Hacking M3 to R4

[DblackS]

Hi guys, this is the 1st time I am posting on this forum. I was hopping fro some help. I am using an M3 hardware on my DSLite and recently I had some trouble with it. So I am thinking of switching to R4 but the question is can I just plug my microSD card straight into the R4 without formatting it? Hope you guys can help.

 

[siefer999]

no, but just need to copy the r4 system files to your microsd overwriting the m3simply ones and you will be good to go

 

[DblackS]

Thank you for the prompt reply. But I don't know what it means by system file cause when I access the SD card all i see are the various file but no system file. So how do I see the system file?

 

[Garcimak]

They just have the "_" underscore thingy framing their name

 

[War]

Yeah, and make sure you get the R4 system files. I'm pretty sure the M3 doesn't have the same files...

 

[Nero]

Don't you have to solder a part in your M3Simply/R4DS to change it to the counterpart?

~Nero

 

[War]

I don't think so, Nero. :

 

[Lost Racer]

On the first couple batches of R4's you were able to change the language or convert it to an M3 by some solder connections. They've since redone the design to prevent it. I'm not sure if anyone has found a way to do it again though.

 

[Nero]

I don't think so, Nero. :<

What makes you think so? I'm 100% sure the 1st gen R4/M3Simply needs soldering to convert itself.

~Nero

 

[iritegood]

I don't think so, Nero. :<


What makes you think so? I'm 100% sure the 1st gen R4/M3Simply needs soldering to convert itself.

~Nero

You are absolutely correct, but there is a bat program out there that can make the firmware's compatible with each other. I really don't see the point of just switching firmware though, unless you want to get the updates 3 days earlier. Maybe he's talking about buying an R4 instead? Which is also pointless because my M3DSS works perfectly, it hasn't had any of the problems anyone mentions with the R4/M3DSS except for the occasional dirty contacts.

 

[War]

Yeah, I was thinking of the program that irite is talking about. Didn't mean to doubt you or anything, Nero

 

[Nero]

Yeah, I was thinking of the program that irite is talking about. Didn't mean to doubt you or anything, Nero

 

[Twiffles]

Actually, Nero is right. The old R4s and M3s can be interchanged with just a bit of soldering. Or even a switch.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=fJIFnLNu3m4

 

[DarkAura]

I don't think that soldering is necessary. Shouldn't be anyways.

@ Nero: And War said that she's an avid poster. She just has a lot to say, I guess.

 

[Lee79]

The soldering is if you want to use M3 firmware on the R4 or vice versa. If you buy a new R4 and do not want to use the m3 with the same sd card you can just delete the old m3 firmware and install the R4 firmware.

 

[iritegood]

Yeah, I was thinking of the program that irite is talking about. Didn't mean to doubt you or anything, Nero

 

[Nero]

Yeah, I was thinking of the program that irite is talking about. Didn't mean to doubt you or anything, Nero

 

[shinji257]

Soldering was required to convert a M3 Simply to an R4DS unit. This changed the "brand" internally so that it would accept the other firmware. Newer versions of the M3 Simply and the R4DS prevent that so it doesn't work anymore.

The firmware file hack to change the language is purely in software though. This was for those that got a Chinese R4DS and needed to change the language strings from Chinese to English.

There is no software level hack to convert M3 Simply to an R4DS.

This information had been posted on the R4DS forums before it went down.

 

[di33yuk]

i have an m3 simply with R4 1.11 Kernal never soldered anything )ust installed it onto my sd