SOLUTION - Fixing "Disk Error" in hacked AK2025 players

[Neptune5k]

The NAND has the following printed on it:
SAMSUNG 934
K9GAG08U0D-PCB0
FNG565MAC

I havn't been able to find a datasheet, but it sure looks like this is a 2gb chip. I've got my player working, but the most I can squeeze from it is 1.92GB by sliding the encrypted disk capacity to 6200mb - any more than that and I get a disc error. That gives me about 1970mb from the original quoted 8170.

Thanks for your help, please let me know if you stumble across a datasheet.

[TonyB]

Yep, You wont get more than capacity than that.
There'll be thousands of these things out now.
Chinese doggy products.

[ted]

Why does windows XP recognize it as 7.76 gb and the older version of mp3 utilities sees the same amount of memory? I will try to format this piece of junk again using this new software. I am beginning to think I really need the full verison of the firmware to reload it into the chip.

thanks

Ted

[Neptune5k]

That's the mem hack in action. Download MP3 player tools 4.05 or earlier, it will have the MP3 disk utility you can use to set the memory to the actual memory size. Once you get that, follow TonyB's guide and adjust the slider/reformat/repeat until you find your max memory.

[ted]

hello neptune,

Thanks I have tried all those options you have mentioned an I threw the player out in the trash yesterday. After I performed the dead player recovery guide proceedure the player refused to get past the hourglass once I turned it back on. I appreciate your help but I decided these chipod mp3 players are just a rip off.

thanks anyway

Ted

[psycho]

Ok I downloaded the tool from the link you provided and installed it. For some reason however i cant find the disk tool.

When i go to the prgrams menu. (start> Programs> mp3 player utilities 10.00> ) i only get 4 options. Media manager, Mp3 player upgrade tool, uninstall and video converter. I checked them all but there is no disk utility.

Perhaps there is something i am missing. Please explain how to get the disk tool. Need help asap.


Thanks.

[admin]

Originally Posted by psycho

Ok I downloaded the tool from the link you provided and installed it. For some reason however i cant find the disk tool.

When i go to the prgrams menu. (start> Programs> mp3 player utilities 10.00> ) i only get 4 options. Media manager, Mp3 player upgrade tool, uninstall and video converter. I checked them all but there is no disk utility.

Perhaps there is something i am missing. Please explain how to get the disk tool. Need help asap.


Thanks.

You're right, I just tested and there is no Disk Tool.
The latest version of the MP3 Player Utilities that has the Disk Tool is version 4.18 so I would suggest downloading and installing that instead.

Download from MyMPx.org: Download AMV Convert Tool 4.18 - MP3 Player Utilities 4.18 - MyMPx
or
from MyMPxDownloads.com: Download AMV Convert Tool 4.18 - MP3 Player Utilities 4.18 - MyMPxDownloads

[ted]

You need an earlier version such as 4.05 I had the same problem. Version 10 is useless I have no idea why they even bothered writing that version in the first place.

Ted

Originally Posted by psycho

Ok I downloaded the tool from the link you provided and installed it. For some reason however i cant find the disk tool.

When i go to the prgrams menu. (start> Programs> mp3 player utilities 10.00> ) i only get 4 options. Media manager, Mp3 player upgrade tool, uninstall and video converter. I checked them all but there is no disk utility.

Perhaps there is something i am missing. Please explain how to get the disk tool. Need help asap.


Thanks.

[terceslil]

When I follow the instructions, I get 2 drives. Drive E is 3810.66MB. Drive F is 17.44MB. I no longer have the disk error. So, my mp3 player is actually 17.44 MB?????

[Digitalkingz]

you could have accessed the system memory & the storage memory. The thing about hacked china players is they don't always use the same hacking method