Sigmatel recovery guide (Updated)
 

Here's a quick guide in recovering your Sigmatel-based player after a bad flash.

First check the firmware version you got. If it's an older version that is made up of 4 files and contains usbmsc.sb, follow the guide below. If it is made up of more files, usually 6, and contains hostlink.sb, then skip to the newer firmware section of this guide.

For older firmware (that contains usbmsc.sb):

1. Install this program.

2. Get your player into recovery mode by holding Play for 10 seconds, then plugging the player in with the button held. Hold it for another 10 seconds then release it.

3. Your computer should detect a "Player Recovery Device", point the driver search to the folder you installed the firmware updater in.

4. After the drivers are installed, copy working firmware to the firmware updater folder, overwriting the original ones. Start the firmware updater, it should allow you to flash the player and return it to working condition.

Note: If the update program mentioned above does not work, try this one. Extract it in a folder of your choice, copy the firmware in its folder and see if it can flash your player. Keep the other one installed though, you will need it too as this one doesn't contain the drivers necessary for your computer to recognize your player as a "recovery device".


For newer firmware (that contains hostlink.sb):

1. Download and install this program.

2. Get your player into recovery mode by holding Play for 10 seconds, then plugging the player in with the button held. Hold it for another 10 seconds then release it.

3. Your computer should detect a "Player Recovery Device", point the driver search to the folder you installed the firmware updater in.

4. After the drivers are installed, you can try the firmware bundled with this program, it is in the Binary folder. If it doesn't work, proceed same as above, copy firmware files to the firmware updater folder, overwriting the original ones, and flash away. :wink:



General notes (twice as long as the guide itself :lol:):

If the program displays an error, try different firmware. Version numbers don't matter, just check that they are for a similar player. I also recommend you not to use FileFixer.

If the program gets stuck and keeps searching forever, your player is most likely NOT in recovery mode. Follow steps 2 and up again, the screen of the player should stay blank during the entire process, or light up when you connect it to the computer but go blank again after a few seconds. On some players the screen goes white after you connect it to the computer. Another possibility is that the firmware's USB driver is incompatible with the player's chipset, and you should try another one.

Hint: When the USB driver contained in the firmware (usbmsc.sb or hostlink.sb) is compatible with your chipset and you get a succesful flash, the player will be recognized as an USB disk. In this case, do not overwrite this file when you try new firmware, only change the other ones. The firmware is modular, so there is a possibility of some firmware to work properly with the USB driver from another version. Well, if you got here already, in the worst case you'll end up with a flash drive in the shape of an MPx player. :lol:

If your player is stuck on a white screen or with something displayed, you should try to reset the player first. Some players have a reset hole on the back (mine does), use a pencil lead or a needle to press the button inside, the screen should go blank. Now follow the corresponding guide again from step 2.

If the player is stuck with the screen on and it doesn't have a reset switch, then you have to cut battery power. If you are afraid to take the device apart to remove the battery, just leave it till it drains by itself (may take a couple days). Or you can try opening the new update program, which automatically resets the player if it can detect it. Some players that get stuck on a white screen power down after connecting the USB lead for 20 seconds or more and then disconnecting it, you should try that too.

If you have a similar working player, you can use this program to get a firmware dump. Follow the program's directions and ignore any warnings it may give you, then follow the guide to recover your broken player.

Good luck! 8)

Re: Sigmatel recovery guide (Updated)
 

Dear All,
I have Sigmatel MP3 Player that have chip :

STMP 3502
L100-CA4

NAND 1 Chip 512 MB Hynix.


Please help me get my correct firmware.

best regards,

Ari

Please tell us the screen size of your player and its features so we have a better chance to help.

Re: Sigmatel recovery guide (Updated)
 

Are there anyway to extract firmware from a Sigmatel player ? I haven't seen any software can do this or tutorial about this before. :(

I think this answers your question. ;)

Re: Sigmatel recovery guide (Updated)
 

I have already tried but after pressing the "Y" then the program exits immediately and no firmware is extracted. Can you help me please ?

Make sure you type a CAPITAL "Y", aka with the Shift key or Caps Lock turned on.

If it doesn't work it means your version can't be extracted, sorry.

Re: Sigmatel recovery guide (Updated)
 

Here is the extraction progress. Can you tell me that the firmware was successfully extracted or not please ? Thank you very much !

Edited (2) : I have read this post, so there is no way for me to modify the theme of my MP4 player :cry: :cry: :cry: ?

