GP2X User Guide
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1. to select A message will display that your video is being loaded and then after a second or two your chosen video will start to play Pressing amp will show or hide a series of options for the player 00 23 These are Previous Video H Next Video g Skip Backwards http www emuholic com 23 h Skip Forwards gt Play m Pause o Stop B Open a new file Use the joystick to change between the options and press to select The Volume buttons found on the GP2X can be pressed to increase or decrease the volume in 10 settings To exit the Video Player press amp to return to the file list screen or press 3 io return to the Main Menu Useful tip The movie player now supports a bookmark feature that allows you to resume a video that you have stopped during playback Upon reloading the video you will be asked if you wish to resume playback at the point where you stopped 24 http www emuholic com Reading E Books The GP2X can read E Books in the TXT format Word wrapping should be disabled to ensure the best format to view the E Book as currently the GP2X E Book viewer can only display 54 characters per line instead of the usual 80 characters per line From the Main Menu highlight the E Book option and press to select The E Book Viewer screen will be displayed as in Figure 1 E BOOK VIEWER Penas Fal Walaa WES Wb nikah iakitea riai baaka Dakit ma palin Pil bmi ed a L ai aE Ti mhae DL jma rea2. Delete from the options Your file s will now be deleted from the GP2X You can also perform this task from within the GP2X Explorer more information here Useful Tips l You can create new folders on your Secure Digital Card for the various file types supported on the GP2X For example a Games folder to store your games a Music folder to store your MP3 s or a Video folder to store your videos This way it 1s easier to keep track of what is installed on your GP2X and you can manage your files more efficiently 7 pep Bp B EBooks Games Music Photos Utilities videos fbgrab 2 Never remove your Secure Digital Card or switch off your GP2X while files are being accessed This can result in the loss or damage of files on your Secure Digital Card 13 http www emuholic com Installing and loading software Installing the SDL files The GP2X supports SDL which is a development library for multiple devices and operating systems Games using SDL may require library files to be installed to the GP2X in order for them to work correctly you will only need to install these once You can download the SDL files from the GP2X Archive at http archive gp2x de The SDL files are in a Zip archive format so you can simply extract the two files install libs gpu and install libs tar gz straight to the GP2X drive as you normally would on your PC Open the file in your preferred zip extraction program and point it to extract the files
3. Digital card There should be nine files on your Secure Digital card gp2xboot img gp2xfs tar gz gp2xkernel img gp2xnand tar gz gp2xsound wav gp2xyaffs img GPL txt LGPL txt License txt If these files are not present on your Secure Digital card check that the gp2x f100 200 060428 zip file has the above files and extract them again to the Secure Digital card Double check that your batteries are fully charged or your power adaptor 1s connected and that all files are present on the Secure Digital card When you have done so switch on the GP2X do NOT switch off your GP2X or remove the Secure Digital card at any time during the update as it may result in an incomplete firmware flash and break your GP2X After the first boot screen you will see the first stage of the update which 1s shown on the right This step takes around one minute but ain f IRIVIWAR times may differ so please be patient http www emuholic com After this is complete you should see the familiar Green loading screen for a few seconds then the second stage of the update should begin as shown gt Now Patch ing on the right This process should take around one minute but may differ for you NOTE When upgrading from v1 4 0 or earlier firmware to v2 0 0 your GP2X may stay at the Green loading screen for a long time If after a few minutes you do not see the Now Patching screen above switch off your GP2X While holding both the START and SELECT
4. GP2X User Guide Version 2 0 0b Authored by Guyfawkes Last Updated April 30 2006 Homepage http www emuholic com Latest version available at http archive gp2x de cgi bin cfiles cg1 0 0 0 0 23 933 Contents Basic Usage Page 3 GP2X Information Page 7 Setting up your GP2X Page 9 Using the GP2X for the first time Page 12 Managing files on the GP2X Page 13 Installing and loading software Page 15 Installing and loading a game Page 18 Viewing Images Page 20 Playing Music Page 22 Viewing Movies Page 25 Reading E Books Page 27 Using Explorer Page 29 Using the Settings menu Page 32 System Settings Page 35 Troubleshooting Page 37 Useful information Advanced Usage Page 38 Firmware Upgrading and Installing Software Updates Page 40 Customising the menu graphics Page 41 Developing for the GP2X introduction Page 44 Credits Thanks and other stuff http www emuholic com GP2X Information Product name GP2X F100 General Video Audio CPU Dual CPU Cores ARM920T Host processor ARM940T Video Coprocessor NAND Flash Memory 64 Mega Byte Dimension 143 6mm 82 9mm 34mm Weight 161 Gram Without Battery RAM SDRAM 64 Mega Byte Storage SD Card Connection Type 2 0 high speed O S Linux Power supply 2AA Display 3 5 TFT LCD Hardware 16 7 Million Colors Software 260 000 Colors Video file MPEG 4 Dvix 3 11 4
