i have found gold bob-omb, but where do i find general white

www.gamerhelp.com - It has a complete walkthrough...

Oh ho hoooooo...when you do, you are not going to like it; no you won't...start by asking around Petalburg, and begin the long and irksome journey! :)

This is one of the many tedious reasons why the N64 version was superior.

"But you can't remember... to forget... where you've come from."