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raamozza

01-01-2005, 14:14

Hi

I have a 512MB Samsung Chip MP3 Player, and I somehow managed to format the thing and now it doesn't work.

http://www.gear123.com/uppic/mp3baohe.jpg

Does anyone now how to solve this problem?

Thanks.

Raamozza

charic

05-01-2005, 23:43

Hi.............I`m having the same problem too :( I have 512 S1 Mp3 player Samsung Stick, I have also formated, in the hope of clearing out a VBS/Saraci virus that came with the Mp3 player :mad:

There seems to be little or no information regarding how to reset the player or even too re-fresh the software/firmware.

The translated user manual is crap, there is a remote upgrade program on the disk, but cannot locate some file called DogRUClt.dll, and the other tool: MP3 Player product tool V3.3 seems to be as useless as a chocolate fire guard.

It seems were stuck till we find the link to an upgrade site :confused:

charic

12-01-2005, 05:44

Are we the only two who have formatted with disasterous effect :(
My MP3 player is a Samsung stick! no model or serial number although does say MusicStick on the front. If I try to update the firmware using supplied software, the device is not detected and switches off..........then switches back on, after deleting the warning?
Although I say my device is on.........every pixel is on! therefore it appears to be a dark blue/black screen.
Apart from maybe having damaged £30 of MP3 player, and buying a new one, has anyone got any ideas as to where one might be able to find a suitable firmware installer to get this stick up and running again :confused: ?

FatmanUK

14-01-2005, 02:53

I Have another variation of the same player, Same problem. I folloowed the manual to set up a 5 mb encrypted partion and now the MP3 player is duff. I have had no success in finding the missing .dll shown above either, who ever wrote the flasshing program wants shooting ( no shooting is to good for them)...lol.
Any advice would be greatly appreiciated as it worked quite well for the hour i had it. :) :) :)

madmaxx123

15-01-2005, 12:55

Got mine this morning, broke it by lunch!!!!!!

Same problem, found with mine that when I unplug it from the PC, it stays on for a shot time. If while it is still on I press + Volume button it starts to record.....
Cant do anything else... O and the hold button now works back-to-front....

But no other buttons work.

I'm sure we should be able to re-program them ....

carpetman790

16-01-2005, 14:07

i recieved amy mp3 player and have the same problem as you have it worked untill i plugged it into the pc then it wouldnt turn on until connected and then after it justwas the + button that went to record and alsothe block button was back to front please help me someone :mad:

Eagle

16-01-2005, 15:14

omg !

i can only advise all of you to complain to samsung directly. can't believe this is all just a coincidence.

carpetman790

17-01-2005, 11:14

well irecieved e mail today from seller He included simple operating instructios(bit late)he says that as run on xp that driver is not required but no explanation on why it wont turn on unless connected to pc or why when unplugged only the + button works he was only interested in saying i have the hold button in the wrong position.After iyesterdays fun i removed battery for a couple of hours and when tried again the hold key worked in original position once then changed agin WHY? someone must have an answer>

by the way mine does not say samsung but looks similar the one in the picture above and is a 512 black digital mp3 player also with no serial number or model name>I bought it on ebay from hong kong. :eek: :confused: :mad:

dmacka

26-01-2005, 16:20

have the same problem, still waiting for a reply from the trader.

anyone have any luck finding dogRUClt.dll yet?

dave

charic

27-01-2005, 09:57

Eagle..Hi

I telephoned the UK Samsung offices recently, who advised me to contact Samsung USA? as they would be the ones who would actually produce the chips!!

However, Ive been advised, that without any model number, or name, its gonna be difficult to fix. further investigation, does show that
mine does have a serial number under a BAR Code which reads......J/H:ON512200488 and its says MusicStick on the bottom of the facia.
But still no joy todate. Looks like might have to buy another :mad:

