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Old 15th Sep 2007, 7:37 am
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zerio , now i'm confused. If your player is a nano clone, then the screen has got to be at least 1.2" (128x96), 1.5" (128x128), 1.8" (128x160), 2.0" (220x176).

If it's 128x32, then it could only be the monochromatic screens, which the firmwares on this site do not work. You'll need to verify your screen size first. A picture of the actual player would be good.

Regarding the shorting of the pins, it is a trial and error method.
In some cases, you'll probably need to disconnect the battery. This can be done by cutting the wire or de-soldering the wire.
The USB cable would also need to be connected to your computer.
To short the pins, you'll need either a fine tweezer or simply a bent open paper-clip. Short the left and right side of the memory chip, 1 pair at a time.

What actually happens when you on the player or connect the player via USB, is that the player attempts to boot up. But with a wrong firmware installed, it is unable to boot up successfully. So internally, it is constantly "restarting" upto the point where it tries to load the firmware but finds it to be incompatible.

With the player unable to boot up properly, the computer is unable to detect it, which results in the drive not appearing and not being able to flash in any firmware.

So the shorting of the memory chip pins typically causes a read error on it. This would invoke a "restoring" state (i can't really remember, but it's sort of "factory reset"), that allows an installation of the ADFU server.
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Why are clones called MP4 Players, when they don`t play .MP4 at all?
It`s like an MP3 Player which plays Music CDs only.


T39 doesn''t sound as good as my T29
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