Hacking R4 timebomb

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carts with r4isdhc.com and r4i-sdhc.com on the label have timebombs

note that r4isdhc.com.cn does not have a timebomb
 

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R4s with a time bomb are mostly easy to spot. They have a year on the sticker (2017, 2018, 2014, etc.). Or the instructions tell you to turn back the clock on your system by a year or 2 or more.

It you find a R4 that doesn't have those blatantly obvious tells, you got yourself an R4 that isn't programmed to give you the middle finger in a year.
 

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R4s with a time bomb are mostly easy to spot. They have a year on the sticker (2017, 2018, 2014, etc.). Or the instructions tell you to turn back the clock on your system by a year or 2 or more.

It you find a R4 that doesn't have those blatantly obvious tells, you got yourself an R4 that isn't programmed to give you the middle finger in a year.

That's not really accurate. r4i-sdhc.com doesn't have a year and supposedly has the same timebomb as r4isdhc.com. Inversely, r4isdhc.com.cn has a year and does not have a timebomb (and runs Wood, making it a much better cart).
 

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That's not really accurate. r4i-sdhc.com doesn't have a year and supposedly has the same timebomb as r4isdhc.com. Inversely, r4isdhc.com.cn has a year and does not have a timebomb (and runs Wood, making it a much better cart).
good point.

exceptions to everything i suppose.
 

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That's not really accurate. r4i-sdhc.com doesn't have a year and supposedly has the same timebomb as r4isdhc.com. Inversely, r4isdhc.com.cn has a year and does not have a timebomb (and runs Wood, making it a much better cart).
newer r4i-sdhc.com carts have timebombs

in fact they are direct copies of the 2017 r4isdhc.com carts but with a shell swap
 

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