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~~
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 .
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?
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". Update to 1.18
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
@waite4it Let's not hijack someone else's thread. Search first & if you still can't find your answer start a new thread.
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
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?
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 .
