What's The Best Firmware To Use?
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TelcoLou
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2.1.1, coupled with Gmenu2X is all you need 
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Snug
2.1.1 because all that 3.0.0 seems to offer is a slowdown in the bootup speed.
Edit: And less features (lack of access to NAND from GP2X)
Edit: And less features (lack of access to NAND from GP2X)
I almost ran headfirst into it.peelie said:
Gonna let my Energizer 2500mahs charge up to full capacity first. I hadn't charged them since last year or so and then I did a week or two back.
My 2GB A-Data doesn't seem to work with it anymore. I tried FAT32 with 4k allocation and it doesn't see any files on it. Seems to work fine in Windows. I can use my 1GB Kingston Japan Micro SD with adapter though.
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abertalia
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Hey, does anyone know if there is a boot time difference between firmwares 2.1.0 and 2.1.1?
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TelcoLou
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Yes.Shifty said:
Yes, as in I know.
... and no, there's no difference in boot time that I noticed. FW 2.0 was the big leap as I recall (as far as shortening boot times)
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abertalia
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Then whats the point of upgrading to 2.1.1 if I already have 2.1.0?
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TelcoLou
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QUOTEShifty said:
There are no points; everything is round
Edit: from the archive, and GPH's page:
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This Firmware is bugfix problem 2.1.0 version. Detailed improvement was... 1)Fixed that During playing movie. speaker sound instead of earphone sound. 2)Fixed that During playing MP3. Randomly speaker sound instead of earphone sound. 3)Fixed that During playing MP3. Randomly sound halt. 4)Fixed that During playing MP3. Mono chanel dragging(?) sound.
... there, I did your homework for you, you lazy good-for-nothing-so-and-so!
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abertalia
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I have never had any of those problems listed with firmware 2.1.0...And if thats all that has changed then I think I'll just stick with what I'm using. Thanks for telling me anyways .
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freddykreuger666
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hm what am i missing by only using firmware 2.00
it worth me risking it, cos sometimes gp2x randomly crashes/ batteries fall away from contact, dont want to risk this during firmware upgrading, shall i just keep my gp2x as 2.0? dont seem to be having problems with any the newly released emu's
it worth me risking it, cos sometimes gp2x randomly crashes/ batteries fall away from contact, dont want to risk this during firmware upgrading, shall i just keep my gp2x as 2.0? dont seem to be having problems with any the newly released emu's
Ripster
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Anytime you update you firmware you are introducing the opportunity to brick your device. But from what I have read... you would need to downgrade to version... 2.0 and do upgrades from there back up. I would only do it if I had my Gp2x on a A/C power supply.
Quoting Orkie from a previous thread
"Correct, flashing once probably won't cause problems but there is no guarantee of this. I had a totally dead GP2X after about 10 flashes (to give an indication of how little it takes sometimes), so flashing a few times probably won't cause trouble it is much better to avoid that wherever possible. It is not a 'quick fix' with JTAG either, it took me weeks to come up with a solution and about 5 hours to pull it off. It is easier now that I've done the initial work with the fixing tool, but this isn't publicly available and even if you did have it, it can be a struggle to get it loading sometimes over JTAG (serial may be more reliable, but if you happen to have destroyed the bootloader too then there is no way of doing that). I assume writing to the NAND normally will also cause these problems, but I've never tested.
This is a matter that needs to be taken seriously. Most people don't have the equipment or time/knowledge to repair it. That said, if something doesn't work for you or there are new features in a newer firmware, this shouldn't put you off upgrading as it is repairable. It's just too much bother for a downgrade with no real benefit"
"Correct, flashing once probably won't cause problems but there is no guarantee of this. I had a totally dead GP2X after about 10 flashes (to give an indication of how little it takes sometimes), so flashing a few times probably won't cause trouble it is much better to avoid that wherever possible. It is not a 'quick fix' with JTAG either, it took me weeks to come up with a solution and about 5 hours to pull it off. It is easier now that I've done the initial work with the fixing tool, but this isn't publicly available and even if you did have it, it can be a struggle to get it loading sometimes over JTAG (serial may be more reliable, but if you happen to have destroyed the bootloader too then there is no way of doing that). I assume writing to the NAND normally will also cause these problems, but I've never tested.
This is a matter that needs to be taken seriously. Most people don't have the equipment or time/knowledge to repair it. That said, if something doesn't work for you or there are new features in a newer firmware, this shouldn't put you off upgrading as it is repairable. It's just too much bother for a downgrade with no real benefit"
Yorper
GP32 Hardcore
Go and grab yourself 2.0.0xampi said:
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