Now Im Pissed...

[aapje89]

@epicenter, I also have an ansmann charger which has a discharge function, but it doesn't seem to help.

Yesterday I put fresh batteries in my gp2x, played half an hour. I turned it on this morning and hangs at the boot screen... :blink:
This sucks .

 

[FluffyPanda]

I left mine running DrMDx, no overclock with a game playing. I had a pair of freshly charged Energizer 2500s (charged using an energizer branded overnight charger - 12 hours) and it died a few seconds after hitting the 5 hour mark.

 

[White Demon]

I got 4 hr 20min out of Energizer 2500mAh, running DrMDx @ 200mHz.

Am now playing Mame, Amiga etc @ 250mHz after recharging, up to 2 hours so far.
EDIT: Conked out after 3 hours @250mHz (with a bit of 275 & 266 running too).

A NiMH charger I've seen takes a full 8 hours to charge a 2500 mAh NiMH.

That's fast. Mine takes 15 hours!

 

[pantera6]

With medium speed on video i can get 4h sometimes with 2500mah uniross.
playing games at 200mhz i do only get around 3-4h max though.

 

[Loubear]

Oh my god...I'm being brain-fuxxored by all this...I really don't know what batteries would be good...and how long each of them last...

 

[minkster]

Does the GP2x screen use a Backlight or LEDs? I know that if it did have a backlight, and you replaced it with LEDs that the battery life would last probably an extra half an hour or so because it uses much less mAh than a backlight.

 

[Vimacs]

about 6led's

 

[aapje89]

to get back to my question....


What could be causing the problem?? Is it just my batteries and how they are charged (i have a good charger and batteries, so that should be fine...) or is this a hardware problem?

 

[ingrin]

to get back to my question....


What could be causing the problem?? Is it just my batteries and how they are charged (i have a good charger and batteries, so that should be fine...) or is this a hardware problem?

Like I said earlier, it could very well be hardware. Might want to buy another set of rechargables, or borrow, to confirm.
Also, I noticed you said 'it hung on bootscreen' so you replaced the battery. Hanging on the bootscreen isn't always a sign of battery issues. I would say most units have about a 1 in 3 chance of hanging anytime they are started. The indicator for dead batteries is the white screen followed by colored lines (and often some wacky noises out of the speakers).

 

[aapje89]

to get back to my question....


What could be causing the problem?? Is it just my batteries and how they are charged (i have a good charger and batteries, so that should be fine...) or is this a hardware problem?

The indicator for dead batteries is the white screen followed by colored lines (and often some wacky noises out of the speakers).

I never have that, it shows colored lines just before its about to boot though, but hangs on the black or green screen not the lines itself...

 

[ingrin]

I never have that, it shows colored lines just before its about to boot though, but hangs on the black or green screen not the lines itself...

hmmm, do you turn it off and on again 3 or so times before trying to replace the batteries? It could just be the normal hang that alot of people get. Usually if its the batteries, the colored lines will corrupt the image on the screen, like streak through the green bootscreen into nothingness (may take several seconds, of course). If it just hangs but doesn't fade out, I doubt the batteries are dead...

Of course, it doesn't make sense that it would fail at the black screen. I've never had that happen... well, I did with my first 'bad' unit, but it would usually fade into colored lines as well...

 

[aapje89]

I never have that, it shows colored lines just before its about to boot though, but hangs on the black or green screen not the lines itself...

hmmm, do you turn it off and on again 3 or so times before trying to replace the batteries? It could just be the normal hang that alot of people get. Usually if its the batteries, the colored lines will corrupt the image on the screen, like streak through the green bootscreen into nothingness (may take several seconds, of course). If it just hangs but doesn't fade out, I doubt the batteries are dead...

Of course, it doesn't make sense that it would fail at the black screen. I've never had that happen... well, I did with my first 'bad' unit, but it would usually fade into colored lines as well...

No, it never fades into colored lines...
btw. is it normal that when my batteries are used for some time, the program Im using hangs, so I have to reboot and then it hangs at the black or green bootscreen is this normal, do you have this too?
Or don't you ever have this thing that a program just hangs? (there are no colored lines on the screen or somthing, it looks normal)

about the batteries, I don't have the idea they are empty, they work just fine in my camera, also they do not need to be charged for a long time like when they are completely empty.
Its like my gp2x needs a very very high voltage to operate and as soon as it drops below that it fails to operate normally . (would it be possible to change something like a capacitor or a resistor?)

 

[minkster]

I never have that, it shows colored lines just before its about to boot though, but hangs on the black or green screen not the lines itself...

hmmm, do you turn it off and on again 3 or so times before trying to replace the batteries? It could just be the normal hang that alot of people get. Usually if its the batteries, the colored lines will corrupt the image on the screen, like streak through the green bootscreen into nothingness (may take several seconds, of course). If it just hangs but doesn't fade out, I doubt the batteries are dead...

Of course, it doesn't make sense that it would fail at the black screen. I've never had that happen... well, I did with my first 'bad' unit, but it would usually fade into colored lines as well...

No, it never fades into colored lines...
btw. is it normal that when my batteries are used for some time, the program Im using hangs, so I have to reboot and then it hangs at the black or green bootscreen is this normal, do you have this too?
Or don't you ever have this thing that a program just hangs? (there are no colored lines on the screen or somthing, it looks normal)

about the batteries, I don't have the idea they are empty, they work just fine in my camera, also they do not need to be charged for a long time like when they are completely empty.
Its like my gp2x needs a very very high voltage to operate and as soon as it drops below that it fails to operate normally . (would it be possible to change something like a capacitor or a resistor?)

That is definately not normal, you should most likely return it from the place you got it from. My GP2x only hung on the bootscreen twice. One time was when I took out headphones while it was booting up and the other time was when I took out the SD card while it was booting. It is most likely a faulty unit, not your batteries.

 

[aapje89]

Damn, I wish I hadnt sold my good old gp32.

 

[JaqMs]

Sigh. I was just about ready to buy a GP2X after I heard the joystick would be fixed. Now more battery problems? It's too hard to buy a GP2X

 

[iignotus]

Sigh. I was just about ready to buy a GP2X after I heard the joystick would be fixed. Now more battery problems? It's too hard to buy a GP2X

It was pretty easy for me. I had to send my 1st edition unit back, but the one I have now has lasted for about 4 months with no problems -- except the joystick gets fuzzy sometimes :blink:

 

[ingrin]

Sigh. I was just about ready to buy a GP2X after I heard the joystick would be fixed. Now more battery problems? It's too hard to buy a GP2X

I got great service from Dynamism. They sent me a replacement unit as soon as they had some in, and didn't wait for me to return my old unit to do so (I could still play using power adapter, just not using batteries). Of course, I think they might have been mistken and thought I had sent my old one back(which I eventually did), but still, a very positive experience. Didn't cost me a dime.
regards,
Matt

 

[aapje89]

I got my gp2x from lik-sang, how do I return it, should I sent them an email?
Or just send the gp2x right away (with an explaining letter of course).

 

[Vimacs]

just buy from gp2x.de or gbax.com, they test evy single gp2x before sending them out.

 

[iignotus]

just buy from gp2x.de or gbax.com, they test evy single gp2x before sending them out.

Though some inevitably fail regardless.