Hacking R4 1.17 Client Out

[zeofuture]

yep, sure did

 

[Synchromatic]

yep, sure did

Did you place each skin in the respective theme folder? (Theme01, Theme02, etc.)

 

[TrolleyDave]

am i the only one having problems with putting themes on this new kernel, only the default lame one shows up

EDIT: and yes ive got them setup accurately in the system folder, i got all of them from ndsthemes.com, and they are all the right resolution. And ive also read the recent forum post on the problem with themes.

Try using this http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=51679&hl=skinr4

If the skins don't show up after using SkinR4 then there may be a fault with the firmware.

 

[Rayder]

am i the only one having problems with putting themes on this new kernel, only the default lame one shows up

EDIT: and yes ive got them setup accurately in the system folder, i got all of them from ndsthemes.com, and they are all the right resolution. And ive also read the recent forum post on the problem with themes.

I've found that updating the R4 firmware is acually easier than their download would lead you to believe, especially if are just updating a previous firmware. Unless they updated Moonshell (which they haven't done in ages), you only need to delete two files from your microSD; _DS_MENU.DAT and _DS_MENU.SYS. Then add the updated _DS_MENU.DAT. The SYS file is automatically re-created the first time you boot the R4 with the new firmware. If you already had themes installed and they were working with the old frmware, they should work as they always did with the new irmware. You don't have to worry about any of the other files or folders in the latest firmware download unless you were setting up the R4 for the first time.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DELETE THE OLD "_DS_MENU.SYS" WHEN UPDATING THE FIRMWARE! If you don't, weird stuff can happen, such as your theme problem.

I undetstand that this may not help you with your current problem right now, but it should make updating the firmware easier for you next time. Maybe you just need to delete the old _DS_MENU.SYS now and things will start working correctly again.

Worth a shot anyway.

 

[zeofuture]

yep, sure did

Did you place each skin in the respective theme folder? (Theme01, Theme02, etc.)

yes i did that, oddly i had to make my own theme folders because they werent in the kernel update

 

[CyborgLizard]

thank you raydar. i thought i had to delete all my stuff.

 

[NatsuMatto]

yep, sure did

Did you place each skin in the respective theme folder? (Theme01, Theme02, etc.)

yes i did that, oddly i had to make my own theme folders because they werent in the kernel update

The firmware NEVER creates a "Theme" folder in the "system" folder. Has never done so... at least not in the last 3 kernel updates.

In the system folder, create a folder names "Themes."

Inside that, create the "theme01" (up to "theme12") folder. I think the names are case sensitive.

The NDSthemes zip should have 4 graphic files, and an ini file. Put those into the "theme01" folder (each theme must go in a seperate folder).

Anyway, I'm using 1.17, and the themes are working perfectly.

 

[NevermoreBurning]

Could you possibly post your folder structure? Whatever's working for you, I cannot get themes to work at all on 1.17. Tried everything. Note: I'm not upgrading from a previous version- but I've tried this with a variety of skins, so it's not that, I think.

Edit: Nevermind. Bleddy Ubuntu!

 

[Goofy Time]

1)Solved the brightness problem after soft-resetting
2)Solved 2107 the "Thanks" problem
3)Solved 2110 problem


Cool! They actually fixed more than just one thing. Whadya know 'bout that.

Not sure what they mean about the problem with the brightness though. I never has a problem with it.

Do you know if they fixed the problem with AR codes you mentioned Yasu made a fix for?

I don't know. But I DO know the r4bugfix file doesn't work with this update. I have removed it from the download because it doesn't work with 1.17.

I hate to bump up this topic, but I haven't been here often...what problems does the ARDS have with the R4, if that isn't so much trouble to ask.

Is it the fact some codes don't work on the R4 but work in emulators and the official ARDS?

 

[Raestloz]

yep, sure did

Did you place each skin in the respective theme folder? (Theme01, Theme02, etc.)

yes i did that, oddly i had to make my own theme folders because they werent in the kernel update

The firmware NEVER creates a "Theme" folder in the "system" folder. Has never done so... at least not in the last 3 kernel updates.

In the system folder, create a folder names "Themes."

Inside that, create the "theme01" (up to "theme12") folder. I think the names are case sensitive.

The NDSthemes zip should have 4 graphic files, and an ini file. Put those into the "theme01" folder (each theme must go in a seperate folder).

Anyway, I'm using 1.17, and the themes are working perfectly.

Yeah, R4 team never said in their advertisement they'll make new themse for us, they only wrote: customizable DIY skin, not new custom DIY skin each kernel, which is sad, my themes were lost due to my lack of knowledge

 

[Mole]

I loaded the 1.17, and lost a bunch of cheat codes for Pokemon Diamond/Pearl. I went back to the 1.16, but they are still MIA. I've searched everywhere for a cheat.dat or usrcheat.dat with the cheat codes I used to have but can't find any (things like all items, all badges, all treasures, all pokebalss, etc).
Anyone else had this happen, or know where there are more cheats (that work)?
Thanks.

 

[Dark Reality]

R4 firmware 1.11 was the last one to include the themes. GBAtemp hosts this, here's a link to the English version.

Download it, and extract the Themes directory to your card's _system_ directory.

You now have the 12 themes that come with it.

 

[jelbo]

I loaded the 1.17, and lost a bunch of cheat codes for Pokemon Diamond/Pearl. I went back to the 1.16, but they are still MIA. I've searched everywhere for a cheat.dat or usrcheat.dat with the cheat codes I used to have but can't find any (things like all items, all badges, all treasures, all pokebalss, etc).
Anyone else had this happen, or know where there are more cheats (that work)?
Thanks.

The massive CHEAT compilation thread

 

[Fun_Zephyr]

removed as I was beaten to the punch regarding the cheat thread

 

[Mole]

Thanks, shoulda looked there first, sorry to noob up the board.