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barkhad
April 21st, 2007, 21:10
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BUG: English version shows a blue screen after save during load, or freezes after load
SOLUTION: The blue screen is shown when using NO$GBA.INP renamed in firmware.bin, and the black screen freeze game when using dumped firmware... the solution for successful load is a patch made by Kingcom. You can find the program for patching here and the ips patch file here. To patch load the encrypted ROM in the upper field and the IPS file in the lower one. Once again greatest thanx to Kingcom

NOTE: This patch is tested on Diamond Version only, there is no guarantee it will work with Pearl Version too!

Bug 1: Game freezes at end of first (and other) battle(s)
Solution: Turn on sound, at end of battle pokemon that faints makes a cry sound, and with disabled sound game freezes and waits for the cry of the fainting pokemon to be prosecuted;

Bug 2: Game freezes when trying to deposit pokemon in computer box
Solution A: Use second or third option in the computer to open the deposit boxes, change to an empty box, and then return to the previous menu and deposit option should work
Solution B: Use the third - move option instead of the deposit option (which is first) to move pokemon from hand to box or from box to hand... game starts to run verry slow sometimes while trying to move a pokemon from hand to box so just use Solution A before moving the pokemon from hand;

Bug 3: Upper screen turns white while exploring an area
Solution: This is just a graphical problem actualy, its just FOG... fog is not drawn right and instead of looking like fog it makes the whole screen white, so just open the menu and use HM05 Fog Clear - now after u use fog clear the screen is still white (the screen needs to be reset), so just open any menu that ocupies the whole screen (like the pokemon list, map, pokedex, etc.) and return to the game afterwards. The fog will be gone since the screen is reset and u can play normally;

Bug 4: At some points when there is a movie sequence the screen turns white or freezes
Solution: Just wait a while the screen will return to normal;

barkhad
April 21st, 2007, 21:11
someone in the german comunity has patched the rom
(but he dont know, if there are another bugs with the patch):
http://www.emuforum.de/viewtopic.php?t=69768&start=45
(in the first post is the ips-file)
you need this prog to patch the rom with the ips file:
http://home.pages.at/yoshi87/downloads/ipswinger.rar

patch is for diamond..
it only works with firmware (not the no$gba.inp trick)

Pr1s0n_13reak
April 22nd, 2007, 14:52
I have used the patch etc. but my problem seems to be with loading states, mine doesn't load at all the ROM just crashes, other people have had black screens, then patched the file and its worked but mine just crashes completely. Any suggestions? http://www.coolrom.com/forums/images/smilies/confused.gif

Alexander_13
April 22nd, 2007, 15:01
i try pearl so try to download it and check if has the same problem

Pr1s0n_13reak
April 22nd, 2007, 15:40
i try pearl so try to download it and check if has the same problem

Yeah same problem, mine just cant seem to save states :(

barkhad
April 22nd, 2007, 15:44
save states dont work for this version.

azoreseuropa
April 22nd, 2007, 16:42
save state didnt emulated for nds games on this emulator...not yet.

Pr1s0n_13reak
April 22nd, 2007, 18:46
Well how is everybody managing to play it then? Cause im sure I seen a screenshot somewhere that somebody was at the end of the game.

Alexander_13
April 22nd, 2007, 19:12
i can dave digimon world ds .sav but i dunno pokemon i didn't try too slow on my pc

azoreseuropa
April 22nd, 2007, 20:26
Well how is everybody managing to play it then? Cause im sure I seen a screenshot somewhere that somebody was at the end of the game.

