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Mega GP Mania
This is on the gp2x.com english page.
Cautions before updating
1) FW 2.0.0 should exist on GP2X. If not, upgrade to FW2.0.0 before updating to FW2.1.0
2) Be careful not to change names of firmware files.[cut]
2. How to upgrade firmware
1) Put 3 files(kernel.img, gp2xupdate.gpu, gp2xpatch-2.1.0T.tar.gz) in root(uppermost) folder of SD card.
2) Turn off power of GP2X and then insert SD card.
3) While pressing START button and SELECT button at the same time, turn on GP2X; and keep pressing them until image of Firmware upgrading appears.
4) When kernel is normally updated, logo with green background shall change into 2.1.0 T Test Version.
5) As soon as booted, patch shall be updated automatically. Note: depending on existing version of firmware, selection screen of whether updating patch or not may appear.
6) If patch is not updated automatically, go to Utility and execute gp2xupdate.gpu file in SD.
7) When all patches are updated, you can check version number of installed firmware in Setting Info. The doc is written based on 2.1.0 Test Ver..
3. Changes in ver 2.1.0
1) Eliminated flicking on MENU screen after booting
a) The flicking occured in the process of changing CPU clock from 200MHz to 100MHz in order to save electricity.
B) By removing the process of changing clock, flicking was eliminated.
2) Improved Movie Player
a) Playback of 120FPS(24/30FPS variable frame compatible) video which is frequently used in DVD animation etc become possible.
B) Solved the problem of asynchronized captions when continuous playback of video files posessing different FPS.
c) In case of bookmarking, playback starting point shall be a few seconds earlier to the bookmarked point (formerly it was a little later)
d) Eliminated freezing which rarely occurred during playback of large size file. According to our own test with AC adaptor, we made sure of 48 hours of repeated playback without stopping or freezing.
e) Solved the problem of discontinued image when restarting playback after pause in case of playback of XVID file.
f) In case of video image searching, the bar shall start from the current image. Formerly it started from bookmarkd point or the beginning.
g) You can set brightness and contrast. Setting shall be done in the MENU of Setting LCD.
3) Improved Music player
a) Solved the problem of stopping instead of playing next music in case of shuffle(random) playback when only one playable file exists in the folder.
B) When file contains ID3(comment in case of OGG) information, you can choose whether to indicate or not according to ID3 TAG On/Off options.
d) Repeating method was changed: When <repeat> is not selected, all the files in the folder shall be played back in turn.
When <repeat> is selected, only the current music shall be repeated.
4) E-book reader
a) Bookmarks were increased from existing 5 to 25 bookmarks.
B) Extended the limit of file size to be read by revising limit of lines. Our own test showed that up to 4MB (170,000 lines) could be read.
c) When moving pages with L, R buttons while pressing SELECT button, 1,000 lines shall be moved at a time so that you may easily reach the page you want to read.
5) Change of UI image format
a) UI image format was changed for the sake of skin change function which is scheduled in the next firmware.
Existing skins cannot be used in 2.1.0.
6) Addition of skin selector
a) If you put skin files for exclusive use in GP2X into skin folder in NAND, you can select and implement at Skin Setting in Setting System.[/cut]
Cautions before updating
1) FW 2.0.0 should exist on GP2X. If not, upgrade to FW2.0.0 before updating to FW2.1.0
2) Be careful not to change names of firmware files.[cut]
2. How to upgrade firmware
1) Put 3 files(kernel.img, gp2xupdate.gpu, gp2xpatch-2.1.0T.tar.gz) in root(uppermost) folder of SD card.
2) Turn off power of GP2X and then insert SD card.
3) While pressing START button and SELECT button at the same time, turn on GP2X; and keep pressing them until image of Firmware upgrading appears.
4) When kernel is normally updated, logo with green background shall change into 2.1.0 T Test Version.
5) As soon as booted, patch shall be updated automatically. Note: depending on existing version of firmware, selection screen of whether updating patch or not may appear.
6) If patch is not updated automatically, go to Utility and execute gp2xupdate.gpu file in SD.
7) When all patches are updated, you can check version number of installed firmware in Setting Info. The doc is written based on 2.1.0 Test Ver..
3. Changes in ver 2.1.0
1) Eliminated flicking on MENU screen after booting
a) The flicking occured in the process of changing CPU clock from 200MHz to 100MHz in order to save electricity.
B) By removing the process of changing clock, flicking was eliminated.
2) Improved Movie Player
a) Playback of 120FPS(24/30FPS variable frame compatible) video which is frequently used in DVD animation etc become possible.
B) Solved the problem of asynchronized captions when continuous playback of video files posessing different FPS.
c) In case of bookmarking, playback starting point shall be a few seconds earlier to the bookmarked point (formerly it was a little later)
d) Eliminated freezing which rarely occurred during playback of large size file. According to our own test with AC adaptor, we made sure of 48 hours of repeated playback without stopping or freezing.
e) Solved the problem of discontinued image when restarting playback after pause in case of playback of XVID file.
f) In case of video image searching, the bar shall start from the current image. Formerly it started from bookmarkd point or the beginning.
g) You can set brightness and contrast. Setting shall be done in the MENU of Setting LCD.
3) Improved Music player
a) Solved the problem of stopping instead of playing next music in case of shuffle(random) playback when only one playable file exists in the folder.
B) When file contains ID3(comment in case of OGG) information, you can choose whether to indicate or not according to ID3 TAG On/Off options.
d) Repeating method was changed: When <repeat> is not selected, all the files in the folder shall be played back in turn.
When <repeat> is selected, only the current music shall be repeated.
4) E-book reader
a) Bookmarks were increased from existing 5 to 25 bookmarks.
B) Extended the limit of file size to be read by revising limit of lines. Our own test showed that up to 4MB (170,000 lines) could be read.
c) When moving pages with L, R buttons while pressing SELECT button, 1,000 lines shall be moved at a time so that you may easily reach the page you want to read.
5) Change of UI image format
a) UI image format was changed for the sake of skin change function which is scheduled in the next firmware.
Existing skins cannot be used in 2.1.0.
6) Addition of skin selector
a) If you put skin files for exclusive use in GP2X into skin folder in NAND, you can select and implement at Skin Setting in Setting System.[/cut]
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