First Custom Firmware a320-1.03TD-1
THIS FIRMWARE VERSION IN OUTDATED. 
A NEW FIRMWARE VERSION IS RELEASED - SEE FIRMWARE IN THE DOWNLOADS SECTION
TEAMDINGOO
CUSTOMIZED FIRMWARE 1.03TD-1
WWW.DINGOO-DIGITAL.COM
DISCLAIMER:
Anything you implement beyond this point, you are doing this at your own risk.
This procedure like all hombrew procedure has a small chance that it may brick your dingoo a-320.
By following the following instructions, you agree to the fact that If your dingoo a-320 is bricked by any chance, I will not be held responsible.
HISTORY:
09 april 2009:
The worlds first custom Dingoo firmware release.
Moved system files from hidden memory to visible memory location
/system/font
/system/res/system/code
FEATURES:
* Possible to add or change custom themes ( all visuals customizable )
* Fonts can be changed or added
BEFORE DOING ANYTHING:
1. Remove memory card if inserted. ( precaution )
2. Make sure that the battery is fully charged.
3. Backup up all files from the internal storage as these are deleted in the process.
INSTALLING THE USB DRIVER IN WINDOWS VISTA:
1. Put the Dingoo a-320 is USB mode by pressing and holding the B button while inserting a pin or similar into the reset hole
2. Conect the USB cable between your computer and Dingoo
3. Now you need to install the windows USB driver for JZ4740 USB Boot device. Click "Locate and install driver software"
4. Click on "I don't have the disc. Show me other options"
5. Click on "Browse my computer for driver software".
6. Browse to where you extracted the files and choose "Next".
7. Accept the security warning by clicking "Install this driver software anyway"
8. The driver should now install and a final confirmation screen should pop up informing you that the driver was successfully installed as "Chinachip USB loader". Click "Close"
FLASHING PROCESS:
1. Run "Recovery tool_english.exe" as administrator by right clicking the file and choose "Run as administrator".
2. Click the "Select" button in the "config" field and choose "A320_PD27_ILI9325_RLS.dl".
3. Click the "Select" button in the "sysfiles" field and choose "a320-1.03TD-1.hxf".
4. Click the "start flashing" button to start the flashing process.
5. 3 chinese text lines should appear and a "Firmware upgrade" screen should show on your Dingoo. This process could take a couple of minutes.
6. A fourth chinese text line should appear, confirming that the flashing process is complete. Now exit the program.
7. Disconnect the USB cable. The dingoo will now reset and reboot. It will not start up as usual because of the missing system files.
REPLACING THE SYSTEM FILES:
1. Connect the USB cable again.
2. Reset the Dingoo by inserting a pin or similar into the reset hole
3. After a couple of seconds the Dingoo comes up as a physical drive. Open the drive.
4. Copy the system directory into the root directory ( the same location as GAME, PICURE, RECORD etc )
5. Copy the contents of the Emulators directory into the GAME directory
6. Reset the Dingoo again by inserting a pin or similar into the reset hole
You are done. The Dingoo should boot up as normal.
The only difference is the bootup image identifying the firmware.
Change back to English language by doing the following: D-pad right 9 times -> Press A -> D-pad down 5 times -> Press A -> D-pad down 2 times ( English ) -> Press A
CUSTOMIZING THEMES AND FONTS
The directories “a”, “b”, “c” and “d” within the “res” directory contains the images/icons for the main navigation menu. The default contents of each of these directories are practically the same (filenames and number of files) The only obvious difference is that the 2 wallpaper files are different images.
Please remember that no matter what you do you must have the same naming convention, the same number of files in each of the “theme” directories and we are only replacing existing images/icons with our own modified versions!
The font directory within the res directory contains the menu fonts that the Dingoo uses
DOWNLOADING NEW THEMES
You can always download new free themes for your dingoo at:
www.dingoo-digital.com
SUPPORT & HELP:
Please go to our forums for support and help:
www.dingoo-digital.com/forum
- Downloads:
Comments
Support for this firmware is
Support for this firmware is now moved to the forums section:
http://www.dingoo-digital.com/forums/team-dingoo
Please do not post any support questions here. Those will be deleted or unanswered
Dingoo-digital.com administrator
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how do i install the driver
how do i install the driver for JZ4740 USB Boot device with windows xp?
