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R4 V2.10T New R4 SDHC Upgrate Revolution with 8G for NDS
V2.10T series products are brand new products, we have done the great update for the software and the great upgrade for the hardware while making the new packing. Regarding the software update, the compatibility has greatly been improved, 50 latest games that couldnt be played now can be working. It can be compatible with all Nitendo latest games perfectly.Additionally, the game loading speed is faster than that before,at the same time,
we added the user customization mode, you can customize the sequence of the games, music and files on your own.
Functionally :
● Able to memorize and restore to the previously selected game or application after restarting machine and soft reset.
● Sleep mode function, for power saving and longer standby time.
● Multi-languages are optional, they are Simplified Chinese, complicated Chinese, English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spainish and Dutch.
● Friendly interface, easy to operate.
● Realtime smart help windows.
● Integrated the latest Moonshell 2.0 Beta version.
● Game compatibility: 100%.
● No need to flash. Built-in launch Slot-2 (gba) function.
● Support SDHC micro sd cards (4GB、8GB、16GB、32GB).
● Support DMA read and no lag while using any microSD card.
● Support FAT16 and FAT32. Files can be transferred with PC, PDA, Cellphone and Camera.
● Support clean rom and drag-drop to play. Fast loading.
● Support NDS and iDS games. DS games can run on any DS versions.
● Files are to be saved directly to TF card, copy or restoration is not required.
● Automatically recognise saved new game types, no need to update the database.
● Support moonshell and home brew.
● Power saving design. Enter optimized mode automatically.
● Double screen UI, abbreviated picture and game title display, button and touch operations.
● Easy to use, setting or adjustment is not required.
● Support Wi-Fi, rumble pack and browser expansion.
● UI background can be changed.
● 4-level brightness adjustment.
● Support soft reset.
● Support AR cheat code.
● Support soft-reset of moonshell 2.0 (back to main menu of R4 NDSI by pressing START button).
● DLDI auto-patching.
● Support Download play.
DS Compatibility :
NDSill/NDSi/NDSL/NDS
F A Q
Q: How to upgrade R4i SDHC kernel?
A: Download the latest kernel file and decompress it. From the kernel file, copy all three directories of "moonshl2", "moonmemo" and "R4iMenu", and all three kernel files of "_DS_MENU.DAT", "_DS_MSHL.NDS" and "R4.dat" to the root directory of the TF card to replace previous kernel files.
Q: What languages does the R4i SDHC support?
A: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Korean, French, Japanese, Spanish, etc. Each version is independent. Each language supports one key switch for three languages and no need to power off DSi (for example, for the French kernel, you may freely change the languages among French, English, and German).
Q: Is R4i SDHC fully compatible with DSi and old version DS?
A: Yes. R4i SDHC is perfectly compatible with NDS/NDSL/NDSi.
Q: Can't detect R4i SDHC (same as no R4i SDHC card)!
A: Please take out and plug the R4i SDHC to test again and check whether 'action Replay Cheat' is dirty or damaged.
Q: Has been displaying "Loading", "Couldn't find the SD/TF card " or " SD/TF card error " !.
A: Please take out and insert the TF card and check whether its Goldfinger is dirty or damaged.
Q: Displaying "Couldn't find _DS_MENU.DAT "！
A: Check whether the kernel file is correctly installed. The correct way is to put "_DS_MENU.DAT" file to the root directory of TF card; If you still have problems, please format the TF card and re-install the kernel file.
Q: Does R4i SDHC support GBA games?
A: All current Slot-1 cards do not support running GBA games. R4i SDHC does not support either.
Q: Why does the touch screen not work accurately?
A: Enter NDSi' interface to do the "pen calibration". The quality of the protection film also affects the touch screen, which can be felt while playing the game, especially near the edge of the screen. If possible, stick new protection film. (The problem of inaccurate touch screen is taken into account for the official menu. The way of using touch screen and keys together, or the relatively large area touch will try to avoid such problem.)