5. and insert the USB cable into the GP2X You are now ready to switch on and enjoy the GP2X http www emuholic com Using the GP2X for the first time Switch on the GP2X by pressing the On Off switch located on the left hand side of the GP2X The screen should light up and after a second or two the first of two boot screens should display This should last for several seconds then a second boot screen will display After around 15 seconds in total for v2 0 0 firmware otherwise 25 seconds the boot process will be complete and you will be presented with the Main Menu screen as shown in Figure J PERSONAL ENTERTAINMENT PLAYER sond H Game Music Phote F O Tol Explorer Utility Setting Figure 1 To navigate the menu system you can use the joystick to move between the options You can press to select a highlighted option Connecting the GP2X to your PC Remove the rubber flap found on the right hand side of your GP2X then carefully insert the USB cable into the USB connector on the GP2X Please also ensure that a Secure Digital card has been inserted into the GP2X otherwise your PC may not recognise the GP2X Now navigate to the Settings menu and press to enter the Settings menu as shown in Figure 2 http www emuholic com s SETTING Thi Presi Fal see tet een eeen tr iene ee ee ew coe Battery USB T OUT System Figure 2 Now navigate to the USB option and press to select it The USB Mode screen will
6. appear as in Figure 3 L a Hode E piini Taea bag dimi mimi MAND Memory Figure 3 Now navigate to the SD Memory Card option and press to select it The USB Connection screen will appear as in Figure 4 10 http www emuholic com Figure 4 After a few seconds Windows should report that it has found a new USB device and will start to install the hardware If you are asked for a driver please download the file at http archive gp2x de cgi bin cfiles cg1 0 0 0 0 15 1473 extract the zip file to a temporary folder and point the hardware install wizard to this file Once you are notified that the device is ready to use open My Computer and locate the new Drive that has been created as shown in Figure 5 Hard Disk Drives Local Disk C 5D CARD 2 Gh Figure 5 In this example the Secure Digital Card is already formatted but if you have a new card you may need to format it for it to be used on the GP2X To do this right click on the Secure Digital drive in this example Drive G and choose Format from the options 11 http www emuholic com A new window will appear and prompt you for some information The Capacity will vary between different sizes of Cards in this File system example a 256 MB Card is shown i FATZ yt The File System should be set to FAT32 and the Allocation unit size Allocation unik size set to Default allocation size The Default allocation size wyt Volume label is the name of yo
7. feature Human Interface Enable or disable the Human Interface feature which allows external peripherals such as joysticks and mice to be connected to the GP2X Moving further down the screen will present you with further options as shown in Figure By ee http www emuholic com Human Interface ON IE ETER USB Hetwork ON ALWAYS ON IP 192 168 a AYER Web Server ON ALWAYS ON FIP Telnet Server ON ALWAYS ON ON ALWAYS ON Figure 3 USB NETWORK USB Network Enable or disable the network connection IP You can set the IP address for your GP2X here For simplicity you should set this to your local network range for example 192 168 0 x or 192 168 1 x the x value should be changed to an available octet on your network if you are unsure try a higher number such as 200 You can change the numbers by highlighting them and pressing or to increase or decrease the values SERVER Web Server Enable or disable the GP2X web server You can put files on the usr gp2x www path on your GP2X then access them via the above ZP Address or by typing gp2x into your browser FTP Telnet Server Enable or disable the FTP and Telnet Server The login details are root as the username and leave the password empty The FTP address should be the ZP Address set above Files uploaded to the FTP can be found in the root folder on your GP2x Samba Server Samba is feature that allows you to transfer files between other Samba de
8. 2 and GP2X GP2X Emulation http gp2x emulation dcemu co uk News for the GP2X My GP2X http www mygp2x com Blog style news for the GP2X GP2X User http www gp2xuser com News for the GP2X GP2X News Sites Non English GP32Spain http www gp32spain com Spanish GP2X and GP32 news GP2X de http www gp2x de German GP2X news GP2X fr http www gp2xfr info French GP2X news GPain http www gpain com Korean GP2X news GP2Mania http gp2mania com Korean GP2X news GP2X Resources GP2X Archive http archive gp2x de The one stop site for all GP2X releases PD Roms http pdroms de Archive for GP2X releases GP2X Wiki http wiki gp2x org Wiki for the GP2X GP2X Letter http news gp2x info Newsletter for the GP2X GP2X Stores GP2X official distributors gp2x co uk GP32Z www gp32z com GP2X de shop gp2x de IRC Channels GP2X on EFNet irc irc efnet org gp2x General chat for GP2X GP2XDEV on EFNet irc irc efnet org gp2xdev Development chat for GP2X 3d http www emuholic com Firmware Upgrading and Installing Software Updates Firmware flashing Download the latest firmware update from http archive gp2x de in the Firmware section In this example we are using the Firmware v2 0 0 released on 28 April 2006 Using your preferred archive extraction tool open the file gp2x f100_ 200 060428 zip and extract all the files to your Secure
