Help - R4 Stuck on Loading

[debbie1608]

Just bought an R4 card (black) (just says R4 Revolution for DS (NDSL/NDS) for my nintendo ds. Have tried putting on the Woods firmware and also the R4 V1.28b firmware. Both times screen is just stuck on "Loading". What am I doing wrong please, and how do i fix it.

I've already removed the dstt firmware menu etc. etc. that were on the micro sd card, so it's just the games on there plus the R4 firmware.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks

[FRANKIEBWOY]

Hi Debbie
1. First of all is your R4 card genuine or a clone? (Holographic sticker on the back of card ?TRUTH ENQUIRY?)
2. What Is the machine/console, (NDS, NDSL, NDSi or XL)?
3. Has the console firmware been upgraded? (assuming it is an NDSi)
4. Is the 1.28b software/firmware from a reliable source?
I only ask these questions because I was plagued 3 or 4 Christmases ago when I bought 6 R4 cards from different source and 4 of them turned out to be clones.
To my knowledge (normal) R4 cards do not work in NDSi consoles, but the (normal) R4i cards seem to be backward compatible working in the NDS, NDSL, and the NDSi
2 of my kids wanted face book on their DSis and upgraded the firmware to 1.4 at the time (BIG MISTAKE...at the time).
I have obtained updates and firmware from different sites which have caused problems for the kids. The site that I find most reliable can be found at the link below.
http://www.r4i-sdhc.com/downloade.asp (http://www.r4i-sdhc.com/downloade.asp)
Advice!!! Copy the content of your micro sd card to a folder on your computer. (Back it up)
Obtain a fresh reliable copy of the firmware/software needed.
Extract the firmware/software to a folder on your desktop. Inside the folder should be 4/5 items. (depending on which firmware you obtain)
Format the micro sd card using FAT or FAT32
Open the folder and copy the 4/5 items onto the formatted micro sd card
Now copy 2-3 game files from the folder that you used to back up the micro sd card.
Put the card into the R4 card/console and test.
Fingers crossed all should be well and the rest of the game files can be added.
Hope that this has been of some help. (sorry for the essay)
FRANKIEBWOY
PS I would leave Wood R4 alone.

[debbie1608]

Thanks for your help. No there is no holographic sticker on the back of the card, just the R4 one on the front. It is just an ordinary ds lite.

The firmware i downloaded was from a reputable site. The website thats on the box to get the firmware from just comes up as a blank page, not much help!

Will try some different firmware and see where we get to

Tried the firmware from the site you linked, unfortunately just the loading screen again. Did a fat32 format before putting it on as well. Card as not been updated before as only arrived this morning.

Stupid loading screen is doing my head in lol

[Fellianis Wig]

Thanks for your help. No there is no holographic sticker on the back of the card, just the R4 one on the front. It is just an ordinary ds lite.

The firmware i downloaded was from a reputable site. The website thats on the box to get the firmware from just comes up as a blank page, not much help!

Will try some different firmware and see where we get to


Can you link us to where you bought the card from?

Make sure you're using the right wood firmware there are 3 now

http://filetrip.net/f22813-Wood-R4-1-17.html

Thats the r4ds one ^^^^

[debbie1608]

R4i DSi,Nintendo DSi R4i,R4 NDS,R4i DSi XL,DSi XL R4i | R4i-R4 Free Shipping (http://www.r4i-r4.co.uk/)

That's where i bought them from, and it was the R4 ds that i bought, as both consoles are just ds lites. Tried the firmware that is on their download links, plus the woods firmware from their links, plus the firmware from the R4i sdhc for the plain r4 card, but all say "loading"

[robbo1]

I have a DS lite/R4 revolution for NDS (original) card and use Wood v1.17 firmware. It's working well with most of the new games i've tried (Monopoly, Black Ops)
I am very happy with the results and uploaded the firmware to the downloads section :)

[barrowmanandrew]

woods should work on that card.

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1. download this
2. then extract files you will now have a folder, open folder
3. copy the "_rpg" folder and "DS.MENU.DATA" file to root of sd card. (do not put them in a folder)
4. add a game and give it a go.

ps. just had a thought....

what size of sd card are you using?
your card does not support sdhc cards, so you can only use cards up to 2gig.
if your microsd card says sdhc on it then it will not work.....

