Series-8 posted on Apr 14 2006 at 09:35 AM said:A NiMH charger I've seen takes a full 8 hours to charge a 2500 mAh NiMH.
Like I said earlier, it could very well be hardware. Might want to buy another set of rechargables, or borrow, to confirm.aapje89 posted on Apr 14 2006 at 10:12 AM said: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?
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 posted on Apr 14 2006 at 05:50 PM said:The indicator for dead batteries is the white screen followed by colored lines (and often some wacky noises out of the speakers).aapje89 posted on Apr 14 2006 at 10:12 AM said: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?
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...aapje89 posted on Apr 14 2006 at 10:57 AM said: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...
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No, it never fades into colored lines...ingrin posted on Apr 14 2006 at 06:15 PM said: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...aapje89 posted on Apr 14 2006 at 10:57 AM said: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...
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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 posted on Apr 14 2006 at 09:10 AM said:No, it never fades into colored lines...ingrin posted on Apr 14 2006 at 06:15 PM said: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...aapje89 posted on Apr 14 2006 at 10:57 AM said: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...
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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...
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?)
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:JaqMs posted on Apr 14 2006 at 01:33 PM said: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.JaqMs posted on Apr 14 2006 at 12:33 PM said: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![]()
Though some inevitably fail regardless.Vimacs posted on Apr 14 2006 at 03:34 PM said:just buy from gp2x.de or gbax.com, they test evy single gp2x before sending them out.