9. Run ALY ANCH Figure 1 SOUND Volume Limit This option allows you to choose if you want the volume to be set at a limit which is safer for your ears Press left or right on the Joypad to enable or disable this feature NAND Mount on Boot This option will automatically connect external devices connected to your GP2X More information on this will be added soon when the official Breakout Box is released Format Enabling this option will delete the user part of the GP2X NAND memory this is the area where you can store games media etc The process may take a few minutes to complete once started AUTO RUN Auto Run This feature allows you to automatically run a program when the GP2X is switched on A program named autorun gpu should be put the root of the Secure Digital Card or NAND and each time the GP2X boots this file will be loaded before the menu 32 http www emuholic com ADVANCED Menu Extension This option allows you to configure some of the more advanced settings for the GP2X To view these options press left on your Joypad to enable them Once enabled the Advanced options will be displayed as shown in Figure 2 further options can be found by scrolling down the screen ADVANCH Menu Extension IAE HOST USB Host ALWAYS ON Storage Human Interface IE KETRORK ALWAYSON Figure 2 USB HOST USB Host Enable or disable the USB Host feature Storage Enable or disable the Storage
10. V Out 30 http www emuholic com Info NFORMAT ION DE gee rors r i a f i are ees DL peral coe ia en bas deme wi ee This screen shows your GP2X version number model number serial VERSION 1 0 number and some copyright MODEL Eaa te information oH The serial number shows the date of fr OUd A005 Gamepark Holdings Co Ltd All rights manufacturer 2005 11 09 firmware reserved Gamepark Holdings and the Gamepark Holdings logo are trademarks of Gamepark Holdings version GP2XV001 number and Co Ltd registered in Korea and other countries your unique GP2X serial number GP and GPs logo are trademarks of Gamepark l i oldings Co Ltd partially censored in the screenshot Holdings Co Ltd LCD Adjustments Here you can change the LCD settings Move the slider by pressing Left or Right on the joystick until the picture is stable When you are happy with the setting press to exit and save the setting or press amp to exit and not save System The System menu has many settings to configure and has its own section on the following page with more detailed information 31 http www emuholic com System Settings The System Settings screen can be found starting from the Main Menu highlight the Setting option and press amp to select and then choose System and press amp again to select The System screen will be displayed as in Figure 1 SOUND Mount on Boot Format AUTO RUH Auto
11. a a L MAND Memory EXT Storage Figure 1 Choose the SD Memory Card option and press to select it An E Book file list screen similar to the image in Figure 2 will be displayed E BOOK VIEWER te Fal Taar ir h ee Te ra had Ga pe reee oe hn le relis i Lei l n L oai aE ee Ie U NI itr Marin hirik ir k ag d ee ral kari es about txt tt walkthrough txt pz A tet is ae a ron readme_en txt Figure 2 25 http www emuholic com Highlight the E Book you wish to view and press to select Your chosen E Book will be loaded and displayed The following controls are available to use when reading an E Book Scroll the page one line up Scroll the page one line down ee Scroll the page one page up G Scroll the page one page down amp Display settings screen Return to the E Book file list screen Return to Main Menu The E Book viewer has an automatic bookmark feature that will save the current page number if you exit the E Book viewer or switch off your GP2X Pressing amp will display a settings screen as shown to the right display setting font color i TT Here you can change the colour of the text and its background and also bg color ELIE NESS SEH select a True Type Font TTF Press ore eer FO the joystick Left and Right to change the colours and Up and Down to change between the three options To load a new True Type Font choose the font select option and change e acp
12. buttons together switch on the GP2X and hold the buttons until the Firmware Upgrading screen appears The upgrade should work fine after doing this the reason for this is that changes are made to the firmware and it needs to be rebooted for it to continue properly Once the second stage is complete the third and final stage will begin This prepares the NAND for usage and should take around 30 seconds to a FORMATTING PLEASE WAIT complete in one case this took a few minutes so be patient and let it finish Once completed the GP2X will load the Main Menu and you can use your GP2X as normal Version 2 0 0 introduces a new safer method up upgrading the firmware in the future and you can only initiate an upgrade while holding START and SELECT when switching on the GP2X Useful tip Never download or install a firmware update from an untrusted source The update may be fake and damage your GP2X If you are unsure ask on one of the forums before installing The GP2X Archive at http archive gp2x de is a trusted site but you should always check beforehand If you are unable to upgrade your firmware due to the SD Card bug which prevents the firmware being updated You can download an Alternative Firmware Updater currently v1 4 0 from http archive gp2x de in the Firmware section which will update your GP2X a second way If the worst happens and your GP2X is no longer booting due to a failed firmware upgrade please visit ht
