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i have downloaded the game from a few different sites but i still get the same result when i start the game... a blank white screen that doesnt go anywhere! What do i do? please help me
Pokemon Emerald not working
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Posted 18 March 2007 - 02:27 PM
Dsemiz, on Mar 17 2007, 07:44 PM, said:
i have downloaded the game from a few different sites but i still get the same result when i start the game... a blank white screen that doesnt go anywhere! What do i do? please help me
First what emulator are you using? As we can do nothing to help you until then,
Is this the first rom you have tried to play?
#3 Guest_Guest_*
Posted 25 March 2007 - 06:32 AM
I have the same problem. The screen goes white and it goes from 100% load back to 96% and stays on the white screen. I had tried other games and they work. Every pokemon I try doesnt. I even tried one sent by my friend and it worked for him but not for me, it just showed that white screen again. I have tried many different emulators. I am using VisualBoyAdvance currently though. I need help, could this be something wrong with the emulator settings that need to be changed to work correctly.
#4 Guest_Guest_*
Posted 25 March 2007 - 06:53 AM
This is the guest that just posted above. I found out how to fix the problem. Ill post it below
Certain games require specific save settings that need to be set manually. Otherwise, errors in in-game (battery) saves may occur or "white screens" may be encountered during emulation. The simplest solution is to place a vba-over.ini configuration file in the same directory as your emulator. The file automatically configures the save type settings for most common games. [b]You can download a copy of this file here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/uay5uq[/b]. The default save settings must be set in VBA for this file to work (go to Options -> Emulator -> Save Type -> Automatic and Options -> Emulator -> Save Type -> Flash 64K). If you have existing save files, you may need to delete, move, or rename them to allow the save configuration to work. GAMES CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY VBA-OVER.INI (The problems that are addressed are listed in green) * 0418: Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu! * 0434: Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy Of Goku (U) * 0639: Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy Of Goku (E) * 0757: Pokemon Sapphire (J) * 0760: Pokemon Ruby (J) * 0898: Pokemon Sapphire (U) In-game save, white screen, in-game clock * 0907: Pokemon Ruby (U) In-game save, white screen, in-game clock * 1056: Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy of Goku II (E) * 1085: Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy of Goku II (U) * 1093: Super Mario Advance 4 (J) * 1102: Bokura no Taiyou (J) * 1109: Pokemon Zafiro (S) * 1110: Pokemon Rubi (S) * 1111: Pokemon Saphir (F) * 1114: Pokemon Rubis (F) * 1161: Boktai - The Sun is in Your Hand (U) * 1190: Super Mario Advance 4 - Super Mario Bros 3 (E) * 1212: Super Mario Advance 4 - Super Mario Bros 3 (U) * 1237: Pokemon Sapphire (E) In-game save, white screen, in-game clock * 1242: Pokemon Ruby (E) In-game save, white screen, in-game clock * 1297: Dragon Ball Z Taiketsu (U) * 1360: Pokemon Fire Red (J) * 1362: Pokemon Leaf Green (J) * 1420: Dragon Ball Z Taiketsu (E) * 1483: Boktai - The Sun is in Your Hand (E) * 1573: Digi Communication 2 in 1 Datou! Black Gemagema Dan (J) * 1585: Zoku Bokura no Taiyou - Taiyou Shounen Django (J) * 1591: Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy of Goku II International (J) * 1604: Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation (J) Clock issue * 1636: Pokemon Fire Red (U) In-game save, white screen, "The 1M sub-circuit board is not installed" message, "Save error. Please exchange the backup memory" message * 1637: Pokemon Leaf Green (U) In-game save, white screen, "The 1M sub-circuit board is not installed" message, "Save error. Please exchange the backup memory" message * 1646: Dragon Ball Z - Buu's Fury (U) "Game will not run on this hardware" message * 1649: Pokemon Emerald (J) * 1675: Pokemon Rojo Fuego (S) * 1676: Pokemon Verde Hoja (S) * 1677: Pokemon Blattgrune (G) * 1678: Pokemon Feuerrote (G) * 1679: Pokemon Rouge Feu (F) * 1680: Pokemon Vert Feuille (F) * 1685: Pokemon Rosso Fuoco (I) * 1686: Pokemon Verde Foglia (I) * 1691: Pokemon Leaf Green (E) In-game save, white screen, "The 1M sub-circuit board is not installed" message, "Save error. Please exchange the backup memory" message * 1695: Pokemon Fire Red (E) In-game save, white screen, "The 1M sub-circuit board is not installed" message, "Save error. Please exchange the backup memory" message * 1718: F-Zero Climax (J) * 1719: Boktai 2 - Solar Boy Django (U) * 1802: Gameboy Wars Advance 1+2 (J) * 1821: Yoshi no Banyu Inryoku (J) * 1883: Rocky (E) * 1917: Pokemon Zaffiro (I) * 1918: Pokemon Rubino (I) * 1928: Top Gun - Combat Zones (U) * 1932: Sennen Kazoku (J) * 1967: Yoshi's Universal Gravitation (E) * 1984: Pokemon Saphir (G) * 1985: Pokemon Rubin (G) * 1986: Pokemon Emerald (U) In-game save, white screen, in-game clock * 2013: Boktai 2 - Solar Boy Django (E) * 2022: Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (U) * 2069: Shin Bokura no Taiyou - Gyakushuu no Sabata (J) * 2079: Dragon Ball GT - Transformation (U) * 2161: Super Mario Advance 4 v1.1 (U) * 2185: Pokemon Smaragd (G) * 2187: Pokemon Emeraude (F) * 2190: Pokemon Esmeralda (S) * 2207: Pokemon Smeraldo (I) * 2288: Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy of Goku I & II (U) * 2302: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy (U) In-game save * 2342: Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters 2006 (U) In-game save, white screen * 2394: Zoku Bokura no Taiyou - Taiyou Shounen Django (J) (V1.1) * 2471: Dragon Ball Z Buu's Fury & Dragon Ball GT Transformation 2-in-1 (U) "Game will not run on this hardware" message * 2484: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - Red Rescue Team (U)
#6 Guest_Guest_Ben_*_*
Posted 12 February 2009 - 05:17 AM
Guest, on Mar 25 2007, 06:53 AM, said:
This is the guest that just posted above. I found out how to fix the problem. Ill post it below
Certain games require specific save settings that need to be set manually. Otherwise, errors in in-game (battery) saves may occur or "white screens" may be encountered during emulation. The simplest solution is to place a vba-over.ini configuration file in the same directory as your emulator. The file automatically configures the save type settings for most common games. [b]You can download a copy of this file here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/uay5uq[/b]. The default save settings must be set in VBA for this file to work (go to Options -> Emulator -> Save Type -> Automatic and Options -> Emulator -> Save Type -> Flash 64K). If you have existing save files, you may need to delete, move, or rename them to allow the save configuration to work. GAMES CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY VBA-OVER.INI (The problems that are addressed are listed in green) * 0418: Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu! * 0434: Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy Of Goku (U) * 0639: Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy Of Goku (E) * 0757: Pokemon Sapphire (J) * 0760: Pokemon Ruby (J) * 0898: Pokemon Sapphire (U) In-game save, white screen, in-game clock * 0907: Pokemon Ruby (U) In-game save, white screen, in-game clock * 1056: Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy of Goku II (E) * 1085: Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy of Goku II (U) * 1093: Super Mario Advance 4 (J) * 1102: Bokura no Taiyou (J) * 1109: Pokemon Zafiro (S) * 1110: Pokemon Rubi (S) * 1111: Pokemon Saphir (F) * 1114: Pokemon Rubis (F) * 1161: Boktai - The Sun is in Your Hand (U) * 1190: Super Mario Advance 4 - Super Mario Bros 3 (E) * 1212: Super Mario Advance 4 - Super Mario Bros 3 (U) * 1237: Pokemon Sapphire (E) In-game save, white screen, in-game clock * 1242: Pokemon Ruby (E) In-game save, white screen, in-game clock * 1297: Dragon Ball Z Taiketsu (U) * 1360: Pokemon Fire Red (J) * 1362: Pokemon Leaf Green (J) * 1420: Dragon Ball Z Taiketsu (E) * 1483: Boktai - The Sun is in Your Hand (E) * 1573: Digi Communication 2 in 1 Datou! Black Gemagema Dan (J) * 1585: Zoku Bokura no Taiyou - Taiyou Shounen Django (J) * 1591: Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy of Goku II International (J) * 1604: Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation (J) Clock issue * 1636: Pokemon Fire Red (U) In-game save, white screen, "The 1M sub-circuit board is not