Brand New Gp2x Freezes At Black Screen.

[organicchunkysalsa]

OK so I just got my gp2x and i tookit out of the box, put in the crap batteries and turned it on. It booted to the menu and when i scrolled over a couple times it froze. So I waited a bit and then turned it off. When I turned it back on it only booted to the black gp2x screen. So i figured i would try new batteries, i bought some rechargeables(2500mah) and charged em overnight. When I put in those batteries and booted all I got was the screen with the vertical colored lines. So I figured for craps and giggles I would try the crappy bexel batteries again and when i turned it on I can get the black gp2x screen with those batteries. I dont yet have an SD card, it shoudl be here this week. And when i recieved my unit it was already at Firmware version 1.01. Can anyone help me with this?

 

[bmilleker]

When i got mine for xmass, the first thing i did was scrap the battery contacts of the gp2x. Users have reported a coating on it.

I used the Bexel batteries for 10 minutes, and then used my Energizer 2500mah rechargables and everything worked out for me.

 

[organicchunkysalsa]

When i got mine for xmass, the first thing i did was scrap the battery contacts of the gp2x. Users have reported a coating on it.

I used the Bexel batteries for 10 minutes, and then used my Energizer 2500mah rechargables and everything worked out for me.

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I am starting to wonder if the batteries somehow didnt charge all the way, I have since put them back on the charger again and they have been charging for at least the last hour. I dont know why they would continue to charge if they had charged fully the first time.

 

[bmilleker]

Ya that could possibly, and hopefully be it.

 

[organicchunkysalsa]

Anyone else have any ideas, the batteries are still charging but I want to hit all bases here.

 

[vic20-ian]

If you have an old charger with fixed low trickle current your batteries might continue to charge for 24 hours or more.

If you have a newer charger of the 15 minute or 1 hour variety they will charge to 70% capacity in the stated time. Typically a 2500mah will take 40 minutes with a delta v charger.

At the rate GP2x discharges them I think I will invest in one today.

maplin

Search for sprint charger and you should get the range -

N11BU £39.99 for a 1 hour with 4 off 2500mah AA's

N13BU £29.97 for a 15 minute (70%) + 4 off 2300mah AA's

 

[organicchunkysalsa]

Well I charged my batteries overnight again and popped them in this morning after the charger said they were done and once again all I got was the white screen that fades to the vertical colored lines. This is pretty annoying, I may just call the place back that it came from and see if they can exchange it.

 

[skeezix]

Perhaps dirty contacts or the like? But since you're getting power into the unit and its dead.. sounds like a bad unit to me :/

jeff

 

[ingrin]

I have this issue as well, as have others. I think its a relatively prevelant issue in the non-first additions, of course, I'm just guessing.

http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?showtopic=23814

If you were planning on it anyway, pick up a DC adapter and see if it powers without issue. Mine works fine with one.
Dynamism was out of GP2X's when I called last week, but told me to check back again this week and they would replace when they had one in stock.

 

[Jawdy]

Guys, have had a similar problem... also with the random coloured lines, and the freezing at green screen and black screen.
At first i thought (as has been stated further up) that it was batteries, so i bought some Duracel +super+mega+hyper ones (about £5 for 4 :S ) and they seemed to last for a few hours, and then the same thing occured. Tried it with recharables and i get about the same length of use out of the unit with expensive/cheap/rechargable batteries.
I've even tried it with a regulated 3/3.3v DC PSU - and absolutely nothing happened.
Dont have any brand new batteries in my place as of yet, and will be the first thing i try over the next few days.

Has anyone had any joy resolving this issue? and any word from GPH about this issue at all?