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    Default DSi and R4i off dealextreme

    hey all,

    Looking to get this off dealextreme:



    and then use it with this firmware (that is recommended):



    Is that the right combo to get?

    I know I still need to get the microSD card, but I can pick that up anywhere easily.

    Any other tips or pointers or what I should get instead?

    cheers

    gadgets



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    you will need to get the firmware off the site that is located on the front of the card itself. there are alot of different 1s that look the same but firmware wont work. do that and you wont have a problem.
    Stop being so stupid.. it’s my turn!!

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    might get one too kids got a dsi for xmas

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    For $11 I am going to give this one a shot.

    Some dodgy PC shop has them for $40 I found out today, that will be my next stop if the Deal Extreme one don't work.

    gadgets

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    i ordered some off deal extreme about 6 months ago, they were out of stock but still charged me for them. I waited about 3-4 weeks but they were still out of stock so they gave me a store credit. I used it to order 3 items, 2 arrived and one is still on back order now. I just gave up and will never deal with them again. The ds cards i ordered were still showing as 'in stock' on their website and they were still taking payments when they had no stock.

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    the ten i got 2 weeks before christmas off of dx were fine. worked well without a drama. guess im 1 of the lucky one's thou.
    Stop being so stupid.. it’s my turn!!

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    i ordered 1 (with a few other items) received 2 in the mail! both work great

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    hey guys i have a drama with my sons DSi we got him the r4 chip for xmas and when u switch it on load the r4 now when i get to where the games are and select the game or any game for that matter it says file not found...
    first i thought the firmware was out of date... so i went searching found a few updates loaded them nothing... all i get is 2 white screens and on the top get a red outline of a memory card with a question mark so i formatted the card and loaded the original firmware and games that came on the card when we brought it still the same thing happends the DSi is running firmware 1.4A any help on getting the right firmware for the r4 would be great
    cheers
    trev78

    update forgot to add the chip is ,....... r4i-SDHC Upgrade Revolution for DS (NDSi/NDSL/NDS)
    went to the website nothing there seems to work for me is there something i'm doing wrong
    ???
    cheers
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    Last edited by trev78; 09-01-10 at 04:53 PM.

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    is it a r4i or just a r4. normal r4s wont work on the dsi. after that make sure the games are located in a folder called games on the root directory, after that also make sure they are a .nds file and not .rar or a .zip file.
    Stop being so stupid.. it’s my turn!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ageno2gen1 View Post
    is it a r4i or just a r4. normal r4s wont work on the dsi. after that make sure the games are located in a folder called games on the root directory, after that also make sure they are a .nds file and not .rar or a .zip file.
    hey ageno2gen1

    it is r4i for DSL/DSi v1.10b came in a red box with the usb pen and stuff brought it at parklea markets few months ago and the guy told me it will work on the dsi 100%


    it has 6 folders _system_,moonmemo,moonshl,moonshl2,skin,SYSTEM and all the games.....no game folder and all the game files have .nds
    witch i think is correct should i create a games folder and copy over all the games to the game folder ???
    cheers
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    Last edited by trev78; 09-01-10 at 10:28 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by trev78 View Post
    hey ageno2gen1

    it is r4i came in a red box with the usb pen and stuff brought it at parklea markets few months ago and the guy told me it will work on the dsi 100%


    it has 6 folders _system_,moonmemo,moonshl,moonshl2,skin,SYSTEM and all the games.....no game folder and all the game files have .nds
    witch i think is correct should i create a games folder and copy over all the games to the game folder ???
    cheers
    trev

    Shoulda driven about 10 mins further to me, i would have sorted you out .

    I would suggest this,
    Format the microSD card "full format"
    Reload all the files onto the microSD card, download the system files off the website printed on the catridge/box as they are all different.

    If you still have the same issue, its a issue with the R4i or the Memory card.
    Do a bit of trouble shooting.

    Did parklea markets give you any warranty on it?

    Im assuming the cart gets detected and you can boot into the menu? If not you may have a 1.3 R4i which won't work on the new 1.4 DSi firmware.

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    hey ageno2gen1 your a bloody ripper mate soon as i created a games folder and put them into it and presto thanks mate you have no idea the how much time i have put into this to get it up and running thanks again if
    u pass buy rooty hill mate drop me a line i'll have a cold one waiting for ya
    cheers
    trev

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    Quote Originally Posted by urban_s0ulja View Post
    Shoulda driven about 10 mins further to me, i would have sorted you out .

    I would suggest this,
    Format the microSD card "full format"
    Reload all the files onto the microSD card, download the system files off the website printed on the catridge/box as they are all different.

    If you still have the same issue, its a issue with the R4i or the Memory card.
    Do a bit of trouble shooting.

    Did parklea markets give you any warranty on it?

    Im assuming the cart gets detected and you can boot into the menu? If not you may have a 1.3 R4i which won't work on the new 1.4 DSi firmware.
    hey urban next time something goes wrong i will give u a holla and come see u it'll save me from pulling my hair out again (whats left of it)
    not sure about warranty went to there website did all that backed up and formatted it dozen's of times put all differant versions on it e.t.c at first i thought it was faulty as nothing seem to work but as ageno2gen1 said put a games folder in the dir witch it never had and hey worked a treat thank u so much guys really made my day now my son is one happy camper lol

    do u sell ds/dsi's urban ?? and chips my mum is in the market for one she loves the idea of the brain train games e.t.c
    cheers
    trev
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    No worry's trev but next time go see urban to save your hair, its precious these days.
    Stop being so stupid.. it’s my turn!!

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    hahahha yeah mate thats good advise and i'll take u up on it next time
    cheers guys
    trev

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