Page 34
GP2X User Guide –
www.emuholic.com
Firmware Upgrading and Installing Software Updates
Important Note: Before proceeding you should be aware that flashing your GP2X firmware can go wrong so
please be careful when doing so. You will need either a fresh pair of batteries or a trusted power adaptor, this is
vital as batteries running out during the flashing process can leave you with an incomplete flashed firmware
which may leave your GP2X unusable. We take no responsibility for any damage caused when performing a
firmware update and you do so at your own risk.
Depending on which firmware you currently have on your GP2X you may need to update twice. Firmware
v2.0.0 is the latest main release which you should have installed on your GP2X before upgrading to a higher
firmware revision. You can find instructions on how to upgrade to v2.0.0 and v2.1.0 below.
Firmware flashing to v2.0.0
Download the v2.0.0 firmware update from
http://archive.gp2x.de/
in the Firmware section. Using your
preferred archive extraction tool, open the file
gp2x-f100_200_060428.zip
and extract all the files to your Secure
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 is 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 is shown on the right. This step takes around one
minute but times may differ so please be patient.
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 on the right. This process should take
around one minute but may differ for you.
