Hacking Is...my R4 dead?

[Hawk Ahriman]

I was playing Pokemon Pearl about half an hour ago...suddenly, and randomly, it just cut out. Made the sound it makes when you turn it on/off, like, the sort of pop of the speakers. Everything stopped moving, and I couldn't do anything, so I turned it off and on and....now it just doesn't work. Goes to the "touch screen to continue" message and then shows the DS slot as empty. Turned it on/off like 20 times, tried to take it out/in a load of times...nothing.

I checked the memory card in my computer and everything seems to be fine, so I don't think it's a problem with the memory card. Tried using other games and they work fine, so I don't think it's a problem with the DS so...

is my R4 dead?

 

[rhyguy]

mabye something blew up or something

open it up and see if something looks weird

 

[Wii_DS.]

Yeah sounds like the R4 is dead, unlucky.

 

[Hawk Ahriman]

wow, odd

it just started working again...

actually, come to think about it, i have had bouts before where it just stops working for a few seconds but then when I restart it it starts working again. maybe this is more of the same...

 

[rhyguy]

mabye dirt got stuck on one of the contacts?

 

[TrolleyDave]

I have the same problem where sometimes a game will just freeze then when I power it off and back again it doesn't recognize the card. Usually taking it out and blowing on both the MicroSD slot and the R4 cart connections sorts it out.

 

[.::5pYd3r::.]

yeah same thing happens usually you can fix it by folding up a piece of paper a couple of times and putting it in between the sticker on the r4 and the slot

 

[Hawk Ahriman]

just glad it's working...nearly had a damn heart attack for a second there.

 

[BlueStar]

Happens to me sometimes, thought it was a write off at one point. Taking it out and putting it back in again a few times usually fixes it. Sometimes it wont happen for months, sometimes it happens 3 times in the same day.

 

[Wii_DS.]

wow really? you all suck lol just joking.

Mine never does that! i must got a good R4 not a faulty one.

 

[TrolleyDave]

wow really? you all suck lol just joking.

Mine never does that! i must got a good R4 not a faulty one.

How long have you owned it?

 

[Wii_DS.]

wow really? you all suck lol just joking.

Mine never does that! i must got a good R4 not a faulty one.


How long have you owned it?

about 1 month.

 

[Freaker]

Happens to me sometimes, thought it was a write off at one point. Taking it out and putting it back in again a few times usually fixes it. Sometimes it wont happen for months, sometimes it happens 3 times in the same day.

It happened a lot when I first got my M3DSS. Sometimes it'd take ages of turning on and off the DS and/or reinserting the cart before it would recognise it again. I swear once I did it nonstop for over 5mins before it'd get going again.

It eventually just stopped happening (or vary rarely) after about a month or two. I then got my DSL

(was using a phat previously) and I've only had it freeze and die on me once or twice.

 

[TrolleyDave]

wow really? you all suck lol just joking.

Mine never does that! i must got a good R4 not a faulty one.


How long have you owned it?

about 1 month.

Give it time, mine took about 3 months before it started having little faults.

 

[thomasroberts6]

Erm.... Have you been using cheats?


This often freezes pokemon games.

 

[Icarus]

If the paper trick really works, I gotta do it because I hate it when it freezes in the worst moments =/ It also sometimes freezes when I put my DS into sleep mode and turn it back on.

 

[madlobster]

If the paper trick really works, I gotta do it because I hate it when it freezes in the worst moments =/ It also sometimes freezes when I put my DS into sleep mode and turn it back on.

It works for me. I opened up the R4 and put a small piece of folded-up paper behind the contacts. It's a little tighter in the DS now, but no more freezes.

 

[Foie]

My R4 has never done this, but my Passcard 3 has. And it has happened in other people's DSes with my R4. Kind of odd. Maybe it affects the DS Phat more than the DS Lite... Which one do you have?

 

[zeppo]

I think it affects the ds phat more. I have both and when I put it in my lite I feel the screw in the back of it against the inside of the ds more than when putting it in the phat.

EDIT: actually, it's about the same.

 

[rest0re]

my ds has been so much powerplay with my sister and i have r4. never had anything like unless she hasn't told me