R4DS-DS Release R4i SDHC Card For Nintendo DSi XL
July 18th, 2010 Filed Under NDS Tips
The R4 Card for Nintendo DS, DS Lite, DSi & DSi XL is a device that allows you to launch games, run applications and play media that you downloaded from the Internet. Place up to 32 gigabytes of files on a microSD or SDHC memory card, insert the card in the R4 slot and turn your DS or DSi on! Playing downloaded games has never been easier. The R4i SDHC is a must-have for all Nintendo DS and DS Lite console owners.
You Can purchase R4i SDHC from ctrlgames.com or others website.
Why is it better than the regular R4 DS or the R4 SDHC? Because the R4i SDHC is compatible with the Nintendo DSi and DSi XL/LL – even consoles flashed with 1.4 firmwares, unlike the original R4 DS. Note that the card contains renewed hardware and thus uses different system files.
Features & Characteristics
When updated with its latest firmware, the R4i SDHC offers the following functionality:
* 2nd generation storage device: no booting tool required
* Flush fitting slot 1 card for Nintendo DS, DS Lite, DSi, DSi XL
* Uses MicroSD or MicroSDHC cards, FAT16 or 32 formated
* Supports any MicroSD/SDHC card speed with no in-game lag
* Supports clean ROMs, with simple drag-and-drop from the file Explorer. Works on any OS
* Built in NoPass for booting slot-2 (GBA) devices
* Automatic save type detection: no more hassle selecting save types manually!
* Save directly to MicroSD card, not to onboard chip. No more lost save games!
* Supports Moonshells and other homebrew thanks to automatic DLDI patching!
* User friendly skinnable interface, many skins available on the web. Touchscreen or button operation
* Near 100% ROM compatibility
* Supports rumble pak and memory pak
* Supports WiFi games, download-play, DS Browser and other extensions
* Supports 4-scale lightness adjustment (DS Lite only)
* Supports Soft Reset to return to the menu at any time without restarting the console
* Supports Action Replay cheat codes
* Integrates Moonshell 1.6 for media compatibility: MP3, DPG and more!
R4 NDSI user notice: Insert Micro sd card (TF card) into the R4i GOLD or R4-GOLD card according the the guide of the following picture.
1.Download Kernel and Game
By using TF card reader, connect the TF card with computer, open the memu.
a. Upload game kernel: Copy the R4.DAT file to your TF card..
b. Upload video kernel: Copy the Moonshl2 to your TF card.
c. Upload DIY Interface function: Copy the R4iMenu to your TF card .
2.Copy games
By using TF card reader, connect the TF card with computer, copy the downloaded games to TF card. (If needed, corresponding menu can be set up)
3.Main menu operation
Make sure microSD card with Kernel is inserted in R4i NDSI, then insert R4 NDSI in NDS SLOT-1 port, start the machine and enter main menu interface. By pressing buttons (right and left) or touching screens, you may choose the games or media function, press A to the relative function.
4.Game operation menu
Choosing game function in Main Menu to enter Game interface, return to main menu by pressing R.
In Game Interface, press L to adjust 4-level brightness.
In Game Interface, it’s on top screen showing game messages including four items: game, cheat, setting and ROM, while it’s on bottom screen showing game name, file size and current game category. Press “UP” and “DOWN” to check current page easily, and press “LEFT” and “RIGHT” to turn over the page, on the top line of bottom screen, it is showed with current file and total file qties, while on bottom line of the bottom screen the path of the category.
Press X or B, enter four items in the top screens: game, cheat, setting and ROM.
Enter cheat item, it’s showed in the bottom screee Current game name, cheat function setting, cheat function switch, timely reminding window and file saving. Touch Cheat off/Cheat on to run the cheat function, and touch file saving to save the file.
Enter Setting item, it’s showed in the bottom screen there languages: English, Simplified Chinese and Japanese, touch file saving to save the relevant file.
Enter ROM item, it’s showed in the top bottom screen cheat, DMA, software start functions, touch the relevant file to save the file. When the Soft-Reset function is ON during game, “L+R+A+B+X+Y” kdy combination can be pressed to return R4-II menu.. Don’t save during soft reset, otherwise “archive lost” will be led. It is recommended to return game main menu and then soft reset. If Soft-Reset can not be operated or the Game is impacted, please turn off the soft-reset function.
5.Game Operation
Choose your expected game in the game menu, press A or touch the screen to play games.
In the first operation, it will remind ” file is effected”
The updated date of the files will be automatically revised while playing the games each time, the updated files could be easily found by checking the latest date revision.
The names of the files are the same as which of the games, expanded name is SAV. Which can be copied to computer at any moment.
6.Cheat Operation
Choose the games, enter Cheat by pressing B or X.
Game Title is showed in the top screen, while it shows in the bottom screen reminding window, Cheat off/Cheat on, file saving, current Cheat items. Choose your expected Cheat item by pressing “up” and “down”, and open or close the item by pressing A or touching the screen. Touch “Cheat on/Cheat off” to operate the Cheat, and touch the screen to save the file.
While the Cheat is running, you may choose the cheat code one by one by pressing “up” and “down”, and close the cheat code by pressing “A”. Under Cheat Code Category, press A to open/close the category. You can delete the cheat.dat file in R4iMenu category if the cheat function is not required.
Cheat database updates: Download the newest cheat database and copy usrcheat.dat file to R4iMenu category.
7.Skin change method
Four files are alternative in the R4iMenu/Skin category: they are TScreen.bmp, BottomInit.bmp, TScreen.bmp and BottomScreen.bmp, which are the operation interface of R4, content in the pictures can be changed at random.
TScreen.bmp — R4 NDSI Top screen interface after starting the machine
BottomInit.bmp — R4 NDSI Bottom screen interface after starting the machine
TScreen.bmp — R4 NDSI Top screen interface for the file category
BottomScreen.bmp — R4 NDSI Bottom screen interface for the file category
Notice: The above files names can not be changed, picture must be in .bmp format with 8 or 24 digits, picture size must be of 256*192 pixel.Once your favourite picture is ready, copy the complete category “TF card R4 Menu/ skin” to TF category.