How to upgrate your R4i SDHC V1.4.1 to work with your 1.4.2 console?

R4i SDHC V1.4.1 compatible DSi V1.4.1, but now some console have upgrate to V1.4.2, so how makes your R4i SDHC V1.4.1 works with your upgrate console? Please kindly following below instructions:
Download the upgrate file at offical website or download from R4icard-ds.co.uk.
You will see below:

Open the file, you will find below:

Installed the fwup142c.nds with below steps:
1.First, reformatting the SD, download the latest kernel 1.38b.
2.Unzip and copy the files(R4iMenu,moonshl2,moonmemo,r4.DAT) to the root of MicroSD card.
3.Download the latest upgrading programs. Unzip and copy the file(fwup142c.nds ) to the root of MicroSD card.
4.Insert MicroSD card into r4i-sdhc card, insert r4i-sdhc card into nds\dsl\dsi\dsixl\3DS
5.Turn on console and press "A" button to run the upgrade file fwup142c.nds. Note:When upgrading the r4i-sdhc card, it is not allowed to turn off power or pull out r4i- sdhc,otherwise it will damage the r4i-sdhc card.

But please note:
1.You can not upgrade R4i V1.4.1 with NDSi V1.4.2. If your NDSi console has already been upgraded to NDSi V1.4.2, you will need another NDSL or NDSi (which should be under version V1.4.2) to upgrade your R4i V1.4.1 flash card.
2.make sure nds fully charged, better with external power pluged.
3.The R4i SDHC 3DS also can follow the same procedures.

Now, your R4i SDHC V1.4.1 flash card have upgrate to V.1.4.2,just using it with your console.

Does 3DS flash card can be used for NDSi?

Some one is asking: Does 3DS flash card can be used for NDSi? Answer is yes!
3DS flash card is not only developed for 3DS console but it also works with NDS,NDSi,NDSL,NDSXL....That means is support all the modle consloe up to now. If you play an 3DS games in your consloe, it will be great, but if you just want to play normal games, it also works.

New Version Acekard 2i now support 3DS and DSi 1.4.2

Acekard 2i now publish new version which can support 3DS & DSi 1.4.2 console.

Features for this Acekard 2i:

• Supports 3DS, DSi, DSl and DSXL!
• Perfect compatibility. Drag and Play!
• Anti-Anti-Piracy feature which makes you play at first time!
• Save file is written directly to TF card!
• Support SDHC TF card. Virtually unlimited storage size !
• Built-in multiple languages and DIY skinning!
• Support Action Replay cheats. Build-in editor!
• Low power consumption for longer time!

New package:

Please note the below marks for the new version:
1.There are DSi(XL) & compatible marks in the left cover of the top.
2.DSi(XL) & compatible marks in the face of the flash card.
3.There is the anti-fake sticker on the back side of the Acekard 2i ds.

R4 DS Knowledgebase--R4 DS user manuals

1) Kernel Download
Connect the TF card to PC with the card reader, then download the update R4 DS kernel (Go to www.r4ds.me or download on our website) the update kernel into the TF card.

2) Unload & Insert TF Card
Draw out the TF card safety from PC & card reader. (Right click the removable disk icon on the right down corner of the screen to quit out the TF card from PC safety). Insert the TF card with the correct direction into the R4 DS.

3) Main Menu Operation
Connect the R4 DS card to DS Slot-1, turn on the power, the GUI will display in a few seconds. You can select ROMs or Media to run by the navigating keys or touch screen, press "A" button to enter the corresponding functions.