[debbie1608]

I will give the woods link you gave me a go. It's a 4 gig Kingston card. Sorry couldn't work out what gig you were trying to say.

No it doesn't say shdc on it just R4 Revolution for DS (NDS/NDSL)



Edit - No just Loading screen using the Woods 1.17 firmware

[barrowmanandrew]

I will give the woods link you gave me a go. It's a 4 gig card. Sorry couldn't work out what gig you were trying to say.

No it doesn't say shdc on it just R4 Revolution for DS (NDS/NDSL)

thats your problem....
you can't use a 4 gig sd card.
you need to get yourself a 2gig card and put the woods firmware on it.....

on a positive note.
those cards work really well with r4 woods firmware on ds/dslites.
will play almost everything once your up and running... :)

[debbie1608]

Thank you for your help. I'm sure we've got a 2 gig card somewhere, could be a while finding it! I will give it a go and let you know if it's successful

[barrowmanandrew]

ok,
keep us posted..

reformat your card,
follow the instuctions and use the firmware i posted.

it should work... :)

[debbie1608]

Wooohoooo! Found a 2 gig card, reformatted it and followed your instructions, and yayyyy it works! So Woods firmware on, loading screen gone! Games working!

Thank you very very very much, you have made 2 boys very very happy and they say thank you! At last can get rid of the dstt cards and have some new games that work


Edit: Are there any cheats that you can use with the Woods firmware pls? If so where can i get them please.

[barrowmanandrew]

there you go!!!!

no problem at all... :)


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extract the files and drop them all into your "cheat folder" which you will find in your "rpg" folder...

have a read here (http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=227742&st=0#entry2841970).

it is a guide on using woods with your r4 and will show you how to manage cheats..... :)

[debbie1608]

Thank you very much again!

[barrowmanandrew]

no worries,
remember woods firmware gets updated regularly.
keep an eye on the forum for update links.....

[winterdune]

Hi all. First post here. I am having the same problem. I have R4-iii Upgrade Revolution for DS. Will the Woods software you suggested work for this card too?
Sean

[mickydibble]

Back up your card/games/saves and try it just lay files over top and overwrite when prompted,,,did your card work before ifso you maybe need to re-do the card with your original firmware....if it saying loading!!!!! Again backup,then format the mem card and reinstall firmware etc

[mjbeilke72]

I've got the same issue - only with the R4 SDHC card. Just need to post to be able to try the download...

[SherryHolmes]

i'm having almost the same problem.. i really need help.
there's other games that i already have that is working, but when i put in new games in and test it out it doesn't work and i'm really getting frustrated on it.. i have tried different sites to see if it works, but it doesn't work at all.. i need help..

[barrowmanandrew]

i'm having almost the same problem.. i really need help.
there's other games that i already have that is working, but when i put in new games in and test it out it doesn't work and i'm really getting frustrated on it.. i have tried different sites to see if it works, but it doesn't work at all.. i need help..

need alot more detail than that,

read here and post as much detail as possible.

http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f64/short-guide-gamecarts-185536/

[SherryHolmes]

I'm using an R4 revolution for the ds and i was putting in some new games to play on my dslite .. i got all the downloading done and after i put it and i select the game that i recently put in. it finished it's game loading, but when it try to it, it's just blank white.. like nothing is happening.. i can't start any of the recent games that i found at all.

[barrowmanandrew]

if you have an original r4 card, you ca put woods firmware on it ans it will play most new games.

Digital Kaos - Downloads - woods 1.26 (http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/downloads/ds/21/woods-1-26-1555/)

backup your sd card before trying new firmware.....

[SherryHolmes]

How do i backup it?

[barrowmanandrew]

copy everything onto your pc so that you can copy it back if the new firmware doesnt work.....

[SherryHolmes]

thx, it works.. doesn't show any text for it..

[SherryHolmes]

i'm having trouble.. the saved data from my games before i put the wood in is gone and won't load up and just start to a new game mode.. is there a reason why..

[mickydibble]

i'm having trouble.. the saved data from my games before i put the wood in is gone and won't load up and just start to a new game mode.. is there a reason why..

