Yeah, brandon seem to have a dark side...
But who does not =]

Thx again DJ.

I didn't have the time to check this at all.
Sorry.

Yeah, we always miss this precious time...

If only i could at least check if the strange display is already there in brandon's patched 2.41 (for glitch fix only).
I'm interested if someone knows how to succeed in transferring it to real hardware.

By the way, i noticed that brandon's patched 2.53 (xlib) is also 710315 bytes long (impossible to send too).
Any idea why brandon's patched oses are cut like this ?

By the way, i noticed that brandon's patched 2.53 (xlib) is also 710315 bytes long (impossible to send too).
Any idea why brandon's patched oses are cut like this ?

RabbitSigned OSes are shorter by default (23 bytes of comments are removed at the end of the file).
You can add them using a hex editor.

i would actually love that as i can never remember what patches i have and what i have done this will allow me to know weather i need to update again or not and such T.T

I'm currently checking.
I get the "numbers" when transfering data through a direct USB cable.
This does not happen with the mini-Jack connector.

I need some time to install other OSes and compare.


By the way, just a question... Do you think I should modify the OS version string?
(the version string can include up to 6 characters like with the first TI-73 OSes)

For exemple "2.43+" instead of "2.43".
You could then determine easily if you are running the oiginal buggy OS, or patched less buggy OS (in theory).

But maybe you don't want other people (teachers?...) to know that you're running a modified OS...

Maybe "2.43 PP", PP meaning PolyPatch?

Well done crit for having figured it out =].

Maybe brandon included some kind of usb packets check routine at a time and patched this os instead of a clean one, by mistake.
If not, i agree on the fact that it isn't that safe because the probability that something else may be broken remains.
Anyway, putting a ")" at the end of "for" loop declarations isn't that difficult until brandon figures it out...

I know you're running out of time but here is some little feedback for polypatch84 :

- Self-test group deletion fix :
To my opinion, this one should be replaced by mapar's PTT patch (currently available for 2.43 and 2.53).
It's a lot more complete in a way that it prevents any type of data to be altered in RAM/FLASH, not only groups.
In addition, PTT mode settings modifications are 100% ignored.
In fact, it only displays the fake "reset complete" screen and ignores everything PTT normally does.
It does not remove "[8]+[5|2]+[ON]" but his patch was originally written to cohabit with brandon's one, which does this (mentioned in mapar's readme).
I personnaly tested it and i can say the combination of brandon+mapar PTT patchs works like a charm.
Anyway, if you decide to change nothing, it should definitely be renamed "PTT group deletion fix", at least for clarification purpose.

- Self-test group deletion fix :
To my opinion, this one should be replaced by mapar's PTT patch (currently available for 2.43 and 2.53).
It's a lot more complete in a way that it prevents any type of data to be altered in RAM/FLASH, not only groups.
In addition, PTT mode settings modifications are 100% ignored.
In fact, it only displays the fake "reset complete" screen and ignores everything PTT normally does.

Sorry, I might be a little tired, but I think I haven't understood everything.
The fix from ThePenguin77 is preventing groups from being removed by the Self Test (as the Self Test should not alter the Flash ROM).

How can Mapar's PTT fix replace that? Isn't it only for PTT?

It does not remove "[8]+[5|2]+[ON]" but his patch was originally written to cohabit with brandon's one, which does this (mentioned in mapar's readme).

No problem with that, as I've figured out the 2 parts of Brandon's PTT patch:
- the one which does block those key combos
- the one which does fake the PTT reset

I personnaly tested it and i can say the combination of brandon+mapar PTT patchs works like a charm.

I had checked both fixes, and I think I remember the changes in Mapar's fix were very similar to the ones in Brandon's fix.
I'm going to check again...


By the way, I've got the patched 8Xu 2.30-2.43 files with Brandon's fix removed.