How Format 16gb Nano style MP4 player to its real memory ?

avion99 · #1 (**permalink**) 26th Feb 2010, 6:25 am

Dear All,

I have 16gb MP4 player 4th Gen (Nano style player). The real memory I know is not 16gb, how can format it to its real memory ?

Please reply.

Thanks

V.

duderino · #2 (**permalink**) 25th Mar 2010, 10:57 pm

I had a similar MP4 player which was claimed by the seller to be 16 GB but in reality was only 2 GB. I used this method ChkFlsh method (revised) . In my hands it worked perfectly well and now the player is 2GB and error free according to h2testw scanning. It might not work on all players, but on the one I bought from urqiqiexpress on Ebay. When I just checked on Ebay, it says "no longer a registered user", so most likely the change name and appear as a "new business".

ians1 · #3 (**permalink**) 28th Mar 2010, 10:07 am

The chkflsh method worked OK with slight modification, it does not need the small extra partition, indeed this is what confuses some versions of this hack.

The pictures of the Mp3 player off of ebay (safe2star) are here to show the fake 16G sticker and the actual 2Gb Samsung chip inside!

I am now off to Paypal to lodge a claim for most of my money back!

ian

ians1 · #4 (**permalink**) 28th Mar 2010, 10:10 am

ps

thank you to this site and its owners for all the help/info

I would never have got any of these mp3 players working

The one above was "dead" or so it seemed, it was in reality a combination of dead battery not charged because the USB cable was defective.

New USB cable and bobs your uncle!

Applied the chkflsh method and reformatted to a usable 1.84Gb mp3 player instead of a useless fake 16Gb one.

ian

ps

claim duly filed with Paypal for a 50% refund, feels better even if I dont get the money back!

simond · #5 (**permalink**) 28th Mar 2010, 12:30 pm

I've just bought one of those, which lead me to this forum due to corrupted files....

I'll try the Chkflsh method and report back...

ians1 · #6 (**permalink**) 28th Mar 2010, 2:05 pm

If its the same as in the pics off of ebay its a 2Gb for defo as the chip is the Samsung chip as identified on the site

but it comes out at 1.84Gb because it copies the firmware into it about 250Mb as far as I can see

ian

ians1 · #7 (**permalink**) 28th Mar 2010, 2:32 pm

Just tried to report this problem to ebay (as no doubt many others have done) and you they just take no notice, they even have peeps on their discussion boards who DEFEND these frauds!

Unbelievable!

ian

simond · #8 (**permalink**) 28th Mar 2010, 2:41 pm

Yes this was from eBay, I have just reported it to the seller to see if he will do anything about it...

It is 16GigaBITS.
I got mine to 1886Mbytes and it tests all ok.
Given the Sector numbers it looks like you should be able to get it to 1932 if you could get the slider on ChkFlsh to go there unfortunately the small tick has been set too small and I couldn't be bothered to sit there for hours with my finger on the left arrow key!

Pics attached.

Thanks
Simon

ians1 · #9 (**permalink**) 28th Mar 2010, 2:48 pm

SO angry with ebay

but happy with the help of this forum have at least got a usable player or two

ian

simond · #10 (**permalink**) 28th Mar 2010, 2:57 pm

There is no point getting angry with eBay, its not their fault. They are only there to make money (as is every business). I doubt it is even down to the sellers as I doubt most of them have the expertise to hack the players, it is down to the manufacturers.
I would imagine that the sellers have no comeback on the manufacturers either!

Mind you for what I paid for mine, I am happy with it at 2Gb, I have complained though as it is not as advertised.
(I only paid the cost of 10 litres of petrol and that included postage from Hong Kong!)

Simon