Play

27-01-2005, 12:05

If you guys bought your players recently, there should be a warranty still pendig. Read the manual carefully, and if it contains that "..can be formatted" or "Formattable", just bring the gadget back to the store, and they MUST replace/repair it, no cost. If it's not, then...well... Phone tech support.
I have a Fujitsu-Siemens MemoryBird 256MB, and the manual contains, that it CAN be formatted, just like regular HDDs. Never tried it though, but there is warranty for this in this case, if i **** something :rolleyes:

charic

28-01-2005, 09:45

At least yours has a Brand name ? Mine says "Japan technology" on the side next to a small 512 indication, and says MusicStick on the front, and is sold as a Samsung memory stick.
My son bought the same stick which came with a VBS/Saraci VIRUS installed.....how cute!! That has been sent back, after we formatted that one to. The seller has asked for it back for investigation,(still waiting for replacement) however, I lost the ability to use mine by trying to copy one to another. seems I uploaded nothing to my MP3 player which has left it useless..Might just have to buy another, put it down to carelessness ? Of the 3 that I bought, only one is still working.the 256Mb.....wont be formatting that one?
That aside.I can still format (FAT) and read write to the stick when its connected to USB, as Drive F: but cant switch the player on when in the hand? Also when in the USB port.the Display is Black, as all pixels are illuminated, so cant read anything? :mad:

charic

28-01-2005, 09:58

http://www.fileforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=&stc=1 My Mp3 Player

ryanwain

29-01-2005, 04:53

charic

29-01-2005, 15:12

Please if anyone can help i'd be so greatful!
IS there no way we could copy the firmware of another similar MP3 Player onto our broken ones...
As you can see my knowledge of firmware is pretty poor...
thanks,
Ryan

P.S. How many people here bought their MP3s off Ebay?

Whoaa matey.thats how I broke one of mine? Thought I`d be able to copy one to the other, using installer on CDROM.........................I must know even less than you about firmware copying!!!! :confused:
I bought 3 from ebay.A 256mb still working, and 2 X 512mb, One of which had a virus detected when connected to a Windows ME installation, and the other broke trying to copy, but a great idea, if someone can do us a program to install, with simple ENGLISH instructions? I`m gonna take a digital pic of my actual player and get it on this site soon? but is very similar to the attachment I`ve already provided.

Chas

DrakulaUA

29-01-2005, 15:40

Hi, I've also bought a variation off this player at eBay. I haven't got any problem with him. But, actually I live in Ukraine, so I was searching firmware whis cyrillic languages support. So, I'll be pleased if somebody would give me a link with firmware.
Also i would like to know how were you formating your player? Do you mean, that you did it through Propeties>Servises>Format in Windows? If the answer is yes, it just mean, that you had deleted the mother firmwere. This funtion is possible only if instruction allows it, as Play said, or manufacter contents CD whis special softwere.

flayfl

30-01-2005, 10:39

for the guy in Ukraine ... don't even try to do something ..leave it as it is.

for others.....i'm another one with an 512MB broken mp3 player.
The software who came with mp3 player is a crap!?

I am trying to find software wich let you to flash the flash memory card with any firmware from another manufacturers (themp3 players are all same).... i'm sure it will work but i don't know any software for this.
So if anyone can find this kind of software please let me know.
flayfl********com

i found guys on e-bay who change your software but only if you send it to them and not for free.

------------
another disapointed guy

dolomite41

30-01-2005, 14:57

I just recieved my 512mb mp3 player and i am running Windows XP. THe directions says that it does not need a driver. When i plug it into my computer the device is not recongnizable. There is nothing under "my computer" that shows me that i can transfer music over to it..can anyone help?

avnerd

31-01-2005, 14:14

Howdy,

The 256MB MusicStick MP3 player device that I bought on eBay from China for $50 worked great when I first got it in early January. I just plugged it into my Windows XP machine and it saw the MusicStick as a new drive. I just coped my MP3 files to the new "drive" and was ready to go.

However, my office is prone to horrendous levels of static electricity, and I zapped the hell out of the MusicStick when I took my jacket off and touched my machine's chassis (with the MusicStick connected via the USB extender cable provieded with the MusickStick). My MusicStick won't even turn on anymore, and the machine now indicates that it cannot recognize the device.

That was the shortest-lived $50 I ever spent. I'd send it back, but (being that the device is directly from China and there was no refund policy or corporate address), its not worth the trouble to try to navigate through whatever return policies might exist. I'm going to eat the loss and upgrade to an iRiver H320 or something with a bit more electronic protection against Electro-Static-Discharge (ESD).

