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ised8em · 12-08-2007, 08:15 AM

Greetings all, I am glad that I found this forum!

I am a relative noob. I have an NDS and have purchased an R4. I have a SanDisk 4 GB microsd. I have the SD formatted in a FAT32, as this is what R4 recommends for the 4GB card. I have dragged and dropped the required programs from their disk to the flash card and plugged everything in together. Upon booting the NDS, some times I get the 'Loading...' screen for indefinate amounts of time, others I get TF/SD error. I have yet to load any games, because I cant even get it to recognise the R4. On Windows vista (here is the noob question) How does one get the programs to the root directory? There is no file that pops up as .dir or anything. Help for the special needs guy???
Thanks in advance
-K

**Adiuvo** · 12-08-2007, 08:42 AM

Try the R4 1.08 firmware.

ised8em · 12-08-2007, 10:44 AM

thanks for the quick reply,
will try that when I get off work later today....
stay tuned, and thanks again....
-K

**Dio** · 12-09-2007, 11:17 PM

4 GB isn't supposed to be compatible with R4 because it's SDHC.

**ct-boy** · 12-10-2007, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dio

4 GB isn't supposed to be compatible with R4 because it's SDHC.

it is compatible as long as you format the memory card into FAT32

ised8em · 12-10-2007, 09:00 AM

Thanks for the input guys. I did format the 4 GB as a FAT 32. I downloaded the new R4 1.08firmware without any problems. On a newly formatted 4 GB card, followed the instructions as per usual. (the instructions say to drag and drop the the root directory, however there is no files listed after the format) Everything transferred to the the card without problems, so I figure that it knows where everything is... Transfer to the NDS and got the same 'Loading...' screen for indefinate amounts of time. It acts like it cant see the files that I have loaded. Is it possible that I have to make a new root directory for the NDS to 'see' what is on the card? If thats the case, how do I do that? (sorry if thats an obvious question)
Thanks in advance,
-K

**kenzoc** · 12-11-2007, 03:35 AM

Make a folder in the micro sd? (like, folder: DS Games>ds games go there), is that what you are asking?

What files did you place in there?

ised8em · 12-11-2007, 04:45 AM

Sorry if this is 'Captian Obvious'.... When I format the micro sd, then look under windows explorer for contents of that card, it states 'no files'. The instructions of the R4 states to drag and drop the english firmware to the 'root directory'. I am an old 'DOS' guy. I dont see a folder J:/file.dir or any file for that matter to drag and drop too. I am making the assumption that where I drop the files to is indeed the root directory, even though there is not a defined file listed. I was thinking that I was doing something fundamentaly basic that was wrong, and placing the files in an area that the NDS cant see them on its start up sequence. (hence the loading screen for ever). Any ideas?
Thanks again,
-K

**Papayo** · 12-11-2007, 05:55 AM

4GB SDHC doesn't work with the R4, as previously stated in this thread.
The highest you can go is 2GB with a normal Micro SD card. Sorry.

Ps. The latest R4DS kernel is 1.13 (no SDHC support though)

http://www.r4ds.com/soft/19-en.htm

ised8em · 12-11-2007, 06:48 AM

Well, that would explain an awful lot. What is curious is that the R4 says that it will support a 4 gb as long as it is FAT 32. I will go pick up a 2GB card and let you know.
Thanks!
-K

ised8em · 12-13-2007, 04:28 AM

Greetings all,
Just a quick follow up. The 2 GB card works without a problem. Weird, who would have thought that 'more' isn't better.... Thanks for all the input!
-K

HoyMicky · 05-19-2008, 06:58 PM

Just bought a red/black NDSL and an original game cartridge in Hkg last week. Tried the game and it works fine (english version). I then bought an R4 and an 8GB sandisk microSD from the same shop (the shopowner tells me R4 can support up to 8GB!). Went back home to Manila this week. Loaded kernel v1.18 as well as downloaded some ROMS. Inserted the microSD to the R4 and into my NDSL. Turned it on and disappointed that it just showed 'LOADING...' for the longest time. In short, it never got to display a menu. The 8GB is FAT32. Could this be the case as ised8em above? I haven't tried a 2gb microSD card yet though. Why oh why can't R4 support higher than 2GB?

**FreePlay** · 05-20-2008, 02:41 AM

The older R4s only support up to 4GB. There's a new R4 that I've only seen online that takes 8GB, 16GB, and so on... and if you're sold a "new" one in a shop in Hong Kong, you're probably not only getting an older one, but a cheap knockoff as well...

HoyMicky · 05-21-2008, 12:51 AM

So that shopkeeper guy in a reputable electronics shop in Hkg duped me into getting the 8GB microSD! Just bought a 2gb Transcend microSD here, re-did everything, and voila! my R4 works perfectly! I am now playing ROMs, MP3s and viewing JPEGs on my unit (no movies yet). By the way, is there a way for the R4 to automatically resize JPEGs to fit the small DS Lite screen? Manually pressing the Y button to reduce the size is very cumbersome, and slowwwwwww.

**FreePlay** · 05-21-2008, 05:11 AM

I don't know much about the R4's media viewing capabilities; I just use it for games. But I'd assume that they probably haven't done an auto-resize feature.

