When ever i try to update my firmware from 1.16 to 1.17 or 1.18 it gets stuck on the Loading... screen, i would appreciate any help with this matter.
what are you trying to run. A updated firmware for a r4 m3 what.. If you are trying to run a ds firmware update don't certain ds firmwares will brick your ds.
You could have a fake R4, did you buy it from any of these places? http://www.r4ds-forums.com/the-official-r4ds-"is-this-legit-a-scam-a-clone-"-thread-t1099.html or it could be you are using the wrong langauge firmware, download the Tchinese firmware and try it, try here if you can't read Chinese http://www.r4ds-forums.com/r4-v1-18-kernel-t1136.html if you can read Chinese get it from here http://www.r4ds.com/download.htm
