Hacking Wood R4 BUGS and Compatibility

[Uthelion]

I have formatted the card, sector size is bigger than 8kb. Problem still exists, rts save or loading and the game freeze

 

[tranfeer]

What's the game?
Please tell us the game code.
Have you tried another game?

 

[Uthelion]

It doesn´t matter which game i try, RTS save / load will result in freezing the game :-(

Last games i tried:

Dragon Quest IX - Sentinels of the Starry Skies
2109 - Dragon Quest Monsters - Joker
4268 - Mario & Luigi - Bowser's Inside Story
0716 - Yoshi's Island
0022 - Super Mario 64 DS

 

[tranfeer]

Have you got the RTS menu?
I have tried some games, such as mario & Luigi,whose game code is A2DE.
RTS works very well.
Load & Save work very well.
I have tested this function on www.r4ids.cn & www.r4idsn.com

 

[Uthelion]

Thanks for your reply, i have uploaded a short clip on youtube, which shows the exact problem.
you can have a look here:
(the video ends after 3.35 min... youtube has messed up something and plays the video 2 times ~7min)

 

[Uthelion]

Update:
Today i bought 2 new SDHC cards, one 8gb and one 32gb card (cards formatted; sector size bigger than 8kb), both cards are working fine, but i´m still facing the same problem - using RTS function will freeze the games - see video above :-(
Any support?

 

[matt!]

I am having a problem running Cannon Fodder DS homebrew game on my R4i Gold 3DS. Download it and try for yourself here: http://www.portabledev.com/pages/ds/jeuxdev.-perso/cannonfodder.php

HW:R4i Gold 3DSb
Board: Revision C
Sys:NDSi 1.45&3DS5.1.0-11
Memory cards: SanDisk 1GB MicroSD, SanDisk 4GB MicroSDHC.
Format: Panasonic SD Formatter (overwrite = on, size adjust = on)

I have a DSi XL, 3DS XL, original DS.

I have tried launching the game from Wood R4, Wood R4 CK3 .NDS file, HBMenu and MoonShell. They all result in the same problem: both screens are black and the game does not start. I have tried manual DLDI patch (to M3 DS Simply/R4 DS) but results were the same.

Interestingly the same game, on the same memory card, works fine with my old Acekard 2i running AKAIO on original phat DS. Newer consoles cannot run my Acekard, due to firmware updates.

All other DS homebrew I have tried works fine on my R4i Gold 3DS on all my consoles.

 

[Camplord]

Name: Shin Megami Tensei - Devil Survivor
CRC32: DD1C2254
Number: 3902

Ok, on the R4 Gold Pro the game just shows "Licensed by nintendo" then just black screen, it gets stuck there and i have to quit to the main menu. (btw its a nintendo 3ds)
ROM: CLEAN
Tried the game from 2 different sources, neither of them worked.

Anyone had this problem? The kernel wood currently im using is 1.51, since 1.52 doesnt work on me for a reason.

 

[KeeperOfGale]

Game name: SaGa 2 Hihou Densetsu - Goddess Of Destiny
Release number: Dunno, it's around 4000 or something.
CRC: ?
Clean ROM: Yes and no. Without an english patch, game runs fine. As soon as I patch or find a rom that's pre-patched, it has a ds icon with a question mark over it.
What the bug is: It just has a ds icon with a question mark over it. I can't even play the game and it's driving me nuts.

It's original btw.

 

[kineticUk]

Mentioned previously I have big problem with my original r4igold and rts versions since 1.57 onwards breaking .nds loading...

Ive found there is a compatibilty problem with wood and older revision r4igold carts.

I can confirm after trying my mSD in a revision C cart (borrowed) I was able to boot .nds games but going back to my original cart revision 5 or 6 and .nds games ares stuck on white loading screen.
(my cards have a white "loading" when I boot but the newer revision C that I tested which worked had "r4igold 3DS Loading" when booted and worked.

There must be a way to get this version working across all r4igolds I hope. both my carts are not compatible at the moment with 1.60b

http://gbatemp.net/threads/wood-fir...s-not-compatible-with-some-r4igold-hw.350472/

 

[Monty Kensicle]

I'm using an R4i Gold RTS Revision C updated for the latest 3DS system menu on firmware V1.60.

Game name:Kingdom Hearts 358-2 Days
Release number:4225
CRC: CA3BC60C
Clean ROM: YES
Stuck on black screen after starting a new game and selecting the difficulty.

Game name: Pokemon White 2 (USA)
Release number:XXXX
CRC: B72BBA42
Clean ROM: YES/Patched
Stuck on red loading screen after launching clean and patched ROMs.

Everything else I load on V1.60 works perfectly and trying to use a lower firmware causes a "LOADING" screen on all games.

