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past consoles like Dingoo A320 if they have this function. 

Devs are working on it, as they have said a million times before.
Release dates aren't given as is known.
All we can do is be patient.

Actually we're not really working on it right now, but on other stuff.

What kind of stuff?

Sleep function?

I don't mind being patient, but it has been like 3 years since a firmware update.  Can we call the Zero a dead console yet?

Quote from: Atlantis_Risen on August 26, 2016, 10:08:49 pm

I don't mind being patient, but it has been like 3 years since a firmware update.  Can we call the Zero a dead console yet?

They just released Psx.  Wouldn't it be a bit unfair to call it "dead"?
 I feel like this thread should be erased before Devs are like, "ok..f^*% this I'm out"

Many volunteer developers feel alienated due to the expectation they are obligated to deliver. In reality, they don't have any obligation whatsoever to any of the people buying the devices (you pay for the hardware, you don't pay for development).

The GCW Zero was slated to be the spiritual successor of the Dingoo A320 with the intention of using OpenDingux to maximize compatibility with previous software releases. The developers aren't working for GCW LLC and have done tremendous amounts of work that are completely invisible to the eyes of users.

The reason why hardware like this is hard to support is due to the notoriously bad Linux support by Ingenic (the GCW Zero uses the Ingenic jz4770 SoC)

Developers don't always work on high profile issues. Sometimes you wouldn't even notice the work that is being done because it's working as intended. It's usually only after things break down that the work developers are doing becomes visible.

Follow https://github.com/gcwnow/ if you want to see what developers are working on. Recent work included moving to devicetree and efforts are being done to get all drivers upstream in the Linux kernel. If you want people to work on HDMI and tv-out you'll have to find a developer with enough spare time to write a KMS driver.

I don't mind being patient, but it has been like 3 years since a firmware update.  Can we call the Zero a dead console yet?

Just 2 years  (August 2014 -> August 2016).

I am happy to see what you still work on it.

Personaly, I still wait my kickstarter unit.

Whhhat? Seriouly?

Quote from: Mar8 on August 27, 2016, 02:27:19 am

Quote from: Atlantis_Risen on August 26, 2016, 10:08:49 pm

I don't mind being patient, but it has been like 3 years since a firmware update.  Can we call the Zero a dead console yet?

They just released Psx.  Wouldn't it be a bit unfair to call it "dead"?
 I feel like this thread should be erased before Devs are like, "ok..f^*% this I'm out"

Many volunteer developers feel alienated due to the expectation they are obligated to deliver. In reality, they don't have any obligation whatsoever to any of the people buying the devices (you pay for the hardware, you don't pay for development).

The GCW Zero was slated to be the spiritual successor of the Dingoo A320 with the intention of using OpenDingux to maximize compatibility with previous software releases. The developers aren't working for GCW LLC and have done tremendous amounts of work that are completely invisible to the eyes of users.

The reason why hardware like this is hard to support is due to the notoriously bad Linux support by Ingenic (the GCW Zero uses the Ingenic jz4770 SoC)

Developers don't always work on high profile issues. Sometimes you wouldn't even notice the work that is being done because it's working as intended. It's usually only after things break down that the work developers are doing becomes visible.

Follow https://github.com/gcwnow/ if you want to see what developers are working on. Recent work included moving to devicetree and efforts are being done to get all drivers upstream in the Linux kernel. If you want people to work on HDMI and tv-out you'll have to find a developer with enough spare time to write a KMS driver.

I absolutely understand.  Thanks all for your hard work!

Quote from: Surkow on August 27, 2016, 01:56:24 pm

Follow https://github.com/gcwnow/ if you want to see what developers are working on.

Actually no, because 'gcwnow' is like a virtual user that we use to store the repos, so it shows no activity.

Instead, you can follow the https://github.com/gcwnow/linux repository, that's where all the fun stuff happens.

That is correct. So perhaps people can follow the individual developers working on the firmware.

and... analog TV-out? it's possible? to view a CRT TV

...without rescaled