4) Game Menu Operation
- Choose the 'Game' to enter Game GUI; Press 'START' to go back to main menu.
-Press the 'SELECT' key to select the display mode in game interface ("File Display”, "Game Display” and "eBook Display”, Default is "Game Display”), "N files”, "N game” and "N eBook” display at top bar on the top screen.
-Please be aware that the "SHELL,MOONSHL,_SYSTEM_"directory and the "_DS_MSHL.NDS "file will be hidden under the "Show Games Only" mode; Any other directories or files with hidden attributes will also be hidden.
- You can choose the display model ("Display all” and "Only Display Game”, default is "Only Display Game”) by pressing "SELECT”, and the top screen will display "N file” and "N Game”.
Please be aware that the "SHELL,MOONSHL,_SYSTEM_"directory and the "_DS_MSHL.NDS "file will be hidden under the "Show Games Only" mode; Any other directories or files with hidden attributes will also be hidden.
4-scale-lightness adjustment is available to the DS Lite console by touching the sunny icon at the top left corner of game interface. (Not available to DS console, the sunny icon will turn to be gray if it is DS console.)
At the right top of the touch screen it is the "Soft Reset"; Red indicator means the "Soft Reset” function is off; Green indicator means the "Soft Reset” function is on. The users may point on the touch screen or press "R" button to switch the "Soft Reset" On/Off.
While the "Soft Reset” function is on, pressing "L+R+A+B+X+Y” can go back and forth to the game's main menu; Please do not do this while saving, as it will lead to malfunction, It is recommended to go back to main menu before you function the "Soft Reset".
If the error occurs on running games, please try to turn off the "Soft Reset".
- The top screen displays the files under the directory, 'Up/Down' key for rolling, 'Left/Right' key for flipping. The current path and amount of the total files will show on the top, the scroll bar will show the location of the current file.
- The files under the directory will be sorted by file name, the directory (DIR) will display at the front. The (..) is the parent directory.
- The bottom screen display the details of the files and directory, the icon and title will be displayed if it is NDS/IDS game.
- Press 'A' button or touch screen to enter the corresponding functions or run the game, press "B” button to go back

5) Running Game
- Choose the game you like in the game menu; Press 'A' button or touch screen to run.
- It will ask whether to create the new archive if it is the first running, press 'A' button or touch the 'Confirm' to create then run the game; Press 'B' button or touch 'Cancel' to cancel; Press 'X' button or touch 'Ignore' to omit creating archive and run the game.
- You can check the modified time of the archive, as it will be edited automatically while running the game.
- The file name of the archive is the same with the games, the extension is .SAV, can be backup or restored from PC at anytime.
Default.nds file runs automatically under TF directory, it maybe temporarily hidden in the main menu while pressing B key to turn DsLite on; Pressing X key to delete this file if there is unneccessary to have it run automatically.

6) Operation of Auction Replay Cheat
Choose the corresponding game, if the official database (cheat.dat files under the _system_ folder) or the user database (usrcheat.dat files under the _system_ folder) contains the Auction Replay Cheat, the below screen will show the "Auction Replay Cheat (Y)" button, press the Y key or that button to enter the set up interface of cheat.
If the two databases will contain an action replay cheat to the same game, there will be two "action replay cheat" buttons. The official database is on the left, the user database is on the right.
On the top line of the above screen shows the game name, the top line of the below screen shows how many cheat code currently be selected and the total amount of the cheat codes can be selected, the bottom line of the below screen shows the version and created date of the current cheat database.
The function of the six buttons on the below screen is described separately as below:
"select all" press this button to select all the cheat code under the cheat opened circumstance.
"delete all" press this button to delete all the selected cheat code under the cheat opened circumstance.
"game open/close" press this button to control the cheat switch of this game, the left frame will show the current status.
"cheat open/close" press this button to control the entire cheat function switch, the right frame will show the current status.
"preserve and exit" press this button to preserve the current modification, and exit, the same function as well as press the START button.
"discards and exit" press this button to not preserve the current modification, and exit, the same function as well as press the SELECT button.
Under the cheat opened circumstance, use up and down arrow to choose each cheat code one by one; if it's the cheat folder, press A to unfold/fold the directory.
Under the cheat-opened circumstance, use left and right arrow can go across 10 cheat codes.
If do not need the cheat function, delete the cheat.dat files under the _system_ folder.
When the two databases will contain an action replay cheat to the same game, users can open the action replay cheat in the database to by their needs and another one would be close (close action replay cheat by turning master switch off, closing games or do not choose any action replay cheat), kernel will automatically choose the use of opened action reply cheat (Cheats in two databases opened to one game at the same time, then it will use the one in official database).
efore running game, under circumstance that a cheat has already been opened, in the process of running the game cheat can be temporarily closed by L+R+START+DOWN, you may press L+R+START+UP to open cheat.