Update:
Stupid me, I didn't format my SDHC MicroSD correctly, I was doing it with the recommended Panasonic SD Formatter but what solved it was using Windows' built-in format tool and selecting an "Allocation Unit Size" of 16 kilobytes.

 

[0killerx]

Game Name: Phoenix Wright - Ace Attorney
CRC: BE5FB8D8
Release Number: 0127
Clean ROM: YES
The DS Microphone doesn't respond when I try to say "Hold it!" or "Objection!" which isn't really an issue because you can just touch it, but the 5th trial of the game there's a part where you have to blow into the microphone to get a fingerprint scan and it doesn't respond, so I can't move on.

I know for a fact that with Pokemon Black 2 I was able to talk to friends over Wi-Fi whenever I would battle them, and it would respond whenever I played other games. Is this just an error with Wood R4, or could it possibly be the ROM file? Is it possible to emulate a static noise with Wood R4 like you can do with emulators like DeSmuME by binding a specific button, say like the Select button, or for practical purposes for this game, the Y button? That would be rather helpful.

 

[LockeCole_101629]

Game name: SMT Devil Survivor 2 / SMT Devil Survivor / Pokemon Black (U)
Release number: 5982 / 3902 / 5593
CRC: I don't know
Clean ROM: YES
What the bug is : RTS Menu didn't show up like other games it just reset, with Pokemon Black it doesn't even reset the game.
How you can repeat the bug: Pressing L+R+A+B+X+Y

HW: DSi XL, R4idsn, Wood 1.62

 

[drwhojan]

Hi YWG, if you ever return, any possible change of getting these games fix for you next edition of WoodR4 ?

Thanks.

WoodR4, List of upto date unfixed games.

XXXX - Chronicles of Mystery - The Secret Tree of Life (Europe) (NDSi Enhanced) [VMYV]
XXXX - Tokumei Sentai Go Busters (Japan) [TQ5J]
XXXX - Tron - Evolution (Europe) (NDSi Enhanced) (M4) [VTEX]
XXXX - Beyblade - Metal Fusion (USA) [BBUE]
6243 - Mama's Combo Pack: Volume 1 (USA) (EXiMiUS) [TCYE]
6244 - Mama's Combo Pack: Volume 2 (USA) (EXiMiUS) [TCZE]
 
 
TGSE - 6246 - I Spy Game Pack (USA) , Unkown if mainor AP ?,
TKSE - 6212 - My Amusement Park - Digging for Dinosaurs - Game Pack (USA)
Unkown if mainor AP ?,
these works on Flashcards OK, Not work on any Emulator black screens at start.

 

[Ulieq]

Doctor Who (EU)
DSI XL 1.45
Latest R4i Gold

The screen sometimes blinks inside rooms before/after doing puzzles. Not sure if this is a wood issue or game issue.

 

[blade7115]

I have the r4i gold and I use it on my 3ds xl. I'm using the latest wood r4 (1.64) which I got from r4ids.cn and Dragon quest 9 does not work. When I click on the game a white screen appears after the loading and it stays like that. Every other game works, help would be appreciated!

 

[wrsg]

People who are using R4 with Wood R4 1.62 and having a freezing problem should check if they have got a untrimmed ROM.

I had this problem when I had trimmed my ROMs with NDSTokyoTrim. It seems like this causes problems with Wood R4.

http://gbatemp.net/threads/ds-lite-freezing-up-with-r4-2gb.358039/#post-5084135

 

[Ulieq]

People who are using R4 with Wood R4 1.62 and having a freezing problem should check if they have got a untrimmed ROM.

I had this problem when I had trimmed my ROMs with NDSTokyoTrim. It seems like this causes problems with Wood R4.

http://gbatemp.net/threads/ds-lite-freezing-up-with-r4-2gb.358039/#post-5084135

Which game(s)?

 

[wrsg]

Which game(s)?

I tried so many I didn't keep a list. But there was Chrono Trigger, Spirit Tracks, Rondo of Swords etc. They're all okay now though.

Trimming = bad.

 

[Matheus Rocha Alves]

Card: R4i Gold 3Ds
Sys: NDSi 1.45
Memory Card: SanDisk 8GB MicroSDHC
Wood Kernel 1.64

The Bug:
When I play The Legend of Zelda - Phantom Hourglass, the part where I enter the Temple of the Ocean King to get the Sun Key the game asks me to close the DSi, but when I do that the DSi turns itself off. I tested other games and the same happens, turn off the DSi out instead of staying in sleep mode. Sometimes sleep mode works, but most times not.

Tested with an original game and the "Sleep Mode" works perfectly, showing that the problem may be the R4i Gold.

Does anyone know what might be happening?