Invalid Upgrade Firmware File!
 

Recently, my i-Platinums' firmware had been upgraded and I believe I disconected it from my computer without the upgrade finshing and from then any button I pressed (aside the vol button) would show the volume control. So now I try to upgrade my firmware to fix it but as soon as I do this "Invalid upgrade firmware file!" pops up and closes the program. Help on the subject would be nice.

Thanks!

Sumo-Santa,
Are you trying to load the same firmware as you used in the failed upgrade or a different one?
When you did the upgrade did the firmware on your player change at all or is it the same images as your original?
You could also try connecting to a different USB port on your PC.

Yes, the firmware is still like it was originaly.
I tried both and no I'm not using the same firmware as I did I am trying to use a modded version of another one.

Sumo-Santa, Normally the "Invalid upgrade firmware file!" indicates that the firmware has not been repaired. Make a copy of it and put it into the s1fwx folder and make sure it is called dump.bin, then run the repair.bat. If it repairs then try and load it again. If it does not repair then there may be a problem with it in which case you should try some other firmware.

I've done it with all of them. Nothing happened I even copyed the same firmware from the CD and tried it again and it didn't.

Sumo-Santa

Just to start from square one, did you make a backup copy of your ORIGINAL firmware from your player?

Don't trust the one on the cd as they are sometimes 'generic' ones and might not be compatible with your player.

If you use the s1fwx tool to extract the firmware from your player, then use that. If you haven't, then you might have problems with the "invalid firmware" message. This is better than getting a 'dead' player instead. At least it's telling you it's not compatible.

Also, what MP3 Player Utilities version are you using?

I do know that the ones work because I upgraded it shortly after I got it.
I use MP3 Player Utilities 3.5.02 mostly but when something doesn't work I use MP3 Player Utilities 4.00.

Sumo-Santa, Unless the firmware has become corrupted since you last used it successfully it should be OK again. You may have corrupted your memory as well so try formating your player in Fat format with Windows or do a low level format with MP3 Player Disk Tool before upgrading.

Just a random question, is it normal when you plug-in your when the mp4 is in the "Firmware Upgrade" for it to flash for acouple of secounds? Also when I plug in throught the firmware upgrade mode it still exits after a few secounds even though I connected it into the computer's usb.

Sumo-Santa, If you are putting your player into firmware upgrade mode in the settings menu then connecting to the PC there is no need to. Just connect your player to your PC as normal and when you open the Upgrade Tool the player will go to upgrade mode automatically. If you have been putting it into upgrade mode yourself try an upgrade without it as it could be your problem

Doesn't seem to be the problem I tried it. D :(

-My mistake I accidently posted twice.-

Sumo-Santa, The only other thing I can think of is because the upgrade tool does a basic compatibility check and compares the firmware you are upgrading to the firmware on the player already. If it detects that the firmware on your player is a radically different to the upgrade it will generate an invalid warning as well.
By disconnecting your player before the last upgrade had completed you may have corrupted your firmware and so the tool is comparing the two and finding a problem.
If this is the case your other option is to reset your chip as layed out in the Dead Player Recovery Guide HERE have a good read through it so you understand the process and what is needed to recover your player. You have a very good chance of a full recovery because you have a backup of your original firmware, but as you know any upgrade is risky and if there is a problem with your backup then you will have to track down another compatible firmware for your player.
When I wrote the guide I had to kill the player on purpose to work through the process and beleive it or not I had a lot of trouble killing it completely. In the end I basically did what you have done and disconnected the player halfway through an upgrade which did the trick.

My memory doesn't come out of my player. So is their any other way to upgrade the firmware on my mp4 without using The MP3 Player Upgrade Tool?