--Scott

Leepy

31-01-2005, 14:29

Found some a reset program for an "MP-Ki" which looks identical to the one I bought from ebay.

http://www.mpmaneurope.net/product.aspx?product_id=60

I can't get it to work though. Whenever I disconnect the player, it starts up as usual (i.e. in a broken state in which the controls dont work other than recording voice) rather than performing the firmware upgrade. Any ideas?

Kailee

01-02-2005, 15:29

I guess MADMAXXX123 has summed up the condition, I also have a 256MB via Ebay that is now a none MP3 storage device that has a string of zzzzs, will not switch on, via battery, will power on if connected to a pc.
Have tried ' other ' firmware options with no success to date.
Still hopeful that a wizard will 'drop a penny' where are all the wizards?
Now what can I try next???
Good luck to one and all, the answer is out there somewhere, just hope it's in my lifetime...so keep me posted on any fix.

Leepy

04-02-2005, 14:21

This site might have the answer.

http://www.dansdata.com/usbmp3.htm#argh

I've a pretty slow connection so it'll take while to download and try the fix tool. If anyone has some success could they let us know!

DrakulaUA

04-02-2005, 14:42

O! Thanks for this link..... But now I'm really afraid to do anything whith it....
My player looks almost like first one on the picture.
http://www.dansdata.com/images/usbmp3/both580.jpg
But my firmware is surtenly different so I don't know if it would work on my player (according to all previous posts I think not :( ).
The publisger says that it is based on Samsung flash memory, but I'm not sure if it is true....

Leepy

04-02-2005, 15:45

No success! My player wont do anything when I hold down the play button for 5 seconds. If anyone finds any other useful links contained in the previous page, I'd like to know.

Kailee

07-02-2005, 04:54

The chip inside my 'player' is indeed a Samsung. Chip has; Samsung 446, K9F2G08UOM. The other chip is AT J2085, DB081AB 6BP. The case is tricky to open. With the battery out and cover removed there is enough give in the plastic it is a snap fit, start lift from the USB plug end then hinges off lifting from the MODE side first, do not want to break the little snap latches.
The fist cct board is held by 4 screws. The chips are located on this board.
Still no point if you know whats inside now.
Regards to all in pursuit of normal service resumption. K. :cool:

RubyRed

10-02-2005, 09:03

Could not figure this player out at first. Finally, I just tried the drag and drop method from the file to the drive the mp3 player was located. It worked! I do use XP and don't think the driver disc was needed. At least this worked for me.

charic

13-02-2005, 18:30

mp3hardplay

22-02-2005, 04:34

Hi there :) ..............I run the MP3 player in exactly the same way, just drag and drop, works every time, no worries.
However, I`m not sure why everyone is formatting their MP3 players?
There seems to be no reasons given? :confused:
One of mine had a virus, :mad: so thats the reason I carried out a format. But make sure that its either formatted using the software supplied, or if in Windows, then format it using FAT and not FAT32.........so the Guru`s tell me. :confused: That particular player was sent back and replaced by the dealers in HK. :) but trying to fix one player, and trying to copy from another is how I damaged the other (3rd) MP3 Player? :( So now we still have 2 out of the 3 working, but still waiting to get that magic fix! ;)
I`m almost ready to just buy another one and be done with it. :rolleyes: When the new one arrives, the slightest problem, I wont try to repair, just send it back. :p

Take care

Hi to everybody,
i have to agree with charic, many people make updates just for the sake of !

my experience tells me that unless you gave serious problems never and never format the thing ! if you havwe serious problems send it back to the vendor !

i have also seen most of these problems happen with the cheapo chinese players from ebay, i myself fell in to the same trap time ago. the advice i give my members LINK (http://mp3hardplay.proboards25.com/) is to stay away from these products !

csm585

05-03-2005, 15:51

Yes, I admit to formatting my MP3 too. :eek: My problems start following the Drag & Drop method of transferring music files i.e. "windows" open and moving files directly from `My Documents` to the Removable Hard-drive. The MP3 said `Starting......` and never worked again. :confused: The ebay seller fixed it (for a nominal fee) and have since only used Windows Media Player 10 (WMP 10) to transfer files with no problems developing again.
N.B. Ebay seller knows how to fix firmware problems but will not publish.
With reference to WMP 10, just add `Library` music files to `Sync` list and press Start Sync. Files are automatically converted to suit your Removable Hard-drive.
NEVER FORMAT just manage your file with WMP 10, easy!!!! :D

mstrsoul

20-03-2005, 15:57

I don't know if this is of help to anyone. I just got a new 512MB MP3 and it started shutting itself off for no apparent reason. I realized that with this player, I had copied multiple folders to it. It can only recognize one directory (besides the root) Once i got rid of the extra directories, it worked fine. For those of you who have formatted, mine was sent to me formatted in FAT16. if you try to re-format make sure you are formatting in FAT16 and not FAT32 or NTFS.

