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Cannot downgrade sansa c240 for some reason

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alinasept:
I have the v version on my c240 sansa so rockbox does not work on it.
so i tried downgrading by downloading the older firmware, unzipping the files and copying to the player. but it does not downgrade.
I think the problem might be that i dotn have it in recovery mode
but when i try to put it in recovery mode ( turn off, switch to hold, hold rec button and plug in player) it acts as if i plugged it in the usual way and nothing is different.
i tried copying files to the player in this mode anyway but that didnt work.
then i tried putting it into MSC mode (turn off, switch to hold, hold

MarcGuay:
Downgrading the firmware allows people who own v1 versions to put their player's into MSC USB mode, it does not allow you to turn a v2 model into a v1 because they're actually made of different parts, it's not just the firmware that's different.

Rockbox doesn't work at all on the v2 models.  Dommage.

Am I understanding correctly?

For the record, the root directory is the top directory.  So if your Sansa is being shown as the J drive, the root of your player is J:\

AlexP:
The V2 and V1 Sansas have completely different hardware.  You cannot change a V2 into a V1 by doing anything to the firmware.  To get Rockbox on a V2 someone needs to step up and do a new port, the existing code will not run at all.

See progress here: http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=14064.0

alinasept:
ahhh.
so thats why.
ok thank you very much
hopefully they will have rockbox for v2 models soon

bzavala:

alinasept: what's the firmware version on your c240? Is it a refurbished unit?

I got a refurbished c250 a couple of weeks ago, that has the v2 on the back, but it turns out it is really a v1.

From the anythingbutipod forums:


--- Quote ---The easiest way to tell if you have a v1 or v2 is by the firmware version. If you have a c200v2, the firmware version will be 3.XX.XX. If you have firmware version 1.XX.XX, you have a c200v1.

To get your firmware version by:

1. Go into the Main Menu
2. Select Setting on the Main Menu
3. Scroll and select Info

--- End quote ---

I don't have my c250 with me right now, but mine turned out to be a v1 labeled as v2.

Since you have been unable to run rockbox, most likely  you have a real v2 version. Just check the firmware version to confirm.

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