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jamexzz
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25. December 2008 @ 15:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi! i just got myself a R4 for christmas and i know its christmas and not many people will be on the forums, but im really really anxious in getting this ds to work.
however, when i got this R4, i tried to put it in after putting in a game and it came up with a "couldn't find_DS_MENU.DAT"
and now im like "OH NO!!!" ): so im hoping this isnt a bug that the R4 has and it doesnt work. do i need to install anything that will make it work??? i DIDNT even get a CD for install and stuff. all i got was the USB and the R4 and a 1GB microSD.
~~with lots of happy holiday wishes~~

-james :)
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25. December 2008 @ 15:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hello mate first where did you buy your r4ds from and lets hope its an original and not one of the many fakes , copies and clones .

lets try the original firmware first get it here - v1.18 english - http://r4ds.cn/download/r4_v1.18_kernel.html

download and unzip then copy the 2 folders and 2 files to your memory card , fingers crossed that its an original r4ds .

iff you have been unlucky and bought one of the many copies then try here for your firmware - look under r4ds clones - http://www.linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds/

woof811.

ps . there is a custom firmware for the r4ds called ysmenu if you want to try it let me know and ill send you the link , ysmenu works fine on my original r4ds and has better compatibility for the latest games .


jamexzz
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25. December 2008 @ 23:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
my friend told me she bought it from my from "Real Hot Stuff."
hopefully they're legit. can you help me find out if it is?

-james :)
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26. December 2008 @ 03:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
RHS is a very reliable seller, I bought my last 15 flascarts from them.

I would be willing to bet that it is a "genuine R4".

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waite4it
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26. December 2008 @ 19:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi all I to have a R4 and there was no cd for the software. I have downloaded the latest software from the R4 web site have have droped and draged the four files onto the micro sd card. When I put it into the DS and turn it on it just says it is loading and thats it. Any help would be grand
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27. December 2008 @ 12:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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waite4it
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28. December 2008 @ 13:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
did not mean to hijack anyones thred am a newbie at this forum thing i do apologise if i have offended anyone. And by the way I have sorted my problem by going through the forums thanks
jamexzz
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7. January 2009 @ 16:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i still haven't fixed the problem with my R4.
since i now know that it's a fully functional R4,
i need a full step by step instuction on how to make it work.
when i got visited http://r4ds.cn/download/r4_v1.18_kernel.html , i downloaded the v1.18 english and it was a RAR. however, i dont understand how i can unzip a RAR file...
any suggestions or links on what to load into my microSD? to make the "couldn't find_DS_MENU.DAT" disappear?

-james :)
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7. January 2009 @ 16:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
download free 7zip to unrar. http://www.7-zip.org/
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7. January 2009 @ 16:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
as MaryD7 says use 7zip to unrar the download .

then copy the 2 folders and 2 files to your memory card .

2 folders - _SYSTEM_ + moonshl

2 files - _DS_MENU + _DS_MSHL.NDS

thats all you need on your memory card for the r4ds to work .

woof811.

ps. once you have unrared the v1.18 firmware and copied the 2 folders and 2 files to your memory card your r4ds should work fine .


its because you are not unraring the v1.18 firmware that you are having problems , you have to unrar it .


This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 7. January 2009 @ 16:27

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