mstrsoul

21-03-2005, 08:53

One other thing. The player will only recognize audio files. make sure you are only copying MP3, WMA files. If you maistakenly drop a text file or video file or executable file it may choke the player.

mstrsoul

21-03-2005, 16:01

I think this is the site for the MP3 players. Mine seems to be the model XD-18/FM bu there's a bunch of other models also listed. Go to: http://www.xundu.com/index.htm Good luck.

shashank_parab

04-04-2005, 02:53

Hi !
I've baught an unbranded mp3 player with 512mb which is having fm radio also
i've tried upgrading firmware, but while upgrading the PC hanged .
I did wait for 30 minutes after which i restarted the PC . Now the mp3 player
is neither getting detected by PC nor displaying anything.
Can anybody help me, Its only 10 days i've used it. and i'll be very grateful if anybody can help me out or give me the address of repairer .

However , i've got the manufacturer's name and i've seen the same model pictures on their site, but they're not replying my mail.
I've baught it from a small shop MBK Centre, Bangkok.

regards,
Shashank Parab.
(Mumbai ,India)

bokis

09-04-2005, 01:45

I bought me mp3-player from E-bay.
I Have same problem I succeed to format my mp-player.
It seems to shut down the whole time when I put it on.
Do these go in the dos window in XP and write
Format X: /FS FAT when X: is you mp-player’s place
It works for me try this when I Format my mp3-player with FAT-32

:) :) :) :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

highlandduke03

11-04-2005, 17:28

Hi my MP3 is similar to the one pictured earlier however my MP3 doesnt have a formatting problem its that all of a sudden the sounds disappeared even though I put it to full volume it inexplicable is almost silent.
so if any one has any ideas or knows this problem i would be grateful for your advice or help.

fool64x

13-04-2005, 08:22

:o the company that manufactures this product has a FAQ page that should help ALL of you out. please try it. http://www.xundu.com/english/faq.asp LET ME KNOW HOW YOU COME OUT AS I HAVE ORDERED ONE OF THESE ALSO. :) :) :) :D

draxdamax

16-05-2005, 04:26

this is a very interesting link, especialy for the guy form the #25 post.
http://membres.lycos.fr/miniforum/manuel.html
the only problem is that it is in french, but it can be read through bebelfish.altavista.com or something like that
it seems that actually only the nand flash memory of the players is samsung, while the chip that does all the work is "atj2085"

hope it helps

KillSwitch

31-05-2005, 15:32

Hy. I'am from Germany and i have the same prob like you (i think so). I'am searching for "AdfuUd.sys". I bought this mother****ing dam stick on ebay. The seller comes from HongKong. It is a german guy. I wrote him my problem. No answer. (I'am sorry about my very bad english (gramma)). The Stick was installed of my PC. He doesn´t work for a time. Now he work´s (Plug and Play) but i cannot install the driver (AdfuUd.sys).

Hope anyone can help me.

sis.slowli.com/2005/04/15/vermeidliches-firmen-upgrade
Here i found help. Hope you can find more than i.

mfg

KillSwitch

caper333

13-06-2005, 16:22

I just bought one of these MP3 player's (the 512 MB on ebay) which everybody seems to be having problems with. I haven't received it yet and was wondering what steps I should take to ensure it works properly. I would really appreciate any advice anyone has to offer. :confused:

mikeeeee

14-06-2005, 13:13

Hi,

I have just bought a 1GB verion of the XD-18/FM froma guy on ebay. The MP3 player seems to work fine (I HAVEN'T FLASHED IT !!!!) but I do have a question if someone can help me....

It says in the manual that you can put the songs in folders on the device. When I put the songs into folders rather than on the root of the mapped drive it says that there are no music files. If I put a music file on the root of the device and then select to change the folder it only displays ROOT in the folder list on the device I can't see any of the other folders I have put on there. Has anyone managed to get the folders working ?

