He has a good point, i think about it the same way as he does.
I don't care about bad firmware, it can be fixed easily.
Hardware that isn't functioning right, that's the problem.
uh guys i don't want to know how to learn SDL , that's finding out how the function works.
I want to know how to create games, the only thing i know is how to create a game loop with states.
I really want to make games for the GP2X.
I can program in C/C++ and some SDL but i have no idea on how to start.
The only thing i can create atm is this: googly
Ey are you saying you are blitting every single character?
I'd say change your character render function to put your text on one single piece and then blit it.