We got Firmware V1.91 from Cowon!

janbemel · 06-25-2007, 02:06

In spite of the massive flow of new players, Cowon still releases firmware for our A2. The version we have our hands on now, bears the version number 1.91F. It has improvements on the MP3, MusicPack, text viewer and photo viewer fields. Certainly the big wish lists found in this forum are not shortened, but let's give it a try!

Just download your copy at:

http://download.cowon.com/data/C08/A2_V1_91.zip

BonkieBiB · 06-25-2007, 03:35

I'm trying it out now.
First it did after upgrade was ask me to do a 'chkdsk /f'. Did so, but without any luck: the A2 doesn't see any of the files on it anymore. Hooked up to the pc the files are still there ok. So something messed up on the mbr/dir structure whatever.

Did a format of the A2, created folders MUSIC, MOVIES, PHOTO, RECORD and DOCUMENTS (think that is all), copied the 1.91F fw files to it and rebooted. No more requests for 'chkdsk /f', so should be ok.

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BonkieBiB · 06-25-2007, 04:01

You now what..... seems that vbr--new has been FIXED!!!

mssx · 06-25-2007, 06:35

thank God!! i know it would make me sound stupid if i said i LOVE Cowon now...

but really, i do! lol

Packgrog · 06-25-2007, 08:31

Ironically, thanks to the --vbr-new problem, I've started re-ripping my entire collection to Ogg, so it's become less urgent for me. That being said, I still have a lot of downloaded MP3s that use --vbr-new, so it's certainly useful!

Great to hear about this! I'll have to try it out soon. Keep the reports coming!

dan_vador · 06-25-2007, 08:57

I own the A2 for two weeks now and I was wondering why some of the files were not showing up in the music browser. Until I discovered - thanks to your fantastic forum - that vbr--new encoded files were not supported! This very morning, I was even ready to rip dozens of albums again!

I guess I can say that I'm one of a lucky ba...d!

Thanks COWON! Keep up the great job! And thanks iaudiophile.net!

BonkieBiB · 06-25-2007, 09:11

and MPC (Musepack) works! .. though don't know if it did before.

janbemel · 06-25-2007, 13:50

For those viewing plain text files on their A2: this part of the player has now word-wrap. So no more interrupted words when they don't fit on the line. Although you get shorter lines from time to time, it reads much more comfortably this way.

SAKHUL · 06-25-2007, 15:39

and what about photo viewer? - what did they change?

randomint · 06-25-2007, 16:09

this is from the Korean Cowon website, translated by Google, is there any Korean members, machine can't translate everything ...

* MP3 decoder engine improvements
Variable bit ratio in MP3 file (the problem solving whose remaking the file where VBR) options are applied will be unstable

* Musepack decoder engine improvements and Musepack maul other information extraction error corrections

* Musepack filename extersion additional registrations
Extension mp+ and mpp (laughter letter dividing nil) additional registration
The extension of Musepack files is all mpc, mp+ and mpp.

* Text [pyu] [e] English automatic LF (wordwrap) functional additions
Only, the system language set is not applied “the [pu] rear”, “to Arabic” one case.

* Text [pyu] [e] page movement (% unit) functional addition
From the text [pyu] [e] screen B buttons [set] - [% the unit movement is possible with page movement].
The unit is changed at 5% unit.

* Maul gas sprouting D function [thuk] anger
While maul gas sprouting D DRM [khen] [theyn] [chu] remaking 'it stops temporarily and when' doing to, 'the system automatic shutdown' set is not applied
It is not.

* Video caption recognition improvement
It follows in the coding method which is in video caption and part it does not recognize the caption recognition

* Photograph [pyu] [e] distant mote [thay] [su] king error correction
The photograph and the musical same time remaking hour C button 'it presses long,' (LONG) with the musical regenerator and photograph [pyu] [e] conversion hour
In the screen noise the problem solving which gets

* Five the step rain [su] (OGG Vorbis) improvements
The parsers in some OGG Vorbis audio files (it will be able to remake with Parser) errors the problem solving

omjeremy · 06-25-2007, 17:10

I wonder what that DRM business is about. It would be cool to have WMV DRM available so I can rent movies. Not holding my breath though...

I had an interesting experience flashing the firmware. The only image that was shown while flashing the firmware was the status indicator.

chauncy · 06-25-2007, 18:52

firmware update worked fine. just don't panic if you see a wierd black screen with colored pixels. then a couple of large yellow dots appear. Let it run, takes about a full minute.

cameraz · 06-25-2007, 22:26

I just updated my firmware, and when I go into Information I see:

Firmware Version 1.85F

Application Version 1.91F

Should I have updated to Firmware version 1.89 first before updating to 1.91, or it doesn't really matter?

Can I update to V.1.89 now, and then re-update to V 1.91, or should I just leave things as they are?

Thanks!

fornies · 06-25-2007, 22:58

You don't put the firmware it in the system file, you put it in the root folder.

Here is the stickied thread that shows you how to do it: http://www.iaudiophile.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9167

P.S. i really wish my A2 was not stolen. There is a lot of exciting stuff going on right now with patches and new firmware.

cameraz · 06-26-2007, 08:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by fornies

You don't put the firmware it in the system file, you put it in the root folder.

Thanks, but I did put the firmware in my root folder! I have been successfully updating my firmware since v.1.39, so I know what I'm doing.

But in the past my Firmware version and Application version always matched.

I guess I'll try it again.