7) Read the eBook
Select the eBook in the game menu, and open it by pressing 'A' key or touching the icon.
It will ask whether to create a bookmark if it is the first running. Pressing 'A' key or touching the 'Confirm' button will create and then open the bookmark; Pressing 'B' key or touching the 'Cancel' button will not run the process; Pressing 'X' key or touching the 'Ignore' will open the eBook without creating the bookmark (The bookmark's function is invalid).
Press 'START' key to exit the eBook mode and back to the main menu.
Click “SELECT” key to switch the character layout horizontally on dual screens, vertically on dual screens or on one screen (mostly used in Asian layout); Backlight turns off under one screen mode in order to save power.
Press the 'Up/Down' key can process the Row Up/ Row Down; Press the 'Left/Right' key can process the Page Up/Page Down.
Press 'A' key can open/close the intelligent-paragraph division function.
Press 'B' key to change the font (large, Medium, Small in rotation)
Press 'X' key to change the font color (27 color in rotation).
Press 'Y' key to change the row spacing (From 1-8 point space in rotation).
eBook support the DIY background:
Create 2 BMP files (256X192 pixels, 8 bit or 24 bit colors), name them to be "bckgrd_1.bmp” and "bckgrd_2.bmp”, and then save to the "_system_/eBook” directory of the TF card.
If the bookmark has been created, the features below will work:
Whenever you press the 'START' key to exit, it can memorize the location where you have read automatically, and it will go to the location directly next time while you open the eBook.
Press 'L' key to save the bookmark (3 positions available), press 'R' key to keep the previous bookmark (No any change).

8) Switch of the Skins
If the skin does not exist in the directory of _system_ in TF/microSD, it automatically uses the Skin from formal Beta Edition;
There are 4 pictures at the directory "system/_system": logo.bmp ? icons.bmp ? bckgrd_1.bm and bckgrd_2.bmp. They are the background of the R4 operation interface; they can be changed to fit your style.
logo.bmp - Background of the Top Screen of R4' s startup.
icons.bmp -- Background of the Bottom Screen of R4' s Startup.
bckgrd_1.bmp -- Background of the Top Screen of R4' s Explorer.
bckgrd_2.bmp -- Background of the Bottom Screen of R4' s Explorer.
Note:
Do not change the picture's name;
Make sure the picture is .bmp format, 8-bit/24-bit;
Make sure the picture is 253*192 pixels.
After finishing process on the pictures, copy the "_system" folder to the root directory of the CF card.
If the Skin exists in the directory of _system_ in TF/microSD, it automatically enters multi Skins mode.
The Skins in multi Skins mode can be switched manually and automatically, it is automatically switched with the Skins by months.
The method of the Skin switch is: Click “SELECT” key in main menu, it switches between twelve manual modes and one auto mode, the chart is showed as below (It automatically skips if the Skin does not exist in the directory of themes):
If the users would like the switches of multi Skins while playing, they only need create the directory of themes in the directory of _system_.
You can enter the R4 Knowledgebase page for more information.

R4 DS Knowledgebase--R4 DS kernel can be used?

What kernel can be R4 DS used for?

R4DS Firmware Environment
1> Nintendo DS Lite or Nintendo DS.
2> 2G Micro SD Memory Card + Micro SD USB adapter (Kingston or Sandisk is better)
3> R4 DS card
4> Software:
         Official R4DS Kernel V1.18
         Unofficial Wood Firmware + R4DS YSMenu（Keeping updated）

1.Official R4DS Kernel V1.18
The offical Kernel V1.18 can be download here.

Installed instruction:




How to install the R4 DS kernel

  2.Unofficial Wood Firmware + R4DS YSMenu
The R4 wood  and R4DS YSMenu Kernel can be download here.

