Hacking Problems with R4 SDHC dual core "NEW" + R4i3D Firmware/Kernel on DS Lite / DSi

[taquipariu]

Hey people!

I have read several forums posts searching for my problems, but I could not solve my issues...

I just bought 3 used DS (2 DSi and a 1 DS Lite) for me and my two kids.

The DS Lite came with a Acekard 2i, which I easily managed to make it work by downloading the Firmware/Kernel and installing, although I could not play any GBA roms from the "gba" directory on Twilight Menu++ ".nds", being the nds file on the root of the micro SD card - but I can play Master System and Super Nintendo, from the directory selection on Twilight. The GBA roms are named ".gba". By the way, I added the "bios.bin" file to the root directory of the SD.

I tried installing excessive Firmware/Kernel on the white R4 (more than 20 different ones), and it does not seem to work. Giving the "Menu?" red message.

Next, I tried "fixing" the R4i3D with 2 different firmwares/kernel, unsuccessfully, Giving the "? Menu" blue message.

I even tried with different SD cards on both cases, but I really lost account of which I tried with one or other SD card. Both formatted on FAT32 - Panasonic Formatter.

Would you please help me? I have nowhere to go, since those are both non-majorital abandoned "R4" cards...

Thanks in advance.


Not solved yet!

This one was solved with this file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XB4cERgOqVS4PDmFwsRkNzbVUQF3zN-F/view

 

[taquipariu]

Hey people!

I have read several forums posts searching for my problems, but I could not solve my issues...

I just bought 3 used DS (2 DSi and a 1 DS Lite) for me and my two kids.

The DS Lite came with a Acekard 2i, which I easily managed to make it work by downloading the Firmware/Kernel and installing, although I could not play any GBA roms from the "gba" directory on Twilight Menu++ ".nds", being the nds file on the root of the micro SD card - but I can play Master System and Super Nintendo, from the directory selection on Twilight. The GBA roms are named ".gba". By the way, I added the "bios.bin" file to the root directory of the SD.

I tried installing excessive Firmware/Kernel on the white R4 (more than 20 different ones), and it does not seem to work. Giving the "Menu?" red message.

Next, I tried "fixing" the R4i3D with 2 different firmwares/kernel, unsuccessfully, Giving the "? Menu" blue message.

I even tried with different SD cards on both cases, but I really lost account of which I tried with one or other SD card. Both formatted on FAT32 - Panasonic Formatter.

Would you please help me? I have nowhere to go, since those are both non-majorital abandoned "R4" cards...

Thanks in advance.


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I can´t even know if the kernel I am downloading is right, since some sites call it fake and stopped selling it...

So... I don´t know which Wood version or Moonshell will it work on each (or if it will work), please help me...

 

[Zense]

I can´t even know if the kernel I am downloading is right, since some sites call it fake and stopped selling it...

So... I don´t know which Wood version or Moonshell will it work on each (or if it will work), please help me...

Have you checked out these sites?
https://gbatemp.net/download/categories/r4-series.1526/

http://old.r4wood.com/pages/Kernel-Download.html

 

[taquipariu]

Have you checked out these sites?
Had to hide the link, since I am a Newbie

Thanks for the advice!

Yes, I could find several that could match, some I could test on both R4 cards, but the vast majority doesn´t work anymore, or the file was hosted on filetrip or isn´t available anymore... or did not work...

Had to hide the link, since I am a Newbie

And yes, number 11.

The problem, I think, is that mine is a clone of the selected one... It shows website r4isdhc cc (not com).

Some sites flag it as a fake of this one, did not work...

 

[Zense]

Thanks for the advice!

Yes, I could find several that could match, some I could test on both R4 cards, but the vast majority doesn´t work anymore, or the file was hosted on filetrip or isn´t available anymore... or did not work...



And yes, number 11.

The problem, I think, is that mine is a clone of the selected one... It shows website r4isdhc cc (not com).

Some sites flag it as a fake of this one, did not work...

Yeah they might be clones but it should still be able to run the right firmware, I figure. I believe there's a thread here with lots of info about firmwares, like a database but I can't find it sadly. Hopefully someone who's a bit more knowledgeable on this will chime in.

This site has a lot of stuff as well btw. Check that one out:

http://www.linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds/

 

[taquipariu]

Yeah they might be clones but it should still be able to run the right firmware, I figure. I believe there's a thread here with lots of info about firmwares, like a database but I can't find it sadly. Hopefully someone who's a bit more knowledgeable on this will chime in.

This site has a lot of stuff as well btw. Check that one out:

Thanks for the effort on helping me.

Could not find any on the list that suited my R4 models...

I even find it hard to believe that they were obscure models!

But... I managed to make the R4i3D "boot"!

Found it in the comments of a Youtube video comment: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XB4cERgOqVS4PDmFwsRkNzbVUQF3zN-F/view

But I continue my search for the R4 SDHC New Dual-Core kernel...

 

[taquipariu]

Just found out that there is a backup of the download page on the wayback machine...

http://web.archive.org/web/20130226020234/http://www.r4isdhc.cc/download.asp

But no backup for it´s "files"...

 

[beyondyoussef]

Hey there, any update on the fake R4 White, found any firmware?

 

[thurw74]

hello, I know it's been a while, but I solved mine with this firmware, hope it helps.
link

 

[lifehackerhansol]

hello, I know it's been a while, but I solved mine with this firmware, hope it helps.
link
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Just download YSMenu from https://gbatemp.net/threads/retrogamefan-updates-releases.267243/, extract the DSTTi-Clone YSmenu folder contents to your SD root, make a copy of TTMenu.dat and rename it to R4i.3DS.

There's a ton of extra junk in your download that is not necessary at all. Also I can't tell if it's up to date or not, but my instructions should fix that.