Q: Why does the console get crashed when it comes to some operations or some method is used for the Chinese Version or Hack version?
A: For Chinese version or Hack version, some modifications from the original games are made and the possibilities of some problems could not be ruled out. It is recommended to visit some Forums on the Chinese Version or Hack version to check whether the problems are known issues.
Q: How to use the archives? Can I backup my archives?
A: Yes, you can backup your archive.
Q: Failure in creating archives?
A: Two possibilities of failure in creating archives: firstly, not enough space for the TF card; Secondly, for the FAT16 OS, the maximum file amount is 512 for the root directory (long file name takes more space). The archives will not be established for the inadequacy of the file amount.
Q: Does R4i SDHC support the self-made software?
A: Yes, it supports.
Q: What is the Battery Life?
A: Same as the Original carts, the R4i core components are chosen to maximize battery life.
Q: Will I need any other extra software or hardware to manage the R4i SDHC?
A: Absolutely not.
Q: Is R4i SDHC with normal SD card reader?
A: It comes with USB2.0 Micro SD card reader.
The front side of TF card should be matched with the back side of R4 when TF card (MicroSD card) is plugged into R4
1) Hardware Installation
Connect the TF card to PC with the card reader, then, go to the "/SYSTEM" directory on the disk.
A- Loading the game kernel: Copy the "_DS_MENU.DAT" at the directory of the simplified game kernel/ traditional game kernel to the root directory of TF card.
B- Loading the media kernel: Copy the "moonshl" folder and the "_DS_MSHL.NDS" file at the "moonshell" directory to the root directory of TF card;
C- Load the DIY interface: Copy all the folders "_system_" to the root directory of the TF card.
2) Unload TF Card
After finishing ROM added, then right click the removable disk icon on the right down corner of the screen; Draw out the TF card from card reader/writer.
3) Main Menu Operation
Connect the TF card to DS Slot-1 with the R4, turn on the power, the GUI will display in a few seconds. You can select ROMs or Media to run by the navigating keys or touch screen, press "A" button to enter the corresponding functions.
4) Game Menu Operation
- Choose the 'Game' to enter Game GUI; Press 'START' to go back to main menu.
-Press the 'SELECT' key to select the display mode in game interface ("File Display", "Game Display" and "eBook Display", Default is "Game Display"), "N files", "N game" and "N eBook" display at top bar on the top screen.
-Please be aware that the "SHELL,MOONSHL,_SYSTEM_"directory and the "_DS_MSHL.NDS "file will be hidden under the "Show Games Only" mode; Any other directories or files with hidden attributes will also be hidden.
- You can choose the display model ("Display all" and "Only Display Game", default is "Only Display Game") by pressing "SELECT", and the top screen will display "N file" and "N Game".
Please be aware that the "SHELL,MOONSHL,_SYSTEM_"directory and the "_DS_MSHL.NDS "file will be hidden under the "Show Games Only" mode; Any other directories or files with hidden attributes will also be hidden.
4-scale-lightness adjustment is available to the DS Lite console by touching the sunny icon at the top left corner of game interface. (Not available to DS console, the sunny icon will turn to be gray if it is DS console.)
At the right top of the touch screen it is the "Soft Reset"; Red indicator means the "Soft Reset" function is off; Green indicator means the "Soft Reset" function is on. The users may point on the touch screen or press "R" button to switch the "Soft Reset" On/Off.
While the "Soft Reset" function is on, pressing "L+R+A+B+X+Y" can go back and forth to the game's main menu; Please do not do this while saving, as it will lead to malfunction, It is recommended to go back to main menu before you function the "Soft Reset".
If the error occurs on running games, please try to turn off the "Soft Reset".
- The top screen displays the files under the directory, 'Up/Down' key for rolling, 'Left/Right' key for flipping. The current path and amount of the total files will show on the top, the scroll bar will show the location of the current file.
- The files under the directory will be sorted by file name, the directory (DIR) will display at the front. The (..) is the parent directory.
