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

[Ulrich Sibiller]

Hi,

there's an official way to change the pen language which should be
without the risks of a complete flash:
https://github.com/entropia/tip-toi-reveng/wiki/Languages

Uli

On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 5:17 PM Marius Andreiana
<marius.andreiana at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I personally wouldn't try flashing a firmware due to risks of bricking the pen. There must be something we are missing, since the pen is functional.
>
> Would anybody on the list be kind enough to print the PDF sent by Gaelle and try it with the .gme also on the thread? It worked for my on my German pen.
> Does anybody have a French pen? Does it have the same issues?
>
> Gaelle, would you please try again setting the same product id as one of your French books? And also have a custom OID region with a sound. Using tttool or in the SoniqPen studio just change product id. The Power on also should be set to play a sound.
> So we have:
> 1) original Book power on, Book region
> 2) printed power on, region
> 3) Book gme, custom gme
>
> Your pen doesn't work with printed & custom gme.
> with  custom .gme: if you scan the original book power on, will it do anything?
> with book .gme: scan the printed power on, will it start same as the book starts?
> (remember to "empty trash" after you delete .gme from pen)
>
> Marius
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 4:24 PM Ulrich Sibiller via tiptoi <tiptoi at listi.jpberlin.de> wrote:
>>
>> Well, they have different firmware files, AFAIR. So maybe they are
>> more strict in checking stuff. Maybe they enforce a certain structure
>> or something which the French books fulfill but not the (older) German
>> ones.
>>
>> You could try to flash a German firmware and see if that changes the situation.
>>
>> Uli
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 3:05 PM Gaëlle Mamou via tiptoi
>> <tiptoi at listi.jpberlin.de> wrote:
>> >
>> > 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
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