Recovering firmware

[Derekus]

Hi.

I bought from ebay a mp3 player with OLED display and it's suppoused to have 8GB memory. Actually, there was some problems with fulling this capacity - when I sent there 10 folders with different intepretes, folder names copied right, but the content of folders was same.

So I tried to format whole memory, but after that, it stucks on "Starting..." screen with hourglass.

I spent few hours with reading your forum, Recovery guide and others - actually I get player connected in Vista as "Actions USB 2.0 (HS) WinUSB Device", but I can't find (better say can't download) the right FW which I could try through MP3 Player Update Tool. I found some firmware on S1FW.com site, but im completely unable to download them.

Chip is ATJ2091
Memory is Samsung 904 K9GAG08U0M PCB0
Plate is MP3-910002 Ver. 3.0

(info about player from ebay where i bought it - http://cgi.ebay.com/8GB-Design-FM-WM...arms=72%3A1205 )

Is there any other place or way, how to get the right firmware that i could try?

[lolita]

K9GAG is 2GB.

Also, 910589 is supposed to be identical to 910002, so try this one:
http://www.s1fw.com/Actions-ATJ209X/...589F-V2-0.html

[Derekus]

Thx. I tried this one, Player Update Tool works with that, but player is in same condition - only the sign "Starting" and hourglass is now mirror turned. Win still doesnt detect any UMS and Device Manager still shows just "Actions USB 2.0 (HS) WinUSB Device".

[lolita]

Try the Product Tool. It has an Erase Flash function which may be what you need to clear/remap any bad blocks --- when the player stays at the hourglass screen, it's having problems verifying/loading the actual firmware, but since it can display the hourglass, at least we know your display and boot record got loaded correctly.

[Derekus]

Its weird - Product Tool doesnt run on my computer (ntb Vista), where i can get player in Actions USB mode, on desktop with XP Product Tool run, but there i cannot detect player /it is there as Unknow device and i cant update driver to ADFU mode /

[lolita]

Find another computer or figure out why the driver isn't installing properly. But that is the way to try.

[Derekus]

Finaly i get the Product Tool works on my ntb (HINT for anybody who will need this - enable Compatibility for the "batchproduct.exe", WXP SP2 mode works great) BUT ProductTool doesnt detect device :/
It seems that my "Actions USB 2.0 (HS) WinUSB Device" mode is not enough, so i tried to install proper ADFU driver and it works. BUT - what i should do now?

First step (flashing FW by Player upgrade tool) now doesnt works - so do i have to try anything else?
Product Tool detects player, but button "Erase flash" is disabled.

I really dont want to kill it completely

[lolita]

I don't remember well but I think you have to select the player to be erased before that function enables.

Posting screenshots would be a good idea.