big mistake flashing onda 858le any possible help
 

just got a onda vx858le and i have tried flashing it with the vx858 (big mistake)my own falt for rushing in to it i didnt know there was 2 models of this.now it still on but the screen controlles dont work and my pc dont see the drive.now would it be possible to find the drivers for the vx858?so i could flash it back.
many thanks to every one

just an update i can get my pc to see the drive by plugging in the usb and pressing the reset button,but the firmware updater dont see a rock device

What kind of drive does it see? You have to get it to see the upgrade partitiion, not the regular data partition. If you're using Windows, look in Device Manager. What kind of drive is it listed as?

Also, what version of the updater are you running?

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when its just pluged in to usb its says unkown device but when i reset it it says usb mass storage device and im using the firmware updater that came with it its 2.8.1

The way to get a Rockchip player into upgrade mode without the menu is to turn the switch off and hold a button down while plugging it into the computer. It's usually the play button, but a bad firmware can change that so it could be any button, just continue to hold it while you plug it into the computer, if it's not recognized then try a different button, then when it's recognized you can let go of the button and see if the upgrade software recognizes it. If it doesn't, you may have to load the right drivers for that upgrade software. The right drivers should be in the upgrade programs folder. The way to upgrade the driver is to go into Device Manager and delete the driver that's being used, then windows will detect it and ask to find a driver, point it to the one in the upgrade programs folder and it should then be able to upgrade.

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Are you just plugging it in or are you powering it off and holding a button down when you plug it in? You have to do the latter to get into upgrade mode. If it says unknown device, don't reset it! You DON'T want mass storage mode. When it says unknown device, follow the driver loading process, but don't let it pick a driver, lead it to the one in the upgrade program folder. If it doesn't have one download the latest upgrade program from this site, it has it. Once that driver is loaded the upgrade program will recognize it and you'll be able to update it, hopefully with the right software.

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ok i have been turning it off and holding the buttons down but seem to be doing any thing,where can i get the program folder from please could you point me the right way and thank u for all your help

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No problem. Follow these directions carefully. Don't be in a hurry.
1. The player has to be off
2. you have to hold, and keep holding, one of the buttons
3. While still holding the button, plug it into the computer
4. Wait about ten seconds for it to be detected (while still holding the button).
5 if it's not detected, unplug it and try the same process with a different button.

The latest consumer update software is in the downloads section of this site, under 'tools', it's the fifth one down. put it in a conspicuous folder and unzip it, then you'll have to install it, but before you can install it you'll have to uninstall the old version. Do that through windows control panel.

the player dont fully turn off,when i turn it off the battery icon starts going up and down like its charging even tho nothing is pluged in

Does it have an actual on/off switch? If it does, turn it to the off position then hit the reset hole, then it should be off.

Re: big mistake flashing onda 858le any possible help
 

done that but it just goes back to the charging screen :(

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Has it been doing this all along? Because you only mentioned it two posts ago. It's important that you provide accurate and complete information, you have to realize that it's difficult to help someone blind like this, and information is the only thing that lets us 'see' what's happening with your player. From now on please try to be as accurate and complete as possible.

With the power off, try plugging it into a usb charger (NOT the computer) then unplugging it.

sorry yes the charging icon comes on all the time when i hold down the off button,tried pluging the charger in the wall socket and it just does the same icon goes up and down,then i pluged it back in to usb port on my laptop and it says usb device not recognized

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a m8 of mine said try unbatu live cd so i pluged in the unit put it in to usb mode and it comes up rockchip usb mp3 and rockchip usb sd dont know if its any help

for the second time, does it have an actual on/off switch, that is, a slide switch that has discrete 'on' and 'off' positions, or is it just a single momentary pushbutton that you press and hold to turn the player on and off?

Also, have you downloaded and installed the new version of the updater? And do you know which folder it installed to? Before you do anything else, please do that, and know which folder it installs to (which may be different from the one you downloaded to, if you don't understand this, ask). Go to that folder and identify the correct driver, it's in a folder that mentions windows XP.

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I don't see how it can be since the updater program only works under windows.