06-25-2007, 02:06	#1
janbemel Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 110	We got Firmware V1.91 from Cowon! In spite of the massive flow of new players, Cowon still releases firmware for our A2. The version we have our hands on now, bears the version number 1.91F. It has improvements on the MP3, MusicPack, text viewer and photo viewer fields. Certainly the big wish lists found in this forum are not shortened, but let's give it a try! Just download your copy at: http://download.cowon.com/data/C08/A2_V1_91.zip Last edited by janbemel; 06-25-2007 at 02:12.

06-25-2007, 06:35	#4
mssx Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Coventry, United Kingdom Posts: 517	thank God!! i know it would make me sound stupid if i said i LOVE Cowon now... but really, i do! lol __________________ Cowon A2 + Sennheiser IE6

06-25-2007, 08:31	#5
Packgrog Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 203	Ironically, thanks to the --vbr-new problem, I've started re-ripping my entire collection to Ogg, so it's become less urgent for me. That being said, I still have a lot of downloaded MP3s that use --vbr-new, so it's certainly useful! Great to hear about this! I'll have to try it out soon. Keep the reports coming! __________________ Cowon A2 30GB v1.91 w/ InvisibleShield \| Rockboxed iHP-120 (Bootloader v6, Build CVS-061020) \| Altoid Tin Monica 2 NOS DAC \| Future Sonics Atrio m5 \| Beyerdynamic DT250-80

06-25-2007, 15:39	#9
SAKHUL Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 51	... and what about photo viewer? - what did they change? __________________ IAudio COWON A2 30 GB + Invisible Shield + Remote Control + Koss UR-40 = DREAM

06-25-2007, 22:26	#13
cameraz Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 98	Latest firmware I just updated my firmware, and when I go into Information I see: Firmware Version 1.85F Application Version 1.91F Should I have updated to Firmware version 1.89 first before updating to 1.91, or it doesn't really matter? Can I update to V.1.89 now, and then re-update to V 1.91, or should I just leave things as they are? Thanks!

06-25-2007, 03:35	#2
BonkieBiB Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 24	I'm trying it out now. First it did after upgrade was ask me to do a 'chkdsk /f'. Did so, but without any luck: the A2 doesn't see any of the files on it anymore. Hooked up to the pc the files are still there ok. So something messed up on the mbr/dir structure whatever. Did a format of the A2, created folders MUSIC, MOVIES, PHOTO, RECORD and DOCUMENTS (think that is all), copied the 1.91F fw files to it and rebooted. No more requests for 'chkdsk /f', so should be ok. B

06-25-2007, 04:01	#3
BonkieBiB Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 24	You now what..... seems that vbr--new has been FIXED!!!

06-25-2007, 08:57	#6
dan_vador Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Brussels Posts: 7	I own the A2 for two weeks now and I was wondering why some of the files were not showing up in the music browser. Until I discovered - thanks to your fantastic forum - that vbr--new encoded files were not supported! This very morning, I was even ready to rip dozens of albums again! I guess I can say that I'm one of a lucky ba...d! Thanks COWON! Keep up the great job! And thanks iaudiophile.net!

06-25-2007, 09:11	#7
BonkieBiB Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 24	and MPC (Musepack) works! .. though don't know if it did before.

06-25-2007, 13:50	#8
janbemel Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 110	For those viewing plain text files on their A2: this part of the player has now word-wrap. So no more interrupted words when they don't fit on the line. Although you get shorter lines from time to time, it reads much more comfortably this way.

06-25-2007, 16:09	#10
randomint Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3	this is from the Korean Cowon website, translated by Google, is there any Korean members, machine can't translate everything ... * MP3 decoder engine improvements Variable bit ratio in MP3 file (the problem solving whose remaking the file where VBR) options are applied will be unstable * Musepack decoder engine improvements and Musepack maul other information extraction error corrections * Musepack filename extersion additional registrations Extension mp+ and mpp (laughter letter dividing nil) additional registration The extension of Musepack files is all mpc, mp+ and mpp. * Text [pyu] [e] English automatic LF (wordwrap) functional additions Only, the system language set is not applied “the [pu] rear”, “to Arabic” one case. * Text [pyu] [e] page movement (% unit) functional addition From the text [pyu] [e] screen B buttons [set] - [% the unit movement is possible with page movement]. The unit is changed at 5% unit. * Maul gas sprouting D function [thuk] anger While maul gas sprouting D DRM [khen] [theyn] [chu] remaking 'it stops temporarily and when' doing to, 'the system automatic shutdown' set is not applied It is not. * Video caption recognition improvement It follows in the coding method which is in video caption and part it does not recognize the caption recognition * Photograph [pyu] [e] distant mote [thay] [su] king error correction The photograph and the musical same time remaking hour C button 'it presses long,' (LONG) with the musical regenerator and photograph [pyu] [e] conversion hour In the screen noise the problem solving which gets * Five the step rain [su] (OGG Vorbis) improvements The parsers in some OGG Vorbis audio files (it will be able to remake with Parser) errors the problem solving

06-25-2007, 17:10	#11
omjeremy My A2 Died :( Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 391	I wonder what that DRM business is about. It would be cool to have WMV DRM available so I can rent movies. Not holding my breath though... I had an interesting experience flashing the firmware. The only image that was shown while flashing the firmware was the status indicator.

06-25-2007, 18:52	#12
chauncy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6	firmware update worked fine. just don't panic if you see a wierd black screen with colored pixels. then a couple of large yellow dots appear. Let it run, takes about a full minute.

06-25-2007, 22:58	#14
fornies fin sore Join Date: May 2006 Location: Florida, U.S. Posts: 123	You don't put the firmware it in the system file, you put it in the root folder. Here is the stickied thread that shows you how to do it: http://www.iaudiophile.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9167 P.S. i really wish my A2 was not stolen. There is a lot of exciting stuff going on right now with patches and new firmware.

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