In message <47A90F34.4010103@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Kade Hansson <kade.hansson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Matthew Thompson wrote: >> I looked on the internet for information about this player and it says >> requires no software and works by simply dragging and dropping files ! >> sounds good I thought so i've just plugged it in to the Iyonix, >> waiting and hoping, the Iconbar icon popped up for the device, yes it >> works I thought , then I double clicked on the icon and was presented >> with the following message - >> >> "Bad block size - must be 256/512/1024" >> > If I had to guess, I'd say there's some nonsense in the boot block > (probably 00s.) You could try overwriting it, but keep a copy for > reference. The boot block has an Intel JMP instruction of 24 bits, 8 > bytes of other junk, and then the first 16 bit value is the block size > (sector size.) This is almost always 512 (little endian.) There are a number of files already on the MP3 player, not sure what they do , some are PDF manual files. > Another possibility is that the boot block looks a bit ADFS-like, and > its therefore not getting passed to DOSFS. You could try looking at the > Resources:$.Resources.[ADFS|FileCore|DOSFS].Messages files to see which > one produces the error "Bad block size - must be 256/512/1024". My > Iyonix is not nearby. I will look at this - thanks. > The final, scariest possibility is that the drive is actually more than > one partition, and I don't believe DOSFS can handle that. Manufacturers > use partitions on some flash drives when they want to include additional > drivers or software, and in AMPEG players to protect the system software > from deletion. Reformatting such a drive would be a bad idea, because > you would destroy the AMPEG player's system software. (That's assuming > the drivers in the MP3 player would allow you to write to the sectors > involved in the first place- self-preservation is a good idea.) Hopefully not this scenario ! cheers Matthew > --- > To alter your preferences or leave the group, > visit //www.freelists.org/list/iyonix-support > Other info via //www.freelists.org/webpage/iyonix-support -- Message sent from an IYONIX www.iyonix.com Using RISC OS 5 : RISC OS Open Ltd www.riscosopen.co.uk --- To alter your preferences or leave the group, visit //www.freelists.org/list/iyonix-support Other info via //www.freelists.org/webpage/iyonix-support