R4i ndsill 3D Card Avatar for DS DSL DSi DSi LL DSi XL Latest Version V2.0 firmware

Added: (Wed Jun 30 2010)

Pressbox (Press Release) - R4i 3D 3DS Card
Brand New R4i DSi XL compatible R4 Card with latest Moonshell firmware beta.

Functionality

- R4 DSI XL Card is able to memorize and restore to the previously selected game or application after restarting machine and soft reset.
- Sleep mode function, for power saving and longer standby time.
- Multi-languages are optional, they are Simplified Chinese, complicated Chinese, English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spainish and Dutch.
- Friendly interface, easy to operate.
- Realtime smart help windows.
- Integrated the latest Moonshell 2.0 Beta version.
- Nintendo R4 DSi XL Game compatibility: 100%.
- No need to flash. Built-in launch Slot-2 (gba) function.
- Support SDHC micro sd cards (4GB、8GB、16GB、32GB).
- Support DMA read and no lag while using any microSD card.
- Support FAT16 and FAT32. Files can be transferred with PC, PDA, Cellphone and Camera.
- Support clean rom and drag-drop to play. Fast loading.
- Support NDS and iDS games. DS games can run on any DS versions.
- Files are to be saved directly to TF card, copy or restoration is not required.
- Automatically recognise saved new game types, no need to update the database.
- R4 Dsi XL Firmware Supports moonshell and home brew.
- Power saving design. Enter optimized mode automatically.
- Double screen UI, abbreviated picture and game title display, button and touch operations.
- Easy to use, setting or adjustment is not required.
- Support Wi-Fi, rumble pack and browser expansion.
- UI background can be changed.
- 4-level brightness adjustment.
- Support soft reset.
- Support AR cheat code.
- Support soft-reset of moonshell 2.0 (back to main menu of R4 NDSI by pressing START button).
- DLDI auto-patching.
- Support Download play: latest R4 DSI XL firmware.



How to use

R4 NDSI user notice: Insert Micro sd card (TF card) into the R4i sdhc or R4indsill card according the the guide of the following picture. R4 DSI XL compatible.

1.Download Kernel and Game
By using TF card reader, connect the TF card with computer, open the memu.
a. Upload game kernel: Copy the R4.DAT file to your TF card..
b. Upload video kernel: Copy the Moonshl2 to your TF card.
c. Upload DIY Interface function: Copy the R4iMenu to your TF card .

2.Copy games
By using TF card reader, connect the TF card with computer, copy the downloaded games to TF card. (If needed, corresponding menu can be set up)

3.Main menu operation
Make sure microSD card with Kernel is inserted in R4 nintendo DSi XL, then insert R4 NDSI in NDS SLOT-1 port, start the machine and enter main menu interface. By pressing buttons (right and left) or touching screens, you may choose the games or media function, press A to the relative function.

4.Game operation menu
Choosing game function in Main Menu to enter Game interface, return to main menu by pressing R.

In Game Interface, press L to adjust 4-level brightness.

In Game Interface, it’s on top screen showing game messages including four items: game, cheat, setting and ROM, while it’s on bottom screen showing game name, file size and current game category. Press “UP” and “DOWN” to check current page easily, and press “LEFT” and “RIGHT” to turn over the page, on the top line of bottom screen, it is showed with current file and total file qties, while on bottom line of the bottom screen the path of the category.

Press X or B, enter four items in the top screens: game, cheat, setting and ROM.

Enter cheat item, it’s showed in the bottom screee Current game name, cheat function setting, cheat function switch, timely reminding window and file saving. Touch Cheat off/Cheat on to run the cheat function, and touch file saving to save the file.

Enter Setting item, it's showed in the bottom screen there languages: English, Simplified Chinese and Japanese, touch file saving to save the relevant file.

Enter ROM item, it’s showed in the top bottom screen cheat, DMA, software start functions, touch the relevant file to save the file. When the Soft-Reset function is ON during game, “L+R+A+B+X+Y” kdy combination can be pressed to return R4-II menu.. Don’t save during soft reset, otherwise “archive lost” will be led. It is recommended to return game main menu and then soft reset. If Soft-Reset can not be operated or the Game is impacted, please turn off the soft-reset function.

