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You should always use the newest firmware to insure the best compatibility with games, newest features and bug fixes. In a nutshell, what you'll be doing is downloading the firmware for your specific R4, extracting the files and folders onto the root of your microSD, then putting the microSD into the R4.
Here are a few essential utilities you'll need:
WinRAR v3.80.exe (1.18MB) - WinRAR will extract files with the extensions: .RAR, .ZIP, .7z and many others. All of the firmware files are either in .RAR or .ZIP format.
Plug your microSD into the microSD USB card reader, then plug the USB card reader into your PC or Mac.
Goto 'My Computer' and find the Removable Storage, then Right Click on your microSD card and choose "Format..."
Format the microSD with the 'FAT (Default)' File system
Step 2: Extract the firmware
Extract the files from the R4-v1.18-English-Kernel.zip file you downloaded. After you've extracted the 'English' folder from within the R4-v1.18-English-Kernel.zip, go into that directory and you should see the following folders and files:
Step 3: Copy the firmware to your microSD
Highlight both folders and the 2 files, and press CTRL-C to copy.
Click on your microSD drive and press CTRL-V to paste the 2 folders and files.
You can also highlight the folders and files then drag and drop them into your microSD.
Step 4: Booting the DS
Plug the microSD card into the slot located on the top of the R4.
This is the homebrew section where you'll find software written by Nintendo DS enthusiast just like yourself! Homebrew software including media players that will allow you to use your Nintendo DS as an MP3 player and video player! You'll also find console and computer emulators that will allow you to use your Nintendo DS as if it's a NES, SNES, Colecovision, Atari 2600 and much more!
Just click on one of the tabs above to goto the Media Player, Console Emulators, Computer Emulators or DS Utilities section.
MoonShell is a Nintendo DS media player that can play the following file formats:
Video: dpg |
Images: gif, png, jpg, bmp and many others |
Text: .txt files
Other features include skin support, bookmark support, .nds booting support (GBA Movie Player and SuperCard only), Plug-in support and Thumbnail image browsing More info on MoonShell | User Guide v2
I have two dsi and i want to buy an r4 but i don't know which one i need or whatelse i might need. The current firmware on my dsi is 1.3 is that a bad thing. To much technology for my poor knowledge of it. Help please.
Someone plz help!! When I put the R4 card into the ds, it tells me I have no ds-menu.dat ??? nothing comes up on the ds?
I have no idea, I cannot download games on card? even after downloading R4v1.18.
I just got a Gold R4i and it came with 199 games already. I put the memory card in the speacial USB, click the Romovable Disk (G:) and it comes up saying the plug in, in drive G is not formatted, Would you like to format it now? And I click 'Yes'. Then it comes up saying, the plug in in drive G cannot be formatted. I don't know what to do because I have no idea how to delete games that I don't want of the chip. I went to a website a downloaded a game but it comes up tha I need this program named WinZip but I have already done the 45 day trial a while ago when I didn't have this chip. So can someone please help me! I don't no what to do at all. I'm new to this so it is muchly appreciated! Thanks! Take Care! x
I tried to down load the latest version of firmware for this card and it does not work??? It is a 4 GB card and the message I get when it boots up is Please put "loader xxx" file into SD card. Please help before I throw it away.
i accidently deleted some files on my r4 that werent games.i have formatted the card again and tried to download the files for it after i had 'un-rar'ed' them.its just stuck at the loading screen.can you help?
thanks
Is there such thing as a original R4 SDHC UPGRADE CARTRIDGE or are all the R4 cards that support the larger memory cards such as 8gb+ SDHC automatically clones? and once games are copied onto this will they load up on the ds lite just as quickly as games copies onto a original r4 2gb??
Can somebody please help? I am new to this. What is the R4DS original? is this a blank cartridge that will click into the the nintendo ds where the game cartridge goes? So am I to believe that you can download games to this cartridge for the Nintendo DS Lite?
