Won`t Start

[Inibaz]

Ok so Ive had my GP2X for about 2 weeks now and from the start it always had a 50/50 chance of turning on. Half the time it went to the menu after turning it on and half the time it went to a screen with pink,yellow,green and a load of other coloured lines going down the screen and it stayed there. It didnt really pose a problem but now it just goes to that screen with the lines and never to the menu anymore. Is my GP2X wrecked for good or is there some way to fix it. Ive tried it with and without my SD card in with the same results and I havent installed the new firmware. I scanned the forums for a problem like this one but it seems this has only happened to me.

Anyways can anyone help me with it. Im desperate

 

[beanfarmer]

y dont u try updating the firmware? could fix it, by the sounds of it you have nothing to loose give it a go

 

[Digitalrat]

Use new batteries. :rolleyes:

Besides, the ones from gph only last 20 minutes.

 

[Inibaz]

Yeah I already changed the batteries.It was the first thing I did.Seemed like the obvious thing to do but it didnt work.

If I do put the update on my SD will it run even if I can`t get to the menu or even the loading screen?

 

[Vimacs]

vote me for dictator and people like beanfarmer will be banned!

 

[TeDaDeS]

vote me for dictator and people like beanfarmer will be banned!

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you should start you own board, 'the 1337 GP2X board' and ban every n00b from it.

 

[Bleeg]

Yeah I already changed the batteries.It was the first thing I did.Seemed like the obvious thing to do but it didnt work.

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Are you using high quality NiMH rechargeable and a good charger?

If I do put the update on my SD will it run even if I can`t get to the menu or even the loading screen?

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Don't attempt a firmware update if it's not booting properly.

 

[Axeman]

My NiMHs were fine for my GP32, but the GP2x is a little more demanding, and needed a new set. It seems ok now.

 

[Inibaz]

Nope Im using Energizer batteries. They worked before it crashed.

 

[beanfarmer]

hay sorry people its just if his unit is already on the frizz then this could help, couldnt it???? sorry im a n00b

 

[Fishbong]

Maybe the NAND memory got corrupted somehow? In this case the unbricker app could help :unsure: ...

 

[Bleeg]

Ok so Ive had my GP2X for about 2 weeks now and from the start it always had a 50/50 chance of turning on. Half the time it went to the menu after turning it on and half the time it went to a screen with pink,yellow,green and a load of other coloured lines going down the screen and it stayed there.

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Nope Im using Energizer batteries. They worked before it crashed.

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Not trying to be difficult, but are they Energizer 2500 mAh rechargeables, or Energizer disposable? It's just that the symptoms sound like what happens when the batteries aren't good enough.

 

[Inibaz]

Their disposables but they used to work. I`ll get some rechargables and check if they work. Thanks

 

[Unskilled85]

How did it go, do it work? I have the same problem. It hangs all the time for me now. I don't know why. you think it is the machine or some software??

 

[deadlychicken22]

How did it go, do it work? I have the same problem. It hangs all the time for me now. I don't know why. you think it is the machine or some software??

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If you can't fix it, return it. It's not worth having a $200 brick laying around.

 

[Inibaz]

Still havent got any but Ill probably get some before Christmas at least and try em out