DEAD PLAYER RECOVERY GUIDE

sybilvane · #**131** (**permalink**) 13th Sep 2006, 3:28 pm

Hello everybody, hope you can help me!!!

I'm trying to resurrect a Zling V photo

I followed all the guide, I have the original firmware downloaded from the site but when it's time to do the upgrade I can't do anything as the player automatically disconnects from windows.
I tried several times, with several programs ( mp3 player update tool 1.45, mp3 upgrade tool 4.00, product tool 2.8 ) but noone of them seem to work. :cry:

It always goes like this: plug the player, turn on, shortcut, the player is recognised, open the utility (everything's ok)...begin firmware recovering and here we are! Usual sound of unplugged hardware.
With the upgrade tool I receive also the message "Read or write device information failed! Please exit the program and check if device is connecting".

Pleeeeeease, I really need your know-how, this stuff is driving me crazy. :evil:

tadad1 · #**132** (**permalink**) 13th Sep 2006, 6:40 pm

sybilvane, Is the firmware you are trying to flash a full version firmware or a backup dump.bin because after shorting the chip and placing the player into recovery mode (you should get a message that the player is in recovery mode when you open the upgrade tool) it will only accept a full version firmware. To check to see if it is a full version place the firmware into the s1fwx folder and then run the list.bat which will list the files inside the firmware.

In the info:afi section at the top there should be a list of 15-18 files like this

---[ info:afi ]----------------------------------------------------------------
file id = 'AFI '
vendor id = 0x10D6
product id = 0x1101
version = 9.0.43
date = 07/14/2006

+---filename---+ +---size---+ +-type-+ +---+ +--chksum--+
| ADFUS.BIN | | 9kb | | | | A | | F51715B4 |
| HWSCAN.BIN | | 11.5kb | | | | H | | EE2A71A0 |
| BRECF644.BIN | | 16kb | | F644 | | B | | BA0543EC |
| BRECF321.BIN | | 16kb | | F321 | | B | | 9B893B06 |
| BRECF648.BIN | | 16kb | | F648 | | B | | 77AB64FD |
| BRECF284.BIN | | 16kb | | F284 | | B | | 66723720 |
| BRECF285.BIN | | 16kb | | F285 | | B | | F9D12070 |
| BRECF286.BIN | | 16kb | | F286 | | B | | CD35E7B1 |
| FWSCF644.BIN | | 11.5kb | | F644 | | F | | 1AFCD028 |
| FWSCF321.BIN | | 11.5kb | | F321 | | F | | 45CC1FB2 |
| FWSCF648.BIN | | 11.5kb | | F648 | | F | | 86D0E802 |
| FWSCF284.BIN | | 11.5kb | | F284 | | F | | 892B977E |
| FWSCF285.BIN | | 11.5kb | | F285 | | F | | 23C0F68D |
| FWSCF286.BIN | | 11.5kb | | F286 | | F | | 321290EA |
| RCSL7565.BIN | | 2kb | | | | S | | 60110AD2 |
| RCSE7565.BIN | | 2kb | | | | S | | DB11731B |
| FWIMAGE.FW | | 8.74mb | | | | I | | C3CFC881 |
+--------------+ +----------+ +------+ +---+ +----------+

If you only have a list of 5 files or less like this

---[ info:afi ]----------------------------------------------------------------
file id = 'AFI '
vendor id = 0x6977
product id = 0x6552
version = 3.5.37
date = 00/00/0000

+---filename---+ +---size---+ +-type-+ +---+ +--chksum--+
| BRECF641.BIN | | 16kb | | F641 | | B | | 0D60E814 |
| FWSCF641.BIN | | 11.5kb | | F641 | | F | | 68713593 |
| ADFUF641.AP | | 11kb | | F641 | | U | | E3032F26 |
| FWIMAGE.FW | | 6.55mb | | | | I | | 67E6F2AD |
| SYSINFO.BIN | | 192bytes | | | | | | CC5EB575 |
+--------------+ +----------+ +------+ +---+ +----------+

Then it is not a full version firmware and will not load to your player.

sybilvane · #**133** (**permalink**) 14th Sep 2006, 3:10 am

Unfortunately, as I expected, it's a full firmware version.
And I can't understand why the player behaves like it's not...

I tried again this morning, but it's hopeless...

tadad1 · #**134** (**permalink**) 14th Sep 2006, 3:38 am

sybilvane, Just to rule out that it is not a problem with your computer, if you have access to another pc try on that one.

robinlolo · #**135** (**permalink**) 14th Sep 2006, 6:06 am

sweet heart tadad1

realy thanks

i had followed ur steps and it was great

i reached till the computer said to may it's now ready to use ur device

but i canu c my drive in my computer or even the icon which sayd easly remove ur driver when it was in the bast

can u tell m what i can do

robinlolo · #**136** (**permalink**) 14th Sep 2006, 6:26 am

by the way i have the origninal firmware i backit up b4 i kill him

tadad1 · #**137** (**permalink**) 14th Sep 2006, 6:28 am

robinlolo, When you run the MP3 Upgrade Tool are you getting a message that your player is in "Recovery Mode"?

robinlolo · #**138** (**permalink**) 14th Sep 2006, 6:41 am

no

device not ready :roll:

tadad1 · #**139** (**permalink**) 14th Sep 2006, 7:13 am

robinlolo, You need to go back and short your memory chip again. Then try to install a full version firmware.

robinlolo · #**140** (**permalink**) 14th Sep 2006, 7:51 am

thank you for ur repley

can i tell something may be that helps

***the MP4 when u open it ((when it was working)) u have to select whether u open it or power chagre

***i think it won't work until i can see the ((safely remove ur hard where icon)) then i can upgrade it and i have the correct firmware

thanks and really thank you

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