If your Clip is Revision 1 proceed to the following instructions.
SanDisk has just released the 01.01.30 firmware revision for the Sansa Clip. Download links and the release notes are available below.
Let me start off by saying that majority of people will be able to update his/her firmware through the Sansa Firmware Updater. There is even a how-to video that explains the process. If for any reason the aforementioned steps do not work for you, then please feel free to continue by trying the more "computer savy" steps, described below.
Windows Users can Connect the device in any Mode and follow the instructions below.
Mac and Linux users can connect their Clip in MSC mode and follow the instructions below.
MSC mode instructions:
Turn on the Clip
Put the device in Hold (move Hold button until orange is showing)
Press and hold the Center Button
Plug the mini-USB connector into the device (be sure the USB is plugged into the computer)
Wait for the Clip drive to mount
Follow instructions below and drag files to the Clip drive
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 01.01.30A.
This new firmware has various bug fixes, including key fixes listed below, as well as enhancements. Upon completion of the firmware upgrade, the device will turn off. Power on the device to complete the upgrade process.If the device does not initiate or complete, press & hold the Power switch for 10 seconds to reset the device and then release and press again to restart.
Enhancements:
FLAC decoder support
Allow Podcasts to skip episodes using FF / REW
New startup and shutoff images
Improved the time to rebuild the metadata
Improved M3U playlist support
Enhancements for sorting Podcast contents which do not have their track number ID3 tag information
Separate missing license error message for Audible and generic Audiobooks.Message changed to instruct the customer in how to resolve the problem
Bugs Fixed:
OGG placed in Audiobook or podcast folder shows up in Music directory
Delete song from a long playlist causes the device to hang
Selecting “Back to Music List” while playing FM/Voice recordings will display double “Play All” on screen & will cause device to hang upon selecting “Play All”
Certain tag information for mp3 files will cause the device to hang or freeze
Made OGG file Tags not case sensitive
Noise problem on voice recording
Device in MTP mode will jump back to AutoSelect mode after UI format
Device behaves erratically when file extension got changed (i.e..txt to .mp3, .jpg to .wma)
All Audiobooks should show 1/1 if Chapter Mode is OFF
Certain Rhapsody tracks show clicking noises
Deactivation message “Synchronize to listen to your Audiobooks” for Audible is uninformative and irrelevant
Known Issues:
Selecting Playback speed to “Fast” while playing Podcasts may cause the device to lag.
Add to GoList does not work for Podcast content
Message Edited by Lil_Monsta on 10-03-2008 11:22 AM
Message Edited by Lil_Monsta on 10-03-2008 11:58 AM
Message Edited by Lil_Monsta on 11-05-2008 02:48 PM
Message Edited by slotmonsta on 12-18-2008 09:44 AM
All Audiobooks should show 1/1 if Chapter Mode is OFF
What is the logic here? I liked it showing me I was on file 17 of the 27 that make up the book, gave me a good sense of where I was in the book made up of multiple files. Now to get that back I have to switch to chapter mode where an accidental hit of the FF/RW buttons will skip me to another file?
Ok, I have the firmware installed… Now let’s see how the battery life is. There’s no mention of any changes to the meter, so I guess nothing was done about that? I’m surprised & disappointed, since I had proven TWICE that adjusting the meter effects the battery life.
there are 3 different versions of the firmware. did you download and install the americas firmware? f is European firmware with fm radio a is for america.
@drlucky wrote:
there are 3 different versions of the firmware. did you download and install the americas firmware? f is European firmware with fm radio a is for america.
Message Edited by drlucky on 10-03-2008 05:26 PM
I checked the links . . . they seemed to all be pointing to the correct versions.
Thanks for the continuous improvement, the most important is that you never stop doing it. This is my reaction so far (to the features I care of):
-Happy for the FLAC decoder support, I’m not planning to convert my CDs to that, but sometimes I get tracks or samples on flac, is nice not having to convert to try
I like the new startup and shutoff images, more elegant and simple. But maybe my kids not…
Nice you Improved the time to rebuild the metadata, it means shorter refresh?
Improved M3U playlist support, could you explain more to try it?
Nice Sorting Podcast contents which do not have their track number ID3 tag information
Great that you made OGG file Tags case sensitive
Happy that you solve the noise problem on voice recording, I never complain here but I experienced that.
Ok, I expect that you include gapless playing someday, but as I said what’s important is that you’re always working to improve the product. Thanks again.
@rdow wrote:
Upgrading also loses your audiobook bookmarks
Does this mean that you don’t lose the audiobooks themselves? And you don’t lose music? I had assumed the firmware upgrade would wipe the Clip’s content, no?
No, the bookmarking data only. This is part of the file generated when shutting down, which contains data on your last operations. This file gets rewritten when firmware is applied.
Your media (books, music, etc) will all still be there.
First good thing, that happened at Friday 
Everything is working great, now I’ve got to convert my Audio CD’s to FLAC 