Goto where you backed your games up and copy the .sav files for the games you have on back to your card

[barrowmanandrew]

the file extensions for sav files are diffrent for diffrent flashcarsts.

let the card make a save file as it is now, then note the file extension.

then look at you old sav files and see if the file extensions is diffrent.
if it is just change it so it matches the old one....

also some flashcarts have the ability to change what file extension to use. (acecard akaio defo does, im not sure on woods firmware, have a look in the settings).

i cant check right now, what card has wuses what extension, i'll check later and post back.....

[lawrencef]

hey guys i finally got my r4 card for ds lite and i seem to be having some of the same problems .
some games work but some games say loading and the screen either turns white or black i too am using a 4 gb card do u think if i tried a 2 gb card it would fix the problem .
the r4 card says r4 revolution sdhc and the website it gives is r4ultra.com . it only seems to be the old games working and none of the new releases like black ops , toystory 3 etc.
please help

[barrowmanandrew]

hey guys i finally got my r4 card for ds lite and i seem to be having some of the same problems .
some games work but some games say loading and the screen either turns white or black i too am using a 4 gb card do u think if i tried a 2 gb card it would fix the problem .
the r4 card says r4 revolution sdhc and the website it gives is r4ultra.com . it only seems to be the old games working and none of the new releases like black ops , toystory 3 etc.
please help

no m8,
using a diffrent sd card wont change anything.

that card you have is not supported anymore, that is why newer games wont work....

i think this is the latest firmware for your card, but i dont think it will help you m8....
newer games still wont work with it...
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ps back up your sd caerd before trying diffrent firmware...

[bengm2]

I know this is pretty old but im also having the "cheat" problem. I put the file into _rpg/cheat but when i go on woods to find it its not there! Any help?

[barrowmanandrew]

which cheat file are you using?

[dvda89]

i hope ur wood thing update would work for my r4 cuz i have he same problem but i can't download it im new to the forum

[ShadowDude]

I downloaded the wood firmware onto my r4 card but it just came up saying "menu?" with a sad sd card icon. Any one know why??

Btw, I'm using the R4 Upgrade Revolution for DS (NDSL/NDS)
I've been told that it is a clone though :/

[barrowmanandrew]

what size sd card you using?

[jjyy]

I am not which r4 card do you have. But usually, if there is no firmware update problem, the flashcard must be broken. you can try below method for try. If still can't solve, you can only contact the reseller for exchange.
?

[superaaa]

Maybe you downloaded wrong R4 kernel or didn't save kernel into root of microSD card.

[The95th]

I am having the same problem, i have a R4 with SDHC capabilities, its a limited edition Christmas version. Got it as a present came with a 2GB mini sd card, worked perfectly before but now i wanna play pokemon volt white, it wont load it at all. Ive put the latest woods onto it, with the rpg and the menu files with an old game (scribblenauts) but it just wont get past the loading screen. HELP!!

[barrowmanandrew]

if it is an r4 sdhc then woods firmware wont run on it.

r4 sdhc are later clones of original r4 card.

is there a web address on the card?
do you have working firmware on it? and if so, where did you get it?

[The95th]

Im not sure what firmware i was running on it. its backed up to my portable hard drive at home so i dont have access to it. What woods would run on it?

Ive just formatted it, and now the original menu files and -system- stuff doesnt work?

would r4 v1.18 work?

Ill try this one which is made for r4 sdhc Welcome to R4SDHC.COM -Revolution for NDSi/NDSL/NDS (http://www.r4sdhc.com/r4tsdhc.asp)

[barrowmanandrew]

woods won't work on it at all...

you might get summit from retrogamfan do run on it, but you will need your original firmware for that

[The95th]

do you know were i might be able to get the original firmware, and the ability to still play pokemon black/white?

it has www.r4isdhc.com (http://www.r4isdhc.com) written on it

[The95th]

i think i have found the original firmware, it is 1.17B.

how can i make this run later games? or is it impossible

[barrowmanandrew]

google retrogamefan, it has unofficial support support for alot of these old clone cards.

there will be a text document included in the download,
this will list cards that work with it and the methods used......

what you want to look for is a an r4 card with samne web address as your card...

then just follow the instructions.. :)

[easytiger2012]

this is a very good usfull site!!
I have an old R4 card I want to try use, at the moment it is stuck on loaded. its new out of the box. even came with a cd disk. woudl it eb able for a 2gig sd card he he

[gpianoms]

Hi. I have a r4 king. I got it from a market near my house. It is the R4i 1.41 revolution for DS (DsiLL/NDSI/NDSL/NDS). the cover has that and says the website R4King 3DS (http://www.R4-King.com)

I cannot load the games pokemon black and white 2. They come up with errcode=-4
Please help!

