Hacking The Mega List of R4 Clones

[Zorua]

BTW R4-pro is not a clone of R4iDSN, since it can't run the Official wood r4 for that cart.
I still can't understand what clone it is, it even works with AKAIO, WOOD M3, Catboy's quadboot thingy, and YSmenu (Well... Almost...).

Wait a second, what R4 Clone works with The Quad-Boot?

R4-pro, but it can't load any roms, though.

So it's a fake M3 Card

No, it's supposedly an Acekard 2 clone but the amount of kernels it runs is just amazing...

 

[The Catboy]

BTW R4-pro is not a clone of R4iDSN, since it can't run the Official wood r4 for that cart.
I still can't understand what clone it is, it even works with AKAIO, WOOD M3, Catboy's quadboot thingy, and YSmenu (Well... Almost...).

Wait a second, what R4 Clone works with The Quad-Boot?

R4-pro, but it can't load any roms, though.

So it's a fake M3 Card

No, it's supposedly an Acekard 2 clone but the amount of kernels it runs is just amazing...

I should pick one up for myself

 

[Zorua]

BTW R4-pro is not a clone of R4iDSN, since it can't run the Official wood r4 for that cart.
I still can't understand what clone it is, it even works with AKAIO, WOOD M3, Catboy's quadboot thingy, and YSmenu (Well... Almost...).

Wait a second, what R4 Clone works with The Quad-Boot?

R4-pro, but it can't load any roms, though.

So it's a fake M3 Card

No, it's supposedly an Acekard 2 clone but the amount of kernels it runs is just amazing...

I should pick one up for myself

LOL, don't because only the official firmware and a modified version of wood can run games.

 

[AlanJohn]

I should pick one up for myself

I won't do that.
Although it works with a lot of firmwares, it still lacks auto-dldi patching.
The worst part is that the team didn't gave me the .dldi for the cart so I could patch manually, instead they gave me an Acekard2i dldi.

 

[The Catboy]

LOL, don't because only the official firmware and a modified version of wood can run games.

Damn and here I thought I found a flashcard that could satisfy my bazaar need to run an ungodly amount of firmwares on one card. I guess I just need to stick with my normal R4

 

[Evo.lve]

FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU~

Forgot to save my work before closing the window.

Major update delayed.

 

[Evo.lve]

Glossary now (sorta) complete.

Just a part of the big update.

 

[Clookster]

You forgot R4 Gold --> r4ids.com (3DS)

Both Acekard-R4-cards, Gold & Ultra, use a special version of Akaio 1.8.6a.

Both Acekard-R4-cards get irregular support through Akaio since december 2010.

Both cost ~6 Euros ($ 8-9).

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Concerning Gold Cn / DSN: Gold Cn is a replica of R4 Ultra, but DSN is a replica of Acekard. You can see that at the firmware and how the first "Loading" screen appears.

Since the Gold Cn team claims that their original website got stolen etc pp, I'd recommend to call it a replica and not a OCM.

If they scan a contract with Team Acekard, this can change, but untill they don't have anything but claim that Team Acekard has stolen their webpage, it's a replica, I think...

 

[Another World]

BTW R4-pro is not a clone of R4iDSN, since it can't run the Official wood r4 for that cart.
I still can't understand what clone it is, it even works with AKAIO, WOOD M3, Catboy's quadboot thingy, and YSmenu (Well... Almost...).

if a card runs a firmware is not a valid way to tell what it might be a clone of. akaio, for example, has code inserted to stop its execution on clones. we spent a great deal of time tracking down clones so that we could make sure the encrypted loaders would not work on them. its very easy for YWG to do the same thing, but to be honest i never asked him if he did.

if a card can run akaio it is probably a clone of the r4 ultra or based on the 2i actel chip design that acekard sold to 3rd party developers a few years back.

QUOTEBoth Acekard-R4-cards get irregular support through Akaio since december 2010.

there was a 1-off build of akaio that runs on the r4 ultra. this buid was requested by team acekard as its their card and they support it. norm was never contracted to make updates for it. so when you say that r4 cards get regular updates did you mean with the wood firmware?

-another world

 

[Clookster]

BTW R4-pro is not a clone of R4iDSN, since it can't run the Official wood r4 for that cart.
I still can't understand what clone it is, it even works with AKAIO, WOOD M3, Catboy's quadboot thingy, and YSmenu (Well... Almost...).

if a card runs a firmware is not a valid way to tell what it might be a clone of. akaio, for example, has code inserted to stop its execution on clones. we spent a great deal of time tracking down clones so that we could make sure the encrypted loaders would not work on them. its very easy for YWG to do the same thing, but to be honest i never asked him if he did.

if a card can run akaio it is probably a clone of the r4 ultra or based on the 2i actel chip design that acekard sold to 3rd party developers a few years back.

