mario n luigi: partners in time wont save

Im using the NO$GBA emulator for DS cause thats the furthest any emulators got this game for me. but it wont save! I've tried fixing the DS save format but everytime i try to save something on the game the ROM image crashes. HELP!!!

Make sure not to save states or snapshots, save in-game if you aren't already. Check out the common issues. https://www.romulation.org/forum/index.php/topic,1462.0.html