13. e using a game called ShanghaiX If you wish to you can download this game from the GP2X Archive at http archive gp2x de Extract the files from the archive to your GP2X drive the same way you done so for installing the SDL files From the main menu highlight the Game option and press to select it You will be presented with the Game Player screen as shown in Figure 1 MAND Memory EXT Storage Figure 1 As you will notice this screen is similar to the Utility Launcher screen Choose the SD Memory Card option and press to select it A program list screen similar to the image in Figure 2 will be displayed sana 0 Figure 2 16 http www emuholic com Highlight ShanghaiX and press to select it The game should now load Enjoy your first game on the GP2X Useful tip Game and Utility files have different filename extensions even though they are the same format This is because the Game Launcher screen only displays filenames with the extension GPE and the Utility Launcher screen only displays filenames with the extension GPU 17 http www emuholic com Viewing Images The GP2X can view images that are stored on your Secure Digital Card NAND Memory or External Storage The following image formats are supported JPEG jpg extension Bitmap bmp extension Graphics Interchange gif extension Portable Network Graphics png extension From the Main Menu choose the Photo option and press amp to s
14. elect You will be presented with the Photo Viewer screen as shown in Figure 1 E PHOTO VIEWER O roars m n het ete rena NAND Memory EXT Storage Figure 1 Choose the SD Memory Card option and press amp to select it An image list screen similar to the image in Figure 2 will be displayed 18 http www emuholic com oO REHOTU VIEWER OS WAGE 00017 jpg CS MAGE 000l ipg GS WAGE 00019 jpg pg pg jpg Figure 2 Highlight the image you wish to view and press to select After a second or two depending on the size of the file your image will be displayed LOADING asc Pressing the amp button will display an options bar as shown below 9000690 6 Z IN Zooms in on the chosen photo Original Restores the chosen photo to the original size Z OUT Zooms out on the chosen photo R LEFT Rotates the chosen photo 90 degrees to the left R RIGHT Rotates the chosen photo 90 degrees to the right C LEFT Comic book function C RIGHT Comic book function FIT Fits the chosen photo to the screen size Pressing the W or G shoulder buttons on your GP2X will automatically load and display the previous or following image on your Secure Digital Card To return to the list of images press the button and to return to the Main Menu press the E button 19 http www emuholic com Playing Music The GP2X can support the following audio formats MP3 mp3 filename exte
15. ere is at least one avi file present on your card Use the Explorer menu to check properly Check that your Secure Digital card is properly formatted as described here Firmware update does not show the message box This is a known problem and should be fixed in a future update This happening means that your GP2X firmware cannot currently be updated You can download a Firmware Updater currently v1 1 0 at http archive gp2x de which will update your GP2X a second way 35 http www emuholic com Headphone socket or speaker problems This is a known problem with some GP2X units Please read this post on the GP32x forums for more information GP2X boots as far as the second green Loading screen then does nothing If the Main Menu does not appear after 30 seconds or so the boot process may have failed Switch the GP2X off wait a few seconds and try again If it fails again try booting the GP2X without the Secure Digital card inserted Joypad is not always responding to input If this is a regular occurrence on all software you can remove the top of the joystick by gently pulling it from the GP2X Check there is no debris inside 36 http www emuholic com Useful Information GP2X News Sites English Emuholic http www emuholic com Official homepage for the GP2X User Guide and we also post the latest handheld news for GP2X GP32 GBA DS PSP and the Zodiac GP32X http www gp32x com News for the GP3
16. hem by pressing amp and can be seen in the top left corner ti p DELETE COPY MOYE You can select multiple files and folders by pressing CP a small tick beside the file or folder will appear to confirm it has been selected CIGES File not selected A File selected m Folder not selected Folder selected Select your files or folders you wish to Delete Copy or Move as shown for example in Figure 3 below The rockstar folder and rockstar gpe file have been selected ih S EXPLORER pale mini grat re ere EL wh palle DELETE a tbgrab Em rockstar ml vahtzee OG autorun int OG bash ope OG 9 serial o m FILE icon ico Ed rockstar gpe Figure 3 If you wish to Delete the selected files or folders press to select the Delete function and then press amp A message box will appear and ask you to confirm you wish to delete the files and folders Confirm Delete YES NO To Move or Copy the selected files or folders navigate to the folder you wish to Move or Copy the files or folders to and press to Move or Copy them To exit Explorer press amp to return to the file list or io return to the Main Menu 28 http www emuholic com Using the Settings menu From the Main Menu highlight the Setting option and press amp to select The Settings screen will be displayed as in Figure 1 i maam am el i a oe ees oee a 0 i i 1 Battery USB Figure 1 Six options are available to cho
