Went back to 4.1b as well. I actually liked the *functional* top screen. It may not look pretty but at least it does something. On my chinese g6 the GBA menu switched to all chinese text with 4.2. Not interested in "media" functions either.
I used the "ChineseBig5" firmware update and the GBA Rom names are now displayed in English! Don't know if the regular Chinese firmware does the same. BTW I have the Chinese version.
Weej,
I purchased a Chinese version but it came with the 2 colored covers. Is it possible you received one of those "trial" versions? Is the box printed all in Chinese as well?
Danny's instructions seem a bit strange? I downgraded my (retail chinese)firmware to the beta version and noticed my games weren't saving so I decided to go back to 4.1a. I also ended up getting the 1 and 7 when I tried to update. What I did was format the card *first* (FAT) and then use the MP...