I Just Got My Gp2x!!!

[Goity]

...Well, no I havent, but some people have, and what's their perfect moment?
This is where they post that they have their Gp2xs in order to fill some void in their souls.

 

[D.C.]

Yeah, everybody who gets his gp2x should post here if he wants, instead of creating the same topic. This topic should be pinnen though.

 

[subin]

the magic moment for me was twofold

1. opening the packaging to reveal the lovely gp2x box ^_^

2. putting on the screen protector properly and getting a really nice shiny display

oh and 3 was kicking pirate hunting ass in pirates gold! on drmd XD in the same day

 

[Goity]

the magic moment for me was twofold

1. opening the packaging to reveal the lovely gp2x box ^_^

2. putting on the screen protector properly and getting a really nice shiny display

oh and 3 was kicking pirate hunting ass in pirates gold! on drmd XD in the same day

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Glad you enjoyed it

Rico is going to pin this later

 

[Radek]

The greatest moment for me was when I finally managed to unbrick my gp2x after failed firmware upgrading. The second greatest was when I opened the gp2x's case and could to make it into one piece again (and fixing some things in the way). The another fine whiles were those when I got Python running and could compile C executable (thought I didn't get full grip on it yet). Yep - the Castaway - another excellent thing to have on the gp2x!

What else? Future will be interesting as very exciting things may show. There is steady (and quite fast!) progress in every aspect of gp2x. Soon we will have first excellent commercial games from Int13 too.

It's all very impressive for such "obscure" machine like the gp2x!

 

[(naw)mcx]

yay i got mine too *joins the gang*

 

[icurafu]

I just replaced my old one (after being stolen). I orderered it from Play-Asia Friday afternoon, and it arrived Monday lunch. That's fast from HK to Canberra.

Considering it's a massive holiday in China. and I didn't think the post moved on the weekend.

Everything is just as kickarse as before. Could be the same unit. I haven't tested if it overclocks to 300mhz solidly like my previuos one.

I really miss my energizers, I get an hour instead of 5 house on my powerbase. But I've got 8 entergzers in the mail, so that should last 20 hours.

Anyway, I'll start dev'ing for the GP2X again soon. Moral is lifting again.

 

[Deserthamster]

I ordered mine from from gbax.com last week, and i`m still waiting. I got an email stating that theyhave just recieved a new batch of GPX2`s and they are currently in the process of testing them. I may cancel my order if it doesn`t arrive by next week.

 

[Hanz™]

I ordered mine from from gbax.com last week, and i`m still waiting. I got an email stating that theyhave just recieved a new batch of GPX2`s and they are currently in the process of testing them. I may cancel my order if it doesn`t arrive by next week.

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Oh feck! Is that why it is taking so long. They should have given me an email to tell me!

 

[nickspoon]

Can we make this the "I Got My GP2X/I already have one and have just joined the forums" topic, therefore banishing introductory topics altogether?

 

[zektor]

Well, I didn't get my GP2X yet But, I am new to the forums and wanted to introduce myself.

I have been involved, in one way or another, to many "scenes"....from as far back as the c64, to the Amiga, Dreamcast, GBA, Tapwave Zodiac, and more recently the Nintendo DS. As you can imagine, I yearn for a dedicated mobile homebrew device, which is why I chose the GP2X. I sadly missed the whole GP32 era, and kind of regret that. The GP2X is a new start for me with a device like this, and I am sure I am going to enjoy it very much.

I have already prepared myself with a slew of emulators and homebrew stuff, and ordered a 2GB SD card as well...just to be certain I'll have the room for these goodies. Mame will most likely be the first thing I try, as I am a huge classic videogame enthusiast.

Other than that background, I am 30 years old, married with a 1 1/2 year daughter. Guess that's all!

-zektor

 

[rokdcasbah]

waiting for mine to ship. for those of you who've ordered from play-asia and if you also happened to choose UPS, do you know if play-asia makes UPS get a signature? cause at my house no one is around during the day when they come.

 

[noreason]

if i can believe them, i shoud get my gp2x today it would be cool to watch a movie tonight on it

 

[BaDToaD]

I sadly missed the whole GP32 era, and kind of regret that.

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Welcome.

As for missing the GP32 era, it's not over yet. Scan ebay for a cheap one. There is much a GP32 has to offer even if you have a GP2x.

EDIT: typos.

 

[zektor]

Welp, received my GP2X today. Boy, was I missing out! This unit is absolutely incredible! I am really enjoying this. The overall quality of the unit is really much better than I thought it would be. Pictures do it absolutely no justice. I was playing Genesis and Mame within 5 minutes after opening the box, so I see literally no real learning curve to get going with it. Fantastic.

I am wondering something however. Sometimes the screen looks like I am seeing scanlines...or some type of horizontal lines. Not a great big deal, but is this normal?

EDIT: Nevermind, a quick search yeilded a thread of some common problems. It is not even a problem really to tell you the truth.

I love the unit! I am going to have alot of fun with this one for sure!

 

[nickspoon]

Welp, received my GP2X today. Boy, was I missing out! This unit is absolutely incredible! I am really enjoying this. The overall quality of the unit is really much better than I thought it would be. Pictures do it absolutely no justice. I was playing Genesis and Mame within 5 minutes after opening the box, so I see literally no real learning curve to get going with it. Fantastic.

I am wondering something however. Sometimes the screen looks like I am seeing scanlines...or some type of horizontal lines. Not a great big deal, but is this normal?

Welcome!

Yes. There's an LCD tweak that should fix it altogether, and it might be fixed in later firmwares.

When new firmwares appear, don't be afraid to flash your GP2X with them.

 

[fishybawb]

The scanlines don't bother me too much, certainly not to the extent of making me feel sick as someone posted here. It's weird how they're more noticeable when the unit's moving though...

 

[zektor]

Yeah, that is wierd. But, it is almost unnoticable on my end. In other words, no big deal at all. I ordered this from gp32z.com, and I thought it was wierd that it came with the latest firmware (v1.2.1) and that it seems SDL is already installed. I tested that new Wack-a-mole penguin game (which says it requires SDL) and it worked without me doing anything. I also tried to install SDL anyway to see what would happen, but it immediately returns me to the main menu (ie: no black screen while SDL installs)

I couldn't do anything wrong to the unit by trying to install SDL when it is installed already right? And one last question. DO you guys have any problem with the directory reading of the SD? Seems that the system "remembers" a previous directory structure sometimes. For example, I removed the SD, added two folders of files, reinserted it...but they aren't listed. I removed some files too, but they were STILL listed. It's like it does not refresh sometimes. Of course a quick off/on reboot fixed it up, but I was just wondering if you guys/gals experience this?

 

[fishybawb]

Yeah, that is wierd. But, it is almost unnoticable on my end. In other words, no big deal at all.

Same here, I have to be looking for them. Different people have different sensitivities to that sort of thing I guess.

DO you guys have any problem with the directory reading of the SD? Seems that the system "remembers" a previous directory structure sometimes. For example, I removed the SD, added two folders of files, reinserted it...but they aren't listed. I removed some files too, but they were STILL listed. It's like it does not refresh sometimes. Of course a quick off/on reboot fixed it up, but I was just wondering if you guys/gals experience

Yep, it's due to the SD card not being "sync"ed after writes ie. the crappy SD driver is... well, crap. There's a script here to fix it - you have to run it manually after writing to the card:

http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?showt...hl=sync++script

 

[OpenGLFan]

Just ordered mine today. Can't wait.