We recommend you download 7-Zip - the open source freeware archival tool that allows you to uncompress zip, 7z, and RAR files - free! All of the firmware comes in one of these archive formats. This helps prevent any issues with console updates that may temporarily not recognize the R4 3DS, as the new firmware once again enables all of the features we've all come to love about our ds homebrew cards.
We always strongly urge all of our customers to use the latest and newest firmware and to install the newest versions as they are released.
Should a new update come out because we have discovered some incompatibility, or added some new features, they will be announced here and available for you to download at no cost at all. You'll never have to pay again to update your R4 3DS card or any other version of the R4 that we offer. And we also have lifetime updates on all firmware upgrades. The firmware is free to download and use. The R4 DS firmware is what will install the menu, and allow you to load all of the games, applications and software you have on your r4. In fact, one of the biggest reasons why many have issues using their cards when they first receive them is because they have not yet installed/copied over the firmware files to their micro SD Card. You can think of it as the bootloader or menu system for your ds card. Without the firmware files, your r4 will not be recognized when you insert it into your DS, DSi or Nintendo 3DS system. The Firmware (or Kernel as it is more commonly called) is the heart and soul of the R4 3DS. Latest Update: August 10th, 2021 - All R4 3DS Cards Now Support The latest 11.15.0 E/U/J 3DS, 3DS XL and 2DS and NEW 3DS update. All of our cards are always updated to ensure that support even the latest system updates and continue to work and provide all of the features and functions you would expect from the R4 3DS card you own. Here you will find all of the latest firmware files for all of the different models of the R4 3DS Cards. Then your R4i gold 3DS card can work now.īy the way, we recommend you go to the official distributors of R4i gold 3DS card, for example,, as they offer genuine, preflashed and latest R4i gold 3DS flashcart for you.Welcome to the Official R4 3DS Firmware downloads page. If it shows “SUCCESS”, it means that your R4i Gold 3DS cart is updated successfully. Note: You should keep your NDSL or DS powered on during the updating process Press KEY_A and the updating process will begin Insert your broken R4i Gold 3DS card into the NDSL or DS Ħ. Power your NDSL or DS on and boot up R4iGold_3DS43_Patch_NDSL.nds with “A” card ĥ. Just copy R4iGold_3DS43_Patch_NDSL.nds to your MicroSD card ģ.
One is R4iGold_3DS43_Patch_NDSL.nds, the other one is R4iGold_3DS43_Patch_NDSi.nds. Download r4i gold 3ds update patch from r4ids.cn, unzip it ,you will get two files. Open the folder and copy all the files into the root directory of your MicroSD card Ģ.
Download the firmware or kernel of the “A” card and unzip it.
How to Fix R4i Gold 3DS Black Loading Screen Problem:ġ. Another flashcart (such as: Acekard 2i, Supercard Dstwo, R4i sdhc 3DS rts or any other cards, here we name it “A” card) As for this problem, here is a solution for this kind of problem.ġ. It stays black loading screen as the player bricked his R4i gold 3DS card by turning off the console during its update. Now when the r4i 3ds gold card is in the 3ds, I turn it on and it just stays black loading screen.” Some players may also meet this problem. Later I accidentally pressed update again on the patch, so I turned it off. My Nintendo 3DS firmware has updated to 6.1.0 now.