Screen inactive, but player still works

nii · #1 (**permalink**) 2nd Sep 2006, 4:03 am

Hey guys, can you help me out? =(

I consider myself to be pretty proficient with computers, so this is annoying me greatly. I'll summarise

-I installed wrong firmware, after which the player still works but the screen doesn't
- I found the correct one by looking at the serial code on my player
- I installed it, after which the player still works but the screen STILL doesn't work.

Is this normal? Should the screen be fixed after correcting the firmware? Or did I miss something?

Thanks in advance,

-Nii

EDIT: As an aside, I also recall during the time the upgrade messed up, I could see the screen, but very faintly. As if the contrast was too low or something. Where do I set this?

And so you guys know, the player code is MP-693C-SL, the ipod nano 2gb clone.

deadringer · #2 (**permalink**) 2nd Sep 2006, 4:24 am

Hi Nii
You will need to look at the chip in your player not the mem chip but the other smaller one it will be ATJ2085? it may or may not have another letter where the ? is such as H or F this will help you to find the correct firmware for your player.
Cheers

nii · #3 (**permalink**) 2nd Sep 2006, 4:34 am

Thanks for your help! I can't find any serial number that looks like that on the RAM module, but it says:

Samsung 619
K9WAG08U1A PCB0

Wait is that the RAM module? =P

Anyway, I found the proper firmware (used wrong one before >.>) but with this one it considers the firmware to be the invalid one! Even if I'm pretty sure it's the right one, since it has the same icons and stuff!

The one I used to have looks just like this one:
http://www.mympxplayer.org/dload.php...le&file_id=280
Except the date on mine is 2005.12.14 rather than the 2005.12.24 hosted there. But it's considered an invalid firmware!!! Woe is me! =(

Oh sorry I just realised you said the smaller chip. From what I can see (blasted sticker in the way, and is too hard to remove) the code is AT12085W.

EDIT: Woops I meant ATJ2085W

EDIT2: Okay I downloaded a billion firmwares for this serial code, and one of them happened to work. The screen is barely visible, but I can see movement. There are thick lines across the screen, each with a different level of brightness, while the whole screen has a very dim look to it. Has anyone else experienced this? How did you fix it?

Also for some strange reason, the menus are in chinese, and look nothing compared to what is shown in the dump file when I explore within it...

themistake · #4 (**permalink**) 3rd Sep 2006, 11:15 am

even I am facing the same problem. The dim screen with chineese menus. Anybody knows how to fix this?

sibbl · #5 (**permalink**) 17th Sep 2006, 4:00 am

I have the same problem since yesterday! Does nobody have any idea how to fix this? I tried 4 different firmwares and the original one but there's always a black screen! everything is OK but the player doesn't display anything on its screen

Plz help!!

ThePhantom · #6 (**permalink**) 17th Sep 2006, 7:38 am

Sound like you are having exactly the same problem I did. I found this firmware restored my player which sounds very much like yours. Hope this helps...

sibbl · #7 (**permalink**) 20th Sep 2006, 7:23 am

Sorry, but this firmware didn't worked. The flash program meant that there's a "flash error". And also your firmware is an older version... I tried now other 5 firmwares but no one of them worked

Somebody has any new idea?!!??!? Plz HELP!

tadad1 · #8 (**permalink**) 20th Sep 2006, 7:40 am

sibbl, The problem is you have not found a firmware to suit your player. Because you do not have a backup of your original firmware you will just have to try random firmware until you find a compatible one. This could be 20 - 30 - 50 ......
Do not pay to much attention to the version numbers as they have become a little meaningless, some firmware that shows as 3.2.16 on the player can read as 3.5.37 with s1fwx.
If you have not done so already read the Dead Player Recovery Guide HERE so that you understand what you may have to do to recover your player.

sibbl · #9 (**permalink**) 21st Sep 2006, 4:51 am

I made a backup of my firmware before I modified my original one with the new pictures! I have this backup alredy on my player again... I think next I'll try the Dead Player Recovery Guide... I hope it will help!
Thx 4 Help!

Dulithak · #10 (**permalink**) 22nd Sep 2006, 4:07 pm

Hi
I have the exact same problem as you guys. When i turn my player on it is a black screen though i can dimly see the screen.
If i connect my player to the computer it still reads it fine(except for a bit of lag) so do i still have to start the recovery process from the start?
Thanks