Best Firmware For None Flu?

[gary.mckeown]

I've got a non-flu gp32_console and am bored of seeing that stupid korean firmware and my warrenty's run out so i was wondering what the best firmware would be for me to flash my gp32_console ?

cheers

gaz.

 

[Steve-O]

I've got a non-flu gp32_console and am bored of seeing that stupid korean firmware and my warrenty's run out so i was wondering what the best firmware would be for me to flash my gp32_console ?

cheers

gaz.

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Any Firmware will work with it Eg the FLU, Non Flu, BLU (They Dont make seperate firmwares for each unit)

BUT

DO NOT GET THE BLU+ Firmware Thats the Only one You Should Never Get... BLU+ Firmware is for the BLU's that have them different brand LCD Screens.

I suggest Slubman's Firmware

 

[gary.mckeown]

just gone to the slubman website and there's 3 zips to choose which one should i get for mine? the gpdrive.zip or the pclink.zip?

cheers for your help

gaz.

 

[V3X]

gpdrive lets ur gp32 act like a mass storage device when its connected to ur computer, and pclink is the version to use with pc link(which suks)

 

[Shirohagen]

Aquafish's Firmware with the Gamepark FW, Windups & Pacrom is my favourite, you can boot to anything else with it too so no need to reflash. I have a BLU now but ran it on my old FLU until I sold it.

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[Hanz™]

just gone to the slubman website and there's 3 zips to choose which one should i get for mine? the gpdrive.zip or the pclink.zip?

cheers for your help

gaz.

Get:
If you have Windows XP: Slubmans firmware with GPdrive
If you don't have Windows XP: Slubmans firmware with PClink

GPdrive lets your GP32 act like a mass storage device when its connected to your computer.
PClink is the version to use with the software supplied with your GP32 (which is slow).

I would almost definitely go with the GPdrive version as it is so much better.
I have tried all of the firmwares so I would know. B)

 

[raven]

Aquafish's Firmware with the Gamepark FW, Windups & Pacrom is my favourite, you can boot to anything else with it too so no need to reflash. I have a BLU now but ran it on my old FLU until I sold it.

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Shirohagen is almost right, the choice of firmware is correct but you should, of course, have the version with YAFL instead of Wind-ups

Kidding of course, just see what type of launcher you like (YAFL, Wind-ups, Slubman) you can run all of them as fxe's to test them first and choose a firmware that can use that launcher as the default.

I use a combination of YAFL with Slubman's explorer but you can also choose another explorer like comi. Just download and play around with the fxe-versions first before you decide to flash your firmware.

 

[look]

Cheers people

I just moved over to Slubman's Firmware with phodrive

really nice and easy

my 128mb SMC already has a crack in it from swapping it between my gp32 and my card reader.

now I dont have to bother.


question

I see it says do NOT turn GP32 off.

What happens? annyone tried it?

 

[Melville]

I could be wrong on this, but the firmware code is responsible for outputting to the screen, reading from the SMC and accepting input from the buttons/joystick. If you turn the GP32 off halfway through the flash, your unit won't have a working firmware (half-deleted files, or corrupted files) so will not be able to do any of these things.

You'd be left with a games console that can't read information, accept input, display anything on screen or make a noise. Basically, a more-expensive-than-most paperweight.

There is a way to load a program (eg a new firmware) directly into the GP's memory from your PC, so if you delete your firmware the GP32 is rescuable. However, you need to build a JTAG cable which - while technically very easy to do - can be very inconvenient to anyone without access to electronics components and equipment.

Be sure to get the universal viewer plugin for Slubman firmware - can open all manner of image files, very handy. I think it was one of the recent ADIC entries, you can get it from gp32x.de .

 

[look]

I could be wrong on this, but the firmware code is responsible for outputting to the screen, reading from the SMC and accepting input from the buttons/joystick. If you turn the GP32 off halfway through the flash, your unit won't have a working firmware (half-deleted files, or corrupted files) so will not be able to do any of these things.

You'd be left with a games console that can't read information, accept input, display anything on screen or make a noise. Basically, a more-expensive-than-most paperweight.

There is a way to load a program (eg a new firmware) directly into the GP's memory from your PC, so if you delete your firmware the GP32 is rescuable. However, you need to build a JTAG cable which - while technically very easy to do - can be very inconvenient to anyone without access to electronics components and equipment.

Be sure to get the universal viewer plugin for Slubman firmware - can open all manner of image files, very handy. I think it was one of the recent ADIC entries, you can get it from gp32x.de .

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I meant what happens when you switch off while connected to the pc by phodrive.

Not that I'm going to do it.

You'd have to be a total retard to switch off while flashing firmware

 

[Vimacs]

most likely it will corrupt your smc or at least the latest transferd files couse some of the data is still in ram and not on the smc.