Problem with R4i SDHC Upgrade Revolution card for DSi - 1.4.3E firmware

[anydottha]

Hi,

I recently bought R4i SDHC Upgrade Revolution for DSi, red. It is this famous small red box with big R4 on the front side with small i next to it.
I downloaded kernel from R4i SDHC Revolution for NDSi/NDSL/NDS (http://www.r4i-sdhc.com/downloade.asp) (file name is R4i V1.43b German.zip) - my card is exactly the same as the one on the picture under the title
R4i-SDHC V1.4.2 kernel download(withhttp://www.r4i-sdhc.com/images/v1.4.2.pngorhttp://www.r4i-sdhc.com/images/v1.4.1.pngorhttp://www.r4i-sdhc.com/images/v1.4.pngmark***65289;

the one with WiFi on the animated image - just the yellow mark is not V1.4.1, but V1.4.2.
I formatted the micro sd card, unzipped the kernel and copied the files to the micro sd card. There are 3 directories - moonmemo, moonshl2, R4iMenu and one file R4.dat .
Unfortunately the card was not recognized by the NDSi. I got the message 'An error has occurred. Press and hold the POWER Button to turn the system off. ...'
NDSi Firmware is 1.4.3E. I read a lot of articles and in some of them was mentioned, that there is no kernel for 1.4.3E.
Is this right? Should I wait for new kernel update which supports 1.4.3E or just my card is defect?

Thanks

[barrowmanandrew]

well looking at your cards site, it would appear that you can upgrade card to work on 1.4.3 dsi.
you will need an older dsi or dslite to run upgrade.

instructions on cards site.

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i've never upgraded one of these cards, but worth a try. :)

[anydottha]

well looking at your cards site, it would appear that you can upgrade card to work on 1.4.3 dsi.
you will need an older dsi or dslite to run upgrade.

instructions on cards site.

77896

i've never upgraded one of these cards, but worth a try. :)

The screenshot in the picture is not as the one I have on my nds. Is it for 1.4.3 firmware?
Well, I am a bit confused with right order of the steps. I would appreciate if anyone type step by step what to do.
I have to download 1.43b kernel for the card and out it on th ecard and then stick the card in nds with firmware 1.4.3 in order to follow the steps shown at the picture?
Thanks

[barrowmanandrew]

what i would do is.

1.download this firmware/extract and put on sd card.
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2. put card in dsi 1.4.2 or earlier and follow these instructions.
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and hopefully your card will update.
like i say its not a card i'm familier with...

[simond67]

I'm having the exact same problem.

Did this have an happy ending?

Edit:

Just tried upgrading the r4i-sdhc upgrade revolution v1.4.1 by running it an DSI with older firmware. The r4i card loads and plays games but there appears to no upgrade button in the settings.

I also have a r4i-3ds card which works on both DSI's (one running 1.4E and the problem one running 1.4.3E

Tried formatting the SD card on the r4i-sdhc upgrade revolution v1.4.1 and re-installing the r4i software but I still get the "An error has occured, please press the power button etc etc etc...."

Does'nt sound like the r4i card is goosed as it still works on the DSI running 1.4E

Any ideas please?

[simond67]

No one got any ideas?

[simond67]

Gave up trying to update the card.

Put it down to it being a fake card and went out and bought a r4i-3ds as a replacement.

All working fine again.

[superaaa]

Hi,

I recently bought R4i SDHC Upgrade Revolution for DSi, red. It is this famous small red box with big R4 on the front side with small i next to it.
I downloaded kernel from R4i SDHC Revolution for NDSi/NDSL/NDS (http://www.r4i-sdhc.com/downloade.asp) (file name is R4i V1.43b German.zip) - my card is exactly the same as the one on the picture under the title
R4i-SDHC V1.4.2 kernel download(withhttp://www.r4i-sdhc.com/images/v1.4.2.pngorhttp://www.r4i-sdhc.com/images/v1.4.1.pngorhttp://www.r4i-sdhc.com/images/v1.4.pngmark***65289;

