How do I download sansa clip+ firmware with my Mac OS X?
Go to the Firmware update thread and follow the instructions for a manual update.
I had already found that information and I did follow the instructions but it did not work?
Ok I clicked on the All Regions link, then let it download. I found it in Finder. Then I drag it to the Clip+ and then disconnected it, and it works for me. Make sure the player’s usb mode is MSC.
Message Edited by Conversionbox on 02-11-2010 04:46 PM
OK, I think I see what the problem is. I did not have the clip connected to my computer. I will do as you suggest and let you know how it goes. Thanks
I found it in finder - I did not open it - I dragged it to the clip.
Now it is just a zip file sitting there on the clip. I decided to open it and it became a sepperate folder called clppa.bin.cpgz so I then opened that and I got another seperate folder called clppa.bin
Do I keep opening these or was I not suppose to open those at all?
Sorry, but I am not all that computer savvy, I am rather late to the game.
Delete the .zip and its folders from your Clip. Unzip the .zip to a folder on your computer, then copy only the .bin file to the root directory of the Clip.
What is the root directory of the clip?
misplaced wrote:
What is the root directory of the clip?
Just dont put it in any folder.
OK, I dragged the clppaa.bin from folder to the clip. Now what? Am I suppose to do anything with it now that it is on the clip? Do I open it from there or what.?
Sorry
misplaced wrote:
OK, I dragged the clppaa.bin from folder to the clip. Now what? Am I suppose to do anything with it now that it is on the clip? Do I open it from there or what.?
Sorry
Disconnect it. It will do the rest.
Thank you everyone for your help. I finally did it!
hi, i have a Mac and while i’m not a space-age digital lad i’m not completely stupid. not completely.
that said, i’ve been kinda flummoxed by instructions on how to get a firmware update for my Clip Plus as a Mac user.
this is what the update page says:
Mac and Linux users can connect their Clip+ in MSC mode and follow the instructions below.
MSC mode instructions:
- Turn on the Clip+
- Navigate to “Settings” on the menu of the device itself
- Next select “System Settings”
- Next, navigate to “USB Mode” and select “MSC”
For Sansa Firmware Updater - Click here to download
Firmware Download for All Regions - Click Here to Download
now, i wasn’t sure if simply selecting MSC mode was the be-all-end-all to this – whether the firmware update was possible for a Mac or not.
some nice people in another thread told me the firmware update was not platform specific – it worked for either PC or Mac.
that said, the instructions above are not that clear.
then i stumbled upon this thread. someone walked a Mac user step by step through the process.
in short, this thread was more clear than the update page. perhaps the dummy-proof instructions, plus a clear statement that firmware works for Mac users too, would help. also, point Mac users to the “all regions” link. i wasn’t sure that applied to me as well.
just sayin’. dummy-proof instructions are good because there are a lot of us out there. Mac users and dummies.
cheers.