newRPL - Updated to build 1510 [official build remains at 1487]

[Claudio L.]

(05-01-2021 08:18 AM)NazarK Wrote:  

(04-15-2021 05:18 AM)spiff72 Wrote:  Was disappointed to hear that only the G1 was in the works for a newRPL makeover. Really curious to see what that implementation will look like on the higher res color screen... Is the architecture of the G2 significantly different from G1, causing the limitation?

I second this! Would it be too difficult to port it to the Prime G2?

Actually I should have read the thread properly where it said that the G2 would require hardware modifications. Is this modification only shorting the 2 pins so the prime enters SDP mode or there are some extra things to do? Theoretically could the newRPL for the G1 run on the G2 without huge issues?

Exactly:
* G2 is a completely new platform, therefore it requires completely different hardware drivers, and being a more complex CPU, it is a much more complex process to bring it up.

* G2 needs a hardware mod to boot newRPL, modding a board with SMD components is not for everyone, so chances of people actually installing newRPL are next to zero.