the one with WiFi on the animated image - just the yellow mark is not V1.4.1, but V1.4.2.
I formatted the micro sd card, unzipped the kernel and copied the files to the micro sd card. There are 3 directories - moonmemo, moonshl2, R4iMenu and one file R4.dat .
Unfortunately the card was not recognized by the NDSi. I got the message 'An error has occurred. Press and hold the POWER Button to turn the system off. ...'
NDSi Firmware is 1.4.3E. I read a lot of articles and in some of them was mentioned, that there is no kernel for 1.4.3E.
Is this right? Should I wait for new kernel update which supports 1.4.3E or just my card is defect?

Thanks


You have to upgrade your R4i card in a DSi (Must lower than v1.4.3) or DS Lite.

[jjyy]

The R4i SDHC V1.4.2 card should be upgraded to support DSi V1.4.3 console. Check below update method:
R4i SDHC Upgrade for DSi V1.4.3 and 3DS V2.1.0-4U console

If the R4i SDHC 3DS (or none 3DS) card is made before August 3rd, it has to be upgrade to support DSi V1.4.3 and latest 3DS V2.1.0-4U. You need a DS or DS lite or DSi console (below V1.4.3 version) to finish upgrade.

1. Download and install latest R4i-3DS V1.43b (R4i-V1.43b for r4i sdhc card) kernel to the TF card.
2. Insert the TF card to the R4i SDHC 3DS card, and put the R4i card to DS/DSi console.
3. Power on the console, enter the R4i SDHC main interface.
4. Choose and click the third button to enter the Config interface,
5. Press the "upgrade" button to enter the upgrade interface.
6. Press "start" button to start the upgrade process.
7. Wait about 2 minutes, the upgrade finish. More informations visit:
Warnning: While upgrading, please keep the power on. Power off will cause damage to the R4 card.

[jjyy]

If still can't work, it means there are some problem of the card, you can contact the reseller for exchange.

[Ralliartmenace]

:bounce:
Nothing is wrong with the card most likely

had same issue with one of mine exact same in reference to R4i sdhc from r4i-shdc website with slash in address...

Heres how i fixed it:

1:
reformat the micro sd



2:
go here and dl zip

http://filetrip.net/f25763-R4i-SDHC-V1-4-2-kernel-(English)-1-42b.html (http://filetrip.net/f25763-R4i-SDHC-V1-4-2-kernel-(English)-1-42b.html)


drag the 3 folders and r4idat file that are in zip onto root of card put micro sd back into r4i and put into ds

click right hand side download tab not one above explanation of contents its for a download management prog no one needs its not for the file.

you should use a ds lite it is a sure fire way to gaurantee the card can be accessed (they are not hardware version updateable so no issues with version exist on ndsl)

3: on the bottom screen there is always three tabs
from left to right

The first/left hand tab will always be for running your back ups

the second/center tab is moonshell/homebrew app running access

the third/right hand button is the configuration settings

regardless of version and or skin they always are aligned as such

Click the third tab

click config

on the left hand side shut off the sleep option tab if it is on and system goes to sleep while updating firmware on r4i card it will corrupt and be useless just the same as if the ds shuts off and there is no fix for this its a brick after that point

it is important to plug in your ds even if it has full power and shut off sleep before going any further

Now click upgrade

click start this should start the 1.4.3 upgrade

if all goes well you should have updated the r4i card to work on your dsi 1.4.3

now to get the firmware for the down load function up to speed the card is built with a upgrade kernel feature just click the rolling wifi icon that appears when r4i menu loads and it will automatically update all kernel info and cheat files to working 1.47b

for some reason these card are tempermental and makes it as hard as it can be to update the cards internal firmware and kernel (sd) firmware

Hopefully this works for you and anyone else as it did for myself that may need the info