- The bottom screen display the details of the files and directory, the icon and title will be displayed if it is NDS/IDS game.
- Press 'A' button or touch screen to enter the corresponding functions or run the game, press "B" button to go back
5) Running Game
- Choose the game you like in the game menu; Press 'A' button or touch screen to run.
- It will ask whether to create the new archive if it is the first running, press 'A' button or touch the 'Confirm' to create then run the game; Press 'B' button or touch 'Cancel' to cancel; Press 'X' button or touch 'Ignore' to omit creating archive and run the game.
- You can check the modified time of the archive, as it will be edited automatically while running the game.
- The file name of the archive is the same with the games, the extension is .SAV, can be backup or restored from PC at anytime.
Default.nds file runs automatically under TF directory, it maybe temporarily hidden in the main menu while pressing B key to turn DsLite on; Pressing X key to delete this file if there is unneccessary to have it run automatically.
6) Operation of action Replay Cheat
Choose the corresponding game, if the official database (cheat.dat files under the _system_ folder) or the user database (usrcheat.dat files under the _system_ folder) contains the action Replay Cheat, the below screen will show the "action Replay Cheat (Y)" button, press the Y key or that button to enter the set up interface of cheat.
If the two databases will contain an action replay cheat to the same game, there will be two "action replay cheat" buttons. The official database is on the left, the user database is on the right.
On the top line of the above screen shows the game name, the top line of the below screen shows how many cheat code currently be selected and the total amount of the cheat codes can be selected, the bottom line of the below screen shows the version and created date of the current cheat database.
The function of the six buttons on the below screen is described separately as below:
"select all" press this button to select all the cheat code under the cheat opened circumstance.
"delete all" press this button to delete all the selected cheat code under the cheat opened circumstance.
"game open/close" press this button to control the cheat switch of this game, the left frame will show the current status.
"cheat open/close" press this button to control the entire cheat function switch, the right frame will show the current status.
"preserve and exit" press this button to preserve the current modification, and exit, the same function as well as press the START button.
"discards and exit" press this button to not preserve the current modification, and exit, the same function as well as press the SELECT button.
Under the cheat opened circumstance, use up and down arrow to choose each cheat code one by one; if it's the cheat folder, press A to unfold/fold the directory.
Under the cheat-opened circumstance, use left and right arrow can go across 10 cheat codes.
If do not need the cheat function, delete the cheat.dat files under the _system_ folder.
When the two databases will contain an action replay cheat to the same game, users can open the action replay cheat in the database to by their needs and another one would be close (close action replay cheat by turning master switch off, closing games or do not choose any action replay cheat), kernel will automatically choose the use of opened action reply cheat (Cheats in two databases opened to one game at the same time, then it will use the one in official database).
efore running game, under circumstance that a cheat has already been opened, in the process of running the game cheat can be temporarily closed by L+R+START+DOWN, you may press L+R+START+UP to open cheat.
6) Read the eBook
Select the eBook in the game menu, and open it by pressing 'A' key or touching the icon.
It will ask whether to create a bookmark if it is the first running. Pressing 'A' key or touching the 'Confirm' button will create and then open the bookmark; Pressing 'B' key or touching the 'Cancel' button will not run the process; Pressing 'X' key or touching the 'Ignore' will open the eBook without creating the bookmark (The bookmark's function is invalid).
Press 'START' key to exit the eBook mode and back to the main menu.
Click "SELECT" key to switch the character layout horizontally on dual screens, vertically on dual screens or on one screen (mostly used in Asian layout); Backlight turns off under one screen mode in order to save power.
Press the 'Up/Down' key can process the Row Up/ Row Down; Press the 'Left/Right' key can process the Page Up/Page Down.
Press 'A' key can open/close the intelligent-paragraph division function.
Press 'B' key to change the font (large, Medium, Small in rotation)
Press 'X' key to change the font color (27 color in rotation).