5.Game Operation
Choose your expected game in the game menu, press A or touch the screen to play games.
In the first operation, it will remind “ file is effected”
The updated date of the files will be automatically revised while playing the games each time, the updated files could be easily found by checking the latest date revision.
The names of the files are the same as which of the games, expanded name is SAV. Which can be copied to computer at any moment.

6.Cheat Operation
Choose the games, enter Cheat by pressing B or X.

Game Title is showed in the top screen, while it shows in the bottom screen reminding window, Cheat off/Cheat on, file saving, current Cheat items. Choose your expected Cheat item by pressing “up” and “down”, and open or close the item by pressing A or touching the screen. Touch “Cheat on/Cheat off” to operate the Cheat, and touch the screen to save the file.

While the Cheat is running, you may choose the cheat code one by one by pressing “up” and “down”, and close the cheat code by pressing “A”. Under Cheat Code Category, press A to open/close the category. You can delete the cheat.dat file in R4iMenu category if the cheat function is not required.

Cheat database updates: Download the newest cheat database and copy usrcheat.dat file to R4iMenu category.

7.Skin change method
Four files are alternative in the R4iMenu/Skin category: they are TScreen.bmp, BottomInit.bmp, TScreen.bmp and BottomScreen.bmp, which are the operation interface of R4, content in the pictures can be changed at random.

TScreen.bmp -- R4 NDSI Top screen interface after starting the machine
BottomInit.bmp -- R4 NDSI Bottom screen interface after starting the machine
TScreen.bmp -- R4 NDSI Top screen interface for the file category
BottomScreen.bmp -- R4 NDSI Bottom screen interface for the file category

Notice: The above files names can not be changed, picture must be in .bmp format with 8 or 24 digits, picture size must be of 256*192 pixel.
Once your favourite picture is ready, copy the complete category “TF card R4iMenu/ skin” to TF category.
Product Description: R4i ndsill Card with Blue Avatar Packing for DS/DSL/DSi/DSi LL
This R4i DSi XL R4 card is able to memorize and restore to the previously selected game or application after restarting machine and soft reset. Sleep mode function, for power saving and longer standby time. You can download the latest R4 DSI XL software free from the official website (printed on the front of the box.)

* Please download system file before using the product: http://www.r4indsill.com/
* Able to memorize and restore to the previously selected game or application after restarting machine and soft reset.
* Sleep mode function, for power saving and longer standby time.
* Multi-languages are optional, they are Simplified Chinese, complicated Chinese, English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spainish and Dutch.
* Friendly interface, easy to operate.
* Realtime smart help windows.
* Integrated the latest Moonshell 2.0 Beta version.
* Game compatibility: 100%.
* No need to flash. Built-in launch Slot-2 (gba) function.
* Support SDHC micro sd cards (4GB、8GB、16GB、32GB).
* Support DMA read and no lag while using any microSD card.
* Support FAT16 and FAT32. Files can be transferred with PC, PDA, Cellphone and Camera.
* Support clean rom and drag-drop to play. Fast loading.
* Support NDS and iDS games. DS games can run on any DS versions.
* Files are to be saved directly to TF card, copy or restoration is not required.
* Automatically recognise saved new game types, no need to update the database.
* Support moonshell and home brew.
* Power saving design. Enter optimized mode automatically.
* Double screen UI, abbreviated picture and game title display, button and touch operations.
* Easy to use, setting or adjustment is not required.
* Support Wi-Fi, rumble pack and browser expansion.
* UI background can be changed.
* 4-level brightness adjustment.
* Support soft reset.
* Support AR cheat code.
* Support soft-reset of moonshell 2.0 (back to main menu of R4 NDSI by pressing START button).
* DLDI auto-patching.
* Support Download play.