I know i trolled the interwebs for three days before figuring this method out by trial and error and destroying the first i did this to by not shutting off sleep mode

so again hope this helps any and all

[BRASS EAGLE]

i have the same problem .the card works in my white DSi but not in the red one my message is the same
ive tried the download ,but i keep getting a message which reads An error has occurred,Press and hold the power button to turn the system off.Please refer to the Nintendo DSI Operations Manual for Details, I have formatted my tf card ,,,My R4I-SDHC upgrade Revolution for DS (NDSi XL/NDSi/NDSL/NDS (V1.4.1)
can anyone tell me what iam doing wrong.i have 2 DSI's and the card works in one of them no problem but not in the other

[boobishabang]

I have the same issue, i'll give this a shot 2nite and report my findings, thanks for this info

[boobishabang]

I followed the steps and get to the part to do the upgrade, with the card plugged into a bog standard DS but there is not upgrade version shown, just the present firmware version, do i need to download this seperately? where can i get it from i dont see if on the official R4i SDHC site. Any help would be appriciated. thanks

[enzomj]

help i have a dsi version 1.4.3e and really finding it hard to get a kernel version for this sorry if i sound stupid but i'm new to all of this. Please if anyone can help Thanks in advance.:giveup:

[crystal829]

I need help, i have r4i upgrade revolution and it won't work on dsi after upgrade to 1.4.3
please help...
in detail
Thanks

[BRASS EAGLE]

Yes this has updated the card CHEERS,the wee problem now is when i try to put games on it its telling me the file name is to long try reducing it ?????ive shortend the games names but it still says the same ?????????

[BRASS EAGLE]

Got it working but it wont load games, it says the file name is to big?/iam doing it the same way as i did for my NDS.that was puting the games into a ames folder ,or straight on to the card?

[yofatim]

Hello,
I also have an NDSI with firmware 1.4.3E. I have an R4 i WIFI REVOLUTION for DS. I alreday downloaded both latest firmware "R4i-3DS V1.43b Dutch" and "R4i V1.51b English", but I still can't get the R4 card to work.

On my NDS an icon its shown "Star Wars Lethal Alliance Ubisoft" When I preass on this icon i get the message "An error has occured .....". When I use an original NDS game then the game name is shown in the icon. Is there anyone with the same experiance and know how to fix it?

[BRASS EAGLE]

Hi i got mine working with the help of a fellow member Ralliartmenace i will try and forward you the help he gave me

[BRASS EAGLE]

Heres how i fixed it:After i had help from a fellow member,I dont know my way around these but it worked

1:
reformat the micro sd



2:
go here and dl zip


drag the 3 folders and r4idat file that are in zip onto root of card put micro sd back into r4i and put into ds

click right hand side download tab not one above explanation of contents its for a download management prog no one needs its not for the file.

you should use a ds lite it is a sure fire way to gaurantee the card can be accessed (they are not hardware version updateable so no issues with version exist on ndsl)

3: on the bottom screen there is always three tabs
from left to right

The first/left hand tab will always be for running your back ups

the second/center tab is moonshell/homebrew app running access

the third/right hand button is the configuration settings

regardless of version and or skin they always are aligned as such

Click the third tab

click config

on the left hand side shut off the sleep option tab if it is on and system goes to sleep while updating firmware on r4i card it will corrupt and be useless just the same as if the ds shuts off and there is no fix for this its a brick after that point

it is important to plug in your ds even if it has full power and shut off sleep before going any further

Now click upgrade

click start this should start the 1.4.3 upgrade

if all goes well you should have updated the r4i card to work on your dsi 1.4.3

now to get the firmware for the down load function up to speed the card is built with a upgrade kernel feature just click the rolling wifi icon that appears when r4i menu loads and it will automatically update all kernel info and cheat files to working 1.47b

for some reason these card are tempermental and makes it as hard as it can be to update the cards internal firmware and kernel (sd) firmware

Hopefully this works for you and anyone else as it did for myself that may need the info

I know i trolled the interwebs for three days before figuring this method out by trial and error and destroying the first i did this to by not shutting off sleep mode

so again hope this helps any and all
:celtictop:

[flyin]