Regards, Mikeeeee

betoRJ

19-06-2005, 09:47

I don't speak English, but I want to help. :rolleyes:

http://www.china-memodisk.com/english/gl/image1/20056811463.jpg

they follow these item:
1) Uninstall all softwares of player and del the folder of the "file program". Now, reinstall the aplications.

2) Download firmware here:http://s1mp3.secret.com.br (firmware, drivers and aplications).

If the site will be aut, i can to sent for email (rcayret********com, writing in Portuguese, ;) ) ;

3)connects the player usb in computer end executes "MP3 Player Update Tool", in MP3 Player Utilities 1.43 folder,

4) select the firmware (.bin) and upgrad the firmware.

now, to remove the player of the computer and reconnects. it is necessary format the chip (samsung) selecting the driver in "explorer windows" right button of mouse select "fast format (FAT), not FAT32".

it finished!!! :)

they forgive for my "English"!!!

mikeeeee

22-06-2005, 11:02

I had a reply from the people I bought this off with some useful information in it concerning general use.... Hope this helps :)

(1)First of all, you should never install the driver from the CD for windows XP, 2000,
and ME. If you did, try to uninstall it cleanly. The CD is for Windows 98 only.

(2)as our players support music in MP3/ WMA format(should not under DRM protection),
please dowloaded some songs in these two music formats and save in your local hard drive
(such as c:\).

The player acts as a portable hard drive when connected to the pc via the 1.1 or 2.0 USB
port (USB 1.0 port is not supported). To transfer MP3/WMA music files between the player
and the computer, simply plug player into the computer with a USB 1.1 or 2.0 port running
windows 2000, XP or ME. (Windows 98 requires the driver from the small installation CD).

After you plug in, the player will automatically be recognized as a "Removable disk". Use
Windows Explorer to transfer the songs between your local hard drive and "Removable disk"
by dragging the mp3 songs from your local hard drive (such as c:\) to "Removable disk".
Once you are done transferring songs to the player, you can disconnect the player from
the pc properly(right click "Removable disk" and select "eject" to remove it from
computer, then unplug it from computer) and start enjoying the music.

Following is how to store and play downloaded songs properly

You can put songs in root directory (music not in any created folder is supposed to be in
root directory) or create folders to store songs. But our players do not support
subfolder(folder inside of another folder).

You can access the music directories you have created with the instruction below:

1). Turn on the mp3 player and then enter music menu. You should be able to see one song
displayed on the mp3 player's screen. DO NOT press the PLAY key yet.

2). Short click the MODE key once to enter the MUSIC submenu. Switch the MODE key
constantly either to the left or to the right to review the options until you see LOCAL
FOLDER.

3). Short click the mode key once to access LOCAL FOLDER sub-menu, then you should see
the directories you have created. Switch the mode key to the right or left to review the
directory options, and then select your desired directory by short clicking the mode key
once. Press the PLAY key now to play the music in your selected folder.

4). If you want to repeat the desired folder, short click the mode key once when the
music is being played. Switch the mode key to review the options, if you want to play all
the music, just select "repeat folder".

charic

23-06-2005, 12:57

I`ve given up............smashed it up.cant be bothered anymore :mad:
However, a new one on its way from HongKong, Only cost £00.01 :) and £22.oo to post! :o
Still a tad expensive on the postage, but nevermind, this one should work?

pschitnis

01-09-2005, 10:35

I too have a 512 worked for one day. Tried to load music and overloaded. After that it wouldnt initialize and went into default language(chinese). Did the mistake of exploring without understanding the menu and am left with a formatted stick. Now mine is all light blue when connected to USB or a battery. Help!!!!

pschitnis

ian_hawdon

23-10-2005, 08:35

MP3 Player product tool V3.3 seems to be as useless as a chocolate fire guard.