Read the documentation. The
Read the documentation. The procedure is almost the same on XP.
Dingoo-digital.com administrator
i read the instructions but
i read the instructions but am unable to locate "Locate and install driver software" or something equivilent.. maybe im just looking in the wrong place :(
After putting your dingoo in
After putting your dingoo in USB mode ( Press and hold B + reset ), connect your dingoo to a USB cable. You should then be prompted to install a USB driver. The USB driver is within the usb_drv ( usb driver ) directory. If you are not prompted at all, you can just right click the "Jz4740_usb.inf" file and choose "install".
Dingoo-digital.com administrator
thanks for the reply, but to
thanks for the reply, but to no avail (im probably just retarted :P). Is this driver really necessary though if the device is already recognized? i think that is my problem because generic drivers already make it recognizable as "China Chip PMP USBDISK USB Device"
I had the SAME problem
Don't feel alone, no one is understandting that XP won't allow us to change the driver that automatically applies to this device.
Update: I connected my Dingoo which made it go into usb mode, held down the B button and reset the system.
NOW... go to control panel, click Add New Hardware, have it search for the device, then choose Yes, device is connected, it may not be in that list, click Next.
Then, you should see a Chinachip USB Loader with a yellow ? & !, chose to install your driver.
THAT should do the trick now. Follow all the steps to-the-tee after that and it should work perfectly.
~Duq
This firmware dont run flash
This firmware dont run flash on my dingoo
i dont know if is the same with you, but i think its a bug or something like this
Flash movies are working
Flash movies are working perfectly. Just tried one right now and its playing flawless.
Flash movie must be a .flv file. There are issues with some flash movies just like with the original firmware, but there are no difference between the modified and the official firmware version.
Dingoo-digital.com administrator
SWF animations
Perhaps, he's talking about swf animations.
In Picutres Menu->Flash i could play some .swf animations but now Dingoo does nothing :(
If I install it, I lose all
If I install it, I lose all the configurations, right?
the configurations of music player, video and the customs buttons on emulators ecc...
Correct. Do a backup as
Correct. Do a backup as recommended
Dingoo-digital.com administrator
Ok. But what are the file of
Ok.
But what are the file of the emulators configurations?
And the others configurations?
Excuse me if i'm boring :D
All settings are lost as the
All settings are lost as the dingoo is set back to default settings. If you do a backup and copy the files back then you don't need to create new config files.
Dingoo-digital.com administrator
Would it be possible (with a
Would it be possible (with a custom firmware) to fix the Y button glitch?
I assume it would, but it mabey is too difficult a hack.
any info ius appreciated.
This is a problem that most
This is a problem that most likely will be solved at the next official firmware release because the dev team is informed about that problem.
Dingoo-digital.com administrator
i flashed this firmware on my
i flashed this firmware on my dingoo,now cant boot
message on the screen "low powder" and poweroff
and battery full charge
No worries. You did something
No worries. You did something wrong. Go through the procedure again. Take special note that you need to run the flash application as local administrator if you are using windows vista.
Dingoo-digital.com administrator
For those who are worried
For those who are worried about bricking your dingoo I can tell you that you wont. And if you decide that you don't want this firmware version anyway, you can always go back to the official firmware by placing the firmware file into the root of the dingoo and press and hold down on the d-pad while resetting. Or you can simply use the unbrick tool.
Dingoo-digital.com administrator
my dingoo its ok, the problem
my dingoo its ok,
the problem its usb cable and apple powerbook,
change the usb cable and works fine .....thanks
one question,in nls folder are language files and include spanish,
but why cant select any language? only view english and 2 asian languages
if i rename spanish file to english file worksss???
berny6969 if you rename de
berny6969 if you rename de files to get spanish lang you get a "Chiquito de la Calzada" Dingoo ;) , the translation is very poor.
I´m working now on this but spanish file don´t have a lot of strings, maybe is better to translate the english file.
ES: Que la traducción en cristiano la hacen como yo para ver los foros chinos con google y esta incompleta por lo que no se puden añadir cosas solo modificar lo existente así que mejor traducir la inglesa directamente, ademas todo con acentos y eñes que no están en las fuentes y salen en chino.