Helping transfering files to my SD card

hi all how do i load a game onto the r4 does it need any type of software ??

 

It needs it's firmware, once you put the firmware in then you can put a game in.

 

Does a ROM retain save data if i put it on a flash cart? i don't wanna lose a my data on platinum when i transfer it to my acekard.

 

no, you'll have to transfer your .sav file over to your card aswell

 

how do i do that?

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and where do i locate the .sav file?

 

presuming you've been playing your roms in no$gba I think that the .sav file will be in the same directory as the rom. It should have exactly the same name expect instead of being .nds as the file extension it will be .sav

to transfer files to your SD card you'll need an SD card adapter (I'm not sure if one comes with the r4). Hook that up to your computer with the SD card loaded in it. Get the latest firmware from here and put it onto the card. Then move your DS games onto the card aswell, and if you want to keep your save file transfer the .sav file for the game you've been playing aswell as that DS game file aswell.

 

If you are using No$GBA it's in the BATTERY folder :]

 

I am using No$gba, but im getting a acekard not r4 sames rules apply i presume. Anyway thanks! I cant wait to get my cards, stupid dealextreme taking 2 weeks...then again it was sooooo cheap.

So just to clarify, all i do is drag the .nds and the .sav to sd card and im good? no patching or merging the files?

 

You may have to convert your Save file to the right format for your new flashcart.

You can use this site to convert the save files:
http://www.shunyweb.info/convert.php

 

May? how do i know if i do?

 

If it doesn't work, then you probably need to convert it.

 

If your original save doesn't work with the flashcart.

 

Alright thanks guys, i believe everything will work out fine =D

 

I got one more question or rather a concern, I've heard some acekard2's tend to die after a month for people on you tube and dx. is that because of people not taking care of them or is it a bad manufacturing ?

 

I haven't heard that. Quite a few users around here use Acekard2i's without issues.

 

FINAL question! which firmware should i put on it akaio or the official fw?

 

akaio

 

For what reasons?