backlight always on

geekstarr · #1 (**permalink**) 25th Jul 2007, 2:35 am

Got a genuine 4Gb mp4 player (1.5" nano clone) in a box of odds and ends. It died and now won't move beyond ADFU mode no matter what firmware I tried also the backlight allways stays on.
Anyone know what's going on?

lite · #2 (**permalink**) 25th Jul 2007, 3:18 am

Hmm, That genrally means the firmware you loaded was for a 1.8" screen and your player is 1.5" , Try putting on some differnt firmware , To be sure this is the problem try and play some music (Use intuition to navigate to the music player) and see if the headphones give out any sound.

_Odyssey · #3 (**permalink**) 25th Jul 2007, 3:20 am

geekstarr, in ADFU mose theres no 'operating system' (firmware) to control what it does. So the backlight is always going to remain on. I've had a players firmware go corrupt and while in ADFU mode the backlight always stays on.

The next step is to get a compatible firmware file into it. What happens when you flash it? An error? Successful flash but no go? or something else?

lite · #4 (**permalink**) 25th Jul 2007, 3:24 am

Ahh , right i missunderstood , He hasnt yet loaded fimrware onto the player, Thanks _Odyssey

geekstarr · #5 (**permalink**) 25th Jul 2007, 4:13 am

Loaded firmware onit update tool reported update success but its still in ADFU mode so is the player dead compleaty or can I create a "frankinplayer" (raise it from dead)? Tried ALL firmwares on site

_Odyssey · #6 (**permalink**) 25th Jul 2007, 6:11 am

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Ahh , right i missunderstood , He hasnt yet loaded fimrware onto the player, Thanks _Odyssey

Thats ok mate, still you were quicker than me lol

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Originally Posted by geekstarr";p=&quot

Loaded firmware onit update tool reported update success but its still in ADFU mode so is the player dead compleaty or can I create a "frankinplayer" (raise it from dead)? Tried ALL firmwares on site

Even if you've tried all the firmware files on this site theres still many more out there that could be right one. Or it could be a fault within the player. You should open it up and check to see if there are any wires or connections that are broken. Just one loose connection could cause it to stop working completely.