format question - turn it into fancy watch?
 

If I use the FORMAT command in my mp4's menu, does it totally erase everything, or just the files? Because I don't want to accidently delete the firmware.

Easychips identifies the 1.5" 6th-gen nano-like player as being by Actions.

It appears to have the new "11 series" chips.

I was hoping to edit the firmware to create/design my own fully animated clock/watch and basically use the mp4 as such, probably with a few different sounds as alarms and animations. Don't care if I lose the radio function or ebook function.

Yes, I know the battery probably wouldn't last a full day even if I put it on to charge every night, but I can always hack in a battery to provide the right amount of power (but one that would last all day).

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A manual I found saved in the memory is titled "mx-d61 instructions, GL3966 design spec, davide".

The firmware option in the menu gives this info

2011/11/29
1.0.04
2011.12.02
as211a_v1003

The chips on the board have this info:

(board ID? found printed on the board)
qs17c37 v0.2

(found on battery pack)
PL301830

(larger chip - nearest one to cable that feeds LCD)
808s
29f64go8cbaaa

(mid-size chip)
AK2117
sb818BA

(smaller chip)
5807ss
jt081210

(found on the side of the LCD, guess its the LCD model, cause it ain't matching any kind of other info I can find)
BL14441-xzc/10/11/22

(found on back of LCD)
2010-11-25 TT

(found on the strip that feeds the LCD)
fpc1441811
20101021
fgd 3g-22925

(the USB port scanner program gives this info)
USB Device ID: VID = 10D6 PID = 1101
Serial Number: ________

Device Vendor: ACTIONS
Device Name: HS USB FlashDisk
Device Revision: 0100

Manufacturer: ACTIONS
Product Model: HS USB FlashDisk
Product Revision: 2.00

Chip Vendor: Actions
Chip Part-Number: ATJ211x