It seems were stuck till we find the link to an upgrade site :confused:

Can you email that program to:

ian <dot> hawdon <at> gmail <dot> com

i work at the s1mp3 firmware replacement project

http://s1mp3.secret.com.br

you should all be able to recover your players using the guide lines on that site :D

rajesh_khilari

08-11-2005, 00:51

I've bought an unbranded mp3 player with 512mb which has FM radio also, on Ebay.co.in. I've tried upgrading firmware. Initially, When I connected for first time to PC I was prompted to put USB mass storage device CD, it said AdfuUd.sys and MSI.CAB cannot be found. The CD along with the player is useless. I had created 5 folder with MP3 songs in the Windows Explorer and dragged and dropped in the Removable Disk. Having done that, the Music menu on the player showed some garbled language (not Chinese) and then now it states only as 'starting'. Now I have given it in a shop to reformat which costs Rupees.500 :eek: .

All users read the message posted by mikeeeee :)

For Mumbai consumers, There are no. of shops in Heera-Panna formatting the device

pankajrana

22-01-2006, 12:43

Rajesh was it working fine now after reformatting?

kaiserxoxe

29-01-2006, 02:26

i bought my player in ebay also. A bougth 1 g player. I have had a lot of problems (restart automatically, loose files,...) so i tried to format. After formating, the player was 512 mb!!!!:eek: :mad:
I decided change firmware trying to solve and after change fw, the player doesnt work because when switch on, iluminates but there is no menu. I cant change to a new firmware bacause when i try to use "mp3 upgrading tool", i get the message "removable disk is busy, run program after waiting a moment" I think is blocked but the "hold" is not selected.:confused:
Anybody can help me, please?

julbriw

12-02-2006, 15:21

I am not sure I am having the same issues. I did get 2 on Ebay from 2 different Sellers and both have the same issues!!!!!

I'm able to upload songs that have been downloaded onto my computer from a CD. I am however unable to upload songs that I downloaded from Napster. They are both WMA files. So I am totally confused. Both MP3 players say that there is a Format Error. These were made in China, (I believe). One of them did come with a "User Manual". It does call this MP3 an IP 836AR. Not that that would mean anything to me, I am hoping it will mean something to you!
I don't know what else to tell you????????
HELP PLEASE! My kids won't leave my room until I get this done. And 5 kids in one room is a little tight if you know what I mean.

Julie

H.C.II

23-07-2006, 12:25

Visit S1mp3.org

Huge amount of info on these cheap Chinese and some so-called 'Branded' MP3 players there...(Even Sony re-brand the ATJ chip based mp3's.....)

Most are based on the Actions ATJ2085 and 2051 chips with Hynix or Samsung memory....

Lots of F/W and Update proggies as well as Forum with How-To files....

ongy2k3

28-07-2006, 14:25

I have a 512MB Samsung Chip MP3 Player, and I somehow managed to format the thing and now it doesn't work.

I Did The Same Thing To Another Brand Of MP3 Player. The Key To Fixing Mine Was To Insert It Into My Computers USB Port. Opening My Computer, Right Click On The Removable Disk Icon And Select 'Format'. In The Settings For Formatting I Had To Make Sure That The File System Format Was 'FAT'. After Formatting It Would Work Again :D . Don't Know Whether This Will Work For Yours :confused: But Give It A Try.

JLP1964

31-08-2006, 12:50

Yeah I bought my two from Ebay. The first one was fine. 2GB Samsung Flash and so far no problems.....fingers crossed....The second one arrived this morning. 1GB

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/mini-i-Platinum-1GB-Black-MP4-MP3-FM-Player-FREE-CASE_W0QQitemZ320022310005QQihZ011QQcategoryZ73839 QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is what it looks like. Now, here is the problem. It has 1GB memory.....I have loaded 127 songs onto it, leaving 356mb of space. It will not let me add any more. It keeps telling me that it cannot create/replace this file or directory. I even tried copying through the DOS prompt but got the same message. If I have 356mb of space left, why on earth won't it let me add more songs??? :mad:

crissi_a2j

22-09-2006, 16:08

: I bought me mp3-player from E-bay. I wrote to this man I brought from and he didn't answer.
I Have same problem I succeed to format my mp-player. There is standing that I need the AdfsUd.sys but I haven't this one . What can I do?please mail me...

Joe Forster/STA

22-09-2006, 18:54

Tough luck, I guess, as neither Altavista nor Google gives any results for "AdfsUd.sys"... :( (Are you sure you spelled the filename right?)

This should be a lesson for you NOT to buy such stuff from "just some person on the Net": if the device stops working (or doesn't even start working when you get it), you'll have noone to complain at...! Obviously, you got no manual or driver disk or URL of official support page etc. etc...