Yes, your firmware was extracted successfully. You can use it as a backup, if you fuck your firmware up you can always flash this one back to restore your player to full functionality. ;)

And no, SigmaTel firmwares can't be themed yet. Maybe Dancemammal will make his firmware editor support SigmaTel devices too, but right now he's busy coding a Rockchip firmware extractor so i don't know if he'll do it.

dear Th3_uN1Qu3,
My MP3 player image / photo is similar with this product :
http://sxcom.en.alibaba.com/product/...er_R_989_.html
or
http://www.mympxplayer.org/image-asp239.html

the position of button, screen size, and specification is similar.

with specifications :
1 X AAA Battery,
+FM
+7 Colors display
+FM recording
+Voice Recording
+ No Telephone book
+ No Lyric display

chip :
Sigmatel STMP 3502
L100-CA4

NAND 1 Chip 512 MB Hynix.


please help me.
best regards,

Ari

Try this firmware: http://rs211.rapidshare.com/files/47...R_firmware.zip

Follow the instructions in the guide to recover your player.

thanks.i manage to make this 1g stmp3500 to a usb flashdisk.i'll try tomorrow if i can bring this alive as a player.

well, it's a great guide guys......
brought my miserable dead player at least to be recogniced as usb disk.
maybe someday I'll find the right firmware to make it "rockin"
my player with stmp 3504,1gb samsung 704,on board szeway s-768a-061108

well, it's a great guide guys......
brought my miserable dead player at least to be recogniced as usb disk.
maybe someday I'll find the right firmware to make it "rockin"
my player with stmp 3504,1gb samsung 704,on board szeway s-768a-061108

STMP3504? If it has a 1.5 inch screen (square), try my firmware: http://www.mympxplayer.org/sigmatel-...500-df719.html

I've tried yours, thanks anyway, but no change, still no respon when powered on....
I've made "copy/paste" bootmanager and resource to mscn folder as your guide and no progress, then the whole file copied to that folder no progress either

You have to copy all the 4/6 files to the updater folder, anyway i guess you did that already.

Hmm. It seems that there are different (incompatible) firmware versions even with the same chipset numbers... Really strange if you ask me.

don't worry!
never feel being bothered, maybe I should buy another one to get the firmware ha ha.......

Re: Sigmatel recovery guide (Updated)
 

hello, i have a generic dead player. it works as USB pen drive 1gb, but screen is screwed due a bad firmware update, and cannot operate it to listen music radio.
it is like a mpman fol 7 or a Diva Ixel.
4 color oled screen, 1gb, sigmatel 3502, fm radio, bla bla


http://www.sunsiberica.com/productos/images/MP-FOL7.png

and i'd like to download sigmatel firmware extractor cos torrent doesn't work anymore

thank you in advance

Plz help me i have 2 Mp3 players are dead
first
SIGMATEL
STMP3504
L100E-CB6
T03279
0716

MP-DLQTF1.1 V1.4 (3504+1000)
2007-01-11
************
Second
STMP3504
LAE-SB6
A04580
0734 TW
MP-DLQTF1.1 V1.4 (3504+1000)
Plz any one Have firmware of any one of them
give me link

Re: Sigmatel recovery guide (Updated)
 

I want to ask if there is tool to extract 6 files from mp3 player because I have the firmware version 002.611.101 For the boot and 002.611.300 for the player

I tryed the solution; Nice Job :)

But the problem with me is the version of firmware I can't find it.(my ship is Sigmatel 3504-06)
When I have flashed my mp3player with a version of sigmatel ship 3504-06 it becomes non sigmatel drive but a GENERIC mp3 player and no MSCN mp3 player so it can't turn recovery mode, the firmware download tool doesnt find the hardware.

This is my driver:

Mp3 player
Sigmatel ship 3504-06
2GB memory
No Display screen
It's like Ipod Shuffle

Picture:
FRONT:
http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/7349/frontjs7.th.jpg
BACK
http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/4158/backnv6.th.jpg

Any Ideas?
B.R.

Re: Sigmatel recovery guide (Updated)
 

I want to ask if there is tool to extract 6 files from mp3 player because I have the firmware version 002.611.101 For the boot and 002.611.300 for the player

I tryed the solution; Nice Job :)

But the problem with me is the version of firmware I can't find it.(my ship is Sigmatel 3504-06)
When I have flashed my mp3player with a version of sigmatel ship 3504-06 it becomes non sigmatel drive but a GENERIC mp3 player and no MSCN mp3 player so it can't turn recovery mode, the firmware download tool doesnt find the hardware.

This is my driver:

Mp3 player
Sigmatel ship 3504-06
2GB memory
No Display screen
It's like Ipod Shuffle

Picture:
FRONT:
http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/7349/frontjs7.th.jpg
BACK
http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/4158/backnv6.th.jpg

Any Ideas?
B.R.

i have mp3/wma player, its :
-sigmatel
-stmp 3510
-L100-TA10
-A00003
-o5o9

and it 1GB, its dead, how i can found firmwarw for this player???? please help

Re: Sigmatel recovery guide (Updated)
 

I have a Proline Digital RC-501 (based on SigmaTel MSCN) 256Mb
It doesn't power on with a battery, so I tried to change the firmware as indicated in this topic.
The change seems to work, but the updater can't check it at the end. And after I disconnnect the player is still dead.
I also tried the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool to format it (as long as I will not use it as a mp3 player now). This tool accept the player after I applied the firmware via the updater (without removing the player) but it is not abble to do the format.