[barrowmanandrew]

Hi. I have a r4 king. I got it from a market near my house. It is the R4i 1.41 revolution for DS (DsiLL/NDSI/NDSL/NDS). the cover has that and says the website R4King 3DS (http://www.R4-King.com)

I cannot load the games pokemon black and white 2. They come up with errcode=-4
Please help!

thats because the card is an obscure clone,

no firmware updates for over a year....

that means the AP measures on newer games like the one mentioned prevent the game working on that card.

[bogdanteo]

Hello,
I recently bought a R4i Dual Core card (with "new" mark) from R4 cards - Nintendo ds r4 - R4i sdhc Official website (http://www.r4isdhc.com). Stuck on loading in my n3ds after copying latest wood kernel from the official site. Actually, it never worked but say Loading with any kernel version.
I use 8 gb SDHC micro SD but tried also with 2gb normal.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

[barrowmanandrew]

what firmware is the 3ds on?

[bogdanteo]

what firmware is the 3ds on?

The 3DS is on Ver 1.0.0-0E, out of the box, unupdated.


As for the card, I don't know, it never worked so I can't tell. Should be latest (V 1.50), I think, since I bought it a week ago as new. It looks like this - quite different from the manufacturer's site picture.
Thank you

[bogdanteo]

The 3DS is on Ver 1.0.0-0E, out of the box, unupdated.


As for the card, I don't know, it never worked so I can't tell. Should be latest (V 1.50), I think, since I bought it a week ago as new. It looks like this - quite different from the manufacturer's site picture.
Thank you

Hi, again. Finally, its ok. The card was faulty and changed by the vendor. Now, i have latest update of Kernel and firmware and the 3ds is working like a breeze with 4.5.0 fw.
Thank you all and Merry Christmas.

[emasch]

Hello all,
Im new here and i am also struggling on the loading stage of mt R4 NDSL CARD
Any ideas ?

[OminusReaper]

i have a R4 for DS and DSL and ive tried all the different versions of the firmware on my card and its still sticking on the loading screen.... i have a 2gb micro SD card its not hsdc any ideas ive followed alot of guides and noting :(

[tigerphil]

I'm having the same problem as everyone else here.
We've recently brought a DS Lite for my sons 3rd birthday (not til the 10th of jan) he's a whizz with the mobile phones etc so as we've only brought him 1 game for his DS lite, we know he'll get through it quite easily so a friend gave me their old R4i card but didn't supply us with an SD as her son uses it in his R4.

The card is an R4i (NDSI, NDSL, NDS) and supports SDHC Micro SD 4g, 8g, 32g. I've got an old 8g card from my phone so I've formatted it and tried adding the firmware/kernel to it so my son can have a fair few games but unfortunately all I seem to get is a screen stuck at "LOADING" can anyone help me out so I can get it running right, I'm completely new to these R4i cards so happily admit i'm completely lost even after searching all over the net etc.


EDIT: Managed to sort the problem, I found out it was a fake R4 card, after abit more research I've found a firmware that allows it to load :) now just to get more games sorted so I've got a happy son on the 10th :)

[reaver]

my memory card got crashed..
i had no choice but to format it..
and now the nintendo keps loading..
any solution for that??

[danzels]

Hi, I've been searching and downloading the systems files of R4 SD HC since my happy-go-lucky friend did something when he was checking out the games I had on my R4, while he was doing that he was pressing some buttons that made my R4 stuck at "Loading" screen. Are there any other software that might work on my DS Lite?

[katanaismybike]

hoping the download will work for me

[vhkprimus]

Mines stuck on loading screen as well :(

[QueenofNerds]

im new to this site and trying to dl the cheats zip file but i get a weird error
hmm

[bananananan]

no worries,
remember woods firmware gets updated regularly.
keep an eye on the forum for update links.....

Sorry, I know this is a really old thread but I'm posting because I had the same problem and the new firmware worked for me. However, I downloaded this firmware because my R4 recently started pausing at the loading screen.

That being said, I saved a copy of all my games and their save files from before the loading problem. The games now run but the save files are not loaded. Is there anyway to fix this issue? It's a really sad thing to have to start my games from scratch :/