tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653390Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:28:07 +0000This is a project log to record my exploits whilst hacking about with the GP2X handheld console.http://www.distant-earth.com/gp2x/noreply@blogger.com (DJWillis)Blogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653390.post-115367703545987824Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:38:00 +00002006-07-23T17:50:35.473ZI just thought I would quickly post up this note after having the same questions asked in a few emails recently. “No I am not dead, yes I do still like the GP2X, no I have not jumped ship to ‘insert console name here’ for huge cash prizes and no I don’t have a working GP2X at the moment” ;).1st'ly I though I should let people know why I have been slow replying to mails and comments about http://www.distant-earth.com/gp2x/2006/07/update-on-why-everything-is-on-go-slow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJWillis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653390.post-113754027304365273Tue, 17 Jan 2006 23:13:00 +00002006-01-17T23:25:49.543ZJust a quick post. Really just to link a download of the 2nd test alpha of my Heart of the Alien port for the GP2X (Using Heart of The Alien:Redux as a starting point).There is no sound yet and the controls may be a little unsensitive.Please read the README as it contains important information on getting the port running and how to rip the data files.Download: HOTA GP2X Alpha 2 1.2.4-http://www.distant-earth.com/gp2x/2006/01/game-heart-of-alien-for-gp2x.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJWillis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653390.post-113655120975412421Fri, 06 Jan 2006 09:32:00 +00002006-01-06T15:06:06.053ZThe article includes a download for the firmware and a short upgrade guide.Updates are quite major on the user-space site. I have tested this on a few GP2X's now and results are good so far. The SD code HAS been changed in this kernel and that may be a mixed blessing, I will update as I know more.I will update my unbricking guide and the files to 1.2.0 once I get back from holidays on the http://www.distant-earth.com/gp2x/2006/01/gph-release-120-firmware.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJWillis)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653390.post-113343986104250440Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:31:00 +00002005-12-01T14:16:59.750ZI guess it had to happen sometime.I am very pleased to relay the fact that DignSys (GamePark Holdings Linux Sub-Contractor) have released the source code to the U-Boot boot loader and Linux kernel used on the GP2X on there web site.This is the 1st code release and efforts are on-going to resolve any outstanding aspects surrounding code used on the GP2X. I will be checking of the status of this http://www.distant-earth.com/gp2x/2005/12/gp2x-linux-1st-source-release.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJWillis)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653390.post-113329035780451997Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:34:00 +00002006-08-07T09:07:36.256ZUpdate: 7th August 2006I got my Wiggler JTAG setup fixed and now have a working GP2X again (thanks to Jr2Swiss for the salvaged GP2X bits :)).As I now have everything up and working again I am more then happy to offer to try and unbrick peoples GP2X's if you get stuck yourself.I am working on a cross-platform JTAG guide to go with this (and trying to make FW 2.0 files for this guide) so expect http://www.distant-earth.com/gp2x/2005/11/howto-unbrick-most-bricked-gp2xs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJWillis)46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653390.post-113282433121269072Thu, 24 Nov 2005 09:25:00 +00002005-11-24T14:50:44.093ZTime for a quick comment on the GP2X GPL situation as I can see it getting out of control very soon if not checked.This is a quick and not very well edited comment. I will clean it up during the day. It does not read well but what the hell, I got one too many snotty e-mails about the GPL today ;).In response to numerous posts on the various GP2X boards and continuing grumbling regards GamePark http://www.distant-earth.com/gp2x/2005/11/gp2x-gpl-situation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJWillis)22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653390.post-113076719326785288Mon, 31 Oct 2005 13:47:00 +00002005-10-31T14:00:46.556ZWell I guess I should do some quick updates on what I am playing with.These scripts are hardly worth much of a song and dance but they fill the gap while something more refined is worked on (call them alpha-grade) and I fix up some more libaries to go with the tool-chain, like a cleaned up port of SDL etc.These buildscripts produce a working patched GCC 4.0.2, gLibC 2.3.5, Binutils 2.16 based http://www.distant-earth.com/gp2x/2005/10/evil-hacky-gcc-tool-chain-buildscripts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJWillis)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653390.post-112905808801662319Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:31:00 +00002005-10-11T22:03:16.396ZWhat is Open2x, it’s not a game or an emulator, it's a new open source project of course. It has taken a long time to pull together all the bits and line everything up. It is very centred around helping the community get the very best out of the GP2X handheld. We would love to snare some talented coders to help ;-). You can find more info here.http://www.distant-earth.com/gp2x/2005/10/open2x-project-launched.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJWillis)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653390.post-112888756111935438Sun, 09 Oct 2005 07:42:00 +00002005-10-09T19:52:41.120ZI guess this counts as vaguely noteworthy news. I have, after a bit of hacking about, got build scripts that produce a working GCC 4/glibC 2.3.5 based tool-chain targeted for the GP2X (arm-mmsp2-linux).All executables need to be statically linked (-static on all calls to GCC, G++, LD etc.) but the code generated works well on real hardware. This is due to the fact that the Linux image on the http://www.distant-earth.com/gp2x/2005/10/gcc4-based-tool-chain-for-arm-linux-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJWillis)1