CANNOT UPGRADE FIRMWARE

[amishjha@gmail.com]

have 3.5.37 fw of wilson and co.
1.5 " 1gb player...

i had backed up my firmware and updated with another one...
however the upgrading proved a failure and my player became DEAD..
after recovering my dead player i tried to upgrade it with the orignal firmware but it is showing UNKNOWN FLASH ERROR...

plz help... :arrow: :?: :!: :idea:

[tadad1]

amishjha@gmail.com, When you start the upgrade tool does it give you a message that your player is in recovery mode?
If so you need to install a full version firmware befor you can load your dump.bin. If you have already loaded a full firmware and your dump will not load did you run the repair.bat on the dump after you extracted it.
The "UNKNOWN FLASH ERROR" can also be a sign that the memory chip has a pin connection problem.
Try gently applying pressure to the chip while upgrading. You can do this by placing a few layers of thin card on top of the chip and replacing the cover. The card should be enough so that it makes contact with the players case and puts an even pressure on the chip.

[amishjha@gmail.com]

thnx.. boss that worked , putting a thin card over the chip i could upgrade it without hesitation....u saved my player from being thrown away in the trash...u seem to have stupendous knowledge about these things, no wonder this site is running so successfully....can u give me more details on full version firmwares & normal firmwares....

[tadad1]

amishjha,

Good news I am glad you were able to recover your player

If you get a chance it would be great if you could upload your firmware and player details to site HERE as it may help others trying to recover their players.

A full version firmware contains files that are not present in a backup dump because they are not installed to the player.
These extra files are used to prepare the player by allocating disk space for the firmware to reside, create the boot sector and scan the players hardware so that the correct files for the player are installed.