Hacking yeah, so...

[BoneMonkey]

My r4ds works perfectly i can play games and watch DPG movies but i cannot get the skins to work on my r4ds either i have them in th e right directory and everything

and guess what ........ im on windows ME also

 

[darksavior]

you guys ever thought about..upgrading to xp?or at least 2k. silly question im sure

there are "ways" to get it for free if you know how to look if money's an issue

 

[XeroRestraint]

dice - I think you need to find another way to get files onto your microSD to see if it's truly an ME problem or an R4/SD problem.

as a possible workaround, try copying the zip/rar archive to the appropriate directory on your SD first, then try extracting it directly there. See if bypassing WinMe copy/move helps.

alternatively you could try using the command prompt to copy the files (if ME's cmd prompt recognizes USB devices)

or, you could try installing the homebrew FTP server DSFTP and have someone FTP the files directly to your SD card then use a file manager to move them to the right directory with your ds.

I realize these are all a pain in the ass but I'm sure you'd like to figure out what the heck is going on.

weird that two guys with ME are having the same problem - I'm starting to think it *is* ME at fault but you should see if taking ME out of the equation eliminates the problem to truly draw that conclusion.

 

[BoneMonkey]

i tried the first method you stated and no go

 

[Rayder]

Do you have another paint program you could use? Something like Paint Shop Pro or some other paint program?

 

[BoneMonkey]

i used adobe and paint and paintshop pro its not the image itself i have even tried using other ppl's skins

 

[XeroRestraint]

Do you have another paint program you could use? Something like Paint Shop Pro or some other paint program?

They shouldn't have to be using any image editor to open or save these files at all. They are pre-made skins that are already compatible with the R4 that lots of people are already using as-is.

 

[XeroRestraint]

i tried the first method you stated and no go

Well, I thought that would be the least likely to work (since the OS is still "touching" the files when they're extracted) but since it was easiest I thought it was worth a try.

I think the FTP test will be definitive, or can you try it on a friend's (non-ME) computer (don't extract the archive on yours first though)?

 

[Pedro UK]

I have the same issue as Dice. Everything works fine except skins. However, I'm not using ME, I'm using Windows XP SP2...

 

[dice]

haven't tried it but... http://forums.r4ds.net/showthread.php?t=836

 

[outphase]

Here's a bit more refined of a script to ensure you're only writing what you are able to write. I also used the perl command rename in case new files show up and such.

#!/bin/sh

if [ -d _system_ ]
then
ÂÂÂÂrename 'y/a-z/A-Z/' _system_
fi

if [ -d _SYSTEM_ ]
then
ÂÂÂÂcd _SYSTEM_
ÂÂÂÂrename 'y/a-z/A-Z/' *
ÂÂÂÂfor i in *
ÂÂÂÂdo
Âif [ -d $i ]
Âthen
ÂÂÂÂÂcd $i
ÂÂÂÂÂrename 'y/a-z/A-Z/' *
ÂÂÂÂÂfor i in *
ÂÂÂÂÂdo
ÂÂÂÂÂif [ -d $i ]
ÂÂÂÂÂthen
 Âcd $i
 Ârename 'y/a-z/A-Z/' *
 Âcd ..
ÂÂÂÂÂfi
ÂÂÂÂÂdone
ÂÂÂÂÂcd ..
Âfi
ÂÂÂÂdone
fi

 

[kompact]

You need to upgrade your firmware. You said you are using 1.06. You need to upgrade to 1.07.

Snag it here http://forums.r4ds.net//showthread.php?t=613

 

[Destructobot]

You need to pay attention to the dates on posts. 1.07 didn't come out until three weeks after he said he was using 1.06.

 

[yukine]

Yes, just follow the directions in this post: http://forums.r4ds.net/showthread.php?t=836

I was having the same problem on a Windows ME machine, and luckily found that thread and now I am currently using custom skins.

 

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