I do have the 1.4.1 proper, the emerald is unpatched, and yes, I did choose 1.
I have the 4/4/09 update of GBALDR that is compatible with the 3in1+, but using that, when I try to copy the sav into the sram, it gives the ok, but when I start the gamefrom gbaldr, there isn't a continue, only new...