[Tiptoi] French pens rejecting custom GME - German vs French hardware difference?

[handy at posteo.de]

Hi Gaëlle,

Just to be sure, you didn't forget: are you sure the gme you are trying 
to use is "FRENCH" (tttool set-language)?

Because sometimes I had the impression (I didn't do extensive tests) 
that a gme without language information (which should work on any pen) 
did not work on special pens - so I added the pen's language.

Just to be clear: if your pen is French, every gme must have 'FRENCH' as 
the language (or none at all) - so if you want to try an Italian or 
German gme, you must use tttool set-language FRENCH.

I have a second-generation pen with French firmware - I could test it 
for you over the weekend. And I have a third-generation pen with a lot 
of French books (but with German firmware - because there is no French 
firmware).

Did you try unpacking and packing the gme with tttool.

Best Regards,
Dominik


Version Française:

Pour être sûr, vous n'avez pas oublié: êtes-vous sûr que le gme que vous 
essayez d'utiliser est "FRENCH" (tttool set-language) ?

Parce qu parfois j'ai eu l'impression (je n'ai pas fait de tests 
approfondis) qu'un gme sans information de langue (qui devrait 
fonctionner sur n'importe quel stylo) ne fonctionnait pas sur certains 
stylos - alors j'ai ajouté la langue du stylo.

Pour être clair : si votre stylo est en français, chaque gme doit avoir 
'FRENCH' comme langue (ou aucune) - donc si vous voulez essayer un gme 
italien ou allemand, vous devez utiliser tttool set-language FRENCH.

J'ai un stylo de deuxième génération avec un firmware français - je 
pourrais le tester pour vous ce week-end. Et j'ai un stylo de troisième 
génération avec beaucoup de livres en français (mais avec un firmware 
allemand - parce qu'il n'y a pas de firmware français).

Avez-vous essayé de décompacter et de compacter le gme avec tttool.

Cordialement,
Dominik




Am 25.03.2026 12:29 schrieb Gaëlle Mamou via tiptoi:
> Hello everyone,
> 
>  As I'm quite persistent and this project is really important to me, I
> looked for another solution and
>  after numerous tests, I made an interesting discovery:
> 
>  Observation:
>  My custom GME files (with French audio) are rejected by both of my
> French Tiptoi styluses (first and latest generation).
>  These same GME files work perfectly on Marius's German stylus (tested
> by Marius himself).
>  The official Ravensburger GME files work correctly on my French
> styluses (original or printed).
> 
>  My question:
>  Is there a known hardware or software difference between the French
> and German Tiptoi styluses that could explain this problem?
>  Or is it more likely that my two styluses are defective or have a
> specific configuration, and that other French styluses accept custom
> GME files normally?
> 
>  Has anyone ever successfully used custom GME files (tttool/SoniqPen)
> on French Tiptoi styluses purchased in France?
> 
>  I'm considering buying a German Tiptoi stylus to solve this problem,
> but I'd like to know if this is a systematic difference between French
> and German styluses, or simply a problem with my device.
> 
>  Thanks in advance for your help!
> 
>  Gaëlle