Root the game properly on to the card and not as a folder

[chindley]

I updated my sons DSi XL to the latest Firmware 1.5.3e and his R4i card stopped working with the info off here i got it back up and running. i had trouble finding the 1.4.3 download but managed to find it here (http://www.r4town.com/pages/R4i-SDHC-Kernel.html) Luckily I had another DSi that had not been updated so I managed to update the card through that one. Thanks again:party:

[xblade]

hi, i have also came to this prob i also have the dsi on 1.4.3e and the card is on 1.4.2 and it the,,,

wifi R4i v1.4.1 upgrade revolution for ds dsi and all

the only this is, its giving me the upgrade logo in the settings of the card but when i click it, there is no start button to press i have done all the steps from here and around the web and still have no joy,, the card works fine in my other dsi but not this one.. so if someone could help me it would mean the world to me,,

thanks in advanced
xblade

[chucky1711]

what is the best way to sort a r4i upgrade card to work in a dsi with firmware 1.4e, any help would be greatly appreciated

[djne]

Struggling to update my card from 1.4.1 to 1.4.3 - can I upgrade card in another DsI?

[HurricaneCharlie]

Ok, I have a DSi XL with 1.4.3E and two R4i-SDHC cards, marked Wi-Fi v1.4.1.
I have put each into my old DS and revised the download engine to latest version, so I know they are getting to the Internet ok.
But when I go to Config, Upgrade as mentioned above, I get a box that says "Current Version - Support Model: NDSL, NDSI 1.41" and there is no further option other than a Back button - this is on both cards.
Any further ideas?

[barrowmanandrew]

are you usre the cards are upgradeable?

[corey1981]

my ndis has the same error and i have no clue how to fix it please help:canabis:

[Wale04]

Following the step by step instruction given earlier, i tried it and my son' r4i is now singing and dancing.

Thanks everybody.:celtictop:

:celtictop::celtictop::celtictop::celtictop::celti ctop:

[spotty0512]

Help!! i have a dsi 1.3.4e too.. new to all this, trying to upgrade but not working, i have r4i sdhc for 1.4.3 and sd card with games on it????? also have a blank formatted sd card to start from scratch if anyone can talk me through it !!! driving me dememented...as it did work then stopped!

[pulsor]

i cant get my card to work at all it says An error has occurred,Press and hold the power button to turn the system off.Please refer to the Nintendo DSI Operations Manual for Details i have the r4 upgrade v1.4 revolution for ds and i have a dsi and the Version is ver1.4.4E

[barrowmanandrew]

i cant get my card to work at all it says An error has occurred,Press and hold the power button to turn the system off.Please refer to the Nintendo DSI Operations Manual for Details i have the r4 upgrade v1.4 revolution for ds and i have a dsi and the Version is ver1.4.4E


your card will only play ona dsi with firmware 1.4 and below.
as you dsi is on 1.4.4 there is no chance of getting your card to work..

time for a card.. ;)

[pulsor]

what card will i need man and will it work if i get a new card and that

[barrowmanandrew]

you will need to be carefull wich card you get m8.

normally i would suggest an acekard, but as your console is on 1.4.4 that wont work for you...

1.4.4 firmware is nintys latest update (about 3 weeks old), it blocked all the cards, some cards have already broken it.

just look for a card compatable with 1.4.4 firmware

[ZeRoX93]

Hi...I accidentally updated my R4I-GOLD PRO card...I updated it in R4 Wood menu when you go to settings in the down right corner, then tools and update and now It gives a black screen with error "An error has occurred. Press and hold the Power Button to turn the system off. Please see the Nintendo DSi Operations Manual for help troubleshooting."...I tried to put it in a NDSi XL with v1.4E and it show up the same error...what should I do now? Can it be fixed? Or can I fix it with a Firmware writer that you get with the R4I Gold Plus Deluxe Edition? Please help me I have an Nintendo 3DS v3.0.0-6E

[rouganadim]

I have a problem wz my son nintendo . it is not working anymore, so i had update my nintendo to V1.4.4E & i update my R4i card but the problem that i dont have a down grade version from nintendo even noone close to me have it . SO any other solution .
PLEASE HELP..............

