Hacking R4i 3DS Gold setup question

[neko_koneko]

I`m just about done with the setup of my new r4i 3ds gold rts flash cart, but I don't know whether or not to put a patch on the cart. I went to www.r4ids.cn, downloaded the newest WOOD R4 V1.58 Kernel, extracted all the files into the root of my sd, and now I have the new patch 3DS V4.5.0-10 & DSi V1.45 sitting on my desktop. Is this the right patch if I want to start the cart in my 3DS (firmware Ver. 5.1.0-11) first rather than going through a DS Lite etc.? What should I do next?

Sorry for the stupid question, I have been trying to find some tutorials that make everything clear, but can`t seem to find anything about this so far.

Anyway, thanks in advance

 

[Rydian]

http://gbatemp.net/threads/flash-carts-and-dsi-3ds-updates.315784/

 

[neko_koneko]

thanks for the link. but, i have read that several times over and still don't know what to do exactly. I'll go ahead and try to use the patch I downloaded and put it in my 3DS...

 

[Rydian]

If the 3DS has blocked the cart, you can't run the patch (because you can't run the cart).

It's a chicken and the egg scenario. If you do need to update, you will need another DS to do it on.

 

[neko_koneko]

I have a DS Lite to go through first. But, what I want to know is if the patch I have is what I need to put on my cart. And, is it okay with the 3DS firmware I currently have, the WOOD kernel I downloaded etc. I haven't tried the cart on the 3DS yet by the way...

 

[neko_koneko]

Thank you so much for the information I will try these things out.

 

[tranfeer]

There is no need to update your r4i gold 3ds firstly.
Just unzip wood r4 v1.58 to the root directory of your tf card.
That's all.

 

[neko_koneko]

OK It seems that the flash cart is up and running in my 3DS without the patch. When I put the cart in, I saw an icon named, DORASU on the home menu, so I selected that, and it took me into the r4 menu where I saw favorites and my micro sd etc. Does this sound correct?

 

[neko_koneko]

CoolThanks again!