1.8" amv video shows unknown lines, sound is fine

tadad1 · #11 (**permalink**) 4th Nov 2006, 5:00 pm

Hi Gino,
At the moment there is no way to extract and repair 9.0.XX firmware, we will need to see an update of the s1fwx tool before that is possible.

If your player is hacked it is best to remove the hack before trying to address your video problems as they could be because of the hack.

To remove the hack try using the MP3 Player Disk Tool. Go to the Partition Encrypt tab and move the slider all the way right and then back left and press start. This will rebuild the partition. Then format the player in windows using the FAT format.

2 drives showing can generally be fixed by going to the players settings menu and check that the online mode is set to normal only.

I suspect your player is AMV compatible if you were able to play the samle, let me know how you go with the above and then we will look at your video.

Gino1965 · #12 (**permalink**) 4th Nov 2006, 5:36 pm

Nice to meet you Tadad1,

and thank you very much for your help. Already fixed the double drive showed in windows after doing what you've recommended. I have a couple of things I don't get it yet:
1.- If I do the partition process and then format to FAT mode, will kill all the software installed?. Because if so, then how will I load all of it again?.

2.- After using the s1fwx tool, I've got the dump.bin file, but I wasn't able to repair it, because the process failed. Does it mean that the backup is defective right?, I say this because I read that if the 2d part is not donde properly, the file cannot be restored safely.

Thanks again, and sorry for so many questions...

Best regards,
Gino.

tadad1 · #13 (**permalink**) 4th Nov 2006, 5:49 pm

Gino, Questions is what the forum is here for

The firmware is stored in a locked section of memory so using the disk tool to repartition and then formating will not erase your firmware. If there are any files on your player that you want to keep though you should remove them as they will be erased.

That is right the s1fwx will extract the firmware but it will not repair it so the backup will not load to your player. The 9.0.XX series of firmware is for newer chipsets the ATJ2097 and the CTW500, these chips are different than the more common chips that s1fwx supports.

Gino1965 · #14 (**permalink**) 4th Nov 2006, 5:53 pm

I forgot to add that the sample AMV video file included with the player never has played right, it showed the problem I have described previously. In fact, after trying with other videos reformatted to AMV, none of them played properly, starting with the sample. I have reported that flaw to the seller and said that the mp4 player doesn't play AMV files :roll: . But that's the only format you find in the main menu, and tried with regular AVIs and MPEGs, and the AMV player section didn't show it, and of course couldn't select to play either...

Regards,
Gino.

tadad1 · #15 (**permalink**) 4th Nov 2006, 6:08 pm

Gino1965, If it played the AMV samlpe even badly then it is most likely amv compatible. If it was not it would not have played the file at all.

Can you link me to where you bought the player?

Gino1965 · #16 (**permalink**) 4th Nov 2006, 6:27 pm

Yes, I bought this unit through eBay, and the auction is at this address:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...3696&rd=1&rd=1

Please let me know if you could enter. BTW, I repartitioned the drive and formatted from window, and after doing it with the FAT mode, always reads FAT32. I tried formatting several times with FAT, and the same. Then I compiled an AMV video, and after playing it, the error continues...

tadad1 · #17 (**permalink**) 4th Nov 2006, 7:11 pm

Gino1965,
What size is your player memory being reported as?
What version of MP3 Player Utilities are you using?
Have you installed any codec paks?

Gino1965 · #18 (**permalink**) 5th Nov 2006, 5:55 pm

Hi tadad1, I have opened the player to look and the flash is Samsung and after checking their reference page, it turned to be 2GB, the part# is K9HAG08U1M, Mp3 utilities is 4.0. and I have not installed any Codec paks yet.

I was trying to find the board serial but I couldn't see those white letters. The only place I didn't look was below the screen, as it seems attached to the board.

Regards,
Gino.

P.D.: I also tried to find on the net the firmware version of the unit, but no luck, at least with english or spanish sites. I've found the words in two Chinese pages, but couldn't figure out how to retrieve and download it.

tadad1 · #19 (**permalink**) 5th Nov 2006, 6:15 pm

Gino1965, Is your player reading 2GB or still 4GB?
For 1.5 amv conversion you are better off using version 3.68 of the MP3 Player Utilities as it is a little more stable.
You also should install a codec pack.
MP3 Player Utilities 3.68 HERE
K-Lite mega Codec Pack HERE

For full screen 128x128 you should set the frames rate to medium (10fprs) when converting your amv videos. This will generally fix Format Error Problems.
For wide screen 128x96 you may be able to use the high setting (12fps)

You should also select the "Try other codecs" option at the bottom of the settings window in AMV Converter.

Gino1965 · #20 (**permalink**) 5th Nov 2006, 6:26 pm

After formatted reads 2GB, and tried loading 400MB mp3 music lot of songs and plays well and now checking memory the distribution of free space is well reported.

I have checked properties from the video that came with the player and the others I have converted, they all are 96 x 96. and when converting the others the window of the setup is blocked, which means I cannot access and change the video resolution, but could change from 10 fps to 12, but no change in viewing...

I will download the software and try it...

regards,
Gino.