2.0 Upgrade

[matt goode]

Hello all. I kind of forgot about my 2x for a good few months and came back to the new Firmware which I have just tried to install.

I used the uboot200 application as my card seemed to be uncompatible. That all went fine and after it was finished, I waited for 15 seconds and then Turned it back on.

I turned it back on and got the black screen with "Firmware v2" on it.

I then turned it back off for 15 seconds and turned it on pressing Start and Select. This then displayed the "Firmware upgrading..." screen. I left it on that for a good 20 minutes but nothing happened.

Now when I turn it on, i get the "Firmware v2" screen and I can still press Start and Select which will bring up the same "Firmware upgrading..." screen.

Im not 100% sure as what to try and do with it now :unsure:.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[nubie]

Hello all. I kind of forgot about my 2x for a good few months and came back to the new Firmware which I have just tried to install.

I used the uboot200 application as my card seemed to be uncompatible. That all went fine and after it was finished, I waited for 15 seconds and then Turned it back on.

I turned it back on and got the black screen with "Firmware v2" on it.

I then turned it back off for 15 seconds and turned it on pressing Start and Select. This then displayed the "Firmware upgrading..." screen. I left it on that for a good 20 minutes but nothing happened.

Now when I turn it on, i get the "Firmware v2" screen and I can still press Start and Select which will bring up the same "Firmware upgrading..." screen.

Im not 100% sure as what to try and do with it now :unsure:.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Have you put the new firmware back on the SD card? Sometimes the GP2X deletes it.

Check and see if the correct files are on the SD and try it again, remember to hit the start and select the first try.

If you did this without a card reader then borrow somebody's card reader for a bit and put the files back on.

If it sticks this way you should be entitled to support, contact your distributor.

 

[matt goode]

Thanks mate, i'll give it a check now.

Edit: I just tryed checking, the files where all still there but now i cant even press Start and Select :lol:

 

[nubie]

Thanks mate, i'll give it a check now.

Edit: I just tryed checking, the files where all still there but now i cant even press Start and Select :lol:

I am sure that the distributor will help you, they know fully that it is sometimes impossible to get your GP2X to upgrade from those buggy firmwares, I hope you can get it fixed by them.

Although I probably wouldn't mention that you didn't use the approved method (probably doesn't matter; you really didn't have a choice, seeing how the old uBoot is crap)

I guess you are in luck because full instructions have been uploaded on how to Jtag flash with the Dev board, so even if the distributor's can't get you going maybe someone with a dev-board can help you.

 

[matt goode]

Thanks again mate, i'll give the distributer an e-mail

 

[matt goode]

Ok, I tryed re-formatting my SD, and held start and select, got to the firmware updating, it went on for a while, turned it off, now i get the sound when i turn it on, but it still stays on the fw2.0 screen :lol: