Have you tried the RESET button?
The links to the skytex firmware have changed since i d/loaded the firmware last.
Seems the new loader/upgrader is looking for a img file but the skytex loader/upgrader is looking for a bin file instead.

Heres what i used for the primer/skytex firmware, RK28DM
I've uploaded it for you to download on the link below and it will load the .img file which you should have.

Rk28DM
2shared - download RK28DM_Setup.zip

Hello Trinity,
Thanx for the soft.
The problem is that the reader is dead now.
It wont turn on, even with reset, and so, the program your sent me cant access the drives.
My only hope is noticing that when i connect it to the pc I get an "unkown usb device" from windows, wich tells me that there´s some "ghost in the shell", maybe waiting for the proper driver.
I've already posted in the "Dead players" section of this forum, and if I dont fix it, I'll be on the "Dead husbands" seccion lol.
Anyway, if you have any idea in the meantime, please let me know.
Thanx

Have you tried the reset button while connected to pc, or try the reset buttun while its connected to the power adaptor.
Try holding the reset button for a few seconds.
I've crashed mine lots. I even put the wrong firmware on it and thought i'd fried it, but always managed to get it running again.
Does the RK28 upgrader i uploaded not recognize the player at all?
Mine reads RK28 MSC in the RK28 software `Player` box. Or is yours blank when ereader is connected?

It doesnt show anything,
only says "player not found"
Do you have Windows 7 64 bits?

No not win 7 64bit, im running winxp pro with servicepack 2 installed.

Nice, that means that could be a driver problem in win7 64.
I have to try in an xp pc.
As soon as I find one I'll post the results here.
Thanx.

nope, still no live
In xp also detects usb unkown device

Captain log 010620082011
Ok, I got news.
I opened the "animal"and It seems that afterall the chip is 2738, not 2705
So, now it comes clear to me why the firmware didnt worked.
My next objective is finding a suitable driver for 2738.
Over and out...

I just had a funny memory come to mind about 4 archos 405 players i killed when trying to wire them up to my motorbike so i could use the headcam i have for 8 hours of non stop footage. Each time i killed a achos, i would take it back to the shop and exchange it for free as i blew each one up within a few days of each other.
One of my excuses was, "you must have a bad batch of players love" and then shrugged my shoulders, lol
Best thing about it was, that i blew 2 up on the kitchen top while the cam was connected to the archos and was in recording mode. There were clips of my face and me playing with bits of wire that were also attached to the achos players just before they went blank, and i had no way of formating the achos harddrive, lol, then you came to mind, lol
I hope no one as found the clips and put them on youtube or something!

So have you fixed it? or found the driver for the different chip yet?

LOLOLOL...
Even if they found the clips, they laugh so much that they forgive you just for giving them I nice story to tell at home. I would. :)

Not yet, no sign of a driver for this. But I found some guys who have the same problem and are searching. So I think that, all forces combined, it's a matter of time.