I bought an R4i Revolution with an 8gb SD card. I am working off a Mac OSX and I am trying to get the software to run on it. I have tried about 6 or more different software downloads (including the one listed above) for it and I just still keep getting the "Loading..." screen. Soo frustrating.... I formatted the sd card prior to installing each version of the software and I am having no luck so far. Is it because I am using a Mac to do this ? I was led to believe that using the Mac would be fine ? Any help you can provide would be great...
I just bought the r4 sdhc card and it came with the kingston microsd adapter.
and i have no idea how to get started. I zipped the file but don't know how to get to the file that has been zipped..
o i'm just so confused.
they should really have an easier manuel when u get the cards for those people that are like me and know nothing!@
thanx so much if u could help me
hi i just bought my daughter ther4 sdhc upgrade revoloution for ds 4gb and it shows me a red envelope and does not work with any software i have downloaded them all and nothing seems to work please help me my daughter is desprite to play it x
I to bought my daughter a r4 sdhc upgrade card but all i get loading all the different file all i get when turned on is a menu folder on the top screen any help would be good.
Santa has lots of these cards,but is having a lot of problems. There are corrupt files when he tries to unzip them.
He managed to get software for the R4 sdhc but the ds sticks at the "RED MENU" screen. Does anybody know where we can
download software that actually works
I have just bought an 'r4-sdhc Upgrade Revolution for DS'. I have a 4Gb t-flash card with it. No matter what software I try with it I always end-up with the MENU? display. The lastest version was r4sdhc125 from this site.
Any clues anyone ?! There is a brick wall next to me with an ever growing impression of my forehead in it !.....!
Your simple and elegant webpage saved my new card from being trashed because of my ignorance prior to being educated by the content here. I am enjoying many games and have a new problem... which one to play, and or which one/s to devote existence to....hahahahahahahaha.
I've had an original for about 2 years and all of a sudden the games that i downloaded would have a popup when i played them saying "the data could not be read". what should i do?
I have a ds lite and have a R4III upgrade card and I tried it in my best friends daughters DSi and it work just fine playing the games is there any long term issues and why does it say on your guide that it won't work on the DSi?
I have the r4ds hc and bought a 4gb sdhc and cant get it to work with any of the firmwares can somebody get me help. it gets to the loading screen an freezes there
I just got the R4 SDHC Upgrade and a 4 and 8GB Micro SDHC memory card and can't get it to work. Once I download the firmware and insert the TF card into the DS I just get "Menu?" on the top screen. I am trying to get this to work for my son for Christmas. Can anyone help.... please..
I just received my R4 card, went out and purchased the Micro SD card to download the games onto it. For some reason the SD card is not clicking all the way into the R4 card and therefore not loading when I put it into my Nintendo DS....Any help????
I have the r4i revolution and have tried 5 different versions of the suggested software
and none of them will work the dsi does recognise the r4 card but is unable to load the games, please help!!!
i tried to play kindom heart the new one and also mario luigi bowser's inside story ,
the rom loaded , but when i tried to start a new game it just stuck
it won't move nothing it's stuck at a blank screen or a new file screen what should i do ?
Unfortunately a SDHC will never work with the original R4. You will need one of the updated clones that works with the SDHC cards. They're just as good..
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uncertain of what i need
I have two dsi and i want to buy an r4 but i don't know which one i need or whatelse i might need. The current firmware on my dsi is 1.3 is that a bad thing. To much technology for my poor knowledge of it. Help please.
R4DS
Someone plz help!! When I put the R4 card into the ds, it tells me I have no ds-menu.dat ??? nothing comes up on the ds?
I have no idea, I cannot download games on card? even after downloading R4v1.18.
Any answers would be appreciated :)
Help!
