R4DS Firmware?

[StuKeeler]

It's nice that the R4 is getting support, though it seems it has a ways to go to catch up with what the old firmware could run.

Hopefully this catches up and gets some new support. Also doesn't seem to run that well.

I agree. I had (up until recently) been running 1.18 happily for ages.

Admittedly I may not be trying the latest games (newest is release #3061) but all work fine, quick and stable on 1.18.
When I tried 1.23, it didn't recognise a few of my .sav files (from before) as mentioned by someone in this thread. This seems to be because they were in lowercase and the new 1.23 firmware only recognises uppercase (.SAV)!!. I had to rename them on my PC to be recognised but it had already overwritten one save file (luckily I had a backup on my PC).

The menus are sluggish and yes the font isn't as pretty but these things I could have lived with.

Unfortunately, MANY of my games crashed or failed to load....
Castlevania POR > crashes when scrolling through options on title screen (i.e changing to shop, options etc).
Castlevania POR > wouldn't load with cheats on (White Screen).
Trauma Centre 2 > fails to load (White Screen).
Ninjatown > crashed when it was saving between levels.
Super Mario 64 > failed to start from saved game (ingame) (White Screen).
These are just the ones I remember the most.

Also, whilst just a visual 'glitch', when looking through cheats for some games, there is flickering in the code which is very unnerving suggesting that it isn't very stable.

Now, I DIDN'T format my card and start from scratch, which might have solved some crashing problems, but it is far to buggy for me.

I do think it's good to see some support for the R4 but it's not really good enough for my needs. Luckily, I have a new M3i Zero due for my birthday in 12 days so I will be retiring my R4 soon anyway.

 

[DjSim1]

I have tried this firmware on my R4DS, but GTA DS (pal) does not work. White screen.

 

[lazyguy]

i remember when the org r4 was being updated: the guys at r4 said it was possible for them to do a firmware update to flash the onboard chip to have SDHC

to this day, i cling on this hope

 

[SargeSmash]

For everyone using the 1.18 firmware, wouldn't it make more sense to use YSMenu? Seems like it boasts far greater compatibility.

Doesn't matter, really, I haven't used my R4 in a while, I've been cruising along with an AK2 with AKAIO. Good stuff, although not everything works perfectly there either. I'm specifically thinking of the redubbed version of Rhapsody, which ironically DOES work on the R4 with YSMenu.

 

[Another World]

For everyone using the 1.18 firmware, wouldn't it make more sense to use YSMenu? Seems like it boasts far greater compatibility.

Doesn't matter, really, I haven't used my R4 in a while, I've been cruising along with an AK2 with AKAIO. Good stuff, although not everything works perfectly there either. I'm specifically thinking of the redubbed version of Rhapsody, which ironically DOES work on the R4 with YSMenu.

report it to norm via the acekard forum, irc, or a PM -- and get it fixed.

-another world

 

[ninja_07]

Menu's are terrible. I had great hopes

Was hoping I could have that original R4 feel and all the cheats, looks like ill be back off to YSMENU.

 

[Tac 21]

1.18 and minor tweaking works plenty for me.

 

[datroubler]

I was just wondering if this works with the M3 Simply?

Yes it does

I am using this firmware on the M3 Simply but the Menu is slow. I had to format the MicroSD with the panasonic Formatter before i colud use Mario Kart. MariKart worked on the original firmware (1.14) but not with the new one (1.23). Now it works fine

 

[raiderscrusade]

I was just wondering if this works with the M3 Simply?

Yes it does

I am using this firmware on the M3 Simply but the Menu is slow. I had to format the MicroSD with the panasonic Formatter before i colud use Mario Kart. MariKart worked on the original firmware (1.14) but not with the new one (1.23). Now it works fine

Would it be worth changing from current YSMenu to this firmware, on my M3?

 

[shelbylynca]

can anyone tell me if there will be a fix for the DSTTi card. My son wwnt into the dis shop and the system updated and now my card is useless

 

[Issac]

errr... 1.23? Never saw that it was released!
is it "official" and all? or is it fan made?

 

[Dialexio]

errr... 1.23? Never saw that it was released!
is it "official" and all? or is it fan made?

The original R4 team has apparently disbanded, and hasn't touched their site in over a year. The 1.23 firmware is from a clone maker, but... it works!

1.23 is about as official as R4 updates will get now.

 

[gamez]

Menu's are terrible. I had great hopes

Was hoping I could have that original R4 feel and all the cheats, looks like ill be back off to YSMENU.

it supports cheats... i'm using them.