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lattesurf 5th Dec 2006 10:01 pm

How To: Enabling File Browser
 
Before you begin to perform this guide on merging firmwares to enable the file browser, i would like to express no responsibility whatsoever should this procedure fail, and kills your player. Do this only at your own risk!
This is not a 100% guaranteed guide to file-browser enabling. I performed this on my player on the risk of killing it, but succeeded.
My player is a nano-clone running off an ATJ2085W and original firmware version 3.5.37.

You will agree to accept full responsibility should you proceed with the procedures as outlined within this thread.

Credits for this procedure:
  • loverboy1981 from S1mp3.org Forum - Instructions on how to update your firmware to 3.5.37 Here
  • ROLLEYFLEX - Merging Firmware Here
Before you begin on the firmware merging, you should do the following:
  • Backup your original working firmware. The guide is Here.
  • Download and install EasyFW 3.7 Here.
  • Download and install any version of MP3 Utilities. You will only need the Upgrade Tool.
  • Download and save loverboy1981's original firmware Here.

Step 1
Using EasyFW, load your own original backup firmware.
You will see something like this.
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1166/01dh9.th.png

Record down the various settings like Contrast, Standby-time, etc. Or simply do a screenshot to save time.

Now, leaving the EasyFW program running, go to
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp\
Depending on the Windows profile you are using, the user in bold would be the profile you have logged into Windows with.

Once in the .\Temp folder, look for a folder named ACT.
Now rename this ACT folder to another name, in this case, i used Original.
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8936/02cw9.png

Now close the EasyFW program, and you will notice that the Original folder that you have renamed is still in the directory.


Step 2
Now, open EasyFW again and load loverboy1981's original firmware as mentioned above.
In the same directory that you have renamed the Original folder, you will now see the ACT folder re-appearing again. If it does not appear, click Refresh or press F5.

Go to the Original folder, located at
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp\Original\
and you should see 2 files named BRECF641.BIN and SYSINFO.BIN.
Should you not see both of these 2 files, stop this procedure and do not continue as your player's firmware might be different.
Select these 2 files and click on Copy.

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/5007/03rg8.png

Now go to the ACT folder, located at
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp\ACT\
and replace these 2 files by Pasting into there.

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/731/04hz1.png


Step 3
Go to the Original folder again, this time go into the FW sub-folder.
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp\Original\FW\
Now you will need to Copy the following files, a total of 14 files.
SD_FF321.DRV
SD_FF641.DRV
SD_FF644.DRV
SYSINFO.BIN
UD_FF321.DRV
UD_FF641.DRV
UD_FF644.DRV
UD_SDMMC.DRV
UD_SF321.DRV
UD_SF641.DRV
UD_SF644.DRV
UI_6B33L.DRV
UI_6B33S.DRV
UI_6B33T.DRV

Again, should you not see all of these 14 files, stop this procedure and do not continue as your player's firmware might be different.


http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3852/05yg6.png

Now go to the ACT folder, and into the FW subfolder.
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp\ACT\FW\
and replace these 14 files using the Paste function, same as Step2.


Step 4
When all the file replacing has been done, go back to the EasyFW program.
Now you will need to set back the settings that you have recorded in Step1.
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/8769/06vq9.th.png

Once done, click on Create Firmware to save the new firmware file that you have merged together. i have saved my new firmware file as new_dump3.bin, you can use any name you like, just remember which file it is.
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1451/07wj2.th.png


Step 5
Now comes the fun part.
Open the familiar MP3 Utilities Upgrade Tool, and let it detect your player.
Select the new firmware that you have saved in Step4 as the new firmware to upload.
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/8259/08py6.png

Now click on the Begin Upgrading button, and let the program do its work.
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/6349/09rw8.png


Step 6
Let the player restart by itself. You will notice that the hourglass would appear.
The player would also disconnect and reconnect to your computer. And in some cases, would be detected as a new USB device. Just leave it alone and let it detect and install.


Step 7
The moment of truth!
If the firmware merge works successfully, you will be able to see the charging screen on the player.
Safely remove the player and go to the Music menu and check if the file browser is now there.
Now you have a file-browser enabled player! :D


Additional Notes
Check for the other functions of the player that you used to have, and that they actually work.
AMV Player, Radio (if you had it), Games (probably you will have additional now), Picture viewer, Sound Recorder, etc.

I experienced player restarts when i tried to play .amv files.
The problem was solved by Copying the AMVDEC.AP and AMVDEC.DSP files from the .\Original\FW folder and replacing them into the .\ACT\FW folder. Then proceeding on from Step4 onwards.

If the player now has lesser functions as before, just use the Waterlily program to load the firmware file that you have created. And enabling the other missing functions. Then Download into your player.

Now that all these has been done, you are now left with theming your player to your liking. A note, do not try copying the UI30.res from the Original to the ACT folder, your player would end up with a blue/black screen.

Feel free to post/reply and questions that you may have.

tadad1 6th Dec 2006 2:18 am

Nice work "lattesurf" thankyou and congrats on passing all your exams. :)

lattesurf 6th Dec 2006 3:28 am

Re: How To: Enabling File Browser
 
No worries! Hopefully it would be useful to someone wanting to try something adventurous on their players.

admin 6th Dec 2006 8:38 am

Great work lattesurf.

I will try this out shortly to see how it goes.

KjellB 8th Dec 2006 2:32 pm

I'd like to try it, but since I've installed the wrong firmware on my previous player and made it dead, I'm not going to change firmware anymore :P

But I can really use a file browsing function, so maybe...

LoLloMaN 16th Dec 2006 2:28 am

Re: How To: Enabling File Browser
 
:D well uhm i want to try it...but im afraid to use it because I THINK your player will be dead becuause you are using wrong firmware....it will probely say in the upgrade tool wrong firmware and it will brick....but i have almost brickt my mp4 ....in the upgrade tool :Dit said wrong firmware and my mp4 was hanging:Dbut i reboot it and it was all ok!!
lucky me ....but other people has tried it please tell.... :roll: so that i can use it to...

wuzzupnshiat 29th Dec 2006 9:14 pm

got a questions

suppose i do this process and it is unsuccessfull and my player dies...

can i then reupload my old firmware and it will work again or will it be dead forever..

deepakrr 29th Dec 2006 9:25 pm

thanks a lot lattesurf.

i am gonna give this a try on my old player. no problem if it dies, my new one is on its way :)

lattesurf 29th Dec 2006 9:40 pm

wuzzupnshiat , technically speaking it should be able to recover if you have a backup dump file. As the files that are swapped in this guide are from the dump, not the full version.

However, i've not experienced it before so i'm not sure if it is 100% guaranteed to recover even if you have a backup.

wuzzupnshiat 29th Dec 2006 10:25 pm

hey lattesurf

here's the info on my player...

ACTS16d_37
2006/04/14

3.5.37-001
2006/4/14

so if I use your firmware, will it work or will it make it die..

and do you have any pictures of the file browsing to see if it's worth my time to try...

thanks a lot.


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