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Can r4 use SDHC?

Discussion in 'Non-Emulation Help' started by anandjones, Jan 8, 2008.

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  1. anandjones

    anandjones Well-Known Member

    I have an R4 and I was just wondering if it can be used with a SDHC card?
     
    anandjones, Jan 8, 2008
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  2. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    No, it cannot.
     
    Seph, Jan 8, 2008
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  3. Requal

    Requal New Member

    If you had it, as you said, why didn't you just test it?
     
    Requal, Jan 8, 2008
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  4. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    Perhaps (s)he didn't have a SDHC card and was considering purchasing one if it was supported?
     
    Seph, Jan 8, 2008
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  5. anandjones

    anandjones Well-Known Member

    What Seph said.
     
    anandjones, Jan 8, 2008
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  6. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    If you value a SDHC card more than what flash cart you use then I suggest getting a CycloDS. That's what I use with my 4GB SDHC card.
     
    Seph, Jan 8, 2008
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  7. anandjones

    anandjones Well-Known Member

    Is CycloDS good? Can it run homebrew, and music, videos, pictures and stuff like that? How much is it? What website store do you recommend?
     
    anandjones, Jan 8, 2008
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  8. sir spamalot

    sir spamalot Well-Known Member

    cyclods is probably the best but it costs the most. m3 real is just as good (mine came through the post today) and can both do micro sdhc cards - it's cheaper even with the rumble pak and gba loader
     
    sir spamalot, Jan 8, 2008
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  9. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    Of course it can run homebrew, and with that follows all the rest really.
     
    Seph, Jan 8, 2008
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  10. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    I'm guessing the claim that the 1.12 (I think) R4 firmware would add support for SDHC cards was hot air then?
     
    Loonylion, Jan 8, 2008
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  11. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    I'm not even sure it would qualify as air, as far as I know it's a hardware constraint, not a software one. I believe they're working on a new version of the cart but you'd still have to get a new cart before it would be supported.
     
    Seph, Jan 8, 2008
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  12. Born2killx

    Born2killx Well-Known Member

    I wonder if it will be called the R5... :p
     
    Born2killx, Jan 8, 2008
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  13. timothywong

    timothywong Member

    At the moment, a card MUST be able to run homebrew in order to watch videos, music etc, most cards advertise that function, but it is actually saying their card can use MoonShell.
    MoonShell is basically a multimedia launcher.
     
    timothywong, Jan 9, 2008
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  14. anandjones

    anandjones Well-Known Member

    Ok, I might have a look at some online stores for CycloDS or M3 real.
     
    anandjones, Jan 9, 2008
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  15. Adnan1992

    Adnan1992 Well-Known Member

    what does SDHC mean? I searched google and it came up with:

    Definitions of SDHC on the Web:

    SDHC is an acronym for succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit C.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDHC (gene)
     
    Adnan1992, Jan 9, 2008
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  16. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    SD High Capacity
     
    Loonylion, Jan 9, 2008
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  17. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    HC is shorthand for High Capacity. basically it's a standard SD memory card that can go up to 8 GB in size.
     
    Seph, Jan 9, 2008
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  18. Adnan1992

    Adnan1992 Well-Known Member

    So is the most an r4 can handle at the moment 4GB sd cards?
     
    Adnan1992, Jan 9, 2008
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  19. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    I think normal SD cards go up to 2 GB, anything above that is HC technology.
     
    Seph, Jan 9, 2008
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  20. equitypetey

    equitypetey Well-Known Member

    nnooooooo the SD part is obviously because its an SD card SD standing Secure Digital and HC stands for high capacity

    *edit* oh i'm a muppet i posted from the first page so being that my post is after other people told him i look like an asswipe
     
    equitypetey, Jan 9, 2008
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