[ajh]

I've received for a Christmas present an (unexpectedly) hacked 4GB Nano clone (which thanks to you guys I know is actually a 2GB model). I've now sorted the hack so that XP knows what I've got. It ain't that good but thank god no one paid much for it.

I'm wondering if there is a firmware update around as I've not been able to find the board across various sites/forums.

The board shows an ID of 301V1 (Main) with what I guess is a manufacture date of 20061030YE. This was located under the sticky pad for the screen.

The firmware info shows:
LSD_9301_10
10/31/02
9.0.48
1/9/05

The main reason for investigating a firmware update is the dire battery drain suffered when moving files to the player. It doesn't appear to be the battery as this is fine in normal use (although I haven't been able to test it properly as it runs out every b****y time I move files across) - BTW is it normal for the battery to take 18-24 hours to charge?

Ideally I would also like to be able to turn off the screen during playback to preserve battery, improve folder navigation and also if possible, have random play across folder - is it true that this is not possible? Also, is it possible to apply a different 'theme' to the menu's?

As an absolute bonus, it would be great to be able to use it on Linux with perhaps ogg support.

Many thanks!