R4i SDHC 3DS and R4i Gold 3DS Function Comparison &R4i SDHC 3DS's FAQ

The R4-SDHC and R4i-SDHC are a multifunctional upgrade from the original R4 flash cart, which has enjoyed a great reputation in the global market. It not only has the functions of the original R4, but also has increased capabilities, such as support for the SDHC card. Check the following table for a comparison between the R4 and R4i SDHC 3DS.

	Other R4 versions	R4/R4i-SDHC of Games-Engine
Core Upgrading	Tedious Steps Through Computer	Through Wi-Fi Automatically
Game Searching	Tedious Steps Through Computer	Through Wi-Fi Automatically
Game Download	Tedious Steps Through Computer	Through Wi-Fi Automatically
Game Management	Tedious Steps Through Computer	Through Wi-Fi Automatically
Intelligence	Unable to recognise or display SD type, capacity or format.	Able to recognise and display SD type, capacity and format.
Power Saving	No power saving function, more wastage	With sleeping mode function, to extend standby time.
Operation Interface	With inflexible operation interface.	Multi-language setting, simple and easy-operated interface.
Storage Capacity	No SDHC support, storage capacity capped at 2GB. Require a high-speed card to function properly.	Supports up to 32GB of storage capacity with SDHC cards with enhanced performance even on slower cards.
Compatibility of the game	The Support for R4 card is terminated as the team has been dismissed. games released after that is like to be problematic.	A capable R4i team commit themselves to the website maintenance and kernel updates, R4-SDHC & R4i-SDHC cards are compatible to all NDS games.
Flexibility	The option is set for all game. You can't set option for single one.	R4-SDHC&R4i-SDHC supports cheatcode and soft-reset setting on a per-game basis, avoiding possible conflicts.
Cheat code	The cheatcode mechanism of R4 was proved to be hard to use for, to the point that prevented many users to use the function properly.	The new UI is designed to be easy to use, ensuring smooth gaming experience even for new users.
Multimedia engine	The built-in Moohshell 1.61 lacks the new decoding engine present in the newer versions that provides faster decoding and clearer video. It is also more buggy.	With the latest Moonshell 2.0 built in the card, R4-SDHC&R4i-SDHC delivers a better multimedia experience with higher decoding performance and better picture quality.
Card Mould	The less accurate manufacturing process of the R4 makes it doesn't fit well with the SLOT-1. Sometimes it can cause freeze and other reliability problems.	The improved manufacturing process of R4-SDHC&R4i-SDHC ensures a minimal error in size and shape. The card thickness and area of gold-finger is specifically controlled with a error range of less than 0.1mm compared to an original NDS game card.

If the NDSi screen appears the following information during the upgrading process, it means that your R4i V1.41 card does not support upgrade from V1.41 to V1.42, this problem is currently being worked on, please pay attention to our website for the latest updates.

MicroSD Seriers
SanDisk	Kingston	KingMAX
HYUNDAI	TOSHIBA	PNY
Apacer	ADATA

MicroSD

Question: 1.If the screen displays "System date error! Please check NDS system date." on game console when R4 card plugged in ,How should i do? 2.These error messages appears when you play a game,what can i do ? ● load errcode=-1 ● load errcode=-8 ● disk errcode=-83 ● reset the game，show　message"No card"  3.Tip of the figure appears: 4. The game will play just fine but it will not recognize the save file the next time the game is loaded. 5. Always got stuck at “save file not found” error message during loading game. 6. How to change the language setting of the R4i? 7. When start it up with a download game, the game cannot play. 8. How to customize or change R4i skin? 9. 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? 10. How to return back to the firmware/kernel during playing game? 11. How to enable game cheating? 12. How to return back to the firmware/kernel from Moonshell (multimedia player)? 13. Stuck at the “MENU” screen after loading DSi. 14. Stuck at the “NO CARD” screen after loading DSi. 15. Stuck at the “LOADING” screen after loading DSi. 16. R4i don't save game. When restart the DSi, the game is started at the beginning. 17. An error message appears whenever restart saying that the file name of a game is too long.

ANSWER : 1.Please register offial website : www.r4i-sdhc.com to download the latest Kernel version, We apologize  for  any  inconvenience and confusion you have been made.  2.Maybe the fragments of your SD/TF card are too many. You can use the official SD/TF card format tool.It can solve these issues. http://www.r4i-sdhc.com/upfile/Panasonic%20SDFormatter.rar 3.“System date error! Please check NDS system date.” Please NDS game system date can be updated to the current date. 4. The game will play just fine but it will not recognize the save file the next time the game is loaded. "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. 5. Always got stuck at “save file not found” error message during loading game. "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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. How to customize or change R4i skin/themes? Can download customize skin from the official web site www.r4i-sdhc.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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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.r4i-sdhc.com to support cheat function of new games. 12. 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. 13. 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.r4i-sdhc.com. 14. 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. 15. Stuck at the “LOADING” screen after loading DSi. Make sure using the official firmware from the R4i‐SDHC official web site www.r4i-sdhc.com Or the flash card is not “R4I‐SDHC or R4‐SDHC”. 16. 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. 17. 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.