I just got a Gold R4i and it came with 199 games already. I put the memory card in the speacial USB, click the Romovable Disk (G:) and it comes up saying the plug in, in drive G is not formatted, Would you like to format it now? And I click 'Yes'. Then it comes up saying, the plug in in drive G cannot be formatted. I don't know what to do because I have no idea how to delete games that I don't want of the chip. I went to a website a downloaded a game but it comes up tha I need this program named WinZip but I have already done the 45 day trial a while ago when I didn't have this chip. So can someone please help me! I don't no what to do at all. I'm new to this so it is muchly appreciated! Thanks! Take Care! x
New R4 SDHC problem
I tried to down load the latest version of firmware for this card and it does not work??? It is a 4 GB card and the message I get when it boots up is Please put "loader xxx" file into SD card. Please help before I throw it away.
my r4 is broken.
i accidently deleted some files on my r4 that werent games.i have formatted the card again and tried to download the files for it after i had 'un-rar'ed' them.its just stuck at the loading screen.can you help?
thanks
stuck on loading
my card is stuck on a loading screen
why
and how do i fix this
??
STUCK ON LOADING
I HAVE A R4 CARD UPGRADE FROM HERE A DS LITE AND I PROGRAMMED IT AND IT STAYS ON LOADING CAN SOMEONE HELP ME
R4 Revolution for DS
Have a 2gb sd card and R4 card and was only able to list a total of 15 games with a file total of under 1gb. Is there any reason for this?
R4 SDHC IS KILLING ME SOFTLY
Is there such thing as a original R4 SDHC UPGRADE CARTRIDGE or are all the R4 cards that support the larger memory cards such as 8gb+ SDHC automatically clones? and once games are copied onto this will they load up on the ds lite just as quickly as games copies onto a original r4 2gb??
Please help
ty!
Can somebody please help? I
Can somebody please help? I am new to this. What is the R4DS original? is this a blank cartridge that will click into the the nintendo ds where the game cartridge goes? So am I to believe that you can download games to this cartridge for the Nintendo DS Lite?
Please Help.
r4sdhc
omg i got it to work thanks to your link! thank you thank you thank you wiilovemario
R4i Revolution
I bought an R4i Revolution with an 8gb SD card. I am working off a Mac OSX and I am trying to get the software to run on it. I have tried about 6 or more different software downloads (including the one listed above) for it and I just still keep getting the "Loading..." screen. Soo frustrating.... I formatted the sd card prior to installing each version of the software and I am having no luck so far. Is it because I am using a Mac to do this ? I was led to believe that using the Mac would be fine ? Any help you can provide would be great...
thanks in advance
help
I just bought the r4 sdhc card and it came with the kingston microsd adapter.
and i have no idea how to get started. I zipped the file but don't know how to get to the file that has been zipped..
o i'm just so confused.
they should really have an easier manuel when u get the cards for those people that are like me and know nothing!@
thanx so much if u could help me
music help
hi ive had my r4ds for a while now and i loaded the music but the music menu wont come up it just freezes on the moonshell menu
Help with r4sdhc card
Hi i have loaded the software onto the card but I keep getting the same error
please put "loader.xxx" file into SD card.
Please help
Cannot find menu at boot up with r4 SDHC
I had the same prob , but the red r4i fixed it .. it uses additional files [r4imenu] and [r4.dat].. also adds an extra bouncing icon for wirless !!!
tx so much it finally works
tx so much it finally works i love u guys<3
r4 sdhc
my card is stuck on a loading screen
why
and how do i fix this
??
Oh Goodness
Thank you so much this was so easy to follow! =)
hi i just bought my daughter
hi i just bought my daughter ther4 sdhc upgrade revoloution for ds 4gb and it shows me a red envelope and does not work with any software i have downloaded them all and nothing seems to work please help me my daughter is desprite to play it x
I to bought my daughter a r4
I to bought my daughter a r4 sdhc upgrade card but all i get loading all the different file all i get when turned on is a menu folder on the top screen any help would be good.
Thanks
Try using this
Here is the firmware for the R4 SDHC:
http://www.wiilovemario.com/download/R4DS/kernel/R4-SDHC-English-1.29.ra...
Unrar it and copy the folders and files onto your microSDHC.
Merry Xmas!
R4 SDHC and R4i SDHC Revolution software
Santa has lots of these cards,but is having a lot of problems. There are corrupt files when he tries to unzip them.
He managed to get software for the R4 sdhc but the ds sticks at the "RED MENU" screen. Does anybody know where we can
download software that actually works
23/12/09
The file downloads work fine
All of the files above work fine. Some are .RAR archives and might not open correctly with your ZIP program.
