My Gp2x Got F***ed Up

[Miika]

Hey there.

I was bored of the booting time of FW 3.0.0 that came with my Value Pack MK2.
So I upgraded to 2.0.0 and then 2.1.1. I did not change the u-boot so the first screen
from 3.0 remained, but the second green screen said "firmware 2.0.0" :S
Anyway, I tried using it, but found it quite unstable, and I tried DrMD and it crashes when trying to access the SD card (I tried formatting it too.)

So I downloaded the unofficial FW 3.0.0 from the archive, updated with still not replacing the u-boot.
Now I have the same old menus and stuff, but now it's worse than ever. DrMD still won't work, and when I try to start up Vektar, it just gives a black screen. Some apps work though.
Do you have an idea how I could fix this mess? I don't really want my system to be like this

Thanks in advance,
Miika

 

[nickspoon]

Change to firmware 2.0.0 (all the files, including gp2xboot.img, on the card, then hold down start+select while booting). Then, if you like, upgrade to 2.1.1.

 

[Miika]

Got it fixed.

 

[TelcoLou]

Got it fixed.

... how?

 

[forgeflow]

My GP2X came with Firmware 3.0.0. What would I loose by going to FW 2.1.1. What would I gain?

 

[Orkie]

My GP2X came with Firmware 3.0.0. What would I loose by going to FW 2.1.1. What would I gain?

You would lose the built in apps, any improvements that may have been made to the video player and the tutorial videos. You would gain a few seconds of boot time and maybe slightly higher compatibility with programs (though I don't know if that is actually a problem or not).
However, downgrading would bring your GP2X one step closer to an inevitable (though repairable with JTAG) brick.

 

[Miika]

Got it fixed.

... how?

Flashed to 2.0.0 including the gp2xboot.img, and then upgrading to 2.1.1 normally.

My GP2X came with Firmware 3.0.0. What would I loose by going to FW 2.1.1. What would I gain?

You would lose the built in apps, any improvements that may have been made to the video player and the tutorial videos. You would gain a few seconds of boot time and maybe slightly higher compatibility with programs (though I don't know if that is actually a problem or not).
However, downgrading would bring your GP2X one step closer to an inevitable (though repairable with JTAG) brick.

The first part is not true. I downgraded from 3.0.0 to 2.1.1, I still have the built in games and help videos there.

 

[Orkie]

Then you haven't done a full installation of 2.0, it wipes the user portion of the NAND.

 

[Miika]

Then you haven't done a full installation of 2.0, it wipes the user portion of the NAND.

Are you sure? It works absolutely fine.

 

[Orkie]

Yes, I've picked the installation process apart and I'm fairly certain. It's clearly not a problem, and I'm not sure exactly what you didn't do, but since it hasn't broken anything it doesn't really matter