How to install the R4 DS Kernel?

You can just follow below steps to fix your R4 DS /R4DS Card.

1. Download the archive (download links at below) to your computer.
2. Insert the MicroSD card into your MicroSD card reader.
3. Insert the MicroSD card reader into your computer.
4. Open the file explorer of your computer and open your MicroSD card drive.
5. Extract all the files from the downloaded archive to the root of the MicroSD card.

R4 DS Software Download

The R4 DS is created by www.r4ds.com / www.r4ds.me. The last official firmware was 1.18, released on April 23, 2008.In addition to the official firmware, a Closed-Source firmware is also under active development, called Wood R4. R4 DS users can run this patch to update online Wood R4 kernel automatically.

R4 DS Offical Software V1.18 software Download

R4i DS V1.18 Firmware download
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Wood R4 Firmware for R4 DS

Important: Officially Wood R4 only works on the Original R4 , or 1:1 clones of the original R4.You can identify which clones are of the original R4 from the website address on the R4 packaging. The R4 DS Card can work have http://www.r4ds.com , http://www.r4ds.me or http://www.r4ds.cn

Lasted R4 WOOD Firmware V1.43 released on Jan 14th 2012