Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Monday 29.9.2025 / 15:23
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > consoles > nintendo ds - general discussion > help!!!! ds games work fine with m3lite but gba and emulators wont load
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
HELP!!!! DS games work fine with m3lite but GBA and emulators wont load
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
mikej3131
Member
_ 		10. October 2006 @ 06:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok i just installed everything (M3 lite, passcard3 with 1gig microsd sandisk card in my ds lite) and i used the "write NDS" function then put a game on and it worked fine.
Then i get a game with a .gba extension and loaded up "game manager" again and used the "Write gba" function, then stick it in my DS and i click on the game and it gets to the loading screen and stays there, it seems like it doesnt want to load. This also happens with the built in emulator for nintendo games or the emulator i have(NESDS).

Can comeone help here, am i doing something wrong?


Oh yeah im using 1X4DMA Trim ROM and i have the latest firmware v29 in case that matters.
[ + quote]

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 10. October 2006 @ 06:46
Advertisement
_ 		__
mikej3131
Member
_ 		10. October 2006 @ 12:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok i figured out half the problem. I was loading the game with the A button instead of the Start button. This got my "starsky and hutch" game loading and working, but now GTA advanced only loads, and after it loads it goes to a blank screen and it just freezes there. Any ideas?
[ + quote]
mr_hanky
Senior Member
_ 		10. October 2006 @ 16:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
GBA games require you to use the M3 in GBA mode (remove the Pass Card, or press Start in the Main Menu in DS mode)
Try using different settings when patching the GBA game over.
Make sure the ROMs ae not the problem by testing them in a reliable PC emulator (such as Visual Boy Advance)
[ + quote]
My M3 Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/364264
My M3 DS Simply Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129
My M3 DS Real Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/585265
mikej3131
Member
_ 		10. October 2006 @ 17:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if i format with fat32, which cluster size should i use?

Also, what different settings should i change and why?
[ + quote]

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 10. October 2006 @ 19:17
mr_hanky
Senior Member
_ 		11. October 2006 @ 03:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I use FAT32 and the Windows default cluster size, and everything works fine.

Quote:
what different settings should i change

Any, they could be why it's not working.

Quote:
and why

to try and get the game(s) working...
[ + quote]
My M3 Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/364264
My M3 DS Simply Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129
My M3 DS Real Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/585265
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
mikej3131
Member
_ 		11. October 2006 @ 06:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok ill try formating differently and maybe use the soft patch option.

Maybe gta advance just isnt compatible with m3 lite. I saw in another thead on a diferent forum with a list of games that dont work and gta advance was on eof them, but some people have said it worked for them
[ + quote]
afterdawn.com > forums > consoles > nintendo ds - general discussion > help!!!! ds games work fine with m3lite but gba and emulators wont load
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2025 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork