Three different R4 cards, can't get any of them to work..

[Xtincthed]

Throughout my years of collecting and playing I have used three different R4 cards

The first one was used with my DS lite I got when Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass was released.
The second I got with my DSi XL and the last I bought with my Zelda 3DS edition. All were working initially, but through the years i repurposed the SD cards and now I can't get them to work..
I'd be happpiest with the 3DS one working, because that makes the other two redundant (and their respective consoles aswel).
I tried pretty much every firmware available at r43ds.org/pages/R4-3DS-Firmware.html but I always get the "reboot the system, there was an error" message.

My 3DS XL has the following firmware version

I hope you guys know how to bring (one of) these cards back to life..
Thanks!

 

[SylverReZ]

Throughout my years of collecting and playing I have used three different R4 cards

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The first one was used with my DS lite I got when Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass was released.
The second I got with my DSi XL and the last I bought with my Zelda 3DS edition. All were working initially, but through the years i repurposed the SD cards and now I can't get them to work..
I'd be happpiest with the 3DS one working, because that makes the other two redundant (and their respective consoles aswel).
I tried pretty much every firmware available at r43ds.org/pages/R4-3DS-Firmware.html but I always get the "reboot the system, there was an error" message.

My 3DS XL has the following firmware version
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I hope you guys know how to bring (one of) these cards back to life..
Thanks!

Those flashcards are most likely blacklisted, you can bypass this by install custom firmware on your 3DS and using TWiLight Menu++.

https://3ds.guide

 

[Xtincthed]

Those flashcards are most likely blacklisted, you can bypass this by install custom firmware on your 3DS and using TWiLight Menu++.

thanks for the tip, i'll look into it! Complication is that my 3DS XL is the one with Zelda Link Between Worlds pre-installed, so if i change the firmware that's probably gone right?

 

[Hayato213]

thanks for the tip, i'll look into it! Complication is that my 3DS XL is the one with Zelda Link Between Worlds pre-installed, so if i change the firmware that's probably gone right?

You should be able to preserve it.

 

[SylverReZ]

Complication is that my 3DS XL is the one with Zelda Link Between Worlds pre-installed, so if i change the firmware that's probably gone right?

Not at all. Once you install CFW, it'll still remain on the system NAND.

 

[Xtincthed]

Oke so i finished the whole process and have Twilight Menu++ installed, now to get the flashcart working (the 3ds one)

I'm following the installing guide " if you don't have an R4(i) ultra", but I do need to put some firmware on the cart before it functions right, not just the Twilight files. So which one should i use from the list on R43DS(org)

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i've used this version of the firmware
Wood_R4iGold_V1.64

and I'm getting fat:/_nds/Twilightmenu/main.srldr not found

 

[Hayato213]

Oke so i finished the whole process and have Twilight Menu++ installed, now to get the flashcart working (the 3ds one)

I'm following the installing guide " if you don't have an R4(i) ultra", but I do need to put some firmware on the cart before it functions right, not just the Twilight files. So which one should i use from the list on R43DS(org)

Post automatically merged: Aug 22, 2023

i've used this version of the firmware
Wood_R4iGold_V1.64

and I'm getting fat:/_nds/Twilightmenu/main.srldr not found

You don't need the flashcart if you are using twilight menu

 

[Xtincthed]

You don't need the flashcart if you are using twilight menu

i can just put roms on the SD instead of the micro SD in the flashcart? I thought this was a way to get the flashcard working again

 

[Hayato213]

i can just put roms on the SD instead of the micro SD in the flashcart? I thought this was a way to get the flashcard working again

You can put rom on the SD card on the 3DS, if you really want to use the flashcart you have to figure out what firmware it use.

 

[Xtincthed]

You can put rom on the SD card on the 3DS, if you really want to use the flashcart you have to figure out what firmware it use.

alright thanks, just tried an old rom of Contra 4 and it's working!

Only thing is, that the games run in "small screen" mode, as in not fully using the XL screen, is there a fix for that?
tbh i don't quite remember if roms on the R4 used the entire screen..

 

[Hayato213]

alright thanks, just tried an old rom of Contra 4 and it's working!

Only thing is, that the games run in "small screen" mode, as in not fully using the XL screen, is there a fix for that?
tbh i don't quite remember if roms on the R4 used the entire screen..

You can try this for widescreen

https://wiki.ds-homebrew.com/twilightmenu/playing-in-widescreen

 

[Xtincthed]

thanks so much @Hayato213 and @SylverReZ you've both been a great help!

 

[SylverReZ]

thanks so much @Hayato213 and @SylverReZ you've both been a great help!

My pleasure, always appreciate helping others out.