Hacking AK2 GBA Save help

[Requios]

Ok, I am using AK2.1 and a 3-in-1 with AKAIO 1.4. I have my settings to backup my GBA save every time my Acekard boots up. I decided to put my Pokemon Fire Red save on my computer so I can try to use my old save that I had a few months back (one I started with Bulbasaur, my other one, Charmander). Anyway, I can't figure out how to get my game to load either of the saves, and it would be a shame to not be able to load a piece of data that I've already spent 19 hours on. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

 

[omgdaniel]

Did you make sure the names are the same? It may be something like Pokemon Fire Red.gba.sav instead of just the Pokemon Fire Red.sav

 

[Requios]

No, thay are gba.sav. And they are given the same name as the game image, which is pretty much how my AK reads it.

 

[jaywilson]

i have the same problem too,

 

[FADE5303]

I had no problems in loading GBA in 1.2 so I use this OS whenever I play GBA games
Since 1.3 I have GBA problems so just put akaio1.2.nds to the root and open that if you'll play GBA
I liked my GBA as standalone in my GBA as I play it, no need to load ak to backup save every startup, it backups when you're loading another GBA game

 

[Smiths]

doesn't pokemon need EZIV patcher or something stupid?

 

[FADE5303]

Nope, it compeletely works for me without it
I don't need it's interfering with me
Did you just miss "I had no problems" part?

 

[Smiths]

just thought it was a pokemon error.
i dunno.
the 3in1 is tricky beast. i added in a lot of support for it when mine was received.
however, i still don't really use it.

 

[FADE5303]

I don't even what that patch is for, when dual slot works in any earlier versions
@on topic
ak GBA save has a header which only applies to ak which I have no idea how to edit or convert

 

[Smiths]

yeah the ak gba saving applied that header before rudolph fixed it in his program; it made it compatible with his program.
apparently it's changed now, may be worth looking into just removing it at some point.

 

[Tomy Sakazaki]

Well, as far I know, this problem only happens with main Pokemon games. And they are the only reason to put gbaexploader into my microSD and booting the expansion through DS menu.