I have another solution !
I have hacked 16 ipod like player

You need Gparted linux utility for exeample http://rip.7bf.de/current/
Burn .iso and boot from burned CD
Shouse x32bit kernel -start x skip keymap prompt
After you boot to GUI press right mouse button to get menu
choise Application - partition tools - Gparted
Find you player in the right corner
I create one partition of 2 Gb (1950 Kilobyte) if i create 2048 kb i get a "Disk Error " on the player
Now player works fine

You Rock Sunchi! Fixed my 16GB 4th Gen ......................
 

I was close to giving up on this "New 16GB 1.8" 4th MP3 MP4 FM USB Player Rec+GIFT Green" aka pos ChiPod - but this worked to make it a useable 2GB nano (which isnt bad for $20 shipped)

Anyways - Just wanted to say thanks for posting a solution that worked for mine. I can now stop wasting time on this.

Anyone else with the AK2025 mem hack - try the bootable linux fix CD solution that Sunchi posted above this post, it just may work for you as well.

Thanks again

One last thing to note- I found that if you try recording your voice on the ChiPod after formating it to the proper 2GB size it may cause errors - for me this isnt a a feature I would ever use so I wont do it again. I just ended up reformatting it again and now dont use the recorder. FYI

I have been looking for a solution to this problem for weeks, I finnally figured this method out myself yesterday and was coming here to post it when i came across this. For one more step of added goodness go into set up>online mode> and choose normal only. This stops the fake memory from coming up in the second drive when you connect your mp4 to the computer. Thanks.

I can't see that setting. Could you upload the screen where it is?
Thanks.

Its a setting on the mpo3 player itself and each firmware is different as far as i can tell ( i have about 15 different versions) so it may not be on yours.

I have the same problem. Re format as per instructions still says 15.9Gb and I have copied files over. But player still says "Disk Error!" and setting the Online Mode different things like Multi Drive, Normal or Encrypted Only has no effect. If I go back and reformat using disk tool and leave the small 17Mb dive and then set the Online mode to Normal then it shows 17M in Memory Info but setting the Online mode to Encrypted or Multi Drive still produces error.

I had a player that would at least play something before I reformated it, now it only seems to be able to have a 17Mb drive!

What can I do?


ian

I have 2 of these which are showing the "Disk Error!" after format

they are def AK2025

ian

Problem solved on a mp4 player looking like this one :
http://zeubest.free.fr/mp4.jpg

I brought it on ebay, as a 16 GB... there's a sticker : 16 gb !
In fact, it's a 2 GB , only the sticker is 16 Gb !
Firmware : QS_AK2025C
2008/04/23
9.5.54

Chip on it is a K9GAG08U0M, so, 2 GB

I've solved the disk error problem using :

first, Fat32Formatter (download here) simple utility (one file, no install), and making a 1950 Mo partition. As fat 32Formatter is unable to format it, probably due to the hacked system, then, simply format the drive with windows.

Hope it helps.

Got one of them as well! Didn't I do well collecting such a bunch of stuff!

I fixed mine with the chkflsh util which I think does the same thing, ie sets an active partition of the right size to match the available memory.

Check it with H2testw to make sure all the memory is usable.

ian