You mean save type then yes. Not save state which didnt emulated nds yet, only gba can be used as save state. :)

Alexander_13
April 23rd, 2007, 20:13
i patched still doesn't save :mad:

azoreseuropa
April 23rd, 2007, 20:51
Correct save type ? :)

Alexander_13
April 23rd, 2007, 20:55
to what eeprom i did and flash too still no luck

barkhad
April 23rd, 2007, 20:59
change it to 256kb or 512KB . DAMMIT:mad:

Alexander_13
April 23rd, 2007, 21:03
i did ;) still don't save

barkhad
April 23rd, 2007, 21:06
DO YOU GET A BLACK SCREEN WHEN YOU LOAD YOUR SAVE

Alexander_13
April 23rd, 2007, 21:08
no, game works fine don't save in battery no new file is created and it's patched and all flash 512k i dunno :( i open it and it's from the begining no black screen

azoreseuropa
April 23rd, 2007, 21:23
change it to 256kb or 512KB . DAMMIT:mad:

Hey, be nice. This forum is for friendly environment and your sentence is not acceptable. Be nice. :)

Yeah, it is 512kb. I just found it out. :)

Alexander_13
April 23rd, 2007, 21:33
i try again 512kb or 256kb or eeprom and the .sav does not create i dunno

azoreseuropa
April 23rd, 2007, 21:48
No, you have to save it ingame then .sav will appear. Not all games does that. :)

Alexander_13
April 23rd, 2007, 22:24
but still can't digimon world ds doesn't have that problem

luigigreen
April 24th, 2007, 04:58
I patched the game with links, and I'm still getting a black screen when I try to load. What can I do?

barkhad
April 24th, 2007, 09:30
can somebody sign up in emuforum for me they banned my email
:(. FOR NO REASON

barkhad
April 24th, 2007, 10:15
ok make a new directory and put ur patched game in it
extract ipswinger.rar in this dir and put lgc-pkmd.ips in it

so you have

IPSWin.exe
lgc-pkmd.ips
1016 - Pokemon Pearl (U)(Legacy).nds

then start ipswin.exe , browse for the game file and the ips file and press patch




now start nogba
option>emulation setup>NDS catridge backup>Flash 256 or 512
options>save options

now play as much as you want then press "X" button (i config it to "Q")

then save your game

exit nogba and run again

the game well as you to continue or to play a new fame

Alexander_13
April 24th, 2007, 13:59
i did all that and i can't create a .sav file

barkhad
April 24th, 2007, 15:58
save states dont work for this version

joseph08
April 25th, 2007, 00:40
is there anyway we can make it fast u know like a regular ds

joshszz
April 26th, 2007, 05:33
Hi, I've followed all the above instructions and searched the forum, but still couldn't find my error message:
"A communication error has occurred.
If you were in the Union Room, you will be returned there.
In all other cases, you will be returned to wherever you last saved.
Please press the A Button."
And when I press the A Button, the screen goes a white blank. I have to go into the Battery folder and delete my .SAV file and restart, if I want to avoid this error. However, everytime I save, the same error comes up again.

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/1961/errorgi8.jpg

My settings are as follows:

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/8189/settingsdx3.png

I've played around with the settings, testing out all the save types, but nothing works. And yes, I remembered to do the save options part.

Any help is deeply appreciated, thanks.

Sword
April 29th, 2007, 15:47
I've got the ROM, No$GBA, unzipped them both, etc. The game WORKS but it is extremely slow. Lots of people have this problem, and it's kind of the only thing preventing anyone from enjoying these games. Hell, I already know how to fucking save by browsing these forums, and that isn't even my problem.;) So, if anyone knows how to make the Emulation faster, like settings wise or anything, please, reply back. Any help is greatly appreciated. :)

barkhad
April 29th, 2007, 21:20
I might create a program to boost nogba speed

CubanLinx2
April 30th, 2007, 07:35
I might create a program to boost nogba speed

dude, i'll share my girlfreind with you if you can do that.:p

barkhad
April 30th, 2007, 20:03
I AM YOUNGER THAN YOU HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED.

barkhad
April 30th, 2007, 20:13
BY THE WAY NOGBA 2.4B IS COMING OUT MAY .

CubanLinx2
May 1st, 2007, 00:09
I AM YOUNGER THAN YOU HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED.

it was a joke kid.

barkhad
May 1st, 2007, 11:45
i am sorry .

CubanLinx2
May 2nd, 2007, 00:28
lol, dont be sorry bro u didnt do anything bad.