Hacking Turn your R4 DS into an M3 Simply!

[digital_sin]

elmnt61, after you solder/tinfoil the pin, you should replace your firmware with the english version (or the chinease one, i dont know what language you want to switch to). it's not going to automatically reboot to the other language, it just allows you to use the other language's firmware.

as for the legitimacy of this "hack", i feel it's pretty legit. there is always the possibility that someone is pulling a YHBT... or there might be a more simple way to do this in the works (hacked firmwares). but this mod actually makes sense, why else would the R4 have the pins soldered in one place in the english version, and in another place in the chinease version.

4 pins means 4 firmwares, which means 2 for both the M3 and the R4 (one english firmware and one chinease).

BTW: The board pics posted by SamX ARE for the M3 not the R4, not just because of the solder pin position, but also because it's missing the SMD resistor or whatever that black chip is on the R4.

 

[elmnt61]

Yea, I know that digital_sin, i've been switching between both of them. (So far the English firmware has never been able to boot).

I'm troubleshooting while using the Chinese firmware, so I just turn it on after I attempt to bridge. If I am successful, the R4 should give me an error message saying it can't load the chinese firmware. So far, the Chinese always loads perfectly. I have also tried trying the English firmware, but it never works.

 

[digital_sin]

then you might have to desolder your current pin for this hack to work. (means that you can only have only 1 pin shorted at a time, like SamX's pics).

which means that you'll have to find soldering tools to remove your solder and try this.

 

[DjoeN]

i did the M3 simply to R4 and recorded it (quality isn't that great) upping it to youtube now, gonna take abit with 20kb/s upload :/

 

[Killermech]

i did the M3 simply to R4 and recorded it (quality isn't that great) upping it to youtube now, gonna take abit with 20kb/s upload :/

You edited the video with effects studio and photoshop!
Just kidding!

Thanks for the effort and this will be a good view once you get it up

 

[DjoeN]

i did the M3 simply to R4 and recorded it (quality isn't that great) upping it to youtube now, gonna take abit with 20kb/s upload :/


You edited the video with effects studio and photoshop!
Just kidding!

Thanks for the effort and this will be a good view once you get it up

Wish i could work with photoshop or any multi media app to add some nice effects.
No this comes straight from my Sony Cybershot DSC-P10 (5 Megapixel photo cam)
I did use a tripod to film it, kept my 2 hands free

 

[iamwhoiam]

Might try this tomorrow when the bloody R4 finally comes!

Still curious why the top crystal arrangements are different between M3 and R4... I take it no one else is actually bothered about it?

Side note: I think the R4 has the advantage at the moment in terms of firmware updates (the only deciding factor between the two products), as they seem to OEM and probably supply the firmware for team M3. I say this, because it's uncanny that the latest M3 updates follow R4's english update a few days later with exactly the same features.

 

[digital_sin]

about the "top crystal arrangements are difference" I'm guessing it's something the M3 team did to cut back the costs of development. i'm sure it will not affect performance what so ever.

cant wait for the video!

 

[jtroye32]

i remember bridging and unbridging connectors on my old processor to unlock it for overclocking (if you think bridging those big connectors are hard try doing it on a processor). I used electrically conductive grease to do this. you can also get a conductive pen. both these can be removed with rubbing alcohol (highest isopropyl alcohol % you can find).

 

[DjoeN]

Ok Upload Finnaly done

Here's the link

Invalid file Format

Damned need to convert his first :/

Sorry for the delay

Ok, converted and reuploading, should go faster it's 33mb instead of 90mb now
Hope this one will be ok

 

[digital_sin]

great job! cant wait to watch it.

 

[DjoeN]

Oki

Finnaly done and ready

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkiHUwTGqKo

 

[digital_sin]

awesome!

should clear any doubt about this hack.

BTW: what's the name of this DS protective cover you have on your ds.

 

[mflo]

I also want to know about that protective cover on your DS, Djoe

 

[DjoeN]

really don't know it's a damned good one

(hard clear plastic fits perfect around it, protects it from scratsches end fingerprints

I bought it in France when i went shopping there (Auchaun or something like that called)

 

[mflo]

Ah, ok, I want one, get me one >:[
And what do I use to convert movies into dpg format

 

[mstaspawkl]

you can get those protective covers anywhere.. best buy.. frys... they usually have like.. mario.. football.. or something sticker? paper? on the front.. but you dont have to use it.. just the shell.. some places have white ones.. but some usually have clear.. its pretty clean.. but i dont like the feel while holding it and playing...

 

[DjoeN]

ah well it's not about the case

The mod is very easy to perform, just hold your solderiron a few saconds on the bridged point and it's open

 

[iamwhoiam]

Nice job on the video! have you tested the chinese/english conversion mod too? Dont really need video proof, but a confirmation =)

 

[digital_sin]

so you dont need to remove the original solder on your bridged point, you can have two bridged points and then switch between firmwares without opening your R4/M3?