Looks like a new firmware is out, and I’ve gotten it uploaded to an ftp. Below is a copy and paste with the instructions from the last thread, modified for the new firmware version.
Enjoy!
EDIT: Hi there, apparently there is a different firmware for Americas in Europe. Below I have edited the post for the different versions. If you’re in Europe and you downloaded my firmware update previously for Americas, feel free to download the European one linked below.
The instructions SanDisk gave to me said to extract the zip file into a folder on your computer. Once extracted, drag the file to the root directory of your Sansa Clip.
Disconnect the Sansa Clip and let it restart. The firmware update will now begin. Once it finally finishes doing its update, it will boot back up. Once its back to the main menu, head to “Settings” > “System Info”, and verify the “Version” is now 01.01.18A.
Congrats, you have just installed the latest firmware!
How long should it take? After I disconnected it said Firmware Upgrade in progress for about 5 minutes. So I held the power button up and turned it off, then restarted and the screen came up again saying it was still in progress? Any ideas here? Would it matter the first time that I disconnected the button was accidentally on hold?
Firmware upgrade should take less than one minute.
If you can connect in MSC mode, I would try to reformat the player an reattempt the download. Can you check the battery level? It wont upgrade if the battery is low. You might try to connect to a AC adapter / USB charger.
OK well I charged and renamed the file and tried it again with the same result. I didn’t format it before hand however. I’m using Mac OSX, is it possible to format w/i OSX? If not, how exactly do you format it with an XP computer? Thanks for the help.
You guys are the BEST!! I am so happy with this clip and with the support you guys are providing. SanDisk will always be my first stop if this keeps up. I can FF and Rewind the long files now!! Thanks for the Fix!
You can format the Clip without attaching to any computer. Navigate to settings - format -confirm-yes. Then try the drag/drop firmware upgrade again. Remember to rename the file to m300A.bin before dragging to the Clip, and be sure your battery is fully charged before the upgrade (and the format) also.
i’m very impressed with their turnaround time and listening to our requests, such as MSC and even my complaint of re-adding the rewind feature of rewinding past a song’s beginning, to the previous song’s end.
i still want lower minimum volume but i can wait for that with using mp3gain for now.
I can see that sansafix is being very careful not to indicate support for anything other than XP. However, I updated the firmware using my Mac with no problem.
I formatted the Clip using the device itself, plugged it into my Mac, then dragged the .bin file to the Clip’s root directory. I then unplugged the Clip and the upgrade took place.
My Updater also doesn’t work (think it is because I use a proxy server for my internet). There should be an option to configer an proxy.
The firmware should also recognize if the clip has an integrated radio because my hasn’t but the menu entry is there and quite annoys me.
Message Edited by fischtaucher on 12-14-2007 06:29 AM
@fischtaucher wrote:
My Updater also doesn’t work (think it is because I use a proxy server for my internet). There should be an option to configer an proxy.
The firmware should also recognize if the clip has an integrated radio because my hasn’t but the menu entry is there and quite annoys me.
Message Edited by fischtaucher on 12-14-2007 06:29 AM
Hey there fischtaucher, try downloading the European version that I uploaded earlier today. It is in the top post that was edited or you can click on this link.
