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r4igold.cc

Original R4iGold.cc

r4igold.cc

Cart Info

The original r4igold.cc cart is a clone of the Galaxy Eagle. Unfortunately, the Galaxy Eagle itself is a bad clone of the Acekard 2i, and neither AKAIO nor BL2CK work properly on it. While BL2CK boots, it will freeze on a white screen when attempting to load any commercial ROM file. Therefore, AKMenu-Next is the recommended primary kernel for Galaxy Eagle and related carts, so that nds-bootstrap can be used to load games. As an alternative option, the stock kernel is also provided, but it will likely be able to run less games than AKMenu-Next.

Setup Guide:

  1. Download the latest release of AKMenu-Next Flashcart Edition.

  2. Extract the downloaded akmenu-next-flashcart.zip file with 7-Zip.

  3. From within the akmenu-next files, copy the following files/folders to your SD card root:

    • _nds folder
    • BOOT.NDS

  4. Download the latest release of nds-bootstrap.

  5. Extract the downloaded nds-bootstrap.zip file with 7-Zip.

  6. Copy the contents of the files from the extracted nds-bootstrap.zip file to the _nds folder on your SD card.

  7. If you'd like to be able to use cheats on your games, download a cheat database.

  8. You will need the usrcheat.dat file from the download link in the post. Copy this file to _nds/akmenunext/cheats/ on your SD card. (Create the cheats folder if it doesn't exist)

  9. Open the Autoboot folder within the AKMenu-Next files.

  10. Copy the contents of the Galaxy Eagle folder (do not copy the folder itself) to the root of your SD card.

  11. Create a Games folder in your SD card root, and place your .nds game ROMs inside. You can also create additional folders to help with organizing/categorizing your ROMs.

  12. The files on your SD card should now look like this:

    • GEi AKMenu-Next

  13. Insert the SD card back into your cart, plug the cart into your DS, and see if it boots into the menu.

Post-Setup Enhancements

Themes

Looking to customize your menu? Check out the AKMenu themes repository:

Themes Repository

Kernel Info

Keep in mind that this kernel is outdated. Some newer games will refuse to boot, but this is useable alternative if AKMenu-Next's nds-bootstrap loader fails to load something.

  1. Format the SD card you are using by following the formatting tutorial.

  2. Download the R4iGold.cc v2.6 kernel.

  3. Open/extract the zip file, and copy the contents into the root of your SD card.

  4. If you'd like to be able to use cheats on your games, download a cheat database.

  5. You will need the cheat.dat file from the download link in the post. Copy this file to the _SYSTEM_ on your SD card.

  6. Create a Games folder in your SD card root, and place your .nds game ROMs inside. You can also create additional folders to help with organizing/categorizing your ROMs.

  7. The files on your SD card should now look like this:

    • R4iGold.cc v2.6

  8. Insert the SD card back into your cart, plug the cart into your DS, and see if it boots into the menu.