New Player Review

tadad1 · #71 (**permalink**) 2nd Oct 2006, 7:19 pm

JayBee, The firmware is designed to run on a CTW500 chipset not ATJ2085 that is standard in most chiPods. Even though s1fwx will extract the firmware it will not repair it so the extracted firmware is unusable.

JayBee · #72 (**permalink**) 3rd Oct 2006, 11:39 am

Oh I see.
My player looks just like yours but has 3.5.37-001 firmware, I am not sure what chipset is in there though. Is there any way to check that without opening the player? I am still hoping that I could put newer firmware in the future because the player is great except for the missing file browsing feature.
Thank you for your reply!

tadad1 · #73 (**permalink**) 3rd Oct 2006, 2:59 pm

JayBee, You can use EasyChips to find your chipset type HERE.

Trouserpants · #74 (**permalink**) 6th Oct 2006, 12:53 am

oh god...
i managed to fix it by formatting it like you suggested - cheers - but now its broken worse than ever :`(
i was using it on a Mac at my course, and a little dialog popped up saying "unsafe device removal" (I hadn't actually disconnected it). when I looked at the player it was continually flashing the little hourglass icon as if it were loading, then it went black. Now it doesn't power on, weather or not connected to a computer. it has about as much function now as an expensive paperweight. Any ideas on how I could perhaps repair it before I start looking into the legalities of its warranty and stuff?
any advice greatly appriciated

tadad1 · #75 (**permalink**) 6th Oct 2006, 1:12 am

Trouserpants, Does not sound good. When you connect your player to your XP does it show in Device Manager under Universal Serial Bus Controller as a USB Mass Storage Drive?

akronix · #76 (**permalink**) 6th Oct 2006, 8:30 am

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skullclamp, Although s1fwx will extract the 9.0.43 firmware it will not repair it which is why it will not load back to the player. I have emailed "wiRe" who makes the s1fwx tool and he tells me this firmware uses a flash type F648 that he has not seen before and a file ADFUF648.AP is missing from the extracted firmware. He suggested I rename an ADFUF644.AP to ADFUF648.AP and add it to the firmware but it made no difference. If you can obtain a Full Version firmware from your seller you may be able to edit that and load it to your player.

I've got a full version of this FW. I'll forward it off to wiRe

Trouserpants · #77 (**permalink**) 7th Oct 2006, 11:46 pm

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Trouserpants, Does not sound good. When you connect your player to your XP does it show in Device Manager under Universal Serial Bus Controller as a USB Mass Storage Drive?

nope, does not show up on or connect with the computer in any way

would you reccomend i attempt taking it apart and trying a recovery like in the guide? or should i contact the seller

tadad1 · #78 (**permalink**) 7th Oct 2006, 11:57 pm

Trouserpants, Is it the same player as in the guide from Lawrence "designdesign" on trademe?

Trouserpants · #79 (**permalink**) 9th Oct 2006, 4:03 pm

aye, indeed it is.
as an interesting development, i was actually able to get the player to power on the other day when it was connected to my PC, all the files were intact.
when I unplugged it however, it said "low battery" and powered down, reverting back to its useless state. I am occasionally able to get it to turn on, but only ever for a few seconds unless it is plugged in. This would lead me to believe theres a fault with the battery and its abilty to charge

tadad1 · #80 (**permalink**) 9th Oct 2006, 4:30 pm

Trouserpants, Did you receive my email? Did it help?