Press 'Y' key to change the row spacing (From 1-8 point space in rotation).
eBook support the DIY background:
Create 2 BMP files (256X192 pixels, 8 bit or 24 bit colors), name them to be "bckgrd_1.bmp" and "bckgrd_2.bmp", and then save to the "_system_/eBook" directory of the TF card.
If the bookmark has been created, the features below will work:
Whenever you press the 'START' key to exit, it can memorize the location where you have read automatically, and it will go to the location directly next time while you open the eBook.
Press 'L' key to save the bookmark (3 positions available), press 'R' key to keep the previous bookmark (No any change).
7) Switch of the Skins
If the skin does not exist in the directory of _system_ in TF/microSD, it automatically uses the Skin from formal Beta Edition;
There are 4 pictures at the directory "system/_system": logo.bmp ? icons.bmp ? bckgrd_1.bm and bckgrd_2.bmp. They are the background of the R4 operation interface; they can be changed to fit your style.
logo.bmp - Background of the Top Screen of R 4' s startup.
icons.bmp -- Background of the Bottom Screen of R 4' s Startup.
bckgrd_1.bmp -- Background of the Top Screen of R 4' s Explorer.
bckgrd_2.bmp -- Background of the Bottom Screen of R 4' s Explorer.
Note:
Do not change the picture's name;
Make sure the picture is .bmp format, 8-bit/24-bit;
Make sure the picture is 253*192 pixels.
After finishing process on the pictures, copy the "_system" folder to the root directory of the CF card.
If the Skin exists in the directory of _system_ in TF/microSD, it automatically enters multi Skins mode.
The Skins in multi Skins mode can be switched manually and automatically, it is automatically switched with the Skins by months.
The method of the Skin switch is: Click "SELECT" key in main menu, it switches between twelve manual modes and one auto mode, the chart is showed as below (It automatically skips if the Skin does not exist in the directory of themes):
If the users would like the switches of multi Skins while playing, they only need create the directory of themes in the directory of _system_.
For the method of adding more Skins, please view "DIY Manual of R4DS Skins"
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Installation Guide Step By Step
STEP1: Preparing your PC
Install winrar. WinRar is a FREE tool that allows you to extract ZIP and RAR files.
NOTE: You only need to download and install WinRAR once for your PC, so only complete this step if you have never done this for the PC you are working on!
1) Click on this link to go to the WinRAR site
2) Choose to download either the 32bit or the 64bit version shown in the image below. The version you choose should match that of your operating system. So if you have installed a 32bit version of windows then you will need the 32bit version of winrar. If you have no idea what version of windows you have then read this to find out: How do I find out what version of windows I have?
3) Once the download is finished go to your desktop where you saved it. Double click the file to start installing WinRar.
That's it WinRAR is now installed. You do not need to learn how to use it. Basically the program is now built into windows and new options will be available to extract RAR and ZIP files when you press the right mouse button on them. You will see this later when you have downloaded your DS card software and need to extract it.
STEP2: Formatting your Micro SD
It is quite important that your micro sd card that you intend to use in your DS card is formatted properly. If you are using a brand new card then you can skip this step but if you have had problems with the card then just to rule out formatting issues follow these steps.
This is also a useful step if you have a working DS card but the files take ages to load.
Before copying the driver/kernel to the microSD Memory Card, please format your microSD on your PC. This is to remove all the data on the memory card.
a) After inserting the microSD into the card reader, go to My Computer.
b) Right click the driver representing the microSD memory card.
c) Choose Format
d) Click Start to format the memory card
Using Panasonic Memory Card Format Software
Note:
If your memory cards have capacity bigger than 32GB, please download the SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Cards Format Software.
If your memory cards have capacity equal or smaller than 32GB, please download the SD/SDHC Memory Cards Format Software.
Detailed guide is available from the SD Association here. [http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter/]
- Insert SD/SDHC Memory Card into reader/writer.
- Click on [Start], point to [All Programs] -> [Panasonic] -> [SD Formatter VX.X], and click on [SD Formatter VX.X].
