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Is my R4 a clone?

Discussion in 'Technical Help' started by hilol4569, Jun 12, 2010.

  1. hilol4569

    hilol4569 Well-Known Member

    I followed all the wood R4 instructions and it just says "Loading" on my ds screen now.
     
  2. LuckyTrouble77

    LuckyTrouble77 Well-Known Member

    Which R4 do you have very specifically? If it is an original, try to back up and reformat the MicroSD card.
    Pictures help if you can't get enough info from the card. Note: If it says Ultra, SDHC, R4i, etc., it is not an original.
     
  3. hilol4569

    hilol4569 Well-Known Member

    I have R4 Upgrade revolution for DS
    (NDSL/NDS) it says on the bottom of the cart.
     
  4. LuckyTrouble77

    LuckyTrouble77 Well-Known Member

    There's your problem, you have a clone.
    http://forum.romulation.net/index.php?topic=43005.0
    Refer to the bottom most spoiler in the first post for the best carts to replace that with. I wouldn't recommend pretty much any R4 clones for use, as they tend to have poor compatibility.
     
  5. hilol4569

    hilol4569 Well-Known Member

    and what happens if I can't get a new one?
     
  6. LuckyTrouble77

    LuckyTrouble77 Well-Known Member

    Update to your latest firmware and see if you can possibly get YSMenu to work on it. Just find a tutorial on getting YSMenu to work on clones. Wood R4 for clones is very unreliable and sucks.

    I recommend a new cart, as R4 Ultra is just a very poor clone overall.

    http://forum.romulation.net/index.php?topic=36273.0
    Should be the tutorial you need.
     
  7. squishyman

    squishyman Active Member

    r4 originals are only 8$ on a us website including shipping. On a chinese website if youw ant to wait weeks for shipping they are much less.
     
  8. LuckyTrouble77

    LuckyTrouble77 Well-Known Member

    Trust me, you don't want to buy an R4 Original if you're getting a replacement. Although a good cart, that 2gb limit can be crippling to some. On top of that, it lacks the features of better carts. If he chose to get a new one, I would go with the Acekard2i, Supercard DSTwo, or the CycloDS. The CycloDS is the absolute best for DS phat and DSlite systems, but it is also the most costly cart available.
     
  9. Soluri

    Soluri Well-Known Member

    But why do you want such a big card? You can only play one game at a time...
     
  10. LuckyTrouble77

    LuckyTrouble77 Well-Known Member

    If that was how everybody thought, everybody would just have a 512mb card and call it good. :p
    If you're getting a new cart, the ones I listed are the best way to go.