How To: Removing Memory Hack

c65 · #**121** (**permalink**) 22nd Dec 2011, 1:11 am

Hi ,I bought 8GB, Gen 5 nano clones on ebay. I ran the H2testw program on both units, one unit appears to be a 2GB, not an 8GB, and tried to Removing Memory Hack with this guide but program didn't recognize player, can anyone help me. Thanks.

atomicmiata · #**122** (**permalink**) 18th Jan 2012, 4:12 pm

Hi
Thanks for this great forum!

I have an 6 gen. Action player 1.8 touchscreen (8 GB claimed) nano clone.
I cannot get any of the suggestions on this forum to work at removing the memory hack.
The player is usless the way it came hacked. Nothing but errors trying to play mp3 and videos.
The radio and recorder work fine.

Is this no work around to reformat and remove the hack for this player?

thanks,
steve

Binh@MyMPx · #**123** (**permalink**) 18th Jan 2012, 10:54 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by atomicmiata

Hi
Thanks for this great forum!

I have an 6 gen. Action player 1.8 touchscreen (8 GB claimed) nano clone.
I cannot get any of the suggestions on this forum to work at removing the memory hack.
The player is usless the way it came hacked. Nothing but errors trying to play mp3 and videos.
The radio and recorder work fine.

Is this no work around to reformat and remove the hack for this player?

thanks,
steve

Hi Steve,

Did you try formatting your player just through Windows? Did that help?

atomicmiata · #**124** (**permalink**) 19th Jan 2012, 5:58 am

Thanks for your quick response!

Yes I tried reformatting with the windows programs mentioned in the thread and also tried reformatting on a mac. I am guessing that the hack has been modified in these most recent version of the player (6 gen.) to keep the hack from being removed.

atomicmiata · #**125** (**permalink**) 24th Jan 2012, 11:46 am

Has anyone successfully removed the memory hack from this new 6th gen of Action players?

atomicmiata · #**126** (**permalink**) 30th Jan 2012, 6:20 am

success finally. not sure of the recipe.
I had tried all the suggestions on this forum.
THEN. I used the players internal utility to reformat.
that did it.

thanks
-steve

Frell · #**127** (**permalink**) 23rd Mar 2012, 11:41 am

Well, The Chinese have really done it now! A friend bought 2 8GB Chipods, only to have the troubles you have indicated here. I happened upon your site, registered, and am very interested in what you might say to this. The players both have Action chipsets in them (confirmed). Neither of them will allow the format, and as many others have stated, the software will not locate a removable drive. The reason for this, in my case, is not that they do not have the proper chipset. Upon further study, I have found that the chinese are now write protecting the hacked portion of the flash! I have tried numerous software titles to remedy this with no luck at all. Any thoughts on this? And thanks!!