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    Yet Another Bricked Gp2x (f100)

    Fortunately I got lucky -- gave up on the 4.0 patch, and tried a stock 2.0 upgrade (amazing how much knowing about Start+Select improves the process. In my defense, I haven't upgraded the flash since 2.0 first came out, so I forgot the details -- and maybe it was different back then). I'm back...
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    Yet Another Bricked Gp2x (f100)

    Damn. All the warnings about flash upgrades completely draining the batteries worried me. This has been on the "Now Patching" screen for about 90 minutes already. I suspect something went wrong? -Dave
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    Yet Another Bricked Gp2x (f100)

    Just out of curiousity, how long does the 4.0.0 patch typically take to apply? I've got fresh 2700mah NiMh's in it, but I don't have an external power supply, so I hope it makes it! (Yes, I know you're supposed to have one when upgrading...) -Dave
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    Yet Another Bricked Gp2x (f100)

    The docs to NAND blanker were a huge clue -- you're supposed to hold down Start+Select during boot to get it to recognize the new kernel on the flash card. With that critical knowledge, I was able to successfully apply the 4.0.0 update on my machine. Duh. Thanks! -Dave
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    Bricked my gp2x (f100)

    Duh. After poking around some more (reading the docs to a nand reset utility in particular) I realized you have to hold down Start+Select while it's booting before it will recognize the new kernel on the flash card. I'd been confused because the 4.1 patch I'd accidentally applied had a...
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    Yet Another Bricked Gp2x (f100)

    Yet another question -- is there some way to use a normal USB cable and get a kernel boot log out of that? Or is the extension connector remotely standard enough that I might be able to jury-rig a basic serial cable myself? Or can somebody point me to a place in the U.S. (or anywhere with...
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    Yet Another Bricked Gp2x (f100)

    A few questions for the more technical folks: - What is gx2xyaffs.img? That's in the base 4.0.0 firmware (and 2.0.0 I think) but not in the 4.1.0 patch I mistakenly applied to my 2.0.0 base. - I noticed there's a gp2xupdate.gpu file in the 4.1.0 patch but it's not in the base 2.0 or 4.0...
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    Yet Another Bricked Gp2x (f100)

    (I posted this on the temp forums but now that these are back up I'm trying again here, apologies for the repeat) Okay, yes, I'm a moron. I was on the fence about ordering a Pandora, since I bought a GP2X several years ago when it first came out and never really did much with it. Much of that...
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    Bricked my gp2x (f100)

    Okay, yes, I'm a moron. I was on the fence about ordering a Pandora, since I bought a GP2X several years ago when it first came out and never really did much with it. Much of that is because I really hated the joystick and found it difficult to use. So I decided I should get it running again...
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