R4DS
Thanks! i just got my R4 today, loaded moonshell and now i am enjoying spirit tracks!
appreciate the help!
do u
do u need the usb microsd adaptor or does a normal sd adapter going int the sd slot work please help
R4-SDHC Upgrade Revolutions
I have just bought an 'r4-sdhc Upgrade Revolution for DS'. I have a 4Gb t-flash card with it. No matter what software I try with it I always end-up with the MENU? display. The lastest version was r4sdhc125 from this site.
Any clues anyone ?! There is a brick wall next to me with an ever growing impression of my forehead in it !.....!
R4-SDHC Upgrade Revolutions
I have a similar brick wall with a similar impression - Did you have any joy?
Same Problem
Please, please, please tell me the solution - I am having the same problem !!!!!!!!
thank you
Your simple and elegant webpage saved my new card from being trashed because of my ignorance prior to being educated by the content here. I am enjoying many games and have a new problem... which one to play, and or which one/s to devote existence to....hahahahahahahaha.
Ignorance is not Bliss
Dr. Jordan G
Corrupt files
I've had an original for about 2 years and all of a sudden the games that i downloaded would have a popup when i played them saying "the data could not be read". what should i do?
u need to update your
u need to update your kernal(software) from the r4 guide
http://www.wiilovemario.com/R4DS-Guide
where do you buy
where can you find games to buy??!
i have searched.... my friends hAVE disks which come with games.
Use the Newsgroups
You can download the entire DS library from the newsgroups. Here's a good guide:
http://www.wiilovemario.com/Download-whatever-you-want-from-the-newsgrou...
should i buy an sdhc card
i have an original ds and was wondering if sdhc memory card would work
(i want an sdhc as it has alot more memory)
Ok but where do you copy nds game files too?
Am I missing a step, where do you copy nds game files too?
R4III upgrade
I have a ds lite and have a R4III upgrade card and I tried it in my best friends daughters DSi and it work just fine playing the games is there any long term issues and why does it say on your guide that it won't work on the DSi?
This page helped me 100%
This page helped me 100% thanks alot
I have the r4ds hc and
I have the r4ds hc and bought a 4gb sdhc and cant get it to work with any of the firmwares can somebody get me help. it gets to the loading screen an freezes there
R4 SDHC
I just got the R4 SDHC Upgrade and a 4 and 8GB Micro SDHC memory card and can't get it to work. Once I download the firmware and insert the TF card into the DS I just get "Menu?" on the top screen. I am trying to get this to work for my son for Christmas. Can anyone help.... please..
R4-SDHC Upgrade Revolutions
I am having the same problems - Did you manage to resolve this?
I had the same problem. I
I had the same problem. I tried a 2g sd card and it worked fine.
Micro SD Card and R4
I just received my R4 card, went out and purchased the Micro SD card to download the games onto it. For some reason the SD card is not clicking all the way into the R4 card and therefore not loading when I put it into my Nintendo DS....Any help????
replying
your spring is probably broken it happened to me.....sorry you can't fix it??? sorry!
r4i for dsi
I have the r4i revolution and have tried 5 different versions of the suggested software
and none of them will work the dsi does recognise the r4 card but is unable to load the games, please help!!!
problem
i tried to play kindom heart the new one and also mario luigi bowser's inside story ,
the rom loaded , but when i tried to start a new game it just stuck
it won't move nothing it's stuck at a blank screen or a new file screen what should i do ?
same problem
we had the same problem with the mario and luigi one if anyone has the answer please tell me
problem
How do I make a micro SDHC to work on r4 original?
Not going to happen
Unfortunately a SDHC will never work with the original R4. You will need one of the updated clones that works with the SDHC cards. They're just as good..
menu? question
i just got a r4upgrade at x-mas and when programmed i get menu? i formated the sd card like ten times what can i do
I just acquired an R4DS
I just acquired an R4DS without firmware. This excellent guide told me exactly which firmware version I needed.
Thanks!
verry helpful
verry helpful
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