QUOTEBoth Acekard-R4-cards get irregular support through Akaio since december 2010.

there was a 1-off build of akaio that runs on the r4 ultra. this buid was requested by team acekard as its their card and they support it. norm was never contracted to make updates for it. so when you say that r4 cards get regular updates did you mean with the wood firmware?

-another world

What?

Right now, both budget cards made and produced by Team Acekard work fine with Akaio 1.8.6a

They developed the Acekard hardware. They developed the Acekard GUI. It's their child.

They can do whatever they want. It's their stuff.

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Concerning this Wood / R4 NEW (DSN) stuff: Give proof to the community that former freelancers from Team Acekard / Akaio / Bootloader / Whatever / are seriosusly working on this. And please explain why it's not possible to give this shit a better name than "Gold" or "New".

People are interested in this. And it's doing well so far. But we have serious doubts if we can trust this new clone family of cards.

And what are we taling about here? 95% of all flash cards are DSTT cards. "r4i-sdhc.com" is the most sold flash card of all times. If people need an "R4", they'll buy an DSTT. This Ultra crap is just some fun for Akaio hardcore fans.

A homebrew developer should be proud that his development is popular and got copied.

I never made a single buck with my contacts with "the scene". I'm not here to make cash. If someone needs cash: Batter call McDonald's for a job opportunity.

 

[tranfeer]

For the card users, the most important thing is that the team behind the card should provide continual updating of the kernel.
Just download the latest kernel and enjoy yourself with games released recently.
Care about nothting more.Don't you think so?

 

[floraluca]

For the card users, the most important thing is that the team behind the card should provide continual updating of the kernel.
Just download the latest kernel and enjoy yourself with games released recently.
Care about nothting more.Don't you think so?

you are 100 hundred percent on the money

 

[Another World]

For the card users, the most important thing is that the team behind the card should provide continual updating of the kernel.
Just download the latest kernel and enjoy yourself with games released recently.
Care about nothting more.Don't you think so?

you are 100 hundred percent on the money

so n5 users should not care that the n5 will brick the nds? its ridiculous to say that a clone should only be judged based on its firmware/loader support. some clones are so poorly made that the problems are not with the software or compatibility. you would be wise to remember that.

-another world

 

[Evo.lve]

For the card users, the most important thing is that the team behind the card should provide continual updating of the kernel.
Just download the latest kernel and enjoy yourself with games released recently.
Care about nothting more.Don't you think so?

you are 100 hundred percent on the money

so n5 users should not care that the n5 will brick the nds? its ridiculous to say that a clone should only be judged based on its firmware/loader support. some clones are so poorly made that the problems are not with the software or compatibility. you would be wise to remember that.

-another world

You, good sire, are a genius.

Seeing as a lot of people like to forget this, I'm adding this.

 

[NES SNES V.B. N64 G.C. Wii WiiU]

This is a great thread, with a heap of clones, most I never heard of, with, of course more to come. However in the newly added recommend list, I believe the R4i Ultra should be added, as it is a decent clone made by team Acekard, with AKAIO. Also maybe the R4i SDHC (or not?).

 

[Rydian]

The yellow's hard to read... since you need multiple markers in your key, why not use letters and colors in combination?

W! = Wood.
Y! = YSMenu confirmed.
Y? = YSmenu likely, not confirmed.
O! = Other firmwares.
N = Other firmwares locked out.
??? = Compatibility untested.

 

[Evo.lve]

The yellow's hard to read... since you need multiple markers in your key, why not use letters and colors in combination?

W! = Wood.
Y! = YSMenu confirmed.
Y? = YSmenu likely, not confirmed.
O! = Other firmwares.
N = Other firmwares locked out.
??? = Compatibility untested.

I'll just get rid of the yellow and replace that with, say, brown. If the situation warrants it I might add a small note like "varied compatibility" etc.

I'll improve the key when there's a lot more carts that are completely fucked up such as the R4-pro.

 

[AlanJohn]

The yellow's hard to read... since you need multiple markers in your key, why not use letters and colors in combination?

W! = Wood.
Y! = YSMenu confirmed.
Y? = YSmenu likely, not confirmed.
O! = Other firmwares.
N = Other firmwares locked out.
??? = Compatibility untested.

I'll just get rid of the yellow and replace that with, say, brown. If the situation warrants it I might add a small note like "varied compatibility" etc.

I'll improve the key when there's a lot more carts that are completely fucked up such as the R4-pro.

Just to point out.
The R4-pro team DOES support the cart, it even makes a special WOOD firmware.
Look at the website. IN ENGLISH.
And yes, it is f*cked up in most ways, but the kernel support is simply amazing.

 

[SifJar]

lol, on the "R4i-Blue" website it claims the card has:

the world's first wireless networking technology

 

[Moncicci]

For 3DS , R4i-gold.hk work , tested