i had exactly the some problem you have
exactly with the same player
got the solution from helpdesk who provided me firmware.
now everything is back to normality except that the welcome screen has changed..
ask if you are interested in the firmware.. e.dar.dna at hotmail dot com
andrad
March 2007
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