So I'm thinking that the player still work but the flash memory is dead and can no longer keep the updates. But as I'm not a spe******t, Iwant to have your opinion.
Thanx in advance.

I HAVE STMP 3500 DEAD NOT PLAY SONG
WHAT IS FIRMWARE

Re: Sigmatel recovery guide (Updated)
 

Nice guide, thanks a lot for it :wink: . I´d like to add something. In my case I had to upload the firmware with the switch On/Off in OFF position. It was the only way that the upload task ended OK.

Re: Sigmatel recovery guide (Updated)
 

I have an I-TEK 1GB mp3 player that looks much like this one

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9716/imgpi5.jpg

When I turned it on, it just said Welcome and it turned itself off immediately. I found this guide and tried it. First, I put it in the recovery mode and extracted it's firmware (it's one of those that contains usbmsc.sb). Then I downloaded the file you say at the begining to update it's firmware and followed your steps. Everything went OK, supposedly.

But now I can't turn it on nor put it in the recovery mode! It just does not respond to anything, now it's absolutely dead!

Ideas? What can I do?

Thanks

mp3 plater sigmatel "astone"
 

hi, i have a mp3 player with a stmp3504 and a samsung k9g8g08udm 1G flash, i follow the steps in the guide, on the newie player sigmatel, (hostlink) and recover the death player as flash memory 939MB (i supose that loss for area data), i am very Been , only i need to make run the player itself. i have the support software mscnmmc(no from cd, is from www.astone.com.au), but never run, ever finish with a verification error and the flash no run. when i tried with the soft of here he complete the firmware and recogize as masive device but when i turn on the player only the backligth ignites for a wile and then start to strobe irregularly and off. i tink isn´t a compatible firmware almost in the player software, i try to put the binary archives of astone.com in the program folder, but no work (are the same name files but diferent size), if you or anyone have the cd or can helpme i will be more gratefully. (I know electronic world, but beginning with computers and software)
brand: ASTONE
model: xinc ultra AXU01GNJ30167

MY APORT: BAD CHARGERS MAY DAMAGE PLAYERS (WHEN NO POWER ON MAY BE THE CRYSTAL, WHEN NO POWER ON AND START TO WARM PROBABILY ARE A CONDENSOR, SEARCH FOR SHORTCUTED ONE), ESPECIALLY CONDENSORS, I REPAIR ALMOST TREE OF FIVE WITH THIS TROUBLE, MY RECOMENDATION: BUY ONLY CHARGERS OF THE BEST BRANDS IS A HINT, OR VERY SUPPORTED AND GUARANTEED ONES.
PDT: Please help me, i don´t can to resign To stopping a dead device. if i can help you, i Gladly.

Dead 4ever?
 

Hello, I need help.

I have Sencor SFP-3750 (2GB), based on Sigmatel 35xx.
Original firmware version: Sencor SFP-3750, v007.004.260
The player has same hardware as Ritmix RF-3000.

And now the problem:
Player worked well, I did many changes between Sencor's and Ritmix's firmware (versions 007.004.260 and 006.004.260) and everytime the player was dead I could bring back to life. But then I uploaded some old firmware from here (I can send you the file, when you don't have the registration, but I don't think it could help), which is one of the first versions, and since this the player doesn't work with usbmsc.sb (uploaded in Recovery mode) which worked before.
Only usbmsc.sb from v006.003.260 (i don't know the difference between 4 and 3 in minor version) works, but player shows only 1GB capacity not whole 2GB.

Even the Sigmatel Firmware Extractor shows patition(1) as 1GB instead 2GB as it was before.

When I use this usbmsc.sb to boot to recovery mode and then update to firmware, which worked before, it don't work. Neither as usb stick nor as player.

Only Sencor firmware v006.003.260 works a little. When I enable the player, it shows the Sencor logo and then it restarts ant show the logo again and again in loop. But doesn't work as usb stick (usb mass storage) just like with other firmwares.
Every other firmware, which worked before well doesn't work now.

The strange thing is that the capacity changed form 2GB to 1GB. Is not only the capacity of FAT, also the hidden partition (visible in Sigmatel Firmware Extractor) changed the capacity.
Is there any posibility how manage the internal hidden partitions.

