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    GP2X Shell Scripts Leak Memory

    The orginal method is also keeping the shell: profile ends with "cd /usr/gp2x; ./gp2xmenu" without the while loop. What's happening is that the shell calls gp2xmenu and waits for the exit; then gp2xmenu execs a game (the game replaces gp2xmenu). When the game proces (replacing gp2xmenu) exits...
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    GP2X Shell Scripts Leak Memory

    I changed my /etc/profile to end like this: while true ; do cd /usr/gp2x ./gp2xmenu done This way, programs and shell scripts can exit normally (return or exit(0)). IMHO this is the way it should have been in the first place: expecting programs to exit by calling the system menu is just silly.
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    GP2X Temporary Files

    It would be nice to have a ramdisk mounted by default (on /tmp, for instance), but the kernel needs to be compiled with this option. Did somebody try to mount a ramfs?
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    Dc Adaptor Requirements?

    FYI, I'm using a power adaptor from radio shack, 3-12V, 800mA. I'm using the 3V setting and the boot completes as long as I don't have an SD card inserted when it boots. I also found that turning the unit off then on immediately shows the colored lines others are seeing. Waiting 30 seconds or...
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    GP2X Should Developers Follow Common Design Guidelines

    Making the user happy is part of the quality of software. Similarly, having better graphics improves the software. I agree that the games themselves are not going to be more exciting or have more FPS or better colors, the code is not going to run faster, but your overall gaming experience is...
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    GP2X Should Developers Follow Common Design Guidelines

    Answers to a few specific questions: - the usage of "must", "may" and "should" is consistant the what's used in similar documents such as RFCs and specs in general, AFAIK. - the logo is not intended for compliance or certification. it can be used to tell the user the app is follwing familiar...
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    GP2X Should Developers Follow Common Design Guidelines

    In my experience, having a first draft helps a lot focussing on specific issues, as opposed to open-ended discussions on peripheral ones. Agreed. I'm not sure what too far is, though, since even the existence of such recommendations seems to be controversial. I'm taking notes of all the...
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    GP2X Should Developers Follow Common Design Guidelines

    I've post a list of Common User Interface Recommendations in the wiki. I'm wondering if developers and users are interested in this kind of recommendations. Do you generally think it's good to have common development practices, even for homebrew development? Thanks. EDIT: Can somebody please...
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    GP2X Why Only 32mb Of Ram Under Linux?

    Thanks Squidge, that's great information.
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    GP2X Why Only 32mb Of Ram Under Linux?

    Well, kind-of. Here's what it says: Is it the lower 16MB, or 1+16=17MB? Where does this information come from? I'm browsing through the pdfs I have and it's basically said that both processors can access the entire 32bits memory space. I didn't find anything yet about having the lower 32MB...
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    GP2X Why Only 32mb Of Ram Under Linux?

    I've seen this topic. It's related to my question because it's about the possibility of using the upper 32MB to transfer data to the 2nd processor. What I'm asking is actualy the opposite: what part of the upper 32MB is NOT reserved by the 2nd CPU and how to we map it to something useful in...
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    GP2X Why Only 32mb Of Ram Under Linux?

    I guess I should I explained myself better. I'm not talking about the nand memory here. There's a 64MB chip of RAM in the GP2X. Under linux we only have 32MB available: dmesg prints this: Memory: 32MB = 32MB total Memory: 30208KB available (1088K code, 751K data, 280K init) ... Freeing init...
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    GP2X Why Only 32mb Of Ram Under Linux?

    Can somebody please explain the technical reasons why we only see 32MB under linux? - What is the other 32B for? - Is it used by the 2nd CPU? - Is it mapped in /dev/mem but inaccessble by malloc in linux userspace? - Is it possible to use part of it as a ramdisk? Thanks.
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    GP2X Help With Compiling With Dev-cpp

    Doh! I did not realize the executable required images from another package. Got'em, it works now. Small bug, it seems: the left cursor keeps moving after Joy_down is released, unlike for for the other keys. Anybody can confirm that? Nice concept for multiplayer, though. I'll try it with m...
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    GP2X Help With Compiling With Dev-cpp

    I changed the .gpu like this: ./pong2player.gpe 3 > out.txt 2>&1 sync #Re-load the GP2X menu on exit cd /usr/gp2x exec /usr/gp2x/gp2xmenu It's only printing 2 line without any information: - segfault (SDL_parachute deployed) - joystick init I don't have the actual file here, but...
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