Harvest Moon Island of Happiness roms not working.. help..

I'm sorry to bother you guys..
I really need some help..
I just download the rom of Harvest Moon Island of Happiness, when I copied to my R4 and just start the game, its not playing, instead they say "Unable to read data. Turn power off and reinsert the game card"
I've tried it over and over but its still not working.. Can you guys help me out? Thanks a lot..

did you extract it from the rar file?

Moved and: https://www.romulation.org/forum/index.php/topic,1462.0.html

Yup I extract it using the winrar.
It's working for the other games except this one.. I really dont know why..

Then update your firmware by going to http://www.linfoxdomain.com/ds/

Yea, I'm having the same problem and updating the R4 files aren't working either

Does it say 1.18 on the R4 menu? If so, try backing up all your data and reformat your MicroSD.

Anandjones , you were helpful. :D

So formatting worked?
What brand microSD do you have?

I actually had the same issue, but when I updated to the latest firmware it worked just fine. Granted I hadn't updated for like...a year :P.

I had the same problem so I just downloaded it again...
Thank God, this time it worked on my ninjapass,,
My cousins' are R4, so I downloaded the latest firmware. Worked fine...

this game can't be save
if i want must turn off power and reinsert game card

Replying to #12

put your flashcart, firmware, and brand of microSD, otherwise we can't really help you.

hello all, can i know how come i can't save the game? it says please restart and reinsert ds card. I'm using a black colour DS fire card. So is it fire link? how do i check the firmware and so on?

hey there,I have a slight different problem with island of happiness.basically the words for the buttons don't want to show up, e.g choosing boy or girl in the beginning both buttons are there but you cant read which is the boy and which is the girl (iv figured out the top button is the boy) also the save menu, three button to press but no words.
does anyone have an idea what's wrong?

Again, we need more information, please see the sticky thread on how to ask a question and provide the proper info.

alright, first, i just update my firmware. it seems to screw up my DS linker making the space smaller. I'm a DS linker writer and card user. By the way, i still can't save game. Firmware 2.55. What's flashcart?

Your DS linker card is a flashcart.

If you use No$GBA 2.5c (the emulator) :1) Go to "Options" and choose "Emulation Setup."
2) Then, change the "NDS Cartridge Backup Media" to FLASH 512KBytes (and you might need to change the "Emulation Speed, LCD Refresh" to "Unlimited MHz Disaster 50%).You will be able to save the game then.There is just one other problem I can't figure out :-[...When the character is asked a question, all I see are blank boxes which should read yes, no, or something else.If someone is playing this game and is able to read the choices, what type of emulator (and its version and settings) are you using?

Replying to #19

I am having the same issue. Also, when naming your character, selecting his/her birth-date, etc., the 'continue/done' button doesn't show up. You can click on it if you manage to find it, so it's still there-- it's just missing, like the text that's supposed to be in the blank boxes.I am running no$gba version 2.6, with the settings:
Emulation Speed, LCD Refresh: Realtime, Auto
Reset/Startup Entrypoint: Start Cartridge Directly
Video Output: 24bit true
3D Renderer: nocash
GBA Mode: VGA (poppy bright)
GBA Cartridge Backup Media: Auto
NDS Cartridge Backup Media: FLASH 512KBytes
Solar Sensor Level: Bright Sunlight
Sound Output Mode: Digital Stereo
Sound Desired Sample Rate: High (44kHz)(best)
Multiboot Port: None/Disabled
Multiboot Normal/BurstDelays: Medium/Medium (stable)
Number of Emulated Gameboys: 1
Link Gamepaks: Gamepaks in all GBAs
Link Cable Type: Automatic... If any of that info helps figure out what's wrong, lol.