FAQ:

1. The game will play just fine but it will not recognize the save file the next time the game is loaded.
2. Always got stuck at “save file not found” error message during loading game.
3. R4i don't save game. When restart the DSi, the game is started at the beginning.
4. An error message appears whenever restart saying that the file name of a game is too long.
5. How to change the language setting of the R4i?
6. How to customize or change R4i skin?
7. If the games list is pretty large, and only 4 games at a time as I scroll thru them, and each has its own icon. It takes forever to scroll thru the list. Is there a way to just view text?
8. How to return back to the firmware/kernel during playing game?
9. How to enable game cheating?
10. How to return back to the firmware/kernel from Moonshell (multimedia player)?
11. Stuck at the “MENU” screen after loading DSi.
12. Stuck at the “NO CARD” screen after loading DSi.
13. How to customize or change R4i skin?
14. Stuck at the “LOADING” screen after loading DSi.

Answers:

1. The game will play just fine but it will not recognize the save file the next time the game is loaded.
2. Always got stuck at “save file not found” error message during loading game. .
3. R4i don't save game. When restart the DSi, the game is started at the beginning. The file system of the SD card might be problem, First copy all the contain of the SD card to the computer for backup, Second reformatting the SD card, for SD card more than 1GB please format to FAT32. Last copy back the backup files to the SD card again.
4. An error message appears whenever restart saying that the file name of a game is too long. There is a maximum limit of the full path name in the kernel (max 80 chars). Please reduce the filename, it will work again.
5. How to change the language setting of the R4i? To change prefer language, press “X, B” to select the

"language"

setting button which locate at the top screen (third icon from the top). User also can configure the “language.ini” locate at the R4iMenu folder to configure the preference language manually.
6. When start it up with a download game, the game cannot play. That is due to the anti‐flash card routine of the new games. Download the latest version of the R4i kernel which provides the solution for the game, in the meanwhile temporary can use the patch version of the ROM (if available in the web). Report the name of problem game to the R4i‐SDHC support team.
7. How to customize or change R4i skin/themes?Can download customize skin from the official web site www.r4indsill.com. To create the own customize skins/themes; please refer to the document “ English kernel download instruction” which can be found at the official web site. For the R4i v1.08b onward the kernel will able to support multiple skins, user can install maximum up to 8 skins/themes to the kernel.
8. If the games list is pretty large, and only 4 games at a time as I scroll thru them, and each has its own icon. It takes forever to scroll thru the list. Is there a way to just view text? There is a “zoom in/out” icon at the left bottom corner of the bottom/touch screen. Press it to switch to the text view mode. Also can use the left/right button the scroll the list by page mode, each page contain 4 games.
9. How to return back to the firmware/kernel during playing game? Press at the keys (left + right + up + down + X + Y + B + A + L + R) during playing games.
10. How to enable game cheating? First highlight the NDS ROM you want to apply the cheats to. Second press the B button to go into the cheats options menu and checkmark each cheat you want to enable. Third turn the cheats on for that ROM by clicking the cheat on/off button. Last you'll notice the wrench icon will be yellow which indicates cheats are on. You have to press “x” or “B” to view the cheats and to turn it on don’t forget to press the save button when the cheat is on the grey key turns gold Gold= ON Gray= OFF Please update the “usrcheat.dat” from the ‐SDHC official web site www.r4indsill.com to support cheat function of new games.

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11. How to return back to the firmware/kernel from Moonshell (multimedia player)? Press “start” button, and select the “Return to the firmware” from the menu.
12. Stuck at the “MENU” screen after loading DSi. No firmware or wrong firmware was installed in the SD card. Please refer to the instruction to install R4i‐SDHC to the SD card. The instruction can be found at the R4i‐SDHC official web site www.r4indsill.com.
13. Stuck at the “NO CARD” screen after loading DSi. SD Card not found. Please check whether SD card was insert properly or not into the flash card. Otherwise SD card could be fault.
14. Stuck at the “LOADING” screen after loading DSi. Make sure using the official firmware from the R4i‐SDHC official web site www.r4indsill.com Or the flash card is not “R4I‐SDHC or R4‐SDHC”.

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