My r4 wouldnt work because it couldnt find menu dat

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  1. Dang0629

    Dang0629 Guest

    Can any one help my sister and i get menu dat back into our r4 card?
    when i turn it on i have everything in the slot in the ds and it;s keep saying couldnt find menu dat... can anyone please help me?

    -shelly
     
  2. delta36

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    The site in my signature hosts all the firmware - if you are looking for the correct one
     
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    when i bought my R4 card it came with a disc and all the files i needed were on the disc and on the Micro ds card- it also came pre loaded.

    Did you get a disc with yours if so the .dat file should be on there
     
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    That said, you're probably better off downloading the firmware as the firmware on the disc may be out of date.
     
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    ah can you point me in the right direction to download new firmware cant remember what i have on mine but think it might be 3.8 if that sounds right
     
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    Well, I've never used the R4 bit I Googled and this is the site:
    http://r4ds.cn/download/r4.html
     
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    thanks cheers for that! will take a looksie
     
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    ok seems ive got the latests download i have 1.18 - have no idea why i said it was 3.8 lol! but i will now bookmark that site for future downloads although that one was dated back in April last year maybe there is not a newer version out as yet. looking at the dates seems there maybe one in about May. Ive also got a dvd with A-z list of games not sure how old it is it was part of the bundle i got with my card.there are about 400+ games on there. Does anyone know where you can get more of these dvds or even download the lastest games. ive got winrar which was on the list of games
    thanks
     
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    I believe that asking for ROMS of games for the DS, if they aren't homebrew, is against the rules. That said, google is your friend. As it is if you are looking for homebrew games.
     
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    linny!!!!
     
  12. delta36

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    Say what?
     
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    he knows what i'm talking about.
     
  14. linny40

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    hi sorry had pc probs and not been able to get on AD
    have no idea what is meant by homebrew sorry not really up with the DS thing - just trying to keep kids happy

    IVe now sorted my pc and emails so will get responses to posts on here
     
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    Homebrew are games that are essentially homemade games for the DS. They have no relation to Nintendo and are always free and legal to download. The ROMs I was referring to means copies of actual Nintendo games, like you'd find in any shop, that are downloadable through some sites, which are illegal, unless you already own a copy of the game. (Even then though I think it''s still a legal grey area)
     
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    ah rite thanks for clearing that up so we would find homebrew games by using a search engine then
     
  17. delta36

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    Pretty much. Here's a site to start you off: www.ndshb.com

    I don't use much homebrew myself at the minute, so I can't give you much more information. Just make sure you scan everything withj a virus scanner. There is one "bricker" virus out there, but the chances of you coming accross it are really unlikely.
     
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    great thanks will give that a go
     

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