17. ice any mistakes in the guide or have a suggestion on a new section to add please contact me by email at guyfawkes NOSPAMgbaemu com remove NOSPAM or on IRC EFNet gp2xdev nick is Guyfawkes This guide may be freely distributed provided it is not modified in any way and it is not sold for a profit Stores selling the GP2X may include this PDF on their own demo CD DVD or include a printed version If you are going to mirror this guide on your own website please ensure that the latest version 1s always used as the latest guide may contain important changes not found in an earlier version The latest version can always be found at http archive gp2x de cgi bin cfiles cg1 0 0 0 0 23 933 Translated versions of this guide will be available shortly We currently have German Spanish French and Dutch versions planned If you would like to translate to another language please contact me at guyfawkes NOSPAMgbaemu com remove NOSPAM All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owners All non copyrighted or trademarked content is ownership of Guyfawkes Emuholic com Guyfawkes Emuholic com accepts no responsibility for mistakes in this User Guide 44 http www emuholic com
18. ich is set up to output debug information On the HyperTerminal screen type sd test gpe and press Return After a few seconds the GP2X will load the program and display the options screen as normal Confirmation text will have also appeared on the HyperTerminal window to show that the Serial Cable is working correctly Running the individual tests will output text to HyperTerminal to show the start and end of each test Once you are finished choose the Quit option to return to the GP2X Main Menu and close the HyperTerminal Program To use the debugging features simply use the printf function in your code the below example will output text if the SDL_SetVideoMode function returns false screen SDL_SetVideoMode 320 240 32 SDL_SWSURFACE if screen i printf SDL_SetVideoMode screen not initialised n j You can use printf for a variety of tasks such as displaying variables or checking other code 43 http www emuholic com Credits Thanks and other stuff Credits and Thanks Guyfawkes GP2X User Guide All content not credited below GP2X Wiki GP2X Specifications Efegea for his very useful screen grab tool Richard Weeks GP2X Unit graphics GP2X Information section Soyburg and Overjupiter Corrections to the user guide Igboo David Flores Tony Cardine Additions to the user guide rhk his makefile for the demo project Sonic NKT Screenshot from his Tux N Tosh GP2X theme Other Stuff If you not
19. ly 1 38 Lines press to display the font loader screen Navigate to your installed fonts with the Joypad pressing amp to change folder and then when you have located the font you wish to use press to select the True Type Font Press to confirm the changes and you will be returned to your E Book with the new changes applied Useful tip You can use your True Type fonts from Windows on the GP2X You can find TTF files in your Windows Fonts folder 26 http www emuholic com Using Explorer The GP2X has a built in File Explorer that allows you to view folders and files on your Secure Digital Card and perform file deletion copying and moving From the Main Menu highlight the Explorer option and press to select The Explorer screen will be displayed as in Figure 1 id iti EXPLORER a r ae een DELETE MAND Memory EXT Storage Figure 1 Choose the SD Memory Card option and press to select it An Explorer file list screen similar to the image in Figure 2 will be displayed EXPLORER eee eS lonelier peepee tk eon ae DELETE gt a tbgrab rockstar o vahtzee OGRE autorun int OG bash ope OG 9 serial o m FILE icon ico m rockstar gpe Figure 2 ad http www emuholic com Use the joystick to navigate through the folders and files To view a folder press and to exit the folder press amp Three file functions can be performed Delete Copy and Move You can cycle between t
20. n be pressed to increase or decrease the volume in 10 settings You can also lock the buttons and turn the screen off and on by pressing B to save battery life and also avoid unnecessary button pressing To exit the Music Player press amp twice to return to the file list screen or press to return to the Main Menu 21 http www emuholic com Viewing Movies The GP2X can support the following file formats AVI XVid From the Main Menu highlight the Video option and press amp to select The Movie Player screen will be displayed as in Figure 1 Ci MEER Fh ie meb rai km mal s E ai aE r arar LE pral rea karan sheild m h im mh FULL NAND Memory EXT Storage Figure 1 You can press amp to change the CPU speed for the movie player there are three settings Full 200 Mhz Normal 166 Mhz and Save 100 Mhz This is useful if you wish to conserve battery life but some movies may play slower or skip frames The current setting can be found in the top left of the screen shown by the icons below 9 S FULL NORMAL SAYE Once you are happy with your CPU speed setting choose the SD Memory Card option and press to select it The Movie Player file list screen similar to the image in Figure 2 will be displayed 22 http www emuholic com MOVIE PLAYER eed rere bun P bhm ole Pal sl siartr mam UE peral r ee wi iam r CED mov iel CED nov ier Figure 2 Highlight the video you wish to view and press
