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Sansa E200 Bricked by Recovery Mode

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A_BIRDY:
When using recovery mode to roll back the crappy new firmware with the pp5022.mi4 file, I accidentally dragged a random .bin file into the 16mbFORMAT folder (or whatever it's called) and disconnected the player.
Now the Sansa will not return to Recovery mode at all. I suspect this was the obvious result of flashing the ROM with a random .bin, but maybe there is a way to get past the ridiculous amount of problems this has caused the player. There might be a way to connect with the player's flash ROM without going into any sort of mode at all, but I'm not sure if there is.

Any news from the Sansa dev about rewriting the ROM on a totally bricked unit?

Thanks for any help, and godspeed.

...I want my saaaaansa baaaack...

Actually, I think this is the wrong section for my post... I'ma go find out where to put my question... Sorry!

Bagder:
The only known way to fix this, apart from sending it to Sandisk, is to build the e200tool (builds and runs on Linux only so far) and use the "manufacturing mode".

Although I don't think we have seen a single soul actually having pulled this through for real.

You can be the first!

A_BIRDY:
I feel so privileged, thanks for the quick reply. I think I have a copy of Ubuntu around here somewhere.
Again, sorry if this was the wrong forum, but I'm a total nub here.

Your message makes it seem a little difficult; what exactly does this process entail?
Would I have to know anything special about the device in order for the machine to recognize it or does Manufacturing Mode automatically assume the Sansa has no firmware of any sort and thus cannot "consciously" connect to the computer?

Basically, can I do it without t3h h4xx skeelz or not?

Thanks again! I appreciate your guys' work!

EDIT: Looked over the process for Manufacturer Mode, and I think that's what the player is stuck in at all times. If anybody has ever gotten into Manufacturer Mode, could you describe it to me? My player's screen does not ever light up and the wheel is lit constantly and immediately when on.  The player is actually recognized as "USB Device" on a Windows machine.

dan_a:
That sounds like manufacturing mode to me.

A_BIRDY:
Hooray! It's Manufacturing Mode! Whooo!

Wait, I just remembered that I bricked my sansa.
Oh, well.

Onward to the Ubuntu!

Thanks again!

Finally figured out I was in the right forum anyway. Whoo!

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