is not my question and that is not what I created this thread for.

EDIT 3: Is there actually a way to trick ntrboot into installing anyways on my flashcard (Yes, I am aware that my flashcard is not officially supported)? And would it even work at all?

EDIT 4: Also, has anyone tried this? https://github.com/d3m3vilurr/ak2i_ntrcardhax_flasher/releases
 
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Ok, so I removed everything from my flashcard's SD card except for the games because there's about 7.7 GBs worth, so I stuck it in my DSi, opened it, and what came up was an icon that was asking where the menu was. I was hoping that nothing would happen so that I was completely safe to overwrite. Now though I'm still unsure if it's safe. I've got a .nds file containing the latest version, does that mean that I can restore it from this .nds file?
 

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Ok, so I removed everything from my flashcard's SD card except for the games because there's about 7.7 GBs worth, so I stuck it in my DSi, opened it, and what came up was an icon that was asking where the menu was. I was hoping that nothing would happen so that I was completely safe to overwrite. Now though I'm still unsure if it's safe. I've got a .nds file containing the latest version, does that mean that I can restore it from this .nds file?
You don't even need an SD card in the cartridge to use NTR_Flasher.
Your card isn't supported as you've been told many times.
Even if your card is recognized as a clone of a supported one, it still has a chance to fail dumping/injection.
The ONLY way to check is to actually try and dump the card. It doesn't matter what your card looks like if it's not on the "supported" list. I can find you two of the same exact "sticker" but have completely different chips under the hood.
 

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The flashcart is not supported. You can't magically make it be supported. Just because the sticker looks similar doesn't mean the hardware of the carts are similar.
 
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