12-08-2007, 08:15 AM	#1
ised8em Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lost in space... Posts: 6 Trader Feedback: 0	R4 problems v1.0 Greetings all, I am glad that I found this forum! I am a relative noob. I have an NDS and have purchased an R4. I have a SanDisk 4 GB microsd. I have the SD formatted in a FAT32, as this is what R4 recommends for the 4GB card. I have dragged and dropped the required programs from their disk to the flash card and plugged everything in together. Upon booting the NDS, some times I get the 'Loading...' screen for indefinate amounts of time, others I get TF/SD error. I have yet to load any games, because I cant even get it to recognise the R4. On Windows vista (here is the noob question) How does one get the programs to the root directory? There is no file that pops up as .dir or anything. Help for the special needs guy??? Thanks in advance -K

12-08-2007, 08:42 AM	#2
Adiuvo QJ Gamer Platinum Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NorCal Posts: 24,900 Trader Feedback: 0	Try the R4 1.08 firmware. __________________ If you ever need me, you can contact me at [URL="********.net"]********.net.[/URL]

05-20-2008, 02:41 AM	#13
FreePlay QJ Gamer Platinum Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: h0000000rj Posts: 12,858 Trader Feedback: 0	The older R4s only support up to 4GB. There's a new R4 that I've only seen online that takes 8GB, 16GB, and so on... and if you're sold a "new" one in a shop in Hong Kong, you're probably not only getting an older one, but a cheap knockoff as well... __________________ [I fail @ life]

12-08-2007, 10:44 AM	#3
ised8em Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lost in space... Posts: 6 Trader Feedback: 0	thanks for the quick reply, will try that when I get off work later today.... stay tuned, and thanks again.... -K

12-09-2007, 11:17 PM	#4
Dio Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Burlington, WA Posts: 196 Trader Feedback: 0	4 GB isn't supposed to be compatible with R4 because it's SDHC.

12-10-2007, 09:00 AM	#6
ised8em Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lost in space... Posts: 6 Trader Feedback: 0	Thanks for the input guys. I did format the 4 GB as a FAT 32. I downloaded the new R4 1.08firmware without any problems. On a newly formatted 4 GB card, followed the instructions as per usual. (the instructions say to drag and drop the the root directory, however there is no files listed after the format) Everything transferred to the the card without problems, so I figure that it knows where everything is... Transfer to the NDS and got the same 'Loading...' screen for indefinate amounts of time. It acts like it cant see the files that I have loaded. Is it possible that I have to make a new root directory for the NDS to 'see' what is on the card? If thats the case, how do I do that? (sorry if thats an obvious question) Thanks in advance, -K

12-11-2007, 03:35 AM	#7
kenzoc My Mood: Join Date: Aug 2007 Real First Name: Kenzo Location: Philippines Just Played: Need for Speed Shift Posts: 286 Trader Feedback: 0	Make a folder in the micro sd? (like, folder: DS Games>ds games go there), is that what you are asking? What files did you place in there?

12-11-2007, 04:45 AM	#8
ised8em Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lost in space... Posts: 6 Trader Feedback: 0	Sorry if this is 'Captian Obvious'.... When I format the micro sd, then look under windows explorer for contents of that card, it states 'no files'. The instructions of the R4 states to drag and drop the english firmware to the 'root directory'. I am an old 'DOS' guy. I dont see a folder J:/file.dir or any file for that matter to drag and drop too. I am making the assumption that where I drop the files to is indeed the root directory, even though there is not a defined file listed. I was thinking that I was doing something fundamentaly basic that was wrong, and placing the files in an area that the NDS cant see them on its start up sequence. (hence the loading screen for ever). Any ideas? Thanks again, -K

12-11-2007, 05:55 AM	#9
Papayo witty usertitle here Join Date: Jul 2006 Real First Name: John Location: The Netherlands Just Played: Half-Life 2 Posts: 379 Trader Feedback: 0	4GB SDHC doesn't work with the R4, as previously stated in this thread. The highest you can go is 2GB with a normal Micro SD card. Sorry. Ps. The latest R4DS kernel is 1.13 (no SDHC support though) http://www.r4ds.com/soft/19-en.htm

12-11-2007, 06:48 AM	#10
ised8em Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lost in space... Posts: 6 Trader Feedback: 0	Well, that would explain an awful lot. What is curious is that the R4 says that it will support a 4 gb as long as it is FAT 32. I will go pick up a 2GB card and let you know. Thanks! -K

12-13-2007, 04:28 AM	#11
ised8em Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lost in space... Posts: 6 Trader Feedback: 0	Greetings all, Just a quick follow up. The 2 GB card works without a problem. Weird, who would have thought that 'more' isn't better.... Thanks for all the input! -K

05-19-2008, 06:58 PM	#12
HoyMicky Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 Trader Feedback: 0	Just bought a red/black NDSL and an original game cartridge in Hkg last week. Tried the game and it works fine (english version). I then bought an R4 and an 8GB sandisk microSD from the same shop (the shopowner tells me R4 can support up to 8GB!). Went back home to Manila this week. Loaded kernel v1.18 as well as downloaded some ROMS. Inserted the microSD to the R4 and into my NDSL. Turned it on and disappointed that it just showed 'LOADING...' for the longest time. In short, it never got to display a menu. The 8GB is FAT32. Could this be the case as ised8em above? I haven't tried a 2gb microSD card yet though. Why oh why can't R4 support higher than 2GB?

05-21-2008, 12:51 AM	#14
HoyMicky Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 Trader Feedback: 0	So that shopkeeper guy in a reputable electronics shop in Hkg duped me into getting the 8GB microSD! Just bought a 2gb Transcend microSD here, re-did everything, and voila! my R4 works perfectly! I am now playing ROMs, MP3s and viewing JPEGs on my unit (no movies yet). By the way, is there a way for the R4 to automatically resize JPEGs to fit the small DS Lite screen? Manually pressing the Y button to reduce the size is very cumbersome, and slowwwwwww.

05-21-2008, 05:11 AM	#15
FreePlay QJ Gamer Platinum Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: h0000000rj Posts: 12,858 Trader Feedback: 0	I don't know much about the R4's media viewing capabilities; I just use it for games. But I'd assume that they probably haven't done an auto-resize feature.

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