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There are 2 kinds of kernel available for R4 DS card: The R4 Kernel and Wood R4 Kernel. R4 kernel updated to R4 DS V1.18 on 2008, and stop to update. Now most players are useing Wood R4 kernel for option. Wood R4 is a powerful game engine, it keep on updating for every months......

R4 kernel Download

     R4 DS V1.18 (English)        Wood R4 V1.41                  Wood R4 V1.43  (English)

     Wood R4 V1.44                 Wood R4 V1.45                  Wood R4 V1.46  (English)

     Wood R4 V1.48                 Wood R4 V1.49                  Wood R4 V1.45  (English) 

     Wood R4 V1.44 

How to install R4 Kernel?

     1. Download Latest Wood R4 kernel to computer.
     2. Unzip the patch into several files.
     3. Connect the MicroSD card to the computer through a MicroSD reader.
     4. Copy all files to the boot directoy of the MicroSD card.
     5. Wood r4 kernel installation finished, you may also copy some games of media files to the TF card for use.

Wood r4 v1.53 update on Oct 10th, 2012

Change Log (Wood R4 V1.53)
'learn with pokemon - typing adventure (Europe)' fixed.
'tinker bell and the great fairy rescue (Europe) (EN,SV,NO,DA)' fixed.
'pokemon - white version 2 (USA, Eeurope)' fixed.
'pokemon - black version 2 (usa, Europe)' fixed.

Wood R4 V1.48 udpate content

- moyeora! kirby (korea)' fixed.
- detective conan - kakokara no zensou kyoku (japan)' fixed.
- super scribblenauts (europe) (en,sv,no,da,fi)' fixed.
- break Nintendo 3DS V4.1.0-8 E/U/J system.

Wood R4 V1.46 change log

compatibility:
- 'club penguin - elite penguin force (germany)' fixed.
- 'inazuma eleven 2 - tempete de glace (france)' fixed.
- 'inazuma eleven 2 - tempete de feu (france)' fixed.
- 'pokemon plus - nobunaga no yabou (japan)' fixed.
- 'inazuma eleven 2 - blizzard (europe)' fixed.
- 'inazuma eleven 2 - firestorm (europe)' fixed.
- 'inazuma eleven 2 - ventisca eterna (spain)' fixed.
- 'inazuma eleven 2 - bufera di neve (italy)' fixed.

Wood R4 V1.45 kernel (for R4 DS) released

Core update:
- minor fix in homebrew softreset.
- devkitpro 'Exit to Menu Protocol' support. (http://devkitpro.org/wiki/Homebrew_Menu)
- associations support added. you can associate any file type (except nds&gba) to any homebrew application. launched file passed to application as argv[1] params. i know two applications that support this: nesDS and Iku reader. associations settings stored in /__rpg/associations.ini file. sample:
[nes]
launcher=fat0:/nesDs.nds
show=1
[fb2]
launcher=fat0:/iku.nds
show=1
[epub]
launcher=fat0:/iku.nds
show=1

Compatibility update:
- 'shin megami tensei - devil survivor 2 (usa)' fixed.

Wood R4 V1.44 update for R4 DS card

Core update:

• extlink support.
• 3in1+ support. opera works, gba launch from psram/nor works, even rumble in some games works. big thanx to mbmax for testing.

Compatibility update:

• 'professor layton and the spectre's call (europe)' fixed.
• 'jeongukmin model audition superstar ds (korea)' fixed.
• 'live-on card live-r ds (korea)' fixed.
• 'mario & luigi rpg 3 - kupa momsok daemoheom (korea)' fixed.
• 'metal beyblade 2 - big bang bladers (korea)' fixed.
• 'yu-gi-oh 5d's world championship 2011 - over the nexus (korea)' fixed

Wood R4 V1.43 kernel update content

Compatibility:
'tinker bell + tinker bell and the lost treasure (europe)' fixed.
'call of duty - black ops (europe) (es,it)' fixed.
'bakuman mangaka e no michi (japan)' fixed.
'fab style (japan)' fixed.
'maplestory ds (japan)' fixed.
'rpg tkool ds+ (japan)' fixed.
'cars 2 (japan)' fixed.
'crafting mama (japan)' fixed.
'kaizoku sentai gokaiger atsumete henshin! 35 sentai! (japan)' fixed.
'korg ds-10+ synthesizer (japan)' fixed.
'ore-sama kingdom koi no manga mo debut o mokushise (japan)' fixed.
'toy story 3 (japan)' fixed.
'kuma no pooh-san 100 acre no mori no cooking book (japan)' fixed.
'5-kyuu kara 1-kyuu kanzen taiou saikin kako mondai - nijishiken taisaku - eiken kanzenban (japan)' fixed.
'gokujou mecha mote iinchou mm my best friend (japan)' fixed.
'byoutai seiri ds - image dekiru! shikkan, shoujou to care (japan)' fixed.
'kaibou seirigaku ds - touch de hirogaru! jintai no kouzou to kinou (japan) (rev 2)' fixed.
'shoukou shindan training ds (japan)' fixed.
'shin noukyou iku' fixed.
'yamakawa shuppansha kanshuu - shousetsu nihonshi b - shin sougou training plus (japan)' fixed.
'yamakawa shuppansha kanshuu - shousetsu sekaishi b - shin sougou training plus (japan)' fixed.
'suisui physical assessment training ds (japan)' fixed.

Wood R4 V1.41 update content

'one piece gigant battle 2 - shin sekai (japan)' fixed.
'tamagotchi collection (japan)' fixed.
'professeur layton et l'appel du spectre (france)' fixed.
'power rangers - samurai' fixed.
'professor layton und der ruf des phantoms (germany)' fixed.
'il professor layton e il richiamo dello spettro (italy)' fixed.
'professor layton en de melodie van het spook (netherlands)' fixed.
'cooking mama world - outdoor adventures (europe)' fixed.
'el profesor layton y la llamada del espectro (spain)' fixed.

Wood R4 V1.39 update content

core:
- switched to devkitarm r36.
compatibility:
- 'professor layton and the last specter (usa)' fixed.
- 'kirby - mass attack (europe)' fixed.
- 'petz - puppyz & kittenz (usa)' fixed.
- 'monster high - ghoul spirit' fixed.

Wood R4 V1.38 update content:

interface:
- drawing last item in small icon mode fixed.
compatibility:
- saving in 'miffys world (europe)' fixed.
- 'solatorobo - red the hunter (usa)' fixed.
- force save size to 512K for 'tony hawk's proving ground'.
- force save size to 512K for 'pocket scenario series - harukanaru toki no naka de -
more sweet edition'.
- force save size to 512K for 'kilari - na-san, mon meilleur ami (europe)'.
- 'dragon quest monsters - joker 2 (europe)' fixed.