How to install Dingux (Linux on a Dingoo A320) using a Mac

By -
A very helpful comment in this post by the prolific "Anonymous" [thank you!] is worth lifting up, for the benefit of anyone struggling with getting Dingux going using a Mac:

DUAL BOOT INSTALLING/FLASHING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ABSOLUTE DUMMIES,
FOR MAC OS X 10.4 10.5 and 10.6

1. download latest dual_boot_installer from dingux google code page

2. find downloaded file (downloads folder from os x 10.5 and up), double click to expand this compressed .zip archive. decompressed folder will be created next to it, named dual_boot_installer_20090916 or similar.

3. move dual_boot_installer_20090916 folder to desktop

4. check which LCD type your dingoo has by going to its 'about' menu in system setup. go to the about menu and press A. it will give you information on your remaining diskspace. now press up, right, down, up, right, down. this will present a further diagnostic menu. note which of 'ILI9325' or 'ILI9331' is mentioned (write it down for later)

5. put dingoo into usb mode by holding 'B' while pressing reset button with paperclip. LCD will remain dark. plug dingoo into your mac with the usb cable.

6. open up a terminal window (applications>utilities>terminal)

7. use the "cd" (change directory) command to change the directory from the current (usually 'user/home') to the directory that dual_boot_installer_20090916 was placed in (i.e. the desktop) by typing:

cd /Users/*your username here*/Desktop/dual_boot_installer_20090916/

(no *'s, and folder name adjusted as appropriate to that downloaded)

8. now the usbtool in the folder downloaded must be told to run two tasks. now that the terminal is looking in the right folder, do this by typing the following commands and pressing enter after each - you can copy and paste from here. (text should scroll after each command)

./usbtool-osx 1 hwinit.bin 0x80000000
./usbtool-osx 1 zImage_dual_boot_installer_ ILI9325 0x80600000

(adjust each for correct LCD type, earlier instruction: replace ILI9325 by ILI9331 if you have the later LCD type)

9. dingoo screen should now power on again and state that its going to run the dual boot installer. do as it says, pressing start to accept the licence agreement etc. the only options other than ok that will be presented are when you are asked "Which SPL to flash"; The first option is to install dual boot, and the second option is to uninstall the dual boot and dingux to just leave the original firmware, had you already installed them. choose option number 1. the installer will scroll text indicating its working, and then dingoo will reboot (into the original firmware).

10. remove the usb cable, and press the reset button while holding select. this will present you with a hanging Dingux screen, indicating that the dual boot install was successful.

11. now follow instructions from elsewhere to install dingux, thats someone else's problem!

Comments

  1. AnonymousDecember 13, 2009 at 1:01 AM

    Thanks a bunch! This worked out just fine on my black dingoo which just arrived (ordered from dealextreme).

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousDecember 13, 2009 at 12:37 PM

    I've tried this a few times and the screen just stays black. It's an un-pawed Dingoo with LCD screen ILI9331.

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousDecember 14, 2009 at 7:29 PM

    Im having the same problem and i have the same exact device.

    ReplyDelete
  4. AnonymousDecember 21, 2009 at 1:39 PM

    I posted on Dec 13th after having problems installing this using a mac. I've since installed it using a Windows XP machine and it was simple.

    ReplyDelete
  5. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2010 at 6:20 PM

    Hey, I had the issue of a black screen after i flashed as well. the "Udisk immunity" was turned on in system settings. This is to prevent certain changes from happening.

    I turned this off, did it again and it worked fine.

    ReplyDelete
  6. AnonymousMarch 24, 2010 at 4:40 PM

    I have the black Dingoo without branding as well and tried it several times. I also turned of "Udisk" but the screen stays black. The first command seems to work. The second one returns the instructions to the command. Can any one help?

    ReplyDelete
  7. AnonymousMay 14, 2010 at 3:57 PM

    [INFO] File size: 3256320 bytes
    [INFO] Searching for device...
    [INFO] Found device, uploading application.
    [INFO] GET_CPU_INFO: JZ4740V1
    [INFO] SET_DATA_ADDRESS to 0x80600000... Done!
    [INFO] Sending data... Done!
    [INFO] Verifying data...
    [WARN] Sent data isn't the same as received data...
    [INFO] Booting device [STAGE1]... Done!

    Where could be my mistake?