“X.X” means the version number of SD Memory Card Formatting Software.
If “User Account Control” window is displayed on the screen, please click on [Arrow]. - The main window is displayed on the screen.
- Select the target drive by drive list and check SD/SDHC Memory Card size.
- Click on [Format].
- After clicking on it, confirmation window is displayed on the screen. Here, if [OK] is clicked, this software executes the format operation. On the contrary, if [Cancel] is clicked, this software cancels the format operation and returns to the main window.
- The following status window is displayed on the screen during the format operation.
Note: [Cancel] on this window is available only if either “FULL (Erase ON)” or “FULL (Erase OFF)” is selected as format type option. If “QUICK” is selected as format type option, this button is not available. - After the format operation completion, click [OK] and remove the Memory Card from your PC.
- Reinsert the memory card to the PC to start using the memory card.
Using Mac Memory Card Format Tool
- Plug your memory card reader into a USB port on your Mac. Insert the microSD / microSDHC card into the memory card reader's microSD / microSDHC slot, and the microSD / microSDHC card will mount on your Mac desktop.
- In an open Finder window, single-click "Applications" in the Side-Bar and scroll down to find the Utilities folder. Find Disk Utility in the Utilities folder and double-click the "Disk Utility" application to launch it.
- In the opened Disk Utility application, single-click to select the microSD / microSDHC card in the left-hand Drives column. Then, single-click to select the "Erase" button in the top row of radio buttons. Select the format MS-DOS (FAT) to format the microSD / microSDHC card on the "Volume Format" pop-up button. When you have finished selecting the formatting options, click "Erase."
- A new dialogue box will pop up in "Disk Utility," asking if you are sure you wish to erase the microSD / microSDHC card. Caution: Erasing the microSD / microSDHC card will permanently erase any files. Make sure you have backed up any file you wish to keep. To continue with the formatting process, click "Erase."
- Once the microSD / microSDHC card has been erased, it will mount on your Mac desktop just as any other removable drive.
STEP3: Downloading the RIGHT Software
Its is crucial to use the CORRECT software for your DS card. There are so many clones and variations of the same cards out there and its very easy to fall into the trap and end up downloading software for a similar card as yours.
1) Go and get your DS card and look at the sticker on the front.
● R4i English v2.10T14------【2011-03-25】
● R4i French v2.10T14------【2011-03-25】
● R4i Spanish v2.10T14-----【2011-03-25】
● R4i Italian v2.10T14-------【2011-03-25】
● R4i Portuguese v2.10T14--【2011-03-25】
● R4i 繁体中文 v2.10T14------【2011-03-25】
● R4i Japanese v2.10T14----【2011-03-25】
● R4i Korean v2.10T14------【2011-03-25】
● R4i German v2.10T14-----【2011-03-25】
● R4i Dutch v2.10T14-------【2011-03-25】
● R4i 简体中文 v2.10T14------【2011-03-25】
2) Try to find a URL (Internet address) See the images above for example URLS for some of the cards available at time of writing. Make sure you copy the URL EXACTLY as it appears, check and double check this
3) Type the URL into anew browser tab or window.
4) Once that has loaded find the downloads or software section and download the english kernel to your desktop.
5) If you can not find a URL on your DS card please read this to try to find out what software you need.
6) You should now have the latest and correct software kernel for your particular card saved onto your desktop. This will either be a ZIP file or a RAR file.
STEP4: Installing the kernel software to your Micro SD card
1. Select and copy all the unzipped files.
2. Copy the unzipped files to the microSD memory card
3. Copy your own files, including music, movies, pictures and homebrew games to the microSD memory card
4. Plug in the microSD to the flashcart. When inserting or changing carts on slot-1, switch off the DS, insert in the cart and then start the DS.
NOTE :
The Detailed R4i Card Installation Guide Step By Step Click Here.
DSi and DSi XL Flashcarts Comparison Click Here.
HOW TO SPOT FAKE R4 CARD Click Here.