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Where to get an orginal R4 card from?

Discussion in 'Technical Help' started by suzukiswift, Jan 8, 2010.

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  1. suzukiswift

    suzukiswift Member

    I recently bought an R4 card which i thought but be an original but when it arrived yesterday, it was called a R4 "UPGRADE" SDHC card. Not a thing like my other R4 card. It only plays the companies software where i bought it from, where it freezes doing a save data file and on most games.
    (www.R4cards.co.uk) Utterley disappointed. Can someone either recommend what i can do with it? OR where i can get an original from as its for a present? Thanks guys. Marie
     
  2. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    you cannot get originals anymore, they have not been produced for several years now.

    Your best bet would be to get a CycloDS Evolution, an EDGE or an Acekard 2.
     
  3. Fredbox

    Fredbox Well-Known Member

    I don't know where you could get one these days, but I'd say don't bother getting an R4. Acekard2 and CycloDS are the best on the market.
     
  4. suzukiswift

    suzukiswift Member

    I was hoping to get one like mine so i could have just copied the data over though??? what would you recommend? will the 2gb memory card and usb stick work with other cards as i dont fancy spending much more on another?
     
  5. Jhon 591

    Jhon 591 Well-Known Member

    Most locale indoor markets, the ones selling moblie phones est, the must say www.r4ds.com on the box

    between £10 - 13

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    This one says www.r4li.com on the pack but still works grate with the new Kernal for R4

    DSTT v1.17a12 For R4 Original Users , Updated 27/12/09

    http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?f0itmtdty5m

    My topic ysmenu

    https://www.romulation.org/forum/index.php?topic=27617.0

    https://www.romulation.org/forum/index.php?topic=31516.msg552964#msg552964
     
  6. suzukiswift

    suzukiswift Member

    can anyone recommend software to use with this fake card lol its seriously doing my head in now :-(
     
  7. OAN

    OAN Guest

    it depends where u live i can help u if u live in L.A.
     
  8. suzukiswift

    suzukiswift Member

    err nottingham in the uk lol
     
  9. Jhon 591

    Jhon 591 Well-Known Member

    Not to sure if this kernal will work

    http://www.r4sdhc.com/down/R4/English-1.31.rar

    http://www.r4sdhc.com/down.asp#r4

    R4 English v1.31 ------【2010-01-07】
     
  10. suzukiswift

    suzukiswift Member

    this is the only software to get to load up on it:-( which is from the actual company i bought it from...http://www.r4cards.co.uk/r4 not sure what model it is etc... but when i try to load a game it freezes on save data then i have to turn it off and on and sometimes the game may work??? any ideas?
     
  11. funguy

    funguy Well-Known Member

    are the games sporadic at playing?
     
  12. suzukiswift

    suzukiswift Member

    nope... it wont play certain games at all, mario and luigi partners in time... it plays on my original card but not this.. or that viva pinata game:-( i'm just worried why it freezes on the save data stage, but you switch off and restart and the game'll sometimes play.
     
  13. funguy

    funguy Well-Known Member

    partners in time, has no issues why it shouldn't play, just not too sure why you should be encountering problems, because if you have the firmware from the website

    address off the box the card arrived in then all should be good,

    try a folded piece of paper, to make the R4 fit tighter into the DS, maybe it's a contact issue
     
  14. suzukiswift

    suzukiswift Member

    the address on the box is completely different to where i got the card from though:-s (tell me if i'm being blonde) and the card seems tight enough. its mainly the save data issue which freaks me out. i dont want to do any harm to my ds?
     
  15. funguy

    funguy Well-Known Member

    http://www.linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds/

    see if you can locate your card here, if so download the correct firmware
     
  16. suzukiswift

    suzukiswift Member

    i've tried em all:( nothing...
     
  17. funguy

    funguy Well-Known Member

    i'm still at a loss knowing exactly what's happening to you, are you able to play any game at all with the card?
     
  18. suzukiswift

    suzukiswift Member

    right i have progress.. downloaded software from r4di-sdhc.com.... and put mario and luigi on it, still froze on save data and had to switch off and back on but then the game loaded after about 3 minutes:) still wish i knew what was going on with the save data though??
     
  19. funguy

    funguy Well-Known Member

    ok, back up your files and format your microSD
     
  20. suzukiswift

    suzukiswift Member

    I formatted it before i started, to fat32? doesnt seem to like being formatted to fat?
     
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