Open2x is an umbrella project to bring open source, community friendly, solutions to the GP2X Linux handheld system. The project consists of a number of complementing sub-projects that work together to deliver things such as the Open2x toolchains, kernel and firmware.

Release notes:

This should be considered a release candidate,
so please report all bugs straight away.

Read these instructions before starting.

How to install:
* Copy the contents of the ON_SD directory to the root of a FAT32 formatted SD card.
NOTE: If you encounter problems, try a different card reader or card. Some
F200s won”t read SDs that F100s will and vice-versa. Some card readers will
corrupt data going to a card they don”t like. Try, try again.
* Insert the SD card into the GP2X and boot whilst holding Start+Select
* After the “Firmware Upgrading” screen, you will be promted to press any button – do so.
* Wait for the installation to complete (Formatting NAND/Copying Firmware are the two stages).
* When the image on-screen tells you to, turn off the machine.
* Boot the machine holding Start+Select.
* Wait for the firmware upgrade to complete
* Done!

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are of course much appreciated.. )

* Software reset: if a program crashes or hangs, press
VolUp+VolDown+A+B+X+Y+L+R and then release all buttons
and watch as the Open2X kernel kills off the errant program
and automatically relaunches GMenu2X. It should take 5
seconds or so for the menu to start to relaunch, though
it might take a little longer if it”s a big program.

* TV tweaking daemon, customizable for each program. Gives
most programs 100% perfect TV out. Will not work with some
HW-accelerated SDL apps that used double buffering,
however. Supports tweaking the YUV layer if you find your
movies are off-center in the video player, too.
NOTE: I only have an NTSC TV, so I have no way of knowing
if this even works with PAL TVs, please get back to me
and lemme know if it works or not.

* Support for direct control of the GP2X from a USB gamepad.
Joy2Xd is a new background daemon that can be fully
customized for all sorts of USB gamepads. When running,
the first joystick (leftmost USB port) can control
every single GP2X button in every single GP2X app ever
made, including GMenu2X. Play games and watch movies from
the comfort of your couch. If an app crashes, you can
just hit the same buttons you would on the GP2X to relaunch
the menu: VolUp+VolDown+A+B+X+Y+L+R. For each app, you
can configure you you want the USB joystick used to
control the GP2X to be hidden or shown to apps. This
configurability allows compatibility with every single
emulator I tried. Some need the hidden option turned on,
some have good customizability and don”t need it. Be sure
to run the configuration program in Settings before
turning Joy2XD on from the Open2X settings screen.

* Controls remapping for SDL applications (and others that
read /dev/GPIO for their button inputs). In the GMenu2X
links settings, you”ll see you can map each GP2X button
to a different one. This should work on every single SDL
program every compiled for the GP2X that used the SDL
input layer. (Some apps did not but they are very few)

* Support for volume scaling and muting for all applications.
Press Vol-/+ in GMenu2X and see the icon in the bottom
right change to indicate Normal Mode, Headphones Mode, and
Mute Mode. You can configure the volume levels in the
Open2X settings. Mute mode entirely mutes the GP2X for
all apps until you change it back. Headphones mode makes
the GP2X much quieter overall so you don”t lose your
hearing. Thanks to PokeParadox for helping me get this
wedged into GMenu2X.

* Support in GMenu2X for SD insertion/removal. GMenu2X now
stores all links in a special folder on your SD: .open2x_gmenu2x/
Hit X in GMenu2X to unmount your SD card before removing it.
If you insert a new one, GMenu2X will automatically scan and
display its links. Make sure your SD”s filesystems are free
of any errors, as these can make unmounting flakey.
Sometimes Linux just won”t let go of a filesystem and there”s
nothing I can do about it, so sometimes you might find you
still need to reboot if you see Gmenu2X doesn”t pick up the
new card.

* Touchscreen calibrator for F200s

* LCD timings calibrator. Your timings will be applied at every
boot. My F200 unit gained a much better screen image by
reducing the timing to -4. Scanlines were much less
noticable. Even F100 units can benefit. Note: FPLL mode is
not really good to use because it is tied to the CPU speed.

* MMUhack built right into the Open2X kernel. Write buffering
is turned on by default for any and all apps and will not
affect compatibility. This provides a small speedup to a lot
of apps. Write caching is a configurable option for each
link but that often requires that the program originally
used mmuhack.o, lest screen artifacts occur. Most people
will never need this as Open2X now automatically loads its
own version of the MMUhack module when it detects a game is
trying to load its own. (Open2X uses a wrapper for insmod
and modprobe for this purpose)

* Automatic importation of all old GMenu2X links into the new
/mnt/sd/.open2x_gmenu2x/ link location

* Application section links restorer. If you mess up any
links in the application section, this will remove them all
and copy in all the default ones.

