[nmatheis]

Nice to see an update. Go FiiO!!!

 

[ai03]

Tried the firmware out. Is it just me, or is everything suddenly extremely responsive? For me, the scroll wheel overshoot is completely gone, scrolling through lists is a bit faster than before, and switching screens seems a bit faster as well.

 

[Brooko]

I agree - I think more than anything it is more precise which makes it appear so much more responsive.
 
Anyway - great update!
 
Will you re-port your themes AI?

 

[ai03]

  I agree - I think more than anything it is more precise which makes it appear so much more responsive.
 
Anyway - great update!
 
Will you re-port your themes AI?

 
I'll try updating all my themes within a few days. It could take longer if there are new images added, but it seems like it's mostly a functional update, so it should be quick.

 

[Brooko]

Thank you sir

 

[howdy]

Just updated mine and the wheel is night and day better, Great Job FiiO!!!

 

[ai03]

Themers rejoice: Simply copying the new sys.bin to your existing theme upgrades from 2.5 to 2.51.
 
Edit: All of my themes have been updated to 2.51, please see the custom firmwares thread for download.

 

[nmatheis]

Just updated mine and the wheel is night and day better, Great Job FiiO!!!

No kidding! What is this magic, and why did it take so long???

 

[ai03]

My hypothesis on the speed change is that they changed how the player handles graphics. Maybe it loads all graphics at boot instead of loading each image as required.
 
One definite detail I found was that my custom themes running on the same firmware version felt slightly "heavier" scrolling through lists compared to stock 2.51. This is most likely the selected song background's fault. The original firmware's selected song background is mostly transparent, so the player doesn't have to update as many pixels on the screen.

 

[bubba-ho-tep]

The backlight timer doesn't work on the latest beta firmware.  At least it doesn't on my X5.

 

[PanzerIV]

2015-10-29
Beta firmware version 2.51beta for the X5 is now available!

It's a shame that after all this time it is still not possible to scroll by letters by holding the center button for example, so we can scroll 10x faster through a list of 500+ artirst. What is so hard in implementing such function that everybody has been asking for since the very beginning?!

I find it annoying to lose my favorites everytime I flash but with people's comment here about the scroll wheel and responsivness, I think it's gonna be worth it ^^ Pretty much the only reason I'll be updating it.

 

[bubba-ho-tep]

Another note on the new 2.51 beta...
 
I tried flashing back to FW2.50 but folder browsing no longer works when I do so, which forces me to go back to the 2.51 beta.

 

[nmatheis]

For you who're having issues with 2.51, have you tried a factory reset or hard reset?

 

[PinkyPowers]

I was preparing to send my X5 in for repair, since the wheel had gotten so bad. Now, I think I'll save on that shipping cost.

The 2.51 beta has made it usable again. It's not perfect. The wheel is still a little finicky. So far, though, when I go to select an item in the menu, there has been no sudden jumps to the item above it, causing me to go back and try again, and again, and again...

So that's good.

When scrolling through a long list, there is still some interruption, where the selection jumps up or down, fighting you. It's better, though.

 

[rajibranjan]

Screen timeout setting no longer works on 2.51 Beta.