I've seen a lot of people have this issue with their flashcards not working and mostly its because it's unbranded
They can't find the find firmware for the card and if you are having the same issue here's a guide for you!
I have seen two types of these flashcards a Red PCB and a Green PCB.


Green PCB

If you have a green PCB, you can't have any more storage than 2gb (which sucks) but if you just want a taste of homebrew it's perfect!
Anyways Here's the file you'll need.
Download the 7z (you'll need 7zip or any file extractor) and format the SD to fat32.
Take the files inside the folder into the root of your micro SD!
And boom you're off to the races! Put some games or apps and there you're done!
Red PCB
For the green PCB, you had to have a 2gb micro SD but the Red doesn't have that silly thing!
Here's the file you'll need this download either one (it's just one comes with emulators and moonshell)
Download the Rar file format your SD to fat32 (If it is over 32gb you need to use this app.)
Extract it to the root of your micro SD and again you're off to the races! Put games or apps or anything you want!

Well, that's all folks! Hope you have fun with your new flash card!

 

[impeeza]

Which cards are. Because unbranded ones are a lot

 

[SylverReZ]

The green one is based on the OG R4DS, and the red PCB is the R4iLS. I recommend going to Sanrax's Flashcarts page to download the kernel, as these have become very outdated. https://sanrax.github.io/flashcart-guides/

 

[r1vver]

There should be those that are currently in stock and are the most cheapest on Aliexpress. They are sold without stickers.

 

[impeeza]

http://www.r4ids.cn/r4ids-e.htm

 

[Jayro]

I just want cheap R4 clones that run WOODR4, no timebombs in them, and support SDHC cards... And by cheap, I mean under $10 USD each. I don't want some shitty card that only runs YsMenu, because I can't stand that OS/Kernel thing.

 

[SylverReZ]

I just want cheap R4 clones that run WOODR4, no timebombs in them, and support SDHC cards... And by cheap, I mean under $10 USD each. I don't want some shitty card that only runs YsMenu, because I can't stand that OS/Kernel thing.

I am the exact same. I don't like the exact feel of the YsMenu UI, just doesn't vibe with me tbh.

 

[master801]

I just want cheap R4 clones that run WOODR4, no timebombs in them, and support SDHC cards... And by cheap, I mean under $10 USD each. I don't want some shitty card that only runs YsMenu, because I can't stand that OS/Kernel thing.

Get one of the hk or cn cards. They use WoodR4 and don't have time bombs in their firmware.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804657283505.html