    ReplyDelete
  8. AnonymousMay 14, 2010 at 4:18 PM

    I can´t believe it. After I have tried on my brothers PC, my VirtualBox and a few times on my IMac I lost my nerves and posted the upper message... and then it just works: [INFO] Verifying data... Done!
    Everything to nuke with the duke, hehe..

    ReplyDelete
  9. AnonymousMay 14, 2010 at 5:25 PM

    Oh yes, Kernel panic.

    ReplyDelete
  10. AnonymousMay 27, 2010 at 11:11 AM

    Followed all of the instructions, including turning Udisk immunity off... still no luck, black screen, doesn't reset

    ReplyDelete
  11. AnonymousAugust 13, 2010 at 6:17 AM

    Me too, these instructions don't appear to be correct.

    ReplyDelete
  12. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2010 at 1:11 AM

    This was puzzling me as I was getting a black screen too. The thread at http://boards.dingoonity.org/dingux-general/dingux-dual-boot-problems/45 helped - instead of holding B and RESET, you need to hold B and POWER OFF.

    ReplyDelete
  13. fábioJune 15, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    If you got this error message:
    [WARN] Sent data isn't the same as received data...
    maybe you forgot to delete LCD's indicative on file name:
    sbtool-win 1 zImage_dual_boot_installer_ILI9325 0x80600000 --> WRONG
    sbtool-win 1 zImage_dual_boot_installer 0x80600000 --> OK

    ReplyDelete
  14. FwiizzJanuary 4, 2013 at 4:55 PM

    i go to system settings, then i click a at about this device and when i try to do the combination nothing happens HELP??

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Dingoo A380 Review

By -
Image
The nice folk at isharegifts gracefully sent me a sample Dingoo A380 for review. Having declared my pecuniary interest, in truth though, after playing with this new Dingoo, bribery and graft is strictly unnecessary for its promotion.  IMHO, the product does stand on its own merits.  It remains a testament to the original A320, and its rabid, passionate community (hey, that’s us dudes) that even in 2011, some 3 years after the word “Dingoo” became somewhat a part of the English language,  that it still remains the best Dingoo-type device.  This is because it is still the best supported, thanks to Booboo’s original Dingux, and now OpenDingux.  Dingux means access to emulators and software other than those that came with the original A320’s native uCos firmware.  Dingux allows for ports of games like Doom and Duke Nukem.  Dingux is what turned the A320 from a glorified media player into the device we know and love. It’s still necessary to put Dingux onto a stock standard A320 thoug
Read more

Idiot’s Guide to installing Dingux using Windows released

By -
Image
With the release of FAT Dingux, it is now possible to install Dingux using only Windows!  As promised, here is The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Installing Dingux – Using Windoze Edition.  Grab the guide here in PDF , zipped here , or here for HTML . 18 October 2009 Update:   The above links will always contain the latest version of this guide . While the guide was written in July 2009, the technique shown in it remains the same as at the update date shown in green.  However, the guide refers to toddler’s or warped flash’s “local.zip” files, and contains links to these files, which are outdated. The links used to point to the A320 freeforums, until the dastardly Dan deleted them ! Grab the latest version of the critical local.zip file, referred to in the guide here: http://boards.dingoonity.org/index.php/topic,32.msg80.html#msg80
Read more

Mancala for Dingux released (Mandingoo was released in 1975)

By -
Image
A somewhat new game for Dingux from ZX-81: Dingux-Mancala: A Mancala Game v1.1.0 for Dingoo/Dingux Hi All, Mancala is a board game familly, originated in East Africa. The word "Mancala" came from arabic word "naqalah" that means literaly "To move". Dingux-Mancala is the "Awari" variant, and even if the rule of this game is simple, the complexity can be compared to chess Game. The AI is based on the source code of H. Huseby & G.T. Lines, for their implementation of the classical Minimax algorithm. How to use it ? Everything is in the README.txt file. Sources are included, and this package is under the GNU public license, read COPYING.txt file for more information about it. How to play ? Here is the rules available from awari.cs.vu.nl : Awari is played on a board where each pla
Read more

