Bad Checksum. Cant boot rockbox all of a sudden! Please help!

[jeffmangum]

I wasnt doing anything with my clip plus. I just plugged it on my pc but kinda panicked cause all my folders are shortcuts but i can still see my files. But on the rockbox file browser, i cant see any files. But i can still play my music.

I did the attrib trick on cmd which i think that corrupted the OS. So now it wont boot up and gets a checksum error and ask to plug in usb cable.

What now?

Also i dont wanna lose my music files there. I dont have any backup.

[saratoga]

Can you mount the player over USB in either the Sandisk firmware or Rockbox?  If so, get it mounted and then check the file system for errors. 

[jeffmangum]

What do you mean "mount over the firmware"? Should I download the GUI rockbox installation? Should i just reinstall? I dont mind losing the files there anymore.

[saratoga]

You mean "mount the player over USB"?  I mean, plug it into USB and check the file system for errors. 

[jeffmangum]

Where can I check the file systems for errors? I dont see any log file on the drive.

Or should i just go install the rockbox again?

[saratoga]

You haven't mentioned what OS you're using, but I'm guessing windows.  If so, see:  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/check-your-hard-disk-for-errors

If not Windows, check the documentation for your OS. 

[jeffmangum]

Thanks. its successfully scanned. No problems were found.

This was all my pc's fault actually. Turns out i have a malware that turns any plugged in usb device's files to shorcuts.

So should i reinstall the rb os now?