my sansa e260 not working properly. first thing when i turn it starts in language if i don’t choose a language it doesn’t change.
Next i tell me "not enough space for MB music must free 6 mgs " and it doesn’t change to MSC mode at all
bobkool wrote:
my sansa e260 not working properly. first thing when i turn it starts in language if i don’t choose a language it doesn’t change.
Next i tell me "not enough space for MB music must free 6 mgs " and it doesn’t change to MSC mode at all
You should really start a new thread ( New Message under Search Box - upper left), rather than replying to the firmware thread. It’s a bit off-topic.
That is, if you really want people to see it and help. 
I just want to say thanks to many of you who have contributed information here.
By putting together several different solutions I finally found one that worked and
gave me my e280 back. It’s been two long years without music on the go.
Thanks again
I don’t know how to: change the device’s mode from MTP to MSC by going to “Settings” then “USB Mode”, then selecting MSC. Where do I find the “Settings”? I was able to switch the e260 v1 into recovery mode then the troubleshooting sent me here to update the firmware. When I open Sansa Updater, it states “Update Service is not Available”; I downloaded the firmware but don’t know how to update the e260, can provide a link to more detailed instructions? I tried the live chat but I was getting errors with that.
You can’t do that from recovery mode. The MSC/MTP mode and firmware update tool only work when the player is booted normally.
If you can boot into normal mode, do that. If your player is stuck in recovery mode, theres some info here:
Hi Mr SmileyFace,
Thanks for the update, could you please help me in dowloading the drivers for Sansa E250 since i am not having with me.
@sidharth wrote:
Hi Mr SmileyFace,
Thanks for the update, could you please help me in dowloading the drivers for Sansa E250 since i am not having with me.
Mr. SmileyFace hasn’t been here in over 2 years. What ‘drivers’ are you looking for? The only ‘driver’ really necessary is in Windows Media Player 10 & above. If you use MSC mode, there is no driver necessary.
I have a e200 series player. According to my owners guide I have an e260, because it says it is a 4.0 GB memory unit. I received the dreaded “Load main IMAGE Failed” message when I turned it on. The updater seems to be unavailable all the time, so I downloaded the firmware files from your site. I followed your instructions. shifted into the recovery mode on my player, connected the USB and it went into the USB 2.0 mode. I loaded the firmware files (two), onto my player, then disconneded the USB player…and also move the hold button to unhold (no red).
the message on the player was:
–reading main image
–writting main image
–time 1 sec
–upgrade finished
–reseting system
The player then turns off…then comes on again with the same dreaded message “Load main IMAGE Failed”
How do I get it to reload the image successfully??!!
Al
There are 2 different palyer and firmware versions (v1 & v2). Are you sure you are downloading and attempting to install the right one for the player?
I do not know for sure, but my son has a player just like it and his is working fine. So I had him check the version on his and it was 1.02.2…, so I assumed my daughters was the same. How, do I find out what the version is if the system on the player does not come up? There is a text file the comes up when I go to Recovery Mode and connect to the USB, it says the following:
Version Info: Product Rev.: PP5022AF-05.51-S301-02.24-S301.02.24A-D
Base Code: 05.51-S301-02.24-S301.02.24A-D
ODM Ver.: S301-02.24-S301.02.24A-D
OEM Ver.: S301.02.24A-D
Build Type: -D
Build Date: 2007.12.24
Build Number: (Build 32.10)
This is all Greek to me, …can you tell?
…also…how do I get into MSC mode from the USB mode? Could this be the problem?
The instructions on how to download firmware and load them on the player say to get into MSC mode, but I do not know how to make sure it is MSC mode… or is this the default mode?
HI!
i have a sansa e270 player and i cannot use my 4GB micro SD card with it.
(only 2GB card works)
are there any fixes for this problem, and if yes what are they??
pls help!
@garofild wrote:
HI!
i have a sansa e270 player and i cannot use my 4GB micro SD card with it.
(only 2GB card works)
are there any fixes for this problem, and if yes what are they??
pls help!
The e270 is a v1 model and only supports the SD format, not SDHC.
Translation? Only up to a 2GB card will work in it. 4GB and larger are SD HC (high capacity).
There is a way to use the larger cards, but it involves using 3rd-party, open-source, alternative firmware known as Rockbox. While a lot of people use it and swear by it, it is not for the squeamish; it’s pretty technical.
thank you for your reply!, sorry i have just figured it out by now, that there is no support for sdhc card on this model.
I have problem with updating my Sansa e260.Right now it has version 01.03.01G
I tried as it was written change version to 01.02.24.But nothing happens.
After i copied files of new version in MCS mode to the player it doesnt turn off and the version is the same “01.02.24”
Plese help me to solve these problem.
If it will help i bought Sansa player in Europe and it is rather old,about 6 years.
I have a Sansa e280 (v1). I don’t recall ever updating the firmware,
which is at 01.02.12A .
I have no particular problems but I am wondering if there is some
reason I should upgrade the firmware, and if so, to which release.
Is there a set of incremental change notes for the releases since mine?
Also, I understand that as of 01-02-2009, Tapeworm seemed to recommend
the .18 version over .24 . Is that still the case?
(Thanks for the great information in this thread.)
-Len
@mugzy wrote:
I have problem with updating my Sansa e260. Right now it has version 01.03.01G
I tried as it was written change version to 01.02.24. But nothing happens.
After i copied files of new version in MCS mode to the player it doesnt turn off and the version is the same “01.02.24”
Plese help me to solve these problem.
If it will help i bought Sansa player in Europe and it is rather old,about 6 years.
Ah! The dreaded Hebrew Beta firmware. You most definitely should update from this version, as the latest build is much better. To remove and upgrade from this version, you will need to rename the two firmware files just this once; after installing the correct firmware, the files will need to be named back to the proper ones.
The beta firmware has Lil’ Monsta in the splash screen, but that’s the only good thing in that firmware I see.
Bob :smileyvery-happy:
@lenw wrote:
I have a Sansa e280 (v1). I don’t recall ever updating the firmware,
which is at 01.02.12A .
I have no particular problems but I am wondering if there is some
reason I should upgrade the firmware, and if so, to which release.
Is there a set of incremental change notes for the releases since mine?
Also, I understand that as of 01-02-2009, Tapeworm seemed to recommend
the .18 version over .24 . Is that still the case?
(Thanks for the great information in this thread.)
-Len
The version 12 firmware is very basic. Both firmware builds .18 and .24 work just fine. You can interchange between either version any time you so desire. There was some controversy over which version is indeed better, but if I recall correctly, the differences were related to behavior when docked.
The two upgrade versions have an audio EQ as well.
Bob 
My Sansa e250 has successfully updated firmware v01.02.24A today - just confirmed. However I am now unable to successfully adjust in Settings/USB change over to MSC as recommended. My PC operating system is XP, and fully updated Windows confirmed. How can I force the MSC in Settings from current USB that refuses to change? thanks ! ( P.S. this all started with Napster challenges not recognizing “My Napster to Go Account” accesssibility to downloads, historically never a problem. It is my understanding that the MSC setting will fix the problem )
Well, I can tell you how to ‘force’ MSC mode, but Napster being a subscription music service will use DRM-crippled files which require MTP mode for license transfers.
I’d try switching to MTP mode first and see if that helps. I can’t see where MSC is going to solve anything for you. Both modes shuold be available to switch in Settings > USB Mode (along with the dreaded Auto Defect mode which you should never use).