* New GMenu2X options: Booting gmenu2xes found on SD cards is now
turned off by default and configurable. Always apply fast RAM
tweak is a new option that overrides all link settings if you
want an overall speedup for no cost in battery life. New
display of current uptime in the bottom info bar so you can
better estimate remaining battery life, especially on F200 with
no battery gauge. There is now a separate gamma setting for
TV mode because I found TV looked washed out most of the time.
External drives can now be unmounted as well as mounted (to
allow clean, safe shutdowns)

NEW APPLICATIONS:
* Mindless made the Open2X image viewer. It kicks ass, try it out.

TODO: Make a bugfix list, as I squashed a colony but don”t
have the time to make one.

IRC:
#open2x on FreeNode

http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=47228

Wii Shooting Gallery is a compilation of eight shooting games. It is most fun when played with the Wii Zapper.

Games:

Still Targets
Horizontal Moving Targets
Vertical Moving Targets
Crazy Targets
Crisscross Targets
Teleporting Targets
Hogans New Alley
Wii Shoot In Space

Changes:

1.9- Hogan Hard is old Very Hard, Very Hard now has targets appear in a 3×3 grid – Target Animation fixed – Target modes cleaned up and now work alot better – A REAL menu – Highscores are saved – Control Scheme Changes – Incorporation of The HOMEbrew Menu Standard Library – There should no longer be any crashes/code dumps – More bug fixes – Wii Shoot In Space is more complete – Open Source

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Wii_Shooting_Gallery

Jump ‘n Bump, a cute bunny game with blood, ported to the Wii.

This is a multiplayer game. Each player controls a fluffy bunny jumping around in a pleasant environment. The aim is simply to jump on the other bunnies to make them explode in a shower of blood and to increase your score.

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Jump_%27n_Bump

signCheck is a homebrew application wich checks if your IOSes can use the fakesigning. Uses TMD and TIK forging by PatchMii, SU ident by Any Region Changer.

Changes:

0.2 – Added check of ios16, 60 and 61 as they are included in newer updates

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/SignCheck

Simply shake or swipe to play the classic game of Paper-Rock-Scissors.

http://appshopper.com/games/rock-off

This is your pocket reference to the Holy Rosary available for you.

http://appshopper.com/reference/santorosario

This applications waits quietly and then sets off a strident alarm when your device is moved or jostled. Use it to deter people from sneaking away with your phone or tampering with it without your knowledge. You can also leave it in your jacket pocket, in your knapsack, or lean it against your hotel room door to alter you to a thief or intruder. It your door is moved or shaken or belongs disturbed, the alarm will be activated.

The alarm is triggered by any abrupt motion or change of position of your iphone. It is armed a few seconds after the program starts, after a brief delay to allow you to set it down and to compute how sensitive it needs to be.

You can set it so that it keeps ringing until the program is terminated, or to stop as soon as the phone is returned to the position is was in. When the alarm goes off, it is accompanied by a load ringing sound and an animation.

WARNING: The program will exit when the “home button” is pressed. This cannot be changed due to Apple interface restrictions. A flustered thief is unlikely to know this, and you will be alerted by the sound anyhow, but it is a feature to be aware of.

http://appshopper.com/utilities/burglar-alarm

The object of the game is to shoot arrows at your opponent and kill them before they kill you. It’s a battle against your opponent to see who can accurately judge the angle and strength of the shot to make the arrow land on your opponents body.

A head shot inflicts the most damage while a shot in the chest takes second place. Everywhere else on the opponents body inflicts less damage.

To shoot your bow, simply drag your finger across the screen and you’ll be presented with a trajectory plus angle and strength (power) information. Release your finger to release the bow.

You can play Bowman against the iPhone or against a friend.

http://appshopper.com/games/bowman-2

Get the balls to stay in the holes by tilting your iPhone, before the time is up. Sounds easy? You’ll need a steady hand, and don’t lose any balls!

Realistic physics simulation. Four levels to test your skill. High scores to record your personal best, and challenge your friends to beat.

http://appshopper.com/games/ball-fun

“Kendama” is Japanese “Cup And Ball”. Put red ball on cups, and prong ball by a spear.

http://appshopper.com/games/kendama