I thought that the player couldn't be f*cked up forever. I thought that the Recovery mode (holding the play button when inserting to USB) should load the usbmsc.sb and work independent on what sh*ts are inside the players memory. :x

EDIT:
I found that my player uses 2x1GB chip: HY27UH08AG5M. It uses Chip Select pins to set which "chip" to work with (there is only one physical chip, but two logical chips).
The v006.003.260 is 1GB firmware. It's updater.sb works (it doesn't probe the second chip). The The v006.004.260 is 2GB firmware and so it probes both chips. For some reason the 2GB uploader hangs.
Does anybody know how to fix this?
I have no idea why the 2GB uploader.sb hangs the player.


Please can you help me. I don't where could be the problem. :cry:

Thanks a lot to anybody bringing a helping hand.

hi ^^
plz i need firm to mu mp3 player
Packard Bell AudioDream 256MB
chip:
Sigmatel
STMP3505
L100-TA4
T01296
0453

hi ^^
plz i need firm to mu mp3 player
Packard Bell AudioDream 256MB
chip:
Sigmatel
STMP3505
L100-TA4
T01296
0453

I have a STMP3600 based MP3 player.. which firmware I use to it?

why no one is here ?

Re: Dead 4ever?
 

SOLUTION:
The problem was that the second NAND flash chip contained wrong data.
But I found the way how to erase both chips and load the firmware to the clean memory.

The chip can be erased by special SCSI command.
1.) Get the SCSI Utility from http://logix4u.net/.
2.) Connect the player to PC and initiate the Recovery Mode with updater.sb that works (in my case it was 1GB firmware v006.003.260)
3.) Run the SCSI Utility and press F5 to refresh list of connected devices
4.) Right-click on the player in the list and choose "Execute Custom CDB"
5.) Then fill the table with these values:
Other cells leave blank, so the CDB Size will be 6.
(Values are in the hexadecimal form.)
6.) Then press Execute, accept the warning and wait a moment (10 sec.).

Now the first chip is clean.
The problem is that when you have 2 chips.
You must do a "reconnection" in order to access the second chip. But don't worry, it isn't so hard as it sounds. :wink:
1.) You must disassemble the player
2.) Check the NAND chip (there is only one physical flash chip, but it consists of 2 separate logical chips)
3.) Google the datasheet for you memory chip.
4.) Now you must short-cut (make a connection) the CE1 (Chip Enable 1) pin to Vcc=3.3V (if it is the specific voltage for 'logical one') to disable the first chip.
5.) Short-cut the CE2 (Chip Enable 2) pin to Vss=0V (GND) to enable the second chip.
6.) Do the erase process with the SCSI Utility again, now with the second chip.
7.) Remove the wires (the shortage).

Now you can boot (initiate Recovery Mode) with the 2GB uploader.sb and flash the 2GB firmware (select the Format Data Area in the flasher utility).

This is how I did it. Now I have whole 2GB of capacity back.
Maybe it should be enough to erase only the first chip. I have erased both and it works.

[hr:d06de38292]

Example NAND flash datasheet:
http://www.datalabs.ru/files/HY27UH08AG(5_D)(Rev0.6).pdf

Complete list of SCSI commands:
If you have any questions, please ask. If you really want I can take some photos of the process.

Flashing a firmware SigmaTel 3502
 

Flashing a firmware SigmaTel 3502
----------------------------
Type : USB Portable mp3/wma Player
Capacity : 128MB+
Chip: SigmaTel 3500, 3502 6
Brand: Fujitel, Recco, Startek, Titan, Master-g, Hitech, etc
MainBoard: MP807C MAIN V1.1 or similar
----------------------------
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/19-K6ixOpzs/default.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19-K6ixOpzs

--- Marko / uruS ---
mmarquss@hotmail.com

Hello.
I have a SigmaTel MSCN Lavod Mp4 player
Its is 1 cm thin. black, has a 4/3 screen, a round pad with really odd simbols.

The problem is that the memory (2GB) can not be found anymore. not by the player itself nor by the PC.

These firmware tricks are cool and all. but how can you apply them when you can't go into the directories needed?

Problem with my Sigmatel Player
 

i have a problem and i dont know why happens, everytime i try to play media files in my sigmatel player, it restarts, files does not open, player restarts instead, i would to know why is that, because i tried to flash it, but the problem still. Here is a picture of my player. any kind of help will be appreciated.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...telxplayer.jpg

Re: Sigmatel recovery guide (Updated)
 

Thanks for the guide...

I have a mp4 watch 2gb like this...
http://img2.chinavasion.com/images/t...mb_240x238.jpg

MP4 Watch Link

I desperately need the firmware for this watch, as mine is dead, it recognizes as flash disk and when I put it in recovery mode it shows STMP3500 (I believe this is the chip in this watch)

If anyone has this watch can you please extract the firmware and send it to me?

work with my 3504, but I not have menu, only white screen

working perfectly, big thanks