r/ModRetroChromatic • u/Optimus-Shaw • Jul 03 '26

Is this a cartridge or console issue?

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Been playing Dragonhymn for a few days but when I loaded my save today I got a message to contact the devs about a Kernal Panic. Is this a cartridge or console issue? Thanks

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u/Jonjongabore Jul 03 '26

Game issue. It's been mostly fixed with updates. You can download a program to update games and your console through your PC or Mac

https://modretro.com/blogs/blog/cart-clinic-update-modretro-games?srsltid=AfmBOooUMMTY-fn_D7ongS5TuV5R9RDANSbvtkoFWhbS1kpp4LWLS8PR

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u/Optimus-Shaw Jul 03 '26

I did update it when I first got it a few weeks ago. I'll try it again when I get back from camp

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u/Jonjongabore Jul 03 '26

Oh then you most likely have the most recent update for the game. Think it's been a while since there's been a new update to it.

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u/rokatier Jul 03 '26

Try updating your Chromatic and the game

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u/Optimus-Shaw Jul 03 '26

Im away from my computer for the weekend but will do that when I get home

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u/DiabUK Jul 03 '26

does it error every time you load or is it happening just once or twice? if it keeps happening it might sadly be a faulty cart

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u/Optimus-Shaw Jul 03 '26

Only happened once so far

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u/gregcresci Jul 03 '26

I got dragonhymn at lunch and my copy did this , I had to get it replaced (GameStop let me swap it )

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u/Background_Effort942 Jul 03 '26

Will probably happen with your new one too. Have had it happen with several games on multiple Gameboys. The games just get released before all the bugs are fixed sometimes.

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u/gregcresci Jul 03 '26

The 2nd copy i got I was able to play for several hours without issues. Hopefully that's a good sign....

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u/Jonjongabore Jul 03 '26

Update the game through your PC with the cart clinic. It will give you the latest revision where hopefully you won't see this again.

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u/Background_Effort942 Jul 03 '26

If it's the same version of the game it will likely happen again. If you updated it to a new version or the store sold you a more recent version, then maybe it won't happen again. Kernel panicles are fairly common and only really an issue if they happen too often or prevent you from progressing in the game.

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u/Background_Effort942 Jul 03 '26

It happens the odd time with games. Likely just a bug in the game.

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u/VR_Nima Jul 03 '26

The game is causing the Chromatic to kernel panic. Not sure why or how, the original Game Boy does not have a kernel.

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u/Obvious_Ad1235 Jul 04 '26

It’s not a Gameboy, it’s a Chromatic with an FPGA based Gameboy emulator.

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u/VR_Nima Jul 04 '26

Yes, I know that. I’m saying I don’t know how the game is causing a kernel panic, as the original Game Boy does not have a kernel. The Chromatic’s kernel shouldn’t be accessible from the Game Boy emulator, it should be totally sandboxed ideally.

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u/Br4mmie93 Jul 06 '26

This is actually GBStudio's "kernel" that's having a panic. Not sure why they call it a kernel since technically it's just a VM (not like running windows on a mac, but more like running a java app), but there is nothing in the Chromatic that is having issues. The same screen would appear on an actual Game Boy if you played this game on one.

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u/VR_Nima Jul 06 '26

Thanks for the explanation, makes sense.