Wait a second.....I think I might know your problem.

Do you have the code "Disable Custom Stages" on? Because the only time my game froze at the stage select screen was when I didn't have the code, but when I put it on it no longer froze.

Code:

Disable Custom Stages
* 046B841C 48000040

Try it ^ Add it to your GCT.

It worked!  Thank you so much for all your help.  Without it I totally would have completely failed

Ok, well that's correct. Sure that it hasn't been said to cause problems? Also, try downloading other textures. I'll give you a texture to try that works for me. Get it here.

I tried the texture that works for you, my game still froze at the level select screen.  I also tried to play with non texture swapped characters and the game freezes for that too now.

Hmm, sounds like more than likely you did something incorrectly with those files. Are you sure everything is named properly, correct extensions and in the right folders? Also, you should probably try other textures then.

The exact path and file name:
SD (D:) > private > wii > app > RSBE > pf > Fighter > Mario -
FitMario03.pac
FitMario03.pcs

That's weird. Could you tell me what these textures that freeze your game are? Can you use anything else texture-related or can you play a game with normal characters without textures?

As long as i dont try to use any textures everything works perfectly.  The textures that froze my game were from this site they were: Mario Mafio, the most downloaded mario texture, the carbon alloy rob, and falcon rob v2.  I haven't tried any other kinds of textures.

Hey i have everything installed and i can run the game through gecko os on my homebrew station. but when i try to try out a texture the wii freezes as soon as i pick a map, any ideas why that might be happening?

Could be a bad texture or stage? Most likely it's the stage if it freezes after you select it.

Thanks for your suggestion but,I don't think so the only texture i ve only tried running character textures, and one at a time, and i ve tried 3 different popular textures, all of which had the same result of the game freezing as soon as i picked a map

Hey i have everything installed and i can run the game through gecko os on my homebrew station. but when i try to try out a texture the wii freezes as soon as i pick a map, any ideas why that might be happening?