TGS177SH00... ok, now we know the controller type.
Let's confirm the backlight connectivity. With the firmware which makes your player get detected as U disk installed, plug it in and run s1giveio v1.4 (download here:
http://mympxplayer.org/s1giveio-df1004.html). It should detect your player and set it to ADFU mode.
Run the following commands:
Try each of the following commands one after another, and stop when your backlight turns on (post which one did it)
Code:
o ee 2
o ee 4
o f2 4
o f2 20
o f4 4
If it was either of the first 2, then the following command should turn it off:
For the second and third, this should turn it off:
...and for the fourth:
You can then exit s1giveio with the 'q' command.
Please post your results.