The Dingoo-Scene JXD S7800B (Rockchip 3188 SoC) Android Gaming Console Review

By -
Image
1. Introduction      Since the introduction of the somewhat venerable Yinlips YDPG18, Android handheld gaming devices have been released pretty much continuously, by any number of Chinese manufacturers.      They’re not released with retrogaming in mind however.  Dedicated Android handhelds with physical controls for the consumption of nostalgic childhood memories are simply not in great demand in China, and accordingly, these devices have never been well supported by their makers, as far as the multitude of little tweaks and twerks that the Western retrogamer demands in the quest for ultimate emulation fidelity are concerned.  The view of China based manufacturers seems to be that the physical controls are an adjunct to the primary function of the device – hey, it’s an Android tablet, what else do you want?  Foremost among such frustrations has been OASS: “ornamental analog stick syndrome”, which sadly afflicts many of the devices released to date. What use are any physical cont
Read more

Tauon PC-1 review

By -
Image
You should give this a chance. It deserves one. Welcome to the Tauon PC-1. A Tauon is an incredibly  geeky sciency thing , as it happens, and has nothing to do with the  Great Eastern Philosopher . You won't find it for sale anywhere other than on Tauon's website , and on ebay so far as I can see,  and then only if you're a regular visitor of the ebay "vintage computer hardware" category.  It won't even turn up on ebay if you search for the product name: "Tauon PC1"  - you'll just stumble upon it one day, when you're looking for a replacement floppy drive, or a C64.  So, what is it? It's a computer in a dinky little case! Hardware wise, it has: Allwinner H3 Quad Core SOC [1ghz to 1.2ghz/1gb RAM/8GB internal NAND storage] SD slot USB slot,  HDMI and composite out Ethernet Wifi UART (send/receive signals through terminal commands) I2C (drivers aren't ready yet, but promised).   Inside the case - y
Read more

Dingoo representative at a320.freeforums.org !

By -
Sofia, a representative of Dingoo, is now available at http://a320.freeforums.org/ ! This is her post: Hello every one, Good day there! This is Sofia from Shenzhen Dingoo Digital Product Company. Thank you all of you have so much interesting on our Dingoo A320 firstly! And , I'd like to be your friend helping you to know this item well. Our company is really a leading manufacturer of 3D game consolers in China. I guess all of you already knew this ,right? ^_^ Thus, I hope I can do as much as possible to lead you feel easy on A320. Also, I expect to discuss and share with all of you in order to improve my professionality. If , any of you need to buy this for try or wholesale, it will be my greatest honor to service for you ! P.S:My email address is : sofia@dingoo888.com " Have fun ! This is an excellent development! Any other questions for Dingoo? Join the discussion at this thread: http://a320.freeforums.org/hi-let-me-introduce-myself-t15-10.html#p63
Read more

How to show all your 17,083 c64 games from the c64 romset (archive.org) on the C64 Mini or C64 Maxi loader

By -
Image
Update 4 January 2020: ================================================================== New, much friendlier GUI version released - see this post: https://dingoo-scene.blogspot.com/2020/01/gui-version-of-gadgetmisers-c64-romset.html ================================================================== Hello, friends, it's been awhile.  A happy 2020 to you all. If Santa was kind this year, he may have brought you one of these:   If Santa did, you'll have worked out by now that 64 built-in games, classics though some of them are, is simply  not enough .   Your travels may have led you to this c64 romset:  https://archive.org/details/C64Romset , which contains 17,068 games. If you pop them on a USB stick and slip it into your c64 Maxi/Mini, only the first 256 games will appear.  This is because there is a limit of 256 items per folder that can be displayed on the c64 mini/maxi loader. So you need to split the games into individual folders, each containing n
Read more

An interview with the creator of the Tauon PC-1, Volodymyr Mishin

By -
I'll bet you don't roll out of bed and think about making your own PC before breakfast.  Even you do, I bet you haven't actually  shipped . Here's someone who has.   I reached out to the creator of the  Tauon PC-1 , Volodymyr Mishyn who kindly took more than a little time to answer some detailed questions about the PC-1, how it came to be, the challenges of a project like this, his future plans for Tauon OS and what is clearly a very personal labour of love.   Many thanks Volodymyr.   Your  news blog  suggests 30 days to prototype, and 6 months to ship! If that is right, it is very impressive, given the technical and logistical activities that had to occur.  Is there more to this story? I was looking for available options before I started the project. I got myself a couple PI (3B, Zero) OrangePi, C-SKY. And tried to build some kind of educational PC for my kid. Unfortunately, the performance was awful, using Linux was too complicated even for me (I h
Read more