Installation instructions for wood R4 DS or YSMenu kernel:
 Take Wood V1.23 + YSMenu V6.49 as an example:


How to install the R4 wood kernel with YSMenu together

 1> Download Wood R4 V1.23 and R4DS YSMenu V6.49 (latest versions at our wood r4 kernel page )
2> Decompress and extract Wood R4 V1.23 into _rpg and _DS_MENU.DAT , YSMenu V6.49 into TTMenu and YSMenu.nds  (Shown below)
3> Copy _rpg, _DS_MENU.DAT, TTMenu and YSMenu.nds into root directory of Kingston memory card
4> Wood kernel and R4DS YSMenu installation completes
5> Copy some game ROMs into kingston memory card like 5449, 5498 as an example
6> Boots Wood r4 v1.23 kernel, then loads YSMenu.nds, console changes into YSMenu interface successfully.
7> Now play games under wood firmware or YSMenu software.
Sure the R4 wood kernel & YSMenu kernel can be used seperatly.
 

Latest Kernel V2.25 download for R4itt Purple version

R4itt 3DS card description:
R4itt 3DS (Purple version) is SLOT-1 flash card for NDS console series .It is produced by the factories of Original R4 and Original Dstt.It is upgrade versions of R4 ds and Dstt with multi-media features which can support SDHC and run most games and homebrews. It has widely been owned by many NDS player users.

R4itt 3DS Firmware Environment
1> Nintendo 3DS,DSi,Nintendo DS,DS Lite,DSiLL,DSiXL
2> Micro SD Memory Card(2GB to 32GB) + Micro SD USB adapter (Kingston or Sandisk is better)
3> R4itt 3DS card
4> Software: R4itt update kernel by official website at: www.r4itt.net

Official R4itt 3DS(Purple) V2.25(The latest one)

a.Download links:
The latest Kernel V2.25 with different language including  English,Spanish. Norwegian,Korean,Japanese,Italian,German,French can be donwload here.

b. Installation instructions:
By using the TF card reader, connect your TF card with Computer, open the file. Copy the app, data, moonshl2,
Ndsmail, svsip, system, r4dat" to your TF card.

The solution for download & running kernel for R4 DS

Some of our customers buy R4 ds from us but failed to start their console, they asked how to download & running the kernel with the R4 DS with R4 wood kernel, we checked with them & find below problems when they using:
1.Micro SD card: Some of them tried to use 4GB micro SD card with this R4 ds, the R4 DS card just can support max. 2GB Tf cards,so we advise them to change the correct one.
2.Kernel: R4 ds team are keeping to update their kernel, you can keep focus on their news to download the update kernel to your R4 DS.
3.Wood R4: R4 wood kernel can be download aslo.
4.We should also check if we insert the TF card into R4 ds correctly. The correct direction should be as below:

Normally, if you follow the correct instruction, it's easy to operate. The most important is kernel & TF.

After checking above problems, the R4 ds can be used freely by our customers.

What's R4 DS? How to set up a R4 ds correctly?

What is R4 DS?
The R4 DS Card is the oldest version Nintendo DS R4 cards. The R4 DS card does all our would want to be able to play music and watch videos on our DS. The limitations with this R4 DS card is that it does not accept memory cards with capacities bigger than 2GB as this device is not SDHC compatible.

 How to set up R4 ds?
It's easy to set up the R4 DS card,first at all, you need an micro SD card,normally,we use 2GB Kingston micro SD card with the R4 DS.The following below steps to set up:
1.Make sure the micro SD card is reformat.
2.Visit the offical website of R4 ds(http://www.r4ds.com/) to download the update kernel.
3.Download music,video or put in the games into the micro SD card.
4.Insert the micro SD card into the flash card.
5.Put the flash card into your console.Then start your console.
6.After loading, then you can enjoy the music,video....

Where to buy R4 ds?
There are different ways to get an R4 ds,the most important is to avoid fake card.Choose the correct seller which with good after sale service will be much better.