timothee
Member
Hi there,
I finaly took the plunge and got myself a brand new GP2X F200!! Love it so far, had no problem installing emulators and I could play pretty much everything I wanted. I even hope to get my hands dirty with development. Before I try that though, I had some questions:
* I got myself the craddle and a serial cable. before I connect anything can anyone tell me what needs to be power-supplied? I read some conflicting information here and there, sometimes craddle only is mentionned, sometimes craddle PLUS GP2X... Does the craddle always needs to be powered? Is it possible to power only the GP2X, and, assuming good batteries, can I just use the GP2X batteries to connect for a quick login?
* I am not very fond of the default blue interface. GMenu2X looks awesome as a replacement but I am worried about installing it on the F200 as I read it was not fully supported yet. Could someone who installed it successfully on the F200 share his experience with it please?
* Is there a file manager available for the GP2X somewhere? Ideally a dual panel interface would be best to copy or move stuff around.
* the ext port's rubber cover is stuck on my unit such that the rubber can never fully close. Am I the only one with this problem? I guess the only to fix this is to open the device to loosen up the rubber. Besides great care in dismanteling, is there anything specific about opening the GP2X I should be aware about?
Thanks!
Tim.
I finaly took the plunge and got myself a brand new GP2X F200!! Love it so far, had no problem installing emulators and I could play pretty much everything I wanted. I even hope to get my hands dirty with development. Before I try that though, I had some questions:
* I got myself the craddle and a serial cable. before I connect anything can anyone tell me what needs to be power-supplied? I read some conflicting information here and there, sometimes craddle only is mentionned, sometimes craddle PLUS GP2X... Does the craddle always needs to be powered? Is it possible to power only the GP2X, and, assuming good batteries, can I just use the GP2X batteries to connect for a quick login?
* I am not very fond of the default blue interface. GMenu2X looks awesome as a replacement but I am worried about installing it on the F200 as I read it was not fully supported yet. Could someone who installed it successfully on the F200 share his experience with it please?
* Is there a file manager available for the GP2X somewhere? Ideally a dual panel interface would be best to copy or move stuff around.
* the ext port's rubber cover is stuck on my unit such that the rubber can never fully close. Am I the only one with this problem? I guess the only to fix this is to open the device to loosen up the rubber. Besides great care in dismanteling, is there anything specific about opening the GP2X I should be aware about?
Thanks!
Tim.