Guys I got my son an R4 card for the dsi, going grand for a couple of months and all of a sudden its wiped itself clean. Is this common practice with these
you mean the files on the sd card wiped itself? then you can just go to the official site of your card and then download the latest kernel for your card and use again. if your r4 card is this one www.dsflashcart.com/r4i-gold-3ds-wood-r4i-3ds-flashcard-for-ds-dsi-3ds-p-248.html here is the guide for you to use it http://www.dsflashcart.com/blog/how-to-use-r4i-gold-3ds-card-to-work-on-3ds-v6-1-10-11/
what r4 card do you have? there are so many r4 cards in the market. And what the detail issue of it? if the kernel disappear in your sd card, just format your sd card and reput newest kernel. If the console update and your card say "error", your card need updating If the console show "no card insert", maybe the card is broken, for r4i gold 3ds, if card broken, it can be fixed by another good card. but for other r4 cards, it cannot be fixed.