[supercazzola]

you will need to be carefull wich card you get m8.

normally i would suggest an acekard, but as your console is on 1.4.4 that wont work for you...

1.4.4 firmware is nintys latest update (about 3 weeks old), it blocked all the cards, some cards have already broken it.

just look for a card compatable with 1.4.4 firmware

i thought you could update firmware (not kernel) on the cards to work on 1.4.4 ?

[supercazzola]

Ok, I have a DSi XL with 1.4.3E and two R4i-SDHC cards, marked Wi-Fi v1.4.1.
I have put each into my old DS and revised the download engine to latest version, so I know they are getting to the Internet ok.
But when I go to Config, Upgrade as mentioned above, I get a box that says "Current Version - Support Model: NDSL, NDSI 1.41" and there is no further option other than a Back button - this is on both cards.
Any further ideas?

i'm in same boat as you. any progress?

[barrowmanandrew]

i thought you could update firmware (not kernel) on the cards to work on 1.4.4 ?


yes you can now, but not not at the timer of the post...

[bob117]

I know this is 2 years later, but I'm having this exact same problem. Does anyone have a fix?

[Dclick]

If I download new firmware, will I lose all the games on my sd micro?

[barrowmanandrew]

No, just backup your games first.

Sent from my U8815 using Tapatalk 2

[TheCoolBoy]

i got this problem too
i have a dsi xl v.1.4.3 but i updated to 1.4.4 by mistake and now i cant use r4:(
i got r4i upgrade revolution v.x.x.x unknown
PLEASE HELP!

[LMHAgood]

has this been resolved?

[deeteekay51]

if this helps anyone then great.

i had the same problem, updated without thinking the crafty sods would put a block in, and went through all the checks that everyone else seems to be doing.

anyway i went to the market and saw my indian friend and bought an R4i 3DS (R4i-SDHC) . it's in a reddish box and says wifi in the left hand top corner.

Go to that website and download the new kernel (www.R4I-SDHC.com) unzip it and copy to the micro sd card but don't forget to copy the ds.dat as well.

Then you will be up and running .
contact me if you need any help.
good luck

[Vruchtenmix]

Nope, updating the kernel software didn't work.
I need a new firmware, not software.

Updating the firmware is by using a file like fw144.nds.
copy it to the card and update it with an older NDS just using the update function in the kernel software.

I'm just looking for the right *.nds file.....:captain:

[tyler98]

I wonder if someone could help me out. Am I stuck because I have a DSI at 1.4.3u??? I bought a d4i revolution card and have tried different firmwares and always get the "an error has occurred please hold down power button....."

I also bought a D4I 3ds card but it turned out to be a fake card. It would try to load the card and give me the "this card is fake return to retailer" message.

Is it because my DSI is 1.4.3u that I cannot get either of these cards to work? Do I have to update the D4I in a ds lite which I don't have??

Any help would be appreciated!

[chillcow]

I'm having the same problem with my dsi...keep getting the "an error has occurred. Press and hold...." any suggestions. thanks!!!

[mikehealy]

Hi All,

Think I've got this sussed.

I have two 1.4.1 cards, and someone updated the DSi to 1.4.4

I have had to follow a staged upgrade path to get it to work:

I used kernel version 1.42 from here:
http://filetrip.net/f25763-R4i-SDHC-V1-4-2-kernel-(English)-1-42b.html (http://filetrip.net/f25763-R4i-SDHC-V1-4-2-kernel-%28English%29-1-42b.html)

to update to 1.43

Then, I used Kernel version 1.56b from: http://down.r4town.com/R4i_V1.56b.zip

to update to 1.4.4

NOTE: you will probably have to change the date to get these kernels to work (I just set it back by one year)

I hope that this helps!

M.

[SpeedFreak29]

Yeah, this helped me so much. Thanks.