non urgent help required please
 

Hi all.

I have bought this

http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-2GB-1-...QQcmdZViewItem

but I haven't received it yet so I am trying to do a bit of reading up so when I do receive it I will know what I am doing. Usually when I get something new I dive straight in and have a play around but I think I should be a bit more carefull with this.

Basically all I will want to do it change the theme/backgrounds/menu's to an ipod style or something similar, but will I need to format my player first and does this wipe everything off it?

I have read the sticky guide at the top of the page but I'm still non the wiser of exactly what I need to do when I first get my player out of the box.

Is there anything else I can have a read of?

goldenballs,

When you get it, I suggest you use the s1fwx tool (downloadable from our "Downloads" area) to extract the firmware so you have a backup of it.

The steps on how to do this is in the [Knowledge Base] section of this site.

Then make a backup of that dump.bin file. Then you should be able to use that to reskin your player.

But first thing is to make a backup of your existing firmware and make sure you have it safe somewhere before you start playing around with reskinning.

Download also the "MP3 Player Utilities" as this will give you the AMV video converter, disk tool and firmware upgrade tool as well.

Remember to NOT use someone else's firmware straight away as you don't want a 'dead player' so soon.......

It saids it's a 2GB player, what you can also do it FILL the player up to MAX with 2GB's of videos or music. Then play it to confirm that everything plays with errors. There's been a number of hacked players out there now with smaller size memory chips hacked to show more. Usually errors appear when you try to play all your songs.

Good luck and enjoy your player!