Invalid Upgrade Firmware File!

Sumo-Santa · #1 (**permalink**) 7th Oct 2006, 5:37 am

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!

tadad1 · #2 (**permalink**) 7th Oct 2006, 7:13 am

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.

Sumo-Santa · #3 (**permalink**) 7th Oct 2006, 3:22 pm

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Originally Posted by tadad1";p=&quot

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.

tadad1 · #4 (**permalink**) 7th Oct 2006, 4:48 pm

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.

Sumo-Santa · #5 (**permalink**) 7th Oct 2006, 6:03 pm

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Originally Posted by tadad1";p=&quot

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.

admin · #6 (**permalink**) 7th Oct 2006, 7:23 pm

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?

Sumo-Santa · #7 (**permalink**) 7th Oct 2006, 8:59 pm

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Originally Posted by admin";p=&quot

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.

tadad1 · #8 (**permalink**) 7th Oct 2006, 9:49 pm

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.

Sumo-Santa · #9 (**permalink**) 7th Oct 2006, 10:16 pm

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Originally Posted by tadad1";p=&quot

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.

tadad1 · #10 (**permalink**) 7th Oct 2006, 10:31 pm

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