Gp2X F-100 Battery Api

[Uterr]

Hi there!

Recently, i got a gp2x f-100, a nice console on AA battery elements X)
So, i setup example dev project without any troubles. But a problem, i cannot find any documentation on API's. Especially i wanted to get to battery information. I figured out, that there is no even /proc/apci

There existed a program for battery testing on gp2x - http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/gp2x.cgi?0,0,0,0,8,2134 but for some reason, its not working anymore (maybe on 4.0.0 fw, i havent try others)

So, please help, any information will be useful thank you

 

[DJRoby4]

Don't take this as an offense but..... why in 2012 a gp2x? Why not a Caanoo?

 

[Uterr]

Reasonable question = )
i has a psp, ds, gba and more stuff, but i spend a lot of time at campaign, so i need something that really can work when i need it, and console that works on AA elements is just great. Id really wanted gp2x f-200, because on d-pad instead of annoying joystick, but o well, i found only f-100.

 

[DJRoby4]

Oh.... I see....
Can't help you since I have only a caanoo....
Good luck solving your problem!

 

[coldfish]

@ OP, you should try downgrading the firmware, 4.0.0 isnt that much use on a f100. Dig through some old threads here to read up on howto.

I use fw 2.1.1 with Notaz's excellent SDHC firmware patch:

http://notaz.gp2x.de/other.php#GP2X
http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?showtopic=35840

 

[ruffnutts]

I have a almost brand new F100 boxed with open2x firmware on it - great machine but I got so fed up with battery life so never really played it

 

[coldfish]

I got battery cycling and swapping down to a fine art with the F100 so it wasn't a big problem for me.

Maybe it helps that my first handheld was and Atari Lynx which trained me to expect unholy battery consumption as a fact of life. 6xAA's drained in hours.