Hacking Unbrick your r4i-B9S Card

[spkuja]

@spkuja is the goal to restore a B9S to its original state (which is ntrboot?) or to NDS? In your attached zip you've added the nds.bin not the ntrboot.bin from the zip posted by @pandavova - if the goal is to restore the B9S to it's original state shouldn't it be the ntrboot.bin (as backup.bin) in your zip?

It doesn't really matter which one you restore it to as the official flasher will then work. The primary goal here is getting the card working again. Also, I did not test the other file in the zip, hence I thought best to go in this direction. Anywho, once it is restored to being able to function as a NDS flash card you can just run the flasher from the r4i-sdhc website and it will then convert it back to the ntrboot state.

 

[Spwnrpe]

It doesn't really matter which one you restore it to as the official flasher will then work. The primary goal here is getting the card working again. Also, I did not test the other file in the zip, hence I thought best to go in this direction. Anywho, once it is restored to being able to function as a NDS flash card you can just run the flasher from the r4i-sdhc website and it will then convert it back to the ntrboot state.

Yeah, you are right. I got it working though, went with the B9S ntrboot backup.bin as I have the R4i 3DS WiFi RTS (and not the R4i B9S), and it worked like a charm. My N3DS is now running CFW.

 

[SANIC]

It doesn't really matter which one you restore it to as the official flasher will then work. The primary goal here is getting the card working again. Also, I did not test the other file in the zip, hence I thought best to go in this direction. Anywho, once it is restored to being able to function as a NDS flash card you can just run the flasher from the r4i-sdhc website and it will then convert it back to the ntrboot state.

Can you link to that file? I really want to flash NTRBoot but I don't know where to find it

 

[spkuja]

Can you link to that file? I really want to flash NTRBoot but I don't know where to find it

If you download this upload instead for the firmware, just use the non-NDS file. Rename it backup.bin and put it into the ntrboot folder on your memory card:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/r4i-b9s-flashcart-tested-and-impression.484620/page-22#post-7633078

 

[SANIC]

If you download this upload instead for the firmware, just use the non-NDS file. Rename it backup.bin and put it into the ntrboot folder on your memory card:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/r4i-b9s-flashcart-tested-and-impression.484620/page-22#post-7633078

That will flash NTRBoot correct?

 

[Spwnrpe]

Dunno if this will help anyone, but my version of doing this (having either R4i B9S or R4i 3DS WiFi RTS): https://gbatemp.net/threads/r4i-b9s-flashcart-tested-and-impression.484620/page-29#post-7634896

 

[spkuja]

That will flash NTRBoot correct?

It should do, though I've not tested it so I couldn't confirm for sure.

 

[Spwnrpe]

It should do, though I've not tested it so I couldn't confirm for sure.

It does, well, it did for me.

 

[artrix]

Thank you!!

 

[sp3off]

Is the new https://uploadfiles.io/2wl7t R4i-B9S flasher from r4i-sdhc was your work and then ripped by them ?

 

[artrix]

Yeah, you are right. I got it working though, went with the B9S ntrboot backup.bin as I have the R4i 3DS WiFi RTS (and not the R4i B9S), and it worked like a charm. My N3DS is now running CFW.

WOW glad to know it is working!! I have the exact same cart and I've been waiting for support from kitling since forever. I've been checking his github almost every single day. Now it's a dream come true for me

 

[aGen4er]

so i have a r4 sdhc dual core 2017 can i flash ntrboot from nothing

 

[SANIC]

so i have a r4 sdhc dual core 2017 can i flash ntrboot from nothing

No, you need another hacked 3DS

 

[Technicmaster0]

so i have a r4 sdhc dual core 2017 can i flash ntrboot from nothing

Depends on the website written at your card. It may be supported.

 

[aGen4er]

Depends on the website written at your card. It may be supported.

.com. cn

 

[Technicmaster0]

.com. cn

No .com.cn cards aren't supported. At least that's what other owners of the card reported.

 

[aGen4er]

No .com.cn cards aren't supported. At least that's what other owners of the card reported.

Oh poor me well is there any hope for the card to be supported in the near future

 

[Technicmaster0]

Oh poor me well is there any hope for the card to be supported in the near future

There are probably serveral cards with higher priority.

 

[tehrzky]

can i have a backup of your R4 3DS WIFI version? because my R4 is brick long time ago. tnx and i hope you update this tutorial how to unbrick other R4 cards. tnx
(my card is from R4-sdhc)

 

[Technicmaster0]

can i have a backup of your R4 3DS WIFI version? because my R4 is brick long time ago. tnx and i hope you update this tutorial how to unbrick other R4 cards. tnx
(my card is from R4-sdhc)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/97tnt44i1f5i9ol/ntrboot_r4i-sdhc.com.rar?dl=0 may work (the nds-backup file). It's from the r4i 3ds b9s but they have the same hardware if your r4 isn't too old. But you should try to make a flash backup first.