I'm astonished that people keep falling for these online auctions, only to buy something for a few dollars less than if buying them in a proper shop; or buying some non-brand, cheap junk instead of buying a device from a well-established brand (yes, for a higher price but also of higher value, support and reliability)! (Perhaps, preferably, a "physical" shop you can go to, enter, sort through different brands and models of devices, ask the shopkeeper for his opinion and suggestion, and take your non-functional device back to during the warranty period.) Jesus, people, wake up!

(From the proud and satisfied owner of an iRiver H140 (http://www.iriver.com/html/product/prpa_product.asp?pidx=43) with 40 Gbytes of mini hard disk and Rockbox (http://www.rockbox.org) third-party firmware; currently costs about 400 US dollars but discontinued)

Bonk

16-11-2006, 16:01

:mad: purchased a 2gig mp3 player from an on-line auction, unmarked, chinese in origin, looked very nice (black wafer thin jobbie) apparently with a samsung chip.. loaded about 1.5 gigs worth of music onto it.. tried to navigate through the music files on the player only to find that most of it wasn't there! windows explorer said the files were there.. player said they were not.. blah blah etc etc.. after formatting, reformatting, deleting files, adding files and so forth, i came to the conclusion that, although firmware(?) told both myself and my pc that the capacity was 2 gigs, it was in fact only 512 megs.. great.. after having walked away for a few hours and then come back to it, it will now only accept any sort of file transfer after formatting - it will do this every time - only to find now that it has magically transfomed itself into a 2 meg player which is good really because who wants to waste their life listening to stupid music when theirs the washing up to do... ??:o

pschitnis

02-01-2007, 02:46

Hi
I managed to get my 512MB mp3 player working. Incase you want the firmware and instructions to repair the same contact me on my email address pschitnis**********com. Hello this is not a commercial proposal so I will be glad to help out and share my experience to enable to revive your mp3 player.

pschitnis

07-01-2007, 11:16

guys I have the elusive ADFUUD file. Please see attachment for more info. Send me your email address at pschitnis**********com so that I can send you more info to revive that "stupid" mp3 player. Please note that when you load music, you must leave atleast 2 to 3 MB free for the player to operate well. Otherwise it will hang. Incase this happens, attach it to a PC and delete files.

Joe Forster/STA

07-01-2007, 13:00

Can you, please, post that information here instead? Also, if you zip up the necessary file(s), you can attach them to your post. (If it doesn't work, contact me and I'll try to help with adding the attachment.)

spider_Batman

14-01-2007, 05:28

I don't know what's wrong with my new s1 mp3 player. it 512mb player when i format it,player start to show me only 118mb please tell me how can i solve this problem.(I'm not useto with english so plz pardon me for mistakes).i got this player yesterday and today i has this problem plz slove it.

Details:-Wilson co Ltd s1 MP3 player
3.0.43
firmwire version 4.3-51-v1.0

I got at 2007-jan-13 plz plz plz tell me how can i slove it

spider_Batman

20-01-2007, 12:36

AM I THE ONLY PERSON HAVING s1 mp3 player with MAIN V0.1 PCB/Motherboard code? IF you have the same PCB code written on chip then it's for you

pschitnis

31-01-2007, 03:25

Many members have sent me mails and I have sent them important links and files to help revive their mp3 player. However many replies have bounced back maybe since their account can't handle a 5.4 MB attachment.

So let me share some of the info here. The Afuud file is available on the accompaning CD. The firmware in the CD of many of the Chinese players don't work, making the player into a useless piece of electronics. If this is the case please go to the following link for some very usefull information to revive your "mass storage device" to mp3 player again. remember, one has to try couple of firmwares before the right one is found.

http://www.s1mp3.org/en/downloads_fw.php

Good Luck

pschitnis

HowTo: Extract and Repair Firmware

Extracting your players firmware is a very good idea just to create a backup of the original firmware files. It's no promise that you could always backup your player after some bad firmare update, but at least you have some more possibilities. First download newest version of s1fwx from this page and extract the archive. Then connect your mp3 player device to your computers usb port and wait until it gets detected. Now doubleclick the extracted file "extract.bat" or run "s1fwx f dump.bin" from the windows commandline console. Skip the disclaimer by pressing space and select the drive your player gets mounted to. (eg. if detected drives displays "<x>" then choose drive "x:" by pressing x) Now s1fwx should start extracting your firmware, this may take arround 10 seconds. If all went well and no error gets displayed it will display the content of the extracted firmware file as it was readden from your player.

