R4DS Basic Guide (Complexity: Easy) [page 4/4]

iambigh

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Originally posted by DubRovers:
I'm having the "Loading..." screen problem aswell. Nobody seems to have answered this query on here. What is wrong and what do we need to do please? One thing I noticed is that on the guide on the first post here the icons for the _DS_MSHL.NDS and _DS_MENU are proper icons. On mine they are the little icon like a file not recognise, the one that looks like a white box with red, green and blue dots. I get the feeling I'm still missing something. HELP PLEASE!!!!!

I am no expert in any shape or form, for example; your icon problem would have me running for advice. As to your "loading" screen problem I believe that to be caused by trying to load "new" games while still using the "old" kernels. you could try a more up-to-date kernel (1.19 or higher) to see if that is the cause of your problem. Hope this helps.

kittymat

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The R4 "Loading" issue is usually caused by the incorrect firmware being put onto the card

1) There are 12 types of R4 card all with their own firmware, some even have exactly the same name
2) The site in my signature hosts them all, so try them all one at a time till you get the unit working

Next time buy something other than R4

For All Flashcart Firmware Updates http://www.linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds/
Sakura for the M3Real - Amazing Firmware
http://handheldsources.com

gigger

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I am after recieving an micro sd hd classic card for my R4 nintendo ds but it wont seem to download games for me. Do anyone know if i need to download software to load games??

drzedkhan

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Hi there
I actually did pretty much the same things to set my R4 card.
I bought my card from memorybits.co.uk and it is the R4 III Upgrade card. There is no CD with the card but one can download the software for the card from the same website (www.memorybits.co.uk. The steps I did are as follows. I have Vista home edition.
1). I downloaded the R4 software on my desktop (it reads as r4-sofware-black III upgrade)
2). Then I extracted this file and saved the extract "English_version 3.07" on my 2 Gig microSD card.
3). This did not work for me so I further explored the above file into its 4 components a)MoonShell b)mypicture c)R4 d) R4.dat and saved these four files on my micro sd card as well but this didn't work either.
4). All my downloaded games which i seperatly saved in another folder by the name "NDS Games" look like a "empty note icon" and my DS console shows the games not as icons but in a written formate and can not open any of the games.

Now I dont understand where the does the problem occurs.
please help if you could understand teh scenario. thanx

maybe904

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i recently fallowed your instructions, but now it just has a loading screen forever. HELP!!!!!

craiglawt

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i have got a r4 card got all the software and games but still geting the loading messsage. any idea's i downloaded the software as my r4 card didn't have a cd

c.s.lawton

iambigh

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May be a bit of a long shot but have you tried formatting the card and re-loading the firmware ?? Good luck.

kittymat

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The biggest issue with the R4 is the number of different cards all needing different firmware's.

The general rules to eliminate most issues are,

1) Format your micro SD with Panasonics SD formatter (free use Google to find) and use it each time you change the firmware.

2) Download your firmware and extract it straight on to the SD (not onto the PC then transfer)

3) Try the available firmware's - http://www.linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds/ hosts them all, start with the likely candidates and work your way through

4) Ensure the SD is seated correctly in the R4 before putting into the DS

5) At this stage do not add any roms - get it past the loading screen first.

6) Unless it specifically says - the unit can take up to 2GB micro SD's, if it says SDHC then it can take up to 16GB (currently the highest available)

For All Flashcart Firmware Updates http://www.linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds/
Sakura for the M3Real - Amazing Firmware
http://handheldsources.com

iambigh

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Good advice there Kittymat, the linfoxdomain link was what I couldn't remember otherwise I would have suggested the same as you.

numbnuts4

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I'm so mad/frustrated/confused right now!!

I'd be lucky if I could get the 'loading' screen...i'm just getting the ?MENU in red!!

formated sdhc card (4gb) dragged software over...from various sites but nothing seems to work!! I cant get the actual link off the R4i site to work. tried 'live help' he was as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike!! told me to watch the demo video at this link....link didnt lead to it...told him this and his reply 'not sure where it is myself...phone tomorrow for step by step help' duuuh???!!

my friend has just showed me this ....

Quote:
f the R4DS flashcart you purchased doesn't work with version 1.18 of the official firmware (you get a "Loading..." screen, etc), you more than likely have a clone.

If you purchased an R4 and it was advertised as supporting SDHC, you bought a clone.

so an official R4 site can sell clones??!!

I'm trying a different link now (for clones? lol) we'll see how it goes! but any advice would be GREATFULLY accepted :)