DEAD PLAYER RECOVERY GUIDE

morrislee · #**491** (**permalink**) 16th Jan 2007, 11:14 pm

I have a 1.8" ipod looking 4gb mp4 player, the original firmware # is 9.0.48, I wanted more games so i decided to upgrade it, when I use the 9.0.50 firmwares, only gave me a black screen, when I use the 9.0.48 from this site only gave a blank whit screen, all of them is updatable, but just won't work. chip set is atj2091n, samsung 643, if anyone got a working firmware applicable to mine, and able to send it to me I'd be very appriciated. one more thing, when it is pluged in, it shows up as several disks now, not just one single disk, does that have to do with this problem?

morrislee · #**492** (**permalink**) 17th Jan 2007, 12:18 am

I figured that the mp3 player still works, everything still in function, only that shows a blank bright screen, anyone has this problem, or a solution to it? or know what is wrong with it? the lcd?

lattesurf · #**493** (**permalink**) 17th Jan 2007, 1:17 am

morrislee , the problem is likely not with your screen or hardware, but likely with the firmware which is not fully compatible.

Are you able to faintly see the menu or other things if you tilt the screen at various angles?

If so, try loading the firmware into Waterlily and set the contrast/brightness setting.

morrislee · #**494** (**permalink**) 17th Jan 2007, 11:36 am

hum... so Waterlily is a program? and where would I go and download it? I found a firmware on here that I think was for my player, I was able to tell from opening from a program s1res.exe(or something) by the way, it there anyway just to add the games to my firmware?

lattesurf · #**495** (**permalink**) 17th Jan 2007, 12:02 pm

morrislee , Waterlily is a firmware modifying tool. It can be downloaded here http://www.mympxplayer.org/waterlily...-mb-df256.html

Try playing around with the contrast/brightness setting.

Regarding the games, you'll need to merge firmwares which contains more games into a compatible firmware for your player. It would not be easy to identify which firmware has more games than the others.
However, it is not recommended as your player might just go dead again.

morrislee · #**496** (**permalink**) 17th Jan 2007, 4:01 pm

seems like waterlily is not yet competable with my firmware, if possible, can I send you the firmware and you mod the contrast for me?

lattesurf · #**497** (**permalink**) 17th Jan 2007, 8:26 pm

morrislee , if Waterlily could not support your firmware, then i'm not sure of any other methods to adjust the contrast/brightness. Perhaps you need to wait till it supports your version.

morrislee · #**498** (**permalink**) 17th Jan 2007, 10:17 pm

so you mean that even s1res.exe doesn't have the option to do it either? if so then I can stop looking in to that program

tadad1 · #**499** (**permalink**) 18th Jan 2007, 12:28 am

morrislee, The contrast adjustment is really only helpful if your screen is to dark and you need to make it brighter. I have also found it has no effect on players that do not have a Brightness setting in the system menu.
You can try Firmware Modifier HERE:
http://www.mympxplayer.org/firmware-modifier-df17.html

raj_neo07 · #**500** (**permalink**) 18th Jan 2007, 6:43 am

I have a 1.8 inch screen MP4. its memory is 256MB(used to show 2gb). it was going fine. yesterday, it ran out of charge , I left it as it is. today, I tried charging it, it didnt. WHen I connected it to my PC, nothing happened. It is DEAD. when I removed it, and tried to short circuit the pins of the IC, nothing happened. any idea? I didnt try any software upgradation.