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all i did was plug in the usb and put the player in to usb mode and thats what the drives showed as under that os

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That's fine but you can't do anything to restore your player with Unbuntu because the updater program won't run under that os, it only runs under windows. The goal is not to get your dead player recognized, it's to update the firmware to the correct version, and that can only be done under windows.

really dont know where to go now

If you want my help you can answer my questions. Just a suggestion.

yes m8 i really do need the help and im glad your helping me to try and sort it,is it possible to get the drivers for the firmware i loaded on to it?when i click on the unkown device says the correct drivers are not installed or not needed

Ok, i'll try. For the third time, does the player have an actual on/off switch or just a button?

For the second time, have you downloaded the latest updater from this site, installed it, and located the usb driver that is found in the install folder?

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yes it has a on off witch i tried holding in back for a few seconds to see if it would shut down but wont,i have also down loaded and installed the update file

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Have you located the install folder and identified the correct usb driver? It's in the folder titled 'RockUSB Driver(2k,XP,2003)'?

sorry m8 had to go to bed it was 6am and i was satterd,i havent looked in the rockusb driver.i have just got up and the player is now fully off

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sorry im running windows xp

now found the driver located in the rockusb driver in the folder

Ok, you say you have a known good version of the firmware, right? So, start up the NEW updater program (the one you just installed) and load the known good firmware into it, and tell me if it loads without any errors with all four boxes filled with data.

all the boxes are filles with the flash data,in the fw toolbox is has info in there but its in grey where all the rest of it is in white

Alright, now, this is the important part. Do whatever you did before to get the computer to detect the player as 'Unknown Device' (whichever button you held down, and with the switch in the 'off' position) Once that happens, click on that notification box and you will enter the driver installation process. There are several steps you have to go through, but whatever you do, DON'T let it search for a driver or choose a driver!!! You want to guide it to that RockUSB driver in the folder I told you about before, which is inside the install folder of the updater program. Once you've loaded that driver, click on the update button in the updater program and it should work. If you don't understand any of these steps, don't guess, ask me for clarification.

sorry for taking so long i wiped my comp just to make shure no other driver was installed,when i connect to my comp says unkown device so i tried updating the driver and make shure its in the rockusb folder but it says it carnt find a better match than whas alreaady installed

Then you have to deliberately remove the driver it's using. Go into Device Manager while the player is connected and under the USB section you should see the Rockchip device listed. Right click on it and choose remove, then unplug the player and then re-connect it in the way you did before (power switch off, holding the button) It will then find the unknown device and you should then be able to install the proper driver. It's helpful to have the updater program running and loaded with the correct firmware so that when the driver is successfully loaded you can click 'update' and immediately update the firmware. One thing I forgot to say is that once its successfully updated, SAFELY remove it and then power it on, that's when the actual update takes place, BUT you must have a charged battery or be hooked up to AC, so after the update is done and you unplug the player, plug it into and ac adapter before you turn it on. After you turn it on, just wait, it will update by itself (not connected to the computer, so don't mess with it until its done.

ok gone in to device manager and its litsed as a unkown device i i lcicked on update driver i choosed install my own driver and it says the wizard could not find a better match for your hardware than the ssoftware you currently have installed,and i had the firmware updater on wile i was doing it

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when i go in to device manger and click on the unkown device it says no drivers installed

player is now fully fixed,justed opend the back up lifted the battery and used the twser trick on the chip and nows its fully working again thx you every one

Ha, I was afraid it would come to that, but I didn't want to say anything until it was absolutely necessary because it didn't sound like you could handle it, but apparently I was wrong. I fixed one of my players that way too.

Just out of curiosity, when you 'chipped' it, did the updater program recognize it without having to load the RockUSB driver?

Anyway, glad you got it back. See how easy it is???

no it came up rockusb detected then i installed the drivers,i was about to give up on it and keep it for parts when i was doing the twezer trick it went in to usb storage mode again so i gave it one last chance then it worked,took me all of 3mins max

i think it was more luck on myside than skill

Me too. I sat with a dead player for a couple of weeks (an RM100). No matter what pins I shorted it didn't seem like it would go into upgrade mode. I'm surprised I didn't fry something with all the shorting I was doing, but one day I must have hit it just right and the screen went from black to white, I installed the driver, and got my player back.

Anyway, you've paid your dues, good job!

thx m8 now i just need to find out how to put movies on the frigging thing lol,says it play avi but nothing seems to work,and thank you for all your time and help