Did I Brick My Unit?

[2nice4u]

tried to update firmware to 3.0
release didn't come with any directions
after it said complete nothing else happened so I restarted after a minute
it caught my eye that it still says Firmware V2 at boot
after that it never goes to the menu screen

 

[Yorper]

If its still saying firmware 2.0 then you didnt brick it as the bootloader is intact, you can recover this easily. Just upgrade/downgrade the firmware back to 2.0.0 and all will be good again.

Also dont use firmware 3.0.0 yet as the official version has corrupted files in it and will produce blinking black bars over the menu icons. Go back to 2.0.0 then up to 2.1.0 and 2.1.1 then wait for GPH to fix the corrupted 3.0.0 download if you really want to use it.

 

[nemt]

Remember to always check for "the buzz" about new firmware here on the boards before ugprading. The wide consensus so far is against 3.0.0, and most users recommend new GP2X buyers flash older firmware.

 

[2nice4u]

If its still saying firmware 2.0 then you didnt brick it as the bootloader is intact, you can recover this easily. Just upgrade/downgrade the firmware back to 2.0.0 and all will be good again.

Also dont use firmware 3.0.0 yet as the official version has corrupted files in it and will produce blinking black bars over the menu icons. Go back to 2.0.0 then up to 2.1.0 and 2.1.1 then wait for GPH to fix the corrupted 3.0.0 download if you really want to use it.

thanks, but how would I go about downgrading it back to 2.0.0 if I can't get to the main screen?

 

[TelcoLou]

If its still saying firmware 2.0 then you didnt brick it as the bootloader is intact, you can recover this easily. Just upgrade/downgrade the firmware back to 2.0.0 and all will be good again.

Also dont use firmware 3.0.0 yet as the official version has corrupted files in it and will produce blinking black bars over the menu icons. Go back to 2.0.0 then up to 2.1.0 and 2.1.1 then wait for GPH to fix the corrupted 3.0.0 download if you really want to use it.

thanks, but how would I go about downgrading it back to 2.0.0 if I can't get to the main screen?

• Put the 2.0 FW on an SD card (preferably a freshly-FAT32-formatted card)
• With the card in the'2X, turn on the power while holding start+select
• It should update everything ....

.. make sure you have fully-charged batteries or an AC adapter plugged in.

 

[2nice4u]

• Put the 2.0 FW on an SD card (preferably a freshly-FAT32-formatted card)
• With the card in the'2X, turn on the power while holding start+select
• It should update everything ....

.. make sure you have fully-charged batteries or an AC adapter plugged in.

thanks a lot

 

[tom_a_sparks]

I am in the same boat
how do i know when it is updating?
all i get after the green screen is nonething ( i am holding down both of the start+select buttons)?

I am in the same boat
how do i know when it is updating?
all i get after the green screen is nonething ( i am holding down both of the start+select buttons)?

never mind i got it working

 

[linoleum13]

Why are people saying to go down to 2.0 and then up to 2.1.1? Cant you just directly downgrade from 3.0 to 2.1.1? Or is that a no-no (and why?)

 

[woogal]

2.1.1 is a patch to 2.0, not a full install.