ChinaPod Frustration

[no-pro]

Hi,

Just got a 4gb "ChinaPod" with the following displayed in sys setup

MP3 Player

LSD_9312_10

2006-11-03

9.0.48

2005-01-09

The radio an phone book etc work fine, but when i try to access movies/music etc. I just get the unfriendly blue screen with a nice big "DISK ERROR!" message. I can also not recognize the device as a formatted drive from my comp. to put more media on it with.

So I'm wondering a couple things. How might I resolve the "Disk Error!" dilemma? An what format would movies need to be in (screen size, format, etc) to play them? Any insight would obviously be greatly appreciated!

Cheers!

[_Odyssey]

no-pro, the first thing you should do is format the device with MP3 Disk Tools from the mini cd that came with the player.
The disc also has a program to convert a number of movie formats to AMV movies files that will play on your mp4.

[no-pro]

Originally Posted by _Odyssey";p=&quot

no-pro, the first thing you should do is format the device with MP3 Disk Tools from the mini cd that came with the player.
The disc also has a program to convert a number of movie formats to AMV movies files that will play on your mp4.

Ya I was hoping that was the case however I wasn't lucky enough to recieve any accompanying disc with any tools. Could I bother you to maybe point me in the direction of finding these tools elsewhere? Or perhaps an effective alternative? I didn't see them in the downloads section on this site.

Either way your advice is definately helpful, thank you.

[Fool123]

no-pro are you sure you didnt get any disc? You might have gotten the small disc not the regular kind but mini so check again.

[no-pro]

Ya no disc came with it. Of course it came from china off ebay. So I'm hoping I can find an alternative. I wonder if I bothered contacting the vendor if they would even take the time to send something?

[lattesurf]

no-pro , you can download MP3 Utilities here
v4.09 http://www.mympxplayer.org/amv-conve...6mb-df468.html
v4.07 http://www.mympxplayer.org/mp3-playe...407-df429.html
v4.05 http://www.mympxplayer.org/amv-conve...-mb-df348.html

There are still various other versions in the Downloads > Tools section. So go there and have a look.

[no-pro]

Are those all amv converters or can one be used to also format the device? Sorry for so many questions, I've never had a reason to worry about such things until I got this this p.o.s.

I wish it just came with a ******* manual. While I am a tech, I obviously have minimal experience in this department so again I appreciate the help.

[lattesurf]

no-pro , those installation files are the complete suite of utilities you'll need. The AMV convertor, Disk Tools, Upgrade Tool, etc are all within it.