21. nsion OGG ogg filename extension From the Main Menu choose the Music option and press amp to select You will be presented with the Music Player screen as shown in Figure 1 MUSIC PLAYER a m a eal a eae re eee UL peel ee MAND Memory EXT Storage Figure 1 Choose the SD Memory Card option and press amp to select it An audio list screen similar to the image in Figure 2 will be displayed MUSIC PLAYER Pr ere Fd m AE el mea rape UL pal ra Cockney rebel make me smile Crank Yankers got mail Everybody In The Place Gorillaz Demon Days Figure 2 20 http www emuholic com Choose the song you wish to listen to and press to select The audio player will then appear and start to play your chosen song as shown in Figure 3 ay MUSIC PLAYER 192KBPS 44KHZ OOS 02 5 vor TT Crank Yankers i got mail mpg Figure 3 Pressing amp will show or hide a series of options for the player These are Ka Previous Track W Next Track 4 Skip Backwards H Skip Forwards gt Play a Pause 0 Stop Open a new file w Equalizer Use the joystick to change between the options and press amp to select The Equalizer has eleven presets to suit the style of music These are Normal Rock Pop Jazz Classic Dance Heavy Metal Disco Soft Live 3D and Hall To change between these highlight the Equalizer option and press to cycle through the presets The Volume buttons found on the GP2X ca
22. of GP2X 1 Extension Port 2 GP2X Wrist Strap Hole http www emuholic com GP2X Accessories The following official accessories can be purchased separately for your GP2X Official Accessories Carry Case Power Supply Unit Screen Protector TV Out Cable You can purchase these accessories from stores listed in our Useful Information section Unofficial 3 Party Accessories Serial Cable mem TOETER The serial cable can be purchased at Toyz4Boyz The Joystick Modification can be purchased from DaveC private mail him via the GP32x forums here http www emuholic com Setting Up Your GP2X You should have the following inside your GP2X box lx GP2X unit 1x USB cable 1x Screen Protector lx Pack of 2 AA batteries Ix Korean English Manual Fitting the Screen Protector After unpacking the GP2X you should install the screen protector immediately Carefully remove the shipping film from the GP2X screen by pulling the Red tag on the top right Now remove the film from the Screen Protector and ensuring there 1s no dust on the underside of the Screen Protector and on the GP2X screen carefully place it on the GP2X The Screen Protector also has a film to protect the screen using a fingernail or knife gently unpeel it from a corner of the screen There is also protector film on the Power and Battery display panel which can be removed if you wish to Fitting the batteries The GP2X uses two AA ba
23. ose from these are T Mode A diagnostic tool for your GP2X Battery Shows the battery level USB Connects the GP2X to your PC TV Out Activate the TV Out feature Info Provides some information on your GP2X LCD Adjust the LCD settings for your GP2X System Change various system settings T Mode This allows you to make some basic tests on your GP2X There are seven screens in total to change screen press 8 and G at the same time Screen 1 Shows the manufacturer date firmware revision and your GP2X serial number Screen 2 Shows a joystick and button test You can press any of the http www emuholic com joystick directions and buttons to check they are working Screens 3 to 7 Displays black white red green and blue backgrounds to check the colour display on the screen and any possible dead pixels Battery This screen shows the battery life left on your GP2X Three levels are displayed Empty Medium and Full so even if the screen is reporting your battery as empty you may still have a fair amount of battery life left USB Choosing this menu option will connect your GP2X to your PC Please refer to Page 9 for more information TV Out Choosing this menu option will display the TV Out screen If you TV Mode have a TV Out cable you can display the screen on your TV Here you can Position choose to output in NTSC or PAL format Press to cancel TV Out to TV or press to activate T
24. our PC and once booted run the bash gpe file The GP2X should display a black screen and after a few seconds you will be prompted on your PC to install a Gadget Serial device Locate the extracted gserial inf file from the drivers above and follow the normal procedure for installing new hardware Once this 1s complete the USB serial cable almost ready for use The following must be performed each time you wish to use the USB Serial cable Following the same procedure as above switch on the GP2X with the USB connected to both the GP2X and PC and once booted run the bash gpe file The GP2X will display a black screen as before this 1s normal and won t display anything else until you execute a program using your PC The PC will now be ready to receive data from your GP2X with a suitable program as explained in the following section Using the Serial cable Windows users can use the HyperTerminal program which is located in the Accessories gt Communications folder Once loaded create a new connection with the following settings Bits per second 115200 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control Xon Xoff 42 http www emuholic com To find your COM port for the connection check Device Manager gt Ports COM amp LPT and locate the Gadget Serial device and use the COM Port it shows Once connected you will see a command prompt in the HyperTerminal window In this example we will use the SDL Test Program wh