installed" message, "Save error. Please exchange the backup memory" message * 1637: Pokemon Leaf Green (U) In-game save, white screen, "The 1M sub-circuit board is not installed" message, "Save error. Please exchange the backup memory" message * 1646: Dragon Ball Z - Buu's Fury (U) "Game will not run on this hardware" message * 1649: Pokemon Emerald (J) * 1675: Pokemon Rojo Fuego (S) * 1676: Pokemon Verde Hoja (S) * 1677: Pokemon Blattgrune (G) * 1678: Pokemon Feuerrote (G) * 1679: Pokemon Rouge Feu (F) * 1680: Pokemon Vert Feuille (F) * 1685: Pokemon Rosso Fuoco (I) * 1686: Pokemon Verde Foglia (I) * 1691: Pokemon Leaf Green (E) In-game save, white screen, "The 1M sub-circuit board is not installed" message, "Save error. Please exchange the backup memory" message * 1695: Pokemon Fire Red (E) In-game save, white screen, "The 1M sub-circuit board is not installed" message, "Save error. Please exchange the backup memory" message * 1718: F-Zero Climax (J) * 1719: Boktai 2 - Solar Boy Django (U) * 1802: Gameboy Wars Advance 1+2 (J) * 1821: Yoshi no Banyu Inryoku (J) * 1883: Rocky (E) * 1917: Pokemon Zaffiro (I) * 1918: Pokemon Rubino (I) * 1928: Top Gun - Combat Zones (U) * 1932: Sennen Kazoku (J) * 1967: Yoshi's Universal Gravitation (E) * 1984: Pokemon Saphir (G) * 1985: Pokemon Rubin (G) * 1986: Pokemon Emerald (U) In-game save, white screen, in-game clock * 2013: Boktai 2 - Solar Boy Django (E) * 2022: Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (U) * 2069: Shin Bokura no Taiyou - Gyakushuu no Sabata (J) * 2079: Dragon Ball GT - Transformation (U) * 2161: Super Mario Advance 4 v1.1 (U) * 2185: Pokemon Smaragd (G) * 2187: Pokemon Emeraude (F) * 2190: Pokemon Esmeralda (S) * 2207: Pokemon Smeraldo (I) * 2288: Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy of Goku I & II (U) * 2302: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy (U) In-game save * 2342: Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters 2006 (U) In-game save, white screen * 2394: Zoku Bokura no Taiyou - Taiyou Shounen Django (J) (V1.1) * 2471: Dragon Ball Z Buu's Fury & Dragon Ball GT Transformation 2-in-1 (U) "Game will not run on this hardware" message * 2484: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - Red Rescue Team (U)
Tried it, didn't work at all
#7 Guest_Zhacarias@gmail.com_*
Posted 21 May 2009 - 03:16 AM
Guest_Ben_*, on Feb 12 2009, 05:17 AM, said:
Tried it, didn't work at all
I'll explain it in simpler terms.
Let's re-read over the directions.
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The simplest solution is to place a vba-over.ini configuration file in the same directory as your emulator. The file automatically configures the save type settings for most common games.
You can download a copy of this file here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/uay5uq. The default save settings must be set in VBA for this file to work.
You can download a copy of this file here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/uay5uq. The default save settings must be set in VBA for this file to work.
(go to Options -> Emulator -> Save Type -> Automatic and Options -> Emulator -> Save Type -> Flash 64K).
If you have existing save files, you may need to delete, move, or rename them to allow the save configuration to work.What they're technically saying is that before downloading vba_over.ini (the answer to your troubles) you need to make sure Visual Boy Advance has it's default save setting set. Like so.
Make sure that the vba_over.ini file is in the root directory of your Visual Boy Advance emulator's folder.
Open the vba_over.ini file and search for the rom you're trying to run. The Pokemon Emerald i'm trying to play is the (U) version. So I scrolled down to it.
I renamed the rom to be look the same way as the vba_over.ini's name. Like so. (I tried to copy and paste the exact name from the vba_over.ini file to the rom's name but it doesn't work since colons (
are not accepted in filenames. So just use a dash. Apparently it works after that. 
Because you renamed your rom for this to work, rename any existing save files you had before.
Don't worry, it'll work with the emulator.
My pokemon emerald rom was named "Pokemon Emerald.gba" before. Because it was named this way, it didn't work.
But now that I've named it "1986 - Pokemon Emerald Version (U).gba" it will work.
I hope my images helped you out.
Good luck.