R4 DS

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  R4 Revolution SDHC MicroSD/Transflash Adapter Flash Cart Compatible with DS/DS Lite firmware Retail: £3.7
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  R4 MicroSD TF Adapter Flash Cart Compatible with DS Lite Retail: £3.1

R4 DS Review

The R4 DS or DS R4 card is the current top-of-the-line in Nintendo DS SLOT-1 Flash card. It is just an amazing little device like original DS cart size, it is a complete solution with no need to purchase any additional components or deal with any messy software and truly the easiest media enhancer you have ever done; To simply put it, this is a must have peripheral for any regular Nintendo DS/DS lite owner.

Functionality

    * 2nd generation storage device (no booting tool required)
    * Flush fitting slot 1 card
    * Uses MicroSD card, FAT16 or 32
    * Supports any MicroSD card speed with no lag in game
    * Supports Clean ROM, drag and drop. Works on any OS
    * Built in NoPass
    * Automatically detect save type
    * Save directly to MicroSD card, not to onboard chip
    * Supports Moonshell and other homebrew. Open I/O interface
    * User friendly skinnable interface. Touchscreen or button operation
    * Supports rumble pak and memory pak
    * Supports the WiFi game, DS Rumble Pak, DS Browser
    * Supports changes of the background of Operation Interface
    * Support Skin DIY by setting background and font colors on Main Menu and Game Menu manually and automatically
    * Supports 4-scale-lightness adjustment ( DS Lite only )
    * Supports the Soft Reset.
    * Supports Action Replay cheat
    * Moonshell 1.6 Support Software Reset function( Press START key back to the R4 menu)

How to update

Good tips for you to update your r4 ds card

1. After downloading and decompressing the new updated files, there will be one shell folder and two files _DS_MENU.DAT、 _DS_MSHL.NDS.

2. Copy these files to the root directory of TF card to replace the former files

Official popular downloads

Wood R4 Kernel Download: Wood R4 V1.28 Kernel Updated Date: [2011-04-01]  

F.A.Q

Q: Create system files error
A: The system need to create a 4MB-temporary file, make sure the SD/TF has enough space.(It's better to run the R4 system to create this temporary file once you finish formatting the flash card, and do not delete it unless it is necessary
Q: The system file is not correct.
A: Once the 4MB-temporary file which is create by the system was damaged, user can delete the file and run the system to rebuild; Or run the R4 system to create the 4MB-temporary file after finish formatting the flash card, and do not delete it unless it is necessary.
Q: Failed to create archive?
A: There are 2 possible reasons: One is the TF card has no enough space; Second: to the FAT16 OS, the root directory has a maximal file amount: 512(long file name will take more space), that means the surplus amount must be more than the amount that going to be created.
Q: Archive has been damaged?
A: There are 2 possible reasons also: First, the archive is damaged indeed; Second, If the archive is copy from the other type of flash card, it can't run directly before being converted via appointed software.
Q: What is the Battery Life?
A: Same as the Original carts, the R4 core components are chosen to maximize battery life.
Q: What about reading Speeds from the DS? Are they Equal to an original cart?
A: Original carts have various speeds, our hardware is designed to match the speed as close as possible. No problems to this date.
Q: Does Drag and Drop functionality work on a Mac and other Operating systems except Windows?
A: Of course Our device is fully mass storage spec compliant, and should work with any operating system which supports this standard
Q: What colors are available from the R4 Adapter?
A: We are currently manufacturing White cart for first batch stock, we might consider other colors soon.
Q: Do I have to flash my DS firmware in order to operate the R4?
A: Nope! No firmware hacks or any nasty tricks are required to use the R4. If you change your firmware you lose your warranty!
Q: What languages does the R4 OS support?
A: English, Chinese and Japaness at present.
Q: How many files can I have on the R4?
A: R4 Adapter supports 128MB~4GB TF(MicroSD) card , 4GB=32Gbit
Q: Do I need a pass key device for the R4 to work or can I just put it in my DS?
A: Nothing is needed! Just place the R4 with the TF card into the NDS slot 1 and power-up your DS .