25. r on your PC and from the command prompt type make and press return The demo project should now start to compile and after a few seconds will finish You should now have a new file named sdltest gpe copy this file and the sdltest folder to the root folder of your GP2X and from the Game menu select sdltest After a few seconds while the program is loading a menu containing the tests should appear Use the joystick to navigate the options and press the amp button to select 4 http www emuholic com Note work in progress section Using a Serial USB cable The GP2X supports serial data to your PC for debugging purposes via a Serial cable that can be purchased at Toyz4Boyz or can be made here An alternative method 1s possible via your USB cable included with your GP2X but you do not gain the full functionality of a Serial cable If you have a Serial cable you can skip the following section as you do not need to setup the connection for USB Setting up the USB Serial cable connection As the USB serial cable is not a proper serial cable you need to perform a few tasks before you can use the USB cable as a serial cable The first task is to install the drivers for your PC this is only needed to be done once Download the GP2X USB Serial drivers from the GP2X Archive here Extract the files to your PC and copy the bash gpe and g serial o files to your GP2X Switch on your GP2X with the USB cable connected to both the GP2X and y
26. to the GP2X drive in this case the G drive Now quit the USB connection screen and return to the main menu Navigate to the Utility option and press You will be presented with the Utility Launcher screen as shown in H UTILITY LAUNCHER moame am n ra ase ee oe NAND Memory Figure 1 EXT Storage Figure 1 The three options are described SD Memory Card This is your Secure Digital Card where all data such as games music and videos are stored NAND Memory This is the internal memory of the GP2X and only important files such as drivers like the SDL files should be installed to here The reason is that only 20 MB is available for storage so space 1s more limited than you would get with a Secure Digital Card EXT Storage This is for connecting to external devices 14 http www emuholic com Choose SD Memory Card from the options and press to select it A program list screen similar to the image in Figure 2 will be displayed H UTILITY LAUNCHER Preah Fal Pn eel eee er i ek ale Figure 2 This is the Utility Launcher menu Figure 2 shows only one file which we just installed but as you use your GP2X more files will be listed here Select the install libs file and press to run it The screen will turn black for a few seconds while the necessary files are installed and afterwards you will be returned to the Main Menu 15 http www emuholic com Installing and loading a game In this example we will b
27. tp www distant earth com gp2x for a way to unbrick your GP2X This method fixes most cases of failed firmware upgrades 39 http www emuholic com Customising the menu graphics You can customise the menu graphics on the GP2X to suit your Personal Entertainment Player taste There are already a number of custom skins available for you to use such as the one shown on the left called Tux N Tosh by Sonic NKT Video You can find many GP2X menu graphic replacements at KA http archive gp2x de in the Skins GPH Linux section In this example E Book Explorer Utility Setting we will install the Tux N Tosh skin but the process is the same for any other Download and extract the Tux N Tosh GP2x theme zip to the root of your Secure Digital card There should be around 170 files this varies between skins in the root and the following folders imgbattery imgcommon imgebook imgexplorer imggame imgimage imgmain imgmovie imgmusic imgsetting imgtestmode imgutil Now highlight Utility from the main menu and press B to select Choose the SD Memory Card option and press to select it In this example the file to run is named imgall but the name may vary between other skins there should only be one gpu file in the package so run that Once run the screen will display a black background while the files are being copied to the NAND memory Once it is complete you should be returned to the main menu and your new men
28. tteries to power the device To fit these gently push and slide the marked area on the battery cover found on the back of the GP2X towards you Insert the batteries the correct way as shown in the battery compartment and then replace the battery cover Dead batteries can give the impression that your GP2X unit has broke by displaying random patterns on the screen when you switch it on Please read the Troubleshooting section for more information http www emuholic com Fitting the Secure Digital Card The GP2X uses a Secure Digital Card not supplied as standard as its storage To install this insert the Secure Digital Card with the back facing you into the Secure Digital Slot found on the top of the GP2X The notch should be on the bottom right hand side and when inserted you should hear a click to confirm it 1s correctly inserted Do not try to force the Secure Digital Card into the slot or you may damage the Card or the GP2X rma l Correct Installing the USB Cable The GP2X can connect to your PC via a USB cable to transfer your games utilities movies music and E Books To do this you will require a free USB port on your PC it is recommended you have a USB 2 port for faster transferring of files but a USB 1 port will work Locate an unused USB port on your PC and carefully insert the USB connector into it To connect the USB cable to your GP2X remove the rubber protection cover
