Got my M6, now what?

Just got my M6 and love it so far.

But before I put all my mp3's and everything, I want to make sure I update everything.

so what do i do? do i just install the 2.003 update and is it good to go? or should i install some other software and/or programs...thanks is advance

before updating firmware save any music and videos and photos that may be pre-installed to your computer

Upgrade firmware and then copy your choice of music and video and photos to miniplayer

Yeah. Latest firmware formats your mini player, as I found out. I didn't have much on thankfully, and it was all still on the computer anyway. Good luck.

Just wondering, is there a *real* need to upgrade the firmware?

I received my Dane-Elec M6, running S10.10.3 a few weeks ago, and so far I'm absolutely pleased with it. Loaded it with my favorite music in both mp3 and ogg format and they sound absolutely fantastic. Loaded just about all my family photos from our last vacation and they look great. Converted and loaded several family videos plus some South Park episodes, and they're fantastic as well.

What exactly am I missing by not upgraded the firmware?

Thanks...

Originally Posted by caramba

Just wondering, is there a *real* need to upgrade the firmware?

I received my Dane-Elec M6, running S10.10.3 a few weeks ago, and so far I'm absolutely pleased with it. Loaded it with my favorite music in both mp3 and ogg format and they sound absolutely fantastic. Loaded just about all my family photos from our last vacation and they look great. Converted and loaded several family videos plus some South Park episodes, and they're fantastic as well.

What exactly am I missing by not upgraded the firmware?

Thanks...

more battery life, thats the reason why i stepped over to 2.xxx.x

Originally Posted by caramba

Just wondering, is there a *real* need to upgrade the firmware?

I received my Dane-Elec M6, running S10.10.3 a few weeks ago, and so far I'm absolutely pleased with it. Loaded it with my favorite music in both mp3 and ogg format and they sound absolutely fantastic. Loaded just about all my family photos from our last vacation and they look great. Converted and loaded several family videos plus some South Park episodes, and they're fantastic as well.

What exactly am I missing by not upgraded the firmware?

Thanks...

The Dane-Elec-version has a limited volume. That's what was bothering me, so I decided to upgrade to 2.002.3. It really increased the volume, so i'm satisfied now. This should also work for the FM-radio, which is not included in the Dane-Elec-version.

got my m6, now what....

bin it if you are a mac user.
i have tha dane-elec version with no radio... i feel robbed

Originally Posted by alan_g

got my m6, now what....

bin it if you are a mac user.
i have tha dane-elec version with no radio... i feel robbed

No. Here is a review from a Mac user: http://macenstein.com/default/archives/450

For the second statement, you obviously haven't done your homework.

Originally Posted by alan_g

got my m6, now what....

bin it if you are a mac user.
i have tha dane-elec version with no radio... i feel robbed

Ummmm, what kind of "mac" user are you talking about? Big mac user maybe? :P

I'm a "mac"(the MacBook kind) and I love this thing. No problems whatsoever. Only gripe is no skin editor for mac.

Please PM me if you are having problems and I can sort through them for you, or just reply on here and all the other mac users can benefit as well.

To get radio, you just need to update to the non-dane elec firmware.

I hope we can help you through this frustration. That's what forums are for!

this is what happened when i tried updating the firmware on the mac,
1- message saying updating software
2- a yellow screen saying formatting
3- green screen saying no resources

now just a white screen....

erm, alan_g your player just needs a resources update reconnect it to your pc and put resource.bin only onto it

player will not even boot up now.....

lite, if you read his previous post, the problem he has now is not the green screen anymore, it's the white screen. Most likely, he has tried using DFU tools already.

Anyhow, the player isn't bricked. But it will require time and effort to fix it, something clearly not previously demonstrated by alan_g, as a quick read of the FAQ would have solved the green screen/no resource problem.

Originally Posted by Err0r

lite, if you read his previous post, the problem he has now is not the green screen anymore, it's the white screen. Most likely, he has tried using DFU tools already.

Anyhow, the player isn't bricked. But it will require time and effort to fix it, something clearly not previously demonstrated by alan_g, as a quick read of the FAQ would have solved the green screen/no resource problem.

yeah sorry about just spouting off, relly would like to recover my player

Do you have access to a PC? If so, I suggest you doing a DFU recovery.

i could probablly get access to a pc rather than the mac

I installed the new firmware update and apparently did not need the formatting, is there any way i can check to see if i successfully installed the new update?

Originally Posted by khal80

I installed the new firmware update and apparently did not need the formatting, is there any way i can check to see if i successfully installed the new update?

while your m6 is on, click on "about" after you clicked on "settings."
its there and compare it to the lastest, which is 2003.1

Originally Posted by protocl

while your m6 is on, click on "about" after you clicked on "settings."
its there and compare it to the lastest, which is 2003.1

okay, i must have installed the wrong one, i updated with 2.002.3

thanks for your help, ill look for the 2003.1