Hacking What do I need to know before buying the r4i gold 3DS?

[DinohScene]

Throw in a couple of more dollars and save yourself some trouble by buying an Acekard 2i.

It's better then the R4i Gold since it's updated faster.
If you really want a cheap card then the R4i Gold is a good choice indeed.

Yes.
You need to update the bootloader in a DSLite in order for it to work on a updated 3DS.
You could ask the retailer if they want to update it for you.

 

[elunesgrace]

I'm up over in Canada, and had finally decided to choose this card (r4i gold 3DS).

I started reading some of the things people were saying here though, and they're talking about having to flash it, and bricking your card, and needing a ds-lite =S.

Does this mean I can't just buy the thing and have it work as is?


Also, what's the best place to buy this thing for someone in Canada?

thanks a lot!

 

[Deleted-236924]

Throw in a couple of more dollars and save yourself some trouble by buying an Acekard 2i.

It's better then the R4i Gold since it's updated faster.

Wood is updated more often than AKAIO is.

 

[DinohScene]

It may be updated more often but I usually see AK being one of the first cards to work on a sysupdated console.

 

[Deleted-236924]

Kernel updates probably are more important than firmware updates.
I'd rather be able to play a game that just came out than be able to use the card on the latest firmware.

With Wood: Yay, can play the game now. I just have to not update my 3DS for a while.
With AKAIO: Yay, can use the card on my updated 3DS. But I cannot play that one game...

 

[s4mid4re]

It may be updated more often but I usually see AK being one of the first cards to work on a sysupdated console.

The ak's bootloader update was postponed for quite a while because they were waiting for the "November" update by nintendo... November lol
Anyways, the long wait was quite agitating for some people (I was fine, since I didn't even have a 3ds)

That aside, both carts are good candidates for high compatibility to games and quick bootloader updates. Neither of them would disappoint you, unless you get an acekard 2i with contact issues or crappy springs. Just have patience.

 

[DinohScene]

I'm used to wait long periods of time before I can reflash my 360 / update my RGH.

So a fast AK2i update is sometimes welcomed ;p
Yay for SCDSTwo being better

 

[tranfeer]

Attention:the website on the sticker of your card should be www.r4ids.cn

 

[levy01]

The r4i gold gold is now compatible with 3ds (3.0.0-6 and lower version) and dsi (1.4.3 and lower version), and it is a good card with wood kernel. http://www.oz3ds.com/product.php?id_product=28 declared that all the cards has been pre-flashed, if you worry about the pre-flashed issue, you can simply purchase a ready-to-use card...

 

[Themanhunt]

Another good thing to know is that R4 cards are illegal in the UK.

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/34619/uk-renders-r4-cards-illegal

 

[elunesgrace]

Well someone gave me this other site where it's at a reall good price. I've sent a message asking them if they could flash it for me.

http://lightake.com/

 

[Themanhunt]

Lightake is good. Their postage time is average. Customer support is quite slow though.

etcome.com is another good company. So is dealextreme.com

zhuzhuchina is another one but thwy don't sell the 3DS version I believe.

 

[Rydian]

http://gbatemp.net/topic/315784-flash-carts-and-dsi3ds-updates/

So you'll want to get one from a shop that updates theirs before sending them out.

 

[elunesgrace]

Lightake is good. Their postage time is average. Customer support is quite slow though.

etcome.com is another good company. So is dealextreme.com

zhuzhuchina is another one but thwy don't sell the 3DS version I believe.

I'm going to try these others out as well while i wait for lightake

http://gbatemp.net/t...dsi3ds-updates/

So you'll want to get one from a shop that updates theirs before sending them out.

Yeesh, so that means I can't update my 3ds until after i update my flash cart is that right?

 

[Rydian]

Right.

 

[elunesgrace]

well I took themanhunt's advice.

I ordered it from etcome.com this one here:

http://www.etcome.com/product/r4i-gold-plus-deluxe-edition-v1-4-3-for-3ds-dsi-dsi-xl-ll-dsl-ds.html

Was that ok?

 

[Rydian]

well I took themanhunt's advice.

I ordered it from etcome.com this one here:

http://www.etcome.com/product/r4i-gold-plus-deluxe-edition-v1-4-3-for-3ds-dsi-dsi-xl-ll-dsl-ds.html

Was that ok?

No. That's the wrong one.

That's "R4i Gold Plus".

 

[elunesgrace]

well I took themanhunt's advice.

I ordered it from etcome.com this one here:

http://www.etcome.co...-ll-dsl-ds.html

Was that ok?

No. That's the wrong one.

That's "R4i Gold Plus".

Knew it. Is there a way to return or am I stuck with it?

 

[Rydian]

Contact the site and see, but given that you'll need to ship it back and such, it'd likely be less work and trouble to just order a new good one.