29. u graphics will be shown You can now delete the files from your Secure Digital card 40 http www emuholic com Developing for the GP2X introduction Note I will rewrite this section shortly to use Hardware Accelerated SDL First download DevkitGP2X from http archive gp2x de in the Development Utilities section Run the file that was downloaded and install it to c devkitgp2x You will also need MinSys installed which you can download from http www devkitpro org Don t forget to include a PATH to the MinSys folder more information can be found at http www devkitpro org setup shtml Next download Theoddbot s GP2X SDL libraries at http archive gp2x de cgi bin cfiles cgi 0 0 0 0 19 1207 Extract this file to a temporary location on your PC Now locate the extracted folder and select and copy all the folders as follows bin etc include info lib main share Now go to your c devkitgp2x folder and paste the above folders You will be asked if it is OK to overwrite some files and folders choose Yes for all of these prompts Please refer to the GP2X Wiki at http wiki gp2x org wiki Getting started with GP2X development for more information on how to set up your development environment for various compilers and IDEs I have provided a SDL Test Program project for you to test your development setup you can download it at http archive gp2x de cgi bin cfiles cgi 0 0 0 0 46 1047 Extract this file to a folde
30. ur drive you may rename this to an Yolume label easily identifiable name such as GP2 Card GP2X Card Once you are happy with the settings click on the Start button and the Secure Digital Card will proceed to be formatted 243 ME Once the process is completed you can now begin to transfer files to your GP2X 12 http www emuholic com Managing files on the GP2X Copying files to your GP2X Copying files to the GP2X 1s much like everyday file copying on your hard drive In the following example we will copy a MP3 to the GP2X Connect your GP2X to your PC as shown here Now select which file you wish to copy to the GP2X by clicking on it once if you wish to select more files then hold the CTRL button while clicking on a new file to select deselect it Once you have chosen your file s right click on one of them and choose Copy from the options next click on the GP2X drive in our case drive G and choose Paste from the options Your files will now be copied to the GP2X the time it takes depends on the size and number of files you copied Deleting files on your GP2X Again this is the same as performing a deletion of files on your PC Connect your GP2X to your PC as shown here Now select which file you wish to delete from the GP2X by clicking on it once if you wish to select more files then hold the CTRL button while clicking on a new file to select deselect it Now press the Delete key on your PC or right click and choose
31. vices such as your PC or even your Xbox The usage of this feature is out of the scope of this user guide so please visit http www samba org for more information 34 http www emuholic com Troubleshooting GP2X does not switch on Check that you have correctly inserted the batteries and that they have not run out of power GP2X displays random coloured lines when switched on or during use Check that your batteries have not run out of power The display gives the impression that the GP2X unit is broke but it is in fact because the batteries are dead Use a fresh pair of batteries and try again Examples of screen display when batteries are dead USB is not found or does not connect Ensure that the cable is fully inserted into both your PC USB port and your GP2X Check that the Secure Digital card is correctly inserted into the GP2X as described here A Secure Digital card is required for the PC to recognise the GP2X If your PC does not find your GP2X when connected to the USB try removing all other USB devices and then rebooting your PC Now connect your GP2X to your PC as shown here If your GP2X is found by your PC you can now reconnect your other USB devices Secure Digital card cannot be accessed on the GP2X Check that the Secure Digital card is correctly inserted into the GP2X as described here Ensure that you have the correct files on your Secure Digital card for example if trying to watch a Video that th
32. x 5x and Higher XVID WMV 7 8 9 Later On Playback Audio file MP3 OGG WMA Later On Resolution MAX 720 480 30fps Frame Rate Max 30 fps Bit Rate Video Max 2500 Kbps Audio Max 384Kbps Caption SMI TV OUT NTSC PAL Support Channels Stereo L R Frequency Rate 20Hz 20KHz File MP3 OGG WMA Later On Bit rate sampling 1 6bit 8 48KHz Equalizer Normal Classic Rock Jazz Pop Included Software E Book Reader Image Viewer Movie Viewer Music Player http www emuholic com Controls 8 way digital thumb stick 4 main action buttons Thumb stick clicks in for use as an action button 2 shoulder buttons Start and Select Volume I O Ports Headphones USB 2 0 not powered EXT Port DC Power 3 Volts center negative Future SDIO Hardware Support Continuous playback time Video Approx 4 hours Audio Approx 6 hours GP2X Layout Front of GP2X 1 8 way Joypad 2 Volume Up Down 3 Left Speaker 4 LCD Screen 5 A B X Y Buttons 6 Select button 7 Start button 8 Right speaker 9 Power LED Green 10 Battery LED Red O power gameparkholdings garen CoC http www emuholic com Back of GP2X Battery Compartment 2 Case Screws Top of GP2X 1 Right Shoulder Button 2 Left Shoulder Button 3 Headphone Socket 4 Secure Digital Slot Bottom
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