help toshiba f 40

[kekkuz]

i've formatted my toshiba f40 with my pc and a usb,i did it with windows and not with the original software,cause i loosed it,now it doesn't work and it give me an error message:system error in a black window,and it doesn't work...what can i do?please help me thanks

[LambdaCalculus]

We can't help you unless you tell us exactly what you're trying to do, what these error messages say, and maybe what "i make a format" means.

Also, the forum guidelines say that you need to make an effort to use proper English. A bunch of run-on sentences doesn't make clear what your situation is.

[kekkuz]

i sended a mail to you and i explained everything... let me know please

[LambdaCalculus]

Never, ever, EVER just mail forum members for support! I didn't ask you to e-mail me!

Now post the problem on this thread, and don't EVER do that again.

[kekkuz]

ok excuse me

[Febs]

i sended a mail to you and i explained everything... let me know please

Please read our posting guidelines before posting again.  Sending unsolicited support requests via PM is specifically prohibited by our guidelines.  We also require that you name threads with a descriptive title, which you have not done.

[AlexP]

And to the original problem!

The Gigabeat firmware is located in a folder marked hidden and system of the hard drive, so by formatting it in I'm guessing you have removed the firmware.

So here is what you do:

http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/GigabeatFXPort#Gigabeat_Recovery_Procedures

[LambdaCalculus]

Sending unsolicited support requests via PM is specifically prohibited by our guidelines.

I seriously don't know what possessed him to just e-mail me like that. And I know I didn't ask him to e-mail me; I thought common sense would dictate that he post his problem on the thread. Not many people like being e-mailed by complete strangers.

[kkurbjun]

Sending unsolicited support requests via PM is specifically prohibited by our guidelines.

I seriously don't know what possessed him to just e-mail me like that. And I know I didn't ask him to e-mail me; I thought common sense would dictate that he post his problem on the thread. Not many people like being e-mailed by complete strangers.

This seems a little out of hand for a small mistake on kekkuz part, not to mention unnecessary to bring it up twice.  A polite message explaining proper procedure would have been fine.  

kekkuz, I have had other problems with a formatted/replaced hard drive, try using the system files that we give in the wiki here: http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/GigabeatFXPort at the bottom of the page (GBSYSTEM.zip).  If that doesn't work there are some additional steps you may need to take and I can go through them with you.  Just make sure you post your status here so we can keep it available for other users that might run into the same problem in the future.

edit: I forgot to mention that BigBambi's pointer on the recovery procedure will be necessary to get the files on the gigabeat in the first place .  Please post your status after following it though, because as I said, there are some additional steps that may help you if those directions do not work.

[kekkuz]

i rited to do everything but it doesn't work... i don't understand the passage when you say go to window explorer and copy gigabeat system folder... nobody can help me by messenger please?and excuse me if i wronged something in this forum but i'm new

[AlexP]

and excuse me if i wronged something in this forum but i'm new

Don't worry, it was a small error and not too important.  Let's forget about it.

nobody can help me by messenger please?

We would prefer to do it here so that if anyone else has the same problem in the future they can benefit too.

i rited to do everything but it doesn't work... i don't understand the passage when you say go to window explorer and copy gigabeat system folder...

OK  If you go to http://www.rockbox.org/tw...abeat_Recovery_Procedures can you say exactly what step is giving you a problem?  Let's get these steps completed first, and if there is still a problem after that kkurbjun can help you with any additional steps.

[kekkuz]

ok i did it all,i opened my f40 i did all of the instruction...on the link,but when it say to copy the system folder form window explorer to gigabeat i don't understand,cause i don't have the original slftware and if i go in window explorer i get only f:gigabeat and i don't think is right to copy the same folder where exist already.....i tried to put rockbox but it doesn't work,i think that when i formatted it with windows a deleted system folders and now i don't have it original ... excuse me for this problem but i don't know really what to do

[kkurbjun]

use the GBSYSTEM folder included in the link at the bottom of the recovery procedure's page.  There is a zip file there that you will need to extract.  You can either extract it to a temporary folder and copy it to your player, or you can extract it directly to your player.  Have you gotten your gigabeat to show up in "My Computer" or windows explorer yet?

[markun]

use the GBSYSTEM folder included in the link at the bottom of the recovery procedure's page.

and don't forget to copy the bootloader FWIMG01.DAT as well, which is not included in the zip.

[kekkuz]

My friends, I format my F40 again in FAT32, I made all the job of recovery, not it is different, it switch without error but when is beginning it say that it don't get the firmware... I putted the file GBSYSTEM and also the FWIMG01.DAT

Now what have I to do? Thanks a lot