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Did you hold star/select while upgrading?
Firmware V2.1.1
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Rayek
Recovering Sega Addict
Yes, did the star-select, did the utility selection... One thing that scared me, though, is that when I tried to downgrade to upgrade again, it said "Firmware updating" for like 3 seconds then loaded the menu. Then I tried to find the utility on the SD card, and it wasn't there.
Spooky.
Edit: Oh, it's probably because the firmware 2.0.0 didn't have a gpe, did it?
Edit again: I did it in the reverse-suggested order and it worked with 2.1.1, I did the .gpe first, then did the start-select thing, and now both screens show 2.1.1. Wow, a lot of fuss over nothing, heh.
Spooky.
Edit: Oh, it's probably because the firmware 2.0.0 didn't have a gpe, did it?
Edit again: I did it in the reverse-suggested order and it worked with 2.1.1, I did the .gpe first, then did the start-select thing, and now both screens show 2.1.1. Wow, a lot of fuss over nothing, heh.
Aside from the ability to use skins and the media player fixes, is there any other reason to apply the 2.1.1 update? I have recently bought a gp2x and I am concerned about bricking it due to a bad f/w update.
If the 2.1.1. update has a problem, is it possible to "undo" by reflashing to 2.0.0?
If the 2.1.1. update has a problem, is it possible to "undo" by reflashing to 2.0.0?
I think it just depends on how seriously bricked your GP2X is. That worked when I accidentally bricked mine, though.
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Ok so that answers my second question about recovering from a bad flash - but my first still stands, what is the benefit of updating to 2.1.1 aside from the skins and media player updates?
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Shikaku
ROFL THE WORD PENIS IS HILARIOUS!
Faster reading from SD cards (this is especially important in Gngeo2x)
DBH
Active Member
Is the loading screen supposed to say 2.1.1 or 2.1.0 after this update because mine still says 2.1.0
The green loading screen shows 2.1.1.
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Goemon4
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if its only a change in the audio player ill pass (i got a few ipods) and 2.1.0 works fine for me...
shinneri
Certified Guru
I don't really see a reason to not upgrade. It takes barely a minute. And I think they improved the video player, too.
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TelcoLou
Guest
Quoted for absolute truth!! Easiest FW Update so far ... I had to run the patch manually on the last update (2.1.0)
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Cervante
PS3 ID: Cervante1
Thank you GPH I no longer hear alvin & the chipmunks when im listening to Death Metal....
Tony Hoyle
Still Fresh
I found it extremely unstable - it would greenscreen if an application locked up and you had to use the power switch to reboot, forcing you to keep reflashing to resurrect your dead gp2x.
Went back to 2.0.0 as it's 100% stable.
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Well, my 2c is that I haven't seen anything yet that convinces me that it's worth updating to 2.1.1 from 2.0. As Tony says, it's rock stable.
The only thing the 2.1 and 2.1.1 updates seem to have been good for is breaking stuff and creating threads about it not working. Meh.
The only thing the 2.1 and 2.1.1 updates seem to have been good for is breaking stuff and creating threads about it not working. Meh.
WarmFluffyUK
The Big Wad Bolf.
2.1.1 is working grat for me 
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Goemon4
Guest
im actually to lazy to if its something minor, but what the hell (ill upgrade when i get home)
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shinneri
Certified Guru
Like someone said, even if you're not interested in the additions, 2.1.0 made reading the SDs faster (or better... or something), which improves performance on some apps. Gngeo is one of them.
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Weird, I have not encountered a need for reflashing at all, not even green screen problem.
And video playback has improved a lot. With 2.0.0, I could not play pocketdivx xvid-encoded videos (320*xxx) at "battery save" setting for a long time, because it would lock up frequently. Now, I have not seen a single lock-up in this case with 2.1.0 and 2.1.1. That alone makes the upgrade worthwhile for me.
2.0.0 would even lock-up at full playback setting for high res videos.
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