Dead 1.5" MP4 Player.

admin · #31 (**permalink**) 24th Apr 2006, 7:43 pm

arish_06,

Glad you got Windows to recognise your player. When you say "cross-touched some pins here and there", can you explain that in more detail? Maybe I can add it to the knowledge base so others will know what to do.......

arish_06 · #32 (**permalink**) 25th Apr 2006, 12:17 am

...Yeah, sure. First of all, I disassembled the player and located the chip on the back side under the battery that looked similar to the picture from the recovery guide:

http://s1mp3.org/en/docs_deadrec.php...cbc80722#short

Then I connected my player to the USB port (without assembling it back). Using a thin screwdriver, I touched several pins with the tip of the screwdriver on the upper right side of the chip similarly as indicated by the upper red arrow on the recovery guide (the pins are very small so it is difficult to touch just one pin). Using another thin screwdriver, I touched several lower right pins on the chip (again as indicated by the lower right arrow on the recovery guide).

Then I cross touched the two screw drivers diagonally with the tips of the screw drivers still touching the pins.

(ignore all the text in this image)

As soon as I touched the screw drivers, my computer displayed, "New Hardware Found."

After installing the player, I went to the mp3 utililties upgrade tool and the recovery tool opened.

Then I just used a random 3.2.16 firmware version to get it out of the recover state...so all I need now is the proper firmware to get it going again.

At least now I can store files in it...which means it isn't completely dead. :lol:

Here's how to disassemble the player:

arish_06 · #33 (**permalink**) 25th Apr 2006, 1:44 pm

And also, on the chip board, I found some writing that I think was my board id. But I couldn't read it properly because the manufacturer put glue on top of the writing and pasted the battery....when I try to wipe off the glue, the writing gets lighter and lighter so I just left it like that...
I only know that the Id starts with K....

Ashwin · #34 (**permalink**) 27th Apr 2006, 11:59 am

hey arish_06,

i have the same model as you do...i just wanted to add that the chip is located right underneath the screen...

by the way...thanx man you were a big help man...thanx a lot...seriously

arish_06 · #35 (**permalink**) 28th Apr 2006, 2:13 pm

Hey Ashwin, I just wanted to know if you were having the same problem as me...was your player also dead. Were u able to recover it?

If you find a compatible firmware, can you also send it to me or give me the link or something.

But I think you have a different board than mine...because you said your chip was located under the screen, whereas mine was under the battery...or did you mean it was pasted on the back of the screen?

If our boards are different, then we might also need different firmwares.

But let me know if you have any 3.2.16 firmwares...I'll give it a shot and see if it works with mine.

Ashwin · #36 (**permalink**) 28th Apr 2006, 9:12 pm

first of all, yeah my player was dead (the screen was black and my computer didn't recognize it even as a flash drive). yeah it was stuck with glue at the back of the screen, i read ur instructions and managed to bring it back to life. I didnt use 3.2.16 though, i got only 3.5.35.

What i actually did was. I download 3.5.35 merged (dont know what 'merged' actually means). I followed your instruction until the part where my computer displayed 'New Hardware Found'. Then i first installed the merged 3.5.35, but nothing happened there was just a light on the screen. SO then i installed the backup (dump.bin) which i had taken earlier and the player turned on.

Before all this i tried installing my backup first but didnt work.

It took me 5 hours to do the whole thing...

ps. i got the merged 3.5.35 version from www.s1mp3.org i'll try to find the link and post it soon

Ashwin · #37 (**permalink**) 28th Apr 2006, 9:18 pm

This is the link to download the merged 3.5.35 firmware ---> http://www.s1mp3.org/files/firmware/fw_from_flash/MP-693C-S_(v3.5.35_merged_-_FULL).7z

admin · #38 (**permalink**) 28th Apr 2006, 10:44 pm

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Originally Posted by Ashwin";p=&quot

This is the link to download the merged 3.5.35 firmware ---> http://www.s1mp3.org/files/firmware/fw_from_flash/MP-693C-S_(v3.5.35_merged_-_FULL).7z

Thanks Ashwin,

Is the 3.5.35 merged firmware you mentioned above, the same as the one you uploaded to our site here - http://www.mympxplayer.com/dload.php...le&file_id=113?

Ashwin · #39 (**permalink**) 28th Apr 2006, 11:43 pm

yes binh it is the same file. Sorry for the extra links...

i wasn't able to find the files i uploaded onto the site before. I thought it would be in the 'uploads my members' section. I got it now.

arish_06 · #40 (**permalink**) 28th Apr 2006, 11:44 pm

Thanx for the link Ashwin but sorry to say that it didn't work with my player.
If I try anything other than firmware 3.2..., my player gets killed again. So the 3.5.35 firmware doesn't work...

Maybe I should replace my entire board or something because I don't think there's any compatible firmware out there for my current board...I'd say I've tried more than 50 different firmwares by now but none of them work.

...and my seller

ops: ...he sold the player to me on ebay and took off (unregistered). :cry: ....so can't contact him for firmware

Since my player had a Wilson firmware originally, I think Wilson Ltd. must have a copy of the firmware. Anyone have contact information for Wilson Co. Ltd?...or any other manufacturers?

...or anyone know if there's a place to purchase a new board?