Before you could update your player with this firmware file using the original "Mp3 Player Update Tool" you will first have to repair it. Start "repair.bat" or type "s1fwx r dump.bin". A backup will be saved at "dump.bi$" automatically and the repaired file is now available as "dump.bin". Notice that its not possible to do a firmware recovery with this file (only regular firmware updates) since there are missing files needed by the "Mp3 Player Update Tool" recovery mode. Since this files couldnt be found on your player you will need to get them from some official firmware file which is known to work with your players hardware. Either you first could recover to this firmware before updateing to "dump.bin", or you could insert the needed files from the original AFI file into "dump.bin" using s1fwx. The original firmware has to support your flash chip(s). It doesnt matters if its just using different backlight or key-mapping.

HowTo: Extract Firmware Files

Here some example how to extract the whole content of the AFI file "firmware.bin". Place firmware and s1fwx in one folder, open commandline console (run "cmd") and go to the folder containing the files. To extract the AFI type "s1fwx x firmware.bin". Then make a sub- folder "md fw", change "cd fw" and extract the firmware files using "../s1fwx x ../fwimage.fw". Now you should have extracted all the files usually included in some general firmware file.

HowTo: Archive Firmware Files

To modify files in a firmware you will have to extract, modify and then archive the files back together to one AFI file. First generate the script from the firmware file "firmware.bin" using "s1fwx s firmware.bin >firmware.bin.script". Then extract the files and modify their content if you want. if you want to add or remove files or change file specific parameters edit the generated script using an usual text editor (i think the syntax is self explaining). To archive the files back together type "s1fwx a new_firmware.bin:afi <firmware.bin.script ".
This could also be used to archive firmware files like "fwimage.fw". In this case use "s1fwx a fwimage.fw:fw <fwimage.fw.script".

HowTo: Recover To Extracted Firmware Files

Flashing your player with an extracted firmware file is a very simple procedure, just take care you repaired the extracted file (see above) and use the latest "MP3 Update Tool" available at the download section.
This works good until the day we flash our player with some partial corrupted firmware (a total corrupted firmware will damage the player permanently) and the update tool tells something about recovery mode and just opens an open-dialog. (maybe you will have to open your player and short some pins to get to this point, read the forum for further instructions)
If you select an extracted firmware file now, it just displays "Invalid upgrade firmware file". This isnt a bug of s1fwx! The problem is that recovering needs some extra files included inside our AFI-file that isnt needed for simple flashing. This files couldnt be found on the players flash, the only source is to look for them inside some original firmware files.
There are two methods to solve this problem and each of them expects you could find some original firmware file which is compatible to your players hardware and extracted firmware.

[Method 1]
- recover using some official firmware
- format the player (with the "MP3 Player Disk Tool")
- finally update to the extracted firmware file

[Method 2]
- extract the extracted and the official firmware file using s1fwx (only the AFI part)
- generate a script for both files ("s1fwx s dump.bin >dump.script")
- merge the scripts to some new script file using a text editor
- build a firmware using the new script ("s1fwx a new.bin:afi <new.script")

Both methods should have the same effect, give it a try
To modify files in a firmware you will have to extract, modify and then archive the files back together to one AFI file. First generate the script from the firmware file "firmware.bin" using "s1fwx s firmware.bin >firmware.bin.script". Then extract the files and modify their content if you want. if you want to add or remove files or change file specific parameters edit the generated script using an usual text editor (i think the syntax is self explaining). To archive the files back together type "s1fwx a new_firmware.bin:afi <firmware.bin.script ".
This could also be used to archive firmware files like "fwimage.fw". In this case use "s1fwx a fwimage.fw:fw <fwimage.fw.script".

Well good luck and wish you all success.

Just for your kind information, all the above posts are copy/paste of articles from the net, and should be cautiously approached as wrong kind of flashing can permenantly damage your device.

pschitnis

pschitnis

31-01-2007, 09:51

Please visit link below for full details

http://www.badongo.com/file/2132586

pschitnis