Freezes in Pokemon HGSS on flashcards

[pgattic]

Game Console(s) used

• [ ] Nintendo DS
• [X] Nintendo DS Lite
• [ ] Nintendo DSi
• [ ] Nintendo DSi XL/LL
• [ ] Nintendo 3DS
• [ ] Nintendo 3DS XL/LL
• [ ] New Nintendo 3DS XL/LL
• [ ] Nintendo 2DS
• [ ] New Nintendo 2DS XL/LL

Launch Method

Micro SD from R4iSDHC .com card, TwiLightMenu.

Version used

1.0.3

Game tested/used/applicable

Pokemon HeartGold Spain localization, hash matches nointro

Expected Behavior

Smooth gameplay free of crashes

Actual Behavior

Game seems to randomly freeze during screen transitions like walking through a door, opening a menu, etc.

Steps to reproduce

I can't determing discrete steps to reproduce, but on my end it happened many times even before I got to the next city over ingame. Glad I saved frequently.

nds-bootstrap.ini

[NDS-BOOTSTRAP]
USE_ROM_REGION = 1
NDS_PATH = fat:/Games/Pokemon - Edicion Oro HeartGold (Spain).nds
SAV_PATH = fat:/Games/saves/Pokemon - Edicion Oro HeartGold (Spain).sav
RAM_DRIVE_PATH = sd:/null.img
GUI_LANGUAGE = en
LANGUAGE = -1
REGION = 1
DSI_MODE = 0
EXTENDED_MEMORY = 0
DONOR_SDK_VER = 0
PATCH_MPU_REGION = 0
PATCH_MPU_SIZE = 0
FORCE_SLEEP_PATCH = 0
DEBUG = 0
LOGGING = 0
MACRO_MODE = 0
SLEEP_MODE = 1
SOUND_FREQ = 0
CONSOLE_MODEL = 0
HOTKEY = 284
AP_FIX_PATH = fat:/_nds/nds-bootstrap/apFix.ips
APP_PATH = fat:/GAMES/DSIWARE/BLOONS~2.NDS
PRV_PATH = fat:/GAMES/DSIWARE/SAVES/BLOONS~1.SAV
BOOST_CPU = 0
BOOST_VRAM = 0
CARD_READ_DMA = 1
GAME_SOFT_RESET = 1
DONORTWL_NDS_PATH = fat:/Games/Pokemon - Black Version 2 (USA, Europe) (NDSi Enhanced).nds
ASYNC_CARD_READ = 0

Logs

I don't have logs as I am at a time constraint at the moment, but I will get them in ASAP

Other notes

I can still hear the music playing in the background, but I hear it stop when I press the Bootstrap menu key combo. Then then I press "down" then "A" (so as to select "Reset"), the system powers off.

Will you be available for future issues and/or replies?

Yes

[Mecario]

Same issue here except on a R4idsn.com card with the latest version, either with an AP fixed rom or a clean one, seems to make no difference

[kishan4780]

Is this bug only the case for ds lite? From my experience it seems to occur with Pokemon black and white too but less frequently than hgss.

[Primorior]

Using pokemon soulsilver, but happens on heartgold too. Using TwilightMenu on my r4 card on my dsi xl, game freezes often with blackscreens, music is still working.

Closing menus, going into buildings/leaving buildings. Not always, but often.

On melonds, rom & save is working fine. German version of the rom, dumped directly from the cardridge.

[sciro24]

The same thing happens to me: black screen on Heart Gold during some transitions, and the music keeps playing in the background. It happens very often. Has anyone found a solution? I have an R4 3DS v5.0 from R4I-SDHC.COM with TWiL menu on a Nintendo DS Lite. Please help.

[RocketRobz]

The same thing happens to me: black screen on Heart Gold during some transitions, and the music keeps playing in the background. It happens very often. Has anyone found a solution? I have an R4 3DS v5.0 from R4I-SDHC.COM with TWiL menu on a Nintendo DS Lite. Please help.

There is currently no solution available (aside from switching to the flashcard kernel instead of nds-bootstrap).