No. R4i and R4 are not illegal.
R4i and R4 are only illegal if they have games on them.
They are illegal in some countries, such as the UK.
yes
R4i is illegal b/c r4i is a device for pirated games which is stealing from the companies that created the games.EDIT: The R4i was legal, because you could use it in legal fashions. However, selling, advertising or importing R4i and all similar cards is now illegal in the UK. This is a recent ruling, subject to a pending appeal.
An r4i can let you back up the games that you already have (please note an r4i only works on a dsi and dsi XL if you do not have a dsi or a dsi XL you will have to get a normal r4 but do not be sad a normal r4 cando everything an r4 can).
R4 cards are illegal in the UK.
No its not
Well it depends on where you get it from for example: if you buy it um.. lets say the Caribbean market it might be illegal but if you buy it from video stores like EB games it is not illegal. (If you get it from Santa it is not illegal)
I don't know what you mean but the R4 will work on the original ds and the ds lite The R4i will work only on the dsi. Now, R4 DS card load wood r4 kernel can support many latest DS games.
of course, new r4i v1.6 kernel can work on all below version of r4i card, including r4i v1.4 kernel.
For r4i gold from r4ids.cn, the latest firmware is wood r4 V1.46; for r4i gold V2.0 from r4ids.com, it is the AKAIO V1.8.6 kernel; for r4i-gold card from r4i-gold.com, the latest software is r4i V1.71b.. Now it is already wood r4i v1.51b.
IF that is happening on your r4i there is something wrong with your r4i. It has nothing to do with the sd card its the r4i.
R4 and similar Flashcards are banned in the UK. you can they online. If you can wait some times, you can buy online from China, it will arrive you from China in 10 business days by normal shipping. Though it will take a longer time, by much cheaper than local shops. I recommend gamehouse88.com, it is a professional r4i and other flash cards reseller.